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A COMPUTER-AIDED DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MAKING LOCATIONAL DECISIONS

This report is the product of a first-year research project in the University Transportation Centers Program. This project was carried out by an interdisciplinary research team at The University of Iowa's Public Policy Center. The project developed a computerized system to support decisions on locating facilities that serve rural areas while minimizing transportation costs. The system integrates transportation databases with algorithms that specify efficient locations and allocate demand efficiently to service regions; the results of these algorithms are used interactively by decision makers. The authors developed documentation for the system so that others could apply it to estimate the transportation and route requirements of alternative locations and identify locations that meet certain criteria with the least cost. The system was developed and tested on two transportation-related problems in Iowa, and this report uses these applications to illustrate how the system can be used.
SHORT-TERM BIOMECHANICAL ADAPTATION IN A MAXIMUM VELOCITY FIELD SPORT SPRINTING PROTOCOL: PILOT INVESTIGATION

The aim of this study was to investigate short-term biomechanical adaptation of maximum velocity running in response to two sprint protocols; anticipated, where the athlete knew and unanticipated, where he didn't know the required sprint distance prior to entering a test zone. An automatic motion analysis system was used to track sagittal plane marker locations during anticipated and unanticipated maximum velocity sprints performed by an experienced male university football player (age: 23 years, body mass: 85 kg, stature: 1.86 m). Significant increases for the anticipated condition (p <0.05) were found in the step length (0.03 m) and flight distance (0.02 m) over the first 20 m. These short-term technique adaptations indicated that sprint-training protocols for open skill sports may facilitate greater specificity in training by integrating unanticipated movement tasks.
Potential benefits of forward collision avoidance technology

The last decade has seen the advent of various intelligent driver aids that are commonly referred to as advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Some examples of ADAS are lane departure warning, intelligent speed adaptation, automatic parking, electronic stability control and adaptive cruise control (ACC). As these systems have matured, some that were originally developed simply to ease the driverrs task have been developed to provide a safety benefit. ACC is a prime example of such a technology. ACC, originally developed to allow the driver to keep cruise control active in traffic of varying speed, has been expanded to autonomously brake the vehicle when an impending collision is detected. Such systems are generally referred to as forward collision avoidance technology (FCAT). The aims of this project were to: Review trials and other evaluations of FCAT systems; Examine the literature for estimates of FCAT effectiveness; Report on the different technologies associated with FCAT systems; Review current costs of FCAT systems; Describe testing and regulatory issues around FCAT systems; Estimate the effectiveness of FCAT systems in Australia; Conduct a benefit-cost analysis of FCAT systems given probable crash rates of vehicles in Australia. Regulators, insurers, vehicle manufacturers, system manufacturers and vehicle safety researchers were contacted at the start of the project to obtain up-to-date information about available technologies, performance standards and effectiveness studies. Several manufacturers provided relevant technical information about their systems in production. Manufacturers were generally unable to provide specific information on systems under development, however a few were able to provide technical performance specifications. These were used to guide the choice of system parameters in the simulation study described in Section 5. Much of the information that was gained from these consultations has been used throughout the report. A summary of the activity surrounding FCAT systems was then reported.
A Survey of IoT Architectural Reference Models

Developments in technology increased the internet connected devices day by day. Today, the usage of these devices in many areas such as personal, social and health is directly proportional to the security and privacy capabilities of them. The things that connected to the Internet and do not have strong hardware like computers, servers etc. and have limited memory and processor are called the internet of things (IoT). Furthermore, classical methods for intrusion detection cannot be used within these devices. Moreover, in recent years, the increasing number of vulnerability and the number of potential victims has led the attackers to turn to the Internet of things. In this study, we presented a detail literature survey of IoT architecture.
X-ray inspection for boreholes in intact trees

X-ray systems are commonly used for luggage inspection. The size of these systems is sufficient for inspection of intact trees. The first objective of this study is to determine whether such an X-ray system is able to visualise boreholes in intact trees. The present study is partly based on human inspection of X-ray images to determine whether boreholes are visible or not. But, human inspection requires skilled personal which in-turn lead to high costs. Today, machine vision is often used to detect irregularities in images. The second objective of this study is to determine the ability of machine vision to detect boreholes in intact trees. A clear visualisation of boreholes by means of X-ray may depend on many factors. Factors as tree position, the stem diameter, the borehole diameter and position, the presence of boredust and the humidity of the wood are expected to be of prime importance. The third objective of this study is to determine the effect of the above mention factors on the visibility of boreholes in intact trees.
METHODOLOGY AND SIMULATION FOR TOLL PLAZA ANALYSIS

This paper presents a methodology for undertaking an urban toll plaza analysis. The planning process was developed following several designs of actual plazas in Illinois. The first stage of the process is a preliminary plan to provide an initial estimate of the number of gates. The second stage involves a fine-tuning process, conducted with a simulation model.
VIBRATION TUNE-UP

Vibrator frequency is a key to the ability to consolidate fresh concrete. When the frequency is too low, the vibrator cannot properly consolidate the concrete; and when the frequency is too high, air-entrained concrete can become less resistant to damage caused by cyclic freezing. Frequency also influences construction operations as the lower the frequency, the longer the vibrator must stay in place to thoroughly consolidate the concrete. This paper focuses on the concrete industry's efforts to take a more careful look at monitoring vibrator frequency on form vibrators, on handheld immersion vibrators, and on the vibrators mounted on slipform pavers.
TRAFFIC ENGINEERING ROAD SAFETY: A PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE

This report is intended to assist those with the responsibility for traffic engineering and road safety by providing a ready source of information, with guidelines for action and information. It is aimed especially at engineers and others with responsibility for traffic engineering and management, especially in local government or regional offices of state road and transport agencies. (a)
SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN FLOODED PIPELINE AND TUNNEL INSPECTIONS BY REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV)

The remotely operated vehicle (ROV) was initially developed for inspection purposes and for monitoring of diver activities on offshore petroleum rigs. The scope of ROV inspection has progressed to civil engineering assessments of structural integrity of underground facilities. This paper examines the applicability of ROVs to pipeline and tunnel inspections to avoid dewatering, or, to minimize the potential for damage by gaining information about condition in tunnels prior to dewatering.
Perceptual Evaluation of Principal-Component-Based Synthesis of Musical Timbres

Harmonic-based analysis and resynthesis of musical instrument tones, for example, using the phase vocoder method, is a valuable technique, but its data representation is very large. However, this data set is usually highly redundant. Principal components analysis (PCA) can be used to encode such data into a smaller set of orthogonal basis vectors with minimal loss of information. Techniques for applying PCA to such data are explored, and the aural impact of the method on three tones (cello, trombone, and clarinet) are studied in two perception experiments. Results show that nearly identical resyntheses can be produced with a 40-70% data reduction. A preprocessing step called variable-duration temporal partitioning (VDTP) is introduced, which also affords a natural-sounding method for time expansion and contraction of tones. An extension of the PCA technique is also introduced that implements a timbre space, or coordinate system for interpolation among a group of musical instruments.
MI6 and the machinery of spying

1. Introduction 2. Origins and the First World War, 1903-18 3. The Inter-war Years, 1919-39 4. War Without and Within, 1939-45 5. A New Kind of War, 1946-56 6. To the End of the Cold War and After, 1956-95 7. Machines of Government and Intelligence
Deriving Heart Rate and Respiratory Rate from Pulse Oximetry Data

Respiratory Rate (RR) is a vital sign representing air movement in and out of the body. Neglecting the respiratory rate can foresee the patient being at risk. The lack of portable device in a point of care unit, i.e. ambulances, can be a demanding task. In this study, the researchers developed a hardware device that can measure resting Heart Rate (HR) and RR from a custom pulse oximeter tethered to the Arduino board using signal processing to extract HR and Symlet Wavelet Transform to extract the RR. The derived HR and RR from a custom pulse oximeter is compared to a clinical-grade pulse oximeter and yielded an MSE of around 3.8. Moreover, results obtained from the custom pulse oximeter vs the reference are close and valid.
The Toyota Product Development System: Integrating People, Process And Technology

Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Section One: Introduction Chapter 1: The New Product Development Revolution Chapter 2: The Lean Product Development System Model Section Two: Process Subsystem Chapter 3: Establish Customer-Defined Value to Separate Value-Added From Waste Chapter 4: Front-Load the PD Process to Explore Alternatives Thoroughly Chapter 5: Create a Leveled Product Development Process Flow Chapter 6: Utilizing Rigorous Standardization to Reduce Variation and Create Flexibility and Predictable Outcomes Section Three: Subsystem People Chapter 7: Creating a Chief Engineer System to Lead Development From Start to Finish Chapter 8: Balancing Functional Expertise and Cross-Functional Integration through Organization Chapter 9: Develop Towering Technical Competence in All Engineers Chapter 10: Fully Integrate Suppliers into the Product Development System Chapter 11: Building in Learning and Continuous Improvement Chapter 12: Building a Culture to Support Excellence and Relentless Improvement Section Four: Subsystem Tools and Technology Chapter 13: Adapt Technology to Fit Your People and Process Chapter 14: Align Your Organization Through Simple, Visual Communication Chapter 15: Powerful Tools for Standardization and Organizational Learning Section Five: Creating a Coherent Lean PD System Chapter 16: A Coherent System Chapter 17: Eliminating Waste In The Product Development Value Stream Chapter 18: Getting to Culture Change: The Heart of Lean PPD Appendix Applying Value Stream Mapping to a Product Development Process: The PeopleFlo Manufacturing Inc. Case by Dr. John Drogosz Bibliography Index
Yüksek Dereceli Lezyonların Dışlanamayacağı Atipik Skuamöz Hücrelerin Klinik Önemi; Anadolu’daki Bir Üçüncül Hastanenin Deneyimi

The primary aim of our study was to evaluate the histological results of patients diagnosed with atypical squamous cells, cannot exclude high-grade lesion (ASC-H) by cervical cytology and to reveal the clinical importance of ASC-H.Twenty thousand one hundred sixty three cervicovaginal smears were evaluated. Seventy six (0.376 %) patients were diagnosed as ASC-H. Files of patients diagnosed with ASC-H were retrospectively reviewed. We referred patients who were diagnosed as ASC-H according to the Bethesda classification system after cervicovaginal smear for colposcopic examination. İf it is necessary, cervical biopsy, endocervical and endometrial curettage were performed by the colposcopy guide. Clinicopathological features of the patients were examined and recorded. Smear results of 20163 patients reviewed. Abnormal cytological results were found in 1188 (5.8%) patients. The abnormal cytological results were ASC-H in 76 (0.37% ) patients. Abnormal cervical dysplasia was detected in 36 (47.3%) of 76 patients diagnosed as ASC-H. Twenty (20/76-26.3%) of these abnormal lesions were high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2 / 3), 12 (12/76-15.7%) of them were low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 1) and 4 (4 /76-5%) of them were cervical carcinoma. ASC-H is a diagnosis with significant association with precancerous and cancerous lesions. Therefore, further evaluation of ASC-H patients should be performed with the necessary care and attention
Gestão do tempo como apoio ao planejamento estratégico pessoal

This study assumes that time management can support the personal strategic planning, streamlining its implementation. So the objective of this study is to propose a model of time management that contributes to the implementation of the strategic planning personal. To achieve it, the study has its theoretical foundations in Strategic Planning, Strategic Planning Personal and Time Management. The literature review identified key elements in the composition of the proposed model. The results reveal a Model of Time Management, logical and sequential, which involves technical and behavioral factors. The model consists of three phases: audit of time (real situation), leverage the time (ideal situation) and the time frame (weekly planning, daily planning and prioritizing).
CONTROVERSY : LAPAROSCOPY : ANY ROLE IN THE TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY ? Role of laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis in patients with failed in vitro fertilization cycles

Objective: To report our experience in patients with previous IVF failures who conceived after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. Design: Retrospective case series. Setting: Tertiary center IVF and endoscopy programs. Patient(s): Infertility patients with history of prior IVF failures. Intervention(s): Laparoscopic evaluation and treatment of endometriosis by the same surgeon. Main Outcome Measure(s): Occurrence of conception after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis. Result(s): Of 29 patients with prior IVF failures, 22 conceived after laparoscopic treatment of endometriosis, including 15 non-IVF pregnancies and 7 IVF pregnancies. Conclusion(s): In the absence of tubal occlusion or severe male factor infertility, laparoscopy may still be considered for the treatment of endometriosis even after multiple IVF failures. (Fertil Steril 2005;84:1574–8. ©2005 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
Pulse-based ultra-wideband transmitters for digital communication

Ultra-wideband radio (UWB) is a rapidly developing wireless technology that promises unprecedented data rates for short-range commercial radios, combined with precise locationing and high energy efficiency. These benefits stem from the use of wide bandwidths and impulse signaling, implying high channel capacity and precise time resolution. UWB has been used for military radar and imaging since the 1950's; however, in 2002 the Federal Communications Commission approved the use of the 3.1-10.6GHz band for unlicensed UWB applications. The restriction on transmitted power spectral density in this band is equal to the noise emission limit of household digital electronics. This band is also shared with several existing services, therefore in-band interference is expected and presents a challenge to UWB system design. This thesis covers the aspects of pulse generation and transmitter implementation for pulsed-UWB communication by exploring tradeoffs that can be made in the pulse shaping in order to reduce power consumption in the transmitter electronics. A transmitter has been developed that exploits the exponential properties of a BJT to approximate a Gaussian shape. It generates BPSK modulated pulses at 100Mb/s in one of 14 channels in the 3.1-10.6GHz band, targeting high data rate applications. The transmitter has been fabricated in a 0. 18pm SiGe BiCMOS process, and experimental results are presented. A second transmitter has been developed that uses an alldigital architecture. This architecture is made practical by relaxing the RF frequency tolerance, suitable for communication with an energy detection receiver using pulse position modulation. By using an all-digital architecture, energy is consumed only in CV 2 switching losses and subthreshold leakage currents, and no RF oscillator or analog bias currents are required. This transmitter has been fabricated in a 90nm digital CMOS process, and demonstrated in a 16.7Mb/s wireless link. Thesis Supervisor: Anantha P. Chandrakasan Title: Professor
Power estimation for bit-serial constant coefficient multipliers

In this work a model for estimation of the power consumption in bit-serial, constant coefficient multipliers is presented. The multipliers are implemented using shift-add operations. Model parameters for the required components, i.e., flip-flops and full-adders, are derived. The power for a multiplier is obtained by summing the power for all components included in the corresponding network of shifts and adders.
Get synchronized: Bridging the gap between design and volume production

The interface between Design and Manufacturing forms a locus of frequent interpersonal conflict. Misunderstandings, unwelcome surprises and planning problems are the rule rather than the exception. Within companies that deliver consumer goods in large quantities to the market this interface is also the transition from exploration (seeking new business opportunities) to exploitation (profiting from those consumer products). This thesis reports on a first exploration of the Design-Manufacturing interface on the level of the participants from both processes using the method of Grounded Theory. This book conceptually describes how these actors bridge the gap between Design and Volume Production and portrays their social process in detail. The insights presented here are to be seen as a social-interactive perspective on the process of product innovation and are complementary to the rational-analytic viewpoint that focuses on the material and tangibility of product and process. The kind of research that this book presents reflects the increased attention of academic researchers towards the human dimension of the product innovation process. Over the last decade the focus of design researchers has widened from individual designers, via teams of designers towards design teams in corporate settings. This movement increasingly views design as a social process which connects the engineering sciences with the social sciences.
Flywheel Energy Storage: An Alternative to Batteries For UPS Systems

ABSTRACT Direct current (DC) system flywheel energy storage technology can be used as a substitute for batteries to provide backup power to an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system. Although the initial cost will usually be higher, flywheels offer a much longer life, reduced maintenance, a smaller footprint, and better reliability compared to a battery. The combination of these characteristics will generally result in a lower life-cycle cost for a flywheel compared to a battery. Flywheels intended for UPS application are typically designed to provide power at their maximum rate for a period of about 15 seconds. In contrast, most batteries for UPS applications are designed to provide their maximum rated power for about 15 minutes. Therefore, using a flywheel instead of a battery will generally require a generator that can come up to full power within about 10 seconds, which is well within the capabilities of standby generators. With or without a standby generator, flywheels could be used to significant.
Correlation Between Sea‐Level Rise and Aspects of Future Tropical Cyclone Activity in CMIP6 Models

Future coastal flood hazard at many locations will be impacted by both tropical cyclone (TC) change and relative sea‐level rise (SLR). Despite sea level and TC activity being influenced by common thermodynamic and dynamic climate variables, their future changes are generally considered independently. Here, we investigate correlations between SLR and TC change derived from simulations of 26 Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 models. We first explore correlations between SLR and TC activity by inference from two large‐scale factors known to modulate TC activity: potential intensity (PI) and vertical wind shear. Under the high emissions SSP5‐8.5, SLR is strongly correlated with PI change (positively) and vertical wind shear change (negatively) over much of the western North Atlantic and North West Pacific, with global mean surface air temperature (GSAT) modulating the co‐variability. To explore the impact of the joint changes on flood hazard, we conduct climatological–hydrodynamic modeling at five sites along the US East and Gulf Coasts. Positive correlations between SLR and TC change alter flood hazard projections, particularly at Wilmington, Charleston and New Orleans. For example, if positive correlations between SLR and TC changes are ignored in estimating flood hazard at Wilmington, the average projected change to the historical 100 years storm tide event is under‐estimated by 12%. Our results suggest that flood hazard assessments that neglect the joint influence of these factors and that do not reflect the full distribution of GSAT change may not accurately represent future flood hazard.
Solid-state power conversion: A Fourier analysis approach to generalized transformer synthesis

This paper deals, both from the Fourier analysis and the circuit design point of view, with a large family of electronic power converters which synthesize the assigned slow-varying waveforms via highfrequency switching, thereby needing very little reactive elements. A general condition for high-frequency synthesis applicability is given, together with a method which allows direct converter design from the desired input-output characterizations. Furthermore, a general model is introduced for high-frequency synthesis converters; as a consequence, they are characterized as two-port, multipole, time varying, linear circuit elements. Finally, as a major application example, a new AC-AC, three-to-three phase converter is introduced. The new converter displays several attractive features: sinusoidal waveforms, bidirectionality, separate control over amplitude, frequency, phase, and power factor. Moreover, depending on which side is taken as an input, it can either step up or step down the voltage. For these reasons the new converter can be regarded to as a generalized transformer.