Steady-state, single-channel gating of GABA(A) receptors (GABARs ) is complex. Simpler gating may dominate when triggered by rapid GABA transients present during fast inhibitory synaptic transmission and is critical to understanding the time course of fast IPSCs. We studied the single-channel activity of expressed alpha1beta1gamma2 GABARs in outside-out patches from human embryonic kidney 293 c...

As semiconductor technology scales down, leakage-power becomes dominant in the total power consumption of LSI chips. We propose a compiler technique to turn off functional units that are expected to be idle for long periods of time for reducing leakage-power using fine grain power gating technique. Also, we propose a hybrid technique which combines a compiler and hardware based technique to max...

Purpose: Continuous tumor position measurement coupled with a tumor tracking system would result in a highly accurate radiation therapy system. Previous internal position monitoring systems have been limited by fluoroscopic radiation dose and low delivery efficiency. We aimed to incorporate a continuous, electromagnetic, threedimensional position tracking system (Calypso 4D Localization System)...

How do you use imaging to analyse the development of the heart, which not only changes shape but also undergoes constant, high-speed, quasi-periodic changes? We have integrated ideas from prospective and retrospective optical gating to capture long-term, phase-locked developmental time-lapse videos. In this paper we demonstrate the success of this approach over a key developmental time period: ...

Abstract A commercial grade low-cost image intensifier was modified with a fast transistor gating circuit for time-resolved photoluminescence spectra and decay measurements. Gating exposure of 20 ns spectral sensitivity in the 300–1000 nm range were achieved. Operation frequency 5 Hz to 0.3 MHz verified by pulsed laser diode. Pulsed repetitive detection integrated on cooled CMOS camera. High dy...

Emotion research has been divided by debate as to whether emotions are universal in form or cognitively constructed. We review an emerging approach that focuses on function rather than form. Functional affective science suggests that the particular origin of an emotion is relatively unimportant; instead, emotions can be understood in terms of a rapidly deployed set of mechanisms that structure ...

This study was designed to evaluate the possible similarities between two paradigms designed to measure sensory gating: (1) an auditory evoked potential (AEP), called the P50 gating paradigm; and (2) an acoustic startle (ASR), called the prepulse inhibition paradigm. These paradigms show a number of methodological, pharmacological, and neurobiological similarities, and they are both disturbed i...

A quantum random number generator QRNG based on gated single photon detection of an In– GaAs photodiode at gigahertz frequency is demonstrated. Owing to the extremely long coherence time of each photon, each photons’ wave function extends over many gating cycles of the photodiode. The collapse of the photon wave function on random gating cycles as well as photon random arrival time detection ev...

One of the newest developments within radiotherapy is integration Magnetic Resonance (MR) scanners and Megavoltage X-rays from linear accelerators into new MR-Linacs. Some MR-Linacs are able to perform gated treatments based on continuously acquired 2D MR images taken during dose delivery, which has potential reduce margins required for tumor coverage. We have developed a dosimetry system that ...

Object tracking through multiple cameras is a popular research topic in security and surveillance systems especially when human objects are the target. However, occlusion is one of the challenging problems for the tracking process. This paper proposes a multiple-camera-based cooperative tracking method to overcome the occlusion problem.  The paper presents a new model for combining convolutiona...