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A methodology is proposed whereby performing a series of tests on a stator/winding subassembly can estimate the thermal envelope of a modular-wound single-layer machine topology. Concentrated windings offer many advantages, such as reduced manufacturing costs, improved thermal performance and readily lend themselves to fault-tolerant designs. Single-layer modular windings have inherent magnetic, thermal...
The new manufacturing technologies of the world are increasingly demanding the design and redesign of new alternative products and processes that can be useful and low cost term. The alternative solution and methodology to innovate in manufacturing processes of incremental sheet metal forming is shown in this paper. Through the methodology Product design specification (PDS) as a practical and effective...
Animated Pedagogical Agent (APA) is getting more attention and being implemented in various instructional applications regardless of learning disciplines. APA helps improve user learning experience and thus enhances and increases the effectiveness of the courseware. Studies also showed that learner's emotion have a tremendous effect in one's cognitive process. This paper discusses the pilot study...
The white cane plays a vital role in the independent mobility support of the visually impaired. Allowing the recognition of target attributes through the contact of a white cane is an important function. We have conducted research to obtain fundamental knowledge concerning the exploration methods used to perceive the hardness of an object through contact with a white cane. This research has allowed...
Pedicle screw fixation is a well-established procedure for various spinal disorders. However, pedicle screws failures are still reported. Therefore, there is a need for a greater understanding of the pedicle screw failure mechanism. This experimental study investigates the biomechanical stability of pedicle screws using a synthetic bone surrogate with a special focus on the screw loosening mechanism...
An objective estimate of listening effort could support the hearing aid fitting procedure. Most of the digital hearing aids have already hearing aid settings which are supposed to reduce the listening effort, but the effects of these settings on the individual's listening effort remain unclear. In this study, we propose an objective estimate of listening effort using electroencephalographic data....
A double-layer W/Bi sheet is proposed for a X-ray radiation protection at the energy range of 70 keV to 90 keV. Comparison of X-ray transmission intensity between simulation and measurement results is presented. Transmission intensity of X-rays with various incident angles is observed. This designed W/Bi sheet, only 0.14 mm thick, provides the same X-ray protection properties as the standard 0.50...
End of 2013 EURAMET, the European metrology organization opened a call to advance measurement science and technology in the field of Energy by providing funding for Joint Research Projects (JRP) to be funded jointly by the European Commission and the participating countries in the frame of the European Metrology Research Programme (EMRP). This paper describes a planned project; no technical results...
MSLA, the abbreviation of Moisture Sensitivity Level Analysis, is the meaning of moisture sensitivity level analysis. MSLA is to give the proposed package moisture sensitivity of surface mount components provide a standard of classification, so that different types of components to get the correct packaging, storage and handling to avoid moisture resulted failures in the assembly or repair process...
In this article, based on grey relational analysis method, relational polarity analysis for the anti-respiratory syncytial virus effect of compositions from Baikal skullcap root was studied. The compositions with reinforcement effect on the therapeutic index of anti-respiratory syncytial virus were found and ranked.
A new joint research project (JRP) integrating metrology institutes and universities from nine countries is aimed at realization of a new generation of standards for quantum resistance metrology. The project exploits graphene's properties to simplify operation of standards without compromising the unprecedented precision delivered by semiconductor quantum Hall devices. Higher operating temperatures...
Material flow cost accounting (MFCA) is an effective environment management tool which can visualize any waste so as to reduce the waste in the production process. However, cost allocation method of material flow cost accounting adopted in Japan is a little inaccurate and cumbersome for Chinese accountant. This study developed the modified MFCA which divided system and energy cost into those for waste...
Linguistic competences are of foremost importance to students in ESP (English for Specific Purposes) programs where they receive training in areas such as vocabulary, sentence structure and rhetoric norms common to science engineering fields in order to function professionally in English in an increasingly international environment. To achieve this goal, students have to be nurtured in field-specific...
This paper describes the dielectric material and the structure of standard capacitors developed by NIM, with capacitance range of 1pF to 1µF and the accuracy of 5ppm to 50ppm at 1 kHz. High stability and high accuracy of standard capacitors mainly derives from a choice of dielectric materials which are fused-silica and nano-ceramic. And the capacitors are placed into a constant temperature control...
Methods based on Local Binary Patterns have been used successfully in a wide range of texture classification tasks. A restriction shared by all methods based on Local Binary Patterns is the high sensitivity to signal scale. In recent work we presented a general framework for scale-adaptive computation of Local Binary Patterns, improving the accuracy in texture classification scenarios involving varying...
A growing number of smart energy meters and electric charging stations have sparked a demand for a high precision, low value shunt resistors to measure the flow of electrical current. This paper investigates the possibility of trimming 100 micro ohms Manganin shunt resistors with tolerance of 5 percent to improve their accuracy and performance for use in smart energy meters. In theory, reducing the...
The SE part of the Hellenic Volcanic Arc (HVA), including Kos, Yali and Nisyros islands, is geodynamically very active and of high tectonic unrest, where the largest volumes of volcanic products were emitted during the past 160,000 years. The SqueeSAR™ Interferometric technique based on ENVISAT radar data has been applied in Kos to spatially and temporally study the ground deformation for the period...
Through the research on the evaluation method of bill of quantities valuation mode, we found that the traditional manual review has been completely unable to meet the requirements of listing the bid assessment. Besides, the paper studied on invoicing system, evaluation methods and invoicing software, analyzed the feasibility and necessity of the electronic auxiliary evaluation, expounded the application...
Financial report readability is an important factor influencing the decision usefulness of accounting report, which has become a common concern problem of both accounting theory and practice. For study on financial report readability, it is gradually mature in foreign countries, but in China, due to the limited measurement method of readability and other factors, the study on financial report readability...
Demand management has been one popular topic in supply chain management, but there is little attention on the demand forecasting in customized items. This study determines customized levels and proposes the ordering policies of standard and customized material, respectively. Furthermore, the model is tested to be reasonable using real demand data collected from a manufacturing firm in the last three...
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