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- Societies, Vol. 2, Pages 63-74: Family Migration: Fulfilling the Gap between Law and Social Processes
- Remote Sensing, Vol. 4, Pages 1995-2015: Terrain and Radiation Mapping in Post-Disaster Environments Using an Autonomous Helicopter
- Genes, Vol. 3, Pages 378-390: Clustering Rfam 10.1: Clans, Families, and Classes
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- Express Invoice 3.63 - Manage client accounts, create invoices and apply payments.. (Demo)
- Edge iPad Edition is out now - half price and fully revolutionary
- Exactly how many studios has Activision actually closed this generation? THIS many
- IJMS, Vol. 13, Pages 8353-8363: Clinical Relevance of CDH1 and CDH13 DNA-Methylation in Serum of Cervical Cancer Patients
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9273-9285: Laser Scanning Measurements on Trees for Logging Harvesting Operations
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9253-9272: Using a Communication Model to Collect Measurement Data through Mobile Devices
- Sensors, Vol. 12, Pages 9234-9252: Microarray Technology for Major Chemical Contaminants Analysis in Food: Current Status and Prospects
- Game Masters: Hideo Kojima and Fumito Ueda
- ACMI Game Masters - Fumito Ueda
- ACMI Game Masters - Hideo Kojima
- Diablo III's end-game sparse in content - Blizzard
- Digital download for Final Fantasy VII PC announced
- DayZ Diaries - Part 2
- Energies, Vol. 5, Pages 2214-2231: Transient Studies in Large Offshore Wind Farms Employing Detailed Circuit Breaker Representation
- IJERPH, Vol. 9, Pages 2412-2443: First Report of a Toxic Nodularia spumigena (Nostocales/ Cyanobacteria) Bloom in Sub-Tropical Australia. II. Bioaccumulation of Nodularin in Isolated Populations of Mullet (Mugilidae)
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT In the last twenty-five years, the family entity has been imposed as a crucial actor in understanding migratory strategies and behaviors, the study of the integration into the host society, the analysis of the impact of migrations for the sending and receiving countries and, last but not least, the evaluation of migratory policies and practices. This article recalls the main theoretical prospects that put specific emphasis on family; identifies some "ideological traps" that frequently influence family immigration policies and practices; then develops some considerations about the advantages and disadvantages of family migration for both the sending and the receiving countries; finally, it devotes a specific analysis to the family reunification issue, describing how this right is ruled by the EU legislation. In the conclusion, the Author observes that, notwithstanding the fact that family constitutes a crucial actor in the process of human mobility, both the legislation and the receiving societies' expectations concerning migration continues to be founded on an individualistic conception. Among other consequences of this asymmetry, there is the fact that family reunion is not always the best solution if the well-being of all family members and the life chances of migrants' offspring are taken into account. |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Recent events have highlighted the need for unmanned remote sensing in dangerous areas, particularly where structures have collapsed or explosions have occurred, to limit hazards to first responders and increase their efficiency in planning response operations. In the case of the Fukushima nuclear reactor explosion, an unmanned helicopter capable of obtaining overhead images, gathering radiation measurements, and mapping both the structural and radiation content of the environment would have given the response team invaluable data early in the disaster, thereby allowing them to understand the extent of the damage and areas where dangers to personnel existed. With this motivation, the Unmanned Systems Lab at Virginia Tech has developed a remote sensing system for radiation detection and aerial imaging using a 90 kg autonomous helicopter and sensing payloads for the radiation detection and imaging operations. The radiation payload, which is the sensor of focus in this paper, consists of a scintillating type detector with associated software and novel search algorithms to rapidly and effectively map and locate sources of high radiation intensity. By incorporating this sensing technology into an unmanned aerial vehicle system, crucial situational awareness can be gathered about a post-disaster environment and response efforts can be expedited. This paper details the radiation mapping and localization capabilities of this system as well as the testing of the various search algorithms using simulated radiation data. The various components of the system have been flight tested over a several-year period and a new production flight platform has been built to enhance reliability and maintainability. The new system is based on the Aeroscout B1-100 helicopter platform, which has a one-hour flight endurance and uses a COFDM radio system that gives the helicopter an effective range of 7 km. |
| Genes, Vol. 3, Pages 378-390: Clustering Rfam 10.1: Clans, Families, and Classes Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT The Rfam database contains information about non-coding RNAs emphasizing their secondary structures and organizing them into families of homologous RNA genes or functional RNA elements. Recently, a higher order organization of Rfam in terms of the so-called clans was proposed along with its "decimal release". In this proposition, some of the families have been assigned to clans based on experimental and computational data in order to find related families. In the present work we investigate an alternative classification for the RNA families based on tree edit distance. The resulting clustering recovers some of the Rfam clans. The majority of clans, however, are not recovered by the structural clustering. Instead, they get dispersed into larger clusters, which correspond roughly to well-described RNA classes such as snoRNAs, miRNAs, and CRISPRs. In conclusion, a structure-based clustering can contribute to the elucidation of the relationships among the Rfam families beyond the realm of clans and classes. |
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| Express Invoice 3.63 - Manage client accounts, create invoices and apply payments.. (Demo) Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:38 AM PDT  Express Invoice allows you to manage client accounts, create invoices and apply payments. You can then print, email or fax your invoices to your clients directly from the application. This free invoice software allows you to create re-occurring invoices for ongoing services and link to credit card gateways to easily process payments for goods and services. Express Invoicing also includes a number of standard reports such as unpaid accounts, payments, sales person, accounting reports and more. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Edge iPad Edition is out now - half price and fully revolutionary Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:39 AM PDT Edge, the UK's most respected videogame magazine, is relaunching on Apple's NewsStand with a fully interactive (and rather beautiful) iPad Edition. Better |
| Exactly how many studios has Activision actually closed this generation? THIS many Posted: 05 Jul 2012 02:39 AM PDT Hankies at the ready people, it's a lot |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT This study was designed to investigate the DNA-methylation status of E-cadherin (CDH1) and H-cadherin (CDH13) in serum samples of cervical cancer patients and control patients with no malignant diseases and to evaluate the clinical utility of these markers. DNA-methylation status of CDH1 and CDH13 was analyzed by means of MethyLight-technology in serum samples from 49 cervical cancer patients and 40 patients with diseases other than cancer. To compare this methylation analysis with another technique, we analyzed the samples with a denaturing high performance liquid chromatography (DHPLC) PCR-method. The specificity and sensitivity of CDH1 DNA-methylation measured by MethyLight was 75% and 55%, and for CDH13 DNA-methylation 95% and 10%. We identified a specificity of 92.5% and a sensitivity of only 27% for the CDH1 DHPLC-PCR analysis. Multivariate analysis showed that serum CDH1 methylation-positive patients had a 7.8-fold risk for death (95% CI: 2.2–27.7; p = 0.001) and a 92.8-fold risk for relapse (95% CI: 3.9–2207.1; p = 0.005). We concluded that the serological detection of CDH1 and CDH13 DNA-hypermethylation is not an ideal diagnostic tool due to low diagnostic specificity and sensitivity. However, it was validated that CDH1 methylation analysis in serum samples may be of potential use as a prognostic marker for cervical cancer patients. |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Logging harvesters represent a set of high-performance modern forestry machinery, which can finish a series of continuous operations such as felling, delimbing, peeling, bucking and so forth with human intervention. It is found by experiment that during the process of the alignment of the harvesting head to capture the trunk, the operator needs a lot of observation, judgment and repeated operations, which lead to the time and fuel losses. In order to improve the operation efficiency and reduce the operating costs, the point clouds for standing trees are collected with a low-cost 2D laser scanner. A cluster extracting algorithm and filtering algorithm are used to classify each trunk from the point cloud. On the assumption that every cross section of the target trunk is approximate a standard circle and combining the information of an Attitude and Heading Reference System, the radii and center locations of the trunks in the scanning range are calculated by the Fletcher-Reeves conjugate gradient algorithm. The method is validated through experiments in an aspen forest, and the optimized calculation time consumption is compared with the previous work of other researchers. Moreover, the implementation of the calculation result for automotive capturing trunks by the harvesting head during the logging operation is discussed in particular. |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Wireless systems and services have undergone remarkable development since the first mobile phone system was introduced in the early 1980s. The use of sensors in an Ambient Intelligence approach is a great solution in a medical environment. We define a communication architecture to facilitate the information transfer between all connected devices. This model is based in layers to allow the collection of measurement data to be used in our framework monitoring architecture. An overlay-based solution is built between network elements in order to provide an efficient and highly functional communication platform that allows the connection of a wide variety of devices and technologies, and serves also to perform additional functions such as the possibility to perform some processing in the network that may help to improve overall performance. |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Chemical contaminants in food have caused serious health issues in both humans and animals. Microarray technology is an advanced technique suitable for the analysis of chemical contaminates. In particular, immuno-microarray approach is one of the most promising methods for chemical contaminants analysis. The use of microarrays for the analysis of chemical contaminants is the subject of this review. Fabrication strategies and detection methods for chemical contaminants are discussed in detail. Application to the analysis of mycotoxins, biotoxins, pesticide residues, and pharmaceutical residues is also described. Finally, future challenges and opportunities are discussed. |
| Game Masters: Hideo Kojima and Fumito Ueda Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:07 PM PDT Meet the creative minds behind Metal Gear Solid and Shadow of the Colossus.
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| ACMI Game Masters - Fumito Ueda Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:04 PM PDT The director of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Fumito Ueda speaks about creating games as an intensely personal player experience, and considering games as an artform.
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| ACMI Game Masters - Hideo Kojima Posted: 04 Jul 2012 10:04 PM PDT The mind behind Metal Gear Solid, Hideo Kojima, speaks about how his interest in movies and novels affected the way he approaches game design and about making game systems, story and personal influences work together.
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| Diablo III's end-game sparse in content - Blizzard Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:19 PM PDT Publisher working on fixes; player-versus-player arenas for the 1.1 patch to come.
Blizzard has responded to criticism regarding the lack of content in Diablo III, particularly in the game's fourth and final act on Inferno difficulty. On the official forums, Diablo III community manager Micah "Bashiok" Whiple posted that the end-game is not sustainable from a long-term perspective. "We aren't going to be able to pump out tons of new systems and content every couple of months. There needs to be something else that keeps people engaged, and we know it's not there right now." Whiple said that the publisher is working on a number of major fixes and changes for the upcoming 1.0.4 patch, as well as player-versus-player arenas for 1.1. "I think both those patches will do a lot to give people things to do and get them excited about playing, but they're not going to be a real end-game solution; at least, not what we would expect out of a proper end-game. We have some ideas for progression systems, but honestly, it's a huge feature if we want to try to do it right, and not something we could envision being possible until well after 1.1, which it itself is still a ways out." Diablo III will be one of the games showcased at the upcoming Gamescom event this year in Cologne, Germany. Blizzard recently offered refunds to South Korean Diablo III players up to level 40 due to login problems and slow connections. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Diablo III's end-game sparse in content - Blizzard" was posted by Jonathan Toyad on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 21:19:42 -0700 |
| Digital download for Final Fantasy VII PC announced Posted: 04 Jul 2012 08:53 PM PDT New version to feature achievements, cloud saves, and cheat option to boost character stats.
A brand new PC version of the classic RPG Final Fantasy VII will be up for download in in the near future, Square Enix has announced. The game was originally released for Windows PCs back in 1998, but suffered from several bugs and glitches. The new version of the game not only promises to fix those bugs and run on modern systems, but will include up to 36 achievements for players to unlock and cloud saving. Players can also use an optional "Character Booster", which lets them boost every party member's HP, MP, and Gil to its maximum. A release date and price for the new version has yet to be announced. Recently, Square Enix CEO Yoichi Wada said that the company will only develop a Final Fantasy VII remake if the next numbered installment can top the original Final Fantasy VII in terms of quality and sales. Read and Post Comments | Get the full article at GameSpot "Digital download for Final Fantasy VII PC announced" was posted by Jonathan Toyad on Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:53:13 -0700 |
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| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Switching overvoltages (SOV) are considered a possible source of component failures experienced in existing offshore wind farms (OWFs). The inclusion of sufficiently accurate and validated models of the main electrical components in the OWF in the simulation tool is therefore an important issue in order to ensure reliable switching operations. Transient measurement results in an OWF are compared with simulation results in PSCAD EMTDC and DigSILENT Power Factory. A user-defined model of the vacuum circuit breaker (VCB) is included in both tools, capable of simulating multiple prestrikes during the closing operation. An analysis of the switching transients that might occur in OWFs will be made on the basis of the validated model, and the importance of the inclusion of a sufficiently accurate representation of the VCB in the simulation tool will be described. The inclusion of the VCB model in PSCAD greatly improves the simulation results, whereas little improvement is found in DigSILENT. Based on the transient study it is found that the simulated SOV can be up to 60% higher at the sending end when using the detailed VCB representation compared to the built-in switch, which emphasises the need for accurate representation of the VCB for energisation studies. |
| Posted: 05 Jul 2012 12:00 AM PDT Fish collected after a mass mortality at an artificial lake in south-east Queensland, Australia, were examined for the presence of nodularin as the lake had earlier been affected by a Nodularia bloom. Methanol extracts of muscle, liver, peritoneal and stomach contents were analysed by HPLC and tandem mass spectrometry; histological examination was conducted on livers from captured mullet. Livers of sea mullet (Mugil cephalus) involved in the fish kill contained high concentrations of nodularin (median 43.6 mg/kg, range 40.8–47.8 mg/kg dry weight; n = 3) and the toxin was also present in muscle tissue (median 44.0 μg/kg, range 32.3–56.8 μg/kg dry weight). Livers of fish occupying higher trophic levels accumulated much lower concentrations. Mullet captured from the lake 10 months later were also found to have high hepatic nodularin levels. DNA sequencing of mullet specimens revealed two species inhabiting the study lake: M. cephalus and an unidentified mugilid. The two mullet species appear to differ in their exposure and/or uptake of nodularin, with M. cephalus demonstrating higher tissue concentrations. The feeding ecology of mullet would appear to explain the unusual capacity of these fish to concentrate nodularin in their livers; these findings may have public health implications for mullet fisheries and aquaculture production where toxic cyanobacteria blooms affect source waters. This report incorporates a systematic review of the literature on nodularin measured in edible fish, shellfish and crustaceans. |
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