Summary Antenna arrays and spatial processing techniques are among the most effective countermeasures against interference. Here, we demonstrate a new array concept consisting of spatially-distributed subarrays that small enough to fit inside non-metallic parts an automobile. This will facilitate concealed installation these devices in bumpers or side mirrors, which is strict requireme...

background: after lung and prostate cancers, colorectal cancer (crc) is the third most common cancer in men and the second most common cancer in women after breast cancer worldwide. every year, more than one million people are diagnosed with colorectal cancer worldwide and half of these patients die from this disease, making it the fourth leading cause of death in the world. this systematic rev...

Collaboration tools are increasingly being used to allow distributed agents/individuals or teams to interact effectively to perform some tasks and achieve some goals. There have been many research efforts in providing comprehensive treatment of cooperation in teams or socio-technical systems. With a multi-disciplinary approach based on human factors research, organization studies, and artificia...

This study aims to verify the influence of balanced scorecard implemented by Taiwan LED-listed companies on the accumulation of the intellectual capital with organizational commitment as an interference variable, management of human resource, finance, production and marketing departments and staff of production departments as research subjects. This study uses simple random sampling to select s...

In Mobile Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks routing is one of the most important issues to be addressed and desires deep investigation. In this paper, we propose a distributed and efficient cluster based interference aware routing protocol. It incorporates the spectrum availability cost and interference metrics into the routing algorithm to find better routes. A route preservation method is also ...

In determining genetic map distances it is necessary to infer crossover frequencies from the ratios of recombinant and parental progeny. To do this accurately, in intervals where multiple crossovers may occur, a mathematical model of chiasma interference must be assumed when mapping in organisms displaying such interference. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae the model most frequently used is that of ...

BACKGROUND Bone tunnel enlargement is a phenomenon present in all anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)- reconstruction techniques. It was hypothesized that press-fit fixation using a free autograft bone plug reduces the overall tunnel size in the tibial tunnel. METHODS In a prospective cohort study twelve patients who underwent primary ACL reconstruction using an autologous quadriceps tendon graf...

Musical fit, the congruence between music and product leading to improved response, is presented as an explanation of differences in recall of food items from two cultures. Musical fit predicts that, in this case, more Indian food items would be recalled when Indian music was playing, and more Malay food items would be recalled when Malay music was played. The underlining premise of this predic...

Fit testing of tight-fitting respiratory protective facepieces has been in use for some years, but there are still widespread misconceptions and misunderstandings about what a fit test pass actually signifies. Various aspects frequently generate research papers, and there are three relevant ones in this issue (Han and Lee, 2005; Kuo et al., 2005; Vaughan and RajanSithamparanadarajah, 2005). In ...

BACKGROUND Swedish healthcare has an internationally high standard, but is often criticized from a patient perspective owing to access problems to primary and specialist care. The waiting time to get in touch or get an appointment with a doctor, nurse, or physiotherapist is often too long. Access problems also create stress for employees when there are too few appointments to offer. In addition...