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A PC parallel port button box provides millisecond response time accuracy under Linux
No full textFor psychologists, it is sometimes necessary to measure people's reaction times to the nearest millisecond. This article describes how to use the PC parallel port to receive signals from a button box to achieve millisecond response time accuracy. The workings of the parallel port, the corresponding port addresses, and a simple Linux program for controlling the port are described. A test of the speed and reliability of button box signal detection is reported. If the reader is moderately familiar with Linux, this article should provide sufficient instruction for him or her to build and test his or her own parallel port button box. This article also describes how the parallel port could be used to control an external apparatus
Millisecond accuracy video display using OpenGL under Linux
No full textTo measure people’s reaction times to the nearest millisecond, it is necessary to know exactly when
a stimulus is displayed. This article describes how to display stimuli with millisecond accuracy on a
normal CRT monitor, using a PC running Linux. A simple C program is presented to illustrate how this
may be done within X Windows using the OpenGL rendering system. A test of this system is reported
that demonstrates that stimuli may be consistently displayed with millisecond accuracy. An algorithm
is presented that allows the exact time of stimulus presentation to be deduced, even if there are relatively
large errors in measuring the display time
Frontmatter (Titlepage, Table of Contents, Author List, PC List, Reviewer List)
No full textFront matter including table of contents, author list, PC list, and reviewer list
Non-volatile voltage control of in-plane and out-of-plane magnetization in polycrystalline Ni films on ferroelectric PMN-PT (001)pcsubstrates
No full textWe identify room-temperature converse magnetoelectric effects (CMEs) that are non-volatile by using a single-crystal substrate of PMN-PT (001)pc (pc denotes pseudocubic) to impart voltage-driven strain to a polycrystalline film of Ni. An appropriate magnetic-field history enhances the magnetoelectric coefficient to a near-record peak of ∼10-6 s m-1 and permits electrically driven magnetization reversal of substantial net magnetization. In zero magnetic field, electrically driven ferroelectric domain switching produces large changes of in-plane magnetization that are non-volatile. Microscopically, these changes are accompanied by the creation and destruction of magnetic stripe domains, implying the electrical control of perpendicular magnetic anisotropy. Moreover, the stripe direction can be rotated by a magnetic field or an electric field, the latter yielding the first example of electrically driven rotatable magnetic anisotropy. The observed CMEs are associated with repeatable ferroelectric domain switching that yields a memory effect. This memory effect is well known for PMN-PT (110)pc but not PMN-PT (001)pc. Given that close control of the applied field is not required as for PMN-PT (110)pc, this memory effect could lead the way to magnetoelectric memories based on PMN-PT (001)pc membranes that switch at low voltage
High efficiency implementation of PC and PC stable algorithms yields three-dimensional graphs of information flow for the Earth' atmosphere
No full textSeptember 3, 2014.Causal discovery algorithms have recently been applied to several climate applications. In particular, in prior work we have developed methods to recover pathways of interaction in the global climate system, using the classic PC algorithm. However, standard implementations of the PC algorithm cannot handle the large number of variables and temporal models required for this application. This technical report shows that a more efficient implementation of the PC algorithm can provide speed gains of a factor of 1,000 or more. This in turn enables us to calculate graphs of information flow with much higher resolution grids. Furthermore, we can now - for the first time ever - calculate information flow graphs that extend over three dimensions, i.e. rather than just including one layer of the planet's atmosphere we can now capture interactions across several height layers
State variable simulation package for IBM-PC
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Degradation of bisphenol-a-polycarbonate (BPA-PC) optical lenses under simulated harsh environment conditions
No full textThis paper investigates degradation and failure mechanisms of BPA-PC lenses in simulated harsh environment conditions. Exposure of secondary optics in Light Emitting Diode LED-based systems or any other similar applications to environmental stresses can adversely effect the performance and lifetime of products. This paper simulates a harsh environment condition, using a salt bath oven. Salt spray exposure/ageing tests at 45° C were carried out up to four months. Fourier transform infrared-attenuated total reflection FTIR-ATR spectrometer and Lambda 950 Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-VIS) spectrophotometer were used to study the optical and chemical characteristics of aged plates. Results showed that salt bath exposure test resulted in the severe deterioration of optical characteristics BPA-PC samples. Degradation of optical properties of BPA-PC plates is attributable to the oxidation of samples.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.Electronic Components, Technology and Material
Microalbuminuria In Nondiabetic Acute Ischaemic Stroke - An Indian Perspective
No full textTo investigate the incidence, relationship to risk factors and severity of stroke with microalbuminuria (MA) in nondiabetic acute ischaemic stroke in Indians. Methods : We studied 50 patients of nondiabetic acute ischaemic stroke within 24 hours of onset of symptoms for MA by dipstick urinalysis. Results: The incidence of MA was 68% (34 patients). Of all the traditional risk factors for stroke-age, male gender, hypertension, dyslipidaemia, smoking, obesity - only age of patients (>60 years) showed a positive correlation with the presence of MA (-<0.05). Patients with MA had more severe neurological deficit (Scandinavian Stroke Scale {SSS} < 30 vs. > 30; mean+S.D=24.3+8.66 vs. 30.3+10.3, p<0.03) and more severe depressed levels of consciousness {SSS < 4 vs. SSS > 6, 82.35 vs. 17.6, p<0.05). Conclusion: The incidence of MA in Indians with nondiabetic acute ischaemic stroke is significantly higher than that of western populations. Patients with MA in the first 24 hours after the onset of stroke have more severe neurological deficit and depressed levels of consciousness than patients without MA
Heavy pentaquark states Pc(4380) and Pc(4450) in the J/ψ production induced by pion beams off the nucleon
No full textAbstractIn this study, we investigate the J/ψ production induced by pion beams off the nucleon, particularly the heavy pentaquarks Pc(4380) and Pc(4450) in intermediate states, based on a hybridized Regge model. The process involving ρ and π meson exchange in the t channel is considered as background, and the heavy pentaquark exchange is included in the s channel. The coupling constants such as the ρNN and πNN vertices are taken from the NN potentials, whereas those for the J/ψρπ and J/ψππ vertices are determined by using experimental data based on the branching ratios. In order to estimate the Pc(4380) and Pc(4450) coupling constants, we use the experimental upper limit on the total cross section as a guide for the πN→J/ψN reaction. The background total cross section is the order of 10−4–10−3 nb. In the vicinity of the heavy pentaquark masses, the total cross section reaches about 1 nb
Bone Marrow Stem Cell Treatment for Ischemic Heart Disease in Patients with No Option of Revascularization: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
No full textPMCID: PMC3686792This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
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