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To Relay or Not To Relay in Cognitive Radio Sensor Networks
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IEEE
, 2014 , Article)
A recent investigation on MAC layer in cognitive radio networks proposed the primary packet relaying by the secondary node maintaining an extra queue used for this particular addable functionality. Nevertheless, relaying ...
Anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive saudi and british adolescents
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
To compare the anthropometric and lifestyle characteristics of active and inactive adolescents in Saudi Arabia and Britain. A school-based cross-sectional study was conducted at four cities in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh and ...
High gain observer for a three-cell chopper: Design and experimental results
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
As capacitor voltages are necessary for the three-cell DC�DC chopper control, the estimation of such voltages by an observer is attractive solution in terms of cost. However, due to the hybrid behavior of this structure, ...
The Three CARMA Sisters: So Different, So Similar: A Portrait of the Three CARMA Proteins and Their Involvement in Human Disorders
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Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
, 2014 , Article)
Initially identified by their ability to modulate the functional activity of BCL10, the three CARMA proteins, CARMA1, -2, and -3, have recently themselves taken a leading role on the stage of molecular medicine. Although ...
Suitability of digoxin as a P-glycoprotein probe: Implications of other transporters on sensitivity and specificity
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John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
, 2014 , Article)
The study of transporter-mediated drug–drug interactions (DDI) requires use of appropriate probes to reflect transporter function. Digoxin is often used as a probe in DDI studies involving P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and is ...
Passive detection of accelerometer-recorded fetal movements using a time–frequency signal processing approach
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
This paper describes a multi-sensor fetal movement (FetMov) detection system based on a time–frequency (TF) signal processing approach. Fetal motor activity is clinically useful as a core aspect of fetal screening for ...
Combinatorial effect of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki and Photorhabdus luminescens against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
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WILEY-VCH
, 2014 , Article)
Spodoptera littoralis, one of the major pests of many important crop plants, is more susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis aizawai delta-endotoxins than to those of Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki. Within the framework of ...
Selection and characterisation of an HD1-like Bacillus thuringiensis isolate with a high insecticidal activity against Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
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John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) larvae are known by their susceptibility to Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. aizawai strains. In order to prevent the appearance of B. thuringiensis (Bt) resistance and to develop economical ...
Provision of health /disease screening and medication monitoring /management in New Zealand community pharmacies
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Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
Access to health /disease screening (HDS) and medication monitoring /management (MM) services in New Zealand has traditionally been through general practitioners. While government and professional organisations are supportive ...
Robust human silhouette extraction with Laplacian fitting
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Elsevier
, 2014 , Article)
Human silhouette extraction has been a primary step to estimate human poses or classify activities from videos. While the accuracy of human silhouettes has great impact on the follow-on human pose/gait estimation, it has ...