This paper explores the utility, tests the accuracy and examines the limitation of the discrete singular convolution (DSC) algorithm for solving partial differential equations (PDEs). The standard Fourier pseudospectral (FPS) method is also implemented for a detailed comparison so that the performance of the DSC algorithm can be better evaluated. Three twodimensional PDEs of different nature, t...

The aim of this study was to compare three different analytical methods to detect and quantify the amount of crystalline disorder/ amorphousness in two milled model drugs. X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and Raman spectroscopy were used as analytical methods and indomethacin and simvastatin were chosen as the model compounds. These compounds partly conve...

The influence of ethylene oxide gas treatment on the in vitro degradation behavior of noncrosslinked, glutaraldehyde crosslinked or hexamethylene diisocyanate crosslinked dermal sheep collagen (DSC) using bacterial collagenase is described. The results obtained were compared with the degradation behavior of either nonsterilized or gamma-sterilized DSC. Upon ethylene oxide sterilization, reactio...

We comparatively analyzed the difference between three-dimensional arterial spin labeling (3D-ASL) and the conventional dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) perfusion imaging in the setting of assessing brain tumor perfusion in 28 patients with proved brain tumors. All patients were scheduled with standard MRI, 3D-ASL and DSC scannings on a GE DISCOVERY MR 750 system. Maximal relative tumor pe...

A series of new polyamides containing maleimide pendant group were prepared by low temperature polycondensation of 5-(4-(2,5-dioxo-2H-pyrrol-1(5H)-yl)benzamido)isophthaloyl chloride as a new monomer with various aromatic diamines in NMP. Monomer and polymers structures were identified through FT-IR, 1H-NMR and elemental analysis. Obtained polymers were soluble in polar solvents and non solu...

This paper presents dynamic standby control (DSC) with voltage keeper for further standby power reduction. As compared to the reported DSC, the new modified DSC can be kept deeply cut-off with negative overdrive voltage as well. Besides, a bootstrapped voltage keeper directly recharges the boosted node of power gate, which prevents leakage current during the recharging period. However, total st...

This note contributes to the technical nature of dynamic surface control (DSC) based on a class of strict-feedback nonlinear systems. The DSC technique prevents the complexity problem in integrator backstepping control (IBC). Yet, the stability results obtained by existing DSCs are conservative, and consequently, cannot fully reveal the technical nature of DSC. By the exploitation of the singul...

Impedance Spectroscopy (IS) has become a major tool for investigating the properties and quality of dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC) devices. This chapter provides an introduction of IS interpretation methods focusing on the analysis of DSC impedance data. It also presents a scope of the main results obtained so far. IS gives access to fundamental mechanisms of operation of solar cells, for whic...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Perfusion imaging with dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging (DSC-MRI) has been used to evaluate hemodynamic status in patients with symptomatic occlusive cerebrovascular disease. The aim of the present study was to determine the hemodynamic changes occurring in asymptomatic patients with unilateral internal carotid artery (ICA) occlusion by use of DSC-MRI with trans...