Embedded control devices today usually allow parameter changes, and possibly activation of different pre-implemented algorithms. Full reprogramming using the complete source code is not allowed for safety, efficiency, and proprietary reasons. For these reasons, embedded regulators are quite rigid and closed concerning the control structure. In several applications, like industrial robots, there is

Zwitterionic or polar lipids that form lamellar phases swell in the presence of water to take up between 10 and 30 water molecules per lipid. The degree of the water uptake depends both on the state of the alkyl chains, liquid or solid, and on the nature of the polar Group. The swelling behavior has been extensively characterized on the free-energy level through measuring the relation between the

Interpersonal relationships are important factors in mental health. A genetically sensitive design was used to examine associations among marital quality, adequacy of social support, and 2 aspects of positive mental health in a sample of 652 Swedish twin women and their families. There were 3 main findings. First, the covariance between relationships and positive mental health was partially accoun

Methylation of the cytosine bases in CpG dinucleotides of DNA is important in many cellular functions including gene regulation, chromosome inactivation, as well as in cancer and other diseases. In this report we investigate the structural effects of methylation of cytosines in CpG sites. Hereditary diseases are frequently caused by mutations in CpG dinucleotides. Aqueous solution molecular dynami

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Background. Echocardiographically determined left atrioventricular plane displacement (AVPD) is strongly related to prognosis in patients with chronic heart failure and in postmyocardial infarction patients. We aimed at exploring whether AVPD, unlike ejection fraction, is related to mortality in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods and results. Atrioventricular plane displac

A study of attitudes toward the physical environment in Malmö, towards particular environmental issues and on the willingness and ability of the citizens to perform environmental actions.

Abstract In the given report, scientific results gathered at the Alfred- Wegener- Institut für Polar- und Meeresforschung (AWI) within an ScD contract are summarized. The AWI is the German large scale research facility for polar- and marine research. In January 1992 +he new research de- partment at Potsdam has been established with the section Physics und Chemistry of the Atmosphere. 1t coordinate

The high-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrum of trans-glyoxal in the gas phase has been recorded in the spectral regions 700-900 cm(-1), 1200-1400 cm(-1), and 1600-1800 cm(-1) with a resolution ranging from 0.0020 to 0.0025 cm(-1). The spectrum displays extensive rotational structures which are assigned to the three fundamental bands upsilon(6) (A(u), 801.5 cm(-1)), upsilon(10) (B-u, 17

The first late-glacial lake sediments found in Greenland were analyzed with respect to a variety of environmental variables. The analyzed sequence covers the time span between 14400 and 10500 calendar yr B.P., and the data imply that the conditions in southernmost Greenland during the Younger Dryas stadial, 12800-11550 calendar yr B.P., were characterized by an arid climate with cold winters and m