24 research outputs found
An Assessment of Integrated Flywheel System Technology
The current state of the technology in flywheel storage systems and ancillary components, the technology in light of future requirements, and technology development needs to rectify these shortfalls were identified. Technology efforts conducted in Europe and in the United States were reviewed. Results of developments in composite material rotors, magnetic suspension systems, motor/generators and electronics, and system dynamics and control were presented. The technology issues for the various disciplines and technology enhancement scenarios are discussed. A summary of the workshop, and conclusions and recommendations are presented
Integrated Flywheel Technology, 1983
Topics of discussion included: technology assessment of the integrated flywheel systems, potential of system concepts, identification of critical areas needing development and, to scope and define an appropriate program for coordinated activity
An evaluation of the TRIPS computer system
The TRIPS system employs a new instruction set architecture (ISA) called Explicit Data Graph Execution (EDGE) that renegotiates the boundary between hardware and software to expose and exploit concurrency. EDGE ISAs use a block-atomic execution model in which blocks are composed of dataflow instructions. The goal of the TRIPS design is to mine concurrency for high performance while tolerating emerging technology scaling challenges, such as increasing wire delays and power consumption. This paper evaluates how well TRIPS meets this goal through a detailed ISA and performance analysis. We compare performance, using cycles counts, to commercial processors. On SPEC CPU2000, the Intel Core 2 outperforms compiled TRIPS code in most cases, although TRIPS matches a Pentium 4. On simple benchmarks, compiled TRIPS code outperforms the Core 2 by 10% and hand-optimized TRIPS code outperforms it by factor of 3. Compared to conventional ISAs, the block-atomic model provides a larger instruction window, increases concurrency at a cost of more instructions executed, and replaces register and memory accesses with more efficient direct instruction-to-instruction communication. Our analysis suggests ISA, microarchitecture, and compiler enhancements for addressing weaknesses in TRIPS and indicates that EDGE architectures have the potential to exploit greater concurrency in future technologies
Adverse Events Post Smallpox-Vaccination: Insights from Tail Scarification Infection in Mice with Vaccinia virus
Adverse events upon smallpox vaccination with fully-replicative strains of Vaccinia virus (VACV) comprise an array of clinical manifestations that occur primarily in immunocompromised patients leading to significant host morbidity/mortality. The expansion of immune-suppressed populations and the possible release of Variola virus as a bioterrorist act have given rise to concerns over vaccination complications should more widespread vaccination be reinitiated. Our goal was to evaluate the components of the host immune system that are sufficient to prevent morbidity/mortality in a murine model of tail scarification, which mimics immunological and clinical features of smallpox vaccination in humans. Infection of C57BL/6 wild-type mice led to a strictly localized infection, with complete viral clearance by day 28 p.i. On the other hand, infection of T and B-cell deficient mice (Rag1−/−) produced a severe disease, with uncontrolled viral replication at the inoculation site and dissemination to internal organs. Infection of B-cell deficient animals (µMT) produced no mortality. However, viral clearance in µMT animals was delayed compared to WT animals, with detectable viral titers in tail and internal organs late in infection. Treatment of Rag1−/− with rabbit hyperimmune anti-vaccinia serum had a subtle effect on the morbidity/mortality of this strain, but it was effective in reduce viral titers in ovaries. Finally, NUDE athymic mice showed a similar outcome of infection as Rag1−/−, and passive transfer of WT T cells to Rag1−/− animals proved fully effective in preventing morbidity/mortality. These results strongly suggest that both T and B cells are important in the immune response to primary VACV infection in mice, and that T-cells are required to control the infection at the inoculation site and providing help for B-cells to produce antibodies, which help to prevent viral dissemination. These insights might prove helpful to better identify individuals with higher risk of complications after infection with poxvirus
Prospective Observational Study on acute Appendicitis Worldwide (POSAW)
Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common surgical disease, and appendectomy is the treatment of choice in the majority of cases. A correct diagnosis is key for decreasing the negative appendectomy rate. The management can become difficult in case of complicated appendicitis. The aim of this study is to describe the worldwide clinical and diagnostic work-up and management of AA in surgical departments.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
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In my research, I have received assistance from many people. Calvin Lin, an assistant professor in Computer Sciences, is my supervising professor. He has been deeply involved in guiding my research and is a co-author on all of my recent publications. Many of the ideas presented in this dissertation were formed in discussions with Calvin, and many of the successful ideas I came up with on my own were ideas I almost gave up on when Calvin said “let’s take another look at this. ” Calvin has made it his responsibility to make sure that I, as well as all of his other students, have had the financial support we need to accomplish our goals; he is a staunch advocate for each of us, and although he leads a busy life, it seems he always has time to meet with us and discuss whatever is on our minds; we are all thankful for him
Efeitos da velocidade e da direção do vento na uniformidade de aplicação de água de sistemas autopropelidos Effects of wind speed and direction on water application uniformity of traveler irrigation systems
A velocidade e a direção de incidência do vento, em relação ao eixo de deslocamento do aspersor, são variáveis apresentadas em vários trabalhos como fatores importantes para a determinação da uniformidade de aplicação de água dos equipamentos autopropelidos de irrigação. No entanto, em razão das dificuldades de se conduzir estudos de campo com canhões hidráulicos sob condições controladas de direção e velocidade do vento, as recomendações de espaçamento entre carreadores, em sua maioria, consideram apenas o efeito da velocidade do vento, sem mencionar a direção de sua incidência. Neste trabalho, a aplicação de coeficientes semiempíricos do modelo Richards & Weatherhead, ajustados com base em ensaios de campo do canhão PLONA RL-250, possibilitou realizar, por meio de simulações digitais, uma análise quantitativa dos efeitos da velocidade e da direção do vento sobre a uniformidade de aplicação de água dos sistemas autopropelidos. As simulações indicaram que, na medida em que a incidência do vento passa de perpendicular para paralela ao eixo de deslocamento, os efeitos prejudiciais da velocidade do vento sobre a uniformidade são ampliados. Desta forma, fica evidenciado que tanto a direção como a velocidade do vento devem ser consideradas nas recomendações de espaçamento entre carreadores.<br>Wind velocity and its direction, in relation to the sprinkler travel axis, are pointed out as key factors in determining water application uniformity of traveler irrigation machines. However, due to difficulties in running field tests with rain guns under controlled wind conditions, most towpath spacing recommendations consider only wind velocity without mentioning its direction. In this study, the application of semi-empirical parameters from RICHARDS & WEATERHEAD model's, adjusted based on field tests with the rain gun PLONA RL-250, provided with the help of computer simulation, the data necessary for a quantitative analysis about the effects of wind velocity and direction on water application uniformity of traveler irrigation systems. Simulations indicated that as wind direction moves from perpendicular to parallel to the sprinkler travel axis, the deleterious effects of wind velocity are enhanced. Therefore, these results demonstrated that both wind direction and wind speed must be considered on towpath spacing recommendations