Abstract: This paper presents a hardware architecture for 8 x 8 2D Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) and Inverse DCT (IDCT) using Taylor-series expansion of trigonometric functions. The processing of ...

An open source FaaS (Function as a service) framework for writing portable .NET functions -- brought to you by the Google Cloud Run Functions team. The Functions Framework lets you write lightweight ...

Abstract: In practical scenarios, flight trajectories shall be smooth to comply with the required curvature behavior. This article describes a trajectory generation method that is able to produce ...

Durable Functions is an extension of Azure Functions that lets you write stateful functions in a serverless compute environment. The extension lets you define stateful workflows by writing ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. A fraternal organization is a social group where members share a common bond or ideology, ...

Enzymes help with specific functions that are vital to the operation and overall health of the human body. They help speed up chemical reactions and are essential for respiration, digestion, muscle ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...

Natural selection uses duplicated genes as raw material for functional innovation, co-opting their existing features to new functions. Understanding genetic innovation requires two questions to be ...

In mammals and other eukaryotes most of the genome is transcribed in a developmentally regulated manner to produce large numbers of long non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs). Here we review the rapidly advancing ...

The endocrine system is a complex network of glands and organs. It uses hormones to control and coordinate your body's metabolism, energy level, reproduction, growth and development, and response to ...