In the last 20 years, agencies and departments in the State of California have initiated seismic vulnerability programs for state-owned buildings with goals ranging from life safety to reduced post-earthquake disruption. Until now, there has not been an assessment of all state-owned buildings with the goal of identifying and assessing the seismic vulnerability of those buildings needed for resp...

The paper gives advice on how to write a good PhD thesis in a Computing subject in the UK — assuming that one has done interesting, novel academic work and “just” needs to write up. The context of this document relates to my experience, opinion and practice in various roles as supervisor, examiner or examination panel chair in more than two dozens of PhD examinations. What I have expressed here...

An inhibitory effect of certain viruses on the growth of transplantable tumors in mice has been demonstrated by Moore and co-workers (6—8)and by Kaprowski and Norton (4). Turner and Mulli ken (11) have reported a slightly increased sur viva! rate in one strain of mouse leukemia (9417) after inoculation of vaccinia virus, but two other strains (1894 and C1498) were unaffected. Sharp less (9) h...

PhD thesis in Computer Science written by Guillermo Barrutieta Anduiza at Univesidad de Deusto under the supervision of JosuKa Dı́az Labrador and Joseba Abaitua Odriozola (Univ. de Deusto). The thesis defense (viva voce) took place before the commitee formed by the doctors Mikel L. Forcada Zubizarreta (Univ. de Alicante), Ana Garćıa Serrano (Univ. Politécnica de Madrid), Xavier Gómez Guinovart (...

En los últimos años han surgido una serie de películas en las que protagonistas se ven forzados a enfrentarse procesos conciencia histórica, pero también otros personajes oponen la memoria histórica siga viva. De esta forma, el cine convierte un espacio reflexión teórica sobre pertinencia o no llevar cabo labores actualidad. este texto analizarán dichas películas, tratando desentrañar consecuen...

BACKGROUND The immunosuppressant drugs (ISDs), tacrolimus and cyclosporine, are vital for solid organ transplant patients to prevent rejection. However, toxicity is a concern, and absorption is highly variable across patients; therefore, ISD levels need to be precisely monitored. In the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, tacrolimus and cyclosporine concentrations are typically measured using immunoass...