This paper investigates the Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) data-rate increases possible with the Dynamic Spectrum Management (DSM) methods known as Level 3 Vectoring and Level 2 Band Preference. A suggested sequence of increasingly binder-adaptive DSM steps appears herein to assist and motivate DSL service providers and equipment vendors to progress in use of DSM. In particular, studies of bound...

PURPOSE Stroke volume (SV) is a parameter that is being recognized as an endpoint in fluid resuscitation algorithms. Its role is now being realized as an important variable in hemodynamic assessment in various clinical scenarios such as septic and cardiogenic shocks. Direct measurement of stroke volume (SV) and its novel corollary, stroke volume variation (SVV) derived by proprietary software, ...

The quad confinement plasma source is a novel device developed for space propulsion applications, whose core an E×B discharge with open electron drift. magnetic field produced by independently powered electromagnets able to generate different topologies the ultimate aim of manipulating ion flow achieving thrust vectoring. In this work, we map velocity in ejected from thruster configurations usi...

This paper presents the design and implementation of a portable SMIL player. The player has been written in Java and can be run on top of AWT, Swing, and ftv GUI frameworks. This allows running it in various platforms, e.g., PCs, PDAs, and digital television STBs. New media players can easily be added to the player, thus complying with the fundamental idea of SMIL, integrating various media for...

Two-dimensional multilinked structures can benefit aerial robots in both maneuvering and manipulation because of their deformation ability. However, certain types singular forms must be avoided during deformation. Hence, an additional 1 Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) vectorable propeller is employed this work to overcome by properly changing the thrust direction. In paper, we first extend modeling co...

Aiming at the conversion process of thrust vectoring vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft with a symmetrical structure in transition stage landing, there is problem coupling redundancy control quantities. To solve this problem, corresponding inner loop stabilization controller distribution strategy are designed. In paper, dynamic system model established. Based on outer adopting...

Tire forces are at the heart of the dynamic qualities of vehicles. With the advent of electric vehicles the precise and accurate control of the traction and braking forces at the individual wheel becomes a possibility and a reality outside test labs and virtual proving grounds. Benefits of individual wheel torque control, or torque-vectoring, in terms of vehicle dynamics behavior have been well...

To quantify the in vivo magnitude and distribution of regional compensatory lung growth following extensive lung resection, we performed high-resolution computed tomography at 15- and 30-cmH(2)O transpulmonary pressures and measured air and tissue (including microvascular blood) volumes within and among lobes in six adult male foxhounds, before and after balanced 65% lung resection ( approximat...