We describe the architecture, design, and implementation of a novel just-in-time (JIT)
signaling protocol for optical burst switching (OBS) in wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) …

As wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technology matures and multicast applications
become increasingly popular,supporting multicast at the WDM layer becomes an important …

We describe the architecture, performance analysis and simulation result of a novel
switching paradigm for optical WDM networks called Just-In-Time Optical Burst Switching (JIT-OBS) …

Given the ever increasing demand for network bandwidth, and the phenomenal advances
in optical wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networking technologies, a major …

Background Women without stress urinary incontinence undergoing vaginal surgery for
pelvic-organ prolapse are at risk for postoperative urinary incontinence. A midurethral sling may …

DESPITE the decline in rates of mortality due to heart disease during the past two decades,
cardiovascular disease remains the most frequent single cause of death among persons …

Cell surface growth factor receptors couple environmental cues to the regulation of cytoplasmic
homeostatic processes, including autophagy, and aberrant activation of such receptors is …

Ecosystems are important and dynamic components of the global carbon cycle, and terrestrial
biospheric models (TBMs) are crucial tools in further understanding of how terrestrial …

The effects of intensive plasma exchange on the serological and clinical manifestations of
mildly active systemic lupus erythematosus were evaluated in a controlled, double-blind trial. …

MXenes are a novel type of two-dimensional (2D) materials that could be obtained from
etching of Al atoms in layered hexagonal ternary carbide. These 2D materials display many …