This work is an update of the literature on product-service systems (PSS) through a review of the literature from 2006 to 2011.Aiming at changing consumption of products to CREAM a more sustainable society, the PSS has been considered a competitive opportunity, which offers the use of the product through the provision of services.In this context, t
The accurate extraction and mapping of built-up areas play an important role in many social, economic, and environmental studies.In this paper, we propose a novel approach for built-up area detection from high spatial resolution remote sensing images, using a block-based multi-scale feature representation framework.First, an image is divided into s
Advanced type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with significant morbidity and mortality due to cardiovascular, nervous, and renal complications.Attempts to cure diabetes mellitus using islet transplantation have been successful in providing a source for insulin secreting cells.However, limited donors, graft rejection, the need for continued immune
Firstly, based on the mass action law, the kinetics equation of the opposing reaction was established in the form of first-order ordinary differential equations and it was solved by the fourth order Runge-Kutta method to calculate the concentration of each substance at any time for the opposing reaction; Secondly, the equilibrium Golf Mat concentra
Current control of tomato golden mosaic disease, caused in Brazil predominantly by tomato severe rugose virus (ToSRV), is dependent on both, planting resistant/tolerant hybrids and intensive insecticide sprays (two to three per week) for controlling Bemisia tabaci, the vector of ToSRV.Resistant hybrids only confer moderate resistance to infection b