A development in modern neutron spectroscopy is to avoid the need of large samples. We demonstrate how small samples together with the right choice of analyser and detector components makes distance collimation an important concept in crystal analyser spectrometers. We further show that this opens new possibilities where neutrons with different energies are reflected by the same analyser but co...

In this work we present the first version of ROSA Analyser, a tool designed to get closer to a fully automatic process of analysing the behaviour of a system specified as a process of the Markovian Process Algebra ROSA. In this first development stage, ROSA Analyser is able to generate the Labelled Transition System, according to ROSA Operational Semantics. ROSA Analyser performance starts with...

High-pulse-energy supercontinuum radiation with a width exceeding 900 nm in the near-infrared spectral region has been generated in conventional single-mode fibre. The fibre was pumped at 1064 nm which is in the normal dispersion regime, resulting in predominantly red-shifted spectral broadening. Supercontinuum pulse energies exceeding 450 nJ were obtained. The use of conventional fibre allows ...

BACKGROUND Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased morbidity and mortality. This excess mortality attributable to cardiovascular events. Endothelial dysfunction represents the earliest stage of atherosclerosis. It can be measured noninvasively by peripheral tests of function, such as pulse wave analysis. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the influence of chronic inflammatory state on e...

A flow injection analyser has been constructed to allow an operator-free determination of up to 40 samples. Besides the usual FIA apparatus, the analyser includes a home-made sample introduction device made with three electromechanical three-way valves and an auto-sampler from Technicon which has been adapted to be commanded by an external digital signal. The analyser is controlled by a single ...

6 Case study: Genome wide methylation and differential coverage between two conditions 12 6.1 Data Import and Preprocessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 6.2 Coverage, methylation profiles and differential coverage . . . . . 13 6.3 Differential coverage: select significant windows . . . . . . . . . . 15 6.4 Merge frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 6.5...

in addition to graft clarity, an acceptable refractive error is essential to consider a corneal transplant successful. the most common complication of penetrating keratoplasty (pk) is postkeratoplasty astigmatism which can result in decreased visual acuity, anisometropia, and mono-ocular diplopia. these complications can cause patient dissatisfaction, in spite of a successful transplant. intrao...

This article lists the theoretical criteria that need to be considered to assess the practicability of an automatic analyser. Two essential sets of criteria should be taken into account when selecting an automatic analyser: 'reliability' and 'practicability'. Practibility covers the features that provide information about the suitability of an analyser for specific working conditions.These prac...

The paper presents some models for optimizing the production rate of an automatic multitest blood analyser. A blood analysis may require one or more tests. The performance of the analyser depends on the test compositions of the analyses and the design of the analyser itself, The design can be changed. The optimal design can be determined by solving a set partitioning problem, given a representa...