We present a method to find outliers using ‘commute distance’ computed from a random walk on graph. Unlike Euclidean distance, commute distance between two nodes captures both the distance between them and their local neighborhood densities. Indeed commute distance is the Euclidean distance in the space spanned by eigenvectors of the graph Laplacian matrix. We show by analysis and experiments t...

This paper presents the prediction of piezo-resistive behavior under quasi-static uniaxial compression loads using Percolation Excluded Volume (PEV) approach. The PEV approach is supplemented by Finite Element (FE) simulations to calculate displacements Carbon Nano-Tubes (CNTs) embedded in a polymer matrix. number contacts between CNTs determined minimum distance threshold (tunnelling distance)...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the reduction in skin barrier function caused by direct current iontophoresis by measuring resistance in the short term. The experiments were carried out using rat abdominal skin in vivo. The resistance was measured every 125 ms and analyzed using a two-compartment model consisting of surface and skin resistance. Moreover, the initial value and the ra...

Measurement of respiratory impedance (Zrs) in intubated patients requires corrections for flow-dependent resistance and air compression inside the endotracheal tube (ET). The purpose of this study was to test a new correction technique for these effects. We therefore studied 110 patients in two conditions: breathing normally (C1), or breathing through an ET placed at the mouth (C2). In C1, we m...

QUESTION Does resistance training, either alone or as an adjunct to aerobic training, improve cardiac function, exercise capacity and quality of life in people with chronic heart failure? DESIGN Systematic review with meta-analysis of randomised trials. PARTICIPANTS Adults with stable chronic heart failure. INTERVENTION Progressive resistance exercise training, alone or as an adjunct to a...

To better understand thermal transport at nanoscale point contacts such as the tip-sample contact of a scanning probe microscope and at the contact between a nanotube and a planar surface, we have used a nonequilibrium molecular dynamics MD method to calculate the temperature distribution and thermal resistance of a nanometer scale constriction formed between two planar silicon substrates of di...

Wheat powdery mildew caused by fungal pathogen Blumeria graminis f.sp. tritici is a destructive wheat disease, occurring in regions with cool and humid climates. In order to investigate the changes in pathogenicity of the disease and to identify the effective genetic source of resistance, a total of 29 wheat genotypes with different resistance major genes (Pm) were studied in two hotspots of Go...

Functionally graded aluminium/zirconia metal matrix composite was fabricated using stir casting technique followed by horizontal centrifugal casting process and a hollow cylindrical functionally graded composite (150 x 150 x 16 mm) was obtained with centrifuging speed of 1200 rpm. The microstructural evaluation and hardness test was carried out on the outer and inner surface of the functionally...