IEEE 802.16 PMP mode recommends using truncated Binary Exponential Backoff (BEB) algorithm to resolve the contention when multiple Subscriber Stations (SSs) compete for the connection and resource allocation from the Base Station (BS). The BEB approach may not be effective and transmission opportunities (TOs) may be wasted due to independent contention and backoff of each SS. This paper propose...

Fro Un Co pit Ho BACKGROUND The results of SYNTAX trial have been reported based on “corelab” calculated SS (cSS). It has been shown that reproducibility of SS is better among the core laboratory technicians than interventional cardiologists. Thus, the prognostic value and clinical implication of the “site” SYNTAX SS (sSS) remain unknown. OBJECTIVES The study sought to evaluate the prognostic v...

We propose a new Successive State Splitting (SSS) algorithm based on the Minimum Description Length (MDL) criterion to design tied-state HMM topologies automatically. The SSS algorithm is a mechanism for creating both temporal and contextual variations based on the Maximum Likelihood (ML) criterion. However, it also needs to empirically predetermine control parameters for use as stop criteria, ...

Short forms of the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) have been developed and studied in adult populations, however studies addressing their use in children are lacking. This study compared the full WCST to two short forms in a sample of 174 school-age children who were referred for neuropsychological evaluation. Multiple regression was used to predict standard scores (SSs) on the full WCST. Pe...

The study of the somatostatins (SS) signaling system in fish has provided important information about the structure, function, and evolution of SSs and their receptors. The SS signaling system elicits widespread biological actions via multiple hormone variants, numerous receptor subtypes, and a variety of signal transduction pathways. SSs alter growth via both direct and indirect actions, inclu...

BACKGROUND Although objective and subjective indicators of socioeconomic status (SES) are linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD), little is known about their relationship to endothelial dysfunction, which often precedes CVD. PURPOSE This study examined how objective and subjective SES relate to brachial artery flow-mediated dilation (FMD). METHODS FMD was assessed in 72 healthy adults (mean...

Sick sinus syndrome (SSS) is a type of bradyarrhythmia that can lead to syncope. Cilostazol has been reported to be an effective treatment for human patients with SSS and other bradyarrhythmias. This report describes the successful long-term treatment with cilostazol in a dog with SSS. A nine-year old intact male Miniature Schnauzer presented with a history of syncopal episodes and unsteady gai...

Post-irradiation grafting of sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) in the presence of acrylic acid (AA) has been investigated on polyethylene (PE) pre-exposed to gamma radiation at room temperature in the air. Special attention was paid to the effect of low molecular weight salt additives on the kinetics of graft copolymerization of SSS and AA. The presence of SSS links in the grafted PE copolymers wa...

Starch, a very compact form of glucose units, is the most abundant form of storage polyglucan in nature. The starch synthesis pathway is among the central biochemical pathways, however, our understanding of this important pathway regarding genetic elements controlling this pathway, is still insufficient. Starch biosynthesis requires the action of several enzymes. Soluble starch synthases (SSs) ...

UNLABELLED Stream segregation enables a listener to disentangle multiple competing sequences of sounds. A recent study from our laboratory demonstrated that cortical neurons in anesthetized cats exhibit spatial stream segregation (SSS) by synchronizing preferentially to one of two sequences of noise bursts that alternate between two source locations. Here, we examine the emergence of SSS along ...