Human and Machine Perception - Information Fusion

1997

‘John Tiptoft’

1997

Una voce di enciclopedia su John Tiptoft, aggiornata con bibliografia

Business ethics: Are accounting students aware? A Cross-cultural study of four countries

1997

The basic question addressed in this study is whether accounting students, from four countries located in three different continents, are aware of ethical conduct and if there are any differences in awareness among these groups of students. The subjects are from Mississippi State University (United States), the University of the Philippines (Philippines), the University of Indonesia at Jakarta (Indonesia), and University of Tampere (Finland). Specifically, the study examined the studentïs perception of ethical relative to sixteen cases, each of which describes an ethical dilemma. The results showed that, overall, the students from the four universities differ significantly in their percepti…

Combattimento con l'Angelo / La serva padrona

1997

Il testo su "Il combattimento con l'Angelo" descrive i percorsi biografici e artistici di Carlo Galante, soffermandosi in modo particolare sulla genesi e i caratteri musicali dell'opera; il testo su "La serva padrona" affronta invece il tema della centralità dell'Intermezzo di Pergolesi nel quadro del teatro musicale europeo del XVIII secolo, con particolare riferimento al rapporto fra la civiltà barocca e lo stile galante.

Archivo de arte valenciano, 1997, año 78

1997

Revista editada por Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos

Les comarques septentrionals del litoral valencià entre els segles IV i VI

1997

Síntesis sobre el poblamiento tardo-antiguo en las comarcas septentrionales del litoral valenciano.

“Sin memoria no hay identidad democrática”

1997

Internodal elongation in the grapevine (<em>Vitis vinifera</em> L.) : leaf influences and role of the shoot apex

1996

<p style="text-align: justify;">The respective influences of the leaves and shoot apex on stimulation of internodal elongation were studied in the grapevine. Various defoliation or decapitation treatments were applied to the shoot of rooted hardwood cuttings grown in a controlled environment chamber.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Concerning the foliar influences, the role of three sorts of leaves, in relation to their nodal position relative to the internode was analysed ; its own leaves, the leaves located below it and the young leaves neoformed above. The effects produced by excision of these different leaves show that the two adjacent leaves (below and above) of th…

Reminiscencias mediterráneas en cerámica ibérica. El ejemplo del Corral de Saus (Mogente, Valencia)

1996

La inicial revisión y el estudio del contexto arqueológico de esta necrópolis ibérica ha evidenciado un interesante conjunto de materiales, además de identificar diversos enterramientos y sus respectivos ajuares. A través de estos datos ha sido posible acotar, de una manera aproximada, los límites cronológicos de la necrópolis. En esta ocasión, a partir de la presentación de un conjunto de cerámicas ibéricas, valoramos el conocido y complejo fenómeno de las imitaciones cerámicas.

Indigenismo y migracionismo. Aspectos de la neolitización en la fachada oriental de la Península Ibérica

1996

This paper discusses various aspects on the origins of the Neolithic in the Iberian Peninsula. The dual model is proposed as an alternative to the dichotomy of demie (migrationist) and non-demic (indigenist) explanations. The application of this model in eastern Spain offers an opportunity to evaluate its potential to account for diversity in processes associated with the origins of food production and their spatial organisation.

Observation of Light Confinement Effects with a Near-Field Optical Microscope.

1996

This Letter reports the experimental observation of light confinement effects by near-field optical microscopy. Depolarization effects giving rise to light confinement close to nanoscopic objects have been unambiguously observed in near-field optical images of subwavelength dielectric pads etched on a flat glass substrate. According to the incident polarization, this phenomenon leads to reverse contrasts in the near-field optical image of the same subwavelength objects.

Proteolytic cleavage of soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor monitored by means of high-performance capillary electrophoresis. Implications for the mechanis…

1996

The hydrolysis of the soybean Bowman-Birk inhibitor in the presence of catalytic amounts of bovine trypsin and the formation of the non-covalent enzyme-inhibitor complex with an equimolar amount of enzyme are monitored by means of high-performance capillary electrophoresis (HPCE). The inhibitor is cleaved in the trypsin-reactive and more slowly in the chymotrypsin-reactive subdomain. HPCE proves itself as the only reliable analytical tool to monitor these reactions in clear contrast to classical electrophoretic, chromatographic and enzymatic methods. The most efficient separation of the intact and the two active site cleaved forms of the inhibitor was achieved in borate buffer at pH 10.0. T…

Extended shell model calculation for even N = 82 isotones with a realistic effective interaction

1996

The shell model within the $2s1d0g_{7/2}0h_{11/2}$ shell is applied to calculate nuclear structure properties of the even Z=52 - 62, N=82 isotones. The results are compared with experimental data and with the results of a quasiparticle random-phase approximation (QRPA) calculation. The interaction used in these calculations is a realistic two-body G-matrix interaction derived from modern meson-exchange potential models for the nucleon-nucleon interaction. For the shell model all the two-body matrix elements are renormalized by the $\hat{Q}$-box method whereas for the QRPA the effective interaction is defined by the G-matrix.

Toxicological evaluation of peroxisome proliferators. Further cellular and molecular aspects.

1996

International audience

<title>Fibers supporting super-Gaussian beams: cladding effects</title>

1996

We define a matching function that describes the amplitude variations produced over supergaussian beams, by cladding optical fibers that, if uncladded, can sustain this type of beams as Eigenmodes.

Heavy Baryon Transitions in a Relativistic Three-Quark Model

1996

Exclusive semileptonic decays of bottom and charm baryons are considered within a relativistic three-quark model with a Gaussian shape for the baryon-three-quark vertex and standard quark propagators. We calculate the baryonic Isgur-Wise functions, decay rates and asymmetry parameters.

Small-Angle Excess Scattering: Glassy Freezing or Local Orientational Ordering?

1996

We present Monte Carlo simulations of a dense polymer melt which shows glass-transition-like slowing-down upon cooling, as well as a build up of nematic order. At small wave vectors q this model system shows excess scattering similar to that recently reported for light-scattering experiments on some polymeric and molecular glass-forming liquids. For our model system we can provide clear evidence that this excess scattering is due to the onset of short-range nematic order and not directly related to the glass transition.

Investigation of conduction-band structure, electron-scattering mechanisms, and phase transitions in indium selenide by means of transport measuremen…

1996

In this work we report on Hall effect, resistivity and thermopower measurements in n-type indium selenide at room temperature under either hydrostatic and quasi-hydrostatic pressure. Up to 40 kbar (= 4 GPa), the decrease of carrier concentration as the pressure increases is explained through the existence of a subsidiary minimum in the conduction band. This minimum shifts towards lower energies under pressure, with a pressure coefficient of about -105 meV/GPa, and its related impurity level traps electrons as it reaches the band gap and approaches the Fermi level. The pressure value at which the electron trapping starts is shown to depend on the electron concentration at ambient pressure an…

Testosterone and male mating success on the black grouse leks

1996

On black grouse (Tetrao tetrix) leks females prefer dominant, viable males that have managed to acquire relatively central territories. The immunocompetence hypothesis predicts that, because high levels of testosterone are costly to the immune system, male sexual traits that are controlled by testosterone are likely to serve as reliable indicators of male health. Indeed, testosterone concentrations of black grouse males were highly variable, and strongly correlated with male mating success. This is related to the fact that males with high testosterone levels had most central territories. However, the association of testostestorone level with male mating success was not solely related to cen…

A Hospital-Based and a Population-Based Stroke Registry Yield Different Results: The Experience in Dijon, France

1996

The aim of this study was to demonstrate the different results obtained from a population-based and a hospital-based stroke study in the same city.Between January 1 and December 31, 1993, we collected information on all of the first strokes in the population of the city of Dijon, in conjunction with the Dijon Stroke Registry, collecting the first-ever strokes from patients living in Dijon as well as on all the first strokes in residents and nonresidents of Dijon who were treated at Dijon University Hospital. Demographic details, medical history, vascular risk factors, stroke subtype, as diagnosed by CT scan, and mortality rates were compared between the strokes observed in the population of…

A dispersion theoretical approach to the threshold amplitudes of pion photoproduction

1996

We give predictions for the partial wave amplitudes of pion photoproduction near threshold by means of dispersion relations at fixed t. The free parameters of this approach are determined by a fit to experimental data in the energy range 160 MeV $\le E_{\gamma} \le$ 420 MeV. The observables near threshold are found to be rather sensitive to the amplitudes in the resonance region, in particular to the $\Delta$ (1232) and $N^*$ (1440). We obtain a good agreement with the existing threshold data for both charged and neutral pion production. Our predictions also agree well with the results of chiral perturbation theory, except for neutral pion production off the neutron.

Design of nonionic surfactants for supercritical carbon dioxide

1996

Interfacially active block copolymer amphiphiles have been synthesized and their self-assembly into micelles in supercritical carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) has been demonstrated with small-angle neutron scattering (SANS). These materials establish the design criteria for molecularly engineered surfactants that can stabilize and disperse otherwise insoluble matter into a CO 2 continuous phase. Polystyrene- b -poly(1,1-dihydroperfluorooctyl acrylate) copolymers self-assembled into polydisperse core-shell-type micelles as a result of the disparate solubility characteristics of the different block segments in CO 2 . These nonionic surfactants for CO 2 were shown by SANS to be capable of emulsifying u…

Signatures of Spontaneous Breaking of R-Parity in Gluino Cascade Decays at LHC

1996

We study the pattern of gluino cascade decays in a class of supersymmetric models where R-parity is spontaneously broken. We give a detailed discussion of the R-parity violating decays of the lightest neutralino, the second lightest neutralino and the lightest chargino. The multi-lepton and same-sign dilepton signal rates expected in these models are compared with those predicted in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model. We show that these rates can be substantially enhanced in broken R-parity models.

Autosomal recessive severe dwarfism in a Sicilian girl: a new form of osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism?

1996

A new type of osteodysplastic primordial dwarfism is delineated in a 5- year-old female child with severe growth retardation of prenatal onset, gross skeletal changes, a non-Seckel facial phenotype, and presumed autosomal recessive inheritance.

Contact lenses: do they really change the opticalperformance?

1996

Abstract In this investigation the quality of two types of optical correction, hydrogel contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses, wascompared by measuring the modulation transferfunction (MTF) of the correcting lens plus visual optics system using an objective method. A merit function was defined in order to allow the direct comparison between the optical performance with the two corrections. A study on 10 subjects was undertaken, measuring the MTF of both corrections by using the double pass method. The results show that the optical quality of contact lenses was higher than that with ophthalmic lenses. The contrast sensitivity function (CSF) and visual acuity (VA) were determined as subjective…

Order-$\alpha_s^3$ determination of the strange quark mass

1996

We present a QCD sum rule calculation of the strange-quark mass including four-loop QCD corrections to the correlator of scalar currents. We obtain $\bar m_s(1$ GeV$)=205.5\pm 19.1$ MeV.

A test of male mating and hunting success in the kestrel: the advantages of smallness?

1996

We tested female choice for male wing and tarsus length and body mass in the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), a species in which males average about 10% smaller than females. We also studied how male characters are related to their hunting success. In the laboratory, females preferred lighter males with shorter tarsi as mates, if the difference in those characters between competing males was larger than average. Lighter and shorter-winged males seemed to be better hunters than heavier and longer-winged males. Field observations in a year in which voles were scarce suggested that shorter-winged males were also better food providers in courtship feeding than longer-winged males,although in good v…

Die experimentelle Bestimmung der Ionisationsenergien von Berkelium und Californium

1996

Déclaration et vérification des créances. Faillite internationale d'un établissement bancaire, Créanciers étrangers, Eléments de preuve de l'existenc…

1996

International audience; (Com. 14 mai 1996, Wight ès qual. et autres c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres ; Com. 14 mai 1996, Société BCCI Luxembourg et autres c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres ; Com. 14 mai 1996, Société Holdings BCCI Luxembourg et autres c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres ; Com. 14 mai 1996, Société Crédit and Financial Corporation LTD et autres c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres ; Com. 14 mai 1996, Société International Credit Investment Compagny Limited et autres c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres ; Com. 14 mai 1996, Société Banco de Financiamento International c/ Mme Carrasset-Marillier, ès qual. et autres)

Arrêt du cours des intérêts. Notion de prêt au sens de l'art. 55 de la loi de 1985, Ouverture de crédit (oui)

1996

International audience; (Com. 19 mars 1996, Banque SOVAC immobilier c/ Gerussi)

De l'étendue de la compétence des arbitres au regard de la clause compromissoire, des écritures échangées par les parties, et du compromis d'arbitrage

1996

International audience

Kininogen binding protein p33/gC1qR is localized in the vesicular fraction of endothelial cells

1996

AbstractThe endothelial protein p33/gC1qR is thought to mediate the assembly of components of the kinin-forming and complement-activating pathways on the surface of cardiovascular cells. FACS analysis of intact human umbilical vein endothelial cells using specific antibodies to p33 revealed a minor fluorescence on the cell surface whereas permeabilized cells showed a bright fluorescence indicative of an intracellular localization of p33. Immunostaining of fixed cells confirmed the predominant intracellular localization of p33. Fractionation studies demonstrated that the vesicular but not the membrane fraction of EA.hy926 cells is rich in p33. We conclude that externalization of p33 must pre…

Arbitrage interne. CLAUSE COMPROMISSOIRE. Référé provision devant le juge étatique, Recevabilité de l'action-tribunal arbitral non encore saisi-urgen…

1996

International audience; (Paris, 27 oct. 1995, Forouzan et autres c/ SA Valhotel, inédit)

Arbitrage international. Fraude procédurale, sanctions possibles, Rétractation de la sentence, recours en annulation fondé sur la contrariété de la s…

1996

International audience; (Cass. 1re Ch., 19 déc. 1995, Soc. Westman International LTD c/ Soc. European Gaz Turbines, Rev. arb. 1966. 49, note D. Bureau)

Clause compromissoire. Absence de saisine du tribunal arbitral, Juge des référés. Mesures d'instruction in futurum, Art. 145 NCPC, Compétence

1996

International audience; (Cass. civ. 11 oct. 1995, Soc. Eurodisney c/ Soc. Torno ; Soc. Eurodisney c/ Soc. Impreza Pizarotti, (2 arrêts), Rev. arb. 1996. 50)

Honoraires des arbitres. Restitution. Faute des arbitres. Nullité de la sentence rendue ultra petita. Application des règles du contrat de mandat (ar…

1996

International audience; (Cass. civ. 2e, 3 juill. 1996, Société Méridionale d'équipement c/ X., inédit)