G1000203 Cost-Performance Enhancement of an Active Wheel Device (AWD) for Flexible Structures by Using the Dynamic Quantizer

Low-temperature high-resolution scanning electron microscopy (cryo-HRSEM) has been successfully utilized to image biological macromolecular complexes at nanometer resolution. Recently, imaging of individual viral particles such as reovirus using cryo-HRSEM or simian virus (SIV) using HRSEM, HV-STEM and AFM have been reported. Although conventional electron microscopy (e.g., negative staining, replica, embedding and section), or cryo-TEM technique are widely used in studying of the architectures of viral particles, scanning electron microscopy presents two major advantages. First, secondary electron signal of SEM represents mostly surface topographic features. The topographic details of a biological assembly can be viewed directly and will not be obscured by signals from the opposite surface or from internal structures. Second, SEM may produce high contrast and signal-to-noise ratio images. As a result of this important feature, it is capable of visualizing not only individual virus particles, but also asymmetric or flexible structures. The 2-3 nm resolution obtained using high resolution cryo-SEM made it possible to provide useful surface structural information of macromolecule complexes within cells and tissues. In this study, cryo-HRSEM is utilized to visualize the distribution of glycoproteins of a herpesvirus.

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Mindful sport performance enhancement: Mental training for athletes and coaches.

10.1037/0000048-000 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Keith A. Kaufman ◽

Carol R. Glass ◽

Timothy R. Pineau

Keyword(s):

Performance Enhancement ◽

Sport Performance ◽

Mental Training

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Performance Enhancement, Creativity and Mental Training

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e579872013-105 ◽

2003 ◽

Author(s):

M. Bar-Eli ◽

O. Lowengart ◽

J. Goldberg ◽

S. Epstein ◽

R. D. Fosbury

Keyword(s):

Performance Enhancement ◽

Mental Training

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Effective performance improvement of organic thin film transistors with multi-layer modifications

The European Physical Journal Applied Physics ◽

10.1051/epjap/2020200138 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 91 (3) ◽

pp. 30201

Author(s):

Hang Yu ◽

Jianlin Zhou ◽

Yuanyuan Hao ◽

Yao Ni

Keyword(s):

Thin Film ◽

Thin Film Transistors ◽

Performance Enhancement ◽

Organic Thin Film Transistors ◽

Electrical Performance ◽

Hole Injection ◽

Organic Thin Film ◽

Effective Performance ◽

Significant Performance ◽

P Type

Organic thin film transistors (OTFTs) based on dioctylbenzothienobenzothiophene (C8BTBT) and copper (Cu) electrodes were fabricated. For improving the electrical performance of the original devices, the different modifications were attempted to insert in three different positions including semiconductor/electrode interface, semiconductor bulk inside and semiconductor/insulator interface. In detail, 4,4′,4′′-tris[3-methylpheny(phenyl)amino] triphenylamine (m-MTDATA) was applied between C8BTBTand Cu electrodes as hole injection layer (HIL). Moreover, the fluorinated copper phthalo-cyanine (F16CuPc) was inserted in C8BTBT/SiO2 interface to form F16CuPc/C8BTBT heterojunction or C8BTBT bulk to form C8BTBT/F16CuPc/C8BTBT sandwich configuration. Our experiment shows that, the sandwich structured OTFTs have a significant performance enhancement when appropriate thickness modification is chosen, comparing with original C8BTBT devices. Then, even the low work function metal Cu was applied, a normal p-type operate-mode C8BTBT-OTFT with mobility as high as 2.56 cm2/Vs has been fabricated.

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A Local Area Network for Medical Research; Planning, Realization and Experience

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1634811 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 30 (01) ◽

pp. 53-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

R. Schosser ◽

C. Weiss ◽

K. Messmer

Keyword(s):

Medical Research ◽

Word Processing ◽

Local Area Network ◽

Local Area ◽

Area Network ◽

Test Installation ◽

Cost Performance ◽

The Public ◽

On Line ◽

The University

This report focusses on the planning and realization of an interdisciplinary local area network (LAN) for medical research at the University of Heidelberg. After a detailed requirements analysis, several networks were evaluated by means of a test installation, and a cost-performance analysis was carried out. At present, the LAN connects 45 (IBM-compatible) PCs, several heterogeneous mainframes (IBM, DEC and Siemens) and provides access to the public X.25 network and to wide-area networks for research (EARN, BITNET). The network supports application software that is frequently needed in medical research (word processing, statistics, graphics, literature databases and services, etc.). Compliance with existing “official” (e.g., IEEE 802.3) and “de facto” standards (e.g., PostScript) was considered to be extremely important for the selection of both hardware and software. Customized programs were developed to improve access control, user interface and on-line help. Wide acceptance of the LAN was achieved through extensive education and maintenance facilities, e.g., teaching courses, customized manuals and a hotline service. Since requirements of clinical routine differ substantially from medical research needs, two separate networks (with a gateway in between) are proposed as a solution to optimally satisfy the users’ demands.

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Performance enhancement of normal contact ratio gearing system through correction factor

JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES ◽

10.15282/jmes.13.3.2019.03.0429 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 5242-5258

Author(s):

R. Ravivarman ◽

K. Palaniradja ◽

R. Prabhu Sekar

Keyword(s):

Finite Element Analysis ◽

Finite Element ◽

Correction Factor ◽

Bending Strength ◽

Performance Enhancement ◽

Transmission Ratio ◽

Contact Ratio ◽

Element Analysis ◽

Normal Contact ◽

Root Region

As lined, higher transmission ratio drives system will have uneven stresses in the root region of the pinion and wheel. To enrich this agility of uneven stresses in normal-contact ratio (NCR) gearing system, an enhanced system is desirable to be industrialized. To attain this objective, it is proposed to put on the idea of modifying the correction factor in such a manner that the bending strength of the gearing system is improved. In this work, the correction factor is modified in such a way that the stress in the root region is equalized between the pinion and wheel. This equalization of stresses is carried out by providing a correction factor in three circumstances: in pinion; wheel and both the pinion and the wheel. Henceforth performances of this S+, S0 and S- drives are evaluated in finite element analysis (FEA) and compared for balanced root stresses in parallel shaft spur gearing systems. It is seen that the outcomes gained from the modified drive have enhanced performance than the standard drive.

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