This paper considers how to construct nonpower-of-two distributors, which concentrate and rotate, simultaneously, active input packets for an efficient buffer utilization in packet switching environment. As a theoretical background, we first establish that an R×R distributor cannot be constructed out of a conventional N × N distributor for a non-power-of-two number R in N 2 < R < N(= 2n), due t...

The relationships among paranormal beliefs\ locus of control and psychiatric symptomatology were investigated in a Turkish college sample of 249 participants "122 females and 006 males#[ The data were collected with the Turkish version of Tobacyk|s revised Paranormal Belief Scale "PBS!R#\ Rotter|s Internal! External Locus of Control Scale "IELOC#\ and Symptom Check List!89!Revised "SCL!89!R#[ S...

there is a shortage of quantitative measures for assessing the concept of responsibility as a fundamental construct in medical education, ethics and professionalism in existing literature. this study aimed to develop an instrument for measuring responsibility in both undergraduate and graduate medical students during clinical training. instrument content was based on literature review and mainl...

background: long‑term effects of diabetes could be prevented or delayed by adopting a proper diet. the aim of this study was to adapt and provide a pilot test using health action process approach (hapa)‑based inventory to capable of capturing significant determinants of healthful diet for diabetics. methods: the inventory was reviewed by eight diabetes patients and verbal feedbacks with regard ...

the ultrasonic velocity, density and viscosity of some schiff bases of 4-amino benzoic acid  were measured in 1,4-dioxane and dimethylformamide at 308.15 k. various acoustical properties such as isentropic compressibility (ks), rao’s molar sound function (rm), the van der waals constant (b), molar compressibility (w), inter molecular free length (lf), relaxation strength (r), internal pressure ...

In developing countries, innovation is to a large extent a matter of adoption of advanced technologies but also of conducting internal R&D to be able to better assimilate existing technologies. This paper, based on firm level data from 24 developing countries, examines the roles of internal R&D efforts (MAKE) and external technology sourcing (BUY) in fostering productivity in manufacturing firm...

Thomas J. Giordano,* Kerby A. Shedden, Donald R. Schwartz, Rork Kuick, Jeremy M. G. Taylor, Nana Lee, David E. Misek, Joel K. Greenson,* Sharon L. R. Kardia, David G. Beer,** Gad Rennert, Kathleen R. Cho,* Stephen B. Gruber, Eric R. Fearon, and Samir Hanash From the Departments of Pathology,* Statistics, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Surgery,** The University o...

Ribosomes are the highly complex macromolecular assemblies dedicated to the synthesis of all cellular proteins from mRNA templates. The main principles underlying the making of ribosomes are conserved across eukaryotic organisms and this process has been studied in most detail in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast ribosomes are composed of four ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) and 79 ribosomal pro...

Equivalence in physics is discussed on the basis of experimental data accompanied by experimental errors. The introduction of the equivalence being consistent with the mathematical definition is possible only in theories constructed on nonstandard number spaces by taking the experimental errors as infinitesimal numbers of the non-standard spaces. Following the idea for the equivalence (the phys...

Reconciling protein functional data with crystal structure is arduous because rare conformations or crystallization artifacts occur. Here we present a tool to validate the dimensions of open pore structures of potassium-selective ion channels. We used freely available algorithms to calculate the molecular contour of the pore to determine the effective internal pore radius (r(E)) in several K-ch...