We propose a new algorithm for blind source separation (BSS), in which independent component analysis (ICA) and beamforming are combined to resolve the low-convergence problem through optimization in ICA. The proposed method consists of the following four parts: (1) frequency-domain ICA with direction-ofarrival (DOA) estimation, (2) null beamforming based on the estimated DOA, (3) diversity of ...

Abstract Plant color was an important landscape of the urban green space, and quantitative analysis its characteristics could provide a basis for plant configuration. The leaf attributes 80 colored-leaf plants were studied Scenic Beauty Estimates (SBE) used to evaluate their beauty. data leaves obtained by MATLAB software scanner under hue–saturation–brightness (HSB) system then further analyze...

A 57 year old white man with aortic insufficiency and previously undiagnosed ankylosing spondylitis, who developed subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), is described. Emergency aortic valve replacement was necessary, and the aortic valve pathology showed diffusely fibrosed and thickened valve leaflets with bacterial vegetations. This is the first recorded case of SBE in ankylosing spondylitis.

Microstructures of 3C-SiC grown by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) technique on undulant silicon substrate and a further developed technique called switch-back epitaxy (SBE) were studied using transmission electron microscopy (TEM). In case of the CVD sample, the density of the stacking faults was found to be significantly decreasing along growth direction. Sites of collision of stacking faults...

Aquaculture systems may release large amounts of nutrients into the marine ecosystem that can lead to eutrophication. Many seaweed species are efficient in reducing the nutrient concentration in aquaculture waste. In this study, the agarophyte Gelidium elegans originating from Korea was investigated for bioremediation of tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) broodstock effluent (SBE) in a shrimp hatch...

background and purpose: determined outcomes in education are based on the ultimate expectations from the medical graduates. methods: one hundred and two medical school graduates of the last 4 years of universities located in a city were asked in 2015 to self-evaluate themselves according to 42 expected skill outcomes. these 42 procedures were approved in 2007, by expert panels of iranian minist...

introduction: systems-based practice (sbp) is one of the six competencies introduced by the acgme for physicians to provide high quality of care and also the most challenging of them in performance, training, and evaluation of medical students. this concept analysis clarifies the concept of sbp by identifying its components to make it possible to differentiate it from other similar concepts. fo...

Simulation-based medical education can provide medical training in a nonjudgmental, patient-safe, and effective environment. Although simulation has been a relatively new addition to medical education, the aeronautical, judicial, and military fields have used simulation training for hundreds of years, with positive outcomes. Simulation-based medical education can be used in a variety of setting...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common joint disorder with varying degrees of inflammation and sustained oxidative stress. The root extract of Scutellaria baicalensis (SBE) has been used for the treatment of inflammatory and other diseases. Here, we performed activity-guided HPLC-fractionation of SBE, identified the active ingredient(s) and investigated its chondroprotective potential. We found that t...

Simulation-based education allows experiential learning without risk to patients. Interprofessional education aims to provide opportunities to different professions for learning how to work effectively together. Interprofessional simulation-based education presents many challenges, including the logistics of setting up the session and providing effective feedback to participants with different ...