Streaming potential is a passive hydrogeophysical method that can be used to monitor water flow in porous media. However, quantitative use of this requires good understanding the streaming generation saturated In work, we Critical Path Analysis (CPA) propose new model estimate coupling coefficient (SPCC) By comparing proposed with 109 experimental data points for both unconsolidated samples suc...

This paper presents a vision for the future of 3D packaging and integration of silicon carbide (SiC) power modules. Several major achievements and novel architectures in SiC modules from the past and present have been highlighted. Having considered these advancements, the major technology barriers preventing SiC power devices from performing to their fullest ability were identified. 3D wire bon...

Recently, energy saving is strongly required to prevent global warming. Electricity is the most common energy form and is necessary in our daily life and various activities, because it is comparatively easy to utilize in transmission and conversion after generation. Therefore, it is very important to reduce energy loss in electric power systems and improve their efficiency. The present power sy...

C. A. Fuchs and M. Sasaki defined the quantumness of a set of quantum states in [1], which is related to the fidelity loss in transmission of the quantum states through a classical channel. In [4], Fuchs showed that in d-dimensional Hilbert space, minimum quantumness is 2 d+1 , and this can be achieved by all rays in the space. He left an open problem, asking whether fewer than d states can ach...

AIMS To assess the impact of plain packaging on visual attention towards health warning information on cigarette packs. DESIGN Mixed-model experimental design, comprising smoking status as a between-subjects factor, and package type (branded versus plain) as a within-subjects factor. SETTING University laboratory. PARTICIPANTS Convenience sample of young adults, comprising non-smokers (n ...

BACKGROUND Lunch packs play a significant role in the nutritional status and academic performance of school children. Available data show a high prevalence of malnutrition among school-age children. AIMS The aim of this study is to document the nutritional contents of lunch packs of primary school children in Nnewi, Anambra state, Nigeria. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study was co...

Aims. The SiC optical constants are fundamental inputs for radiative transfer (RT) models of astrophysical dust environments. However, previously published values contain errors and do not adequately represent the bulk physical properties of the cubic (β) SiC polytype usually found around carbon stars. We provide new, uncompromised optical constants for βand α-SiC derived from single-crystal re...

Performance of optical code division multiple access (O-CDMA) system is influenced by multiple access interference (MAI) resulted from the overlapping between the users. To overcome this problem, successive interference cancellation (SIC) scheme is applied to O-CDMA systems. In this paper we apply successive interference cancellation technique to a spectral amplitude coding (SAC) system that us...

Cool water packs are a useful alternative to ice packs for preventing unintentional freezing of vaccines during outreach in some situations. Current guidelines recommend the use of a separate refrigerator for cooling water packs from ambient temperatures to prevent possible heat degradation of adjacent vaccine vials. To investigate whether this additional equipment is necessary, we measured the...