Tracing the flow of electricity becomes an essential part in transmission fixed cost allocation since the existing methods based on transaction are incapable of providing fair and non-discriminatory transmission service pricing. Conventional power tracing based on matrix inversion confronts with the problem of singular matrix possibility as the solution will be indeterminate and undefined. This...

This technical note describes a robust version of moving averages, that enables reliable monitoring of the evoked potential (EP) signals. A cluster analysis (CA) procedure is introduced to robustify the signal averaging (SA). It is implemented via a Hopfield neural network (HNN), which performs selection of the trials forming a cluster around the current state of the EP signal. The core of this...

Emphysema is the major component of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). During emphysema, elastin breakdown in the lung tissue originates from the release of large amounts of elastase by inflammatory cells. Elevated levels of elastin-derived peptides (EP) reflect massive pulmonary elastin breakdown in COPD patients. Only the EP containing the GXXPG conformational motif with a type VII...

The title compound, C(11)H(16)O(7), was obtained from the breakage reaction of the glycosidic bond of 5'-de-oxy-2',3'-diacetyl-inosine. The ribofuran-ose ring has a C2-exo, C3-endo twist configuration. No alteration of the relative configuration compared with d-(-)-ribose is observed.

We present a theoretical and numerical investigation of the effect of a timevarying external driving force on interface growth. First, we derive a relation between the roughening exponents which comes from a generalized Galilean invariance, showing how the critical dimension of the model is tunable with the external field. We further conjecture results for the exponents in two dimensions, and f...

Abstract Bacterial solutions have been studied to promote self-healing of cementitious matrices, however, the concentration this varied between studies. Consequently, objective study was evaluate potential different concentrations Bacillus subtilis AP91 encapsulated in expanded perlite (EP). Visual examination and capillary absorption water measured over time. Test samples were also subjected s...

Triple-shape memory epoxy (EP)/polycaprolactone (PCL) systems (PCL content: 23 wt %) with different structures (PCL nanoweb embedded in EP matrix and EP/PCL with co-continuous phase structure) were produced. To set the two temporary shapes, the glass transition temperature (Tg) of the EP and the melting temperature (Tm) of PCL served during the shape memory cycle. An attempt was made to reinfor...

Metastasis is the major cause of cancer-associated death in humans, and its early diagnosis will help clinicians to develop suitable therapeutic strategies which may save life of cancer patients. In this direction, we designed an amperometric biosensor using a biocompatible conjugate to diagnose cancer metastasis by detecting epithelial cell adhesion molecule expressing metastatic cancer cells ...

background: endometrial remodeling occurs during each menstrual cycle in women. reports have shown that, in a variety of cell types, processes such as proliferation, signaling complex formation and extra cellular matrix remodeling require a cytoplasmic tyrosine kinase, focal adhesion kinase (fak). the present study has focused on the expression pattern of fak in human endometrium during the men...

Abstract We investigated the effect of starch modification on mechanical properties phenolic epoxy resin (EP). Corn admixture 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 wt% were added into EP. The tensile strength, elongation at break, elastic modulus different corn contents compared. containing showed a positive toughness but little strength when additive content was less than wt%. increased first then decreased wit...