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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
Investigation of aged aerosols in size-resolved Asian dust storm particles transported from Beijing, China, to Incheon, Korea, using low-<i>Z</i> particle EPMA
This is the first study of Asian dust storm (ADS) particles collected in
Beijing, China, and Incheon, Korea, during a spring ADS event. Using a
seven-stage May impactor and a quantitative electron probe X-ray
microanalysis (ED-EPMA, also known as low-<i>Z</i> particle EPMA), we examined the
composition and morphology of 4200 aerosol particles at stages 1–6 (with a
size cut-off of 16, 8, 4, 2, 1, and 0.5 ÎĽm in equivalent
aerodynamic diameter, respectively) collected during an ADS event on 28–29
April 2005. The results showed that there were large differences in the
chemical compositions between particles in sample S1 collected in Beijing
immediately after the peak time of the ADS and in samples S2 and S3, which
were collected in Incheon approximately 5 h and 24 h later, respectively.
In sample S1, mineral dust particles accounted for more than 88% in
relative number abundance at stages 1–5; and organic carbon (OC) and reacted
NaCl-containing particles accounted for 24% and 32%, respectively,
at stage 6. On the other hand, in samples S2 and S3, in addition to
approximately 60% mineral dust, many sea spray aerosol (SSA) particles
reacted with airborne SO<sub>2</sub> and NO<sub>x</sub> (accounting for 24%
and 14% on average in samples S2 and S3, respectively), often mixed with
mineral dust, were encountered at stages 1–5, and (C, N, O, S)-rich
particles (likely a mixture of water-soluble organic carbon with
(NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> and NH<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>) were abundantly observed at
stage 6 (accounting for 68% and 51% in samples S2 and S3,
respectively). This suggests that an accumulation of sea-salt components on
individual ADS particles larger than 1 ÎĽm in diameter occurred and
many secondary aerosols smaller than 1 ÎĽm in diameter were formed
when the ADS particles passed over the Yellow Sea. In the reacted or aged
mineral dust and SSA particles, nitrate-containing and both nitrate- and
sulfate-containing species vastly outnumbered the sulfate-containing species,
implying that ambient NO<sub>x</sub> had a greater influence on the
atmospheric particles than SO<sub>2</sub> during this ADS episode. In addition to
partially- or totally-reacted CaCO<sub>3</sub>, reacted or aged Mg-containing
aluminosilicates were observed frequently in samples S2 and S3;
furthermore, a student's <i>t</i> test showed that both their atomic concentration
ratios of [Mg] / [Al] and [Mg] / [Si] were significantly elevated
(<i>P</i> < 0.05) compared to those in samples S1 (for [Mg] / [Al],
0.34 ± 0.09 and 0.40 ± 0.03 in samples S2 and S3, respectively,
vs. 0.24 ± 0.01 in sample S1; for [Mg] / [Si], 0.21 ± 0.05 and
0.22 ± 0.01 in samples S2 and S3, respectively, vs. 0.12 ± 0.02 in
sample S1). The significant increase of [Mg] / [Al] and [Mg] / [Si]
ratios in Mg-containing aluminosilicates indicates that a significant evolution or
aging must have occurred on the ADS particles in the marine atmosphere during
transport from China to Korea
Characterisation of individual aerosol particles collected during a haze episode in Incheon, Korea using the quantitative ED-EPMA technique
A quantitative energy-dispersive electron probe X-ray microanalysis (ED-EPMA), called low-Z particle EPMA, was used to analyse individual aerosol particles collected in Incheon, Korea on 13–18 October 2008 (a typical haze episode occurred from 15 to 18 October). Overall 3600 individual particles in PM<sub>2.5-10</sub> and PM<sub>1.0-2.5</sub> fractions from 12 aerosol samples collected on haze and non-haze days were analysed. The analysed particles were classified, based on their X-ray spectral data together with their secondary electron images. The major particle types included organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), sea-salt, mineral dust (such as aluminosilicate, SiO<sub>2</sub>, CaCO<sub>3</sub>/CaMgCO<sub>3</sub>, etc.), (NH<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>/NH<sub>4</sub>HSO<sub>4</sub>-containing, K-containing, Fe-rich and fly ash particles. Their relative number abundance results showed that OC particles were significantly increased while sea-salts and mineral dust particles were significantly decreased (especially in PM<sub>1.0-2.5</sub> fraction) when haze occurred. For the other particle types (except Fe-rich particles in PM<sub>2.5-10</sub> fraction), there were no significant differences in their relative abundances between haze and non-haze samples. On non-haze days, the nitrate-containing reacted sea-salt and mineral dust particles in PM<sub>1.0-2.5</sub> fraction significantly outnumbered the sulfate-containing ones, whereas it was the reverse on haze days, implying that on haze days there were special sources or formation mechanisms for fine aerosol particles (≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter). The emission of air pollutants from motor vehicles and stagnant meteorological conditions, such as low wind speed and high relative humidity, might be responsible for the elevated level of OC particles on haze days
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 (> 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
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
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
WHO guidelines on fluid resuscitation in children: missing the FEAST data.
The World Health Organization recommendations on management of common childhood illnesses affect the lives of millions of children admitted to hospital worldwide. Its latest guidelines,1 released in May 2013, continue to recommend rapid fluid resuscitation for septic shock, even though the only large controlled trial of this treatment (Fluid Expansion as a Supportive Treatment (FEAST) found that it increased the risk of death in African children.2 A subsequent systematic review of bolus resuscitation in children with shock resulting from severe infection also did not support its use.3 Failure to take this evidence into account is not consistent with WHO’s commitment to systematically and transparently assess evidence using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation) process when producing guidelines and could endanger the lives of children
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