Multithreshold decoder (MTD) for self-orthogonal codes and its performance over Gaussian channel are reviewed. It’s shown that MTD is in many cases as effective as an optimum decoder. MTD implementation complexity is also discussed.

The PLS variant of the MTD method (T. I. Oprea et al., SAR QSAR Environ. Res. 2001, 12, 75-92) was applied to a series of 25 acetylcholinesterase hydrolysis substrates. Statistically significant MTD-PLS models (q(2) between 0.7 and 0.8) are in agreement with previous MTD models, with the advantage that local contributions are understood beyond the occupancy/nonoccupancy interpretation in MTD. A...

A novel form of depression, called "modern type depression" (MTD), has been increasing in prevalence in Japan. Patients with MTD present with an overt appeal of depressive mood and a desire to be excused from their work duties; as such, this can cause considerable trouble in the workplace. Psychosocial interventions should be primarily considered for the treatment of MTD. Interpersonal counseli...

MTD algorithm developed by Plaat is a variation of SSS* which uses the depth-first strategy to resolve the storage problem coming from the best-first strategy. Since MTD algorithm is based on the zero window search algorithm, the initial range of the searching windows plays an important role in the performance. In this paper, we show some basic experimental results of MTD algorithm. From consid...

We have shown previously significant antitumor effects using 90Y-MN-14 anti-CEA monoclonal antibody (MAb) for radioimmunotherapy (RAIT) of human medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) xenografts using the TT cell line. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effect of combining chemotherapy and RAIT with 90Y-MN-14 in MTC. In particular, the toxicity and efficacy of various dose schedules...

We previously showed that mitochondrial dysfunction (MtD) is involved in an aldosterone (Aldo)-induced podocyte injury. Here, the potential role of MtD in the initiation of podocyte damage was investigated. We detected the dynamic changes of urinary protein, urinary F2-isoprostane and renal malondialdehyde levels, kidney ultrastructure morphology, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) copy number, mitochon...

Background. Delayed or recurrent profound respiratory depression, ventricular dysrhythmias, acute lung injury, and death are the major complications of MTD overdose. We aimed to clarify the prognostic factors in MTD toxicity. Materials and Methods. Retrospectively, medical files of all patients poisoned by MTD and older than 12 years of age who had presented to Loghman Hakim Poison Center betwe...

INTRODUCTION Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is a voice disorder in the absence of current organic laryngeal pathology, without obvious psychogenic or neurological aetiology. The laryngeal features of MTD include a posterior glottal gap and supraglottic hyperfunctional activities; however, it remains unclear if these features are specific to MTD. This report aims to compare the laryngeal feature...

The enhanced Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct (MTD) test was evaluated using a combined set of 338 acid-fast smear-positive and smear-negative, respiratory and nonrespiratory clinical specimens received by the Massachusetts State Tuberculosis Laboratory from September 1999 through March 2002. Microbiological culture was used as the reference method; therefore, the sensitivi...

PURPOSE To develop a large-scale real clinical database of glaucoma (Japanese Archive of Multicentral Databases in Glaucoma: JAMDIG) and to investigate the effect of treatment. METHODS The study included a total of 1348 eyes of 805 primary open-angle glaucoma patients with 10 visual fields (VFs) measured with 24-2 or 30-2 Humphrey Field Analyzer (HFA) and intraocular pressure (IOP) records in...