In cognitive radio (CR) networks, the secondary users (SUs) sense the spectrum licensed to the primary users (PUs) to identify and possibly transmit over temporarily unoccupied channels. Cooperative sensing was proposed to improve the sensing accuracy, but in heterogeneous scenarios SUs do not contribute equally to the cooperative sensing result because they experience different received PU sig...

In cognitive radio networks where secondary users (SUs) use the time-frequency gaps of primary users' (PUs) licensed spectrum opportunistically, the experienced throughput of SUs depend not only on the traffic load of the PUs but also on the PUs' service type. Each service has its own pattern of channel usage, and if the SUs know the dominant pattern of primary channel usage, then they can make...

This paper presents an evolution framework of resource allocation by infection among secondary users (SUs) in an OFDMA-based cognitive radio cellular networks. Each primary user (PU) sells his extra sub-channels to SUs in his sensing range to achieve the highest payoff and each SU may come across another in his sensing range to make infection. We first analyze the sensing range to guarantee the...

In this paper, novel enhanced Cognitive Radio Network (CRN) is considered by using power control where secondary users (SUs) are allowed to use wireless resources of the primary users (PUs) when PUs are deactivated, but also allow SUs to coexist with PUs while PUs are activated by managing interference caused from SUs to PUs. Therefore, a novel finite horizon adaptive optimal distributed power ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Multiple methods to detect paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (pAF) in patients with acute stroke are available. However, it is unknown which approaches are currently used in clinical routine and guidelines remain vague to the extent of cardiac monitoring. We characterize diagnostic efforts for pAF detection on German stroke units (SU). METHODS A standardized anonymous ques...

In this paper, we develop a spectrum allocation algorithm for hierarchical cognitive ad hoc networks based on the secondary user (SU) priority. The algorithm assures that the SUs with higher priority can get more spectrum bandwidths, and thus the revenue of the whole spectrum band can be maximized. The proposed algorithm is a twostage spectrum allocation scheme, in which the licensed spectrum a...

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Recent studies have shown that the local field potential (LFP) can provide a simple method for obtaining an accurate measure of reaching and saccade behaviors. However, it is not clear whether this signal is equally informative with respect to more complex movements. Here we recorded LFPs and single units (SUs) from different areas in the posterior parietal cortex of macaques during a prehensio...

In this paper, a novel spectrum association approach for cognitive radio networks (CRNs) is proposed. Based on a measure of both inference and confidence as well as on a measure of qualityof-service, the association between secondary users (SUs) in the network and frequency bands licensed to primary users (PUs) is investigated. The problem is formulated as a matching game between SUs and PUs. I...