Consistently with the CTB goal “to accelerate the transition of research and development into improved operational climate forecasts, products and applications”, the proposed collaborative research will lead to improving the computational performance for operational seasonal climate predictions. The proposed study will take an advantage of the NCEP CTB that “will provide an operational testing ...

The histone H2A variant H2A.Z (Saccharomyces cerevisiae Htz1) plays roles in transcription, DNA repair, chromosome stability, and limiting telomeric silencing. The Swr1-Complex (SWR-C) inserts Htz1 into chromatin and shares several subunits with the NuA4 histone acetyltransferase. Furthermore, mutants of these two complexes share several phenotypes, suggesting they may work together. Here we sh...

The source of spin-wave resonance (SWR) in thin films of the ferromagnetic semiconductor (Ga,Mn)As is still under debate: does SWR stem from the surface anisotropy (in which case the surface inhomogeneity (SI) model would apply), or does it originate in the bulk inhomogeneity of the magnetic structure of the sample (and thus requires the use of the volume inhomogeneity (VI) model)? This paper o...

Surface characteristics of soils are one of the main factors controlling processes at the soil-water interface like wetting, sorption or dissolution processes and, thereby, have a high impact on natural soil functions like habitat, filter, buffer, storage and transformation functions. Since surface characteristics, like wettability or repellency, are not static soil properties but continuously ...

Sharp wave/ripple (SWR, 150-250 Hz) hippocampal events have long been postulated to be involved in memory consolidation. However, more recent work has investigated SWRs that occur during active waking behaviour: findings that suggest that SWRs may also play a role in cell assembly strengthening or spatial working memory. Do such theories of SWR function apply to animal learning? This review dis...

An analysis of the reflectance of sonic band-gap crystals consisting of square arrays of rigid cylinders in air is presented. The standing wave formed in front of the structures is studied both experimentally and theoretically. Experiments have been performed with a mobile robotized microphone that obtains pressure maps on the plane perpendicular to the axes of the cylinders. Enhancements of th...

Reconfiguration is an essential part of SoftWare Radio (SWR) technology. Thanks to this technique, systems are designed for change in operating mode with the aim to carry out several types of computations. In this SWR context, the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) operator was defined as a common operator for many classical telecommunications operations [1]. In this paper we propose a new architectu...

The aim of the study was to analyse moisture content (θ) and persistence strength water repellency (SWR) on sandy soil excluded from cultivation then undergoing spontaneous afforestation or weed infestation during an abnormally warm period. Three site plots in close proximity were selected, i.e., Scots pine forest—S1 (Dicrano-Pinion), birch forest—S3 (Molinio-Frangulion) 25 years old, abandoned...

one of the most important aspects of software project management is the estimation of cost and time required for running information system. therefore, software managers try to carry estimation based on behavior, properties, and project restrictions. software cost estimation refers to the process of development requirement prediction of software system. various kinds of effort estimation patter...