The peripheral nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster contains a variety of sense organs, ranging from the relatively simple four celled bristle organ to the more complex compound eye. The development of each organ type is well described, providing a useful backdrop for functional studies of genes acting in one or more of the many processes involved in organogenesis. We have used the bristle...

In this paper, a new Haar wavelet-based approach to the detection and localization of defects in grey-level texture images is presented. This new approach explores space localization properties of the discrete Haar wavelet transform (HT) and generates statistically-based parameterized texture defect detection criteria. The criteria provide the user with a possibility to control the percentage o...

Traditional information retrieval has focused on the task of finding information or documents in a largely unknown space such as the Web or a library collection. In this paper we propose that the space of Personal Information Management (PIM) holds a great number of problems and untapped potential for research at the intersection of HCI and IR. In this position paper we focus on the problem of ...

Large carnivores perform keystone ecological functions through direct predation, or indirectly, through food subsidies to scavengers or trophic cascades driven by their influence on the distributions of their prey. Pumas (Puma concolor) are an elusive, cryptic species difficult to study and little is known about their inter-trophic-level interactions in natural communities. Using new GPS techno...

Biodigesters use organic waste to produce methane, a relatively clean fuel. Since 2013 Kroger grocery stores have sent this facility all the food they can't sell or donate.

The purpose of circular economy is to maximize resources efficiency. With the increase in consumption raw materials, energy and waste generation, recycling necessary for environmental industrial reasons. Thus, powder metallurgy, together with mechanical milling, stands as a new method scraps recycling. This study aimed produce UNS S31803 duplex stainless steel powders, vanadium carbide (VC) add...

The Al-alloying treated tungsten carbide (WC)-Co tool was subjected to grinding using a jaw crusher and planetary mill followed by three wet chemical treatment steps to establish an effective recycling process for WC scraps, especially those generated as bulky and hard scrap. This alloyed WC tool was readily ground to a powder of 1 mm or less and divided into two portions that were 150 μm in si...