Synthesis algorithm for mixed lumped and distributed element networks is presented. The algorithm is based on transfer scattering matrix factorization The mixed structure is composed of ladder lumped-elements connected with commensurate transmission lines (Unit elements, UEs). Reflection function expression in twovariable is utilized in the algorithm. First, the type of the element that will be...

A Bloom filter [Blo70] is used to perform set membership testing without having the actual data in a set available. The test can give false positives (outputs that the tested element is in the set while it is not), but never false negatives (if the test tells the element is not in the set, it definitely is not). The data structure consists of an array, which is initially set to all zeros, and a...

This paper introduces filter structures for interpolation and decimation by a factor of two. The structures are derived by using the frequency-response masking approach, in which the overall filter makes use of a periodic model filter, its complementary filter, and two masking filters. The periodic model filters are obtained by replacing each delay element in a model filter with M delay element...

The selectivity filter is an essential functional element of K+ channels that is highly conserved both in terms of its primary sequence and its three-dimensional structure. Here, we investigate the properties of an ion channel from the Gram-positive bacterium Tsukamurella paurometabola with a selectivity filter formed by an uncommon proline-rich sequence. Electrophysiological recordings show th...