Neurons in the inferior colliculus (IC) that are excited by one ear and inhibited by the other [excitatory-inhibitory (EI) neurons] can code interaural intensity disparities (IIDs), the cues animals use to localize high frequencies. Although EI properties are first formed in a lower nucleus and imposed on some IC cells via an excitatory projection, many other EI neurons are formed de novo in th...

In the auditory pathway, the inferior colliculus (IC) receives and integrates excitatory and inhibitory inputs from the lower auditory nuclei, contralateral IC, and auditory cortex (AC), and then uploads these inputs to the thalamus and cortex. Meanwhile, the AC modulates the sound signal processing of IC neurons, including their latency (i.e., first-spike latency). Excitatory and inhibitory co...

In this paper we explore the use of asynchronous routers in a time-divisionmultiplexed (TDM) network-on-chip (NOC), Argo that is being developed for a multiprocessor platform for hard real-time systems. TDM inherently requires a common time reference, and existing TDM-based NOC designs are either synchronous or mesochronous. We use asynchronous routers to achieve a simpler, smaller, and more ro...

A single-supply 5V preamplifier IC for magnetoresistive (MR) read element tape drive is described. The IC incorporates six independent read amplifiers, and four independent write drivers. The read amplifier is a fully differential current sense circuit. MR bias current direction steering is incorporated without additional switches in the signal path. In addition the IC incorporates a voltage re...

the aim of the present paper is to define and study (ic)$lm$-fuzzytopological spaces, a generalization of (weakly) induced $lm$-fuzzytopological spaces. we discuss the basic properties of(ic)$lm$-fuzzy topological spaces, and introduce the notions ofinterior (ic)-fication and exterior (ic)-fication of $lm$-fuzzytopologies and prove that {bf iclm-ftop} (the category of(ic)$lm$-fuzzy topological ...

Methods. "Ameijeiras Brother's" and "Cmdt. Manuel Fajardo" Hospitals enrolled 64 patients (multicentre retrospective cohort) with aneurysmal subarachnoid haemorrhage and rebleeding. The patients were admitted to the Stroke Unit (SU) between January 1, 2006, and December 1, 2013. Demographic, clinical, and radiological variables were examined in logistic regression to evaluate independent factor...

As a result of the exhaustion fossil energy sources and corresponding increase their negative environmental impact, recent research has intensively focused on regions alternative resources and, especially, solar energy. Slow tracking maximum power point (MPP) fluctuations around MPP reduce efficiency photovoltaic generation systems (PV). This study offers novel design for MPPT controller, which...

The present study aimed to extend the application of the reflective-impulsive model to restrained eating and explore the effect of automatic attention (impulsive system) on food choices. Furthermore, we examined the moderating effects of general inhibitory control (G-IC) and food-specific inhibitory control (F-IC) on successful and unsuccessful restrained eaters (US-REs). Automatic attention wa...

During the testing of microsystems, one has to cope with many problems resulting from inaccessibility, different technologies, and nonelectrical failure modes. A number of mixed-signal test techniques have been applied to test a new advanced microsystem. The choices on testing are directly dependent on implementation form and application area of the microsystem. Mixed-signal testing approaches ...

Herb-drug interactions have received more attention in recent years because of the widespread popularity of herbal supplements. However, there are limited data on the effect of herbs on glucuronidation in humans. The goal of this work was to examine the effect of Ginkgo biloba extract and its main flavonoid and terpene lactone constituents on mycophenolic acid (MPA) 7-O-glucuronidation. Human l...