A new case of the unstable haemoglobin Genova (alpha 2 beta 2 28 (beta 10) leu leads to pro) in Canada: as a result of sporadic mutation and causing Heinz body haemolytic anaemia

The first case of the unstable Hb Genova as a result of sporadic mutation is described. It is found in a 3-year-old Canadian boy of East Indian extraction with chronic Heinz body haemolytic anaemia.     

消除高压噪声的继电器

大多数实验室和工业环境中都存在着多种全频带电气噪声源,它们来自于重型机器、仪表、电源和电视台.工程师要用很多设备和技术来对付这种噪声.这些技术包括采用正确的接地方式、屏蔽和双绞线、信号均化、差分输入电压放大器和滤波器.     

导体-介质组合体散射分析两种积分方程法比较

采用耦合积分方程和单积分方程两种方法,分析了三维导体-介质组合体目标的电磁散射问题.与传统的耦合积分方程法相比,单积分方程法使介质体表面的未知量数目减少一半,并且能获得更快的迭代解.讨论了导体-介质交界线上RWG基函数的正确处理问题.对介质锥-导体柱组合体、导体-介质组合球和某导弹模型的雷达截面(RCS)进行了计算和比较,验证了两种积分方程方法的正确性,且数值结果表明单积分方程法更加有效.     

Discrete-time sliding mode control for uncertain systems with state and input delays

This article presents a discrete-time sliding mode control method for the robust stabilisation of linear uncertain multi-input discrete-time systems with state and input delays. The systems are assumed to have structured mismatched time-varying parameter uncertainties. A specified switching surface is proposed and a sliding mode controller is derived to ensure the existence of the quasi-sliding mode. Based on the improved Lyapunov function and linear matrix inequality technique, delay-independent sufficient conditions for the design of a stable switching surface are given and the stability of the overall closed-loop system is guaranteed. Neither chattering phenomenon will occur nor the knowledge of upper bound of uncertainties is required. Finally, simulation results demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed control methodology.     

A third-generation SPARC V9 64-b microprocessor

This quad-issue processor achieves 1-GHz operation through improved dynamic circuit techniques in critical paths and a more extensive on-chip memory system which scales in both bandwidth and latency. Critical logic paths use domino, delayed clocked domino, and logic embedded in dynamic flip-flops for minimum delay. A 64-KB sum-addressed memory data cache combines the address offset add with the cache decode, allowing the average memory latency to scale by more than the clock ratio. Memory bandwidth is improved by using wave pipelined SRAM designs for on-chip caches and a write cache for store traffic. Memory power is controlled without increased latency by use of delayed-reset logic decoders. The chip operates at 1000 MHz and dissipates less than 80 W from a 1.6-V supply. It contains 23 million transistors (12 million in RAM cells) on a 244 mm² die     

Statistical AM-FM models, extended Kalman filter demodulation,Cramer-Rao bounds, and speech analysis

A stochastic dynamical system model for describing time signals that are jointly amplitude (AM) and frequency (FM) modulated is presented. The signal is assumed to be bandpass, perhaps originating from a filter bank applied to a broadband signal, and includes the constraint that the magnitude of the complex baseband signal is positive. Motivated by speech processing and the desire for narrowband modulating signals, time is divided into frames, and the modulating signals are smoothly interpolated across each frame. The model allows a detailed characterization of the bandwidth of the modulating signals and the statistical character of the measurement noise. An adaptive estimation algorithm based on extended Kalman filtering ideas for extracting the modulating signals from the measured signal is described and demonstrated on both voiced and unvoiced speech signals. The Cramer-Rao bound on the performance of any estimator is computed     

Color‐breakup suppression and low‐power consumption by using the Stencil‐FSC method in field‐sequential LCDs

Abstract— Field‐sequential color (FSC) is a potential technique for low‐power liquid‐crystal displays (LCDs). However, it still experiences a serious visual artifact, color break‐up (CBU), which degrades image quality. Consequently, the “Stencil Field‐Sequential‐Color (Stencil‐FSC)” method, which applies local color‐backlight‐dimming technology at a 240‐Hz field rate to FSC‐LCDs, is proposed. Using the Stencil‐FSC method not only suppressed CBU efficiently but also enhanced the image contrast ratio by using low average power consumption. After backlight signal optimization, the Stencil‐FSC method was demonstrated on a 32‐in. FSC‐LCD and effectively suppressed the CBU, which resulted in more than a 27,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and less than 40‐W average power consumption.     

Effects of the antiestrogenic environmental pollutant 3,3',4,4', 5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB #126) in rat bone and uterus: diverging effects in ovariectomized and intact animals

The purpose of this study was to compare effects on rat bone and uterus of estrogen depletion and exposure to the coplanar PCB-congener 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB #126) which exhibits anti-estrogenic properties. Half of the rats were ovariectomized (n = 20) and the other half were sham-operated. Ten of the ovariectomized rats and ten of the sham operated were exposed to PCB #126 (ip injections) for 3 months (total dose: 384 microgram/kg body wt). The remaining control rats were injected with corn oil (vehicle). The rats were killed and the tibiae and uteri were dissected. The left tibia was used for measurements of weight, length, and bone mineral density and the right for histomorphometrical analysis. The uteri were analyzed with respect to estrogen receptor content. PCB #126 exposure did not affect bone mineral density or trabecular bone volume of tibia in sham-operated rats. In ovariectomized rats PCB #126 exposure resulted in a decreased length and an increased bone mineral density of tibia. An obvious PCB #126 induced increase in osteoid surface was observed in sham-operated rats. The cortical thickness and the organic content of the tibia were also increased in these rats. In estrogen deprived tissue like the uteri of ovariectomized rats, PCB #126 showed weak estrogen agonistic activity. The observed effects of PCB #126 on bone and uterine tissues differed between ovariectomized and sham-operated rats.