In this paper, we propose a novel framework called rigid body localization for joint position and orientation estimation of a rigid body. We consider a setup in which a few sensors are mounted on a rigid body. The absolute position of the sensors on the rigid body, or the absolute position of the rigid body itself is not known. However, we know how the sensors are mounted on the rigid body, i.e...

BACKGROUND. Cell-free circulating nucleic acids, including 22-nt microRNAs (miRNAs), represent noninvasive biomarkers for treatment response monitoring of cancer patients. While the majority of plasma miRNA is bound to proteins, a smaller, less well-characterized pool is associated with extracellular vesicles (EVs). Here, we addressed whether EV-associated miRNAs reflect metabolic disease in cl...

Many environmental endocrine-disrupting compounds act as ligands for nuclear receptors. Among these receptors, the human pregnane X receptor (hPXR) is well described as a xenobiotic sensor to various classes of chemicals, including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and steroids. To assess the potential use of PXR as a sensor for aquatic emerging pollutants, we employed an in vitro reporter gene assa...

INTRODUCTION: Functional diseases of the gastrointestinal tract presents a real problem to public health. The basis effective therapy for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and functional dyspepsia (FD) is combined use symptom-reducing drugs. AIM: To assess dynamics intensity abdominal pain changes in motility stomach intestine after treatment patients with IBS, IBS combination FD, STW 5 preparatio...

Changes in our electricity supply chain are causing a paradigm shift from centralized control towards decentralized energy management. Within the framework of decentralized energy management, devices that offer flexibility in their load profile play an important role. These devices schedule their flexible load profile based on steering signals received from centralized controllers. The problem ...

1. Adolescent workers experience significant morbidity and mortality. Specific characteristics and lifestyle issues of adolescents increase their susceptibility to injury and illness. 2. Occupational and environmental health nurses need to advocate for improved legislation to protect children and adolescents and to develop better data collection and surveillance. 3. Occupational and environment...

Combined use of the X-ray (Radon) transform and the wavelet transform has proved to be useful in application areas such as diagnostic medicine and seismology. In the present paper, the wavelet X-ray transform is introduced. This transform performs one-dimensional wavelet transforms along lines in R n , which are param-eterized in the same fashion as for the X-ray transform. It is shown that the...

Micro-energy grids have shown superiorities over traditional electricity and heating management systems. This paper presents a hybrid optimization strategy for micro-energy grid dispatch with three salient features. First, to enhance the ability support new storage equipment, an energy hub model is proposed using non-supplementary fired compressed air (NSF-CAES). provides flexible cooling, elec...