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EFFECT OF THE MOTOR FUNCTION OF UPPER EXTREMITY ON THE VELOCITY OF TENNIS FLAT SERVE

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of motor function of upper extremity on the velocity of tennis flat serve in young tennis athletes. Twenty adolescent tennis players without any shoulder injury or problems were recruited. The flat serve velocity, isokinetic strength of shoulder rotators, active shoulder joint motion and a series of physical factors were measured. Statistically significant relationships were found between serve velocity, and age, height, body weight, and circumferences of upper arm and forearm. The internal rotator strength in concentric contraction at 180°/sec isokinetic exercise, external rotator strength in eccentric contraction, and active shoulder abduction and flexion angles were also related to serve velocity. These findings may be useful in providing the basic guidelines for tennis training and evaluation.
Suppression of Background Odor Effect in Odor Sensing System Using Olfactory Adaptation Model

In this study, a new method for suppressing the background odor effect is proposed. Since odor sensors response to background odors in addition to a target odor, it is difficult to detect the target odor information. In the conventional odor sensing systems, the effect of the background odors are compensated by subtracting the response to the background odors (the baseline response). Although this simple subtraction method is effective for constant background odors, it fails in the compensation for time-varying background odors. The proposed method for the background suppression is effective even for the time-varying background odors.
Application of Sliding Window-Genetic Programming Algorithm in Alert and Forecast for Mine Safety Monitoring

SW-GP (Sliding Window-Genetic Programming) algorithm is provided to implement dynamic forecast of monitoring data in order to more effectively utilize coal mine monitoring data to alert and forecast safety accident. In the program, sampling data is obtained by sliding window technology and model is founded automatically by GP algorithm. The result of instance shows that forecasting values from the model well agree with the real values, which explains that employing SW-GP modeling can settle problem for alert and forecast for mine safety monitoring data satisfactorily.
Design and Analysis of Squared Patch Antenna with Multi Squared Slots

This study presents the analytical and theoretical investigation on the effect of multi squared slots on resonance frequency, return loss and band widths of a squared microstrip patch antenna. The novel design is achieved by inserting the squared slots in the middle part of the patch antenna. The squared type patch with two or three tiny slots is designed and the reflection coefficient, S-parameter, standing wave ratio, radiation pattern and TDR impedance are analyzed. The performance of the antenna designed is compared with the antenna which has less or more slots. Compared to the conventional rectangular patch antenna, slot loading antennas give the better performance in resonant frequency, return loss in the cost of bandwidths.
Proposed Distribution Voltage Control Method for Connected Cluster PV Systems

This paper proposes a distribution voltage control method when a voltage increase condition occurs due to reverse power flow from the clustered photovoltaic (PV) system. This proposed distribution voltage control is performed a by distribution-unified power flow controller (D-UPFC). D-UPFC consists of a bi-directional ac-ac converter and transformer. It does not use any energy storage component or rectifier circuit, but it directly converts ac to ac. The distribution model and D-UPFC voltage control using the ATP-EMTP program were simulated and the results show the voltage increase control in the distribution system.
Labor, gender and governance in terms of establishment of new technological order

The prerequisites for the study are the transition of the world social system to the Technological Orders VI and VII in the context of a digital breakthrough and the hybrid nature of the digital social space, which significantly affects the change in the social structure, the distribution of social roles in society, the formation of the labor market and the formation of a new gender order. The purpose of the study is to analyze the impact of digitalization on the labor market, on the gender balance in the labor market and formulate how the processes of preparing a person for new technological structures should be built. According to the results of the study, the authors note that the formation of social institutions of a new type in a hybrid digital society significantly lags behind the need, digital regulators of social behavior in the labor market have not yet emerged, which does not allow building norms and rules of life in a virtual social space at the legislative level. The cognitive structures of society are immature, adequate incentives and sanctions as a response to the phenomena of crossing the boundaries of the office set framework by social actors have not been formed. There are no frameworks yet, but they can be created by maintaining a balance between the realization of society’s needs for development and relying on its ability to maintain the stability of the value system, i.e. property of resistance.
Effects of total-dose irradiation on gate-all-around (GAA) devices

The response of gate-all-around (GAA) MOS transistors to dose irradiation is quite different from that observed on other types of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) MOSFETs. In regular SOI MOSFETs, edge leakage increases substantially faster than the main transistor leakage upon creation of oxide charges due to the irradiation. The GAA MOSFET behaves in the opposite way; the shift of edge threshold voltage upon creation of charges in the oxide is smaller than that of the main transistor. As a result, a kink develops in the subthreshold characteristics of regular SOI MOSFETs upon irradiation, while the original subthreshold kink of GAA devices disappears when the device is irradiated. >
A Strategic Plan for the International Cartographic Association 2003-2011 (地図コンクールと地図作品展)

President – Président Vice-présidents Vice Presidents Bengt Rystedt Milan Konecny République Tchèque Czech Republic National Land Survey or University of Gävle Li Li R.P. de Chine P.R. of China SE 80182 Gävle SE 80176 Gävle Elri Liebenberg Afrique du Sud South Africa Sweden – Suède Sweden – Suède Robert McMaster Etats-Unis United States e-mail: Bengt.Rystedt@lm.se e-mail: Bengt.Rystedt@hig.se Takashi Morita Japon Japan Kirsi Virrantaus Finlande Finland Secretary-General and Treasurer Secrétaire Général et Trésorier Alberta Auringer Wood Canada Canada Ferjan Ormeling Faculty of Geographical Sciences Utrecht University Président-sortant Past President P.O. Box 80115 3508 TC Utrecht Michael Wood Royaume-Uni United Kingdom The Netherlands Pays-Bas e-mail: f.ormeling@geog.uu. nl Website:http://www.ICACI. org
Stress Analysis for Scleral Buckling of the Eye

Scleral buckling is a process in which a buckle or band is wrapped around the eye and tightened and is used to treat different eye disorders. The procedure can result in induced myopia by increasing the axial length of the human eye. This study was performed to assess how the application of a scleral buckle of various widths and tightness on eyes with decreased corneal thicknesses affects stresses and strains in the tissue and the anterior-posterior dimension. For this purpose, an axisymmetric finite element model of the eye was created where the mechanical properties of the tissues are assumed to be linearly elastic, the humors as incompressible fluid and the buckle as rigid. The buckles were chosen to have widths of 3, 5 and 7 mm with constrictions of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 mm and the reduced thicknesses of the cornea that were considered are 0, 25 and 50%. The results showed that as the buckle width and tightness increase, the axial length change of the eye increases. The maximum stress is greater for a thinner buckle with greater tightness. Also, the change in corneal thickness has a minor effect on the axial length and maximum stress. For scleral buckle selection, increased buckle width and construction lead to an increase in myopia. Eyes which have thinner cornea due to disease or LASIK procedure for example are more susceptible to this myopic shift than eyes with a normal corneal thickness.
Regulating complex geometries using layered depth‐normal images for rapid prototyping and manufacturing

Purpose – Most layer‐based rapid prototyping systems use polygonal models as input. In addition, the input polygonal models need to be manifold and water‐tight; otherwise the built objects may have defects or the building process may fail in some cases. This paper aims to present a regulation method of an arbitrarily complex polygonal model for rapid prototyping and manufacturing applications.Design/methodology/approach – The method is based on a semi‐implicit representation of a solid model named the layered depth‐normal images (LDNI), which sparsely encodes the shape boundary of a polygonal model in three orthogonal directions. In the method, input polygonal models or parametric equations are first converted into LDNI models. A regulation operator based on the computed LDNI models is presented. A volume tiling technique is developed for very complex geometries and high accuracy requirements. From the processed LDNI model, an adaptive contouring method is presented to construct a cell representation that.
Vascular flora of the South San Juan Mountains (Colorado, U.S.A.): A floristic inventory of two southern Rocky Mountains slopes

The vascular plant diversity of the volcanic South San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado (Archuleta and Conejos counties) was inventoried through collection of 1151 voucher specimens during portions of the summers of 2013, 2014 and 2016. A total of 744 species in 84 families were documented in the region across these and historical collections, indicating that nearly one-third of the Colorado flora can be found in these mountains. The most speciose plant families of the study area are the Asteraceae, Poaceae, and Cyperaceae, as is typical of temperate northern hemisphere climates. The most dominant floristic component of the area comprises species with a Western North American distribution, though circumboreal, widespread North American, and Southern Rocky Mountains endemic species also comprise large portions of the flora. The South San Juan Wilderness itself harbors a nearly pristine pre-Columbian flora, though wilderness boundaries current-ly exclude 170 native species living in the South San Juan Mountains. Ninety-five collections are novel to the study area, and 39 of these represent new county vouchers for either Archuleta or Conejos.
Effects of Fillers on the Transfer Properties of UV Waterless Offset Ink

In order to investigate the effects of fillers on the transfer properties of UV waterless offset ink, four ink samples compound with different fillers(SiO2 , CaCO3 and Talc) were prepared, the flow curve, thixotropy and ink transferred ratio were tested, and the effects of rheological properties on ink-transfer were discussed. The results show that: all of four ink samples show a typical shear thinning characteristics. Sample use SiO2 and CaCO3 as fillers has a higher viscosity, and with the increase of shearing rate, the viscosity decreased sharply. Sample use SiO2 and CaCO3 as fillers has the minimum thixotropic area, and the minimum thixotropy. Sample use SiO2 and Talc as fillers has the largest thixotropic area, and the largest thixotropy. Sample use SiO2 and CaCO3 as fillers has the highest ink transfer ratio.
Analysis of floating substrate effects on the intrinsic gate capacitance of SOI MOSFETSs using two-dimensional device simulation

Points out that the theoretical foundation of unique floating substrate effects, which have been observed experimentally, on the intrinsic gate capacitance characteristics of SOI n-MOSFETs has been clearly established using original two-dimensional device simulations. A transient simulation scheme for calculating intrinsic capacitances is introduced and tested against the classical quasi-static and small-signal analyses. The results are discussed and used to gain a deep physical insight into the basic mechanisms responsible for the anomalous (when compared to conventional bulk devices) intrinsic capacitances observed in the case of SOI MOSFETs. The analyses yields basic guidelines for an adequate analytical modeling of SOI MOSFET capacitive behavior to be used for accurate large- and small-signal simulation of SOI MOS digital and analog circuits. >
Engineering information systems

Many of the information systems in use in industry and commerce today have taken on a life of their own. They are large, inefficient, expensive to maintain and to a very large extent do not meet the real needs of the business. They have not been designed as a system from the outset-new applications have been added and new technology deployed without thought being given to the system functionality, performance, reliability, security, etc. Many of today's systems are a mess, and they have not benefited from the advances made in system engineering and complexity management. The author examines these issues and provides an example of systems for business support.
Optimization of milling operations for the selection of cutting conditions using Tribes

Abstract This paper presents a new methodology involving the use of Tribes for the selection of cutting conditions in single-pass milling operations. The new methodology, which is autonomous because it does not need any parameter tuning, is based on a comprehensive optimization criterion integrating the contributing effects of all major machining performance measures for milling operations. The results of case studies previously considered using genetic algorithms are presented to demonstrate the application of this new methodology for the determination of optimum cutting conditions in face- and end-milling operations. Results obtained show that the new methodology is efficient, effective, and competitive.
Total-dose radiation tolerance of a commercial 0.35 /spl mu/m CMOS process

We have measured the properties of test structures from two different lots fabricated at Hewlett-Packard on their 0.35 /spl mu/m CMOS process after exposure to total ionizing radiation. The threshold voltage shifts associated with the gate oxide were shown to be small, consistent with the presence of a thin gate oxide. Measurements on various ring oscillators indicated no change in gate delay or power with exposure to radiation, consistent with minimal shifts in transistor threshold voltages. A discrepancy was observed between the two lots for NMOS minimal geometry transistors. Transistors from the earlier lot showed no additional off-state leakage, even at a total ionizing dose (TID) of 300 krad, while transistors from the more recent lot showed up to 1 /spl mu/A leakage at 300 krad. Measurements of field-oxide transistors from the first lot indicated the p-substrate did not invert at doses up to 300 krad. Unfortunately, the field oxide transistors from the second lot were not functional. The observed discrepancies between the two lots will require further measurements on future lots.
Compensation of some operational-amplifier based RC-active networks

Means of compensating for the finite gain bandwidth of operational amplifiers, when used in voltage-controlled voltage source and inverting integrator blocks, are described and are shown to virtually eliminate excess phase shifts over a prescribed frequency range. As applied to integrators, the compensating technique simultaneously reduces gain (period) and phase errors. The methods should prove of maximum advantage where trimming of the RC elements is difficult or expensive as in thin-film realizations. It is shown that the overall temperature stability of the compensated network can be significantly improved.
The Vectra M3 3-dimensional digital stereophotogrammetry system: A reliable technique for detecting chin asymmetry

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of the Vectra M3 (3D Imaging System; Canfield Scientific, Parsippany, NJ, USA) in detecting chin asymmetry, and to assess whether the automatic markerless tracking function is reliable compared to manually plotting landmarks. Materials and Methods Twenty subjects (18 females and 2 males) with a mean age of 42.5±10.5 years were included. Three-dimensional image acquisition was carried out on all subjects with simulated chin deviation in 4 stages (1-4 mm). The images were analyzed by 2 independent observers through manually plotting landmarks and by Vectra software auto-tracking mode. Repeated-measures analysis of variance and the Tukey post-hoc test were performed to evaluate the differences in mean measurements between the 2 operators and the software for measuring chin deviation in 4 stages. The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) was calculated to estimate the intra- and inter-examiner reliability. Results No significant difference was found between the accuracy of manually plotting landmarks between observers 1 and 2 and the auto-tracking mode (P=0.783 and P=0.999, respectively). The mean difference in detecting the degree of deviation according to the stage was <0.5 mm for all landmarks. Conclusion The auto-tracking mode could be considered as reliable as manually plotted landmarks in detecting small chin deviations with the Vectra® M3. The effect on the soft tissue when constructing a known dental movement yielded a small overestimation of the soft tissue movement compared to the dental movement (mean value<0.5 mm), which can be considered clinically non-significant.
Integral of accelerating power type PSS. I. Theory, design, and tuning methodology

The basic theory of a PSS control based on integral of accelerating power input signal and the methods of tuning the stabilizer are explained in this paper. Small signal linearized analysis using frequency domain techniques (bode plots and root locus) are used to illustrate the process of tuning the PSS controls. Although much of the technical information has been previously formed, the benefit of this paper is to show clearly the entire process together with an example case study. Also, some aspects of the digital-based excitation controls which facilitate the implementation are explained. The methodology for tuning the PSS is applicable to other designs which have different algorithms and input signals.
Avaliação de matrizes de carne bovina na produção de itens de ensaio de proficiência para pesquisa de Salmonella spp.

Objective: Evaluate three types of meat matrices (autoclaved at 121°C/15 min, cooked for 20 min and canned) for production of proficiency testing items (TI) containing Salmonella spp. to be used in a Proficiency Test (PT). Materials and Methods: The batch of TI was prepared using freeze-drying technique and threalose as a cryo-protector and its homogeneity and stability was evaluated. Results: The batches produced with cooked meat and canned meat did not present enough homogeneity. The TI produced with autoclaved meat matrix were considered sufficiently homogeneous and stables at ≤-70°C during four months. In the short-term stability study the TI presented sufficiently stability at -20, 4, and 25°C during 3 days. Conclusion: The autoclaved meat at 121°C/15min was considered a satisfactory matrix for the production of TI containing Salmonella spp. applicable to a PT.
Development of 500‐kV XLPE cables

A 500-kV XLPE insulated cable with an insulation thickness of 27 mm has been developed for long-distance transmission lines. Basic studies on the 500-kV XLPE cable have shown that contaminants in the insulation may determine electrical performance. This hypothesis is justified by the good correlation obtained between statistical estimations of the size of the largest contaminant in the insulation and electrical characteristics of full-size cables. Voltage-withstand and long-term tests have confirmed design values for minimum breakdown stress, ac and impulse voltage, and degradation coefficients. © 1997 Scripta Technica, Inc. Electr Eng Jpn, 118 (1): 28–40, 1997
New precision wideband direction finding antenna

A new wideband precision direction finding antenna is introduced. A 7-element printed log-periodic dipole array antenna is modified to become a direction finding antenna by bending it into a cylindrical structure. This antenna is extremely simple and there is no need for a matching network for wideband operation. Cardioid radiation patterns are obtained and presented.
Possible Iodine-Induced Thyrotoxicosis in a Previously Healthy Adolescent following Administration of Iodinated Contrast Media

Introduction. Jod-Basedow Syndrome refers to a paradoxical phenomenon in which large loads of iodine can cause hyperthyroidism. It is most commonly seen in populations already at risk for thyroid disease or those with underlying kidney disease. Case Presentation. We present a case of an acutely ill 17-year-old boy with symptomatic hyperthyroidism following an iodinated contrast CT scan to rule out appendicitis. Discussion/Conclusion. This case underscores the importance of recognizing this phenomenon even in the pediatric population and in those with no preexisting history of thyroid disease. Course complications including bronchospasm, hypertension, transaminitis, and bilateral palmar desquamating rash are rare and highlight the complexities involved in the disease state and in managing side effect profiles of treatment.
Improving Existing Motor Protection for Medium Voltage Motors

Evolutionary concepts in motor protection make possible the opportunity to retrofit earlier installations in line with modern practices. Motor failures and associated present-day costs are analyzed, and potential troubles generated within the plant and from the utility distribution system are documented. These troubles, their effects, and resultant motor failure modes have been illustrated to determine the maximum protection desired for prolonged motor life. Limitations of older forms of motor protection utilizing induction-type over current relays are presented in contrast with the desired protection. The features of several different types of current microprocessor-based relays are reviewed as eligible candidates for motor protection upgrades. An example of work performed as part of a comprehensive field retrofit is presented as well as any economic considerations. MOTOR FAILURE SUMMARY RECENT IEEE article (8) included the results of both an A IEEE survey and an EPRI survey. The data were reviewed to determine the percentage of failures associated in the following four groups: electrically related, mechanically related, environmentally and maintenance related, and other. The two sources of information proved extremely useful in this analysis, because the IEEE survey identified the "failure contributor," and the EPRI survey identified the "percentage failure by component. " The IEEE survey includes an objec- tive opinion, whereas the EPRI survey includes actual failed components. The summary of the analysis of the two studies is shown in Table I, and the results indicate the following percentage of failures for the four groups considered.