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Trip-Based Public Transit Routing
We study the problem of computing all Pareto-optimal journeys in a public
transit network regarding the two criteria of arrival time and number of
transfers taken. We take a novel approach, focusing on trips and transfers
between them, allowing fine-grained modeling. Our experiments on the
metropolitan network of London show that the algorithm computes full 24-hour
profiles in 70 ms after a preprocessing phase of 30 s, allowing fast queries in
dynamic scenarios.Comment: Minor corrections, no substantial changes. To be presented at ESA
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Reducing the first-order Doppler shift in a Sagnac interferometer
4p(5)p[1/2](0) transition in Kr at lambda = 212 nm. The achieved precision of 6 x 10(-10) is limited by the characteristics of the laser system. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America
Greenbelt Community Project: Solar energy retrofit for a multi-family dwelling
A cooperative project was initiated between Goddard Space Flight Center and the nearby community of Greenbelt, Maryland. The purpose was to design, install and operate an experimental solar heating system on a group of four tandem town houses. The system was successfully developed and is operating. A description is given of the design, installation, system operation and performance as well as the important considerations for judging the economic feasibility of solar heating systems
Blunt body near wake flow field at Mach 6
Tests were conducted in a Mach 6 flow to examine the reattachment process of an axisymmetric free shear layer associated with the near wake of a 70 deg. half angle, spherically blunted cone with a cylindrical after body. Model angle of incidence was fixed at 0 deg. and free-stream Reynolds numbers based on body diameter ranged from 0.5 x 10(exp 6) to 4 x 10(exp 6). The sensitivity of wake shear layer transition on reattachment heating was investigated. The present perfect gas study was designed to compliment results obtained previously in facilities capable of producing real gas effects. The instrumented blunted cone model was designed primarily for testing in high enthalpy hypervelocity shock tunnels in both this country and abroad but was amenable for testing in conventional hypersonic blowdown wind tunnels as well. Surface heating rates were inferred from temperature - time histories from coaxial surface thermocouples on the model forebody and thin film resistance gages along the model base and cylindrical after body. General flow feature (bow shock, wake shear layer, and recompression shock) locations were visually identified by schlieren photography. Mean shear layer position and growth were determined from intrusive pitot pressure surveys. In addition, wake surveys with a constant temperature hot-wire anemometer were utilized to qualitatively characterize the state of the shear layer prior to reattachment. Experimental results were compared to laminar perfect gas predictions provided by a 3-D Navier Stokes code (NSHYP). Shear layer impingement on the instrumented cylindrical after body resulted in a localized heating maximum that was 21 to 29 percent of the forebody stagnation point heating. Peak heating resulting from the reattaching shear layer was found to be a factor of 2 higher than laminar predictions, which suggested a transitional shear layer. Schlieren flow visualization and fluctuating voltage time histories and spectra from the hot wire surveys across the shear layer substantiate this observation. The sensitivity of surface heating to forebody roughness was characterized for a reattaching shear layer. For example, at R(sub infinity), d = 4 x 10(exp 6), when the shear layer was transitional, the magnitude of peak heating from shear layer impingement was reduced by approximately 24 percent when transition grit was applied to the forebody. The spatial location of the local peak, however, remained unchanged
The Properties of Red Blood Cells from Patients Heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC Genotype)
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is one of the commonest severe inherited disorders, but specific treatments are lacking
and the pathophysiology remains unclear. Affected individuals account for well over 250,000 births yearly, mostly in the Tropics, the USA, and the Caribbean, also in Northern Europe as well. Incidence in the UK amounts to around 12–15,000 individuals and is increasing, with approximately 300 SCD babies born each year as well as with arrival of new immigrants. About two thirds of SCD patients are homozygous HbSS individuals. Patients heterozygous for HbS and HbC (HbSC) constitute about a third of SCD cases, making this the second most common form of SCD, with approximately 80,000 births per year worldwide. Disease in these patients shows differences from that in homozygous HbSS individuals. Their red blood cells (RBCs), containing approximately equal amounts of HbS and HbC, are also likely to show differences in properties which may contribute to disease outcome. Nevertheless, little is known about the behaviour of RBCs from HbSC heterozygotes. This paper reviews what is known about SCD in HbSC individuals and will compare the properties of their RBCs with those from homozygous HbSS patients. Important areas of similarity and potential differences will be emphasised
Self-regulated learning as search for information — Findings from simulation experiments
Ziel der Untersuchung war es, durch die Simulation und Analyse von Tutor-Lerner-Dialogen Erkenntnisse für die Entwicklung eines technischen Informationsabruf- und Beratungssystems zu gewinnen, das sich durch Benutzeradaptivität auszeichnet. Diese Adaptivität sollte durch weitgehende Benutzersteuerung erreicht werden. Den insgesamt 30 Lernenden wurde eine offene Lernumwelt (Tutor, Medien, Beispiele, Testaufgaben) für zwei Themenbereiche geboten, in der sie das Ausmaß der Selbst- bzw. Tutor-Steuerung fortwährend bestimmen konnten. Die Lerndialoge wurden aufgezeichnet und einer Protokollanalyse unterzogen. Dabei ergab sich, daß die beiden Lernergruppen (Anfänger, Experten) in Bezug auf die Lernwege, das Ausmaß der Selbststeuerung und die Mediennutzung deutliche Unterschiede aufwiesen. Die Ergebnisse werden anhand von Protokollauszügen erläutert. (DIPF/Orig.)In simulating and analyzing tutor-learner-dialogues this study was designed to gain some insights necessary for the development of a technical information and counseling system which was to be particularly adaptive by conveying most of the monitoring functions to the user/learner. The learners (thirty in all) were presented with an open learning environment (tutor, media, examples, test tasks) for two subject areas with the possibility of continually determining the extent of self-regulation or tutor-regulation. The protocols of the recorded learning dialogues were analyzed. It appeared that the two groups of learners (novices vs. experts) significantly differed in their ways of learning, the extent of self-regulation and the use made of the instructional media. Protocol abstracts serve as examples in the discussion of the results
Neurodynamic evaluation of hearing aid features using EEG correlates of listening effort
In this study, we propose a novel estimate of listening effort using electroencephalographic data. This method is a translation of our past findings, gained from the evoked electroencephalographic activity, to the oscillatory EEG activity. To test this technique, electroencephalographic data from experienced hearing aid users with moderate hearing loss were recorded, wearing hearing aids. The investigated hearing aid settings were: a directional microphone combined with a noise reduction algorithm in a medium and a strong setting, the noise reduction setting turned off, and a setting using omnidirectional microphones without any noise reduction. The results suggest that the electroencephalographic estimate of listening effort seems to be a useful tool to map the exerted effort of the participants. In addition, the results indicate that a directional processing mode can reduce the listening effort in multitalker listening situations
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