In this paper we study the role of Mixed-Mode Oscillations (MMOs), observed experimentally in motoneurons, in the dynamics of different networks. As control parameters we have the applied current (Iapp) and the coupling strength (Ggap) between pairs of neurons. By fixing the value of one of these parameters, we analyze the dynamics in the network with identical neurons via a synchrony measure (...

A mixed—mode delamination test procedure was developed combining double cantilever beam (DCB) mode I loading and end-notch fixture (ENF) mode II loading on a split unidirectional laminate. By loading with a lever, a single applied load simultaneously produces mode I and mode II bending loads on the specimen. This mixed-mode bending (MMB) test was analyzed using both finite-element procedures an...

Instabilities in dusty plasmas are frequent phenomena. We show that some instabilities can be described by mixed-mode oscillations often encountered in chemical systems or neuronal dynamics and studied through dynamical system theories. The time evolution of these instabilities is studied through the change in the associated waveform. Frequency and interspike interval are analyzed and compared ...

Differential signaling in analog circuits is an old technique that has been utilized for more than 50 years. During the last decades, it has also been becoming popular in digital circuit design, when low voltage differential signaling (LVDS) became common in high-speed digital systems. Today LVDS is widely used in advanced electronics such as laptop computers, test and measurement instrument, m...

Mixed-mode” refers to a hybrid approach to space conditioning that uses a combination of natural ventilation from operable windows (either manually or automatically controlled), and mechanical systems that provide air distribution and some form of cooling (air-conditioning, radiant cooling, etc.). By utilizing mechanical cooling only when and where it is necessary to supplement the natural vent...

Text passwords have been widely used for user authentication, e.g., by almost all websites on the Internet. However, it is well-known that text passwords are insecure for a variety of reasons. For example, users tend to choose simple passwords which can be remembered easily. in favour of memorability, making them subject to dictionary attacks; and text passwords can be stolen by malicious softw...

Mixed-mode oscillations (MMOs) are trajectories of a dynamical system in which there is an alternation between oscillations of distinct large and small amplitudes. MMOs have been observed and studied for over thirty years in chemical, physical, and biological systems. Few attempts have been made thus far to classify different patterns of MMOs, in contrast to the classification of the related ph...

Although the mode I (tensile opening) fracture toughness has been the focus of most fracture mechanics studies of human cortical bone, bones in vivo are invariably loaded multiaxially. Consequently, an understanding of mixed-mode fracture is necessary to determine whether a mode I fracture toughness test provides the appropriate information to accurately quantify fracture risk. In this study, w...

Interpreters are widely used to implement portable language runtime environments. Programs written in these languages may benefit from performance beyond that obtainable by optimizing interpretation alone. A modern high-performance mixed-mode virtual machine (VM) includes a method-based Just In Time (JIT) compiler. A method-based JIT, however, requires the up-front development of a complex comp...