Field-Programmable Gate Arrays is an emerging technology which promises easy hardware reconfigurability by software at low cost. Entire systems can be built in which some parts are easily programmable. Such systems are flexible hardware platforms or emulators, which are then tailored to implement various architectures. The performance of these architectures can be compared on the same hardware ...

We present a V − J reduced proper motion (RPM) diagram for stars in the New Luyten Two-Tenths (NLTT) catalog. In sharp contrast to the RPM diagram based on the original NLTT data, this optical-infrared RPM diagram shows distinct tracks for white dwarfs, subdwarfs, and main-sequence stars. It thereby permits the identification of white-dwarf and subdwarf candidates that have a high probability o...

CrystEngComm This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2015 Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, Japan b Institute for Solid State Physics, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8581, Japan c Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, Tohoku University, 6-6-07 Aramaki Aza Aoba, ...

Rapid and effective detection and identification of emerging microbiological threats and potential biowarfare agents is very challenging when using traditional culture-based methods. Contemporary molecular techniques, relying upon reverse transcription and/or polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR/PCR) provide a rapid and effective alternative, however, such assays are generally designed and optimiz...

BACKGROUND With the introduction of an add-on handcycle, a crank system that can be placed in front of a wheelchair, handcycling was made widely available for daily life. With it, people go into town more easily, e.g. to do groceries; meet up with friends, etc. They have more independency and can be socially active. Our aim is to explore some settings of the handcycle, so that it can be optimal...

PURPOSE Synthesis of star-shaped block copolymer with oxalyl chloride and preparation of micelles to assess the prospect for drug-carrier applications. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three-arm star block copolymers of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (3S-PLGA)-polyethylene glycol (PEG) were synthesized by ring-opening polymerization, then PEG as the hydrophilic block was linked to the terminal hydroxyl o...

Sao Paulo Med J. 2007;125(2):115-21. R E V IE W A R T IC L E Marcos Ausenka Ribeiro Milton de Arruda Martins Celso Ricardo Fernandes Carvalho The role of physician counseling in improving adherence to physical activity among the general population Health Promotion Center, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil The regular practice of physica...

The low-RPM Torque Converter (LRTC) is a rotating generator concept for use on the seabed with driving force from sea waves motion surface. This built up of two identical generators connected opposite each other via spring drum built-in ball bearing clutch. to buoy surface wire, wire rolled around drum. With waves, moves either upwards or downwards and pulls downwards. movement causes spin.&#x0...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Microgravity (µg) has adverse effects on the eye of humans in space. The risk of visual impairment is therefore one of the leading health concerns for NASA. The impact of µg on human adult retinal epithelium (ARPE-19) cells is unknown. METHODS In this study we investigated the influence of simulated µg (s-µg; 5 and 10 days (d)), using a Random Positioning Machine (RPM), on ARP...