Assessment of viability of pancreas transplants from non-heart-beating cadaver

In adult rats, oxytocin (OT) has been shown to reduce the intake of both food and fluids, and oxytocinergic cells are activated by gastric distension and administration of the intestinal peptide cholecystokinin (CCK-8). These and other findings indicate that OT can play a role in inhibiting ingestion under some conditions. A previous study has shown, however, that oxytocinergic cells are unresponsive to CCK-8 in 2-day-old rats. We report here that OT is elevated in the plasma of 10-day-old rats after induction of gastric distension with both mother's milk and saline. These results indicate that the vagal-hypothalamic axis becomes mature between 2- and 10-days of age in infant rats.     

Performance evaluation of candidate appointment schedules using clearing functions

This study is concerned with the problem of reducing the waiting times of outpatients. Both scheduled patients and walk-ins are included among the outpatients to reflect the typical medical environment in Japan. The consultation time of a hospital is divided into several blocks, and each scheduled patient is given the start time of a block as his or her scheduled time of the consultation as an appointment. It is assumed that all scheduled patients arrive at the hospital at their scheduled times, while walk-ins arrive randomly. A set of candidate appointment schedules is given, and the process of selecting promising schedules in terms of average waiting times is the focus of the work. To support the selection process without conducting a conventional simulation, the notion of a clearing function is adopted to evaluate each candidate schedule. The clearing function of a system gives the expected output or throughput of the system under varying levels of workload of the system. Although it is necessary to conduct exploratory experiments in advance to obtain the clearing function, the expected waiting time can be estimated by simple calculations with the aid of the clearing function. The average waiting times of four schedules in two scenarios are calculated and compared with those obtained from conventional simulations. It is revealed that the proposed procedure based on the clearing function gives acceptable estimated average values.     

消费时代的文化建筑创作

作为职业建筑师,建筑创作是我们每天的工作,建筑创作背后的思考是每时每刻出现在绘图时、阅读中、行走时、交谈中的习惯,各种讯息与反思后的沉淀与积累使我们逐渐拥有属于自己的创作方式与工作方法.     

景德镇御窑博物馆,江西,中国

场地 景德镇御窑博物馆是一个以展示御窑瓷器文物为主的博物馆,位于景德镇历史街区的中心,毗邻明代御窑遗址.它的周围有各种历史建筑,包括传统民居、私家民窑、工厂和1990年代末兴建的住宅.这些建筑形成了丰富多样的城市结构,并塑造了一个具有丰富历史背景的地段环境.     

一个面向服务的LBS开放框架

随着面向服务体系结构的发展和Web服务技术的日益成熟,对现有的LBS体系框架提出了新的要求。本文以服务共享为核心,给出了包括数据层、服务层和应用层的LBS开放体系框架。对LBS中基本服务和复杂服务进行了讨论,数据获取,数据分析和移动终端的位置计算作为服务为各类LBS应用所共享。研究了通过服务组合技术对复杂服务和业务流程建模,以及服务流程执行中服务节点的具体实例选择。最后通过一个原型系统的实现,对本文研究的可行性和有效性进行了验证。     

心之向往的乡野生活

在新年伊始的假期里,童明老师接受了我们的采访,这样的敬业和谦逊让我敬仰。他的祖父是上世纪我国著名的建筑大师童先生,像许多拥有显赫家族背景的设计师们一样,童明也不止一次的被问及祖父在他生命中和在建筑领域带给他的深厚影响。在建筑和城市设计的许多观点上,童明有其十分独特的观点,这仿佛是一种人生感悟,是他远离烦嚣、专注建筑思考所体验到的。     

流动的花园

西安,素有兵马俑之乡的美称,它也是广阔的中国内陆商业中心。2011年西安世界园艺博览会将有效推动咸阳机场和西安古城中心之间广大区域的改造。PlasmaStudio联合GroundLab和LAUR工作室赢得了这次国际邀标竞赛。我们的方案展示了未来可持续发展的美好愿景：流动的花园营造了一处集水流、植被、     

聚落（参与方案）

任何事物都是有其自身的发展规律．聚落的形成也是如此。     

不可预测的体验

在加州Santa Monica海边顺海岸线北上是另一处绝佳的地段,也是昂贵的区域The pacific Palisades。这里背山靠海,开车5分钟就是海滩,十几分钟又可以到达附近的峡谷公园,在街上散步的时候,还时时能有海风吹拂。洛杉矶的     

OPUS的挂钩

OPUS是一个专门从事手袋挂钩的品牌。那些挂钩可以安全地摆在桌角,用于悬挂手袋。即不占桌椅的空间,又可以解放双手去做其事情。位于台北的OPUS是其品牌全球唯一的一家实体经营店,店面是由台北本土的年轻团队Paradox Studio担任设计。空间围绕这多功能性展开,既可用于会议,也可像零售店一样出售产品。