ABSTRACT We present preliminary results of a bench-scale simulation of the mechanics of dust emissions from a cattle feedyard surface. The experimental apparatus simulated hoof action by dropping steel weights of standardized geometry onto an uncompacted layer of dried, sieved feedyard manure, varying the kinetic energy of the falling weight by adjusting the height from which it was dropped. Th...

The aim of this study was to identify the dry land strength and power tests that can better relate with sprint swimming performance in young competitive swimmers. Twenty-eight (16 boys and 12 girls) young competitive swimmers of national level (12.01 ± 0.56 years-old, Tanner stage 1-2) volunteered to participate in this study. Swimming performance (25 m and 50 m freestyle sprint tests), muscle ...

Twenty members of an National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III collegiate football team were assigned to either an Olympic lifting (OL) group or power lifting (PL) group. Each group was matched by position and trained 4-days.wk(-1) for 15 weeks. Testing consisted of field tests to evaluate strength (1RM squat and bench press), 40-yard sprint, agility, vertical jump height (VJ), and ...

BACKGROUND The Influenza A H1N1 virus can be transmitted via direct, indirect, and airborne route to non-infected subjects when an infected patient coughs, which expels a number of different sized droplets to the surrounding environment as an aerosol. The objective of the current study was to characterize the human cough aerosol pattern with the aim of developing a standard human cough bioaeros...

INTRODUCTION Measurement of stature is a prerequisite for determination of the normal lung function since reference equations are based on stature (standing height). We investigated the optimal method for measuring stature and for testing the current practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS We measured the stature of 87 subjects using a digital-counter stadiometer and a wall-mounted bench rule. Stature...

This paper aims to demystify the performance of SystemVerilog and UVM testbenches when using an emulator for the purpose of hardware-assisted testbench acceleration. Architectural and modeling requirements are described, followed by a recommended systematic approach for maximizing overall testbench acceleration speed-up and achieving your ultimate performance expectations.

This work proposes a validation methodology to siliconprove a set of logic cells generated by software. It also presents an approach for the automatic design of testbenches to validate the cells in the set.

Collusion is covert co-operation between participants of a game. It poses serious technical, game design, and communal problems to multiplayer games that do not allow the players to share knowledge or resources with other players. In this paper, we review different types of collusion and introduce two measures for collusion detection. We also propose a model and a simple game, implemented in a ...

The paper describes a reuse methodology, which ease the creation of testbenches. In our approach, beside providing a library of precompiled basic functions and entities, the designer receives descriptions of complete test concepts (e.g. macro-oriented stimulation or comparison of two simulations), including a source code example, called template, and a guide for the adaption of the template to ...