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Traffic engineering with OSPF-TE and RSVP-TE: Flooding reduction techniques and evaluation of processing cost
No full textThis paper considers two important aspects related to the control plane of Traffic Engineered IP/MPLS networks: the "flooding reduction" mechanisms and the evaluation of processing cost for signaling and routing protocols. The flooding reduction mechanisms are needed to reduce the amount of information exchanged by Traffic Engineering enabled routing protocols. The trade-off between the amount of information exchanged and the network performance (connection blocking probability) is discussed in the light of specific aspects of OSPF-TE routing protocol and RSVP-TE signaling protocol. Different mechanisms are analyzed and a suggestion is given for the best one. The dynamic aspects related to the time needed to distribute the routing and signaling information are considered. Finally, the combined processing cost of routing and signaling is analyzed, and the possible bottlenecks of the architecture are discussed. It is worth mentioning that the discussed results have been derived not only with simulation/analysis but also with measurements coming from a testbed implementation. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
ALL FIBER STRAIN SENSOR BASED ON THE LASER SELF-MIXING EFFECT
No full textWe present the development of a no-contact sensor based on the laser-self-mixing effect for the simultaneous measurement of the linear and angular (yaw and pitch) degrees-of-freedom of the motion of a moving stage. The sensor is made up of three laser diodes with integrated monitor photodiodes and a plane mirror target. The measurement principle is described and a series of experiments is performed to test the proposed method by direct comparison with a reference meter system. Finally, the sensor is tested under complex displacement to validate the feasibility of simultaneous measurements of more than one degree-of-freedom. The proposed technique makes the system easier to align with respect to the traditional interferometric systems and no further optical elements are required in the laser head except for the laser chip and its integrated photodiode, thus providing an effective compact and low-cost motion control system
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
No full textWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Characterization of the Interface in Rubber/Silica Composite Materials
No full textAbstract: in the rubber industry, especially tyre production, the most widely used elastomer is styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) in which the styrene units generally are present at 25 wt.%. The unit repeats are random distributed along the macromolecular chains and the configuration of the butadiene units is mostly 1,4-trans. The elastomer blends are mixed with fillers, acting as reinforcing agents, and the effect that silica particles have on their physical and mechanical properties is now well established. One of the most important parameters in determining the performance of such composite materials is the degree of adhesion at the rubber/silica interface. In this context, the interface characterization has been performed through a spectroscopic investigation (XPS/x-ray-induced Auger electron spectroscopy) in order to derive information from core-level and Auger line chemical shifts. A series of composite rubbers have been examined by means of a detailed curve-fitting procedure that allows the determination of intrinsic and extrinsic structures connected to each photopeak and the spectroscopic results compared with those of reference compounds. The changes in the C 1s lineshape and shake-up region of the polymers and the reduced binding energies of silicon, oxygen and sulphur core lines have provided clear evidence of interfacial reactions. Moreover, the Auger parameters of silicon show systematic shifts that can be interpreted on a chemical state plot in terms of initial- and final-state contributions and used for theoretical investigation of the local chemical environment. Copyright (C) 2002 John Wiley Sons, Ltd
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
No full textFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Renovascular disease and hypertension in children with neurofibromatosis
No full textNeurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is associated with vascular lesions, such as renal artery stenosis, and secondary hypertension. The real prevalence is largely unknown, particularly in children. We observed 27 patients with NF1, mean age 12.8 years (range 4.2-24 years), for 2-10 years to assess the association of NF1 with vascular abnormalities and secondary hypertension. Patients were studied with angiography, 24-h blood pressure monitoring, a captopril test, and Doppler ultrasonography of aorta and renal arteries. The prevalence of hypertension was 18.5%; 61.5% of patients studied with angiography had vascular lesions, half of whom were apparently normotensive. However, they had abnormal 24-h blood pressure monitoring, which was a first sign of poor blood pressure control. Those patients with severe hypertension (11.1%) were successfully treated with percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA); stenosis recurred in 2 of 3 patients after a 2-year follow-up period, and was responsive to drugs. We conclude that hypertension is a frequent complication of NF1 in pediatric patients, it is usually secondary to typical vascular lesions, and requires careful follow-up. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (24-h) is a sensitive method for detecting initial alterations of the blood pressure pattern. PTA may be an effective treatment in this conditio
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