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Nicholls State University
Education•Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States•
About: Nicholls State University is a education organization based out in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & The Internet. The organization has 456 authors who have published 795 publications receiving 20031 citations.
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TL;DR: This work investigates the problem of D2D power allocation with SWIPT power-splitting architecture, and addresses it by establishing a novel game-theoretic model and developing two pricing strategies for the proposed power allocation mechanisms based on the social utility (sum utility of both D1D and cellular communications) maximization.
Abstract: Power allocation plays a vital role in coordinating interference between Device-to-Device (D2D) and cellular communications, and when power allocation meets simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT), the energy efficiency of D2D communications can be significantly improved. While numerous research studies have been conducted on D2D power allocation, most of these studies do not take the presence of SWIPT into consideration. Toward a remedy for this issue, we investigate the problem of D2D power allocation with SWIPT power-splitting architecture, and address it by establishing a novel game-theoretic model. Two power allocation mechanisms are proposed to simultaneously allocate transmit power and choose power splitting ratio for D2D communications. We also develop two pricing strategies for the proposed power allocation mechanisms based on the social utility (sum utility of both D2D and cellular communications) maximization. Simulation results validate theoretical analyses and the effectiveness of the proposed mechanisms. In particular, we find through performance comparisons that our developed pricing strategies are light-weighted and energy-efficient, and the distributed power allocation mechanism is responsive to the mobility of D2D users.
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TL;DR: The data suggest that cadmium disrupts endocrine function through inhibiting the secretion of ecdysteroids by the Y-organ and altering with the regulation of chitinase and NAG activity in the epidermis.
Abstract: Molting is an essential process during the growth of crustaceans, which is coordinated by ecdysteroids secreted by the Y-organ, molting inhibiting hormone secreted by the X-organ sinus-gland complex, as well as chitinase and N-acetyl-β-glucosaminidase synthesized by the epidermis. Cadmium is one of the toxic metals in the aquatic environment. However, the endocrine effects of cadmium on the molting of freshwater crabs and the underlying mechanisms are unknown. To investigate these, freshwater crabs (Sinopotamon henanense) were acutely exposed to 0, 7.25, 14.5 and 29 mg/l Cd for 3, 4, 5 days or in some experiments for 4 days after eyestalk-ablation. The concentration of hemolymph ecdysone and the activities of the molting enzymes chitinase and NAG were measured. Histological changes in the epidermal tissues were documented. Our results showed that eyestalk ablation increased the ecdysteroid content as well as the activities of chitinase and NAG, which were inhibited by cadmium in a concentration-dependent manner; histological examinations demonstrated that eyestalk ablation produced storage particles in the epidermal tissues, which was also reduced by cadmium in a concentration-dependent manner. Our data suggest that cadmium disrupts endocrine function through inhibiting the secretion of ecdysteroids by the Y-organ and altering with the regulation of chitinase and NAG activity in the epidermis. This work provides new insights into the mechanisms underlying the molting inhibition effect of cadmium on the crabs.
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TL;DR: In the last five centuries, successive generations of educators have engaged in a reevaluation of curriculum and pedagogy in an effort to reveal the mechanisms that underlie the mysteries of the...
Abstract: Over the last five centuries, successive generations of educators have engaged in a re‐evaluation of curriculum and pedagogy in an effort to reveal the mechanisms that underlie the mysteries of the...
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TL;DR: Simulation result demonstrates that better performance in WSN encryption algorithms can be achieved using the new cipher proposed, which is a new chaotic block cipher for WSN.
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TL;DR: The relatively recent introduction of atomic absorption spectrometry (ABS) has produced a rapid and relatively inexpensive method for the determination of metal concentrations in a wide variety of samples.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Robert J. Harrington | 31 | 91 | 4390 |
Raj Boopathy | 29 | 77 | 3294 |
Rebecca B. Morton | 26 | 98 | 2727 |
Eric P. Plaisance | 23 | 63 | 1711 |
Jill A. Jenkins | 20 | 61 | 1342 |
Ryan W. Bonvillain | 18 | 23 | 1361 |
Neset Hikmet | 18 | 42 | 1724 |
Carol M. Megehee | 17 | 35 | 774 |
Kaisa E. Young | 17 | 22 | 3120 |
Sean A. Graham | 15 | 23 | 686 |
Graziela Miot da Silva | 15 | 27 | 637 |
Ramaraj Boopathy | 15 | 31 | 511 |
John James Cater | 14 | 31 | 856 |
Chadwick H. Young | 14 | 18 | 1975 |
En Mao | 14 | 21 | 1604 |