Central hypothyroidism is commonly associated with impaired secretion of other anterior pituitary hormones, while isolated impairment of TRH-TSH-thyroid hormone axis was mostly identified in children and is a result of genetic mutations including TSH beta subunit gene or less commonly TRH receptor gene mutations. There are also a few reports of adult-onset isolated central hypothyroidism due to...

The nephrotoxic metal Cd(2+) causes mitochondrial damage and apoptosis of kidney proximal tubule cells. A K(+) cycle involving a K(+) uniporter and a K(+)/H(+) exchanger in the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM) is thought to contribute to the maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of mitochondria. In the present study, we have investigated the effect of Cd(2+) on K(+) cycling i...

A new measuring instrument for 10 points soil temperatures in 0~50 centimeters depth underground was designed. System was based on Silicon Laboratories’ MCU C8051F310, single chip digital temperature sensor DS18B20, and other peripheral circuits. It was simultaneously able to measure, memory and display, and also convey data to computer via a standard RS232 interface.

For years, smart appliances used general-purpose electronic devices, such as microcontroller units (MCU) and digital signal processing (DSP) blocks, to manage functionalities such as the user interface and motor control. The performance of these devices is limited because these are made with generic hardware, leaving software as the only method to create application-specific functions by the ho...

Selama ini proses untuk mengetahui hasil keputusan dari pemeriksaan Medical Check Up (MCU) dilakukan secara manual yaitu berdasarkan catatan masing-masing layanan MCU yang ada, kemudian datanya direkap dan diolah melalui aplikasi rumah sakit, sehingga baru didapatkan pemeriksaannya keseluruhan, dokter memberikan rekomendasi terhadap tersebut kepada pasien. Hal tentunya membuat akan menjadi lamb...

High-level programming models aim at exploiting hardware parallelism and reducing software development costs. However, their adoption on ultra-low-power multi-core microcontroller (MCU) platforms requires minimizing the overheads of work-sharing constructs fine-grained parallel regions. This work tackles this challenge by proposing OMP-SPMD, a streamlined approach for computing enabling OpenMP ...

LCDs are a growing commodity in today’s market with products as diverse as children’s toys to medical devices. Modern LCDs, along with the graphics displayed on them, are growing in complexity. A graphics library can simplify and accelerate development while creating the desired user experience. TI provides the MSP430 Graphics Library for use in developing products with the MSP430TM MCU. This a...