The dual slope integrating analog to digital converter (ADC) is an efficient one for wireless transmission of ECG signals. Normally the dual slope ADCs are used for high resolution applications and the accuracy is very high. The main advantage of the ADC design is its high speed with low power. The dual slope ADC consists of integrator, comparator and a ten bit binary counter. To design integra...

Background: Posterior tibial slope (PTS) is an important factor in the knee joint biomechanics and one of the bone features, which leads to knee joint stability. Posterior tibial slope affects flexion gap, knee joint stability and posterior femoral rollback that are related to wide range of knee motion. During high tibial osteotomy and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) surgery, proper retaining the...

We found that craters in the mid-latitudes of Mars possess a marked asymmetry, which is linked with the occurrence of gullies. We also found that a prerequisite for gully formation is the occurrence of steep slopes. The analysis was performed in three areas with elevation data from the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on-board Mars Express. Figure 1: MOLA global map with our study sites mar...

For assembly tasks parts often have to be oriented before they can be put in an assembly. The results presented in this paper are a component of the automated design of parts orienting devices. The focus is on orienting parts with minimal sensing and manipulation. We present a new approach to parts orienting through the manipulation of pose distributions. Through dynamic simulation we can deter...

The growth of two-tone rate suppression with suppressor level was studied for auditory-nerve fibers in anesthetized cats. The level of a tone at the characteristic frequency (CF) was adjusted by an adaptive procedure (PEST) so that, when presented with a suppressor tone, the CF tone would produce a criterion discharge rate. Suppression (in dB) was defined as the CF-tone level that met criterion...

The Great Plains low-level jet (LLJ) is an important element of the low-level atmospheric circulation. It transports water vapor from the Gulf of Mexico, which in turn affects the development of weather over the Great Plains of the central United States. The LLJ is generally recognized as a complex response of the atmospheric boundary layer to the diurnal cycle of thermal forcing. Early studies...

The dramatic loss of Kilimanjaro's ice cover has attracted global attention. The three remaining ice fields on the plateau and the slopes are both shrinking laterally and rapidly thinning. Summit ice cover (areal extent) decreased approximately 1% per year from 1912 to 1953 and approximately 2.5% per year from 1989 to 2007. Of the ice cover present in 1912, 85% has disappeared and 26% of that p...

Kibo, the highest of three peaks of Kilimanjaro, has not benefited from a medium to large scape topographic mapping in about 50 years. The rapidly changing topography associated with the glacier retreat and the fact that the slopes of Kibo attract about 40,000 climbers each year thus justify the need to develop a new topographic survey of this outstanding landmark, designated a UNESCO World Her...

Forty-five subjects with sharply sloping sensorineural high-frequency hearing losses were examined for comprehension with a tape containing sentences that had been time-compressed (250 words/min), interrupted, (50 msec on-50 msec off), and masked with speech-spectrum noise (+2 dB S/N) in that order. All subjects yielded normal speech reception thresholds, and generally normal scores on the Nort...

A free-floating wave energy converter (WEC) concept whose power take-off (PTO) system reacts against water inertia is investigated herein. The main focus is the impact of inclining the PTO direction on the system performance. The study is based on a numerical model whose formulation is first derived in detail. Hydrodynamics coefficients are obtained using the linear boundary element method pack...