|A demodulation algorithm for a base station receiver in a direct sequence (DS) spread spectrum code division multiple access (CDMA) communication system is proposed which performs joint multiuser detection and estimation using the output signals of an antenna array in the absence of a tight power control. The scheme is a combination of a multistage (MS) detector for data recovery and a space-a...

In this work we describe an efficient implementation of a hierarchy of algorithms for Gaussian elimination upon dense matrices over the field with two elements (F2). We discuss both wellknown and new algorithms as well as our implementations in the M4RI library, which has been adopted into SAGE. The focus of our discussion is a block iterative algorithm for PLE decomposition which is inspired b...

The serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) method is based on the isolation of unique sequence tags from individual transcripts and concatenation of tags serially into long DNA molecules. SAGE is an innovative technique that offers the potential of cataloging both the identity and relative frequencies of mRNA transcripts in a given RNA preparation. It can quantify low-abundance transcripts a...

This paper presents a capacity based analysis of directional Multiple-Input MultipleOutput (MIMO) channel measurements that were conducted with (16 x 16) element Uniform Circular Arrays (UCA) of patch antennas. The effect of antenna array configuration on performance has been investigated. A comparison between directly measured MIMO channels and MIMO channels generated from the multipath parame...

In this work an efficient algorithm to perform a block decomposition for large dense rectangular matrices with entries in 2 is presented. Matrices are stored as column blocks of row major matrices in order to facilitate rows operation and matrix multiplications with block of columns. One of the major bottlenecks of matrix decomposition is the pivoting involving both rows and column exchanges. S...

Background Salvia officinalis (sage) is a native plant to the Mediterranean region and has been used for a long time in traditional medicine for various diseases. We investigated possible anti-diabetic, anti-inflammatory and anti-obesity effects of sage methanol (MetOH) extract in a nutritional mouse model of obesity, inflammation and insulin resistance, as well as its effects on lipolysis and ...

Serial analysis of gene expression (SAGE) is a powerful tool, which provides quantitative and comprehensive expression profile of genes in a given cell population. It works by isolating short fragments of genetic information from the expressed genes that are present in the cell being studied. These short sequences, called SAGE tags, are linked together for efficient sequencing. The frequency of...

Common sage (Salvia officinalis L.) is among the plants that are claimed to be beneficial to diabetic patients, and previous studies have suggested that some of its extracts have hypoglycaemic effects in normal and diabetic animals. In the present study, we aimed to verify the antidiabetic effects of an infusion (tea) of common sage, which is the most common form of this plant consumed. Replaci...