In this paper, we investigate single-carrier (SC) and multi-carrier IDMA schemes with cyclic prefixing (CP) and zero padding (ZP) techniques. These schemes are called SC-IDMA-CP, SC-IDMA-ZP, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM)-IDMA-CP and OFDM-IDMA-ZP, respectively. By exploiting the circulant property of channel matrices, the multi-user detection of these schemes can be efficient...

Let λ > 0 , Zp,q denote R2 endowed with the norm |x|p,q = (‖x‖p +λ‖x‖q) 1 2 . Recently, James constant J(Zp,q) and von Neumann-Jordan constant CNJ(Zp,q) have been investigated under the two cases of a space 2 p q ∞ and 1 p q 2 . In this note, we show an inequality on these two constants under the case of 1 p 2 q ∞ . As an application, we give a sufficient condition for the space Zp,q with unifo...

Let Zp be the finite field of prime order p and A be a subset of Zp. We prove several sharp results about the following two basic questions: (1) When can one represent zero as a sum of distinct elements of A ? (2) When can one represent every element of Zp as a sum of distinct elements of A ?

Many secreted eukaryotic glycoproteins that play fundamental roles in development, hearing, immunity, and cancer polymerize into filaments and extracellular matrices through zona pellucida (ZP) domains. ZP domain proteins are synthesized as precursors containing C-terminal propeptides that are cleaved at conserved sites. However, the consequences of this processing and the mechanism by which na...

Sperm binding activity has been detected in zona pellucida (ZP) glycoproteins and it is generally accepted that this activity resides in the carbohydrate moieties. In the present study we aim to identify some of the specific carbohydrate molecules involved in the bovine sperm-ZP interaction. We performed sperm binding competition assays, in vitro fecundation (IVF) in combination with different ...

The zona pellucida (ZP) is a highly organized extracellular coat that surrounds all mammalian eggs. The mouse egg ZP is composed of three glycoproteins, called mZP1-3, that are synthesized, secreted, and assembled into a ZP exclusively by growing oocytes. Here, we microinjected epitope-tagged (Myc and Flag) cDNAs for mZP2 and mZP3 into the germinal vesicle (nucleus) of growing oocytes isolated ...

Let p be a fixed prime number. Throughout this paper Zp, Qp, and Cp will, respectively, denote the ring of p-adic rational integers, the field of p-adic rational numbers, and the completion of algebraic closure of Qp. For x ∈ Cp, we use the notation x q 1 − q / 1 − q . Let UD Zp be the space of uniformly differentiable functions on Zp, and let vp be the normalized exponential valuation of Cp wi...

We investigate the non-perturbative structure of two planar Zp×Zp lattice gauge models and discuss their relevance to two-dimensional condensed matter systems and Josephson junction arrays. Both models involve two compact U(1) gauge fields with Chern-Simons interactions, which break the symmetry down to Zp×Zp. By identifying the relevant topological excitations (instantons) and their interactio...

Abstract: Background: Insomnia is usually associated with mental and physical daytime impairment. Zaleplon (Zp) indicated in insomnia management but its limited aqueous solubility led to low bioavailability (BAV) ~30%. Self-nanoemulsifying drug delivery system (SNEDDS) was a recommended nano-delivery for improvement poorly soluble drugs’ oral bioavailability. Consequently, this study aimed prep...