The Glycyrrhiza genus, generally well-known as licorice, is broadly used for food and medicinal purposes around the globe. The genus encompasses a rich pool of bioactive molecules including triterpene saponins (e.g., ...

In providing a “golden rule” for forecasting, Armstrong, Green, and Graefe (this issue) raise aspirations that reliable forecasting is possible. They advocate a conservative approach that mainly involves extrapolating from ...

Contingencies comprise immediate possibilities and aleatory interactions in the form of calculated responses to mutual uncertainties. While contingencies are critically important to governmental policies, yet they have ...

Bu çalışma, günümüz Madrid'inde giderek yaygınlaşan bir iş kolunun analizini yapmak amacıyla yola çıkmıştır. Bölgedeki inşaatlarda ve şantiyelerde bekçilik işini kapsayan bu hizmet sektörü, Çingene nüfusu için önemli bir ...

Object tracking is an important element of computer vision algorithms. This problem is difficult due to occlusion, illumination changes and shadows. We propose an appearance based occlusion-aware method for object tracking. ...

Subtle bodily movements such as gracefulness (defined as smoothness, control and elegance in movements) are readily legible by others and these movements might serve as important cues to other people's personal characteristics. ...

This study focuses on the design optimization of a micro-scale pressurized volumetric receiver by changing geometry and flow rate constrained by the volume, outlet air temperature, and outer surface temperature. The ...