This paper describes the synthesis and hardware implementation of a signal-type asynchronous data communication mechanism (ACM). Such an ACM can be used in systems where a data-driven (“lazy”) logic must be interfaced with a time-driven (“busy”) environment. A new classification system for ACMs is introduced. The conceptual definition of the signal ACM (called simply “Signal”) is refined using ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 33 million people worldwide and, if left untreated, can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Although AF has been classified as an ‘ion channelopathy’, next-generation sequencing identified mutations in sarcomeric proteins like TTN, the gene encoding titin, that are associated with AF. Despite progress understanding genetic basis of AF, translati...

With the further development of automotive industry, traditional vibration isolation method is difficult to meet requirements for wide frequency bands under multiple operating conditions, active control mount (ACM) gradually paid attentions, and algorithm plays a decisive role. In this paper, ACM with oscillating coil actuator (OCA) taken as object, comparative study algorithms performed select...

Given Australia’s significant and aged asbestos legacy, the long-term sustainability of effective accessible waste management is a national priority Asbestos National Strategic Plan. The current policy for managing hazardous via deep burial in landfill. Technological alternatives to approved landfill methods exist could be considered innovative sustainable additional options waste, where these ...

This paper presents an active contour model driven by adaptive-scale local-energy signed pressure force (ALSPF) function based on bias correction for segmenting medical images with intensity inhomogeneity. Firstly, a local energy-driven (LESPF) is designed as the driving to extract image features, which can effectively deal Secondly, avid selecting neighbourhood size in LESPF function, multi-sc...

By discovering how chemical compounds/xenobiotics cytotoxicity is affected when their metabolic pathways are inhibited or activated, the metabolic pathways that activate versus detoxify chemical compound can be identified. Reactive metabolites contributing to cytotoxicity can also be identified. In this lecture, the pretreatment of inhibitors and activators of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes as...