246 research outputs found
Reconfigurable Antennas in mmWave MIMO Systems
The key obstacle to achieving the full potential of the millimeter wave
(mmWave) band has been the poor propagation characteristics of wireless signals
in this band. One approach to overcome this issue is to use antennas that can
support higher gains while providing beam adaptability and diversity, i.e.,
reconfigurable antennas. In this article, we present a new architecture for
mmWave multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communications that uses a new
class of reconfigurable antennas. More specifically, the proposed lens-based
antennas can support multiple radiation patterns while using a single radio
frequency chain. Moreover, by using a beam selection network, each antenna beam
can be steered in the desired direction. Further, using the proposed
reconfigurable antenna in a MIMO architecture, we propose a new signal
processing algorithm that uses the additional degrees of freedom provided by
the antennas to overcome propagation issues at mmWave frequencies. Our
simulation results show that the proposed reconfigurable antenna MIMO
architecture significantly enhances the performance of mmWave communication
systems
Meaning-Making Coping Among Cancer Patients in Sweden and South Korea: A Comparative Perspective
The present study compared meaning-making coping among cancer patients in Sweden and South Korea, with a focus on the sociocultural context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 51 Swedes and 33 Koreans. The results showed significant differences between the two countries as well as similarities in existential, spiritual, and religious coping. For example, Swedes primarily used meaning-making coping as a means of meditation or relaxation, whereas Koreans relied on coping with prayer and using healthy foods as a means to survive. The present study confirms the significance of investigating cultural context when we explore the use of meaning-making coping among people who have experienced cancer.Meaning-making copin
Spiritual and Secular Existential Meaning-Making Coping Methods among Japanese Cancer Patients
The present article is written on the basis of a sociological international project on meaning-making coping. The aim of the project has been to understand the role of culture in meaning-making coping. The project embarrasses studies among cancer patients in 10 countries. The present article is confined to the results obtained in the study in japan. The main aim was to investigate the impact of culture from a sociological perspective on the choice of coping methods. Twelve participants with various kinds of cancer were interviewed.Several meaning-making coping methods are found in the present study. This study underlines the importance of investigating cultural and social context when investigating into the use of the meaning-making coping methods in different countries
Agency and Adaptation: Strategies of Immigrantsâ Descendants on the Swedish Labor Market
This article explores how descendants of immigrants in Sweden understand labor market conditions, and how such understandings influence their occupational strategies. We interviewed 21 Sweden-born individuals with non-Western immigrant parents, and identified three strategies based on our analysis of the data: âchoosingâ the right job, adapting the habitus, and using cultural capital in flexible ways. The first strategy covers interviewees working in jobs with labor shortages and/or high demand for employees with immigrant background. The second covers interviewees who could learn through failing, with substantial resilience and persistence. The third deals with interviewees who searched for jobs in branches that valued their particular skill set, entailing the importance of being flexible on the labor marke
Context aware saliency map generation using semantic segmentation
Saliency map detection, as a method for detecting important regions of an
image, is used in many applications such as image classification and
recognition. We propose that context detection could have an essential role in
image saliency detection. This requires extraction of high level features. In
this paper a saliency map is proposed, based on image context detection using
semantic segmentation as a high level feature. Saliency map from semantic
information is fused with color and contrast based saliency maps. The final
saliency map is then generated. Simulation results for Pascal-voc11 image
dataset show 99% accuracy in context detection. Also final saliency map
produced by our proposed method shows acceptable results in detecting salient
points.Comment: 5 pages, 7 figures, 2 table
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