Multiphase clocks are very useful for realizing high-speed data processing systems with low-speed circuit elements. Triggered in sequence by equally-spaced N-phase clock signals, multiphase systems can achieve N-times higher operating frequencies than single-phase clocked systems. For this reason, multiphase clocks are often used for such applications as high-speed analog-digital converters (AD...

CA) Based on a three-dimensional (3D) linear model and the Bayesian rule, a method is e to identify human walkers from two-dimensional (2D) motion sequences taken from d viewpoints. Principal component analysis constructs the 3D linear model from a set of represented examples. The sets of coefficients derived from projecting 2D motion se onto the 3D model by means of a maximum a posterior estim...

Argument represents an opportunity for a system to convince a possibly sceptical or resistant audience of the veracity of its own beliefs. This ability is a vital component of rich communication, facilitating explanation, instruction, cooperation and conflict resolution. In this paper, a proposal is presented for the architecture of a system capable of constructing arguments. The design of the ...

The present study has attempted to investigate the relationship between morae and phonemes with respect to phonological awareness by Japanese school children. The main question addressed in this study is whether Japanese school children can be aware of phonemes as a submoraic unit in Japanese if they are given the information on the internal structure of morae. Two experiments were conducted wi...

SU6656 is a small-molecule indolinone that selectively inhibits Src family kinase and induces death of cancer cells. The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of SU6656 on cell survival and to assess the role of p21 and PI3K/Akt signaling in cell survival resulting from SU6656 treatment in anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) cells. When 8505C, CAL62, and FRO ATC cells were tr...

Iron (Fe) deficiency is a common abiotic stress on plants growing in calcareous soils where low organic matter content, high carbonate–bicarbonate concentration, and pH precipitate Fe unavailable forms. Enzymatic activity mechanism for to access soil nutrients; enzymes such as H+-ATPase, phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC), the intracellular enzyme ferric reduction oxidase (FRO) are involved...

Thyroid carcinogenesis is accompanied by loss of thyroid-specific functions and refractory to radioiodine and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) suppression therapy. Redifferentiating agents have been shown to inhibit tumor growth and improve the response to conventional therapy. Polyphenol phytochemicals (PPs) in fruits and vegetables have been reported to inhibit cancer initiation, promotion, ...

Serpentinized oceanic lithosphere may be an important source for boron and other fluid-mobile elements that are anomalously enriched in arc volcanic rocks. However, the integrated water/rock ratios associated with different styles of serpentinization may be variable. For example, large water/rock ratios are involved in the serpentinization of abyssal peridotites exhumed to the seafloor, whereas...

The aim of this study was (1) to analy�e fresh intact or differently influenced rabbit sperm samples, using Annexin V–binding method for the detection of membrane phosphatidylserine translocation, and (2) to estimate obtained results in relation to the conceptional rate of rabbit females fertili�ed with semen from different groups. Following sample groups were designed: 1. freshly collected sem...