Abstract. This paper presents a step-by-step procedure for the numerical integration of fractional differential equation governing response single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system with derivative damping. The is developed by extending improved pseudo-force method proposed second author classical equations. To this aim, Grünwald–Letnikov approximation adopted. exploited to compute statistics SDOF...

We study the problem of secure transmission over a Gaussian multi-input single-output (MISO) two receiver channel with an external eavesdropper, under the assumption that the state of the channel which is available to each receiver is conveyed either perfectly (P) or with delay (D) to the transmitter. Denoting by S1, S2, and S3 the channel state information at the transmitter (CSIT) of user 1, ...

We measured the flow-resistance of five commercially available 10 cm H2O expiratory positive-pressure (EPP) valves (n = five per valve type) at bias flows of between 0 and 2,000 ml/s. We found that individual valves of each type and manufacturer functioned similarly. Different valve types, however, functioned differently: with one type, system pressure was higher than rated (p less than 0.05), ...

This document describes an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) extension mapping for the provisioning and management of Domain Name System security extensions (DNSSEC) for domain names stored in a shared central repository. Specified in XML, this mapping extends the EPP domain name mapping to provide additional features required for the provisioning of DNS security extensions.

This document describes an Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) extension mapping for the management of Domain Name System (DNS) domain names subject to "grace period" policies defined by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Grace period policies exist to allow protocol actions to be reversed or otherwise revoked during a short period of time after the protocol act...

We present a new technique called Semantic Depth of Field (SDOF) as an alternative approach to focus-andcontext displays of information. We utilize a well-known method from photography and cinematography (depth-offield effect) for information visualization, which is to blur different parts of the depicted scene in dependence of their relevance. Independent of their spatial locations, objects of...

This paper presents a new identification technique combining the advantages of artificial neural network (ANN) and genetic algorithm (GA). In order to provide a neural network topology that can be merged into the GA identification technique developed by the author, the time history of the ground acceleration and the system parameters of a variety of SDOF systems are used as the input data of ne...

The need for better aircraft performance is increasingly prompting designers towards the realisation of morphing or shape-adaptable structural systems. One way to achieve this is to employ multistable composites elements. In this paper a square, curved bistable plate is studied. The finite element analysis provides the load-deflection characteristic of the bistable plate. A cubic expression is ...

One central task in information visualization and related fields (like volume and flow visualization) is displaying information in a context that makes it easier for users to understand. Blur is a visual cue that has been playing an important role in photography for over 150 years, but has been widely ignored in computer graphics. Sharp objects in photographs immediately attract the viewer’s ga...

BACKGROUND The effects of extra-pleural pneumonectomy (EPP) on survival and quality of life in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma have, to our knowledge, not been assessed in a randomised trial. We aimed to assess the clinical outcomes of patients who were randomly assigned to EPP or no EPP in the context of trimodal therapy in the Mesothelioma and Radical Surgery (MARS) feasibility s...