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    Implantación de un sistema de mantenimiento predictivo por termografía infrarroja para una empresa de soldadura por resistencia robotizada

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    Consulta en la Biblioteca ETSI Industriales (5479)[ES] El objeto del presente proyecto es la implantación de un sistema de mantenimiento predictivo por termografía infrarroja en la empresa Mb Irametal así como la creación de una metodología estándar que permita aplicar dicho mantenimiento a futuros proyectos. La empresa ubicada en Almussafes desarrolla su actividad en el sector del automóvil, exclusivamente en la soldadura por resistencia de componentes metálicos de la carrocería del automóvil siendo su único cliente la multinacional Ford.Soler Ferrer, JR. (2006). Implantación de un sistema de mantenimiento predictivo por termografía infrarroja para una empresa de soldadura por resistencia robotizada. https://riunet.upv.es/handle/10251/37352.Archivo delegad

    Receiver Windowing Design for Narrowband Interference Mitigation in MB-OFDM UWB System

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    In 2005, the WiMedia Alliance working with the European Computer Manufacturers Association (ECMA) announced the establishment of the WiMedia MB-OFDM (Multiband Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing) UWB radio platform as their global UWB standard. It was also chosen as the physical layer (PHY) of high data rate wireless specifications for high speed Wireless USB (W-USB), Bluetooth 3.0 and Wireless High-Definition Media Interface (HDMI). However, due to the low power and wide bandwidth nature of UWB systems, in-band narrowband interference (NBI) may hinder the receiver performance. This thesis presents an analysis of NBI impact on the MB-OFDM system for UWB communication. The intent of our analysis is to provide practical solutions for interference mitigation under different NBI models. In our work, a new receiver windowing for zero padding (ZP) OFDM system is proposed to reduce NBI spreading in the MB-OFDM UWB system. Simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of windowing under different NBI models.Microelectronics & Computer EngineeringElectrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc

    Altered immunolocalization of FGF23 in murine femora metastasized with human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cells

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    Introduction After the onset of bone metastasis, tumor cells appear to modify surrounding microenvironments for their benefit, and particularly, the levels of circulating fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 23 in patients with tumors have been highlighted. Materials and methods We have attempted to verify if human breast carcinoma MDA-MB-231 cells metastasized in the long bone of nu/nu mice would synthesize FGF23. Serum concentrations of calcium, phosphate (Pi) and FGF23 were measured in control nu/nu mice, bone-metastasized mice, and mice with mammary gland injected with MDA-MB-231 cells mimicking primary mammary tumors. Results and conclusions MDA-MB-231 cells revealed intense FGF23 reactivity in metastasized lesions, whereas MDA-MB-231 cells cultured in vitro or when injected into the mammary glands (without bone metastasis) showed weak FGF23 immunoreactivity. Although the bone-metastasized MDA-MB-231 cells abundantly synthesized FGF23, osteocytes adjacent to the FGF23-immunopositive tumors, unlike intact osteocytes, showed no FGF23. Despite significantly elevated serum FGF23 levels in bone-metastasized mice, there was no significant decrease in the serum Pi concentration when compared with the intact mice and mice with a mass of MDA-MB-231 cells in mammary glands. The metastasized femora showed increased expression and FGFR1 immunoreactivity in fibroblastic stromal cells, whereas femora of control mice showed no obvious FGFR1 immunoreactivity. Taken together, it seems likely that MDA-MB-231 cells synthesize FGF23 when metastasized to a bone, and thus affect FGFR1-positive stromal cells in the metastasized tumor nest in a paracrine manner

    ASIC FFT processor for MB-OFDM UWB system

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    The physical layer (PHY) standard of Multi-band Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (MB-OFDM) Ultra Wideband (UWB) system was defined by ECMA International. In this standard, the data sampling rate from the analog-to-digital converter to the physical layer is up to 528 Msample/s. Therefore, it is a challenge to realize the physical layer of the UWB system-especially the components with high computational complexity in Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) implementation. Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) block is one of these components. FFT plays an important role in Multi-band OFDM UWB system, which is the demodulation block of OFDM signals. The purpose of this project is to design an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) FFT solution for this system. The specification is defined from the system analysis and literature research. All the design choices and considerations are concluded and explained.Based on the algorithm and architecture analysis, a novel Radix22Parallel processor is proposed, which is a small-area and low-power-consumption solution for MB-OFDM UWB system. Both Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) and ASIC targeted synthesis results of this architecture are presented.Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Scienc

    Pérdida de suelo, abonamiento y rendimiento de cultivo en un inceptisol de los Andes venezolanos

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    Título: Pérdida de suelo, abonamiento y rendimiento de cultivo en un inceptisol de los Andes venezolanos Topsoil loss compost addition and crop yield in an inceptisol of the venezuelan Andes Autor: Ferrer, Gilberto ; López, Roberto A. Páginas/Colación: 153-164 En: / Revista Geográfica Venezolana 45(2) 2004 Ver artículo en PDF (0.3 Mb) Ficha Personal. Roberto López Pérdida de suelo, abonamiento y rendimiento de cultivo en un inceptisol de los Andes venezolanos Ferrer, Gilberto y López, Roberto A. Resumen En un suelo (Humic Dystrudept) de los Andes de Mérida-Venezuela, se estudió el efecto de la pérdida de suelo superficial y de la aplicación de abono orgánico sobre el rendimiento del cultivo de la caraota (Phaseolus vulgaris L. var. Criolla San Juan). En un diseño experimental de bloques al azar, se evaluaron 12 tratamientos constituidos por tres niveles de remoción del suelo superficial (0, 50 y 100%), y cuatro dosis de abono orgánico (vermicompost: 0, 5, 10 y 20 Mg ha-1). Al aumentar el espesor de la remoción del horizonte superficial del suelo disminuye significativamente el rendimiento en grano de la caraota. La respuesta del cultivo a la incorporación del abono orgánico fue significativa, elevándose el rendimiento de acuerdo con el incremento de las dosis aplicadas. No obstante, la remoción del horizonte superficial genera condiciones edáficas y profundidad efectiva limitantes que pueden dificultar la recuperación de este suelo en el corto o mediano plaz

    Characterization of the tertiary structure of the de novo designed protein MB-1

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    Milk Bundle-1 (MB-1) is a de novo designed protein with 100 amino acids, having a molecular weight of 11.4 kilodaltons. MB-1 is enriched with 57% of selected essential amino acids (methionine, threonine, lysine and leucine), which are known to be limiting in dairy cattle. Recently, on the basis of a digestibility study, MB-1 was predicted to be unstable in rumen conditions.Characterization of the protein's structure was achieved using fluorescence spectroscopy (steady state measurements). MB-1 contains one tyrosine at position 62, expected to be in position "d" of helix III, in the hydrophobic core. Data obtained using fluorescence quenching indicates that the tyrosine is protected from the solvent in the putative hydrophobic core, as per design.Once it was established that MB-1 was not misfolded, further experiments were done to assess the fluidity of its hydrophobic core. For this, the amphiphillic dye ANSA was used. Results obtained for MB-1 compare favourably to those of many natural proteins, suggesting that MB-1 has achieved some degree of nativeness. Interestingly, MB-1 was found to exclude ANSA from its hydrophobic core more efficiently than all other de novo designed proteins reported to date.Finally, an analysis of folding thermodynamics of MB-1 was attempted. It was found that the fluorescence intensity of tyrosine was not sensitive to unfolding, making thermodynamic data impossible to obtain.Analysis of the data on MB-1 as compared to other natural proteins indicates that MB-1 is folded and compact. The lack of resistance to proteases must be caused by other factors other than the lack of compactness or misfolding. (Abstract shortened by UMI.).Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 36-06, page: 1623.Adviser: Marc Beauregard

    Stochastic Lie bracket (derivation, derivation) in MB-algebras

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    By a stochastic controller, we make stable the pseudo stochastic Lie bracket (derivation, derivation) in complex MB-algebras. Next, we get an approximation by a stochastic Lie bracket (derivation, derivation) and calculate the maximum error of the estimate. © 2020, The Author(s)

    Weerkat: An extensible semantic Wiki

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    Wikis are Web applications that blur the boundaries between readers and authors, allowing non-technical people to author hypertexts through a web interface. A Semantic Wiki is a Wiki that attempts the same thing with the Semantic Web, allowing non-technical users to create semantic resources and/or ontologies. In this paper we characterise the different ways in which a Wiki might support the Semantic Web and present Weerkat, a modular and extensible Wiki that has ontological hypertext support. Key to this has been the design and development of a highly flexible Wiki architecture which allows easy modification and augmentation of functionality

    Analysis of Safe and Effective Next-Generation Rail Signalling Systems using a FTA-SAN Approach

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    Moving Block (MB) and Virtual Coupling (VC) rail signalling will change current train operation paradigm by migrating vital equipment from trackside to onboard to reduce train separation and maintenance costs. Their actual deployment is however constrained by the industry’s need to identify configurations of MB and VC signalling equipment which can effectively guarantee safe train movements even under degraded operational conditions involving component faults. In this paper, we analyse the effectivity of MB and VC in safely supervising train separation under nominal and degraded conditions by using an innovative approach which combines Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and Stochastic Activity Network (SAN). A FTA model of unsafe train movement is defined for both MB and VC capturing functional interactions and cause effect relations among the different signalling components. The FTA is then used as a basis to apportion signalling component failure rates needed to feed the SAN model. Effective MB and VC train supervision is analysed by means of SAN-based simulations in the specific scenario of an error in the Train Position Reporting (TPR) for five rail market segments featuring different traffic characteristics, namely high-speed, mainline, regional, urban and freight. Results show that the overall approach can support infrastructure managers, railway undertakings, and rail system suppliers in investigating effectiveness of MB and VC in safely supervising train movements in scenarios involving different types of degraded conditions and failure events. The proposed method can hence support the railway industry in identifying effective and safe design configurations of next-generation rail signalling systems.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Transport and Plannin

    LA-MB-FTMW STUDIES OF SUGARS

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    Author Institution: Grupo de Espectroscopia Molecular (GEM). Edificio Quifima. Laboratorios de Espectroscopia y Bioespectroscopia. Parque Cientifico. Universidad de Valladolid, 47011 Valladolid. (Spain)Recently, rotational studies of biomolecules have entered in a new stage with the LA-MB-FTMW experiment. \textbf{11},617-627 (2009)and references therein} It combines laser ablation with Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy in supersonic jets overcoming the problems of thermal decomposition associated with conventional heating methods. This technique has been successfully applied to the study of monosaccarides. Three conformers of the prototype α\alpha-D-glucose and other three for β\beta-D-glucose have been characterized for the first time in the gas phase
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