modern integrated circuits consist of millions of standard cells and routing paths. in nano-scale designs, mis-prediction is a dominant problem that may diminish the quality of physical design algorithms or even result in the disruption of the convergence of the design cycle. in this paper, a new planning methodology is presented in which a master-plan of the chip is constructed at the early le...

We present an analysis, using ROC curves, of a method for partitioning continuous activity data using two microphones. The algorithm is based on utilising the difference in sound intensity recorded by microphones placed on the upper arm and on the wrist. We show that the method is feasible for detecting activities involving the interaction of the hand with tools or machinery where noise is prod...

An elderly gentleman was successfully revived after undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for cardiac arrest. Post CPR, the patient developed acute pancreatitis which was likely complication of inappropriately delivered chest compressions which caused further complications and resulted in the death of the patient. This case underlines the importance of quality chest compressions that i...

Self-expandable metal stents (SEMS) can be applied to relieve colorectal obstruction secondary extracolonic malignancy (ECM), but data regarding this issue is sparse. We aimed investigate the predictive factors for technical and clinical success of SEMS placement develop simple useful strategies predicting outcome in patients with due ECM. Between January 2006 December 2018, ECM who had underwe...

in this article, a multi-objective function for placement of distributed generation (dg) and capacitors with thetap setting of under load tap changer (ultc) transformer is introduced. most of the recent articles have paidless attention to dg, capacitor placement and ultc effects in the distribution network simultaneously. insimulations, a comparison between different modes was carried out with,...

The fundamental cause of localization error in an indoor environment is fading and spreading of the radio signals due to scattering, diffraction, and reflection. This work proposes a new factor called R-factor to measure the localization error introduced by a receiver in a real-time location determination system (RTLS). Additionally, R-factor is shown to be reduced by using antenna or frequency...

We study the content delivery problem between a transmitter and two receivers through erasure links, when each receiver has access to some random side-information about files requested by other user. The is cached at via decentralized placement. distributed nature of receiving terminals may also make it harder for learn state links indices files. thus investigate capacity gain due various level...

This paper presents an experimental investigation of a photovoltaic-thermal solar collector (commonly known as PVT) that generates both electricity and heat from the same gross area. PVT collectors, in theory, achieve higher combined electrical yields. Additionally, enables thermal coupling between PV cells transfer cooling medium. Electrical outdoor testing measurements have been performed on ...

In this letter, we study the wireless point-to-point communication from a transmitter (Tx) to receiver (Rx), which is jointly aided by an active intelligent reflecting surface (AIRS) and passive IRS (PIRS). We consider two practical transmission schemes deploying IRSs in different orders, namely, Tx <inline-formula xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/19...

The performance of a passive radar network can be greatly improved by an optimal radar network structure. Generally, radar network structure optimization consists of two aspects, namely the placement of receivers in suitable places and selection of appropriate illuminators. The present study investigates issues concerning the joint optimization of receiver placement and illuminator selection fo...