For classical circuits, both {AND, NOT} and the single-gate set {NAND} are universal. To nd universal sets of quantum gates, we use the quantum circuit model, in which each gate is represented by a 2 by 2 unitary matrix. Composition of gates is done by multiplying these matrices. The space of operations generated by a set of gates is a subgroup of the unitary group U (2) (or SU (2), ignoring gl...

An original improved linearity multifunctional structure designed for VLSI applications will be further presented. The core of the circuit is represented by a differential amplifier based on an original linearization technique. The great advantages of the increased modularity and controllability and of the reduced design costs associated represent an immediate consequence of the multiple functi...

Many studies have noted significant differences among human electroencephalograph (EEG) results when participants or patients are exposed to different stimuli, undertaking different tasks, or being affected by conditions such as epilepsy or Alzheimer's disease. Such studies often use only one or two measures of complexity and do not regularly justify their choice of measure beyond the fact that...

Many studies have noted significant differences among human electroencephalograph (EEG) results when participants or patients are exposed to different stimuli, undertaking different tasks, or being affected by conditions such as epilepsy or Alzheimer's disease. Such studies often use only one or two measures of complexity and do not regularly justify their choice of measure beyond the fact that...

Epithelia are compact tissues comprising juxtaposed cells that function as mechanical and chemical barriers between the body and the environment. This barrier relies, in part, on adhesive contacts within adherens junctions, which are formed and stabilized by E-cadherin and catenin proteins linked to the actomyosin cytoskeleton. During development and throughout adult life, epithelia are continu...

TISSUE FROM A WOOLLY MAMMOTH, w h o last walked the Siberian steppes some 40,000 years ago, would not seem to be a likely source of DNA for sequence analysis. After all, DNA breaks down very readily, and even though the mammoth had been frozen in the Siberian ice until it was chipped out about 10 years ago, its DNA had undergone extensive degradation. With the aid of a new gene amplification me...

We present a non-commutative algorithm for multiplying (7x7) matrices using 250 multiplications and a non-commutative algorithm for multiplying (9x9) matrices using 520 multiplications. These algorithms are obtained using the same divide-and-conquer technique.

In a clinical infection, multiplying and non-multiplying bacteria co-exist. Antibiotics kill multiplying bacteria, but they are very inefficient at killing non-multipliers which leads to slow or partial death of the total target population of microbes in an infected tissue. This prolongs the duration of therapy, increases the emergence of resistance and so contributes to the short life span of ...