We present the RhoVeR (Rhodes Virtual Reality) system and classify it as a second generation Parallel/Distributed Virtual Reality (DVR) system. We discuss the components of the system and thereby demonstrate its support for Virtual Reality application development, its conngurable, parallel and distributed nature, and its synthesis of rst generation DVR techniques.

The microcirculation of the renal medulla traps NaCl and urea deposited to the interstitium by the loops of Henle and collecting ducts. Theories have predicted that countercurrent exchanger efficiency is favored by high permeability to solute. In contrast to the conceptualization of vasa recta as simple "U-tube" diffusive exchangers, many findings have revealed surprising complexity. Tubular-va...

AIM The Danish Vascular Registry (DVR), Karbase, is monitoring arterial and advanced vein interventions conducted at all vascular departments in Denmark. The main aim of the DVR is to improve the quality of treatment for patients undergoing vascular surgery in Denmark by using the registry for quality assessment and research. STUDY POPULATION All patients undergoing vascular interventions (su...

Dynamic Voltage Restorer (DVR) is a custom power device used in electrical distribution system for power quality improvement. The main application of DVR is for voltage compensation of sensitive loads against voltage disturbances such as voltage sag and voltage swell in distribution lines. It is a series connected device and is able to compensate voltage sag and voltage swell by injecting a vol...

PURPOSE Significant late-onset tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is unfortunately common after double valve replacement (DVR); however, its underlying factors remain undefined. We evaluated the effect of aortic patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) on late-onset TR and clinical outcomes after DVR. MATERIALS AND METHODS Of the 2392 consecutive patients who underwent aortic valve replacement between Jan...

Digital video recorders (DVRs) are an emerging technology that is fundamentally changing the competitive landscape in industries that advertise on television. Perhaps the most familiar impact of DVR technology is that it enables consumers to avoid advertisements by fast forwarding through them. However, this “zipping” of ads is only one aspect of the impact of DVR technology. DVRs also collect ...

This paper introduces the terminology and various issues related to ‘power quality’. The power quality problem is an occurrence manifested as a nonstandard voltage, current or frequency deviations that result in a failure of end use equipment’s. The main occurrence of voltage sag is always considered as one of the major power quality problems and it become severe to industrial customers. Voltag...

Organisms generate an enormous number of metabolites; however, the mechanisms by which a new metabolic pathway is acquired are unknown. To elucidate the importance of promiscuous enzyme activity for pathway evolution, the catalytic and substrate specificities of Chl biosynthetic enzymes were examined. In green plants, Chl a and Chl b are interconverted by the Chl cycle: Chl a is hydroxylated to...