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Signal Transduction in the Cardiovascular System in Health and Disease
This book has addressed the contributions of several key signal transduction pathways which are central to our understanding of cardiovascular physiology and pathophysiology. Aberrations in these signaling events have been suggested to be involved in a host of cardiovascular pathologies, such as cardiac arrhythmias, congenital heart failure and hypertension. All the chapters have been written by well known leaders in the fields, which cover a wide range of intracellular events that regulate various aspects of cardiovascular functions. This book will be of interest to both basic as well as clinical scientists seeking to understand the molecular basis of cardiovascular diseases, and also to those interested in defining targets for cardiovascular pharmacotherapy.
Signal Processing Techniques for Knowledge Extraction and Information Fusion
This state-of-the-art resource brings together the latest findings from the cross-fertilization of signal processing, machine learning and computer science. The emphasis is on demonstrating synergy of different signal processing methods with knowledge extraction and heterogeneous information fusion. Issues related to the processing of signals with low signal-to-noise ratio, solving real-world multi-channel problems, and using adaptive techniques where nonstationarity, uncertainty and complexity play major roles are addressed. Particular methods include Independent Component Analysis, Support Vector Machines, Distributed and Collaborative Adaptive Filtering, Empirical Mode Decomposition, Self Organizing Maps, Fuzzy Logic, Evolutionary Algorithms and several others used frequently in these fields. Also included are both important and novel applications from telecommunications, renewable energy and biomedical engineering.
Signal Processing Methods for Music Transcription
Signal Processing Methods for Music Transcription is the first book dedicated to uniting research related to signal processing algorithms and models for various aspects of music transcription such as pitch analysis, rhythm analysis, percussion transcription, source separation, instrument recognition, and music structure analysis.
Signal Processing for Telecommunications and Multimedia
Presents a group of invited contributions, some of which have been based on the papers presented at the 7th International symposium on DSP for Communication Systems held in Coolangatta on the Gold Coast, Australia, in December 2003. Part I of the book deals with applications of signal processing to transform what we hear or see to the form that is most suitable for transmission or storage for a future retrieval. The first three chapters in this section are devoted to processing of speech and other audio signals. The next two chapters consider image coding and compression, while the last chapter of this part describes classification of video sequences in the MPEG domain.
Signal Processing for Image Enhancement and Multimedia Processing
Presents research results on the application of advanced signal processing techniques for improving the value of image and video data. In addition, this volume includes discussions on feature-based techniques for deep, feature-oriented analysis of images, plus new results on video coding on the time-honored topic of securing image information.
Signal Extraction : Efficient Estimation, 'Unit Root'-Tests and Early Detection of Turning Points
The material contained in this book originated in interrogations about modern practice in time series analysis. • Why do we use models optimized with respect to one-step ahead foreca- ing performances for applications involving multi-step ahead forecasts? • Why do we infer 'long-term' properties (unit-roots) of an unknown process from statistics essentially based on short-term one-step ahead forecasting performances of particular time series models? • Are we able to detect turning-points of trend components earlier than with traditional signal extraction procedures?
Shh and Gli Signalling in Development
In this book, the chapters span vertebrate organisms from zebrafish to humans and cover development of the multiple organ systems in which the Shh signalling pathway is crucial for normal development. There are chap ters on the development of the central nervous system, skeletal struc tures, visceral organs, prostate, lung, immune system and the structures of the human face.
SH2 domains: Functional modules and evolving tools in biology
Looks at the latest methods used to study and modulate the biological function and mechanisms of SH2 domains. The chapters in this book are organized into five parts. Part One presents methodology aimed at determining the structures and dynamics of SH2 domains and their complexes with phosphopeptides. Part Two discusses techniques to understand and predict interactions of SH2 domains by measuring or calculating their affinity to phosphopeptides. Part Three focuses on inhibitors of SH2 domains that lead the way for chemical tool development and drug discovery. Part Four describes how to evolve and engineer SH2 domains with specific binding properties, and Part Five explores how to measure the regulation of protein tyrosine phosphatase activity through allosteric binding of peptides to SH2 domains and condensation. Chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step, readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Cutting-edge and comprehensive, SH2 Domains: Functional Modules and Evolving Tools in Biology is a valuable resource for researchers, working in the biophysical and biochemical field, who want to learn more about this exciting and versatile class of regulatory and signaling domains.
Services computing – SCC 2020 ; 17th International conference, Held as Part of the Services Conference Federation, SCF 2020, Honolulu, HI, USA, September 18–20, 2020, Proceedings
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Services Computing 2020, held as Part of SCF 2020 in Honolulu, HI, USA in September 2020. The 8 full papers and 2 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 20 submissions. They cover topics such as: foundations of services computing; scientific workflows; business process integration and management; microservices; modeling of services systems; service security and privacy; SOA service applications; and service lifecycle management.
Sequences, Subsequences, and Consequences ; International Workshop, SSC 2007, Los Angeles, CA, USA, May 31 - June 2, 2007, Revised Invited Papers
These are the proceedings of the Workshop on Sequences, Subsequences, and Consequences that was held at the University of Southern California (USC), May 31 - June 2, 2007. There were three one-hour Keynote lectures, 16 invited talks of up to 45 minutes each, and 1 “contributed” paper. The theory of sequences from discrete symbol alphabets has found practical applications in many areas of coded communications and in cryptography, - cluding: signal patterns for use in radar and sonar; spectral spreading sequences for CDMA wireless telephony; key streams for direct sequence stream-cipher cryptography; and a variety of forward-error-correctingcodes.
Sensor and Ad-Hoc Networks : Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects
The book features valuable discussions of relevant concepts that examine the various approaches which define emerging theoretical and algorithmic aspects of sensor and ad-hoc networks. The chapters are written by the leading national and international researchers and professionals in the field. Each chapter represents the state-of-the-art research and includes several seminal contributions on such topics as network coverage, detectability, integration, energy efficiency and routing.
Sensing with Ion Channels
All living cells are able to detect and translate environmental stimuli into biologically meaningful signals. Sensations of touch, hearing, sight, taste, smell or pain are essential to the survival of all living organisms. The importance of sensory input for the existence of life thus justifies the effort made to understand its molecular origins. Sensing with Ion Channels focuses on ion channels as key molecules enabling biological systems to sense and process the physical and chemical stimuli that act upon cells in their living environment. Its aim is to serve as a reference to ion channel specialists and as a source of new information to non specialists who want to learn about the structural and functional diversity of ion channels and their role in sensory physiology.
Semiconductor Radiation Detectors : Device Physics
Starting from basic principles, the autor, whose own contributions to these developments have been significant, describes the rapidly growing field of modern semiconductor detectors used for energy and position measurement radiation. This development was stimulated by requirements in elementary particle physics where it has led to important scientific discoveries. It has now spread to many other fields of science and technology. The book is written in a didactic way and includes an introduction to semiconductor physics. The working principles of semiconductor radiation detectors are explained in an intuitive way, followed by formal quantitative analysis. Broad coverage is also given to electronic signal readout and to the subject of radiation damage. The book is the first to comprehensively cover the semiconductor radiation detectors currently in use
Semiconductor Modeling : For Simulating Signal, Power, and Electromagnetic Integrity
Semiconductor Modeling: For Simulating Signal, Power, and Electromagnetic Integrity gives designers and engineers a broad view of using semiconductor models to design high-speed circuit boards. Most issues in the field of designing high-frequency circuits, from the beginning of modeling and simulation using EDA tools to future trends, are discussed and integrated.
Semaphorins : Receptor and Intracellular Signaling Mechanisms
This book details our progress in understanding the receptor and intracellular signaling mechanisms utilized by semaphorins. The comprehensive overview of semaphorin biology and signaling presented in this book allows one to compare semaphorin functions between different biological systems.
Semantic Multimedia and Ontologies : Theory and Applications
Taking a step-by-step approach, and drawing on the expertise of key researchers in the multimedia and knowledge domains, this book guides the reader through the fundamental enabling technologies of ontologies (for example MPEG-7 and OWL), analysis, context and reasoning, to commercially interesting applications including personalised content summarisation, 3D modelling and management of scientific data. All relevant topics are covered; including ontologies for low level multimedia feature representation, higher level multimedia systems representations, application of multimedia ontologies for visual analysis, and usage of multimedia and knowledge technologies for applications. The authors aggregate relevant disciplines including knowledge representation, multidimensional signal processing, logic, artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide a coherent picture of the different strands of research that need to be combined in order to achieve semantic multimedia applications.
Self-Assembled Molecules – New Kind of Protein Ligands : Supramolecular Ligands
Relates to protein ligands with particular structural and complexation properties. They are composed of self-assembled molecules, capable of penetrating as a unit into proteins outside the binding site. The ribbon-like supramolecular system only permits the penetration of self-assembled molecules into the protein-body and formation of stable complexes. Supramolecular Congo red and similar compounds fit these requirements. Destabilized protein fragments enable the penetration of such ligands, with susceptibility to supramolecular ligand binding often associated with protein function. As a result, complexation modifies their functional effects. The activity of enzymes is inhibited by arresting them in the complexed state, but “naturally irreversible” complexation as in the case of immune complexation, is enhanced instead. This property offers many attractive possibilities of using supramolecular ligands as described in this book.
Security and privacy in social networks and big data ; 6th International symposium, SocialSec 2020, Tianjin, China, September 26–27, 2020, Proceedings
This book constitutes revised and selected papers from the 6th International Symposium on Security and Privacy in Social Networks and Big Data, SocialSec 2020, held in Tianjin, China, in September 2020. The 38 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 111 submissions. The papers are organized according to the topical sections on big data security; social networks; privacy-preserving and security.
Security and privacy in digital economy ; 1st International Conference, SPDE 2020, Quzhou, China, October 30 – November 1, 2020, Proceedings
Constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Security and Privacy in Digital Economy, SPDE 2020, held in Quzhou, China, in October 2020*. The 49 revised full papers and 2 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 132 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections: cyberspace security, privacy protection, anomaly and intrusion detection, trust computation and forensics, attacks and countermeasures, covert communication, security protocol, anonymous communication, security and privacy from social science.
Security and Privacy in Communication Networks ; 16th EAI International Conference, SecureComm 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 21-23, 2020, Proceedings, Part II
This two-volume set LNICST 335 and 336 constitutes the post-conference proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Security and Privacy in Communication Networks, SecureComm 2020, held in Washington, DC, USA, in October 2020. The conference was held virtually due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 60 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 120 submissions. The papers focus on the latest scientific research results in security and privacy in wired, mobile, hybrid and ad hoc networks, in IoT technologies, in cyber-physical systems, in next-generation communication systems in web and systems security and in pervasive and ubiquitous computing.
