A multiuser multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) downlink communication system is analyzed in a Rayleigh fading environment. The approximate closed-form expressions for the probability density function (PDF) of the signal-to-leakage ratio (SLR), its average, and the outage probability have been derived in terms of the transmit beamformer weight vector. With the help of some conservative deriva...

Laser ranging is an indispensable independent tool for validating the precise orbits determined for GNSS satellites using microwave pseudorange observations since decades. SLR allowed it to identify orbit modeling issues. Including albedo radiation pressure and antenna thrust, among others, into the GPS orbit model allowed it to basically eliminate the observed SLR bias. For the first Galileo s...

OBJECTIVE To use self-reported disability (Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire [RMDQ]) to assess the criterion validity of straight leg raising (SLR) test and flexion range of motion (ROM) (fingertip-to-floor test) before and after stratification by sex and presence/absence of radicular pain. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. SETTING Outpatient physical therapy clinic. PARTICIPANTS Subject...

A best evidence topic in thoracic surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The question addressed was 'Is stereotactic ablative radiotherapy equivalent to sublobar resection in high-risk surgical patients with Stage I non-small cell lung cancer?'. Altogether over 318 papers were found, of which 18 represented the best evidence to answer the clinical question. The authors, journal...

and the assumptions are that the e, are independently normally distribtited with mean zero and (common) variance a^, e,~NID (0,(7̂ ). Focusing first on the structure of the model itself (Fig. 1), to test H:)8=0, is to test no change versus linear change and thus, according to the model, to reject H is to conclude that linear change has occurred, i.e., progressive change at a constant rate. To th...

We present Stellar Locus Regression (SLR), a method of directly adjusting the instrumental broadband optical colors of stars to bring them into accord with a universal stellar color-color locus, producing accurately calibrated colors for both stars and galaxies. This is achieved without first establishing individual zeropoints for each passband, and can be performed in real-time at the telescop...

Authorship attribution has a long history started since 19th century. Existing studies have used different sets of stylometric features and computational methodologies on a variety of corpus with different lengths and genres. This study presents a protocol to perform a systematic literature review (SLR) to identify the best combination of stylometric features and computational methodology. Spec...

Context– Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology through which the view of real world environment is augmented by computer generated elements/objects. Tracking and registration are the key challenges in AR system. Objective– This research paper aims to perform a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) for the identification of challenges during tracking an object in augmented reality environment and ...

The WHO is committed to eliminating trachoma as a public health concern by 2020. Since decisions for mass treatment are determined by the prevalence of clinical trachoma in a community, efficient and accurate methods for monitoring clinical activity remain a priority. However, reliability of clinical examination is poor and disagreement between graders is common. Photography of the conjunctiva ...

This thesis considers scheduling in the context of a grid computing system used in engineering design. Users desire responsiveness and fairness in the treatment of the workflows they submit. Submissions outstrip the available computing capacity during the work day, and the queue is only caught up on overnight and at weekends. The execution times observed span a wide range of 100 to 107 core-min...