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- Soccer Superstars 2012 - Screenshots
- Coatings, Vol. 2, Pages 95-119: Surface Engineering for Bone Implants: A Trend from Passive to Active Surfaces
- Molecules, Vol. 17, Pages 7961-7979: Effect of Ionic Liquid on the Determination of Aromatic Amines as Contaminants in Hair Dyes by Liquid Chromatography Coupled to Electrochemical Detection
- Molecules, Vol. 17, Pages 7941-7960: Platinum Clusters on Vacancy-Type Defects of Nanometer-Sized Graphene Patches
- IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 2345-2361: A Cluster Randomized Trial to Evaluate a Health Education Programme “Living with Sun at School”
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9098-9109: Design Parameters of a Miniaturized Piezoelectric Underwater Acoustic Transmitter
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9055-9097: Game Theory for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey
- CSR Racing - Screenshots
- BitNami Open Atrium Stack 1.4-0 - Quickly and easily run Open Atrium.. (Free)
- BitNami Moodle Stack 2.3-0 - Easy deployment of Moodle.. (Free)
- BitNami Cloud Tools 1.3-8 - Installer package for AWS command-line tools.. (Free)
- Creation HD - Back to Earth
- Demon Busters - Screenshots
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9046-9054: Analysis of Uncertainty and Repeatability of a Low-Cost 3D Laser Scanner
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9024-9045: Semi-Blind Signal Extraction for Communication Signals by Combining Independent Component Analysis and Spatial Constraints
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9006-9023: Improving the Calibration of Image Sensors Based on IOFBs, Using Differential Gray-Code Space Encoding
- IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 2343-2344: Reply to “Comment on the ‘Ground Water Chemistry Changes before Major Earthquakes and Possible Effects on Animals’, by R. A. Grant, T. Halliday, W. P. Balderer, F. Leuenberger, M. Newcomer, G. Cyr and F. T. Freund. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2011, 8, 1936–1956” from Friedemann Freund, Rachel Grant and Co-Authors
- IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 2339-2342: Comment on the “Ground Water Chemistry Changes before Major Earthquakes and Possible Effects on Animals”, by R. A. Grant, T. Halliday, W. P. Balderer, F. Leuenberger, M. Newcomer, G. Cyr and F. T. Freund. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 2011, 8, 1936–1956
- IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 2326-2338: Effects of Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid Dehydratase Polymorphisms on Susceptibility to Lead in Han Subjects from Southwestern China
- Comic store a childhood dream for owners
| Soccer Superstars 2012 - Screenshots Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:24 AM PDT FEATURES: ENDLESS SOCCER IN 4 DIFFERENT MATCHES - Play in League Match, Village Cup, Event Match and Quick Match, as your team challenges intelligent AI and other users! HANDS-ON CUSTOMIZATION AND MANAGEMENT - Manage your team with the most thorough customization features as you combine and upgrade players, draft players, unlock Super Players and manage your stadium tickets! INTENSE TRAINING AND SKILL BUILDING - Learn new tricks and level up as you train your team to be the best in the league! Specialize your player's moves and skills! CRISP GRAPHICS AND FUN ANIMATION - Shoot goals, make passes in clean and clear retina enhanced graphics for smartphones! DOMINATE THE RANKING CHARTS - Set records and top scores in the global ranking charts against other players across the world! |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The mechanical and biological properties of bone implants need to be optimal to form a quick and firm connection with the surrounding environment in load bearing applications. Bone is a connective tissue composed of an organic collagenous matrix, a fine dispersion of reinforcing inorganic (calcium phosphate) nanocrystals, and bone-forming and -degrading cells. These different components have a synergistic and hierarchical structure that renders bone tissue properties unique in terms of hardness, flexibility and regenerative capacity. Metallic and polymeric materials offer mechanical strength and/or resilience that are required to simulate bone tissue in load-bearing applications in terms of maximum load, bending and fatigue strength. Nevertheless, the interaction between devices and the surrounding tissue at the implant interface is essential for success or failure of implants. In that respect, coatings can be applied to facilitate the process of bone healing and obtain a continuous transition from living tissue to the synthetic implant. Compounds that are inspired by inorganic (e.g., hydroxyapatite crystals) or organic (e.g., collagen, extracellular matrix components, enzymes) components of bone tissue, are the most obvious candidates for application as implant coating to improve the performance of bone implants. This review provides an overview of recent trends and strategies in surface engineering that are currently investigated to improve the biological performance of bone implants in terms of functionality and biological efficacy. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The room temperature ionic liquid (IL) 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium bis-(trifluorometanesulfonyl)imide BMIm[NTf2] was used as a novel medium for improvement of separation and quantization of 16 aromatic amines typically present as contaminants in consumer products and detected by HPLC coupled to an electrochemical detector. The aromatic amines, namely 4,4'-diaminodiphenylmethane, 4-chloroaniline, 2-methoxy-5-methyl-aniline, 3,3'-dimethylbenzidine, 2,4-diaminotoluidine, 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline, 4,4'-oxydianiline, aniline, 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine, benzidine, 4-aminobiphenyl, o-dianisidine, o-anisidine, o-toluidine, 4,4'-methylene-bis-2-chloroaniline and 2-naphthyl-amine are oxidized in methanol/BMIm[NTf2] at a potential around +0.68V to +0.93V vs. Ag/AgCl at a glassy carbon electrode, which is the base for their determination by HPLC/ED. Using the optimized conditions of methanol/BMIm[NTf2] 70:30 (v/v) as mobile phase, flow-rate of 0.8 mL·min−1, column CLC-ODS, Eap = +1.0 V and T = 40 °C analytical curves were constructed for each of the tested amines. Good linearity was obtained in the concentration range of 1.09 mg·L−1 to 217 mg·L−1, with excellent correlation coefficients. The limits of detection reached 0.021 mg·L−1 to 0.246 mg·L−1 and good relative standard deviations (RSD, n = 3) were obtained from the measurements. Satisfactory recovery for each aromatic amine was achieved, ranging from 95 to 103%. The developed method was successfully applied to determine six aromatic amines present as contaminants in commercial hair dye samples. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Density functional theory calculations found that spin density distributions of platinum clusters adsorbed on nanometer-size defective graphene patches with zigzag edges deviate strongly from those in the corresponding bare clusters, due to strong Pt-C interactions. In contrast, platinum clusters on the pristine patch have spin density distributions similar to the bare cases. The different spin density distributions come from whether underlying carbon atoms have radical characters or not. In the pristine patch, center carbon atoms do not have spin densities, and they cannot influence radical characters of the absorbed cluster. In contrast, radical characters appear on the defective sites, and thus spin density distributions of the adsorbed clusters are modulated by the Pt-C interactions. Consequently, characters of platinum clusters adsorbed on the sp2 surface can be changed by introducing vacancy-type defects. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Over-exposure to sunlight increases the risk of skin cancers, particularly when exposure occurs during childhood. School teachers can play an active role in providing an education programme that can help prevent this. "Living with the Sun," (LWS) is a sun safety education program for school children based on a handy guide for classroom activities designed to improve children's knowledge, but moreover to positively modify their sun safety attitudes and behaviours. The goal of our study was to determine the effectiveness of this programme by examining children's knowledge, attitude and sun exposure behaviours prior to and after the completion of the programme. We carried out a cluster randomised trial in which the classes were randomly assigned to one of two groups; one using the LWS programme and another that didn't, serving as the control. Data was collected before completion of the programme and an additional three times in the year after completion. The 70 participating classes (1,365 schoolchildren) were distributed throughout France. Statistical analysis confirmed that knowledge of sun risk increased significantly in the LWS classes (p < 0.001). Both groups positively changed their attitudes when considering the best sun protection, but the LWS group proved to consistently be more convinced (p = 0.04). After the summer holidays, differences between the two groups decreased throughout the year but stayed globally significant. We also observed some significant behaviour modification during the holidays. For instance, the LWS group applied sunscreen more frequently than the control group, and were more likely to wear a hat (72% versus 59%) and use a sun umbrella on the beach (75% versus 64%). |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT PZT ceramics have been widely used in underwater acoustic transducers. However, literature available discussing the design parameters of a miniaturized PZT-based low-duty-cycle transmitter is very limited. This paper discusses some of the design parameters—the backing material, driving voltage, PZT material type, power consumption and the transducer length of a miniaturized acoustic fish tag using a PZT tube. Four different types of PZT were evaluated with respect to the source level, energy consumption and bandwidth of the transducer. The effect of the tube length on the source level is discussed. The results demonstrate that ultralow-density closed-cell foam is the best backing material for the PZT tube. The Navy Type VI PZTs provide the best source level with relatively low energy consumption and that a low transducer capacitance is preferred for high efficiency. A 35% reduction in the transducer length results in 2 dB decrease in source level. |
| Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9055-9097: Game Theory for Wireless Sensor Networks: A Survey Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Game theory (GT) is a mathematical method that describes the phenomenon of conflict and cooperation between intelligent rational decision-makers. In particular, the theory has been proven very useful in the design of wireless sensor networks (WSNs). This article surveys the recent developments and findings of GT, its applications in WSNs, and provides the community a general view of this vibrant research area. We first introduce the typical formulation of GT in the WSN application domain. The roles of GT are described that include routing protocol design, topology control, power control and energy saving, packet forwarding, data collection, spectrum allocation, bandwidth allocation, quality of service control, coverage optimization, WSN security, and other sensor management tasks. Then, three variations of game theory are described, namely, the cooperative, non-cooperative, and repeated schemes. Finally, existing problems and future trends are identified for researchers and engineers in the field. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:33 AM PDT Upgrade your Audi R8, BMW M3 or Chevy Corvette with turbos, nitrous injection and aerodynamic tweaks to beat tougher and tougher opponents. And when you're ready, it's time to challenge the crews that rule the city. STUNNING GRAPHICS Featuring a breakthrough in graphics fidelity, CSR Racing smashes the barriers between consoles and your iPhone or iPad. Full retina resolution and next-gen lighting combine to beat any 1080p console racing game on the market. LICENSED CARS Officially licensed cars from Audi, BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, GM, Mini and Nissan; incl. Audi R8, Ford GT, Chevrolet Camaro, Nissan GT-R, BMW M3 and a few surprises! THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE R8 vs GT-R. Corvette vs M3. Your car against theirs. In a straight line. It's about power, skill and tactics. Hit the right revs and let that turbo work. But deploy the nitrous at the wrong time, and you're toast. UPGRADE YOUR CAR Choose from turbos, engine stages, ECU tweaks, racing tires and much more to strategically upgrade your car to fit your driving style. But remember: no two cars are the same – don't overload a RWD on skinny tires with power it can't handle. CUSTOMIZE YOUR RIDE Make a statement with custom license plates, custom paints and original custom decals. RULE THE CITY You are not alone. The crews that rule the city are watching you, and you will soon face their best drivers. Beat their bosses, and you'll take over their district. So far so good – but all is not what it seems… |
| BitNami Open Atrium Stack 1.4-0 - Quickly and easily run Open Atrium.. (Free) Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT  BitNami Open Atrium Stack Native Installer is an easy-to-install distribution of the Open Atrium application. It includes pre-configured, ready-to-run versions of Apache, MySQL, PHP and phpMyAdmin so users can get a Open Atrium installation up and running in minutes after answering a few questions. Windows, Linux, Linux 64, Mac OS X and Unix operating systems are supported. Open Atrium is an open source platform designed specifically to make great teams communicate better. An intranet in a box with: a blog, a wiki, a calendar, a to do list, a shoutbox, and a dashboard to manage it all. Let's not forget that it's also completely customizable. Version 1.4-0:
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| BitNami Moodle Stack 2.3-0 - Easy deployment of Moodle.. (Free) Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT  BitNami Moodle Stack makes it easy to deploy Moodle, a Course Management System that is designed using sound pedagogical principles to help educators create effective online learning communities. It can scale from one computer to a 50,000-student university and is used in 175 countries around the world. The BitNami Moodle Stack native installers were packaged using BitRock's cross platform installer tool. Version 2.3-0:
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| BitNami Cloud Tools 1.3-8 - Installer package for AWS command-line tools.. (Free) Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:00 PM PDT  BitNami Cloud Tools packages the Amazon Web Services command line tools together with preconfigured Java, Ruby and Perl language runtimes. It is a self-contained, easy to use distribution with one goal in mind: to make it simple to get started using AWS services from the command line. Version 1.3-8:
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| Posted: 01 Jul 2012 07:35 PM PDT Platform: iPad —  Welcome to another meeting of the society for combining things with other things. ("Hear, hear!") You may have enjoyed some previous games of this type such as the ever-popular Doodle God series. Well, we have now discovered a new game of this type called Creation HD, from Egyptian developer Accorpa. In this game, you begin with four things that are not combined with other things in any way. But by combining these things, we can come up with other things to combine into still other things with an end result of 235 things! Tagged as: accorpa, alchemy, game, ios, ipad, logic, mobile, puzzle, rating-y, tablet, webtoy |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 03:25 AM PDT Save the World from the Threat of Demons!! Your mission is to battle demons and save the World. Let's fight and destroy Demons with unique Hunters!! Form the Best Party! The power of the Demons are greater than you think! Explore the realm to find new Hunters and Equipments!! GET Rare Hunters from Mimic! When you encounter Mimic, you will see a Cursed Card! GET Rare Cards by unlocking the Cursed Card!!! Place a Trap to Capture Rare Monsters!!! Some monsters escape very quickly! Set deadly traps to catch rare monsters!! There are certain monsters that you can only catch by placing traps! Create Stronger Equipments! |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Portable 3D laser scanners are a valuable tool for compiling elaborate digital collections of archaeological objects and analysing the shapes and dimensions of pieces. Although low-cost desktop 3D laser scanners have powerful capacities, it is important to know their limitations. This paper performs an analysis of the uncertainty and repeatability of the NextEngineTM portable low-cost 3D laser scanner by scanning an object 20 times in two different resolution modes—Macro and Wide. Some dimensions of the object were measured using a digital calliper, and these results were used as the "true" or control data. In comparing the true and the scanned data, we verified that the mean uncertainty in the Macro Mode is approximately half that of the Wide Mode, at ±0.81 mm and ±1.66 mm, respectively. These experimental results are significantly higher than the accuracy specifications provided by the manufacturer. An analysis of repeatability shows that the successive replicates do not match in the same position. The results are better in Macro Mode than in Wide Mode; it is observed that the repeatability factor is slightly larger than the corresponding mode accuracy, with ±0.84 vs. ±0.81 mm in Macro Mode and ±1.82 vs. ±1.66 mm in Wide Mode. We suggest several improvements, such as adding an external reference scale or providing a calibrated object to allow for a self-calibration operation of the scanner. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Signal of interest (SOI) extraction is a vital issue in communication signal processing. In this paper, we propose two novel iterative algorithms for extracting SOIs from instantaneous mixtures, which explores the spatial constraint corresponding to the Directions of Arrival (DOAs) of the SOIs as a priori information into the constrained Independent Component Analysis (cICA) framework. The first algorithm utilizes the spatial constraint to form a new constrained optimization problem under the previous cICA framework which requires various user parameters, i.e., Lagrange parameter and threshold measuring the accuracy degree of the spatial constraint, while the second algorithm incorporates the spatial constraints to select specific initialization of extracting vectors. The major difference between the two novel algorithms is that the former incorporates the prior information into the learning process of the iterative algorithm and the latter utilizes the prior information to select the specific initialization vector. Therefore, no extra parameters are necessary in the learning process, which makes the algorithm simpler and more reliable and helps to improve the speed of extraction. Meanwhile, the convergence condition for the spatial constraints is analyzed. Compared with the conventional techniques, i.e., MVDR, numerical simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness, robustness and higher performance of the proposed algorithms. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT This paper presents a fast calibration method to determine the transfer function for spatial correspondences in image transmission devices with Incoherent Optical Fiber Bundles (IOFBs), by performing a scan of the input, using differential patterns generated from a Gray code (Differential Gray-Code Space Encoding, DGSE). The results demonstrate that this technique provides a noticeable reduction in processing time and better quality of the reconstructed image compared to other, previously employed techniques, such as point or fringe scanning, or even other known space encoding techniques. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT We fully agree with Dr. Vassiliki Katsika-Tsigourakou that there is more than one possible explanation for the wide range of electromagnetic (EM) field bioeffects reported in the literature. In order to generate EM fields electric currents need to flow that oscillate. Currents that flow through the ground also generate electrical potentials. Such potentials can lead to electrochemical reactions at ground-water interfaces such as the demonstrated oxidation of water to hydrogen peroxide [1]. EM emissions and electrochemical reactions are therefore manifestations of the same physical process in the natural environment. [...] |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Here, we suggest that electromagnetic emissions before rupture may be the mechanism for the explanation of abnormal behavior of animals before earthquakes. |
| Posted: 02 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT This study is to determine the distribution of the delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) polymorphism among Han subjects of the Chinese population and to study whether the polymorphism in the ALAD gene modifies the toxicity of lead in lead-exposed workers. For this purpose we conducted a cross-sectional study on 156 Chinese workers who were exposed to lead in lead-acid battery and electric-flex manufacturing plants. The authors found that the allele frequencies of ALAD1 and ALAD2 were 0.9679 and 0.0321, respectively. Workers with the ALAD 1-1 genotype were associated with higher blood lead levels than those with the ALAD 1-2 genotype. Blood and urine lead levels were much higher in storage battery workers than in cable workers. The self-conscious symptom survey showed that the incidences of debilitation, amnesia and dreaminess were much higher in those had more than five years of tenure or contact with lead on the job within the ALAD 1-1 genotype subgroup. Laboratory examinations showed that serum iron and zinc levels in workers' with the ALAD 1-2 genotype were higher than those with the ALAD 1-1 genotype, especially in storage-battery workers. Correlation analysis indicated that the blood lead level negatively correlated with serum calcium, iron and zinc level. The data of this study suggest that the ALAD gene polymorphism and serum ion levels may modify the kinetics of lead in blood. Therefore, the authors recommend that an adequate intake of dietary calcium, iron, and zinc or the calcium, iron, and zinc supplementation should be prescribed to Chinese lead exposed workers. |
| Comic store a childhood dream for owners Posted: 02 Jul 2012 01:37 AM PDT Cousins Andrew McNeil, 26, and Tim Rogers, 30, have had a lifelong passion for comic books. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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