In spite of numerous inter-task dynamic voltage scaling (DVS) algorithms of real-time systems with either periodic tasks or aperiodic tasks, few of them were aimed at the mixed workload of both kind of tasks. A DVS algorithm for mixed workload real-time systems should not only focus on energy saving, but also should consider low response time of aperiodic tasks. In this paper, we develop an on-...

PURPOSE Research shows that parenting factors and individual difference variables, such as sensation seeking (SS) and risk perceptions (RPs), are associated with increased motor vehicle crash risk for young drivers. The presence of peer passengers is also known to be associated with increased crash risk. However, as previous studies did not study these factors concurrently, less is known about ...

*Correspondence to: Ramon Crehuet; Email: [email protected] Submitted: 05/07/13; Revised: 06/03/13; Accepted: 06/08/13 http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/idp.25323 Citation: Iglesias J, Sanchez-Martinez M, Crehuet R. SS-map: Visualizing cooperative secondary structure elements in protein ensembles. Intrinsically Disordered Proteins 2013; 1:e25323; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/idp.25323 Intrinsical...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the response of common sized fiber-reinforced composites (frcs) to different deflections due to bending forces and comparing it with stainless steel (ss) wires. materials and methods: in this experimental study, two frc groups with 0.75 mm and 1.2 mm diameters (everstick ortho, stick tech, finland) and three ss groups with 0.016 × 0.022 inch, 0....

In the Surveillance Summaries "Leading Causes of Death in Nonmetropolitan and Metropolitan Areas - United States, 1999-2014" and "Reducing Potentially Excess Deaths from the Five Leading Causes of Death in the Rural United States," an error occurred in Figure 5 and Figure 3, respectively. In the last panel of bar charts (stroke), the colors for the left-most set of bars (public health region 1)...

The performance of two Bluetooth piconets linked through a bridge device is analyzed using the tools of queueing theory. We analyze both the Master/Slave (MS) and Slave/Slave (SS) bridge topologies; in both cases, the piconet master polls its slaves according to the exhaustive scheduling policy. Analytical results are derived for the probability distribution of access delay (i.e., the time that...

OBJECTIVE To describe pregnancy outcomes for pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD) receiving prophylactic transfusions. STUDY DESIGN This retrospective case-control study compared pregnancy outcomes among women with SCD receiving prophylactic transfusions and women without any hemoglobinopathy, matched for ethnicity, parity, age and hospital. RESULTS The study included two groups of...