Modelling load bearing in diarthrodial joints is challenging, due to the complexity of the materials, the boundary and interface conditions and the geometry. The articulating surfaces are covered with cartilage layers that are filled with a fluid that plays a major role...

Hyperlipidemia (HL) was previously shown to lower liver uptake of the more potent (-) enantiomer of ketoconazole (KTZ) in rat. The current study examined the possible modifying influence of experimental HL on a KTZ pharmacokinetic interaction with midazolam (MDZ). Normo...

Abstract Background To analyse the prevalences of the cam and pincer morphologies in a cohort of patients with groin pain syndrome caused by inguinal pathologies. Materials and methods Forty-four patients (40 men and 4 women) who suffered from groin pain syndrome were e...

Previous studies have established the role of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform-1 (NHE1) and cathepsin B (Cat B) in the development of cardiomyocyte hypertrophy (CH). Both NHE1 and Cat B are activated under acidic conditions suggesting that their activities might be interrelated...

Abstract In seeking to improve traffic congestion and safety on roads and highways, there has been an increased interest in intelligent transportation systems (ITS). The emerging visible light communication (VLC) technology is a new candidate to enable wireless access i...

In this paper, we consider two relay assignment schemes for cooperative networks comprising multiple source-destination pairs. Both schemes are based on the max-min criterion and aim at achieving the maximum spatial diversity for all pairs. One scheme is used as a perfo...

Stature estimation can play a role in the positive identification of unknown individuals and as such it is routinely assessed during the examination of adult remains. Unfortunately, this is not a standard procedure when dealing with sub-adult remains due to the general ...

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) aims to provide high-speed, high-bandwidth, and high-capacity Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) for residential as well as enterprise applications. WiMAX is designed to provide high data rate multimedia services, e.g...

Abstract Considerable efforts have been made and are still being made to verify the validity of the principle of the equivalence of gravitational and inertial mass, one of the cornerstones of the classical theory of general relativity. Specific attempts at quantummechan...

Long Term Evolution (LTE) uses single carrier frequency division multiple access (SCFDMA) technique as the multiple access scheme in the uplink, due to its low peak to average power ratio (PAPR) compared to orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). This adv...