The recently implemented top-up operating mode of the Advanced Photon Source (APS) storage ring has motivated an emphasis on nonintercepting imaging diagnostics in the injectors. We present the upgrades to the optical synchrotron radiation (OSR) monitors on the accumulator ring and injector synchrotron as well as the plans for a new OSR monitor on a chicane dipole in the linac and for an optica...

Improved offline calibration for DAC mismatch in low OSR Sigma Delta ADCs with distributed feedback, " in Proc. Abstract—We present an offline calibration method to correct the non-linearity due to DAC element mismatch in distributed feedback SigmaDelta-modulation A/D-converters. The improvement over previous methods is that not only the first feedback DAC is calibrated, but also the DACs that ...

The Optimal Sequenced Route (OSR) query strives to find a route of minimum length starting from a given source location and passing through a number of typed locations in a specific sequence imposed on the types of the locations. In this paper, we propose a precomputation approach to OSR query in vector spaces. We exploit the geometric properties of the solution space and theoretically prove it...

The Dutch Surgical Aneurysm Audit (DSAA) initiative was established in 2013 to monitor and improve nationwide outcomes of aortic aneurysm surgery. objective this study examine whether surgery for intact abdominal aneurysms (iAAA) have improved over time. Patients who underwent primary repair an iAAA by standard endovascular (EVAR) or open surgical (OSR) between 2014 2019 were selected from the ...

This publication is based upon work supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Officeof Sponsored Research (OSR) under Award No. OSR-2019-CRG7-3800; the IR/D program grant DMS-1712760from National Foundation. Any opinion, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those authors do not necessarily reflect views The authorsthank Dr. Howard...

Brassica napus L., winter oilseed rape (OSR), is a major crop worldwide, with wide range of uses and high profitability. Viruses, such as turnip yellows virus (TuYV), are becoming increasingly important, in certain years, they can cause significant infestations OSR. It difficult to detect the presence during visual field inspections, symptoms it causes be confused either those caused by abiotic...

in some relationships, pregnancy is a risk factor for intimate partner violence (ipv). we present a case of a 34-year-old, 28-week-pregnant woman who was admitted to the emergency department with multiple traumas due to ipv. her husband had hit her with a power cable after abusing methamphetamine. there were multiple ecchymoses and lacerations on her body. on questioning, the patient revealed a...

The intensity of mating competition and the potential benefits for female of mating with certain males can be influenced by several extrinsic factors, such that behavioral decisions can be highly context-dependent. Short-lived species with a single reproductive season are a unique model to study context-sensitive mating decisions. Through exhaustive sampling in the field and simultaneous choice...

This study was designed to compare the hospital-related costs of elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) treatment and cost structure between endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) and open surgical repair (OSR) in Korean health care system. One hundred five primary elective AAA repairs (79 OSRs and 26 EVARs) performed in the Seoul National University Hospital from 2005 to 2009 were included. Pat...

Viruses that establish a persistent infection, involving intracellular latency, commonly stimulate cellular DNA synthesis and sometimes cell division early after infection. However, most cells of metazoans have evolved "fail-safe" responses that normally monitor unscheduled DNA synthesis and prevent cell proliferation when, for instance, cell proto-oncogenes are "activated" by mutation, amplifi...