13,146 research outputs found
MABS validation through repeated execution and data mining analysis
No full textAgent Based Modelling is the most interesting and advanced approach for simulating a complex system: in a social context, the single parts and the whole are often very hard to describe in detail. Besides, there are agent based formalisms which allow to study the emergency of social behaviour with the creation and study of models, known as artificial societies. Thanks to the ever increasing computational power, it's been possible to use such models to create software, based on intelligent agents, which aggregate behaviour is complex and difficult to predict, and can be used in open and distributed systems. Data mining is born in the last decades in order to help users in finding useful knowledge from the otherwise overwhelming amount of data available nowadays from the web and the data collected every day by companies. Data Mining techniques can therefore be the keystone to reveal non-trivial knowledge expressed by the initial assumption used to build the micro-level of the model and the structure of the society of agents that emerged from the simulation
Integration of Concentrated Solar Power CSP in the Oil & Gas Upstream Plants to Limit GHG Emissions and Fossil Fuel Dependence
No full textFacades of the Libreria di San Marco in Venice, The: An Interpretation of the Design Process
No full text"A new work in which I propose an interpretation of the design process Sansovino used to create the magnificent facades of the Libreria di San Marco in Venice, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture." Sent to Marquand librarian by author Dec. 202
Efficacy of IVF following conservative management of endometrial cancer
No full textFive cases of conservative management of early stage uterine carcinoma were reported. All patients successfully underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF). Role of conservative treatment, IVF and prophylactic surgery followed competition of parity was discussed
Art without an Author: Vasari’s Lives and Michelangelo’s Death
No full textMonografia sulla rappresentazione di Michelangelo nelle due edizioni delle Vite, sulla storia del libro e la questione della sua paternitàBook dedicated to the representation of Michelangelo in Vasari's Lives of the Artists, to the history of the book, and to the problem of its authorshi
Indentation Measurements and Modelling of Functionally Graded Coatings for Wear Resistant Biomaterials
No full textSmart Surfaces: Functionally Graded Alumina–Titanium Surfaces
No full textAbstract — Innovative thin functionally graded coatings for wear resistant articulating surfaces have been characterized through a combined experimental and computational approach. The final goal of this work is to design an articulating device exhibiting mechanical performances matching the properties of the currently available metal devices and those of the ceramic devices.
To the purpose of this study, homogeneous and functionally graded Alumina-Titanium coatings were deposited by means of the Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technique on Silicon. Nanoindentation experiments and nanoscratch tests have been performed with the purpose to evaluate the mechanical resistance as well as the adhesion of the coatings and their failure mechanisms under severe wear conditions. Finite element analyses have also been performed with the aim of characterizing the materials and investigating the effect of the gradient in mechanical properties.
The adopted combined experimental and computational procedure allowed assessing that the coatings performances are promising for their final application
Management of uterine leiomyomas in pregnancy: review of literature
No full textThe incidence of uterine myomas in pregnancy is estimated from 0.1 to 3.9 %. Although a lot of women with uterine fibroids bring the pregnancy without adverse events, data provided in the literature suggest that uterine fibromyomas are associated with several complications. The most important clinic question concerns the impact of myoma on pregnancy and, in some cases, the possibility of a surgical treatment that guarantees a good security for the pregnancy course and the conservation of reproductive capacity. Electronic search of Pubmed between 1993 and 2011, using specific keywords. Management of leiomyomas in pregnancy is conservative and limited, when it is necessary, to medical therapy. The main conditions that induce inevitably the surgical procedure are the torsion of pedunculated fibroid or rare cases of necrosis and resultant inflammatory peritoneal reaction. Laparoscopy technique has several advantages in comparison to previous techniques such as best postoperative course with reduction of pain, fast recovery, less hospitalization and, absence of large and unaesthetic scars. The importance of maternal and fetal welfare thus requires a careful evaluation of several factors that, varying from case to case, lead the authors to choose the most appropriate management
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