Count three for wear able computers

This paper is a postprint of a paper submitted to and accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the IEE Eurowearable 2003 Conference, and is subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is available at the IET Digital Library. A revised version of this paper was also published in Electronics Systems and Software, also subject to Institution of Engineering and Technology Copyright. The copy of record is also available at the IET Digital Library.A description of 'ubiquitous computer' is presented. Ubiquitous computers imply portable computers embedded into everyday objects, which would replace personal computers. Ubiquitous computers can be mapped into a three-tier scheme, differentiated by processor performance and flexibility of function. The power consumption of mobile devices is one of the most important design considerations. The size of a wearable system is often a design limitation

Pengelolaan Pelabuhan Cartagena Spanyol sebagai Kerangka Optimalisasi Pelabuhan di Negeri Sendiri

Dampak ekonomi dari pengembangan Pelabuhan Cartagena sangat pesat dalam kurun waktu 10 tahun terakhir. Hal ini ditunjukkan dengan adanya kenaikan Product Domestic Regional Bruto(PDRB) sektor kelautan dengan Gross Value Added(GVA) dari nilai 1,1% menjadi 3,81% dan nilai 0,1% menjadi 2,11% untuk sektor tenaga kerja. Dengan metode Regional Input-Output Tables(R-IOT) dan metode  pendekatan Input-Output(I-O) didapat data dan angka – angka yang bisa memberikan beberapa terobosan pengembangan dari sektor forex pelabuhan maupun sektor pariwisata maritim, sehingga Pelabuhan Cartagena sebagai pemberi impact terbesar ke 5 dari 28 pelabuhan yang ada di Spanyol dan menempatkan Spanyol menduduki peringkat 2 dalam hal kedatangan turis dengan kapal pesiar di Eropa setelah Italia.Indonesia juga mencontoh dengan strategi yang sama sektor-sektor yang mempengaruhi PDRB,tenaga kerja pada sektor kelautan,keringanan bidang pajak, kemudahan bidang tenaga kerja, jaminan keamanan bagi investor yang menanam modalnya disektor kelautan, dengan didukung oleh akses-akses transportasi yang mudah, cepat, dan simpul-simpul kemacetan ditiadakan. Seluruh akses yang menuju kepusat-pusat ekonomi kelautan diperbaiki, industri pendukung baik dari sektor swasta maupun Badan Usaha Milik Negara(BUMN) juga berbenah. Indonesia mulai memandang laut sebagai masa depan,tidak lagi membelakangi laut, seluruh aktifitas dan kebijakannya bersifat sustainable .Potensi kelautan yang demikianlah yang dapat menjamin masa depan generasi mendatang menjadi lebih baik

Pemilihan Supplier Dan Penjadwalan Distribusi CNG Dengan Pemodelan Matematis

Pemilihan supplier yang optimal merupakan salah satu strategi bagi suatu Perusahaan guna meningkatkan profit yang dimiliki Perusahaan dan juga berperan dalam penentuan operasional pendistribusian CNG menuju konsumen. Dalam melakukan pemilihan dipengaruhi oleh faktor kuantitaf yang terdiri atas harga gas, kualitas gas, ketepatan waktu pengiriman dan biaya distribusi, serta dipengaruhi oleh faktor kualitatif yang terdiri atas factor-faktor subjektif Perusahaan dalam melakukan pemilihan supplier. Dari setiap kriteria akan dilakukan pembobotan untuk mendapatkan indeks dari tiap kriteria. Berdasarkan metode yang digunakan terpilih dua supplier untuk membantu distribusi, adalah PT. CNG Plant, Gresik dengan 0,5 MMSCFD dan PT. CNG Plant, Pasuruan dengan 0,45 MMSCFD. Setelah melakukan pemilihan supplier tahapan selanjutnya adalah menyusun penjadwalan distribusi dengan menggunakan metode Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI), dimana dengan menggunakan metode ini, Perusahaan memiliki peran untuk mengatur jadwal distribusi gas menuju Perusahaan. Dilakukan dua jenis skenario dan dua model untuk melakukan penjadwalan, dimana skenario 1 PT. Mini CNG plant, Blora mampu mendistribusikan sendiri dan skenario kedua supplier lain ikut membantu. Hasil yang didapatkan dengan menggunakan metode VMI lebih optimal dibandingkan dengan replikasi penjadwalan yang didapatkan dari hasil optimasi jangka waktu yang lebih pendek

Anomalous Rotational Relaxation: A Fractional Fokker-Planck Equation Approach

In this study we obtained analytically relaxation function in terms of rotational correlation functions based on Brownian motion for complex disordered systems in a stochastic framework. We found out that rotational relaxation function has a fractional form for complex disordered systems, which indicates relaxation has non-exponential character obeys to Kohlrausch-William-Watts law, following the Mittag-Leffler decay.Comment: Revtex4, 9 pages. Paper was revised. References adde

Skyrmion Lattice in a Chiral Magnet

Skyrmions represent topologically stable field configurations with particle-like properties. We used neutron scattering to observe the spontaneous formation of a two-dimensional lattice of skyrmion lines, a type of magnetic vortices, in the chiral itinerant-electron magnet MnSi. The skyrmion lattice stabilizes at the border between paramagnetism and long-range helimagnetic order perpendicular to a small applied magnetic field regardless of the direction of the magnetic field relative to the atomic lattice. Our study experimentally establishes magnetic materials lacking inversion symmetry as an arena for new forms of crystalline order composed of topologically stable spin states

Anaemia and blood transfusion in African children presenting to hospital with severe febrile illness

BACKGROUND: Severe anaemia in children is a leading cause of hospital admission and a major cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, yet there are limited published data on blood transfusion in this vulnerable group. METHODS: We present data from a large controlled trial of fluid resuscitation (Fluid Expansion As Supportive Therapy (FEAST) trial) on the prevalence, clinical features, and transfusion management of anaemia in children presenting to hospitals in three East African countries with serious febrile illness (predominantly malaria and/or sepsis) and impaired peripheral perfusion. RESULTS: Of 3,170 children in the FEAST trial, 3,082 (97%) had baseline haemoglobin (Hb) measurement, 2,346/3,082 (76%) were anaemic (Hb <10 g/dL), and 33% severely anaemic (Hb <5 g/dL). Prevalence of severe anaemia varied from 12% in Kenya to 41% in eastern Uganda. 1,387/3,082 (45%) children were transfused (81% within 8 hours). Adherence to WHO transfusion guidelines was poor. Among severely anaemic children who were not transfused, 52% (54/103) died within 8 hours, and 90% of these deaths occurred within 2.5 hours of randomisation. By 24 hours, 128/1,002 (13%) severely anaemic children had died, compared to 36/501 (7%) and 71/843 (8%) of those with moderate and mild anaemia, respectively. Among children without severe hypotension who were randomised to receive fluid boluses of 0.9% saline or albumin, mortality was increased (10.6% and 10.5%, respectively) compared to controls (7.2%), regardless of admission Hb level. Repeat transfusion varied from ≤2% in Kenya/Tanzania to 6 to 13% at the four Ugandan centres. Adverse reactions to blood were rare (0.4%). CONCLUSIONS: Severe anaemia complicates one third of childhood admissions with serious febrile illness to hospitals in East Africa, and is associated with increased mortality. A high proportion of deaths occurred within 2.5 hours of admission, emphasizing the need for rapid recognition and prompt blood transfusion. Adherence to current WHO transfusion guidelines was poor. The high rates of re-transfusion suggest that 20 mL/kg whole blood or 10 mL/kg packed cells may undertreat a significant proportion of anaemic children. Future evaluation of the impact of a larger volume of transfused blood and optimum transfusion management of children with Hb of <6 g/dL is warranted. Please see related article: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-014-0248-5. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12916-014-0246-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users

Antihypertensive drug class and dyslipidemia: risk association among Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension

Factors associated with dyslipidemia in Chinese patients with uncomplicated hypertension were investigated in 1,139 patients newly prescribed a single antihypertensive drug in the public primary healthcare setting in Hong Kong, where their fasting lipid profiles were measured 4 to 16 weeks after the first prescription. Multivariate logistic regression showed that thiazide users were more likely (OR 3.67, 95% C.I. 1.13, 11.88, p=0.030) to have adverse (&gt; 6.2mmol/l) total cholesterol (TC) compared with drugs acting on the renin angiotensin system (RAS), but the absolute difference in mean TC between thiazide users and all patients was small ( 0.14 mmol/l), while advanced age and male gender were also associated with some aspects of dyslipidemia. Clinicians should be aware of the increased risk of dyslipidemia in these groups, but the mild dyslipidemic profile associated with thiazides should not in itself deter its use as a possible first-line antihypertensive agent among Chinese patients

Area Regge Calculus and Discontinuous Metrics

Taking the triangle areas as independent variables in the theory of Regge calculus can lead to ambiguities in the edge lengths, which can be interpreted as discontinuities in the metric. We construct solutions to area Regge calculus using a triangulated lattice and find that on a spacelike hypersurface no such discontinuity can arise. On a null hypersurface however, we can have such a situation and the resulting metric can be interpreted as a so-called refractive wave.Comment: 18 pages, 1 figur

Expert advice and political choice in constructing European banking union

International actors promoted the transfer of regulatory authority and financial resources from national governments to the European Union (EU) in the context of establishing the prerequisites for financial stability in Europe through banking union. It was supplied, however, by a political process that kept significant resources in resolution and deposit insurance largely in national hands. This article examines the politics behind those decisions, and how the hybrid of European and national competences affects bank regulation and financial stability in the EU. It concludes that the tension between strong EU supervisory powers and weak capacity to deal with insolvent institutions will persist

AI Researchers, Video Games Are Your Friends!

If you are an artificial intelligence researcher, you should look to video games as ideal testbeds for the work you do. If you are a video game developer, you should look to AI for the technology that makes completely new types of games possible. This chapter lays out the case for both of these propositions. It asks the question "what can video games do for AI", and discusses how in particular general video game playing is the ideal testbed for artificial general intelligence research. It then asks the question "what can AI do for video games", and lays out a vision for what video games might look like if we had significantly more advanced AI at our disposal. The chapter is based on my keynote at IJCCI 2015, and is written in an attempt to be accessible to a broad audience.Comment: in Studies in Computational Intelligence Studies in Computational Intelligence, Volume 669 2017. Springe