In a shared buffer packet switch, a good buffer management scheme will reduce the overall packet loss probability and improve the fairness among different output queues. In this paper, a novel buffer control scheme called threshold-based partial sharing (TPS) is proposed. The key idea of the TPS is to separate the output ports into active and inactive output ports according to whether their que...

PURPOSE To develop a method to screen for serum biomarkers of early hepatic metastasis from uveal melanoma. METHODS Cytokeratin 18 (TPS) was identified from gene expression profiles as protein generated by highly invasive uveal melanoma cells. Sera were collected from two groups of 15 SCID mice 2 weeks after injection of either tissue culture medium or MUM2B human metastatic uveal melanoma ce...

The effect of moisture content and temperature on the melt ̄ow behavior and the resulting morphology of thermoplastic starch (TPS)/ poly(hydroxy ester ether) blends is studied. The viscosity ratio (l) was found to vary over two orders of magnitude (0.1±10) with changes in the TPS moisture content (15±30%) and temperature (120±1608C). This had a substantial effect on the level of mixing, nature ...

Experiments are conducted on damaged and undamaged space shuttle tile thermal protection system (TPS) to determine its thermomechnical behavior. The TPS specimens, which consists of a LI-900 tile, the strain isolator pad and the underlying structure, is subjected to a temperature profile corresponding to the thermal loading of the Access to Space (ATS) reference vehicle. Experiments are conduct...

introduction wedge modifiers are commonly applied in external beam radiotherapy to change the dose distribution corresponding to the body contour and to obtain a uniform dose distribution within the target volume. since the radiation dose delivered to the target must be within ±5% of the prescribed dose, accurate dose calculation by a treatment planning system (tps) is important. the objective ...

Optical rulers have served as a key tool for scientists from different disciplines to address a wide range of biological activity. Since the optical window of state of the art FRET rulers is limited to a 10 nm distance, developing long range optical rulers is very important to monitor real life biological processes. Driven by this need, the current manuscript reports for the first time the desi...

We implanted a Medtronic Micra Transcatheter Pacing System (TPS) using standard technique, but after cutting the tether, a slight resistance was felt when the tether was pulled back. Subsequently, the electrical properties of the system were unacceptable. In order to retrieve the TPS, a 3 F snare with a 10–25 mm loop can be loaded into the delivery system. However, this snare was not available....

Adventitious root cultures were developed from Tripterygium regelii, and growth conditions were optimized for the abundant production of diterpenoids, which can be collected directly from the medium. An analysis of publicly available transcriptome data sets collected with T. regelii roots and root cultures indicated the presence of a large gene family (with 20 members) for terpene synthases (TP...

This paper provides a comparison of spline-based registration methods applied to register interventional Trans Rectal Ultrasound (TRUS) and pre-acquired Magnetic Resonance (MR) prostate images for needle guided prostate biopsy. B-splines and Thin-plate Splines (TPS) are the most prevalent spline-based approaches to achieve deformable registration. Pertaining to the strategic selection of corres...

Theta burst stimulation (TBS) produces an extremely stable form of long-term potentiation (LTP). In contrast, a brief episode of single-pulse stimulation at theta frequency [theta pulse stimulation (TPS)] has been demonstrated to reverse LTP in area CA1 of slices and freely moving animals without causing depression when administered to nonpotentiated pathways. The present in vitro studies confi...