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    User-Specific Parameterization of Process Monitoring Systems

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    Errors in milling processes such as tool breakage or material inhomogeneities are a major risk to the quality of machined workpieces. Errors like a broken tool may also lead to damages to the machine tool. Process monitoring systems allow for autonomous detection of errors, therefore, promoting autonomous production. The parameterization of these systems is a trade-off between high robustness (low false alarm rate) and high sensitivity. Even though several monitoring systems have been introduced for single-item and series production, a universal parameterization technique that weighs off sensitivity and robustness does not exist. In this paper, a novel, model-independent and adjustable parameterization technique for monitoring systems is introduced. The basis for the parameterization is the material removal rate that indicates the temporal and quantitative impact of process errors (ground truth). The ground truth allows calculation of the established Fβ-score, which is used to evaluate the monitoring system. An adjustment of the β-parameter influences the weighting of sensitivity and robustness. Accordingly, the β-parameter allows to easily control the sensitivity-robustness trade-off so that the monitoring system is economic for the company’s specific situation. In this paper, a look-up table for hyper-parameters of the state-of-the-art tolerance range monitoring model is provided using the introduced parameterization approach. With this table companies and researchers can set the hyper-parameters of their monitoring models for 5-axis-milled single items user-specifically. To demonstrate, that introduced parameterization approach works for different kinds of monitoring models, a one-class support vector machine (SVM) is parameterized also

    New thermodynamic data for CoTiO3, NiTiO3 and CoCO3 based on low-temperature calorimetric measurements

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    The low-temperature heat capacities of nickel titanate (NiTiO3), cobalt titanate (CoTiO3), and cobalt carbonate (CoCO3) were measured between 2 and 300 K, and thermochemical functions were derived from the results. Our new data show previously unknown low-temperature lambda-shaped heat capacity anomalies peaking at 37 K for CoTiO3 and 26 K for NiTiO3. From our data we calculate standard molar entropies (298.15 K) for NiTiO3 of 90.9 ± 0.7 J mol-1 K-1 and for CoTiO3 of 94.4 ± 0.8 J mol-1 K-1. For CoCO3, we find only a small broad heat capacity anomaly, peaking at about 31 K. From our data, we suggest a new standard entropy (298.15 K) for CoCO3 of 88.9 ± 0.7 J mol-1 K-1

    Antiferromagnetic Phases of One-Dimensional Quarter-Filled Organic Conductors

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    The magnetic structure of antiferromagnetically ordered phases of quasi-one-dimensional organic conductors is studied theoretically at absolute zero based on the mean field approximation to the quarter-filled band with on-site and nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction. The differences in magnetic properties between the antiferromagnetic phase of (TMTTF)2_2X and the spin density wave phase in (TMTSF)2_2X are seen to be due to a varying degrees of roles played by the on-site Coulomb interaction. The nearest-neighbor Coulomb interaction introduces charge disproportionation, which has the same spatial periodicity as the Wigner crystal, accompanied by a modified antiferromagnetic phase. This is in accordance with the results of experiments on (TMTTF)2_2Br and (TMTTF)2_2SCN. Moreover, the antiferromagnetic phase of (DI-DCNQI)2_2Ag is predicted to have a similar antiferromagnetic spin structure.Comment: 8 pages, LaTeX, 4 figures, uses jpsj.sty, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 66 No. 5 (1997

    Spin-Density-Wave Phase Transitions in Quasi-One-Dimensional Dimerized Quarter-Filled Organic Conductors

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    We have studied spin density wave (SDW) phase transitions in dimerized quarter-filled Hubbard chains weakly coupled via interchain one-particle hopping, tb0t_{b0}. It is shown that there exists a critical value of tb0t_{b0}, tbt_{b}^\ast, between the incoherent metal regime (tb0<tbt_{b0}<t_{b}^\ast) and the Fermi liquid regime (tb0>tbt_{b0}>t_{b}^\ast) in the metallic phase above the SDW transition temperature. By using the 2-loop perturbative renormalization-group approach together with the random-phase-approximation, we propose a SDW phase diagram covering both of the regimes. The SDW phase transition from the incoherent metal phase for tb0<tbt_{b0}<t_{b}^\ast is caused by growth of the intrachain electron-electron umklapp scattering toward low temperatures, which is regarded as preformation of the Mott gap. We discuss relevance of the present result to the SDW phase transitions in the quasi-one-dimensional dimerized quarter-filled organic conductors, (TMTTF)2_2X and (TMTSF)2_2X.Comment: 19 pages, 13 eps figures, uses jpsj.sty, corrected typo in the text and figures, no changes to the paper, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 68, No.8 (1999

    Coexistent State of Charge Density Wave and Spin Density Wave in One-Dimensional Quarter Filled Band Systems under Magnetic Fields

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    We theoretically study how the coexistent state of the charge density wave and the spin density wave in the one-dimensional quarter filled band is enhanced by magnetic fields. We found that when the correlation between electrons is strong the spin density wave state is suppressed under high magnetic fields, whereas the charge density wave state still remains. This will be observed in experiments such as the X-ray measurement.Comment: 7 pages, 15 figure

    Magnetic field-dependent interplay between incoherent and Fermi liquid transport mechanisms in low-dimensional tau phase organic conductors

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    We present an electrical transport study of the 2-dimensional (2D) organic conductor tau-(P-(S,S)-DMEDT-TTF)_2(AuBr)_2(AuBr_2)_y (y = 0.75) at low temperatures and high magnetic fields. The inter-plane resistivity rho_zz increases with decreasing temperature, with the exception of a slight anomaly at 12 K. Under a magnetic field B, both rho_zz and the in-plane resistivity plane rho_xx show a pronounced negative and hysteretic magnetoresistance with Shubnikov de Haas (SdH)oscillations being observed in some (high quality)samples above 15 T. Contrary to the predicted single, star-shaped, closed orbit Fermi surface from band structure calculations (with an expected approximate area of 12.5% of A_FBZ), two fundamental frequencies F_l and F_h are detected in the SdH signal. These orbits correspond to 2.4% and 6.8% of the area of the first Brillouin zone(A_FBZ), with effective masses F_l = 4.0 +/- 0.5 and F_h = 7.3 +/- 0.1. The angular dependence, in tilted magnetic fields of F_l and F_h, reveals the 2D character of the FS and Angular dependent magnetoresistance (AMRO) further suggests a FS which is strictly 2-D where the inter-plane hopping t_c is virtually absent or incoherent. The Hall constant R_xy is field independent, and the Hall mobility increases by a factor of 3 under moderate magnetic fields. Our observations suggest a unique physical situation where a stable 2D Fermi liquid state in the molecular layers are incoherently coupled along the least conducting direction. The magnetic field not only reduces the inelastic scattering between the 2D metallic layers, but it also reveals the incoherent nature of interplane transport in the AMRO spectrum. The apparent ferromagnetism of the hysteretic magnetoresistance remains an unsolved problem.Comment: 33 pages, 11 figure

    Specific Heat of Liquid Helium in Zero Gravity very near the Lambda Point

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    We report the details and revised analysis of an experiment to measure the specific heat of helium with subnanokelvin temperature resolution near the lambda point. The measurements were made at the vapor pressure spanning the region from 22 mK below the superfluid transition to 4 uK above. The experiment was performed in earth orbit to reduce the rounding of the transition caused by gravitationally induced pressure gradients on earth. Specific heat measurements were made deep in the asymptotic region to within 2 nK of the transition. No evidence of rounding was found to this resolution. The optimum value of the critical exponent describing the specific heat singularity was found to be a = -0.0127+ - 0.0003. This is bracketed by two recent estimates based on renormalization group techniques, but is slightly outside the range of the error of the most recent result. The ratio of the coefficients of the leading order singularity on the two sides of the transition is A+/A- =1.053+ - 0.002, which agrees well with a recent estimate. By combining the specific heat and superfluid density exponents a test of the Josephson scaling relation can be made. Excellent agreement is found based on high precision measurements of the superfluid density made elsewhere. These results represent the most precise tests of theoretical predictions for critical phenomena to date.Comment: 27 Pages, 20 Figure

    Prevalence of sealants in relation to dental caries on the permanent molars of 12 and 15-year-old Greek adolescents. A national pathfinder survey

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    <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of sealants as an effective measure for the prevention of pit and fissure caries in children has been well documented by several studies; either they are used on an individual or on a public health basis. In order to plan and establish a national preventive program with sealants in a community, it is mandatory to know the epidemiological pattern of caries along with other variables influencing their use and effectiveness. Aims: To assess the utilization and distribution pattern of pit and fissure sealants on the first and second permanent molars of Greek adolescents and to evaluate whether the existing usage of sealants and some socio-demographic factors are correlated to caries prevalence on the population examined</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A stratified cluster sample of 2481 Greek adolescents was selected according to WHO guidelines (1224 twelve and 1,257 fifteen-year-old), living in urban and rural areas in 11 districts within the country. Five calibrated examiners carried out clinical examinations, recording caries experience at the dentine threshold (BASCD criteria) and presence or absence of sealants along with Socio-demographic indicators associated with oral health. Mann Whitney and Pearson's chi-square non parametric tests were utilized for assessing the data. The level of significance was p < 0.05.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Sealants utilization varied considerably within the different districts, with 8,3% of the 12 and 8,0% of the 15-year-old adolescents having at least one sealed molar. Sealants reduced DMFS scores by 11% in the 12-year-olds and by 24% in the 15-year-olds, while 15-year-old adolescents from rural areas had a statistically significant (p = 0.002) less chance of having sealants (71%) compared to children from urban areas. Girls had higher chance to receive sealants in both age groups (26% for the 12 and 19% for the 15-year-old) as well as patients that visited the dentist for prevention compared to those visiting the dentist because they thought they needed a restoration or because they were in pain.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The finding that sealants reduced DMFS scores despite their very low utilization, along with the high prevalence of dental caries found on the occlusal surfaces of the posterior teeth of Greek adolescents, is calling for a national preventive program with sealants which could eliminate caries to a larger extent.</p

    First-principles study of the inversion thermodynamics and electronic structure of FeM2X4 (thio)spinels (M = Cr, Mn, Co, Ni; X = O, S)

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    FeM2X4 spinels, where M is a transition metal and X is oxygen or sulfur, are candidate materials for spin filters, one of the key devices in spintronics. We present here a computational study of the inversion thermodynamics and the electronic structure of these (thio)spinels for M = Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, using calculations based on the density functional theory with on-site Hubbard corrections (DFT+U). The analysis of the configurational free energies shows that different behaviour is expected for the equilibrium cation distributions in these structures: FeCr2X4 and FeMn2S4 are fully normal, FeNi2X4 and FeCo2S4 are intermediate, and FeCo2O4 and FeMn2O4 are fully inverted. We have analyzed the role played by the size of the ions and by the crystal field stabilization effects in determining the equilibrium inversion degree. We also discuss how the electronic and magnetic structure of these spinels is modified by the degree of inversion, assuming that this could be varied from the equilibrium value. We have obtained electronic densities of states for the completely normal and completely inverse cation distribution of each compound. FeCr2X4, FeMn2X4, FeCo2O4 and FeNi2O4 are half-metals in the ferrimagnetic state when Fe is in tetrahedral positions. When M is filling the tetrahedral positions, the Cr-containing compounds and FeMn2O4 are half-metallic systems, while the Co and Ni spinels are insulators. The Co and Ni sulfide counterparts are metallic for any inversion degree together with the inverse FeMn2S4. Our calculations suggest that the spin filtering properties of the FeM2X4 (thio)spinels could be modified via the control of the cation distribution through variations in the synthesis conditions

    Evolution of magnetic properties in the normal spinel solid solution Mg(1-x)Cu(x)Cr2O4

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    We examine the evolution of magnetic properties in the normal spinel oxides Mg(1-x)Cu(x)Cr2O4 using magnetization and heat capacity measurements. The end-member compounds of the solid solution series have been studied in some detail because of their very interesting magnetic behavior. MgCr2O4 is a highly frustrated system that undergoes a first order structural transition at its antiferromagnetic ordering temperature. CuCr2O4 is tetragonal at room temperature as a result of Jahn-Teller active tetrahedral Cu^2+ and undergoes a magnetic transition at 135 K. Substitution of magnetic cations for diamagnetic Mg^2+ on the tetrahedral A site in the compositional series Mg(1-x)Cu(x)Cr2O4 dramatically affects magnetic behavior. In the composition range 0 < x < 0.3, the compounds are antiferromagnetic. A sharp peak observed at 12.5K in the heat capacity of MgCr2O4 corresponding to a magnetically driven first order structural transition is suppressed even for small x suggesting glassy disorder. Uncompensated magnetism - with open magnetization loops - develops for samples in the x range 0.43 < x < 1. Multiple magnetic ordering temperatures and large coercive fields emerge in the intermediate composition range 0.43 < x < 0.47. The Neel temperature increases with increasing x across the series while the value of the Curie-Weiss Theta decreases. A magnetic temperature-composition phase diagram of the solid solution series is presented
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