Various optical fiber connectors have been developed during the 40 years since communications systems were first put into practical use. This paper describes key technologies for and recent technical issues.

The heterogeneity characterizing the systems populating the Ubiquitous Computing environment prevents their seamless interoperability. Heterogeneous protocols may be willing to cooperate in order to reach some common goal even though they meet dynamically and do not have a priori knowledge of each other. Despite numerous efforts have been done in the literature, the automated and run-time inter...

OF THE DISSERTATION A Connector-Centric Approach to Architectural Access Control

A monocationic plug-socket connector that is composed, at the molecular level, of three components, (1) a secondary dialkylammonium center (CH2NH2+CH2), which can play the role of a plug toward dibenzo[24]crown-8 (DB24C8), (2) a rigid and conducting biphenyl spacer, and (3) 1,4-benzo-1,5-naphtho[36]crown-10 (BN36C10), capable of playing the role of a socket toward a 4,4'-bipyridinium dicationic...

tooth/implant supported fixed prostheses may present biomechanical design problems, as the implant is rigidly anchored within the alveolus, whereas the tooth is attached by the periodontal ligament to the bone allowing movement. many clinicians prefer tooth/implant supported fixed prosthesis designs with rigid connectors. however, there are some doubts about the effect of attachment placement i...

Connectors are the glue for combining components and are a critical aspect of software architecture design. Providing a framework similar in spirit to that of the periodic table of chemical elements, this work strives to obtain a set of high level canonical properties that can describe all possible connectors and allow operations to be de ned over them. Connector factorization obtains a new con...

This is a numerical study to investigate the behavior of novel stiffened angle shear connectors embedded in solid concrete slabs at both ambient and elevated temperatures. An advanced nonlinear finite element model developed validated with available experimental work by Nouri, K., et al. 2021. Additionally, parametric studies are performed evaluate variations strength connector’s dimensions. Th...

BACKGROUND Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) is an established treatment option for chronic pain. Prior to permanent implantation, temporary trials are performed to evaluate the SCS treatment. Currently there are multiple manufacturers with varying fundamental differences in delivery and resultant paresthesias. However, trials are typically limited to one manufacturer for the patient to evaluate. ...

The single-span plastic greenhouses are affected by strong winds which generate uplift resistance causing the bending of members, damage to protective films, and crops. This study performed a field test using static axial tensile load method present basic data prevent greenhouse. Three representative areas were selected, effects pipe connectors, rafter spacing, embedding depth tested. In result...