Performance of a low data rate speech codec for land-mobile satellite communications [PDF]
In an effort to foster the development of new technologies for the emerging land mobile satellite communications services, JPL funded two development contracts in 1984: one to the Univ. of Calif., Santa Barbara and the other to the Georgia Inst.
Gersho, Allen, Jedrey, Thomas C.
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Druggability of bacterial toxins-antitoxins [PDF]
, 2015 53 p.-8 fig.-3 tab.Type II (proteic) toxin-antitoxin (TA) operons are widely spread in bacteria and archaea. They are organized as operons in which, usually, the antitoxin gene precedes the cognate toxin gene.
Balsa, Dolors +2 more
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Speech coding at 4800 bps for mobile satellite communications [PDF]
A speech compression project has recently been completed to develop a speech coding algorithm suitable for operation in a mobile satellite environment aimed at providing telephone quality natural speech at 4.8 kbps.
Chan, Wai-Yip +4 more
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MSAT-X: A technical introduction and status report [PDF]
A technical introduction and status report for the Mobile Satellite Experiment (MSAT-X) program is presented. The concepts of a Mobile Satellite System (MSS) and its unique challenges are introduced. MSAT-X's role and objectives are delineated with focus
Dessouky, Khaled, Sue, Miles
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Organization of infection control in European hospitals [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: The Prevention of Hospital Infections by Intervention and Training (PROHIBIT) survey was initiated to investigate the status of healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) prevention across Europe.
Ahmad, R. +8 more
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Convergent evolution and topologically disruptive polymorphisms among multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Peru [PDF]
, 2018 Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis poses a major threat to the success of tuberculosis control programs worldwide. Understanding how drug-resistant tuberculosis evolves can inform the development of new therapeutic and preventive strategies ...
Grandjean, Louis +4 more
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Weak institutions and credit availability: the impact of crime on bank loans [PDF]
This paper analyzes the relationship between the terms on bank loans and local crime rates, employing a sample of over 300,000 bank-firm relationships.
Emilia Bonaccorsi di Patti
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Human pallidothalamic and cerebellothalamic tracts: anatomical basis for functional stereotactic neurosurgery [PDF]
, 2018 Anatomical knowledge of the structures to be targeted and of the circuitry involved is crucial in stereotactic functional neurosurgery. The present study was undertaken in the context of surgical treatment of motor disorders such as essential tremor (ET)
Gallay, Marc +3 more
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Vapor pressure and evaporation rate of certain heat-resistant compounds in a vacuum at high temperatures [PDF]
The vapor pressure and evaporation rate of borides of titanium, zirconium, and chrome; and of strontium and carbides of titanium, zirconium, and chrome, molybdenum silicide; and nitrides of titanium, niobium, and tantalum in a vacuum were studied.
Bolgar, A. S. +2 more
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Modeling of the process of oilseed meat cooking in a multi-vat cooker during processing of oil raw materials [PDF]
, 2017 Вивчені й проаналізовані процеси, що відбуваються при жарінні м’ятки масличної сировини в кожному чані багаточанної жаровні. Розроблено їх математична модель, що враховує гідродинаміку первинної і вторинної циркуляції, енергію зв'язку вологи з матеріалом.
Didur, V., Tkachenko, A., Tkachenko, V.
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