A software tool, which implements a Decision Support System (DSS) for management of water reservoirs, is presented. It is designed to be used both at the planning level, by water agencies, to generate management policies and release plans over various time horizons, and at the management level, by the decision makers, to take daily release decisions, also using the real-time information provide...

ALTHOUGH the dynamic state of the intestinal musculature was well appreciated by Bayliss and Starling at the end of the last century, subsequent progress in our understanding of the mechanisms controlling intestinal motility has been disappoifitingly slow. Progress has been delayed by a confused nomenclature. The terms 'motility', ' peristalsis' and 'tone' are often used indiscriminately and wi...

Results of a preliminary study to evaluate the feasibility of optical telemetry on an EM launched projectile are discussed. At issue are the relative intensities of the optical noise received in the MCL catch tank from the muzzle flash versus the narrowband optical signal levels generated from tiny emitters onboard a projectile after being launched in the MCL. Two narrowband optical signal emit...

Modern telemetry networks require the use of efficient domain-specific protocols at the transport, network, and routing layers. However, the existing end-devices and services are based on legacy protocols such as TCP/IP. This necessitates translation between the legacy and aeronautical protocol. In this paper we propose an efficient translation mechanism with the help of gateways at the telemet...

The left ventricular response to severe exercise was studied by telemetering direct measurements of left ventricular diameter (D) and pressure (P) and aortic blood flow from healthy dogs running at speeds up to 30 mph in the field. Severe exercise increased cardiac output from 101 to 478 ml/kg per min, heart rate from 95 to 297 beats/min, stroke volume from 31 to 44 ml, left ventricular isoleng...

which so comprehensively sketches out the problems of space travel and the most recent investigations. Russian as well as American results from telemetering artificial satellites are included and their value interpreted. The individual with competence in non-space biology will discover a useful and stimulating summary of research with references to papers which will carry him farther into intri...

THE DIAGNOSIS of angina pectoris, although fairly simple in the characteristic case, may not be made with certainty under a variety of conditions. In approximately 50 per cent of cases the diagnosis is made chiefly from the history, since objective evidence of myocardial abnormality may be lacking in the early stage. In the absence of a characteristic history, the difficulty in diagnosis may ar...