... in Chapter Overall, the goal of these walking researches is to enable the humanoid robot to have a similar walking ability as human Currently, achieving a robust and adaptive walking behavior ... demonstrated a natural human-like walking style The heel to toe walking gait is similar tothe human’s The robot can reach a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE SINGAPORE 2.2 Overview ofthe Walking Algorithm ... based model is usually based on some mathematics equations which have oscillating property The phase oscillator model is derived from a phase equation The output ofthe phase oscillator is affected...
... (Statistic of Gunung Mas Regency, 2005) The Kahayan drains through the city of Palangkaraya tothe Java Sea It is 600 km long and has an average width of 450 m (Statistic of Central Kalimantan ... elemental mercury used in the amalgamation process (Yamada, et al., 2005) The population in the study area is estimated to be less than that of large cities such as Palangkaraya, which has a population ... between lat 1oN, 4oS and long 111oE, 116oE It is bounded tothe northwest by the province of West Kalimantan, tothe northeast by East Kalimantan, tothe southeast by South Kalimantan, and to the...
... Origins ofthe Bank of Canada I • The Bank was created by the Bank of Canada Act in 1934 and started operations in 1935 • Initially the Bank was a private institution but was nationalized in ... Banking Services As Canada’s central bank, the Bank of Canada: • serves asthe lender of last resort if a bank faces a liquidity crisis, thereby preventing bank runs and panics • has explicit responsibility ... so is now a national institution with headquarters in Ottawa • The Bank also has regional offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, and Halifax • Unlike a private bank that operates in...
... the seven-figure cost of implementation Student use of cell phones has increased significantly, as well But the greatest impact has been the extension ofthe classroom toa 24/7 reality unimaginable ... throughout the campus and on the various floors ofthe buildings The Digivance ICS’ scalable and flexible architecture is designed to meet the growth needs ofthe university Coverage areas can be expanded ... Rather than limiting traditional learning to scheduled classes in particular locations, he says, UCA provides access to learning, experimentation, conversation and feedback in asynchronous space...
... Poland Hungary Minimal EU amendments Estonia Latvia Lithuania Developments in Romania and Bulgaria Romania Bulgaria Some overarching trends in the EU amendments Assessment in the light ofthe rationale ... by taking over EU legislation, the chapter draws attention tothe paradox that the candidate countries appeared to regain some of their sovereignty upon accession, as they started to participate ... been portrayed as an international organisation Concluding that asa result ofthe above factors, the amendments in the CEE constitutions remained relatively minimal, the final part of chapter discusses...
... (see Appendix A6 ) As transcripts are released only with a five-year delay and given the unofficial character ofthe guideline, it is hard to say whether there have been any changes in the Federal ... where a statement was made on the evening ofthe last day prior tothe purdah, for instance on the occasion ofa dinner speech As markets had closed by the time ofthe event, these statements often ... asthe change in the daily US interest rate series, rt-1 asthe lagged change, zt asa vector of controls comprising day -of -the- week effects, and COMkt asthe communication variables As explained...
... 2 3a Central Domain Assembly Based on the array of biochemical data and the insights gained from the Tth T4 RNP structure, we propose a model for the assembly mechanism ofthe central domain of ... Ϫ ͉ fcalc/ ⌺͉Fph͉ where ͉fcalc͉ is the calculated heavy-atom structure factor amplitude for centric reflections the mean calculated heavy-atom structure factor amplitude tothe mean lack of closure ... RESEARCH ARTICLE Fig Assembly ofthe 16S RNA central domain (A) The Nomura 30S assembly map (5) S15 potentiates the binding of S6 and S18, then S11, and finally S21, which together constitute the...
... a semantic class: such as and * This pattern has two variables: the name ofthe semantic class to be learned (class name) and a member ofthe semantic class (class ... Lin and Pantel, 2002; Davidov and Rappoport, 2006)) has the disadvantage that it may or may not produce the types and granularities of semantic classes desired by a user Another related line of ... member) The asterisk (*) indicates the location ofthe extracted words We describe this pattern as being doubly-anchored because it is instantiated with both the name ofthe semantic class as well as...
... had Assembly and was a delegate tothe Continental Congress a distinguished career asa member He was one ofthe authors ofthe “Federalist Papers,” ofthe Continental Congress, drafter essays often ... England asthe basis for his speed the growth ofthe U.S financial system proposed national bank.6 Although similar tothe Although estimates vary, at the end ofthe Bank of England, Hamilton’s ... PHILADELPHIA In 1789, he became assistant secretary ofthe Treasury THE LIBRARY COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA 1800, Adams left Philadelphia for the new capital city, the College of New Jersey (later Albert...
... LOB applications are usually large programs that contain a number of integrated capabilities, and tie into other applications and database management systems They are also commonly referred toas ... specific to UI, and advanced patterns for architectural problems These patterns are members ofa new classification, also known asthe architectural design patterns classification The creational patterns ... the standard guidelines The Toolbar The Toolbar is a graphical control that is typically positioned immediately below the Menubar The common characteristic ofa Toolbar (as opposed toa Menubar),...
... lyophilized pl-haSMase was dissolved in 25 mM NH4HCO3 containing 10% acetonitrile Acid sphingomyelinase and protein assay ASMase activity was measured using [3H]SM as substrate in the presence of Nonidet ... bonds of haSMase from human placenta In order to confirm that the disulfide bond pattern obtained for the recombinant protein is physiological, haSMase was purified from human placenta (pl-haSMase) and ... detergent containing assay system [2] The sequence of mature bc-haSMase contains 23 additional N-terminal amino acid residues compared tothe sequence of native haSMase from human placenta Its N-terminus...
... tend to minimize the area of their surfaces For a mass ofa substance with a certain volume, the shape that has the smallest surface area is a sphere So a droplet of water forms a sphere to minimize ... that some of nature's patterns recur again and again in Page Fig 1.6 Most ofthe complex patterns that we create are the products of painstaking labour: (a) a Kuna mola tapestry from Panama; ... is the area ofthe walls, not the volume ofthe cavities, that matters The total length ofthe cell walls for hexagonal cells filling a given area is less than that of square or triangular cells...
... district of Thanhhoa province had the lowest average sweet potato area per commune (10.0 ha) On the other hand, Tinhgia district of Thanhhoa had the highest average sweet potato area per commune ... potato cultivated areas The reason for planting old varieties: When was asked about the reason for the use of old varieties, 67-100 of interviewed people in Quangtri province said that old varieties ... tolerated rather well to drought, 33% indicated that old varieties had good quality, 33-67% agreed that the planting materials of old varieties was cheap, and 33% gave the opinion that old varieties...
... based on assumptions of 30% dry matter content ofthe sweet potato, of which 80% was starch The extracted starch was subjected to laboratory analysis at FCRI using Megazyme (International) analysis ... compared tothe global average of 12-15 t/ha Sweet potato and cassava roots have similar dry matter content Cassava roots have lower content of reducing sugars, whereas sweet potato offers the benefit ... asa result of varietal improvements Cassava is now an important source of cash income to small farmers The area under cassava production is about 500,000 ha/year, with a crop yield of 16 t/ha,...
... of NIADD rat PRL-RP3 reference preparation The sensitivity ofthe assay was pg/tube To analyze the variability ofthe assay, series of plasma of 10 replicates at different concentrations ofthe ... the comparison of values was done by oneway analysis of variance (ANOVA) Finally, to test the existence of an interaction between MTX and TRH, two ways analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied ... same assay to avoid inter-assay variations This assay is used routinely in our laboratory [28,29,31,32] Data Analysis To identify and characterize prolactin pulses, a computer program (Ultra-analysis),...
... patch The true goal was to ensure that the nation would have the financial wherewithal to wage war Havenstein viewed the war asa clash of economies as much asa clash of armies He wrote that ... from their customers for payment as collateral in exchange for cash A bank facing a shortage of dollars during harvest season could go to its regional central bank and offer a loan toa farmer as ... supply of cash was fast evaporating “Trust was shaken today,” Deutsche Bank chief european economist Thomas Mayer told the New York Times As one executive ofa major global bank said later, “It was...
... that monitoring ofthe patterns took place Collate data Data was collected and recorded by comparing the pattern shapes and measuring the garments using a tape measure and by wearing I tried the ... garment One essential tool would be a measuring implement, a tape measure A tape measure is a manual method used to acquire accurate measurements to ensure a successful fit ofa garment Today ... accuracy A creative ability A critical eye Able to apply mathematical skills The ability to draw The necessity to have an eye for balance and proportion An ‘engineering’ aptitude To be able to...
... intermediate Chapter5, deals with the cluster continuum solvation analysis of sialidase inhibitors such as DANA, 4-amino-DANA, 4-guandino-DANA, tamiflu and BCX The solvation analysis indicates xii that ... mediated catalytic path Functional and structural information about sialidase has a significant effect on the discovery of sialidase inhibitors.13 The sialidase is involved in the cleavage of ... 1 ZA ZAZB H i2 A i l A l MA i l A l riA i l j i rij A l B A RAB where, MA is the ratio ofthe mass ofthe nucleus Atothe mass ofthe electron, ZA is the atomic...
... drugs and defibrillators Outcome measures Information on the activation of all MET calls is maintained on a hospital switchboard logbook that includes the date and time ofthe call, as well asthe ... medical staff should be available on a 24-hour basis to assess and treat acutely ill hospital patients Utilization ofa MET system has been associated with a reduction in all-cause hospital mortality ... before and the half-hour after, repeated three times per day for a total of hours) was compared with the average activation over the 24-hour period Statistical significance was determined by analysis...
... unfathomable, and the Puritan conviction that all such language was finally traceable to God eased the performative pressures of elegy considerably As Dickran and Ann Tashjian aptly observe, the ... shame at abandoning Jesus to promulgate the message “in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part ofthe earth” (Acts :) For Puritans, the propagation ofthe gospel ... It was the anagram, the unscrambled message latent in the deceased’s name, that became the signature formal device of New England’s elegies The results are fascinating in their ingenuity Thomas...