Low threshold Ca2+ currents mediated by T-type channels underlie burst spike activities of relay neurons in the thalamus. We have previously reported that knock-out mice for T-type channels show an enhanced nociceptive response to visceral pain, accompanied by an increase in tonic spikes in the absence of burst spikes in thalamic relay neurons. These results raised a possibility that T-type cha...

In this paper, we address the issue of providing differentiated services to IP packets over an optical burst-switched network. QoS is supported by introducing prioritized contention resolution policies in the network core and a new burst assembly technique at the network edge. In the core, contention is resolved through prioritized burst segmentation and prioritized deflection. The burst segmen...

In wireless networks, many existing protocols suffer from destructive collisions of simultaneously sent frames, influencing their quality-of-service and their application in real-time scenarios. With black bursts, this paper investigates a relatively unexplored method for the collision-protected transmission of information in wireless networks. Although such transmissions are slower and less ef...

We have analyzed 12 decimetric continuum (type IV) events during solar flares showing intermediate drift (IMD) fine structures in the 1 3 GHz band. This is the first time IMD patterns have been reported above 1 GHz and that the full spectrum of both continuum and IMD bursts has been covered. The IMD pattern was usually shifted to higher frequency and tends to occur later than the continuum. Ave...