A surface electromyogram (EMG), especially when recorded near the neuromuscular junction, is expected to contain the endplate potential (EPP) component which can be extracted with an appropriate signal filter. Two factors are important: the EMG must be recorded in monopolar fashion, and the recording must be done so the low frequency signal corresponding the EPP is not eliminated. This report e...

We introduce the EPP extensible preprocessor and explain how it permits to integrate new constructs into the Java language in a modular way. We present experiments of data-parallel frameworks and reactive objects programming realized with this system.

EPP (the Extensible Preprocessor) is an extensible language preprocessor; it was designed to introduce new language constructs by the mere addition of plugin modules that can also dene new syntaxes and macro denitions. The relation of EPP to AOP is twofold. First, the EPP kit has been programmed using the Ld-2 language which introduces aspect-oriented constructs: system mixins. Second, we sugge...

Formulas for the optimal design of single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) tuned-mass dampers (or dynamic vibration absorbers) for SDOF structures under random and harmonic excitations have been available for many years. Whenever an absorber body is attached to a primary system, there is potential for utilization of motion in more than one degree of freedom of the body relative to the primary system. I...

Abstract Nonlinear energy sink (NES) can passively absorb broadband from primary oscillators. Proper multiple NESs connected in parallel exhibit superior performance to single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) NESs. In this work, a linear coupling spring is installed between two so as expand the application scope of such vibration absorbers. The absorption and parallel-coupled system response induced by...

Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of the haem metabolic pathway characterised by accumulation of protoporphyrin in blood, erythrocytes and tissues, and cutaneous manifestations of photosensitivity. EPP has been reported worldwide, with prevalence between 1:75,000 and 1:200,000. It usually manifests in early infancy upon the first sun exposures. EPP is characterised by...

A significant amount of research in the last few years has greatly advanced the field of structural control through the use of smart materials. Smart materials have the ability to change shape, stiffuess, natural frequency, damping and other mechanical characteristics in response to environmental condition changes. One of the new class of materials with promising applications in structural and ...

This document describes an application layer client-server protocol for the provisioning and management of objects stored in a shared central repository. Specified in XML, the protocol defines generic object management operations and an extensible framework that maps protocol operations to objects. This document includes a protocol specification, an object mapping template, and an XML media typ...