Neural networks, such as multi-layer perceptron (MLP) networks which converge slowly, have been applied for tra c and congestion control in ATM networks. In this paper, we present a Connection Admission Control (CAC) scheme using modular and hierarchical neural networks for predicting the resulting cell loss rate (CLR) when calls are accepted. The fast learning and accurate predictions obtained...

Coffee is one of the most consumed beverages in world. It also globally traded commodities. leaf rust (CLR), caused by biotrophic fungus Hemileia vastatrix, important disease affecting Arabica coffee growing worldwide, leading to significant yield losses if no control measures are applied. A deep understanding complex mechanisms involved coffee-H. vastatrix interactions, such as pathogen variab...

BACKGROUND Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a vasoactive neuropeptide whose biological activity has potential therapeutic value for many vascular related diseases. CGRP is a 37 amino acid neuropeptide that signals through a G protein-coupled receptor belonging to the secretin receptor family. Previous studies on the calcitonin-like receptor (CLR), which requires co-expression of the re...

CLR exhibits broad spectrum activity against gram-positive, gram-negative bacteria, and it is indicated for the treatment of a wide variety of respiratory and dermatologic infections and treatment of Mycobacterium avium complex infection and peptic ulcers due to Helicobacter pylori [4-7]. The FDA approved dosage regimen for CLR ranges from 250 to 500 mg twice daily (respiratory tract and skin i...

This paper presents the compilation of the Scheme programming language to .NET platform. .NET provides a virtual machine, the Common Language Runtime (CLR), that executes bytecode: the Common Intermediate Language (CIL). Since CIL was designed with language agnosticism in mind, it provides a rich set of language constructs and functionalities. Therefore, the CLR is the first execution environme...

Association of receptor activity-modifying proteins (RAMP1-3) with the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) calcitonin receptor-like receptor (CLR) enables selective recognition of the peptides calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and adrenomedullin (AM) that have diverse functions in the cardiovascular and lymphatic systems. How peptides selectively bind GPCR:RAMP complexes is unknown. We repor...

This review article provides an overview of differences between conversational (or cnv) and clear (or clr) speech, for a variety of speakers, in terms of speech intelligibility, and in terms of acoustic characteristics. Researchers have studied the relationship between acoustic features and speech intelligibility by, for example, studying correlations. However, the question “which acoustic feat...

The innate immune system employs C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) to recognize carbohydrate structures on pathogens and self-antigens. The Macrophage-inducible C-type lectin (Mincle) is a FcRγ-coupled CLR that was shown to bind to mycobacterial cord factor as well as certain fungal species. However, since CLR functions during bacterial infections have not yet been investigated thoroughly, we aime...

This paper describes a connection admission control (CAC) algorithm for ATM networks supporting diierent Quality of Service (QoS) classes, and illustrates its eeectiveness with simulation results considering both the call-level and the cell-level dynamics. The CAC algorithm groups connection requests within three diierent QoS classes: 1) Class 1: with stringent CLR (Cell Loss Rate) and CDV (Cel...