This paper proposes a divider structure that combines a novel self-timed ring structure and a carry-propagation-free division algorithm. The self-timed ring structure enables the divider to compute at a speed comparable to that of previously designed dividers with less silicon area. By exploiting the carry-propagation-free division algorithm, we can achieve even better performance. We designed ...

AIM Evaluation of the effectiveness of the renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) in reducing lesions of target organs such as the heart and kidneys, in resistant hypertensive CKD patients. METHODS AND RESULTS Forty-five patients were included and treated with an ablation catheter with open irrigated tip. RSD was performed by a single operator following the standard technique. Patients included ...

The mass variation test is a simplified alternative test version of the content uniformity test. In the case of coating tablets and capsules, the mass variation test is principally applied to test the inner cores or fillings containing the active ingredient. However, some exceptions exist in pharmacopoeias. The effects of tablet coating and capsule shell on the results of the mass variation tes...

Renal sympathetic denervation (RSD) could be an effective antihypertensive treatment of resistant hypertension that triggers additional positive effects on glucose metabolism and insulin sensitivity in type 2 diabetes mellitus. We report the effects of RSD in a patient with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and resistant hypertension, manifesting as blood pressure reduction with ...

For assignment problems where agents, specifying ordinal preferences, are allocated indivisible objects, two widely studied randomized mechanisms are the Random Serial Dictatorship (RSD) and Probabilistic Serial Rule (PS). These two mechanisms both have desirable economic and computational properties, but the outcomes they induce can be incomparable in many instances, thus creating challenges i...

In this paper, we present a method to provide unequal error protection (UEP) for distributed sources in a two-source single-sink relay network scenario. A simple yet efficient technique to decompose the Robust Soliton Distribution (RSD) into two entirely different distributions by utilizing the concept of deconvolution is presented and these two different distributions are used at two different...

Recent clinical research has pointed at hyperhomocysteinemia as an independent risk factor in a number of cardiovascular and neurological diseases. We have improved a chromatographic method of total plasma homocysteine measurements in order to obtain higher sensitivity, reliability and reproducibility. The method demonstrates excellent linearity (R = 0.999), range (< 2–100 μM), precision (instr...

Large-scale yield trials have traditionally been used to rate the reactions of released sugarcane varieties to ratoon stunting disease (RSD). These trials are time-consuming and require large tracts of land and are therefore not suitable for incorporation into a routine programme of disease screening of new genotypes. Using a tissue blot-enzyme immunoassay (TBIA) to determine the percentage of ...

We investigate the efficacy of a multisectoral road safety campaign initiated at Luang Namtha Provincial Hospital (LNPH), North-Laos. Road safety days (RSD) with helmet promotion were organised prior to the Lao and International New Year 2007. Motorbike helmet protectiveness was demonstrated by dropping peeled versus unpeeled coconuts from 6-m high sticks simulating city speed-limit (40 km/h). ...

vide data on ruminal pH (pH = 6.21 ± 0.34), liquid outflow rate (LOR = 12.1 ± 4.0 L/kg DM), and ruminally digested OM (rdOM = 39.5 ± 10.3 % DM). The LOR is an index of buffer recycling/kg DMI and rdOM is an index of VFA production/kg DMI. The compliled data also included dry matter intake (DMI = 2.81 ± .87 % LW) and Acetate/Propionate ratio (A/P = 3.18 ± 0.89). Data were analyzed using GLM proc...