In this paper we analyse a successive interference cancellation (IC) scheme for M-ary QAM modulation in direct sequences code division multiple access (DS/CDMA) systems. The performance under Rayleigh fading is analysed for single modulation systems and systems employing either of two different methods, mixed modulation or parallel channels, for handling multiple data rates. We show that the su...

In the ascending auditory pathway, the inferior colliculus (IC) receives and integrates excitatory and inhibitory inputs from many lower auditory nuclei, intrinsic projections within the IC, contralateral IC through the commissure of the IC and from the auditory cortex. All these connections make the IC a major center for subcortical temporal and spectral integration of auditory information. In...

Several drug development strategies, including optimization of new antimalarial drug combinations, have been used to counter malaria drug resistance. We evaluated the malaria Sybr green I-based fluorescence (MSF) assay for its use in in vitro drug combination sensitivity assays. Drug combinations of previously published synergistic (atovaquone and proguanil), indifferent (chloroquine and azithr...

The 1149.1 TAP controller has proven to be an effective test interface for ICs on boards using its standard 4 pin interface (TCK, TMS, TDI, TDO). One of the most important features of the TAP is its Protocol, which provides an easy to follow Plug & Play IC test interface. This Protocol defines and enforces; (1) a Test Reset Mode, (2) a Run/Test Idle Mode, (3) an Instruction Scan Mode, and (4) a...

The design and manufacturing steps of a chip typically involve several parties. For example, may comprise third-party intellectual property (IP) cores the integrated circuit (IC) fabrication be outsourced to foundry. IP ICs are shared with potentially untrusted third parties and, as result, subject piracy attacks. Even more, any legally purchased reverse engineered retrieve down transistor leve...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the variability in cerebral activation according to pain intensity and the association between variability in cerebral activation and clinical features in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). METHODS Nineteen FMS female patients and 22 age-matched healthy female controls were enrolled in this study. Changes in ...

In a microphone array system where references of interference are additionally available, the unwanted signals in the received signals can be removed using Widrow’s interference-cancelling (IC) approach. However, in the presence of crosstalk, IC can result in severe cancellation of the desired speech signal. In this paper, we propose a crosstalk-resistant method for joint interference suppressi...

Identifying the progenitors of Type Ib and Type Ic supernovae requires knowing, among other things, whether SNe Ib eject hydrogen, and whether SNe Ic eject helium, and perhaps even hydrogen. Recently it has become clear that some SNe Ib do eject hydrogen, and it may be that all SNe Ib do. Two arguments that have been made in the past that SNe Ic eject helium are difficult to confirm, but I disc...