The high-performance, scalability and miniaturization requirements together with the power, mass and cost constraints mandate the use of commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) components and standards in the X2000 avionics system architecture for deep-space missions. In this paper, we report our experiences and findings on the design of an IEEE 1394 compliant fault-tolerant COTS-based bus architecture...

In the future digitalized life, both of IEEE 1394 and IEEE 802.3 protocols will be very important and widely applied. The former is adopted by all kinds of digital multimedia devices to obtain high-speed transmissions. The later has been often adapted to construct LANs, and will be popularized to construct WANs. Thus, it is an important issue to simplify the design flow and reduce the time-to-m...

Previous studies have indicated that men and women have different amygdala responses to novel (vs familiar) and valenced (positive vs negative) material. It is not known, however, whether these affective sex differences are related. In this study, we tested whether women have more persistent amygdala responses to familiar, negative material than men do. During fMRI, male and female participants...

Recently, we have begun to see a convergence of traditional network and bus technologies. The IEEE-1394 Serial Bus Protocol (FireWire) is a good example of this convergence, targeting the interconnection of consumer electronics, computers, and peripheral devices. IEEE 1394 provides for a high-speed, plug-and-play, peer-to-peer interconnect supporting both asynchronous and isochronous traffic. I...

The acyl-CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase (ACAT) enzyme is thought to be responsible for foam cell formation and the subsequent progression of atherosclerosis. The apolipoprotein E and low density lipoprotein receptor double knockout (apoE/LDLr-DKO) mouse is an animal model that develops severe hyperlipidaemia and atherosclerosis. Here we have examined the effect of oral administration of an ACA...