In this paper we present a hardware design technique which utilises runtime recon guration for a particular class of applications. For a multiplication circuit implemented within an FPGA, a speci c instance of multiplying by a constant provides a signi cant reduction of required logic when compared to the generic case when multiplying any two arbitrary values. The use of recon guration allows t...

Imbalanced training sample means that one class is represented by a large number of examples while the other is represented by only a few. This problem may produce an important deterioration of the classifier performance, in particular with patterns belonging to the less represented classes. The majority of the studies in this area are oriented, mainly, to resolve problems with two classes. How...

Improving outcomes for patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) remains a major unmet healthcare need— in this, we entirely agree with the ‘pro’ debate article by Gisli Jenkins. In this regard, the efforts of drug companies in developing novel drugs and collaboration with expert clinical investigators in the field of IPF in wanting to demonstrate the therapeutic efficacy for patients w...

Let $G$ be a simple graph with vertex set ${v_1,v_2,ldots,v_n}$. The common neighborhood graph (congraph) of $G$, denoted by $con(G)$, is the graph with vertex set ${v_1,v_2,ldots,v_n}$, in which two vertices are adjacent if and only they have at least one common neighbor in the graph $G$. The basic properties of $con(G)$ and of its energy are established.

We propose two new Lagrangian dual problems for chance-con-strained stochastic programs based on relaxing nonanticipativity constraints. We compare the strength of the proposed dual bounds and demonstrate that they are superior to the bound obtained from the continuous relaxation of a standard mixed-integer programming (MIP) formulation. For a given dual solution, the associated Lagrangian rela...

This in vitro study was conducted to evaluate lymphocyte blastogenic and cytokine production by bovine peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) stimulated with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), pokeweed mitogen (PWM) and concanavalin A (Con A) mitogens, by using tetrazolium salt and ELISA tests, respectively. The results presented that  Interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, IL-17 and IFN-...