Electrochemistry of lercanidipine (LCN) was investigated and its optimal conditions were evaluated based on the irreversible and diffusion-controlled electrochemical oxidation signal (+ 0.93 V) of a carbon paste electrode (CPE) versus Ag/AgCl in Britton Robinson buffer (BR) and ethanol mixture of pH 4.5. Electrochemical determination was performed by square wave anodic adsorptive stripping volt...

This paper refers to CQPSK modulation as presented in IEEE 802.16.1pp-00/09a and proposed in IEEE 802.16.1pp-00/09. This method is proposed as the modulation scheme for the return channel. Abstract The CQPSK modulation scheme is evaluated for fundamental channel performance. Simulation results are compared for CQPSK and GMSK, which is a very similar method in common use. Power efficiency is eva...

Although economic opportunities for women are thought to influence marriage market outcomes today, they receive little attention in accounts of 19th century American marriage patterns. The principle behind this mechanism is simple: women may choose to substitute away from marriage as alternatives become more attractive. However, providing evidence for this behavior is challenging because choice...

This document identifies a set of recommendations for the makers of devices and describes how to provide for "simple security" capabilities at the perimeter of local-area IPv6 networks in Internet-enabled homes and small offices. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the Inter...

Starting in the 60s and 70s, the potentials of computer use for scientists and urban planners in the upcoming years with Planning Support Systems (PSS) was considered very promising. After a time of euphoria, the following years had been a disillusionment of this prediction, however starting in the recent years, the circumstances changed dramatically. Cities are full of ubiquitous information t...

Recently, we demonstrated that the natural cytokinin nucleosides N6-isopentenyladenosine (iPR) and N6-benzyladenosine (BAPR) exert a potent and selective antiviral effect on the replication of human enterovirus 71. In order to further characterize the antiviral profile of this class of compounds, we generated a series of fluorinated derivatives of BAPR and evaluated their activity on the replic...

Localization is increasingly becoming the focus of research in the filed of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs), as the data reported from a sensor is only useful when the position of that sensor is found. In this paper, we proposed an improved CPE (Convex Position Estimation) localization algorithm that reduces the localization error without requiring additional hardware and computational costs. I...

Golf handicap is significantly correlated to putting performance with low handicap golfers (LH) demonstrating increased putting accuracy compared with high handicap golfers (HH). Smaller center of pressure excursion (CPE) during putting has been demonstrated by LH golfers, suggesting balance is important during successful putts. The aim of this study was to examine CPE in low, mid and high hand...

In Urban Search and Rescue (US&R) operations, canine teams are deployed to find live patients, and save lives. US&R may benefit from increased levels of situational awareness, through information made available through the use of embedded systems attached to the dogs. One of these is the Canine Pose Estimation (CPE) system. There are many challenges faced with such embedded systems including th...

Cognitive Radio (CR) can optimize system objects by dynamically assigning network resource and adjusting network operations in terms of network environments and conditions. So CR technology is very suitable for building emergency communication system to improve resource utilization ratio and enhancing dependability and availability of communication services apparently. In this paper, background...