New coplanar waveguide (CPW) filters with a forkshaped defected ground structure (DGS) are proposed for radio-frequency (RF) and microwave applications. The miniature CPW DGS filters developed are based on the silicon technology. The filters are able to provide the bandstop characteristics with high attenuation in the stop band and low insertion loss in the pass band. A typical filter designed ...

The defected ground structure (DGS) is one such technique which were intentionally modified to enhance the performance of the ground plane metal of a microstrip circuit. Importantly, in microwave application, the DGS plays an important role in analyzing the effect of surface and leaky waves. Tthe time of Practical verification, the surface and leaky waves are affected by the propagation errors ...

In this paper, a grid connected microgrid with multiple inverter-based distributed generators (DGs) is considered. DG in FFC mode regulates the microgrid as a controllable load from the utility point of view as long as its output is within the capacity limit. The transition mode causes a change in frequency of microgrid due to the loss of power transferred between main grid and microgrid. Frequ...

The Intergeo project started in October 2007 and will be funded until September 2010. Its main concern is the propagation of Interactive or Dynamic Geometry Software throughout Europe. Interactive Geometry is a way to improve mathematics education by using computers and Dynamic Geometry Software (DGS) and there are many advantages in comparison to “classical” geometry without DGS [Kortenkamp et...

Microdeletions/-duplications in the 22q11 region cause a variety of disorders, including DiGeorge syndrome (DGS; MIM 188400), velocardiofacial syndrome (VCFS; MIM 192430) and cat eye syndrome (CES; MIM 115470). DGS and VCFS have a large clinical overlap and are both caused by deletions of a specific 1-3 Mb region on chromosome 22q11. The overall birth prevalence of 22q11 deletions appears to be...

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is complex and most likely results from an unknown combination of genetic and environmental factors. Here, we defined discrete genes (DGs) in a microarray analysis and found that the percentage of DGs versus all analyzable genes correlated with PD progression. Furthermore, this new parameter was also easily used to evaluate the therapeutic effect of highfrequency electr...

Atypical complete DiGeorge syndrome (DGS) is an extremely rare congenital disease characterized by an eczematous dermatitis, lymphadenopathy, and an oligoclonal T-cell proliferation. Because its initial presentation may be confused with other types of eczematous dermatitis, diagnosis and treatment are usually delayed. We describe herein a case of an infant with atypical complete DGS to draw att...

A life cycle assessment of the impact of distillers grains plus solubles (DGS) on mitigation of energy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions comparing corn ethanol to gasoline demonstrates the importance of feeding wet DGS (WDGS) to feedlot cattle to optimize the environmental benefit of ethanol production relative to gasoline. Ethanol produced in Nebraska has a superior environmental impact compa...

Among the most well-characterized cardiac congenital malformations are those associated with DiGeorge syndrome (DGS)/velocardiofacial syndrome. DGS is mainly caused by heterozygous deletion of a region of chromosome 22q11.2 and is characterized by cardiac conotruncal malformations, aortic arch anomalies, dysmorphic face and hypoplasia of the thymus and parathyroid.1 This spectrum of anomalies i...

Recently, democratic group signatures(DGSs) particularly catch our attention due to their great flexibilities, i.e., no group manager, anonymity, and individual traceability. In existing DGS schemes, individual traceability says that any member in the group can reveal the actual signer’s identity from a given signature. In this paper, we formally describe the definition of DGS, revisit its secu...