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boiling point of ammonia

is listed as -33.34 deg C – so how does it become a liquid when I buy
it at the store at
72 deg F ?

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Call for Papers: The 2008 International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization Methods (MSV'08), USA, July 2008

              C A L L    F O R    P A P E R S
              ===============================

       The 2008 International Conference on Modeling,
           Simulation and Visualization Methods
                         MSV’08

    Date and Location: July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, USA

You are invited to submit a full paper for consideration.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings/
book.

SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the
following:

  O  Modeling and simulation for computer engineering
  O  Modeling and simulation for education and training
  O  Simulation languages
  O  Molecular modeling and simulation
  O  Performance modeling, simulation, and prediction
  O  Modeling, simulation, and emulation of large-scale, volatile
     environments
  O  Performance Evaluation and Simulation Tools
  O  Modeling and simulation tools for nanotechnology
  O  Real-time modeling and simulation
  O  Geometric modeling
  O  Information and scientific visualization
  O  Perceptual issues in visualization and modeling
  O  Modeling methodologies
  O  Specification issues for modeling and simulation
  O  Visual interactive simulation and modeling
  O  Visualization tools and systems for simulation and modeling
  O  Java-based modelers
  O  Scalability issues
  O  Numerical methods used in simulation and modeling
  O  Finite and boundary element techniques
  O  Process simulation/modeling
  O  Device simulation/modeling
  O  Circuit simulation/modeling
  O  Multi-level modeling
  O  Prototyping and simulation
  O  Biomedical visualization and applications
  O  Databases and visualization
  O  Interaction paradigms and human factors
  O  Parallel and distributed simulation
  O  Discrete and numeric simulation
  O  Internet, web and security visualization
  O  Virtual reality and simulation
  O  Virtual environments and data visualization
  O  Tools and applications
  O  Object-oriented simulation
  O  Knowledge-based simulation
  O  Simulation of machine architectures
  O  Simulation of wireless systems
  O  Simulation and modeling with applications in biotechnology
  O  CAD/CAE/CAM
  O  Emerging technologies and applications

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:

   Prospective authors are invited to submit their full paper
   (about 5 to 7 pages – single space, font size of 10 to 12) to
   Prof. H. R. Arabnia by Feb. 25, 2008 (h…@cs.uga.edu). email
   submissions in MS Doc or PDF formats are preferable.  All
reasonable
   typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors of accepted
   papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting format
   to prepare their papers for publication.)

   The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited
to
   7 (IEEE style) pages.  Papers must not have been previously
published
   or currently submitted for publication elsewhere.  The first page
of
   the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name,
affiliation,
   postal address, and email address of each author as well as the
name
   of the conference the paper is being submitted to (ie, MSV’08).
   The first page should also identify the name of the Contact Author
   and a maximum of 5 topical keywords that would best represent the
   content of the paper.

   Each paper will be refereed by two experts in the field who are
   independent of the conference program committee.  The referees’
   evaluations will then be reviewed by one member of the program
   committee who will recommend a decision to the co-chairs of the
track.
   The track chairs will make the final decision.  Lastly, the Camera-
Ready
   papers will be reviewed by one member of the program committee.

MULTICONFERENCE SPONSORS:

Academic/Technical Co-Sponsors (a partial list):

–>  Computational Biology and Functional Genomics Laboratory,
     Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
     http://compbio.dfci.harvard.edu/

–>  International Society of Intelligent Biological Medicine
     http://www.isibm.org/

–>  Horvath Laboratory, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA),
     USA
     http://www.genetics.ucla.edu/labs/horvath/CoexpressionNetwork/

–>  Minnesota Supercomputing Institute, University of Minnesota, USA
     http://www.msi.umn.edu/

–>  Functional Genomics Laboratory, University of Illinois at
     Urbana-Champaign, USA
     http://bioinformatics.bioen.uiuc.edu/

–>  BioMedical Informatics & Bio-Imaging Laboratory, Georgia
Institute
     of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
     http://www.bio-miblab.org/

–>  Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Laboratory, University
     of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
     http://www.ideal.ece.utexas.edu/

–>  Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory, HST of Harvard University and
     MIT, USA
     http://bcl.med.harvard.edu/

–>  Center for the Bioinformatics and Computational Genomics,
     Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
     http://opal.biology.gatech.edu/GeneMark/

–>  Harvard Statistical Genomics and Computational Laboratory,
     Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

–>  Hawkeye Radiology Informatics, Department of Radiology,
     College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
     http://www.uiowa.edu/~hri/

–>  Medical Image HPC & Informatics Lab (MiHi Lab),
     University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
     http://www.uiowa.edu/mihpclab/

–>  The University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, USA
     http://www.und.edu

–>  PSU – Prince Sultan University
     http://www.psu.edu.sa

–>  Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of
     Sciences, Moscow, Russia.

Corporate Co-Sponsors (a partial list):

–>  Google, Inc.
     http://www.google.com/intl/en/about.html

–>  NIIT Technologies
     http://www.niit-tech.com/

Other Co-Sponsors (a partial list):

–>  High Performance Computing for Nanotechnology (HPCNano)
     http://www.hpcnano.org

–>  International Technology Institute (ITI)
     http://www.itiworld.org/

–>  GridToday – enewsletter focused on Grid, SOA, Virtualization,
     Storage, Networking and Service-Oriented IT
     www.gridtoday.com

–>  HPCwire – The Leading Source for Global News and Information
     Covering the Ecosystem of High Productivity Computing
     www.hpcwire.com

–>  Hodges’ Health (H2CM), UK
     http://www.p-jones.demon.co.uk

MEMBERS OF PROGRAM AND ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:

   The program committee includes members of the chapters of World
   Academy of Science (chapters: supercomputing; scientific computing;
   AI; imaging science; databases; simulation; software engineering;
   embedded systems; internet and web technologies; communications;
   computer security; and bioinformatics.) The names of the members
   of the program committee will soon be posted on the web site.
   Those interested in joining the program committee should email
   Prof. H. R. Arabnia (h…@cs.uga.edu) the following information:
Name,
   affiliation and position, complete mailing address, email address,
   tel/fax numbers, a short biography together with research
interests.

   For the list of the members of program committee of MSV’07, refer
to:
   http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/worldcomp07/ws/MSV07/committee
   Many members of the program committee include renowned leaders,
scholars,
   researchers, scientists and practitioners of the highest ranks;
many
   are directors of research laboratories, fellows of various
societies,
   heads/chairs of departments, deans and provosts.

IMPORTANT DATES:

   Feb.  25, 2008:    Submission of papers (about 5 to 7 pages)
   March 25, 2008:    Notification of acceptance
   April 25, 2008:    Camera-Ready papers and Registration due
   July 14-17, 2008:  The 2008 International Conference on Modeling,
                      Simulation and Visualization Methods (MSV’08)

   URL: http://www.world-academy-of-science.org/sites/worldcomp08/ws/conferen…

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relation between sweat sugar and blood sugar

       As a part of our project we need to get the relation between
sweat sugar and blood sugar.Is there any direct relation between these
two.?Is there any change in sweat sugar content for a normal person
and a diabetic person.

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BCBGC-08 Draft paper submission deadline is just few days from now

BCBGC-08 Draft paper submission deadline is just few days from now

The 2008 International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational
Biology, Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-08) (website:
www.PromoteResearch.org ) will be held during July 7-10 2008 in
Orlando, FL, USA.  The draft paper submission deadline is extended
until February 19 2008 due to several requests from the authors. The
conference will be held at the same time and location where several
major events (see below) will be taking place.

BCBGC brings together both academic and industrial scientists and
developers from a diverse range of disciplines including
bioinformatics, computer science, computational biology, genomics,
proteomics and chemoinformatics. One of the main goals of the
conference is to promote the dissemination of research to a
multidisciplinary audience and to facilitate communication among
researchers in different fields. Papers that demonstrate applications
of existing techniques or developments of new methods are equally
welcomed to the conference.

Sincerely
John Edward

*       International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Pattern
Recognition (AIPR-08)
*       International Conference on Automation, Robotics and Control Systems
(ARCS-08)
*       International Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology,
Genomics and Chemoinformatics (BCBGC-08)
*       International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems and Web
Technologies (EISWT-08)
*       International Conference on High Performance Computing, Networking
and Communication Systems (HPCNCS-08)
*       International Conference on Software Engineering Theory and Practice
(SETP-08)
*       International Conference on Theoretical and Mathematical Foundations
of Computer Science (TMFCS-08)

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New findings on emerging contaminants

American and Canadian scientists are finding that out of sight, out of
mind can no longer be the approach we take to the chemicals in our
waters. Substances that we use everyday are turning up in our lakes,
rivers and ocean, where they can impact aquatic life and possibly
ourselves.

http://www.aasisvinayak.com/pr/7218.htm

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Vitamin C and Niacinimide mixed turns yellow

When I mix white vitamin C powder and white Niacinimide powder in
water it turns yellow. From the little chemistry I’ve taken, color
change is an indication of a reaction. What is the mixture turning
into?

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sulfur hexafluoride demonstration vs. helium

Funniest example on the web I’ve seen of the effects of sulfur
hexafluoride

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XjCmwuGKR6g

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accuracy of ab initio methods

In the context of ab initio quantum chemistry, one often finds the
terms ”chemical accuracy” and ”spectroscopic accuracy”.
Which actual accuracy do these labels convey?

Arnold Neumaier

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Re: OT but Important: Usenet Abuse and Impersonation by a sick individual using IP address 33.201.226.241

remain
totally unresponsive to the infliction of even the most excruciating
pain, totally unresponsive to any type of injury [regardless of
severity], and totally unresponsive to any emotion or psychological
state [regardless of intensity].

#randsent

5. The parts of his/her brain that deal exclusively with movement,
contraction/relaxation of all voluntary muscles [including speech
muscles but excluding breathing] muscles should also be relaxed into a
state of hyperpolarization.

#randsent

6. The parts of his/her brain that deal solely with voluntary – but
not involuntary — control of breathing should also be relaxed into
hyperpolarization.

#randsent

7. All pain reflexes — somatic and visceral – should be totally
paralyzed.

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8. All psychological protective mechanisms should be completely
disabled.* [See notes on psychological protective mechanisms]

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9. All mechanisms that decrease consciousness as a result of pain
should be disabled. Here is an example of that mechanism:

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Quote from http://www.internetarmory.com/self_defense.htm :

"It is speculated that various organs of the body can send pain
impulses to the brain stem indicating a severe or overwhelming bodily
injury. The reticular activating system responds by producing a
functional "shut down", which results in loss of consciousness within
a second or two."

Once again this mechanism should be completely disabled.

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10. Any mechanisms that specifically allow emotions, will, or
psychological states to alter any perceptions — including pain
perception — should be completely disabled.

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