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Good Code Sets from Complementary Pairs via Discrete Frequency Chips
It is shown that replacing the sinusoidal chip in Golay complementary code
pairs by special classes of waveforms that satisfy two conditions,
symmetry/anti-symmetry and quazi-orthogonality in the convolution sense,
renders the complementary codes immune to frequency selective fading and also
allows for concatenating them in time using one frequency band/channel. This
results in a zero-sidelobe region around the mainlobe and an adjacent region of
small cross-correlation sidelobes. The symmetry/anti-symmetry property results
in the zero-sidelobe region on either side of the mainlobe, while
quasi-orthogonality of the two chips keeps the adjacent region of
cross-correlations small. Such codes are constructed using discrete
frequency-coding waveforms (DFCW) based on linear frequency modulation (LFM)
and piecewise LFM (PLFM) waveforms as chips for the complementary code pair, as
they satisfy both the symmetry/anti-symmetry and quasi-orthogonality
conditions. It is also shown that changing the slopes/chirp rates of the DFCW
waveforms (based on LFM and PLFM waveforms) used as chips with the same
complementary code pair results in good code sets with a zero-sidelobe region.
It is also shown that a second good code set with a zero-sidelobe region could
be constructed from the mates of the complementary code pair, while using the
same DFCW waveforms as their chips. The cross-correlation between the two sets
is shown to contain a zero-sidelobe region and an adjacent region of small
cross-correlation sidelobes. Thus, the two sets are quasi-orthogonal and could
be combined to form a good code set with twice the number of codes without
affecting their cross-correlation properties. Or a better good code set with
the same number codes could be constructed by choosing the best candidates form
the two sets. Such code sets find utility in multiple input-multiple output
(MIMO) radar applications
Evidence-Based Management in "Macro" Areas: The Case of Strategic Management
Despite its intuitive appeal, evidence-based management (EBMgt) faces unique challenges in "macro" areas such as Organization Theory and Strategy Management, which emphasize actions by organizations, and business and corporate leaders. The inherent focus on complex, multi-level and unique problems present serious challenges. EBMgt will nurture the establishment of a new model of research that is not only cumulative in its knowledge-building but also promotes engaged scholarship. Further, the uncertainty and conflict that characterize "macro" decision contexts heighten the need for EBMgt. We put forward four recommendations to advance EBMgt: (1) using more sophisticated meta-analyses; (2) providing syntheses that go beyond quantitative summaries; (3) engaging in a disciplined conversation about our implicit "levels of evidence" frameworks; and (4) developing decision supports.
Fundamental Limits of Caching with Secure Delivery
Caching is emerging as a vital tool for alleviating the severe capacity
crunch in modern content-centric wireless networks. The main idea behind
caching is to store parts of popular content in end-users' memory and leverage
the locally stored content to reduce peak data rates. By jointly designing
content placement and delivery mechanisms, recent works have shown order-wise
reduction in transmission rates in contrast to traditional methods. In this
work, we consider the secure caching problem with the additional goal of
minimizing information leakage to an external wiretapper. The fundamental cache
memory vs. transmission rate trade-off for the secure caching problem is
characterized. Rather surprisingly, these results show that security can be
introduced at a negligible cost, particularly for large number of files and
users. It is also shown that the rate achieved by the proposed caching scheme
with secure delivery is within a constant multiplicative factor from the
information-theoretic optimal rate for almost all parameter values of practical
interest
Characterizing small-scale migration behavior of sequestered CO2 in a realistic geological fabric
For typical reservoir conditions, buoyancy and capillary forces grow dominant over viscous forces within a few hundred meters of the injection wells as the pressure gradient due to injection decreases, resulting in qualitatively different plume migration regimes. The migration regime depends on two factors: the capillary pressure of the leading edge of the plume and the range of
threshold entry pressures within the rock at the leading edge of the plume. A capillary channel regime arises when these two factors have the same magnitude. Flow patterns within this regime vary from finger-like structures with minimal rock contact to back-filling structures with compact volumes of saturation distributed between fingers. Reservoir heterogeneity is one of the
principal factors influencing CO2 migration pathway in the capillary channel regime. Here we characterize buoyancy-driven migration in a natural 2D geologic domain (1 m Ă— 0.5 m peel from an alluvium) in which sedimentologic heterogeneity has been resolved at sub-millimeter (depositional) resolution. The relevant features of the heterogeneity are grain size distribution, which determines the mean and range of threshold pressures and correlation lengths of threshold pressures in horizontal and vertical directions. The relevant physics for this migration regime is invasion percolation, and simulations indicate that CO2 migrates through the peel in a few narrow pathways which cannot be captured by conventional coarse-grid simulations. The storage
efficiency of the capillary channel regime would be low and consequently CO2 would also migrate greater distances than expected from models or simulations that neglect the capillary channel flow regime.Bureau of Economic Geolog
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