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A priori knowledge-free fast positioning approach for BeiDou receivers
A Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver usually needs a
sufficient number of full pseudorange measurements to obtain a position
solution. However, it is time-consuming to acquire full pseudorange information
from only the satellite broadcast signals due to the navigation data features
of GNSS. In order to realize fast positioning during a cold or warm start in a
GNSS receiver, the existing approaches require an initial estimation of
position and time or require a number of computational steps to recover the
full pseudorange information from fractional pseudoranges and then compute the
position solution. The BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) has a unique
constellation distribution and a fast navigation data rate for geostationary
earth orbit (GEO) satellites. Taking advantage of these features, we propose a
fast positioning technique for BDS receivers. It simultaneously processes the
full and fractional pseudorange measurements from the BDS GEOs and non-GEOs,
respectively, which is faster than processing all full measurements. This
method resolves the position solution and recovers the full pseudoranges for
non-GEOs simultaneously within 1 s theoretically and does not need an estimate
of the initial position. Simulation and real data experiments confirm that the
proposed technique completes fast positioning without a priori position and
time estimation, and the positioning accuracy is identical with the
conventional single-point positioning approach using full pseudorange
measurements from all available satellites
Nanoparticle-Based Vaccines against Zoonotic Viruses: A Review
Vaccines are the most promising tools for maintaining public health. Most emerging human infectious diseases are caused by viruses originating from an animal reservoir via zoonotic transmission. Therefore, zoonotic virus spillover and spread in humans have become global health threats. Nanoparticle-based vaccines are ideal for antigen delivery, as adjuvants, and as viral structure mimics. Nanoparticles benefit vaccine design and are utilized to protect the antigen cargo, and increase the immunogenicity and efficacy. Therefore, nanoparticle vaccines are a novel method of immunization by which optimal immune responses are elicited. Herein we review current approaches in the development of nanoparticle vaccines and highlight the role of nanoparticle vaccines against zoonotic viral diseases
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