We are the rst to develop SPICE compatible circuit model for reluctance K It can be combined with any reluctance based extraction method to perform RLC simulation directly without the need of inverting reluctance matrix back into inductance domain or modifying conventional simulator To build symmetrical reluctance matrix we also proposed blocked K method based on group concept to cover more mag...

We propose here a fully Spice-oriented design algorithm of op-amps for attaining the maximum gains under low power consumptions and assigned slew-rates. Our optimization algorithm is based on a well-known steepest descent method combining with nonlinear programming. The algorithm is realized by equivalent RC circuits with ABMs (analog behavior models) of Spice. The gradient direction is decided...

Synthetic cannabinoids, often sold under labels such as 'spice', are a popular product sold in incense shops and on the internet. When inhaled, consumers often report experiences similar to marijuana use, thus making synthetic cannabinoids a popular street substitute for marijuana. With increasing use, the number of patients presenting to emergency departments due to the toxic effects of these ...

We consider the problem of finding a model-free upper bound on the price of a forward-start straddle with payoff |PT2 −PT1 |. The bound depends on the prices of vanilla call and put options with maturities T1 and T2, but does not rely on any modelling assumptions concerning the dynamics of the underlying. The bound can be enforced by a super-replicating strategy involving puts, calls and a forw...

Standard models fail to reproduce observed prices of vanilla options because implied volatilities exhibit a term structure of smiles. We consider time-inhomogeneous Lévy processes to overcome these limitations. Then the scope of this paper is two-fold. On the one hand, we apply measure changes in the spirit of Geman et al., to simplify the valuation problem for various options. On the other han...

The field of optimisation is still not appropriately covered in modern computer programs for circuit analysis as SPICE. It was originally developed at the University of California at Berkeley. The last official release of SPICE 3f4 was published in 1992. It has numerous bugs, mainly memory leaks. In order to implement optimisation methods most bugs were tracked down and fixed. Several well-know...

With single-electron tunneling (SET) technology it is possible to build electronic circuits with extreme low power properties. These SET circuits must therefore operate in the single electronics (current) regime. To simulate SET circuits in this regime, a SPICE model has been written. In contrast to the prescriptions in the so-called Orthodox theory of single-electronics, the SPICE model explor...

BACKGROUND Measurement of dietary intake of spices is gaining significance because of recognition of their health promoting benefits as well as its use for risk assessment of contaminant exposures. Estimating intake of spices at the individual level, presents several challenges since various spices are used as an integrated part of a prepared food and consumed in amounts much smaller than other...

Variola and vaccinia viruses, the two most important members of the family Poxviridae, are known to encode homologs of the human complement regulators named smallpox inhibitor of complement enzymes (SPICE) and vaccinia virus complement control protein (VCP), respectively, to subvert the host complement system. Intriguingly, consistent with the host tropism of these viruses, SPICE has been shown...