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Study program to improve fuel cell performance by pulsing techniques quarterly report, period ending feb. 28, 1965
Pulsing techniques to improve fuel cell performanc
Study program to improve fuel cell performance by pulsing techniques Final report, quarter ending Aug. 31, 1965
Heavy discharge pulsing to improve fuel cell electrode performanc
Influence of Ambient Temperature on Frequency and Intensity of Menopausal Hot Flashes a
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Evaluation of Ocean Color Scanner (OCS) photographic and digital data: Santa Barbara Channel test site, 29 October 1975 overflight
A summary of Ocean Color Scanner data was examined to evaluate detection and discrimination capabilities of the system for marine resources, oil pollution and man-made sea surface targets of opportunity in the Santa Barbara Channel. Assessment of the utility of OCS for the determination of sediment transport patterns along the coastal zone was a secondary goal. Data products provided 1975 overflight were in digital and analog formats. In evaluating the OCS data, automated and manual procedures were employed. A total of four channels of data in digital format were analyzed, as well as three channels of color combined imagery, and four channels of black and white imagery. In addition, 1:120,000 scale color infrared imagery acquired simultaneously with the OCS data were provided for comparative analysis purposes
New insights into mouse limb synovial joint morphogenesis by Gdf5-Cre and Gdf5-CreERT2 cell lineage tracing
Monitoring surface resonances on Co2MnSi(100) by spin-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy
The magnitude of the spin polarization at the Fermi level of ferromagnetic
materials at room temperature is a key property for spintronics. Investigating
the Heusler compound CoMnSi a value of 93 for the spin polarization has
been observed at room temperature, where the high spin polarization is related
to a stable surface resonance in the majority band extending deep into the
bulk. In particular, we identified in our spectroscopical analysis that this
surface resonance is embedded in the bulk continuum with a strong coupling to
the majority bulk states. The resonance behaves very bulk-like, as it extends
over the first six atomic layers of the corresponding (001)-surface. Our study
includes experimental investigations, where the bulk electronic structure as
well as surface-related features have been investigated using spin-resolved
photoelectron spectroscopy (SR-UPS) and for a larger probing depth
spin-integrated high energy x-ray photoemission spectroscopy (HAXPES). The
results are interpreted in comparison with first-principles band structure and
photoemission calculations which consider all relativistic, surface and
high-energy effects properly.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures, Heusler alloy, electronic structure and
photoemissio
An experimental investigation of chatter effects on tool life
Tool wear is one of the most important considerations in machining operations as it affects surface quality and integrity, productivity and cost. The most commonly used model for tool life analysis is the one proposed by F.W. Taylor about a century ago. Although the extended form of this equation includes the effects of important cutting conditions on tool wear, tool life studies are mostly performed under stable cutting conditions where the effect of chatter vibrations are not considered. This paper presents an empirical attempt to understand tool life under vibratory cutting conditions. Tool wear data are collected in turning and milling on different work materials under stable and chatter conditions. The effects of cutting conditions as well as severity of chatter on tool life are analyzed. The results indicate significant reduction in tool life due to chatter as expected. They also show that the severity of chatter, and thus the vibration amplitude, strongly reduces the life of cutting tools. These results can be useful in evaluating the real cost of chatter by including the reduced tool life. They can also be useful in justifying the cost of chatter suppression and more rigid machining systems
Assessing the conversion of electronic medical record data into antibiotic stewardship indicators.
BACKGROUND
Measuring the appropriateness of antibiotic use is crucial for antibiotic stewardship (ABS) programmes to identify targets for interventions.
OBJECTIVES
To assess the technical feasibility of converting electronic medical record (EMR) data into ABS indicators.
METHODS
In this observational feasibility study covering a period of 2ā
years, the EMRs of patients hospitalized at a large non-university hospital network and receiving at least one dose of a systemic antibiotic were included. ABS indicators measuring steps in the process of antibiotic prescription proposed by the literature were collected and rephrased or defined more specifically to be calculable if needed. Algorithms were programmed in R to convert EMR data into ABS indicators. The indicators were visualized in an interactive dashboard and the plausibility of each output value was assessed.
RESULTS
In total, data from 25ā337 hospitalizations from 20ā723 individual patients were analysed and visualized in an interactive dashboard. Algorithms could be programmed to compute 89% (25/28) of all pre-selected indicators assessing treatment decisions automatically out of EMR data, with good data quality for 46% (13/28) of these indicators. According to the data quality observed, the most important issues were (i) missing or meaningless information on indication (e.g. 'mild infection') and (ii) data processing issues such as insufficiently categorized metadata.
CONCLUSIONS
The calculation of indicators assessing treatment decisions from EMRs was feasible. However, better data structure and processing within EMR systems are crucial for improving the validity of the results
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