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Improved circularly polarized planar-array antenna
Slots sitting astride the virtual wall in a multimode wave guide can be used for generation of one component of a circularly polarized beam. There is a high degree of efficiency without the use of a slow-wave structure
Energy-storage of a prescribed impedance
Reflector antenna of the parabolic type offers complete control of its aperature illumination function. The antennas beam width can be changed easily by excitation of various amounts of the line-source feed. The conical reflector collimates a beam when the feed complies with certain geometric constraints
Excitations in the dilute A_L lattice model: E_6, E_7 and E_8 mass spectra
On the basis of features observed in the exact perturbation approach solution
for the eigenspectrum of the dilute A_3 model, we propose expressions for
excitations in the dilute A_4 and A_6 models. Principally, we require that
these expressions satisfy the appropriate inversion relations. We demonstrate
that they give the expected E_7 and E_6 mass spectra, and universal amplitudes,
and agree with numerical expressions for the eigenvalues.Comment: 16 pages, Latex, Elsevier style file
OPserver: interactive online-computations of opacities and radiative accelerations
Codes to compute mean opacities and radiative accelerations for arbitrary
chemical mixtures using the Opacity Project recently revised data have been
restructured in a client--server architecture and transcribed as a subroutine
library. This implementation increases efficiency in stellar modelling where
element stratification due to diffusion processes is depth dependent, and thus
requires repeated fast opacity reestimates. Three user modes are provided to
fit different computing environments, namely a web browser, a local workstation
and a distributed grid.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
Comparing virtual patients with synthesized and natural speech
Virtual Patient (VP) simulations are often designed to use pre-recorded
speech in order to provide more realism and immersion. However, using actors for
recording these utterances has certain downsides. It can add to the cost during
implementation, can take considerable time especially when a large number of
VPs have to be created, and is not very flexible for example when sentences or
words have to be added frequently. This study aims to explore the use of
synthesized speech as an alternative to pre-recorded speech for VPs. Two medical
scenarios have been prepared for this study, and both have been implemented
using a VP with natural language or with synthesized speech. In a pilot study we
explored students' retention rates of the symptoms reported by the VP under both
conditions to investigate whether synthesized speech can serve as a good enough
alternative
Advanced microwave radiometer antenna system study
The practicability of a multi-frequency antenna for spaceborne microwave radiometers was considered in detail. The program consisted of a comparative study of various antenna systems, both mechanically and electronically scanned, in relation to specified design goals and desired system performance. The study involved several distinct tasks: definition of candidate antennas that are lightweight and that, at the specified frequencies of 5, 10, 18, 22, and 36 GHz, can provide conical scanning, dual linear polarization, and simultaneous multiple frequency operation; examination of various feed systems and phase-shifting techniques; detailed analysis of several key performance parameters such as beam efficiency, sidelobe level, and antenna beam footprint size; and conception of an antenna/feed system that could meet the design goals. Candidate antennas examined include phased arrays, lenses, and optical reflector systems. Mechanical, electrical, and performance characteristics of the various systems were tabulated for ease of comparison
Early stages of phase selection in MOF formation observed in molecular Monte Carlo simulations
Metal-organic frameworks (MOF) comprising metal nodes bridged by organic linkers show great promise because of their guest-specific gas sorption, separation, drug-delivery, and catalytic properties. The selection of metal node, organic linker, and synthesis conditions in principle offers engineered control over both structure and function. For MOFs to realise their potential and to become more than just promising materials, a degree of predictability in the synthesis and a better understanding of the self-assembly or initial growth processes is of paramount importance. Using cobalt succinate, a MOF that exhibits a variety of phases depending on synthesis temperature and ligand to metal ratio, as proof of concept, we present a molecular Monte Carlo approach that allows us to simulate the early stage of MOF assembly. We introduce a new Contact Cluster Monte Carlo (CCMC) algorithm which uses a system of overlapping "virtual sites" to represent the coordination environment of the cobalt and both metal-metal and metal-ligand associations. Our simulations capture the experimentally observed synthesis phase distinction in cobalt succinate at 348 K. To the best of our knowledge this is the first case in which the formation of different MOF phases as a function of composition is captured by unbiased molecular simulations. The CCMC algorithm is equally applicable to any system in which short-range attractive interactions are a dominant feature, including hydrogen-bonding networks, metal-ligand coordination networks, or the assembly of particles with "sticky" patches, such as colloidal systems or the formation of protein complexes.</p
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