Abstract This paper explores the coupling of the Perfectly Matched Layer technique (PML) with the Thin Layer Method (TLM), the combination of which allows making highly efficient and accurate simulations of layered half-spaces of infinite depth subjected to arbitrary dynamic sources anywhere. It is shown that with an appropriate complex stretching of the thickness of the thinlayers, one can ass...

With the growing popularity and adoption of Electronic System Level (ESL) design, the verification of SystemC models at Transaction Level (TLM) has become an important research problem. In the context of formal verification, most of the existing approaches for SystemC TLM only consider basic properties such as deadlock-freedom or local assertions. In previous work, a high-level BMC-based proper...

BACKGROUND The optimal treatment method of T1 glottic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) with involvement of the anterior commissure is still debatable. We compared the outcomes of radiotherapy (RT) and transoral laser microsurgery (TLM). METHODS Data were retrospectively collected for 54 patients who were treated by RT (n = 38) or TLM (n = 16) from 2006 to 2013. RESULTS No between-group differe...

To investigate the effect of surface nanostructures on the behaviors of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), surface nanostructured titanium alloy (Ti-3Zr2Sn-3Mo-25Nb, TLM) was fabricated by surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) technique. Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray dif...

Introduction Transoral laser microsurgery (TLM) has established itself as an effective option in the management of malignant tumors of the glottis, supraglottis, and hypopharynx. Nonetheless, TLM is not a harmless technique. Complications such as bleeding, dyspnea, or ignition of the air may appear in this type of surgery. Objective The aim of this study is to describe the complications that oc...

BACKGROUND In this study, we established a hypothetical tumor-lodds-metastasis (TLM) and tumor-ratio-metastasis (TRM) staging system. Moreover, we compared them with the 7(th) edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer tumor-nodes-metastasis (AJCC TNM) staging system in gastric cancer patients after D2 resection. METHODS A total of 1000 gastric carcinoma patients receiving treatment in our...

The development of embedded systems starts more and more by the design of abstract models written in SystemC/TLM [18, 6]. These models allow the simulation of the embedded software before the hardware RTL descriptions are available, and are used as golden models for hardware verification. The verification of the SystemC/TLM models is an important issue, since a error in the model can mislead th...

We present a methodology for design of complex digital systems at system level through a training video. After the introduction to SystemC and TLM-2.0, the video explains a number of design sub-levels and guidelines for design at each sub-level. A test data compression system is implemented as a case study using OSCI TLM 2.0 standard. .

Chromatographic separation and detection of nonfluorescent molecules were integrated in a nanochannel. Our method, extended-nano chromatography realized high-performance separation using pressure-driven flow in a 100-nm scale nanochannel. A photothermal detector, differential interference contrast thermal lens microscope (DIC-TLM) was employed for detection of nonfluorescent samples. In particu...

OBJECTIVE The optimal treatment strategy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma is highly debated. However, growing evidence supports the use of minimally invasive techniques, such as transoral laser microsurgery (TLM), as a first-line treatment modality for these carcinomas. The purpose of our study was to assess the efficacy and safety of TLM for the treatment of primary and recurrent orop...