In this paper, we present a smart machine vision (SMV) system for printed circuit board (PCB) inspection. It has advantages over the traditional manual inspection by its higher efficiency and accuracy. This SMV system consists of two modules, LIF (Learning Inspection Features) and OLI (On-Line Inspection). The LIF module automatically learns inspection features from the CAD files of a PCB board...

PORTAL VEIN TlIROMBOSIS (PVT) or thrombosis of its tributaries has been a formidable surgical challenge in orthotopic hepatic transplantation (OHT). At one time, PVT was considered a relative contraindication for OHT. However, refinements of the technique to reconstruct the portal vein after thrombosis have included venous grafting procedures (1, 2). The technique of the venous "jump" graft fro...

Background: In the present study, a tissue engineered silk fibroin (SF) scaffold containing simvastatin-loaded silk fibroin nanoparticles (SFNPs) were used to stimulate the regeneration of the defected bone. Methods: At first, the porous SF scaffold was prepared using freeze-drying. Then simvastatin-loaded SFNPs were made by dissolvation method and embedded in the SF scaffold. Afterwards, the ...

In this paper, we proposed a method for detecting consistency violation between state machine diagrams and a sequence diagram defined in UML 2.0 using SMV. We extended a method expressing these diagrams defined in UML 1.0 with boolean formulas so that it can express a sequence diagram with combined fragments introduced in UML 2.0. This extension made it possible to represent three types of comb...

The protective effect of magnesium as magnesium sulfate (MS) on sodium-metavanadate- (SMV-) induced lipid peroxidation (LPO) under in vivo and in vitro conditions was studied. The 18-week SMV intoxication (Group II, 0.125 V(end)/mL) enhanced spontaneous malondialdehyde (MDA) generation in rat liver, compared with the control (Group I) and MS-supplemented animals (Group III, 0.06 Mg(end)/mL). Co...

background: simvastatin is a widely used medication in cardiac care. here we evaluate the role of atp sensitive potassium (katp) channels in simvastatin induced renal protection after renal ischemia/reperfusion (i/r) injury.    methods: a total of 81 male wistar rats, were treated with simvastatin (10 and 20mg/kg/day gavage, one week). some groups received glibenclamide (katp channel inhibitor ...

In this paper, we propose an efficient rate selection algorithm that can be used to transcode speech encoded by any code excited linear prediction (CELP)-type codec into a format compatible with selectable mode vocoder (SMV) via direct parameter transformation. The proposed algorithm performs rate selection using the CELP parameters. Simulation results show that while maintaining similar overal...

This document defines an operational semantics for activity diagrams (ADs) using a translation to SMV. The translation is inspired by the work of Eshuis [Esh06] and extends it with support for data. Each execution step of the SMV module obtained from an AD represents an executed action of this AD with interleaved execution of concurrent branches. An implementation of the given translation was u...

Background: To evaluate effects of simvastatin on selected biochemical parameters and reproductive outcome among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who undergo in vitro fertilization (IVF). Materials and Methods: PCOS patients were randomized to receive either oral simvastatin 20mg/d (n=32) or placebo (n=32) in a prospective, double-blind randomized clinical trial (NCT 005-75601) in...

doxorubicin is a broad spectrum antibiotic used in the treatment of cancers. its dose dependent cardiotoxicity is the most serious side effect causing withdrawal of drug from hard chemotherapeutic regimen. statins are shown to be cytotoxic in concentrations higher than the effective doses for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia (40 mg/day). co-administration of statins and chemotherapeutic ag...