This paper presents a novel algorithm for field programmable gate array (FPGA) realization of vector quantizer (VQ) encoders using partial distance search (PDS). In most applications, the PDS is adopted as a software approach for attaining moderate codeword search acceleration. In this paper, a novel PDS algorithm well suited for hardware realization is proposed. The algorithm employs subspace ...

Understanding the chemical link between protoplanetary disks and planetary atmospheres is complicated by fact that popular targets in study of planets are widely separated both space time. The 5 Myr PDS 70 systems offers a unique opportunity to directly compare chemistry giant planet's atmosphere its natal disk. To end, we derive our current best physical model for disk through forward modellin...

BACKGROUND Although, a large population-based literature exists on the relationship between childhood adversity and Axis I mental disorders, research on the link between childhood adversity and Axis II personality disorders (PDs) relies mainly on clinical samples. The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between a range of childhood adversities and PDs in a nationally re...

BACKGROUND Epidemiological studies have found reduced health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with personality disorders (PDs), but few clinical studies have examined QoL in PDs, and none of them are from an ordinary psychiatric outpatient clinic (POC). We wanted to examine QoL in patients with PDs seen at a POC, to explore the associations of QoL with established psychiatric measures,...

The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Ni(C12H8N2)3]S2O8·2C3H7NO·H2O, consists of a complex [Ni(phen)3](2+) cation and one isolated pds anion, with two DMF mol-ecules and one water mol-ecule as solvates (where phen is 1,10-phenanthroline, pds is the hexa-oxido-μ-peroxoido-di-sulf-ate dianion and DMF is dimethyl-formamide). The [Ni(phen)3](2+) cation is regular, with an almost ideal Ni(II) b...

INTRODUCTION This study was designed to evaluate the presence of personality disorders (PDs) in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) patients and to determine their influence on the severity of the associated psychopathology. METHODS 132 CFS patients were assessed using SCID-I, Personality Diagnostic Questionnaire-4+ (PDQ-4+) with its Clinical Significance Scale, and Fatigue Impact Scale. The Beck ...

We compared fibrin sealant, polydioxanone (PDS) pins and Kirschner wires in the fixation of osteochondral fractures in rabbit knees. Standardised osteochondral fractures of the right medial femoral condyle were made in 56 adult New Zealand white rabbits. There were equal groups of control knees, and those which had Kirschner-wire, fibrin-sealant or PDS-pin fixation. No external immobilisation w...

Two issues pertinent to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5) proposal for personality pathology, the recovery of DSM-IV personality disorders (PDs) by proposed DSM-5 traits and the validity of the proposed DSM-5 hybrid model, which incorporates both personality pathology symptoms and maladaptive traits, were evaluated in a large undergraduate sample (N = 80...

In this paper, a Non-Uniform Sampling (NUS) technique for down-conversion stage in a multistandard radio receiver is proposed. For both narrowband and wideband standard processing, NUS promises relaxing system design constraints, decreasing the sampling frequency as well as reducing power consumption. A non-uniform clock generator, called Pseudorandom Direct Sampler (PDS), is described. PDS is ...

BACKGROUND Currently there is a dual system of oral healthcare delivery in Cyprus: the public dental system (PDS) run by the Government and the private system provided by private dental practitioners. Although 83% of the population is entitled to free treatment by the PDS only 10% of the population make use of them. As Cyprus faces now the challenges of the introduction of a new health care sys...