Effective competition for local monopoly cable systems would seem to offer a natural solution to nagging problems widely attributed to the cable industry, such as high prices and poor service. In regulatory and legislative proceedings leading up to the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992,(note 1) however, potential or existing competitors to local cable systems comp...

Cable interference in cable-driven mechanisms (CDM) is a major challenge in their applications. The wrench closure workspace (WCW) in a fully constrained mechanism may not be realized unless cable interference is considered. This paper classifies all possible types of cable interferences for planar cable-driven mechanisms and presents an analytical solution to find the boundaries of the constan...

Abstract The safety of cable‐supported bridges primarily depends on cable design, proper tensioning during construction, and regular maintenance. Over the past decade, numerous have faced various issues, including aging, poor practices, coping with heavy traffic loads, insufficient maintenance, exposure to accidents or extreme conditions. Despite these challenges, structures often withstand suc...

I measure the benefit to households of the 1992 Cable Act in light of strategic responses by cable systems to the regulations mandated by the act. A discrete-choice differentiatedproduct model of household demand for all offered cable television services forms the basis of the analysis. Aggregation over households and service combinations to the level of the data permits estimation on a cross-s...

From the aspect of design and operation, cables and cable accessories are still very actual, although it has been more than a hundred years since the appearance of the first cable. Many questions concerning the construction of cables, cable accessories especially, are still open. In MV and HV systems, cable accessories are one of the weakest links. Cable terminations and joints are designed to ...

We analyze simple morphological configurations that represent gap-junctional coupling between neuronal processes or between muscle fibers. Specifically, we use cable theory and simulations to examine the consequences of current flow from one cable to other gap-junctionally coupled passive cables. When the proximal end of the first cable is voltage clamped, the amplitude of the electrical signal...

The purpose of this study was to clinically examine the relationship between rotator cable integrity and the presence of pseudoparalysis. A retrospective review was performed of a consecutive series of arthroscopic repairs of massive rotator cuff tears performed between January 2007 and June 2009. A total of 127 massive tears were identified. Group 1 comprised 24 patients with preoperative pseu...

an interface part is used between clutch pedal and clutch cable in peugeot, samand, rd and peugeot pars. this part is consisted of two pieces. the main body is made of polyamide 6.6 and the second part is made of ck45.due to the fact that the two pieces are made of different assembling geometry with respect to each other, therefore, has caused performance problems which may result in clutch cab...