Architectural description languages (ADLs) are essential means for a system and software design in the large. Their common concepts are components, ports, interfaces and connectors. Some of them...
Dealing with variability in architecture descriptions to support automotive product lines (2009)
Architectural description languages (ADLs) are essential means for a system and software design in the large. Their common concepts are components, ports, interfaces and connectors. Some of them...
Assessment of product line architecture descriptions in v.control (2009)
Today's automotive systems need to support a number of functional and technical variants. Within this context, product lines are used in automotive industry for the production and development of...
Architectural description languages (ADLs) are essential means for a system and software design in the large. Their common concepts are components, ports, interfaces and connectors. Some of them...
Dealing with variability in architecture descriptions to support automotive product lines (2009)
Architectural description languages (ADLs) are essential means for a system and software design in the large. Their common concepts are components, ports, interfaces and connectors. Some of them...
assisted greatly with sections in the second half of the paper. (2008)
Cyborg unplugged: Some ecological issues of wearable computing and personal safety devices ∗ An historical context is provided for a recent unfortunate incident that has brought to light many of...
Automated beam monitoring and diagnosis for CO2 lasers (2008)
L. Böske, S. Mann, E. W. Kreutz, F. Püschel, J. Richardt
The usage of a quality management, in combination with a standard certification, is nearly inevitable for today´s industrial manufacturing. In laser materials processing, a periodical beam diagnosis...
Babister, J.C., Tare, R.S., Green, D.W., Inglis, S., Mann, S., Oreffo, R.O.
Articular cartilage defects arising from trauma or degenerative diseases fail to repair spontaneously. We have adopted a non-viral gene delivery and tissue engineering strategy, in which Sox-9...
Ziel des Projekts VEIA ist es, auf der Grundlage der Konzepte der Produktlinientechnik eine Methode für die verteilte Entwicklung und Integration von AutomotiveSystemen zu erarbeiten. Mit Hilfe von...
Ziel des Projekts VEIA ist es, auf der Grundlage der Konzepte der Produktlinientechnik eine Methode für die verteilte Entwicklung und Integration von AutomotiveSystemen zu erarbeiten. Mit Hilfe von...
Various process monitoring approaches of transparent thermoplastics laser beam welding (2008)
Abels, P., Roesner, A., Kaierle, S., Mann, S., Olowinsky, A., Matsuo, N., ...
Main focus of this contribution is an investigation on process monitoring methods for transparent thermoplastic film laser beam welding. Target is to find feasible approaches to monitor and control...
P. Hanrahan Importance, D. R. Baum, S. Mann, K. P. Smith
[1] G. E. Albert. A general theory of stochastic estimates of the Neumann series for the solution of certain Fredholm integral equations and related series. In H. A. Meyer, editor,
For many years the Brightness Constancy Constraint (2007)
The Lightspace Change Constraint Equation (LCCE) with practical application to
An international workshop was hosted by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) on 25–26 July 2006 at its headquarters in Munich. Around 40 expert scientists attended in order to discuss...
Grobentwurf des VEIA-Referenzprozesses (2007)
Große-Rhode, M., Euringer, S., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Das Projekt VEIA hat sich das Ziel gesetzt, auf der Grundlage der Konzepte der Produktlinientechnik eine Methode für die verteilte Entwicklung und Integration von Automotive-Systemen zu erarbeiten,...
Grobentwurf des VEIA-Referenzprozesses (2007)
Große-Rhode, M., Euringer, S., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Das Projekt VEIA hat sich das Ziel gesetzt, auf der Grundlage der Konzepte der Produktlinientechnik eine Methode für die verteilte Entwicklung und Integration von Automotive-Systemen zu erarbeiten,...
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
In dem Bericht wird die Fallstudie "Condition-Based Service" (CBS) beispielhaft gemäß des VEIA-Referenzprozesses modelliert: von der Produktlinienbeschreibung über die logische...
Entscheidungsgrundlagen für die Entwicklung von Softwareproduktlinien (2007)
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Die Entwicklung der Software für E/E-Systeme in Fahrzeugproduktlinien ist in einen jeweils unternehmensspezifischen E/E-Produktentstehungsprozess eingebettet. Aus einem Entwurf des E/E-Systems...
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Die wesentlichen Entscheidungen in der Entwicklung von Elektrik-/Elektroniksystemen im Automobil werden in den Architekturentwürfen festgehalten. Diese werden iterativ auf verschiedenen...
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
In dem Bericht wird die Fallstudie "Condition-Based Service" (CBS) beispielhaft gemäß des VEIA-Referenzprozesses modelliert: von der Produktlinienbeschreibung über die logische Architektur bis zu...
Entscheidungsgrundlagen für die Entwicklung von Softwareproduktlinien (2007)
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Die Entwicklung der Software für E/E-Systeme in Fahrzeugproduktlinien ist in einen jeweils unternehmensspezifischen E/E-Produktentstehungsprozess eingebettet. Aus einem Entwurf des E/E-Systems...
Große-Rhode, M., Kleinod, E., Mann, S.
Die wesentlichen Entscheidungen in der Entwicklung von Elektrik-/Elektroniksystemen im Automobil werden in den Architekturentwürfen festgehalten. Diese werden iterativ auf verschiedenen...
An ex vivo model for chondrogenesis and osteogenesis (2007)
Pound, J.C., Green, D.W., Roach, H.I., Mann, S., Oreffo, R.O.
Loss of bone and cartilage are major healthcare issues. At present, there is a paucity of therapies for effectively repairing these tissues sustainably in the long term. A tissue engineering approach...
Adaptive digital predistortion linearisation for RF power amplifiers (2006)
Giesbers, D., Mann, S., Eccleston, K.W.
Development of linear modulation schemes has opened the way for spectrally efficient, high speed digital communication systems for voice and data applications. A trend has been to develop utra wide...
/ Ce travail a consisté à étudier l'utilisation des méthodes géophysiques (résistivité électrique et géoradar) pour approcher les zones de distribution des eaux usées dans les filtres à...
Self-Organization of Metallic Nanorods into Liquid Crystalline Arrays (2006)
Murphy, C. J., Jana, N. R, Gearheart, L. A, Obare, S. O., Mann, S., Johnson, C. J, ...
Green, D.W., Leveque, I., Walsh, D., Howard, D., Yang, X., Partridge, K., ...
The construction of biomimetic microenvironments with specific chemical and physical cues for the organization and modulation of a variety of cell populations is of key importance in tissue...
Einsatz optischer Technologien zur Regelung des Laserstrahlschweißprozesses (2005)
Bollig, A., Mann, S., Beck, R., Kaierle, S.
Welding with laser beams is an innovative optical technique, which leads to higher penetration depth and a narrower seam compared to conventional welding techniques. Significant criteria of the...
Green, D., Walsh, D., Yang, X. B., Mann, S., Oreffo, R. O. C.
The fabrication of self-assembling biomineral-related complexes for cell growth and gene/biomolecule delivery offers important opportunities for skeletal repair. In this work, 5–30 µm-sized...
Morphological control of BaSO₄ microstructures by double hydrophilic block copolymer mixtures (2004)
Synthesis, Assembly and Reactivity of Metallic Nanorods (2004)
Murphy, C J, Jana, N R, Gearheart, L A, Obare, S O, Caswell, K K, Mann, S, ...
Ellis, C.J., Gamble, G., French, J., Devlin, G., Matsis, P., Elliott, J., ...
An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions.
Ellis, C.J., Gamble, G., French, J., Devlin, G., Matsis, P., Elliott, J., ...
An open access copy of this article is available and complies with the copyright holder/publisher conditions.
A novel route to highly porous bioactive silica gels (2003)
Hall, S. R., Walsh, D., Green, D., Oreffo, R. O. C., Mann, S.
Silica gels with a distribution of pore sizes from the sub-micrometre to hundreds of micrometers were produced by a novel method in which precursor solutions, such as a colloidal silica sol or...
Koriath, H., Schulz, B., Mann, S., Bechtloff, U.
DE 10157983 A UPAB: 20030903 NOVELTY - The method involves positioning a workpiece (8) on a carrier (7) in a desired position relative to a reference marker (R) in an imaging area for an imaging...
Autonomous production cell for µm- and nm-processing (2003)
Kreutz, E.W., Böske, L., Kaierle, S., Mann, S., Ortmann, J., Willach, J.
Shorter life time cycles of products, increasing workpiece variety and declining lot sizes demand for a closed processing chain which enables the economic production of variable products in the...
Autonome Produktionszelle für das Laserstrahlschweißen (2003)
Bollig, A., Mann, S., Enning, M., Kaierle, S., Abel, D., Poprawe, R.
Autonomous production cell for laser beam welding (2003)
Mann, S., Bollig, A., Kaierle, S., Enning, M., Kreutz, E.W., Abel, D., ...
Formation of CTAB-templated mesophase silicate films from acidic solutions (2003)
Edler, K. J., Brennan, T., Roser, S. J., Mann, S., Richardson, R. M.
We have examined the effect of the different components in the spontaneous formation of surfactant-templated mesostructured silicate films grown at the air/solution interface. The rate of film...
Brennan, T., Roser, S. J., Mann, S., Edler, K. J.
Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXD) and X-ray reflectivity have been used in situ to study the structure of surfactant-templated silica films grown at the air/water interface at different...
Summerton, N, Mann, S, Sutton, J, Rigby, A, Theakston, A, Clark, J, ...
Background. In developing cancer diagnostic studies, there is a particular need for the population of patients with symptoms of possible oncological significance who consult the GP in ‘real life’...
Green, D.W., Walsh, D., Mann, S., Oreffo, R.O.C.
Synthetic bone replacement materials are now widely used in orthopedics. However, to date, replication of trabecular bone structure and mechanical competence has proved elusive. Maximization of bone...
Automated beam monitoring and diagnosis for CO/sub 2/ lasers (2002)
Mann, S., Böske, L., Kaierle, S., Kreutz, E.W., Poprawe, R.
The usage of a quality management, in combination with a standard certification, is nearly inevitable for todays industrial manufacturing. In laser materials processing, a periodical beam diagnosis...
Because of growing market requirements, software systems have become complexer than ever. Recently, component-based software engineering has been presented as a solution to face to this problem. A...
Lipofection strategy for the study of Xenopus retinal development (2002)
S.Mann, ...
The analysis of gene function during retinal development can be addressed by perturbing gene expression either by inhibition or by overexpression in desired regions and at defined stages of...
Because of growing market requirements, software systems have become complexer than ever. Recently, component-based software engineering has been presented as a solution to face to this problem. A...
Liquid crystalline assemblies of ordered gold nanorods (2002)
Jana, N. R., Gearheart, L. A., Obare, S. O., Johnson, C. J., Edler, K. J., Mann, S., ...
Gold nanorods have been prepared in aqueous solution using a seed-mediated growth approach in the presence of surfactant. We observe the formation of liquid crystalline phases in concentrated...
Brennan, T., Roser, S. J., Mann, S., Edler, K. J.
Time-resolved small-angle neutron scattering has been used to investigate the evolution of micelles in the subphase of surfactant-templated silica film-forming solutions. Two samples have been...
Concentration-dependent formation mechanisms in mesophase silica-surfactant films (2002)
Brennan, T., Hughes, A. V., Roser, S. J., Mann, S., Edler, K. J.
The development of surfactant-templated mesoporous films grown at the air/water interface was investigated using specular and off-specular X-ray reflectivity techniques. The samples were prepared in...
Intelligent beam monitoring and diagnostics for CO2 lasers (2001)
Kaierle, S., Mann, S., Ortmann, J., Kreutz, E.W., Poprawe, R.
Formation of BaSO4 fibres with morphological complexity in aqueous polymer solutions. (2001)
Qi, L. M., Cölfen, H., Antonietti, M., Li, M., Hopwood, J. D., Ashley, A. J., ...
Structural studies on surfactant-templated silica films grown at the air/water interface (2001)
Edler, K. J., Goldar, A., Hughes, A. V., Roser, S. J., Mann, S.
In situ characterisation of a growing surfactant-templated silica film has been carried out by X-ray reflectivity, diffuse X-ray scattering from the surface. Brewster angle microscopy and surface...
Summerton, N, Mann, S, Rigby, A, Petkar, S, Dhawan, J
Background. Palpitations are non-specific, with less than half of patients experiencing palpitations having a cardiac arrhythmia. Currently it seems that there is little evidence available to assist...
Jacob, V., Mann, S., Huttner, G., Walter, O., Zsolnai, L., Kaifer, E., ...
European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, (2001) Nr.10 S.2625-40
Gilles, C., Bonville, P., Wong, K. K. W., Mann, S.
The magnetic behaviour of nanoparticles of antiferromagnetic ferritin has been investigated by 57Fe Mossbauer absorption spectroscopy and magnetisation measurements, in the temperature range...
Gilles, C., Bonville, P., Wong, K. K. W., Mann, S.
The magnetic behaviour of nanoparticles of antiferromagnetic ferritin, with a mean Fe loading of 410 atoms per core, has been investigated by 57Fe Mossbauer absorption spectroscopy down to very low...
Withdrawal of intensive care in the patient's home (2000)
No abstract available.
Colston, S L, O'Connor, D, Barnes, P, Mayes, E L, Mann, S, Freimuth, H, ...
Vrij, A., Kneller, W., Mann, S.
As soon as liars realize that evaluators use CBCA to assess the credibility of their statements, it is possible that liars will gain knowledge of CBCA and try to 'improve' their statements in order...
Automated beam monitoring and diagnostics for laser materials processing (2000)
Mann, S., Fürst, B., Kaierle, S., Kreutz, E.W., Poprawe, R.
Deteriorations in the laser beam quality caused by pollution, wasting or defects of the optical components and the laser beam source can usually only be detected by time-consuming methods. Therefore,...
Towards a Component Concept for Continuous Software Engineering (2000)
Mann, S., Borusan, A., Ehrig, H., Große-Rhode, M., Mackenthun, R., Sünbül, A., ...
This paper will sketch the preliminary ideas for the component concept which are to be proven and investigated further within the research project "Continuous Software Engineering: Continuous...
Precise Semantics of Integrated Modeling Languages by Formal Metamodeling (2000)
Geisler, R., Klar, M., Mann, S.
We present a general concept for the precise definition of the semantics of multiple view languages by formal metamodeling. The presented metamodeling methodology is based on a formal metalanguage....
Synthesis and characterization of hydrophobic ferritin proteins. (1999)
Wong, K. K. W., Cölfen, H., Whilton, N. T., Douglas, T., Mann, S.
A metamodel for object-oriented statecharts (1998)
In this paper we present an approach for the definition of object-oriented modeling languages using a metamodel. In order to achieve a precise semantics we are using the formal specification language...
Hydrophobic proteins: Synthesis and characterization of organic-soluble alkylated ferritins. (1998)
Wong, K. K. W., Whilton, N. T., Cölfen, H., Douglas, T., Mann, S.
TOPOL, E, CALIFF, R, DIAZ, R, PAOLASSO, E, AYLWARD, P, ...
Auditory function after lumbar puncture. (1997)
Thussu, A, Subrahmanyan, A, Prabhakar, S, Ghosh, D, Mann, S, Chopra, J
Spezifikation einer Lichtsignalanlagen-Steuerung mit Mikro-SZ (1997)
Klar, M., Mann, S., Büssow, R., Geisler, R.
In diesem Bericht beschreiben wir die Spezifikation einer Lichtsignalanlagensteuerung mit dem Spezifikationsformalismus Mikro- SZ. Eine Lichtsignalanlage ist ein typischer Vertreter eines...
Extending dynamic range by combining different exposed pictures (1995)
address = "Boston, Massachusetts", year = "1994", note = "Also appears,--IS"&T's 48th annual conference,
Many applications in computer vision benefit from accurate,robust analysis of the coordinate transformation between two frames. Whether for image mosaicing, camera motion description, video...
Video Orbits of the Projective Group: A New Perspective on Image Mosaicing. (1995)
We present a new technique for estimating the projective (homographic) coordinate transformation between pairs of images, taken with a camera that is free to pan, tilt, rotate about its optical axis,...
HEIGHT, OCCUPATION AND BACK PAIN IN A NATIONAL PROSPECTIVE STUDY (1993)
KUH, D. J. L., COGGAN, D., MANN, S., COOPER, C., YUSUF, E.
Back pain is an important public health problem but there is a paucity of knowledge about risk factors and causal mechanisms. Previous studies have shown that tall men are more at risk of back pain,...
Oxidation of Manganese and Formation of Mn3O4 (Hausmannite) by Spore Coats of a Marine Bacillus sp
Mann, S., Sparks, N. H. C., Scott, G. H. E.
Isolated spore coats of a marine Bacillus species were incubated in 25 mM MnCl2 at pH 7.5. Manganese precipitates, formed on the coat surfaces, were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy,...
Resnick, L M, Gupta, R K, DiFabio, B, Barbagallo, M, Mann, S, Marion, R, ...
To study the ionic basis of salt sensitivity in hypertension, 19F-, 13P-, and 23Na-nuclear magnetic resonance techniques were used to measure cytosolic free calcium (Cai), pH (pHi), free magnesium...
Uttenweiler, D, Veigel, C, Steubing, R, Götz, C, Mann, S, Haussecker, H, ...
We present a novel approach of automatically measuring motion in series of microscopic fluorescence images. As a differential method, the three-dimensional structure tensor technique is used to...
Bazylinski, D. A., Frankel, R. B., Heywood, B. R., Mann, S., King, J. W., Donaghay, P. L., ...
A slowly moving, rod-shaped magnetotactic bacterium was found in relatively large numbers at and below the oxic-anoxic transition zone of a semianaerobic estuarine basin. Unlike all magnetotactic...
Kieso, H A, Gould, B A, Mann, S, Hornung, R S, Altman, D G, Raftery, E B
Thirty patients with essential hypertension participated in a double blind crossover trial in which they were randomly allocated to treatment with either once daily slow release metoprolol (200 mg)...
Effect of once-daily atenolol on ambulatory blood pressure.
Craig, M W, Kenny, D, Mann, S, Balasubramanian, V, Raftery, E B
Oxidation of Manganese and Formation of Mn3O4 (Hausmannite) by Spore Coats of a Marine Bacillus sp
Mann, S., Sparks, N. H. C., Scott, G. H. E.
Isolated spore coats of a marine Bacillus species were incubated in 25 mM MnCl2 at pH 7.5. Manganese precipitates, formed on the coat surfaces, were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy,...
Resnick, L M, Gupta, R K, DiFabio, B, Barbagallo, M, Mann, S, Marion, R, ...
To study the ionic basis of salt sensitivity in hypertension, 19F-, 13P-, and 23Na-nuclear magnetic resonance techniques were used to measure cytosolic free calcium (Cai), pH (pHi), free magnesium...
Uttenweiler, D, Veigel, C, Steubing, R, Götz, C, Mann, S, Haussecker, H, ...
We present a novel approach of automatically measuring motion in series of microscopic fluorescence images. As a differential method, the three-dimensional structure tensor technique is used to...
Bazylinski, D. A., Frankel, R. B., Heywood, B. R., Mann, S., King, J. W., Donaghay, P. L., ...
A slowly moving, rod-shaped magnetotactic bacterium was found in relatively large numbers at and below the oxic-anoxic transition zone of a semianaerobic estuarine basin. Unlike all magnetotactic...
Kieso, H A, Gould, B A, Mann, S, Hornung, R S, Altman, D G, Raftery, E B
Thirty patients with essential hypertension participated in a double blind crossover trial in which they were randomly allocated to treatment with either once daily slow release metoprolol (200 mg)...
Effect of once-daily atenolol on ambulatory blood pressure.
Craig, M W, Kenny, D, Mann, S, Balasubramanian, V, Raftery, E B
Ankylosing spondylitis and adenocarcinoma of the lung
Ahern, M. J., Maddison, P., Mann, S., Scott, C. A.
A man with long standing and severe ankylosing spondylitis, treated with radiotherapy, developed a primary adenocarcinoma of the lung in an area of apical fibrosis. The significance of this is...
Use of automatic computerised pump to maintain constant intragastric pH.
Hannan, A, Chesner, I, Merki, H S, Mann, S, Walt, R P
We used continuous variable rate infusions of famotidine in eight normal volunteers under fasting conditions to raise intragastric pH to 5.0. An intragastric glass electrode continuously monitored...
a St Mark's Hospital, Northwick Park, Watford Road, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK, b Stobhill General Hospital, Glasgow
Clinical characteristics of chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction in adults
St Mark's Hospital, Northwick Park, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ, UK
Coital blood pressure in hypertensives. Cephalgia, syncope, and the effects of beta-blockade.
Mann, S, Craig, M W, Gould, B A, Melville, D I, Raftery, E B
During the continuous monitoring of intra-arterial blood pressure in ambulant hypertensive subjects, 18 episodes of coitus were recorded in 11 subjects. Peak values of up to 300/175 mmHg found, the...
Effects of chronic beta-blockade on intra-arterial blood pressure during motor car driving.
Millar-Craig, M W, Mann, S, Balasubramanian, V, Cashman, P, Raftery, E B
Continuous intra-arterial blood pressure recordings during motor car driving were performed in 15 patients with untreated essential hypertension, using the "Oxford" recording technique. Each subject...
A study of the antihypertensive action of xipamide using ambulatory intra-arterial monitoring.
Raftery, E B, Melville, D I, Gould, B A, Mann, S, Whittington, J R
1 The antihypertensive activity of the diuretic xipamide has been studied in 18 patients with mild/moderate essential hypertension using the technique of continuous ambulatory intra-arterial blood...
Once daily beta-adrenoceptor blockade in hypertension: an ambulatory assessment.
Mann, S, Craig, M W, Balasubramanian, V, Raftery, E B
1 The ambulant intra-arterial blood pressure of eighteen hypertensive subjects was monitored before and again after 3 months treatment with thrice daily sotalol (six patients), twice daily pindolol...
Gould, B A, Hornung, R S, Kieso, H, Mann, S, Raftery, E B
1 We have assessed the efficacy of Viskaldix, a combination of pindolol 10 mg and clopamide 5 mg using continuous intra-arterial ambulatory blood pressure monitoring. 2 Fourteen of the sixteen...
Effect of labetalol in hypertension during exercise and postural changes.
Balasubramanian, V, Mann, S, Millar-Craig, M W, Raftery, E B
1 Fourteen hypertensive patients were studied by intra-arterial BP monitoring to quantify the effects of standardized physiological stresses: Valsalva manoeuvre, isometric, treadmill and bicycle...
Effect of labetalol on continuous ambulatory blood pressure.
Balasubramanian, V, Mann, S, Raftery, E B, Millar-Craig, M W, Altman, D
1 The hypotensive action of labetalol was evaluated during 24 h by continuous intra-arterial ambulatory monitoring in 14 patients. The dose used ranged from 300--1800 mg daily. 2 The drug caused a...
Propranolol LA and ambulatory blood pressure.
Mann, S, Craig, M W, Balasubramanian, V, Raftery, E B
1 The technique of continuous recording of intra-arterial blood pressure in ambulant hypertensives has been used to investigate the effects of a long-acting formulation of propranolol (propranolol...
Classification of agriculutral systems based on pesticide use intensity and saftey
Hernandez-Rivera, J., Mann, S.
An analysis of socio-economic driving forces in crop protection is proposed to improve the implementation of sustainable strategies. The analysis includes: (1) a classification of agricultural...