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We use the techniques of Karchmer and Widgerson KW90] to derive strong lower bounds on the expected parallel time to compute boolean functions by circuits. By average time, we mean the time needed on a self-timed circuit, a model introduced recently by Jakoby, Reischuk, and Schindelhauer, JRS94] in which gates compute their output as soon as it is determined (possibly by a subset of the inputs ...

In this paper, we analyze the end-to-end routing performance of a wireless sensor network with uncoordinated power management (UPM). In UPM, nodes power on and off with a predetermined duty cycle. We consider the effects of changing the specified duty cycle, spatial node density, and mobility on end-to-end delays, buffering requirements, and the actual, realized energy savings in both stationar...

the present study examined the antioxidant defense of glutamine on plasma and liver antioxidant status in broilers under phs with respect to changes in the levels of lipid peroxidation marker malondialdehyde (mda), total antioxidant status (tas) and the activities of anti peroxidative enzymes [superoxide dismutase (sod) and glutathione dependent antioxidant enzymes glutathione peroxidase (gpx)]...