A conversational method is necessary for experimenter and subject to collaborate in the exploration of the world of human beings. Individuals cannot be treated as objects, or be instructed how to take part in an experiment, without the recognition of the autonomy of each person and the invitation to participate jointly in co-operative exploration of the nature of man. An individual can be seen ...

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common childhood cancer, suggesting that germline variants influence ALL risk. Although multiple genome-wide association (GWA) studies have identified variants predisposing children to ALL, it remains unclear whether genetic heterogeneity affects ALL susceptibility and how interactions within and among genes containing ALL-associated va...

As the scale of the network increases, especially wireless and mobile networks come into fashion. Recent advances in wireless sensor networks have led to many new protocols specifically designed for sensor networks where energy awareness is an essential consideration. In this paper, the emphasis is on the study of Hierarchical routing protocols in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) since they migh...

Micro6s are the sequel to the Micro5 series, newly projected rover prototypes. Micro6 is equipped with a suspension mechanism so called HEXUS, a six wheeled mobility system with actively controllable suspension. Thanks to the new link mechanism, HEXUS has not only good performance as well as PEGASUS, but also has great stability and fault tolerant feature. The paper describes the concept and sy...

This paper defines a formal classification of multidatabase languages into five levels of database integration with increasing degree of global control and decreasing degree of local autonomy. First, the fundamental interoperability mechanisms are identified for each of these levels. Their consequences on local aut o n o m y as well as implementation draw-backs are discussed. Second, various mu...