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We consider the problem of designing optimal linear encoders and decoders for estimation and transmission of a signal over an analog communication channel with additive noise and a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) constraint. The objective is to minimize the variance of the estimation error at the receiving end, subject to a real-time constraint. It has been previously shown that, for channels without
In this paper the impact of New Public Management is issued in terms of its effects on the professionalism of the Swedish doctors, where professionalism is conceptualized, according to Freidson's (2001) definition, as "the institutional circumstances in which the members of an occupation rather than consumers or managers control work". Also the ideal type builds on the assumption that the conditio
There is a fact of the matter about the nature of the human will and whether it can be considered ‘free’. To investigate this fact is attempting to answer what can be termed the metaphysical question of free will (M-question). The M-question is not identical to the problem of free will. ‘The problem of free will’ is often presented as one of two distinct problems (or sometimes a combination of the
This paper is concerned with the permittivity reconstruction of inhomogeneous dielectric media. The method applies to profiles that vary with depth only, i.e. it provides a one-dimensional profile reconstruction. The data are collected and analyzed in the time domain. In the first part of the paper the theory of the method is reviewed. It is showed that a finite time trace of reflection data suffi
This thesis deals with the expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase activating peptide (PACAP) in sensory C-type cells and primary afferent fibres and its possible role in nociceptive transmission. PACAP-expression, -release, -synthesis and -function were investigated in a series of measurements using immunocytochemistry, radioimmunoassay, in situ hybridization histochemistry, Northern blot, elec
