Transient heat and mass transfer analysis of supercritical cryogenic storage systems with spherical static heaters Final report

Transient heat and mass transfer analysis of supercritical cryogenic storage systems with spherical static heaters by computer progra

2. Soma vision – new possibilities in computer treatment planning

The SomaVision workstation is an advanced clinical contouring tool and plan approval for CadPlan. Imaging and graphical presentation are very important in treatment planning process because final conclusion result are analyzed on the base of contoured body structures. Three dimensional reconstructions in ail planes enable to visualize treated region, analyze target relation to surrounding tissues and select the appropriate treatment technique.Since 1999 the SomaVision has been utilized in Center of Oncology-Institute in Gliwice. It is an advanced treatment planning preparation and plan approval workstation for physicians. It offers vide range of ZD and 3D graphical tools to support the definition of anatomical structures during contouring (interactive connection with CadPlan). In our Institute SomaVision workstations are installed in all departments related to Treatment Planning Unit in order to facilitate important but also very time consuming task of organ outlining.The aim of this gaper is to present the benefits of SomaVision programme used in routine Treatment Planning Unit practice. On the base of Demo Patients two treatment planning preparation procedures:-in CadP(an (contouring option) – in SomaVision are presented.Our experience with SomaVision shows that this program facilitates work in Treatment Planning Unit by supporting graphical tools in organ outlining

Rapid Response Plan for Management and Control of the Chinese Mitten Crab, Northeast United States and Atlantic Canada

The Rapid Response Plan for Management and Control of the Chinese Mitten Crab is intended to guide efforts to mitigate the further introduction and spread of the Chinese mitten crab in the northeastern United States and Canada. Due to the unique challenges of invasive species introductions to marine and coastal ecosystems, the mitten crab and other existing and potential marine invasive species are more difficult and often more costly to manage or control than freshwater aquatic or terrestrial invasive species. These challenges include ecosystem connectivity across vast geographic areas, ocean currents and tidal influence, and shipping- and ballast-related vectors for larvae. Warming ocean and coastal waters and species range expansions influenced by climate change will further compound these issues. Recent and historical efforts to control or eradicate invasive mitten crab populations in other countries and in other parts of the United States have not been effective. More than a century of efforts to control or eradicate other marine invasive species, such as the European green crab, has also proven unsuccessful. For these reasons, it is prudent to focus available funds and regional capacity for early detection and rapid response planning on prevention, as we must assume that eradication is not likely should Chinese mitten crabs enter Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine or Maritime Canada. The Sea Grant Programs in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine worked with local, state, regional and federal stakeholders to establish a foundation for prevention, early detection and rapid response efforts of the Chinese mitten crab

Visualização de dados de imagens de sensoriamento remoto.

Resumo: Geralmente, os dados de sensoriamento remoto são representados em imagens que reproduzem feições da superfície terrestre. Entretanto, imagens são compostas por dados quantitativos multivariados que podem ser trabalhados de diversas formas para produzir visualizações diferentes das reproduções pictóricas tradicionais. Dados que podem parecer sem valor, como das áreas cobertas por nuvens, podem revelar-se fonte de importante informação para o planejamento de trabalhos futuros. O Brasil tem grande importância na produção agrícola mundial e as culturas mais importantes no país são a soja, o milho e a cana-de-açúcar, que ocuparam 27,7, 15,9 e 8,7 milhões de hectares, respectivamente, na safra 2012/2013. Aproximadamente 40% desta produção se localiza em São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina e Rio Grande do Sul. Imagens de satélite mostram potencial na estimativa de áreas ocupadas pela agricultura de larga escala. Entretanto, para que se possa obter imagens úteis é preciso que não haja nuvens, o que não é comum nos períodos chave dentro do calendário agrícola dessas culturas na região estudada. Obter imagens livres de nuvens ainda é um grande desafio para o monitoramento da agricultura em escala estadual ou nacional. Este trabalho objetivou demonstrar que o tratamento gráfico de dados oriundos de imagens de sensoriamento remoto pode produzir resultados úteis. Para tanto, foi analisada a frequência de imagens livres de nuvens sobre estados ou mesorregiões, ao longo dos meses, com base em uma série temporal de 2000 a 2013, a partir de dados obtidos pelo sensor MODIS e extraídos utilizando uma rotina do R. Abstract: Our goal was to demonstrate that the graph data processing of remote sensing images can produce useful results. We analyzed the frequency of cloud free images over Brazilian states, using a time series from 2000 to 2013, extracted from the MODIS sensor data and using a routine R

On Binary Matroid Minors and Applications to Data Storage over Small Fields

Locally repairable codes for distributed storage systems have gained a lot of interest recently, and various constructions can be found in the literature. However, most of the constructions result in either large field sizes and hence too high computational complexity for practical implementation, or in low rates translating into waste of the available storage space. In this paper we address this issue by developing theory towards code existence and design over a given field. This is done via exploiting recently established connections between linear locally repairable codes and matroids, and using matroid-theoretic characterisations of linearity over small fields. In particular, nonexistence can be shown by finding certain forbidden uniform minors within the lattice of cyclic flats. It is shown that the lattice of cyclic flats of binary matroids have additional structure that significantly restricts the possible locality properties of $\mathbb{F}_{2}$-linear storage codes. Moreover, a collection of criteria for detecting uniform minors from the lattice of cyclic flats of a given matroid is given, which is interesting in its own right.Comment: 14 pages, 2 figure

Photoelectron Soft X-Ray Fluorescence Coincidence Spectroscopy on Free Molecules

A technique for measuring core-level photoemission from free molecules in coincidence with the soft x-ray fluorescence decay is presented. Zero-kinetic-energy photoelectrons are detected in a time-of-flight electron spectrometer, and photons are collected in a large solid angle by a detector situated close to the interaction region. The coincidence spectrum of N2 shows an adiabatic 1s line, free from electron-electron postcollision interaction effects. The results open up new aspects on core-hole excitation-emission dynamics

2. Soma vision – new possibilities in computer treatment planning

The SomaVision workstation is an advanced clinical contouring tool and plan approval for CadPlan. Imaging and graphical presentation are very important in treatment planning process because final conclusion result are analyzed on the base of contoured body structures. Three dimensional reconstructions in ail planes enable to visualize treated region, analyze target relation to surrounding tissues and select the appropriate treatment technique.Since 1999 the SomaVision has been utilized in Center of Oncology-Institute in Gliwice. It is an advanced treatment planning preparation and plan approval workstation for physicians. It offers vide range of ZD and 3D graphical tools to support the definition of anatomical structures during contouring (interactive connection with CadPlan). In our Institute SomaVision workstations are installed in all departments related to Treatment Planning Unit in order to facilitate important but also very time consuming task of organ outlining.The aim of this gaper is to present the benefits of SomaVision programme used in routine Treatment Planning Unit practice. On the base of Demo Patients two treatment planning preparation procedures:-in CadP(an (contouring option) – in SomaVision are presented.Our experience with SomaVision shows that this program facilitates work in Treatment Planning Unit by supporting graphical tools in organ outlining