Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Structured ASIC Approach to a Radiation Hardened by Design Digital Single Sideband Modulator for Digital Radio Frequency Memories

Pemberton, Thomas B. M.S. Egr. , Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, 2010. A Structured ASIC Approach to a Radiation Hardened by Design Digital Single Sideband Modulator for Digital Radio Frequency Memories. Digital Radio Frequency Memories (DRFM) are widely used as modules in digital signal processing. These modules can provide several forms of signal manipulation and storage capabilities. With single event effects caused by environmental radiation the need for a radiation hardened DRFM is increased. Typical radiation hardening involves the use of specialized foundries utilizing proprietary CMOS libraries that are expensive to build or adding lead packages around a chip that is expensive and add weight to the chip. An alternative radiation hardening technique is to utilize a radiation hardened by design library. This library includes digital gates that have been hardened by the use of guard rings, reverse body bias or other methods. With the use of the hardened library, commercial synthesis tools can create a structural Verilog output from the behavioral VHDL design. The radiation hardened by design circuit will be larger than a non-hardened design, but can be fabricated using standard foundries. This research also takes advantage of current advancements of commercially available software and designs that have led to a structured ASIC approach for fabricating a design. This structured ASIC approach fabricates a design in two stages. The first stage is the transistor and bottom metal layers with the second stage being the top metal layers. Silicon wafers can be fabricated in bulk using the first stage of uncommitted logic with separate top metal layer masks applied to commit the logic to a specific design. A radiation hardened by design standard cell library was used to create the Structured ASIC standard cells and will allow production of radiation hardened circuits with a short design time.
Travel by design : the influence of urban form on travel

Combining urban design and transportation planning with the idea that neighborhoods and cities can be designed to change travel behavior is a popular idea. The goal is to reduce car use and increase the quality of life in the neighborhood. This book looks into the premise of urban design and transportation planning. It seeks to answer three questions: Can it work, Will it be put into practice, and Is it a good idea? The book is divided into four parts: an introduction, a section on travel behavior, a section on the supply of place, and a section on the role of travel by design. Topics include traffic, urban form, travel, demand for travel, a study of travel behavior, neighborhood supply, mathematical models for trip generation, transit-oriented planning, and a case study of planning.
histologic classification of renal cell carcinoma Clear cell renal cell carcinoma Multilocular clear cell renal cell carcinoma Papillary renal cell carcinoma Chromophobe renal cell carcinoma Carcinoma of the collecting ducts of Bellini Renal medullary carcinoma Xp 11 translocation carcinomas Carcino

a Section of Pathology, Fundació Puigvert-Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; b Department of Urology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan; c Unit of Anatomic Pathology, Department of Surgery and Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cordoba University, Cordoba, Spain; d Department of Pathology and Diagnostics, University of Verona, Verona, Italy; e Institute of Surgical Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; f La Marche University, Ancona, Italy; g Pathology Department, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, NY, USA
Cooperative localization in wireless networked systems

A novel solution for the localization of wireless networked systems is presented. The solution is based on cooperative estimation, inter-node ranging and strap-down inertial navigation. This approach overrides limitations that are commonly found in currently available localization/positioning solutions. Some solutions, such as GPS, make use of previously deployed infrastructure. In other methods, computations are performed in a central fusion center. In the robotics field, current localization techniques rely on a simultaneous localization and mapping, (SLAM), process, which is slow and requires sensors such as laser range finders or cameras. One of the main attributes of this research is the holistic view of the problem and a systems-engineering approach, which begins with analyzing requirements and establishing metrics for localization. The all encompassing approach provides for concurrent consideration and integration of several aspects of the localization problem, from sensor fusion algorithms for position estimation to the communication protocols required for enabling cooperative localization. As a result, a conceptual solution is presented, which is flexible, general and one that can be adapted to a variety of application scenarios. A major advantage of the solution resides in the utilization of wireless network interfaces for communications and for exteroceptive sensing. In addition, the localization solution can be seamlessly integrated into other localization schemes, which will provide faster convergence, higher accuracy and less latency. Two case-studies for developing the main aspects of cooperative localization were employed. Wireless sensor networks and multi-robot systems, composed of ground robots, provided an information base from which this research was launched. In the wireless sensor network field, novel nonlinear cooperative estimation algorithms are proposed for sequential position estimation. In the field of multi-robot systems the issues of mobility and proprioception, which uses inertial measurement systems for estimating motion, are contemplated. Motion information, in conjunction with range information and communications, can be used for accurate localization and tracking of mobile nodes. A novel partitioning of the sensor fusion problem is presented, which combines an extended Kalman filter for dead-reckoning and particle filters for aiding navigation.
INCIDENCE, SEVERITY AND YIELD LOSS OF POWDERY MILDEW DISEASE OF RASPBERRY AND EFFICIENCY OF FUNGICIDES AGAINST IT IN UZBEKISTAN

Like other crops, raspberry plant gets infected by many infectious diseases. Among them, powdery mildew disease causes significant damage. This article outlines the results of the study on the pathogens of powdery mildew disease of raspberry, incidence of diseases on the farms, as well as severity of diseases. Besides, the data on yield loss of this disease and testing of the fungicides against powdery mildew disease of raspberry with active ingredients Flusilazole, Difenoconazole + ciflufenamid and Penconazole have been presented. In this case, fungicides against powdery mildew were used during the emergence of the first flower buds of raspberry and in the periods before flowering. The highest biological efficacy was noted in the variants with fungicide Cideli Top 140 DC (125 g/l Difenoconazole + 15 g/l ciflufenamid) and its indication was 79,6-90,0%. At a rate 0,7 l/ hа, twice application of Cideli Top 140 DC fungicide during the emergence of the first buds of raspberry and before flowering resulted effectively and its biological efficacy showed 90,0%. While in the variants with fungicide Omad, 40% EC, biological efficacy was 71,9-80,5%. The fungicides used against the powdery mildew all their showed good results. The best results were observed its
A guide to manual materials handling

Part 1: the world-wide scope of manual materials handling factors to be considered in designing manual materials design approaches to solving manual materials handling. Part 2: lifting pushing pulling carrying holding materials handling in unusual postures designing and evaluating multiple task manual materials handling jobs high and very high frequency manual lifting / lowering and carrying load transfer determination of rest allowances mechanical aids.
In-vehicle information systems

In–depth accident analyses point to driver problems with information acquisition and processing as the major cause of human errors, and thereby of accidents. To analyze information needs, the driver's tasks are split up into five levels: (1) strategic planning; (2) navigation; (3) traffic interaction; (4) road following; and (5) vehicle handling. For each of these levels, the information problems and means to overcome them with in–vehicle electronic information systems are analyzed. The most promising areas seem to be (1), (2) and (4). Critical areas are system reliability, personal relevance, prediction capacity, user friendliness, distraction effects and price.
A new controlled active front end based on voltage processing and supply current reaction

In this paper, a new multifunctional active front-end (AFE) is presented. It is an innovative and flexible solution for four quadrants and variable speed drives applications. The proposed AFE ensures the unity power factor, but with its switches oversizing, it can compensate current harmonic distortions, reactive power and/or voltage unbalances produced by external loads. It is based on a new control strategy, which utilizes the supply current regulation and a new robust compensation algorithm which ensures the active front-end performances do not decrease in presence of unbalanced and distorted supply voltage conditions. Numerical simulations show the advantages of the proposed solution with respect on active front-end based on synchronous control technique present in literature.
Deep submicron CMOS transistors for low-noise front-end systems

This paper presents a study of the noise behavior of submicron CMOS transistors, in view of applications to high density mixed-signal front-end systems for high granularity detectors. The goal of this work is extending the knowledge in this field, presently focused on 0.25 /spl mu/m processes, to the following generation of CMOS technologies (with 0.18 /spl mu/m minimum gate length). The white component of the noise voltage spectrum, which is most important for fast signal processing, and the 1/f noise contribution are experimentally characterized with noise measurements in a wide frequency range. A comparison with similar noise measurements on CMOS devices belonging to a 0.35 /spl mu/m process allows estimating the impact of gate length scaling on both white and 1/f noise components. The noise radiation tolerance is also a key parameter for many front-end systems, and it was evaluated by exposing the devices to high doses of ionizing radiation.
Development of driver/vehicle steering interaction models for dynamic analysis. Final technical report

Abstract : This document reports on the development of a computer-based model of driver steering control which can be used to represent and predict realistic steering responses of human operators during path-following and obstacle- avoidance maneuvers. The model is intended to be used for controlling different types of land vehicles over a range of operating conditions. The model was validated through direct comparison with experimental measurements of driver vehicle systems collected during this study. For conventional steering maneuvers, the model was shown capable of replicating most observed steering control behavior patterns through simple adjustment of two basic parameters. Driver model, Closed-loop, Preview, Steering control, Driver, Vehicle dynamics, Directional control, Braking control, Man-machine, Path Following, Simulation, Driver-vehicle.
Book Review: Andrew Keen, The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet Is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy. London and Boston, MA: Currency/Doubleday, 2007. 228 pp. ISBN 0—3855—2080—8, $22.95 (pbk)

Amateur hour has arrived, and the audience is running the show. In a hard-hitting and provocative polemic, Silicon Valley insider and pundit Andrew Keen exposes the grave consequences of today's new participatory Web 2.0 and reveals how it threatens our values, economy, and ultimately the very innovation and creativity that forms the fabric of American achievement. Our most valued cultural institutions, Keen warns, our professional newspapers, magazines, music, and movies, are being overtaken by an avalanche of amateur, user-generated free content. Advertising revenue is being siphoned off by free classified ads on sites like Craigslist; television networks are under attack from free user-generated programming on YouTube and the like; file-sharing and digital piracy have devastated the multibillion-dollar music business and threaten to undermine our movie industry. Worse, Keen claims, our cut-and-paste online culture - in which intellectual property is freely swapped, downloaded, remashed, and aggregated - threatens over 200 years of copyright protection and intellectual property rights, robbing artists, authors, journalists, musicians, editors, and producers of the fruits of their creative labours. In today's self-broadcasting culture, where amateurism is celebrated and anyone with an opinion, however ill-informed, can publish a blog, post a video on YouTube, or change an entry on Wikipedia, the distinction between trained expert and uninformed amateur becomes dangerously blurred. When anonymous bloggers and videographers, unconstrained by professional standards or editorial filters, can alter the public debate and manipulate public opinion, truth becomes a commodity to be bought, sold, packaged, and reinvented. The very anonymity that the Web 2.0 offers calls into question the reliability of the information we receive, and creates an environment in which sexual predators and identity thieves can roam free. While no Luddite - Keen pioneered several Internet startups himself - he urges us to consider the consequences of blindly supporting a culture that endorses plagiarism and piracy and that fundamentally weakens traditional media and creative institutions. Offering concrete solutions on how we can rein in the free-wheeling, narcissistic atmosphere that pervades the Web, The Cult of the Amateur is a wake-up call to each and every one of us.
Development of A Nomogram to Predict Survival Outcome Among Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients With Site-Distant Metastases: A Population-Based Study

Objective. The incidence of initial diagnosis with distant metastasis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer is not rare, for which the available prognostic evaluation criteria is absent. This study aimed to develop a nomogram score to predict long-term prognosis.Methods. This study analyzed patients with epithelial ovarian cancer from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database between 1975 and 2016. Multivariable logistic and Cox regression were performed to identify survival trajectories. A nomogram score was used to predict long-term survival probability. Results. A total of 131050 patients were included, 18.2%, 7.8% and 66.1% had localized, regional and distant metastases, respectively. Metastases were inversely associated with high probability of 5-year overall survival outcome, localized (OR, 4.62; 95%CI, 4.45-4.80), regional (OR, 2.47; 95%CI, 2.36-2.59) compared with distant metastases. Survival was poorer among regional (HR, 1.72; 95%CI, 1.65-1.79) and distant (HR, 3.39; 95%CI, 3.29-3.49) metastases at diagnosis. For incidence, 0.9%, 6.7%, 5.8% and 0.2% had bone, liver, lung and brain metastases in the all-cause mortality cohort respectively, 1.6%, 9.9%, 8.8% and 0.3% had bone, liver, lung and brain metastases in the cancer-specific mortality cohort respectively. The median survival among the all-cause mortality cohort was 21.0 months, cancer-specific mortality cohort was 15.0 months. Organ-specific metastases were independently associated with survival prognosis.Conclusions. Nomogram score in estimating the long-term prognosis is feasible, for which contribute to directing clinical treatment and prognosis assessment in patient harboring site-distant metastases.
Culturally Competent Gender, Sex, and Sexual Orientation Information Practices and Electronic Health Records: Rapid Review (Preprint)

BACKGROUND Outdated gender, sex, and sexual orientation (GSSO) information practices in health care contribute to health inequities for sexual and gender minorities (SGMs). Governments, statistics agencies, and health care organizations are developing and implementing modernized practices that support health equity for SGMs. Extending our work, we conducted a rapid review of grey literature to explore information practices that support quality health care for SGMs. OBJECTIVE The aim of this rapid review of grey literature was to elucidate modern GSSO information practices from leading agencies for adaptation, adoption, and application by health care providers and organizations seeking to modernize outdated GSSO information practices that contribute to health inequities among SGMs. METHODS We searched MEDLINE and Google from 2015 to 2020 with terms related to gender, sex, sexual orientation, and electronic health/medical records for English-language grey literature resources including government and nongovernment organization publications, whitepapers, data standards, toolkits, health care organization and health quality practice and policy guides, conference proceedings, unpublished academic work, and statistical papers. Peer-reviewed journal articles were excluded, as were resources irrelevant to information practices. We also screened the reference sections of included articles for additional resources, and canvassed a working group of international topic experts for additional relevant resources. Duplicates were eliminated. ATLAS.ti was used to support analysis. Themes and codes were developed through an iterative process of writing and discussion with the research team. RESULTS Twenty-six grey literature resources met the inclusion criteria. The overarching themes that emerged from the literature were the interrelated behaviors, attitudes, and policies that constitute SGM cultural competence as follows: shared language with unambiguous definitions of GSSO concepts; welcoming and inclusive care environments and affirming practices to reduce barriers to access; health care policy that supports competent health care; and adoption of modernized GSSO information practices and electronic health record design requirements that address invisibility in health data. CONCLUSIONS Health equity for SGMs requires systemic change. Binary representation of sex and gender in electronic health records (EHRs) obfuscates natural and cultural diversity and, in the context of health care, places SGM patients at risk of clinical harm because it leads to clinical assumptions. Agencies and agents in health care need to be equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to cultivate modern attitudes, policies, and practices that enable health equity for SGMs. Adopting small but important changes in the language and terminology used in technical and social health care systems is essential for institutionalizing SGM competency. Modern GSSO information practices depend on and reinforce SGM competency in health care.
Food packaging technology

Partial table of contents: PART V: PACKAGING PROCEDURES FOR FINISHED FOODSTUFFS. Automatic Packaging Machines -- Packaging. Ionizing Treatment and Packaging -- Preservation of Foodstuffs Packed in Flexible Packaging. PART IV: SOME SIGNIFICANT EXAMPLES OF SECTORS OF THE FOODSTUFFS INDUSTRY WHERE PACKAGING IS RAPIDLY CHANGING. Packaging of Milk Products. Packaging for Vacuum Cooking. PART VII: METHODOLOGY AND ECONOMICS. Dimensional Coordination. The Quality. Price Ratio of Packaging and Its Effect on the Quality of the Final Product. Index.
The application of feedback linearization techniques to the stabilization of DC-to-DC converters with constant power loads

The authors have devised a nonlinear coordinate transformation for a DC-to-DC buck chopper supplying a constant power load that facilitates pseudolinearization via a nonlinear feedback. A representative design is introduced and detailed simulation validation studies are presented. The extension of the region of local asymptotic stability is confirmed through Lyapunov analysis.
Phytoremediation Potential of Some Indigenous Herbaceous Plant Species Growing on Metalliferous Mining Site at Nahuta, Bauchi State, Nigeria

Abstract Heavy metals constitutes a serious threats because unlike most organic pollutants they are not easily degraded through natural process and therefore remain in the environment for a very long time. Soil contamination resulting from mining activities affects surrounding flora and fauna and presents a large clean-up challenge to the mining industry. One alternative biological approach to deal with this problem is phytoremediation – which involves the extraction or inactivation of these metals in soils by plants. Compared to other technologies, phytoremediation is less expensive and is particularly suitable for treatment of large volumes of soil in abandoned mining site. The extent of soil contamination by heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb and Cd) and potentials of herbaceous plant species to remediate the soil at Nahuta spoiled mining site in Bauchi State, Nigeria was assessed. Herbaceous plants and their associated soils were collected from three sites namely Jijigari, Jijidaba and Gamagari. There were generally higher concentrations of the heavy metals in plants than in soils which indicate the ability of the plants to tolerate and accumulate these metals. Considering the definition of a hyperaccumulator – plant that accumulate >1000mg kg−1 of Cu, Co, Cr, Ni or Pb, or >10,000mg kg−1 of Mn or Zn, none of the plants investigated attained the status of hyperaccumulator. However Chloris pilosa with BCF of 1.40 and TF of 1.04 is a potential phytoextractor of Cu. Cynadon dactylon with BCF of 2.74 and TF of 4.67 is also a good candidate for phytoextraction of Cd. It also means that all the herbaceous plants under consideration (except Eleusine indica and Pennisetum pedicellatum for Zn remediation) could be used as phytostabilizers of the various metals in the soil environment since they have BCF < 1and TF < 1.
A new frontier in engineering education: importing courses

Telecommunication innovations provides major new opportunities to improve the quality ofthe education we ofleer our students. On line courses can be accessed by students anywhere of anytime. Many schools are exporting courses via videotape. CD's or on-line. however very few f ony have taken advantage of the new commirnicotion leclinologies lo import courses that enhance the quality and diversity of the material they @er their students. Budget limitations and a shortage of qualified faculty ojen limit the courses that are offered. Some of these limitorions could be solved by imporling courses from experts in other parts of the country or the world. However, administrativeproblems and faculty sociology make ! his difficult.
First array of 8 CG-SOA gates for large-scale WDM space switches

We report here on an 8 CG-SOA gate array with uniform characteristics for WDM large-scale space switches operating at 1550 nm. The mean fiber-to-fiber gain and noise figure n/sub sp//C/sub 1/ yield 19 dB and 6.6 dB at 200 mA, respectively.