A COMPARISON OF EXTENDED SOURCE-FILTER MODELS FOR MUSICAL SIGNAL RECONSTRUCTION

China Scholarship Council (CSC)/ Queen Mary Joint PhD scholarship; Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowshi

The Molonglo Galactic Plane Survey (MGPS-2): Compact Source Catalogue

We present the first data release from the second epoch Molonglo Galactic Plane Survey (MGPS-2). MGPS-2 was carried out with the Molonglo Observatory Synthesis Telescope at a frequency of 843 MHz and with a restoring beam of 45 arcsec x 45 arcsec cosec(dec), making it the highest resolution large scale radio survey of the southern Galactic plane. It covers the range |b| < 10 deg and 245 deg < l < 365 deg and is the Galactic counterpart to the Sydney University Molonglo Sky Survey (SUMSS) which covers the whole southern sky with dec 10 deg). In this paper we present the MGPS-2 compact source catalogue. The catalogue has 48,850 sources above a limiting peak brightness of 10 mJy/beam. Positions in the catalogue are accurate to 1 arcsec - 2 arcsec. A full catalogue including extended sources is in preparation. We have carried out an analysis of the compact source density across the Galactic plane and find that the source density is not statistically higher than the density expected from the extragalactic source density alone. We also present version 2.0 of the SUMSS image data and catalogue which are now available online. The data consists of 629 4.3 deg x 4.3 deg mosaic images covering the 8100 deg^2 of sky with dec 10 deg. The catalogue contains 210,412 radio sources to a limiting peak brightness of 6 mJy/beam at dec -50 deg. We describe the updates and improvements made to the SUMSS cataloguing process.Comment: 12 pages, 9 figures, to be published in MNRAS Note that Figures 8 and 9 are much lower resolution than in the published versio

Längenverhältnis von Trachealtubus zur Larynxmaske: Kritischer Punkt bei der fiberoptischen Intubation im Kindesalter

Zusammenfassung: Hintergrund: Die fiberoptisch geführte endotracheale Intubation über die Larynxmaske ist eine Standardtechnik im Management des unerwartet schwierigen Atemwegs im Kindesalter. Je nach Produkt kann der Endotrachealtubus (ETT) im Verhältnis zur Larynxmaske kritisch kurz sein und den Erfolg der Technik gefährden. Solche kritischen Konstellationen wurden in vitro untersucht. Material und Methode: Sechs verschiedene supraglottische Atemwegshilfen ("supraglottic airway devices", SAD) der Größen 1 bis 3 und 2 unterschiedliche ETT (gecufft sowie ungecufft) wurden untersucht. Für jede SAD-Größe wurde das vom Hersteller empfohlene Patientengewicht anhand von Wachstumskurven mit dem Patientenalter korreliert und mögliche ETT-Größen festgelegt. Der ETT wurde vollständig in die SAD eingeführt und die den SAD-Cuff überragende ETT-Spitze vermessen. Ergebnisse: Ungecuffte Tuben werden für einen Patienten dicker gewählt als gecuffte. Sie sind damit entsprechend länger und überragen den SAD-Cuff mehr als gecuffte ETT. Vergleicht man die gebogenen SAD-Modelle AuraOnce™ und Aura-i™, hat die Aura-i™ in allen Größen den kürzeren Schaft und lässt den ETT weiter über den SAD-Cuff hinausragen. Die geraden SAD-Modelle cLMA™, AuraStraight™ und Unique™ weisen untereinander ähnliche Längenverhältnisse auf. Im Vergleich mit i-gel® resultieren bei ihnen in den Größen 1 bis 2,5 längere überstehende Tubusspitzen. Einzig in der Größe3 zeigt i-gel® zusammen mit AuraStraight™ die längsten überstehenden Tubusspitzen. Der Einsatz eines Bronchoskopadapters führt teilweise zur kritischen Verkürzung der Längenverhältnisse von SAD und ETT. Schlussfolgerungen: Für die fiberoptische Intubation über eine SAD sind eine für den Patienten eher kleinere SAD sowie ein primär ungecuffter, größerer und damit auch längerer Tubus vorteilhaft. Das Material muss vor Anwendung insbesondere auf Längenverhältnisse überprüft werden. Der Einsatz eines Bronchoskopadapters ist in Anbetracht einer zusätzlichen SAD-Verlängerung kritisch zu evaluiere

Evidence of a link between the evolution of clusters and their AGN fraction

‘The definitive version is available at www3.interscience.wiley.com .' Copyright Blackwell Publishing / Royal Astronomical Society. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.14513.xPeer reviewe

The Stripe 82 1-2 GHz Very Large Array Snapshot Survey: Multiwavelength Counterparts

We have combined spectrosopic and photometric data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) with $1.4$ GHz radio observations, conducted as part of the Stripe 82 $1-2$ GHz Snapshot Survey using the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), which covers $\sim100$ sq degrees, to a flux limit of 88 $\mu$Jy rms. Cross-matching the $11\,768$ radio source components with optical data via visual inspection results in a final sample of $4\,795$ cross-matched objects, of which $1\,996$ have spectroscopic redshifts and $2\,799$ objects have photometric redshifts. Three previously undiscovered Giant Radio Galaxies (GRGs) were found during the cross-matching process, which would have been missed using automated techniques. For the objects with spectroscopy we separate radio-loud Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and star-forming galaxies (SFGs) using three diagnostics and then further divide our radio-loud AGN into the HERG and LERG populations. A control matched sample of HERGs and LERGs, matched on stellar mass, redshift and radio luminosity, reveals that the host galaxies of LERGs are redder and more concentrated than HERGs. By combining with near-infrared data, we demonstrate that LERGs also follow a tight $K-z$ relationship. These results imply the LERG population are hosted by population of massive, passively evolving early-type galaxies. We go on to show that HERGs, LERGs, QSOs and star-forming galaxies in our sample all reside in different regions of a WISE colour-colour diagram. This cross-matched sample bridges the gap between previous `wide but shallow' and `deep but narrow' samples and will be useful for a number of future investigations.Comment: 17 pages, 19 figures. Resubmitted to MNRAS after the initial comment

e-VLBI observations of GHz-Peaked Spectrum (GPS) radio sources in nearby galaxies from the AT20G survey

GHz-peaked spectrum (GPS) radio sources are thought to be young objects which later evolve into FR-I and FR-II radio galaxies. We have used the Australia Telescope 20GHz (AT20G) survey catalogue to select a uniform sample of GPS sources with spectral peaks above 5GHz, which should represent the youngest members of this class. In this paper, we present e-VLBI observations of ten such objects which are associated with nearby (z<0.15) galaxies and so represent a new population of local, low--power GPS sources. Our e-VLBI observations were carried out at 4.8GHz with the Australia Telescope Long Baseline Array (LBA) using a real--time software correlator. All ten sources were detected, and were unresolved on scales of ~100mas, implying that they are typically less than 100pc in linear size.Comment: 7 pages, 7 figures, 3 table

Comparison of thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) with standard plasmatic coagulation testing in paediatric surgery

Background Thromboelastometry (ROTEM®) might be useful to detect intraoperative coagulation disorders early in major paediatric surgery. This observational trial compares this technique to standard coagulation tests. Methods Intraoperative blood sampling was obtained in children undergoing elective major surgery. At each time point, standard coagulation tests [activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), prothrombin time (PT), and fibrinogen level] and ROTEM® analyses (InTEM, ExTEM, and FibTEM) were performed simultaneously by trained hospital laboratory staff. Results A total of 288 blood samples from 50 subjects were analysed. While there was a poor correlation between PT and aPTT to ExTEM clotting time (CT) and InTEM CT, respectively, a good correlation was detected between PT and aPTT to clot formation time, and a very good correlation between fibrinogen level and FibTEM assay (r=0.882, P<0.001). Notably, 64% of PT and 94% of aPTT measurements were outside the reference range, while impaired CT was observed in 13% and 6.3%, respectively. Standard coagulation test results were available after a median of 53 min [inter-quartile range (IQR): 45-63 min], whereas 10 min values of ROTEM® results were available online after 23 min (IQR: 21-24 min). Conclusions PT and aPTT cannot be interchangeably used with ROTEM® CT. Based on the results of ROTEM®, recommended thresholds for PT and aPTT might overestimate the need for coagulation therapy. A good correlation was found between the fibrinogen level and the FibTEM assay. In addition, ROTEM® offered faster turnaround time