GSM networks are very expensive. The network design process requires too many decisions in a combinatorial explosion. For this reason, the larger is the network, the harder is to achieve a totally human based optimized solution. The BSC (Base Station Control) nodes have to be geographically well allocated to reduce the transmission costs. There are decisions of association between BTS and BSC t...

This paper looks at capacity achieving detection strategies for information transfer over time-varying channels. The time-varying binary symmetric channel (TV-BSC) is identified as the basic binary state-space model. Separation of entropies principles and the TV-BSC model-based state-space approach are used to determine the performance bounds for coherent and non-coherent detection over time-va...

We introduce a community detection algorithm (Fluid Communities) based on the idea of fluids interacting in an environment, expanding and contracting as a result of that interaction. Fluid Communities is based on the propagation methodology, which represents the state-of-the-art in terms of computational cost and scalability. While being highly efficient, Fluid Communities is able to find commu...

Forward stair climbing (FSC) is associated with cardiovascular fitness benefits, but the training effects of backward stair climbing (BSC) have not been reported in the literature. This study compared the effects of 8 weeks of FSC and BSC on the cardiovascular parameters of apparently healthy young adults. Forty apparently healthy young adults, aged 18-30 years were recruited consecutively and ...

We examine the association between contingency variables and the adoption of a Balanced Scorecard (BSC). The contingency variables we examine include business-level strategy, firm size, environmental uncertainty, and investment in intangible assets. Utilizing both survey and archival data, collected as part of a mixed-methodology design, we find that BSC adoption is significantly related to bus...

A bumetanide-sensitive Na-K-2Cl cotransporter, BSC-1, is believed to mediate the apical component of transcellular NaCl absorption in the thick ascending limb (TAL) of Henle's loop. To study its ultrastructural localization in kidney, we used an affinity-purified, peptide-derived polyclonal antibody against rat BSC-1. Immunoblots from rat kidney cortex and outer medulla revealed a solitary 161-...

Inter-Rater Reliability and Downstream Financial Implications of Electrocardiography Screening in Young Athletes Harshil Dhutia, BSc, MRCP; Aneil Malhotra, BSc, MRCP, PhD; Tee Joo Yeo, MRCP; Irina Chis Ster, MSc, PhD; Vincent Gabus, MD; Alexandros Steriotis, MD; Helder Dores, MD; Greg Mellor, MB BChir, MRCP; Carmen García-Corrales, MD; Bode Ensam, MRCP; Viknesh Jayalapan, MRCP; Vivienne Anne Ez...

 T. O. White, FRCSEd(Tr&Orth), MD, FFTEd, Consultant Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon  S. P. Mackenzie, MBChB, BSc MedSci (Hons), MRCS, Specialty Registrar  T. H. Carter, BSc(Hons), MBChB, MRCS(Ed), Specialty Registrar  O. R. Prescott, BSC BMBS PGCert, Foundation Doctor  A. D. Duckworth, BSc(Hons), MBChB, MSc, FRCSEd(Tr&Orth), PhD, Specialty Registrar  J. F. Keating, MPhil, FRCSEd(Tr&Orth), Con...