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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Differential detection"”.
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Performance evaluation of communication systems with transmit diversity
… circumstances, the fourth outlines a novel differential scheme with full transmit diversity. In the first part, closed-form expressions for the bit error rate (BER) are derived for STBC based on Alamouti's scheme and utilizing M-ary phase shift keying (MPSK) modulation. The analysis is …
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Study of proteins after recovery from bacterial infection
… to control mice and gain insights through differential detection and enrichment analysis. Detection relied on tandem mass spectrometry proteomics. The database search software PEAKS was used to detect peptides and proteins in the treated and control samples. Differential detection was …
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Differential modulation and non-coherent detection in wireless relay networks
… fading channels information for coherent detection is more challenging than in the traditional point-to-point communications. To bypass the requirement of channel information, differential modulation together with non-coherent detection can be deployed. This thesis is concerned with …
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Performance of GMSK and 7/4-DQPSK Modulations in Land Mobile Radio Channels
… Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK) and 7r/4-Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying (7r/ 4-DQPSK) have been identified as the modulation methods for the European and the North American digital cellular systems respectively. The communication channel for the cellular systems is commonly …
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A micromechanical biosensor with inherently differential readout
… enables sensitive, scalable and label-free detection of biomolecules in real-time. However, micromachined cantilevers are extremely sensitive to nonspecific chemical effects and temperature changes. This thesis explores a micromechanical sensor that suppresses disturbances by generating an …
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Preliminary investigation on optical cavity-based biosensor using double-sided tape.
Early detection is the key to improving survival rates of diseases like cancer. Biosensors and microfluidics can aid in making detection more affordable and accessible. Our team has developed a foundational optical cavity-based biosensor capable of biomarker detection using low-cost fabrication …
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Efficient Interference Cancellation Techniques for Advanced DS-CDMA Receivers
… with a study of several sub-optimal multiuser detection techniques under a variety of conditions. Multistage parallel interference cancellation is identified as a practical and robust approach for mitigating multiple access interference. In order to reduce the effect of biased decision …
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The effects of social experience on imprinting in differentially housed domestic chicks: a multi-measure approach
… scores than chicks housed individually. The differential detection of housing and training effects for the approach and distress measures is discussed in terms of the nature of the probable underlying relationship between strength of imprinted attachment and the behavioral measures.
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Channel estimation and signal enhancement for DS-CDMA systems
… focuses on topics of Bayesian-based multiuser detection, space-time (S-T) transceiver design, and S-T channel parameter estimation for direct-sequence code-division multiple-access (DS-CDMA) systems. Using the Bayesian framework, various linear and simplified nonlinear multiuser detectors are …
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Performance evaluation for communication systems with receive diversity and interference
Optimum combining (OC) is a well-known coherent detection technique used to combat fading and suppress cochannel interference. In this dissertation, expressions are developed to evaluate the error probability of OC for systems with multiple interferers and multiple receiving branches. Three …
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Development of an optical cavity-based biosensor for point-of-care diagnostics.
… biosensor (OCB) has been developed using a differential detection method towards point-of-care (POC) diagnostic applications. The optical cavity consisting of two partially reflective surfaces with a small gap was designed and optimized using a simulation tool, FIMMWAVE/FIMMPROP. The optical …
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Simulation and performance analysis of Cellular Digital Packet Data
As the wireless telecommunications industry becomes more widely accepted, the need for mobile data communication has followed the rise in mobile voice communication. Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) offers an unobtrusive data service that overlays the existing Advanced Mobile Phone Service …
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An Optimized Bayesian Analysis Framework for the KATRIN Experiment
… mass measurements will depend on advances in differential detection techniques and the development of atomic tritium sources. This thesis presents an optimized modeling of the KATRIN beta spectrum and a comprehensive analysis of the first five measurement campaigns. An improved framework for …
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MONITORING OF LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE AND LEISHMANIA INFANTUM IN SAND FLIES AND SYNANTHROPIC REPTILES OF NORTHERN ITALY: EMERGING EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SCENARIOS?
… and specific assay for the simultaneous and differential detection of DNA of the non-pathogenic L. tarentolae and the pathogenic L. infantum, in sand flies and dog blood; ii) To conduct a screening of L. tarentolae and L. infantum in sand flies and synanthropic reptiles in northern Italy, in …
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Novel molecular imaging of cardiovascular disease in man
… pattern and distribution of uptake suggesting a differential detection of macrophage glycolytic and phagocytic activity respectively. These studies provide novel insights into vascular biological processes involved in the initiation, progression and rupture of atherosclerotic plaques and aortic …
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Microfludic point of care platforms for the detection of viruses, proteins, and nucleic acids
… advancements made in an existing electrical differential detection platform that used the capture of beads between an entrance and exit count in order to detect the presence of specific biomarkers in a biological solution. Multiplexing capabilities were incorporated onto this existing …
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Microfludic point of care platforms for the detection of viruses, proteins, and nucleic acids
… advancements made in an existing electrical differential detection platform that used the capture of beads between an entrance and exit count in order to detect the presence of specific biomarkers in a biological solution. Multiplexing capabilities were incorporated onto this existing …
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CHARACTERIZING THE ROLE OF PUTATIVE VIRULENCE GENES ASSOCIATED WITH INFECTION, COLONIZATION AND PERSISTENCE OF SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS IN CHICKEN USING A BIOLUMINESCENT REPORTER
… which showed some improvement in the -limit of detection in-vitro and ex-vivo. Even though in-vivo imaging was not accomplished, ex-vivo imaging provided useful insights into the fitness advantages of various virulence genes which were hitherto not well characterized in chicken. For the first …