We introduce the SCP the sorted common prefix, and study some of its properties. Based on the internal representations used by a class of new compression schemes, we show how the SCP table can be constructed using an ( ) max κ Σ + u O number of comparisons on average, and ( ) Σ u O worst case, where u is the size of the sequence, Σ is the number of symbols, and max κ is the maximum SCP value. W...

Development and usage of Case Based Reasoning (CBR) driven medical diagnostic system requires a large volume of clinical cases that depict the problem-solving methodology of medical experts. Successful usage of CBR based systems in healthcare is constrained by the need for a continuous supply of current and correct clinical cases (in an electronic medium) from medical experts. To address this c...

An extension of the one-cycle control (OCC) method for switched-capacitor (SC) converters is proposed in this paper, featuring a fast dynamic response, wide line and load operation ranges, and simplicity in implementation. To illustrate the operation principle of this nonlinear control method and to demonstrate its simplicity in design, a dual-phase unity gain SC converter is examined. A new co...

Mixed-model assembly lines have been recognized as a major enabler to handle product variety. However, the assembly process becomes very complex when the number of product variants is high, which, in turn, may impact the system performance in terms of quality and productivity. This paper considers the variety induced manufacturing complexity in manual mixed-model assembly lines where operators ...

The problem of dictionary matching is a classical problem in string matching: given a set S of d strings of total length n characters over an (not necessarily constant) alphabet of size σ, build a data structure so that we can match in a any text T all occurrences of strings belonging to S. The classical solution for this problem is the Aho-Corasick automaton which finds all occ occurrences in ...

In the path minimum query problem, we preprocess a tree on n weighted nodes, such that given an arbitrary path, we can locate the node with the smallest weight along this path. We design novel succinct indices for this problem; one of our index structures supports queries in O(α(m,n)) time, and occupiesO(m) bits of space in addition to the space required for the input tree, where m is an intege...

MicroPET imaging studies using (18)F-nifene, a new positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer for nicotinic acetylcholinergic receptors (nAChR) α4β2 receptors in rats, have been carried out. Rats were imaged for 90 min after intravenous injection of (18)F-nifene (0.8 to 1 mCi), and binding potential (BP(ND)) was measured. (18)F-Nifene binding to thalamic and extrathalamic brain regions was ...

Oral cavity cancer (OCC) is associated with high incidence of loco-regional recurrences, which account for the majority of treatment failures post-surgery and radiotherapy. The time-course of relapse manifestation and metastasis are unpredictable. Relapsed OCC represents a major clinical challenge in part due to their aggressive and invasive behaviors. Chemotherapy remains the only option for a...

Recently, substantial development is observed in the area of Internet Vehicles owing to application wireless communication technologies. Majority these technologies are based on radio frequency (RF); however, RF spectra overly congested and regulated, hence, insufficient support massive data traffic future. In recent times, optical camera (OCC) that uses a light-emitting diode (LED) as transmit...

Visible light communication (VLC) has emerged as a promising technology for wireless due to its advantages of the vast optical spectrum, high energy efficiency, and no electromagnetic interference radiation. With widespread adoption LED infrastructure camera-equipped smart devices, camera (OCC) gained momentum pragmatic version VLC based on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) devices. Compared with...