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Time Delay Induced Death in Coupled Limit Cycle Oscillators
We investigate the dynamical behaviour of two limit cycle oscillators that
interact with each other via time delayed coupling and find that time delay can
lead to amplitude death of the oscillators even if they have the same
frequency. We demonstrate that this novel regime of amplitude "death" also
exists for large collections of coupled identical oscillators and provide
quantitative measures of this death region in the parameter space of coupling
strength and time delay. Its implication for certain biological and physical
applications is also pointed out.Comment: 4 aps formatted revtex pages; 3 figures; to be published in Phys.
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Oral Malodour β A Review
Oral malodour (OM) has been recognized in the literature since ancient times, but only in the last 15 years it has come to the forefront of public and dental professional awareness.At least 50% of the population suffers from a chronic OM condition, causing personal discomfort and social embarrassment that often lead to emotional distress. Moreover, the consequences of OM may be more than social in that it may be a symptom of serious local/systemic conditions. Recent research has shown that sulphur-producing bacteria could be the primary source of this condition.KEYWORDS: Oral malodour, Volatile sulphur compounds ,Halitosi
Photon temporal modes: a complete framework for quantum information science
Field-orthogonal temporal modes of photonic quantum states provide a new
framework for quantum information science (QIS). They intrinsically span a
high-dimensional Hilbert space and lend themselves to integration into existing
single-mode fiber communication networks. We show that the three main
requirements to construct a valid framework for QIS -- the controlled
generation of resource states, the targeted and highly efficient manipulation
of temporal modes and their efficient detection -- can be fulfilled with
current technology. We suggest implementations of diverse QIS applications
based on this complete set of building blocks.Comment: 17 pages, 13 figure
Body Area Networks
Recent technological advances in integrated circuits, wireless networks, and physiological sensing have enabled miniature, lightweight, low power, intelligent monitoring devices to be integrated into a Body Area Network (BAN). This new type of technology hold much promise for future patient health monitoring. BANs promise inexpensive, unobtrusive, and unsupervised ambulatory monitoring during normal daily activities for long periods of time. However, in order for BANs to become ubiquitous and affordable, a number of challenging issues must be resolved, such as integration, standardisation, system design, customisation, security and privacy, and social issues. This paper presents an overview of many of these issues and indeed the background and rationale of body area networks
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