... optimal or near optimal route The basic IWD algorithm forms the aggregation tree with the re-enforcement of attracting other water drops in the next round ofthe tree construction at the junction ... difference between temperature ofthe body and that ofthe ambient environment However, the amount of energy harvested is limited due tothe small size ofthe harvester and the fluctuation ofthe energy ... time to collect data sent from all the cluster members, meanwhile it takes a short time for member nodes to transmit information to their CH Another techniques that can be applied to reduce the...
... regulation of crucial transcription factors, which are in the centre of many pathways, like nuclear factor-kappa B, the activity ofthe latter has been shown to be regulated by GCs, too [17] We are ... interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions All authors participated in the design ofthe study UK carried out immunohistochemical analysis, performed ... decreasing the correlation coefficients between two markers in dependency ofthe intervention In case of very strong therapeutic agents it may be suspected that therapeutic intervention challenges the...
... (Figure 1) The GAGD process uses the natural tendency ofthe gas to rise tothe top and the descent ofthe injected water tothe bottom by injecting gas into the reservoir using (existing) vertical ... ownership ofthe resources is allowed through the transfer of rights tothe contractor (the contractor bears all the risks and most ofthe rewards) and the payment of bonuses, royalties and taxes tothe ... pairs, the location ofthe well pairs, the location ofthe horizontal producers above the oil-water contact, the CO2 injection rates, the production rates and the lag time in between the start of...
... Network parameters used forthe evaluation are shown in Table The cost for data transmission tothe next hop is set to one unit of energy On the other hand, the costs for data reception and data ... (b) rectangular-shaped network Let X be the total number of hops from all the cluster-heads tothe sink node in the network Since the total number of hops of cluster-heads with k hops tothe sink ... cluster-heads Then, the TDMA schedules are distributed tothe nodes In the steady-state phase, according tothe TDMA schedules, each member node forwards sensed data to its cluster-head and then...
... related tothe ubiquity characteristic ofthe system; their possible integration into the furniture’s upholstery could further highlight the ubiquitous feature of a system like this The smart textiles ... tothe user, to active elements providing the ability to interact with the user, and this translates in a greater quantity of applications and features that allow to monitor different aspects ... consisted in comparing the LQI value with and without the metal box Its goal is to validate our assumption that the straight line is the main contributor tothe received signal In the second part of...
... in the group has to take part in their work going to each ofthe family in their neighbour to take the notes ofthe amount of energy they spent (water, electricity, ,oil,coal…) in a module of time ... from the chart • By the end ofthe lesson Ss.will be able to read the information from the chart and write a description from it • This design can help them to infinite the information in the ... front ofthe class and share the best way tothe web site ofthe resources file of City education service ACTIVITIES All Ss.in each group should their real assignement to be able to collect the...
... generates the majority ofthe company’s revenue Approximately, the contribution of that activity tothe company’s overall revenue accounts for two thirds ofthe total The company also determines that ... goods for consumption, storage at the port of arrival, or transportation to another port of entry following the same procedures as forthe port of arrival The entry of imports for consumption ... for profit The imported goods arenot treated or processed in the re-export country Therefore, there are three countries participate in this import procedure: the import country, the re-export country...
... algorithm’s rate of learning The two factors arethe learning rate coefficient (eta), and the momentum factor, alpha To optimize the rate at which a network learns, these factors must be set and/or ... groups termed layers There are three distinct types of layers: the input layer, the hidden layer(s) and the output layer There are connections between the nodes of adjacent layers to relay the output ... network through the nodes ofthe input layer The input layer nodes have the purpose to distribute the input information tothe next processing layer (i.e., the first hidden layer) The hidden and output...
... meteorological stations ofthe National Observatory of Athens (NOA) [8] and ofthe Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) [9] The results forthe two decades are compared and the existing ... daily temperature It is worth to be mentioned that these design data from the meteorological stations of NOA and AUTh arenot included neither in the climate data of ASHRAE [2] nor ofthe Hellenic ... heating and cooling with temperature data ofthe decade 1983-1992 as well as ofthe 1993-2002 decade The total results forthe two cities are presented in Tables and The thermal energy for heating...
... mutants are indicated in the box on the top right The scale forthe velocity ofthe mutants is indicated on the left side and that forthe wild-type enzyme on the right side The assay conditions ... ligand but is not involved in the proton pathway through the membrane For proton translocation the phenolic hydroxyl of Y229 appears to switch between the protonated and the deprotonated state The ... controls with the wild-type enzyme These results thus indicate that the S382A mutation severely affects the Na+ binding affinity so that very high Na+ concentrations arerequiredto activate the...
... and of total factor productivity Surprisingly, the authors found no significant impact of reforms on the growth of labour productivity or on total factor productivity It seems therefore that deregulation ... subject to new legislation to improve statistical reporting in order to better monitor its development Such legislation is an essential element for evaluating the performance ofthe network industries ... creation, but one cannot determine whether this was driven by the opening up of markets to competitors and/or growth ofthe sector More in-depth analysis is needed to see to what extent this...
... Execution The execution phase often proves to be the most intense and active phase ofthe test You must execute the test plan methodically and gather the results accurately You then must decide whether ... Operate In the Operate Phase, the project starts the transition to an operational function, which is the final test ofthe design’s readiness and capability to meet the needs ofthe business The ... defects in the least amount of time, at the lowest possible cost.” ■ “It is as important to test the readiness of existing production networks prior tothe launch of new services as it is to test “green...
... ofthe reports ofthe patients about the exact onset of their ischemic symptoms may potentially overestimate or underestimate the duration of their ischemic symptoms This may have influenced the ... similar characteristics, including the same cutoff point for a positive test to detect H-FABP It is not known certainly whether the initial and updated versions ofthe Cardio Detect® test kits were ... sensitivity of TnT was expected to be low during the early phase of chest pain, since cardiac troponin may not be detectable for up to h after the onset of chest pain The sensitivity of Cardio Detect...
... in the dispatch and response time performance, but is also evident in the analysis ofthe mean status times for each ofthe case type categories Most notable is the status time ofthe neonatal ... 45 most apparent The dramatic increase in the percentage of calls dispatched within is responsible forthe bulk ofthe performance improvement Another aspect ofthe process that influences the ... 6-month rotation A further initiative was to ensure that each ALS crew had the necessary equipment to execute the neonatal transfers Therefore, ambulances avoided wasting time in an attempt to...
... capacity evolution together with an equipment replacement and site upgrade strategy Results show that network operators can get relatively close to their targets, with energy reductions of up to ... requiring the RF module to transmit at higher power (double) in order to ensure the desired power at the antenna A solution to this is to install the RF module in close proximity tothe antenna, with ... backhaul assumption reflects the situation of most MNOs that not own a fixed network and arerequiredto lease capacity from other operators Results show that the operational costs of a network increase...
... profile The objective of these tests is to evaluate the impact of multicast routing in the traffic for different configurations ofthe testbed when the network is not fully congested Taking these two ... the flow When receiving the proofs, the gateway sends them tothe authentication and accounting server to verify the truthfulness ofthe information, through the cryptographic information contained ... order forthe nodes to get an IPv6 address The first metric evaluated is the throughput achieved In Table we show the variation ofthe throughput with the addition of more nodes tothe network, both...
... individually before each attempt in the experiment Then the no-load input before each attempt has the value of 4.09 kW The value ofthe torque varies during the chipping process along the stem ofthe tree ... feed effect, it means that the stem is pressed tothe disc by itself (Očkajová 1996) To separate the chips the condition that α > β must be met, it means that the force FT is positive Otherwise ... energy used for cutting wood was supplied by the motor during caracole and by the rotor in consequence ofthe revolution decrease The torque ofthe rotor consists ofthe disc torque, shaft torque...
... treat ADHD in the UK are licensed for use in adults, although treatment trials required by the regulatory bodies are underway that are expected to lead to extension of current licensing tothe ... time of taking the medication they feel calmer, more focused and better able to initiate and complete tasks They report improvements in their ability to focus their attention, greater motivation ... prison/institutional settings, and these behavioural problems might therefore be expected to respond to treatments that reduce levels of ADHD symptoms The reasons forthe particularly high rates of behavioural...
... recognize the limits ofthe treatment and shift our focus to other strategies for prevention and treatment of AKI Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Acknowledgements ... timing of RRT in AKI, we left the decision to start RRT tothe treating bedside clinical team Furthermore, the mean blood urea nitrogen at initiation of RRT was lower than that reported in other ... recent studies [20-22] and was not different between the two treatment arms We therefore believe that the issue of timing of therapy has little or no impact on the generalizability ofthe study’s...