In this paper, we address the issue of joint detection schemes for uplink cellular system when base station cooperation is possible for multi-cell users in multi-cell scenario. The ZF and ZF based SIC detection are analyzed and evaluated, however, they need the increased decoder complexity as the number of iteration is increased. We propose a new joint ZF and partial ML decoding scheme, which c...

In this paper, we present a method which gives oil painting effect for color images. In general, oil painting method is a process of painting with pigments that are bound with drying oil. The oil painting is widely adopted for artist who utilizes different oils. The proposed method uses digital painting approach and makes an original image painted with oil. The main purpose of oil painting is t...

The susceptibility of Culex quinquefasciatus to chemical insecticides in two field sites in Kuala Lumpur was evaluated using the WHO standard susceptibility test. Less then 7days old female mosquitos, reared from wild caught females were exposed to discriminating dosages of insecticides at recommended exposure periods. The larval bioassay were conducted using the multiple concentrations and the...

The need of heavy and unconventional crude oil as an energy source is increasing day by day, so does the importance of petroleomics: the pursuit of detailed knowledge of heavy crude oil. Crude oil needs techniques with ultra-high resolving capabilities to resolve its complex characteristics. Therefore, ultra-high resolution mass spectrometry represented by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resona...

The increasing presence of drug-resistant bacterial infections among hospitalAbstract ised patients has resulted in greater numbers of patients receiving inappropriate antimicrobial treatment. This has led to the development of a novel paradigm guiding the administration of empirical antimicrobial therapy for patients with serious infections in the hospital setting. Antibacterial de-escalation ...

The growth of medical robotics since the mid1980s has been striking. From a few initial efforts in stereotactic brain surgery, orthopaedics, endoscopic surgery, microsurgery, and other areas, the field has expanded to include commercially marketed, clinically deployed systems, and a robust and exponentially expanding research community. This chapter will discuss some major themes and illustrate...

In the Flipped classroom based on smart-learning, the participants studied at home in advance with materials made by their teachers. Then, in class, they searched data instantly by using smart pads, used applications for learning or as a tool, and conducted online evaluation, etc. The normal flipped learning-based education group studied at home in advance with videos made by their teachers and...

In keeping with the recent development of mobile-related industries, users require higher quality media service based on high-performance terminal devices and intellectual networks. In addition, P2P technology, which reduces the burden on a server and distributes roles unlike the existing client/server model, is attracting attention in mobile areas as well. This paper looks into the network mec...

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In this paper, we present a tile effect generation algorithm. The presented method cuts a given pictures with small-size tiles and an original image is composed of those tiles. The size of tiles is generated by random function. We use four parameters: size of horizontal and vertical block, size of skip blocks in horizontal and vertical direction. The presented method is tested on McM dataset. S...