We review recent progress in calculating kaon spectrum, pseudoscalar meson decay constants, B K , ε ′ /ε, K → ππ matrix elements, kaon semileptonic form factors, and moments of kaon distribution amplitudes on the lattice. We also address the issue of how best to improve the staggered fermion formulation for the action and operators.

In this paper, we report a factor of 3 improvement in the resolution and a factor of 10 improvement in the speed of fractionation of approximately 100-kb DNA molecules in Brownian ratchet arrays. In our device, the electrophoretic flow is tilted at a small angle relative to the array axis. Tilting accelerates the fractionation speed because a higher fraction of the diffusing molecules is "ratch...

Abbreviations: bFGF – basic fibroblast growth factor, MCP-1 – monocyte chemo-attractant protein 1, PDGF – platelet-derived growth factor, RCC – renal cell carcinoma, VEGF – vascular en-dothelial growth factor. Abstract. Using the protein array method we determined the serum levels of a number of angiogenic factors. We identified serum levels of angiogenin, PDGF and MCP-1 (CCL2 chemokine) in ser...

In the manufacturing industry, more and more plate parts are inspected to detect tiny defects. As the rate of manufacturing increases, new and innovative inspection methods are required. This paper presents the method and results for inspecting sputtering targets, which are typically used in LCD manufacturing. The flaws are either inclusions or disbonds, in the range of 0.5mm in diameter, or th...

Parallel imaging (PI) techniques employ the use of multiple radiofrequency (RF) channels to transmit and/or receive the NMR signal. In the current study we use a finite difference time domain (FDTD) method to simulate the electromagnetic fields of a RF coil array operating in transmit-receive (transceive) mode and receive-only mode. Optimization of these configurations for PI is studied as well...

We present a probe factor for a simple measurement device, which can be used to determine in-situ electrical resistivity in soils or other penetrable bodies. The probe is primarily sensitive to the material immediately surrounding it and therefore is ideal for determining localized conductivities. The geometry of the probe can be scaled to effectively adjust the region of interest. The calibrat...

Abstract: In this work a heuristic optimization algorithm known as the Fruit fly Optimization Algorithm is applied to antenna design problems. The original formulation of the algorithm is presented and it is adapted to array factor and horn antenna optimization problems. Specifically, it is applied to the array factor synthesis of uniformly-fed, non-equispaced arrays and to the profile optimiza...

a noninteracting quantum-dot arrays side coupled to a quantum wire is studied. transport through the quantum wire is investigated by using a noninteracting anderson tunneling hamiltonian. the conductance at zero temperature develops an oscillating band with resonances and antiresonances due to constructive and destructive interference in the ballistic channel, respectively. moreover, we have fo...

We describe an external memory su x array construction algorithm based on constructing su x arrays for blocks of text and merging them into the full su x array. The basic idea goes back over 20 years and there has been a couple of later improvements, but we describe several further improvements that make the algorithm much faster. In particular, we reduce the I/O volume of the algorithm by a fa...

Background: Although the imbalance of cytokines in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) is well known, there is scarce data regarding its occurrence during dysplasia, before the malignant transformation. Objective: To determine whether laryngeal dysplasia patients show a different cytokine profile than patients with cancer and healthy controls. Methods: Seventeen newly diagnosed, untre...