The plasma flow switch (PFS) utilizes the motion of a high density plasma discharge to accumulate and then release magnetic energy at multimegampere, rrul t imegajoul e 1 eve 1 s •1 Energy input to a coaxial plasma gun occurs in severa l microseconds as t he annular plasma discharge is accelerated axially along the center conductor . Energy is released to a load in a few hundred nanoseconds as ...

Burstable billing is widely adopted by colocation data center providers to charge their users for data transferring. This paper propose a cost-aware traffic management approach for a colocation data center user under burstable billing where it is charged based on the 95th percentile bandwidth usage. To do this, we first develop a tractable mathematical expression to calculate the 95th percentil...

Public transit plays a key role in shaping the transportation structure of large and fast growing cities. To cope with high population and employment density, such cities usually resort to multi-modal transit services, such as rail, BRT and bus. These modes are strategically connected to form an effective transit network. Among the transit modes, bus stops need to be properly deployed to mainta...

The cholinesterase inhibitor neostigmine indirectly stimulates muscarinic M(1)/M(2)/M(3) receptors, thereby reducing colonic distension in acute colonic pseudo-obstruction. We investigated the dose-response profile for the colonic sensorimotor effects of neostigmine and bethanechol, a direct muscarinic M(2)/M(3) agonist in humans. A barostat-manometric assembly recorded phasic pressures, tone, ...

HD149026b is a short-period, Saturn-mass planet that transits a metalrich star. The planet radius, determined by photometry, is remarkably small compared to other known transiting planets, with a heavy element core that apparently comprises ∼ 70% of the total planet mass. Time series spectra were obtained at Keck before and during transit in order to model the RossiterMcLaughlin effect. Here, w...

Neighborhood-level interventions provide an opportunity to better understand the impact that neighborhoods have on health. In 2004, municipal authorities in Medellín, Colombia, built a public transit system to connect isolated low-income neighborhoods to the city's urban center. Transit-oriented development was accompanied by municipal investment in neighborhood infrastructure. In this study, t...

We report the discovery of a massive (Mp = 9.04±0.50MJup) planet transiting the bright (V = 8.7) F8 star HD 147506, with an orbital period of 5.63341±0.00013 days and an eccentricity of e = 0.520± 0.010. From the transit light curve we determine that the radius of the planet is Rp = 0.982± 0.105RJup. HD 147506b (also coined HAT-P-2b) has a mass about 9 times the average mass of previously-known...

In this paper, we are going to investigate the growth of the Iranian maritime transport with a focus mainly on the North - South transit Corridor, review of dry ports in order to support the Iranian container terminals at the south ports in order to increase the volume of container storages at the terminals. For the purpose of assessing the outcome of port operational management, the Balanced ...

We consider a logistics spot market where the transportation orders from a number of firms are matched with two types of carriers through a reverse auction. In the spot market, local carriers compete with in-transit carriers that have lower costs. In order to analyze the effects of implementing a logistics spot market on these three parties: firms, local carriers, and in-transit carriers and al...

The effects of a fraction (T1) of Tityus serrulatus scorpion venom prepared by gel filtration on gastric emptying and small intestinal transit were investigated in male Wistar rats. Fasted animals were anesthetized with urethane, submitted to tracheal intubation and right jugular vein cannulation. Scorpion toxin (250 microg/kg) or saline was injected iv and 1 h later a bolus of saline (1.0 ml/1...