Sub- and ultraharmonics generation by ultrasound contrast agents makes possible sub- and ultraharmonics imaging to enhance the contrast of ultrasound images and overcome the limitations of harmonic imaging. In order to separate different frequency components of ultrasound contrast agents signals, nonlinear models like single-input single-output (SISO) Volterra model are used. One important limi...

We propose a new overdetermined blind source separation (BSS) using frequency-domain independent component analysis (FDICA) based on multiple-input singleoutput (MISO) constraint. To achieve a superior separation performance under reverberant environments, we set the number of microphones to be larger than that of sources. This leads to alternative problems in which the sound qualities of the s...

Diabetes is a lifestyle disease, and its prevention and treatment are extremely important. Since Hoku243 presents fewer short-branched glucans and more long chains in the amylopectin starch, its starch is resistant to gelatinization and the boiled rice grains are non-sticky and brittle. The prevention of abrupt increases in postprandial blood glucose level (BGL) after consumption of Hoku243 (pr...

THE USE of hypoxic cell sensitizers in improving the therapeutic ratio is the subject of much experimental and clinical investigation. Unfortunately the most widely used compound, misonidazole (MISO) increases the number of treatment complications, in particular causing peripheral neuropathies (Dische et al., 1978). It is also found in the laboratory that MISO enhances the effect of radiation o...

We have examined the ability of misonidazole (MISO) or etanidazole (ETA) to improve the antitumor efficacy of cisplatin (CDDP), hyperthermia, and radiation in the FSaIIC murine fibrosarcoma. A growth delay of about 25 days was produced with CDDP (5 mg/kg) and hyperthermia (43 degrees C, 30 min) prior to radiation (3 Gy daily for 5 days) on day 1. The addition of MISO (1 g/kg) on day 1 resulted ...

A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of the long-term use of low-sodium soy sauce and miso in the general Japanese population and its effect on blood pressure (BP). Forty men and 24 women were randomly allocated to a low-sodium group (n=32) or a control group (n=32). Low-sodium soy sauce and miso, which were approximately 25% and 20% lowe...

This paper considers identifying the multiple input single output finite impulse response (MISO-FIR) systems with unknown time delays and orders. Generally, parameters, orders and time delays of an MISO system are separately identified from different algorithms. In this paper, we aim to perform the model identification and time delay estimation simultaneously from a limited number of observatio...

OBJECTIVE Guide policy-makers in prioritizing safe motherhood interventions. METHODS Three models (LOW, MED, HIGH) were constructed based on 34 sub-Saharan African countries to assess the relative cost-effectiveness of available safe motherhood interventions. Cost and effectiveness data were compiled and inserted into the WHO Mother Baby Package Costing Spreadsheet. For each model we assessed...

The intraseasonal fluctuations of Indian summer monsoon rainfall (ISMR) are mainly controlled by northward propagating oscillation (MISO) and eastward Madden Julian (MJO). In the current study, we examine relationship between (active break spells) ISMR with phase propagation amplitude MISO MJO. We notice that active spells generally occur during phases 2–5 (MJO 3–6), 6–8 1). association active/...