The TPC for the International Linear Collider (ILC) will need to measure about 200 track points with a transverse resolution close to 100 μm. The resolution goal is beyond the capability of the conventional proportional wire/cathode pad TPC and Micro-Pattern Gas Detectors (MPGD) are being developed to meet the challenge. The standard MPGD readout techniques will, however, have difficulty in ach...

We investigated the cardioprotective efficacy of a new compound based on 2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3-pyrroline-3-carboxamide (TPC-NH). Biochemical studies using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy suggest that TPC-NH is a scavenger of reactive oxygen species. In vitro cellular studies show that TPC-NH protects isolated cardiomyocytes against oxidative damage caused by superoxide radica...

In wireless body sensor systems (WB-SNSs), sensor nodes should be energy-efficient due to battery limitation. The transmission power control (TPC) is a representative technique to reduce energy consumption in WB-SNSs. Therefore, in this paper, we summarize representative TPC algorithms such as linear, binary, and dynamic algorithms. Then, we review a general TPC model and a closed loop TPC mech...

On the reverse (mobile-to-base) link of direct sequence code division multiple access (DS-CDMA) mobile radio, closed-loop fast transmit power control (TPC) must be sufficiently fast to track fast multipath fading. However, in urban areas, the line-of-sight (LOS) path may appear abruptly when a mobile station appears from behind a building and later suddenly the LOS may disappear, resulting in a...

Eighteen varieties of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) with different productive attitude (oil, fiber and intermediate) were analyzed for total phenolic content (TPC) and antioxidant activity. The TPC ranged from 4.64 to 9.40 mg caffeic acid equivalents (CAE) g-1 dry weight of linseed. TPC were statistically different among productive attitude groups and increasing in this order: oil varieties → i...

There has been very little empirical analysis of any real production database workloads. Although The Transaction Processing Performance Council benchmarks C (TPC-C) and D (TPC-D) have become the standard benchmarks for online transaction processing and decision support systems respectively, there has also not been any major effort to systematically analyze their workload characteristics, espec...

for the ALICE TPC Collaboration. Received (received date) Revised (revised date) Using a test TPC, consisting of the ALICE TPC field cage prototype in combination with the final ALICE TPC readout and electronics, the energy loss distribution and resolution were measured for identified protons. The measurements were compared to theoretical calculations and good quantitative agreement was found w...

INTRODUCTION Malignant pleural effusions (MPEs) are a common cause of dyspnea in patients with advanced cancer. Tunnelled pleural catheters (TPCs) can be used in patients with this condition, but the published experience with them is limited. OBJECTIVE To describe the use of TPCs in the management of MPE in a large group of patients in a clinical setting. METHODS Retrospective analysis of 2...

Because angiogenic endothelial cells of the tumor vasculature represent an interesting target to potentiate the antivascular effect of photodynamic therapy, we recently described the conjugation of a photosensitizer [5-(4-carboxyphenyl)-10,15,20-triphenylchlorin (TPC)], via a spacer [6-aminohexanoic acid (Ahx)], to a vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-specific heptapeptide [H-Ala-Thr-T...

Although the human temporal polar cortex (TPC), anterior to the limen insulae, is heavily involved in high-order brain functions and many neurological diseases, few studies on the parcellation and extent of the human TPC are available that have used modern neuroanatomical techniques. The present study investigated the TPC with combined analysis of several different cellular, neurochemical, and ...