In this paper, a new Hammock rateless scheme based on the extendibility of systematic polar codes is proposed, which is applicable for the scenario without channel state information (CSI).With detailed analyses on the existing rateless schemes, we obtain the drawbacks and difficulties which can make the schemes dysfunctional.We expound the extendib
Dendritic cells (DCs) are professional antigen-presenting cells of the immune system.Upon sensing pathogenic material in their environment, DCs start to mature, which includes cellular processes, such as antigen uptake, processing and presentation, as well as upregulation of costimulatory molecules and cytokine secretion.During maturation, DCs deta
It is our great pleasure to present a Special issue of Condensed Matter Physics in Philips HID-PV m honour of the renowned scientist and our former scientific advisor Professor A.D.J."Tony" Haymet, who turned 60 this February.An internationally-known physical chemist and scientific manager with over 170 scientific publications and numerous op-ed pi
It all started with 7th grade reading WASL (Washington Assessment of Student Learning, used to meet state and federal testing requirements) scores.We had just finished the annual staff meeting of humiliation in which yet another year of the results of our non-progress on the annual state assessments in reading, writing and math had been presented t