This paper presents the convergence analysis result of the discrete cosine transform-least-mean-square (DCT-LMS) adaptive "ltering algorithm which is based on a well-known interpretation of the variable stepsize algorithm. The time-varying stepsize of the DCT-LMS algorithm is implemented by the modi"ed power estimator to redistribute the spread power after the DCT. The performance analysis is c...

This paper proposes recommendation services and user profiling features in Learning Management Systems (LMS) by means of a semantic intelligent system combining context information and expert knowledge. LMS users’ context is represented through an ontology model called OntoSakai. It consists of four ontologies parceling different areas of the learning process: competences, users’ profiles, lear...

Leiomyosarcoma (LMS) of soft tissue is a sarcoma with smooth-muscle differentiation, and conventional chemotherapy does not improve its outcome. The application of novel antitumor agents and precise prognostication has been demanded. The expression of the protein Forkhead box M1 (FOXM1), a member of the FOX family, is considered an independent predictor of poor survival in many cancers and sarc...

BACKGROUND β2-adrenoceptor agonists have been shown to reduce the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced cytokine release by human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDMs). We compare the expression of β2-adrenoceptors and the inhibitory effect of formoterol and salmeterol on the LPS-induced release of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6 and a range of chemokines (CCL2, 3, 4, and IL-8...

background: reference charts are widely used in healthcare as a screening tool. this study aimed to produce reference growth charts for school children from west malaysia in comparison with the united states centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) chart. methods: a total of 14,360 school children ranging from 7 to 17 years old from six states in west malaysia were collected. a two-stag...

Although the majority of smooth muscle neoplasms found in the uterus are benign, uterine leiomyosarcoma (LMS) is extremely malignant, with high rates of recurrence and metastasis. We earlier reported that mice with a homozygous deficiency for LMP2, an interferon (IFN)-γ-inducible factor, spontaneously develop uterine LMS. The IFN-γ pathway is important for control of tumor growth and invasion a...

For coronary artery disease with unprotected left main stem (LMS) stenosis, coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is traditionally regarded as the "standard of care" because of its well-documented and durable survival advantage. There is now an increasing trend to use drug-eluting stents for LMS stenosis rather than CABG despite very little high-quality data to inform clinical practice. We her...

The inherent feature of the Least Mean Squares (LMS) algorithm is the step size, and it requires careful adjustment. Small step size, required for small excess mean square error, results in slow convergence. Large step size, needed for fast adaptation, may result in loss of stability. Therefore, many modifications of the LMS algorithm, where the step size changes during the adaptation process d...

This paper presents the results of an empirical study conducted with students following a distance education program. In the study questions posed were whether students could perform well in examinations using only the Learning Management System (LMS), whether they could use it in an efficient way and whether there was a relationship between students’ learning styles, number of LMS hits and lea...

The Adaline network [1] is a classic neural architecture whose learning rule is the famous least mean squares (LMS) algorithm (a.k.a. delta rule or Widrow-Hoff rule). It has been demonstrated that the LMS algorithm is optimal in H∞ sense since it tolerates small (in energy) disturbances, such as measurement noise, parameter drifting and modelling errors [2,3]. Such optimality of the LMS algorit...