Historically, the task for low voltage users has been relatively straightforward; choose one supplier from many in the market, based on a number of criteria including price, reliability, functionality, and communications. However, for a drive control solution for larger industrial loads, the situation is not so clear-cut. Until quite recently, most engineers faced with a highpower application w...

In this paper we present a framework for research into the development of an Active Observer. The components of such an observer are the low and intermediate visual processing modules. Some of these modules have been adapted from the community and some have been investigated in the GRASP laboratory, most notably modules for the understanding of surface reflections via color and multiple views a...

The ATM service category UBR is intended for non-real-time applications that do not require guaranteed QoS commitments. With additional, relatively inexpensive control functions such as packet discard schemes, UBR could become a cost-effective alternative for the transmission of data traffic, offering a straightforward and flexible solution as opposed to nrt-VBR and GFR that applies stricter tr...

A theoretical and experimental study of the dense-spray region of pressure-atomized nonevaporating sprays is described, emphasizing effects of ambient gas density in the atomization breakup regime. Mean liquid volume fraction distributions were measured for 9.5 mm diameter water jets in still air at pressures of 1-8 atm. Mixing was strongly affected by the gaslliquid density ratio and the degre...

Background & Aims: Sodium arsenite causes oxidative stress and endocrine disorders in the reproductive system. The aim was to investigate the protective role of curcumin as an antioxidant on the seminal vesicle tissue in adult mice treated with sodium arsenite. Materials & Methods: Adult male Naval Medical Research Institute (NMRI) mice were randomly divided into 5 groups (six mice per group) ...

Background Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is one of the most common neonatal respiratory disease and its symptoms usually begins in the first few hours after birth. The volume of fluid intake according to the neonate's conditions varies. We aimed to compare the restricted fluids volume with standard fluids volume in treatment of neonates with TTN. Materials and Methods: This clinical ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate a self-regulation intervention for asthma for older adults. DESIGN A blinded randomized controlled trial. SETTING Single-center tertiary care academic center. PARTICIPANTS Seventy older adults aged 65 and older with persistent asthma randomized to an intervention or control group. INTERVENTION Participants participate in a six-session program conducted over the te...

objective(s):the hippocampus has been implicated in pathophysiology of schizophrenia. prenatal stress is a contributing risk factor for a wide variety of neuropsychiatric diseases including schizophrenia. this study examined long-term effects of prenatal restraint stress on the stereological parameters in the cornu ammonis (ca) of adult male rats as an animal model of schizophrenia. materials a...