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Measurements of jugular, portal, femoral, and calf vein cross-sectional area for the assessment of venous blood redistribution with long duration spaceflight (Vessel Imaging Experiment)
To determine if 6 months in microgravity resulted in significant changes in the major central and peripheral veins indicating a redistribution of venous blood flow.
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Control of Railway Induced Ground Vibrations: Influence of Excitation Mechanisms on the Efficiency of Resilient Track Layers
This paper focuses on the insertion of resilient layers in the track as mitigation measures for ground-borne noise and vibration. Soft rail pads, under-sleeper pads or ballast mats are considered as mitigation...
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Open AccessP04.89. Utilization, interest and beliefs about complementary, alternative and integrative medicine: a survey of pediatric caregivers and healthcare providers
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Breast Implants as a Preventive Factor
After a large number of patients with silicone breast implants worldwide had been evaluated [2, 9], it was concluded that such implants were not carcinogenic. This allowed for experimentation with rats to determi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
New Features for Authentication by On-Line Handwritten Signatures
Authentication by handwritten signature is the most accepted authentication system based on biometrics partly due to the fact that it is easy to be used and part of our cultural habits. We present some improve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Improving DTW for Online Handwritten Signature Verification
Authentication by handwritten on-line signature is one of the most accepted authentication system. In a way, it is based on biometrics. It is embedded in our cultural habits and easy to use. The aim of this pa...
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A structural representation for understanding line-drawing images
In this paper, we are concerned with the problem of finding a good and homogeneous representation to encode line-drawing documents (which may be handwritten). We propose a method in which the problems induced...
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Chapter
Expression Analysis of the Bet Locus Encoding the Glycine Betaine Biosynthesis Pathway in Sinorhizobium meliloti
Glycine betaine can be used both as an osmoprotective molecule and as carbon and nitrogen source for growth by S. meliloti. It is synthetized from choline by a two-step pathway catalyzed by the enzymes choline de...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A coarse vectorisation as an initial representation for the understanding of line drawing images
In this paper, we are concerned with the problem of finding a good and homogeneous representation to encode line drawing documents (which may be handwritten). We propose a method in which the problems induced ...
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Chapter
Practical implementation of a biofilter in a composting/vermicomposting plant: Failures and solutions
Following a primary sorting in the industrially exploited process developed for vermicomposting of household waste the matter is subject to sanitization by a spontaneous moderate heating to about 70 °C aerobic...
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The shrinkage compensation of unsaturated polyester resins — polyvinyl acetate blends polymerization proceeds through fractal morphologies: characterization and simulation
Blends of unsaturated polyester, styrene and polyvinyl acetate are hot cured either between glass plates or under pressure in a molding simulator. The morphologies of the products are observed using microscopy...
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Fractal characterization of the fissures occuring during polymerization of low-profile unsaturated polyester resins
Blends of unsaturated polyester resin and polyvinylacetate (PVAc) were cured between two glass slides. In this case, the low-profile effect arises by fissuring with a fractal geometry. This paper shows how the...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Control of composite material strucrure by fractal methods
The interest of fractal geometry applied to the control of material structures is presented. It allows a fine classification linked to quality that would lead to a better managment of production. Samples are m...
