Study and Analysis of a Multilayer Multipair Electret-Based Thin-Film Mechanical Antenna

Very low-frequency (VLF) and ultralow-frequency (ULF) electromagnetic waves have the advantage of high penetration and low propagation loss in wireless communication systems and are mainly used for underwater and underground communications, as well as for earthquake and lightning forecasting. At present, VLF and ULF antennas are mostly bulky and require hundreds of antennas and more to be set up, which is costly and inefficient. In this paper, we propose to generate VLF and ULF signals by rotating a multilayer multipair electret thin-film electret driven by an excitation device, which improves the problem of low radiation efficiency of VLF and ULF signals and the large size of conventional low-frequency transmitting antennas. Based on a multilayer, multipair electret film mechanical antenna, a magnetic field propagation model is developed, and the relationship between the magnetic flux density mode and the number of layers of electret films, as well as the relationship between the antenna emission frequency and the motor rotation frequency and the number of pairs of electret films, is analyzed. The selection of a suitable model for practical situations based on conditions such as antenna size and propagation distance is illustrated. The research work is of great importance for guiding the design of mechanical antennas and optimizing antenna structures.

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Acoustically driven electromagnetic radiating elements

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-020-73973-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed E. Hassanien ◽

Michael Breen ◽

Ming-Huang Li ◽

Songbin Gong

Keyword(s):

Lead Zirconate Titanate ◽

Paradigm Shift ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Lead Zirconate ◽

Propagation Loss ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Future Improvement ◽

Electrical State ◽

Portable Communication

Abstract The low propagation loss of electromagnetic radiation below 1 MHz offers significant opportunities for low power, long range communication systems to meet growing demand for Internet of Things applications. However, the fundamental reduction in efficiency as antenna size decreases below a wavelength (30 m at 1 MHz) has made portable communication systems in the very low frequency (VLF: 3–30 kHz) and low frequency (30–300 kHz) ranges impractical for decades. A paradigm shift to piezoelectric antennas utilizing strain-driven currents at resonant wavelengths up to five orders of magnitude smaller than electrical antennas offers the promise for orders of magnitude efficiency improvement over the electrical state-of-the-art. This work demonstrates a lead zirconate titanate transmitter > 6000 times more efficient than a comparably sized electrical antenna and capable of bit rates up to 60 bit/s. Detailed analysis of design parameters offers a roadmap for significant future improvement in both radiation efficiency and data rate.

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Performance Analysis of Propagation in VHF Military Tactical Communication System

Baghdad Science Journal ◽

10.21123/bsj.2021.18.4(suppl.).1378 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (4(Suppl.)) ◽

pp. 1378

Author(s):

Azita Laily Yusof ◽

Hafizi Halim ◽

Norsuzila Ya'acob ◽

Nur Haidah Mohd Hanapiah

Keyword(s):

Communication Systems ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Path Loss ◽

Relevant Information ◽

Propagation Model ◽

Suburban Area ◽

Radio Propagation ◽

Suitable Model ◽

Path Loss Exponent ◽

Main Challenge

The main challenge of military tactical communication systems is the accessibility of relevant information on the particular operating environment required for the determination of the waveform's ideal use. The existing propagation model focuses mainly on broadcasting and commercial wireless communication with a highs transceiver antenna that is not suitable for numerous military tactical communication systems. This paper presents a study of the path loss model related to radio propagation profile within the suburban in Kuala Lumpur. The experimental path loss modeling for VHF propagation was collected from various suburban settings for the 30-88 MHz frequency range. This experiment was highly affected by ecological factors and existing wave propagation effects such as reflection, diffraction, scattering, and Doppler effect. Radio propagation performance is evaluated by collecting received power at the allocated substation and comparing it against existing propagation models. The existing propagation model also will be tuned close to the measurement value by identifying the best path loss exponent to perform a suitable model for a suburban area. Theoretical assessments and analysis of the initial measurement stage for radio propagation show the extensive contribution of radio field from potential obstacles at lower VHF frequencies for both short and medium ranges around there. The explanation indicates the standard radio propagation prediction models that are generally reasonable for the suburban area. From the general error analysis, it is seen that, the performance of the LDPL with adjusting path loss exponent is the suitable model since it has least value of error metrics.

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Practical High Resolution Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100101256 ◽

1968 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 302-303

Author(s):

P. A. Marsh ◽

T. Mullens ◽

D. Price

Keyword(s):

High Resolution ◽

Magnetic Fields ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Resolving Power ◽

Careful Attention ◽

Electron Microscopes ◽

The Relationship ◽

High Resolution Microscopy ◽

New Facilities

It is possible to exceed the guaranteed resolution on most electron microscopes by careful attention to microscope parameters essential for high resolution work. While our experience is related to a Philips EM-200, we hope that some of these comments will apply to all electron microscopes.The first considerations are vibration and magnetic fields. These are usually measured at the pre-installation survey and must be within specifications. It has been our experience, however, that these factors can be greatly influenced by the new facilities and therefore must be rechecked after the installation is completed. The relationship between the resolving power of an EM-200 and the maximum tolerable low frequency interference fields in milli-Oerstedt is 10 Å - 1.9, 8 Å - 1.4, 6 Å - 0.8.

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The Association between Depression and Gastroesophageal Reflux based on Phylogenetic Analysis of miRNA Biomarkers

Current Medicinal Chemistry ◽

10.2174/0929867327666200425214906 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 27 (38) ◽

pp. 6536-6547 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Yi-Hau Chen ◽

Hsiuying Wang

Keyword(s):

Phylogenetic Analysis ◽

Major Depression ◽

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ◽

Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽

Reflux Disease ◽

Research Work ◽

Epidemiological Evidence ◽

The Relationship ◽

Global Population ◽

Shed Light

A number of clinical studies have revealed that there is an association between major depression (MD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Both the diseases are shown to affect a large proportion of the global population. More advanced studies for understanding the comorbidity mechanism of these two diseases can shed light on developing new therapies of both diseases. To the best of our knowledge, there has not been any research work in the literature investigating the relationship between MD and GERD using their miRNA biomarkers. We adopt a phylogenetic analysis to analyze their miRNA biomarkers. From our analyzed results, the association between these two diseases can be explored through miRNA phylogeny. In addition to evidence from the phylogenetic analysis, we also demonstrate epidemiological evidence for the relationship between MD and GERD based on Taiwan biobank data.

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Full snapshot reconstruction in hybrid architecture antenna arrays

EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking ◽

10.1186/s13638-020-01863-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Maria Trigka ◽

Christos Mavrokefalidis ◽

Kostas Berberidis

Keyword(s):

Antenna Array ◽

Antenna Arrays ◽

Communication Systems ◽

Linear Array ◽

Research Work ◽

Hybrid Architecture ◽

Angle Of Arrival ◽

Music Algorithm ◽

Array Structures ◽

Signal Sources

AbstractIn the context of this research work, we study the so-called problem of full snapshot reconstruction in hybrid antenna array structures that are utilized in mmWave communication systems. It enables the recovery of the snapshots that would have been obtained if a conventional (non-hybrid) uniform linear antenna array was employed. The problem is considered at the receiver side where the hybrid architecture exploits in a novel way the antenna elements of a uniform linear array. To this end, the recommended scheme is properly designed so as to be applicable to overlapping and non-overlapping architectures. Moreover, the full snapshot recoverability is addressed for two cases, namely for time-varying and constant signal sources. Simulation results are also presented to illustrate the consistency between the theoretically predicted behaviors and the simulated results, and the performance of the proposed scheme in terms angle-of-arrival estimation, when compared to the conventional MUSIC algorithm and a recently proposed hybrid version of MUSIC (H-MUSIC).

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Slithering CSF: Cerebrospinal Fluid Dynamics in the Stationary and Moving Viper Boa, Candoia aspera

Biology ◽

10.3390/biology10070672 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. 672

Author(s):

Bruce A. Young ◽

Skye Greer ◽

Michael Cramberg

Keyword(s):

Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽

Cardiac Cycle ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Mean Amplitude ◽

The Body ◽

Body Waves ◽

Lower Amplitude ◽

Lateral Undulation ◽

Recovery From Anesthesia ◽

The Relationship

In the viper boa (Candoia aspera), the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shows two stable overlapping patterns of pulsations: low-frequency (0.08 Hz) pulses with a mean amplitude of 4.1 mmHg that correspond to the ventilatory cycle, and higher-frequency (0.66 Hz) pulses with a mean amplitude of 1.2 mmHg that correspond to the cardiac cycle. Manual oscillations of anesthetized C. aspera induced propagating sinusoidal body waves. These waves resulted in a different pattern of CSF pulsations with frequencies corresponding to the displacement frequency of the body and with amplitudes greater than those of the cardiac or ventilatory cycles. After recovery from anesthesia, the snakes moved independently using lateral undulation and concertina locomotion. The episodes of lateral undulation produced similar influences on the CSF pressure as were observed during the manual oscillations, though the induced CSF pulsations were of lower amplitude during lateral undulation. No impact on the CSF was found while C. aspera was performing concertina locomotion. The relationship between the propagation of the body and the CSF pulsations suggests that the body movements produce an impulse on the spinal CSF.

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Spatial characterization of propagation channels for terahertz band

SN Applied Sciences ◽

10.1007/s42452-021-04262-8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Bilal Aghoutane ◽

Mohammed El Ghzaoui ◽

Hanan El Faylali

Keyword(s):

Communication Systems ◽

Indoor Environment ◽

Channel Model ◽

Path Loss ◽

Propagation Loss ◽

Terahertz Band ◽

Indoor Scenarios ◽

Transmission Windows ◽

Sv Channel

AbstractThe aim of this work consists in characterizing the Terahertz (THz) propagation channel in an indoor environment, in order to propose a channel model for THz bands. We first described a propagation loss model by taking into account the attenuation of the channel as a function of distance and frequency. The impulse response of the channel is then described by a set of rays, characterized by their amplitude, their delay and their phase. Apart from the frequency selective nature, path loss in THz band is also an others issue associated with THz communication systems. This work based on the conventional Saleh-Valenzuela (SV) model which is intended for indoor scenarios. In this paper, we have introduced random variables as Line of sight (LOS) component, and then merging it with the SV channel model to adopt it to the THz context. From simulation, we noted an important effect when the distance between the transmitter and the receiver change. This effect produces variations in frequency loss. The simulations carried out from this model show that to enhance the performance of THz system it is recommended to transmit information over transmission windows instead over the whole band.

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Cultural Sustainability in University Students’ Flamenco Music Event Attendance: A Neural Networks Approach

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13052911 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (5) ◽

pp. 2911

Author(s):

Jesús Manuel De Sancha-Navarro ◽

Juan Lara-Rubio ◽

María Dolores Oliver-Alfonso ◽

Luis Palma-Martos

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Cultural Capital ◽

Research Work ◽

Cultural Consumption ◽

Cultural Sustainability ◽

Intangible Heritage ◽

Live Music ◽

Socioeconomic Profile ◽

The One ◽

The Relationship

University students consume live music; however, almost 40% declare that they have never attended a flamenco show, an intangible heritage of humankind. Numerous studies have shown that cultural capital and socioeconomic profile, among other factors, are variables that influence cultural consumption, and therefore, cultural sustainability. Considering the relationship between several variables, this paper pursues a double objective. On the one hand, identifying the factors that influence attendance at flamenco shows, and on the other, proposing a predictive model that quantifies the likelihood of an individual attending a flamenco show. To this end, we analyse flamenco consumption by means of a survey conducted on 452 university students, using Multilayer Perceptrom (a non-parametric model), a methodology based on an artificial neural network. Our results confirm the importance of cultural capital, as well as personal and external factors, among other. The findings of this research work are of potential interest for management and planning of cultural events, as well as to promote cultural sustainability.

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