This paper describes the use of Intel Pentium-III SSE instructions for high-order control computations in a high-spinrate flywheel. This application is representative of many control environments that require both high performance and real-time guarantees. We find that the SSE instructions are able to provide a dramatic increase in performance but that they are difficult to use unless the progr...

Introduction: T2-weighted imaging (T2WI) is widely used in the clinical staging of prostate cancer and is typically performed using fast spin echo (FSE) imaging. While FSE reduces acquisition time compared to standard spin echo (SSE) imaging, it also produces image blurring that results from T2-related effects upon the point spread function not present with SSE. In the present study, we employe...

The effects of defatted safflower seed extract and its phenolic constituents, serotonin derivatives, on atherosclerosis were studied. Ethanol-ethyl acetate extract of safflower seeds (SSE) inhibited low-density lipoprotein (LDL) oxidation induced in vitro by an azo-containing free-radical initiator V70 or copper ions. Two serotonin derivatives [N-(p-coumaroyl)serotonin, CS; N-feruloylserotonin,...

BACKGROUND A number of studies have evaluated exercise interventions compared with other treatment strategies for subjects with recurrent low back pain (LBP); however, subject pain level and balance were not carefully considered. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of spinal stabilization exercises (SSE) for managing pain and increasing balance strategy changes follow...

This paper describes the extended Stochastic Schemata Exploiter (ESSE), which has the improved algorithm of the Stochastic Schemata Exploiter (SSE). The algorithm of the ESSE is composed of the original SSE and the ESSE operations. There are seven ESSE algorithms. In the previous study, the authors compared seven ESSE algorithms in some test problems. The ESSE-c1 algorithm shows the best search...

The effects of organic and inorganic forms of selenium (Se) on human cells have been extensively studied for nutritional concentrations; however, to date, little is known about the potential toxicity at supranutritional levels. In the present study we determined the effects of sodium selenite (SSe) and selenomethionine (SeMet) on cell growth and intracellular structures in lung cancer cells exp...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To compare the effect of providing high-risk patients with standard brochures versus personalized photo books as part of a comprehensive nursing intervention on knowledge, awareness, and confidence with skin self-examination (SSE) performance, as well as compliance in performing SSE. DESIGN Randomized intervention design. SETTING The Lawrence E. Rockefeller Ambulatory Out...

The aim of the study was to establish the dynamics of maximal voluntary contraction force (MVCF), height of drop jump (DJ) and electrically evoked quadriceps muscle force at different stimulation frequencies during and after 100 DJs (stretch-shortening exercise, SSE). Healthy untrained men (n = 11; age = 21.8 ± 1.7 years) participated in the study. DJs were performed with 30 s intervals between...

In actual complicated optimization problems, it is often difficult to find a global optimum solution in admissible computing time. Therefore, in industrial problems, we should find quasi-optimum solution in admissible computing time. In that case, evolutionary computations (ECs) are very attractive. There are several algorithms in the EC family; genetic algorithm (GA), evolutionary strategy (ES...

− This paper describes the uncertainty estimation of the size-of-source effect (SSE) measurement for the standard radiation thermometers in the indirect method using an integrating sphere with a black spot as the source. We checked the agreement between two processes of changing the black spot size and changing the aperture size. The SSE contributions of each uncertainty factors were analyzed.