A 9-phenylanthracene, constrained in a coplanar fashion by two methylene tethers, was synthesized and its optoelectronic properties were investigated. The rigid planarization increased its electron-donating character and induced a bathochromic shift of its absorption, as well as an increased molar absorption coefficient and intense fluorescence. These properties render this compound a promising...

We discuss four eigenvalue problems of increasing generality and complexity: rooting a univariate polynomial, solving the polynomial problem, set multivariate polynomials multi-parameter problems. In doing so, we provide unifying framework for these problems, where exploit properties (block-) (multi-) shift-invariant subspaces use multi-dimensional realization algorithms.

The techniques of frame aggregation and block acknowledgement (ACK) are utilized in the IEEE 802.11n standard for achieving high throughput performance from the medium access control perspective. Conventional greedy scheme for block ACK adopts the transmitterdefined starting sequence number (SSN) to construct the ACK window for recognizing the correctness of data packets. However, there exists ...

AIMS Na(+) channel blockers are often used to treat atrial fibrillation (AF), but may sometimes cause ventricular contractile dysfunction. However, amiodarone, a multi-channel blocker with Na(+) channel block, causes less contractile dysfunction. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that Na(+) channel block by amiodarone is selective in atrial myocytes (AM) compared with ventricular myocytes...

JPEG images are self-synchronized in cases of an error; however, after the synchronization the images are not shown as the original ones. Sometimes, the blocks are shifted to right or left and the tinge is damaged as well. This paper suggests a way how to remedy the block shift and the tinge

Improvement on Inter Carrier Interference (ICI) mitigation techniques for OFDM caused by Doppler effects through minimizing channel estimation error and decreasing channel time varying rate is investigated. The performance of pilot-aided channel estimation techniques depends on pilot placement and arrangement and also on the channel time varying rate. The block-type and comb-type pilot arrangem...

We previously showed that, when observers watch an actor performing a predictable block-stacking task, the coordination between the observer's gaze and the actor's hand is similar to the coordination between the actor's gaze and hand. Both the observer and the actor direct gaze to forthcoming grasp and block landing sites and shift their gaze to the next grasp or landing site at around the time...

In this paper we give a construction of T -shift synchronization codes, i.e. block codes capable of correcting synchronization shifts of length at most T in either direction (left or right). We prove lower and upper bounds on the maximal cardinality of such codes. An infinite number of the constructed codes turn out to be asymptotically optimal.

OBJECTIVES "Average of normal" (AoN) or "moving average" is increasingly used as an adjunct quality control tool in laboratory practice. Little guidance exists on how to verify if an out-of-control situation in the AoN chart is due to a shift in analytical performance, or underlying patient characteristics. DESIGN AND METHODS Through simulation based on clinical data, we examined 1) the locat...

OBJECTIVE To examine the modality and morbidity of asymptomatic ST segment elevation in leads V1 to V3 with right bundle branch block (Brugada-type ST shift). METHODS 8612 Japanese subjects (5987 men and 2625 women, mean age 49.2 years) who underwent a health check up in 1997 were investigated. Those with Brugada-type ST shift underwent the following further examinations over a two year perio...