Atherosclerosis is focal and individual plaques evolve in an independent manner. The endothelium regulates arterial behavior by responding to its local shear stress. In vitro studies indicate that low endothelial shear stress (ESS) upregulates the genetic and molecular responses leading to the...

The outcome of this Report suggests there is strong viability for the establishment of a 60,000 tonne p.a. (raw material input) biodiesel plant.A plant of this size would provide an annual output (at full production levels) of 59.7m litres of biodiesel, 6.12m kilograms of crude glycerine, and...

Along with the growth of electronic commerce has come an interest in developing autonomous trading agents. Often, such agents must interact directly withother market participants, and so the behavior of these participants must be taken into account when designing agent strategies. One common...

International sales of goods -- Standard trade terms -- The Vienna Convention on the International Sale of Goods 1980 -- Regulating the electronic commerce environment -- Electronic commerce : legal issues and harmonisation -- The electronic transaction and security issues -- Transportation of...

Intuition suggests that a fair lottery is the appropriate way to allocate a scarce good when two or more people have equally strong claims to it. This article lays out three conditions that any conception of justice compatible with this intuition must satisfy — efficiency of outcomes,...