introduction: transient cavitations induced by low frequency irradiation of ultrasound can be used to treat tumors. previous studies in in-vitro experiments have shown that induced cavitation by dual or multiple frequencies of ultrasound is greater than induced cavitation by single frequency irradiation. in this study, we compared and evaluated the treatment effects of dual frequency irradiatio...

In this paper, we analyze and evaluate the impacts of imperfect channel state information (CSI) short packet communication (SPC) in a non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) visible light (VLC) system. We consider downlink NOMA VLC system, which one emitting diode (LED) serves two single-photodiode users with estimation error. To end, derive closed-form expression for block error rate (BLER) CSI ...

Most radiation therapy machines are based on microwave linear accelerators. Manufacturing reliable accelerators and hence, reliable radiation therapy machines requires accurate, efficient, and well-controlled processes throughout the steps of electron accelerator manufacturing. Statistical Process Control (SPC) techniques are utilized at Siemens – Oncology Care Systems (OCS) to meet these requi...

Introduction Statistical process control (SPC) has been widely used as an aid for managing manufacturing processes. Many books have been published which outline the basics of SPC (e.g. Feigenbaum, 1983; Juran, 1975; Oakland and Followell, 1990), and organizations such as the Ford Motor Company (1986) have also published their own guides. The underlying problem which statistical process control ...

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the performance of various quality control methods for nuchal translucency (NT) measurements. Methods: Fetal NT measurements performed over a oneyear period in a single center were used for the study. The retrospective quality review methods proposed by the Fetal Medicine Foundation (FMF) and the Woman & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island (WIHRI) were assessed ...

Demand signal processing contributes significantly to the bullwhip effect and inventory instability in supply chains. Most previous studies have been attempting to evaluate the impact of available traditional forecasting methods on the bullwhip effect. Recently, some researchers have employed SPC control charts for developing forecasting and inventory control systems that can regulate the react...

Due to the rapid change of technology along with advanced data-collection systems, the simultaneous monitoring of two or more quality characteristics (or variables) is necessary. Multivariate Statistical Process Control (SPC) charts are able to effectively detect process disturbances. However, when a disturbance in a multivariate process is triggered by a multivariate SPC chart, process personn...

CONCLUSION Intake of antisecretory factor (AF)-inducing SPC-flakes significantly reduced vertigo in patients suffering from Ménière's disease (MD). The positive effect may be due to a modulation of the transport of water and ions in the endolymphatic space. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of a 3-month treatment period with SPC-flakes in patients suffering from MD. PATIENTS AND METHODS A p...

Background. Statistical process control (SPC) can be an effective complement to healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance. Since this use of SPC somewhat differs from its manufacturing origins, some issues warrant exploration to maximize SPC’s value in detecting outbreaks and reducing HAIs. Little empirical investigation has been conducted to develop a framework for managing signals fr...

SPAD-based solid state CMOS image sensors utilising analogue integrators have attained deep sub-electron read noise (DSERN) permitting single photon counting (SPC) imaging. A new method is proposed to determine the read noise in DSERN image sensors by evaluating the peak separation and width (PSW) of single photon peaks in a photon counting histogram (PCH). The technique is used to identify and...