Many composers today are using control voltage to MIDI converters and laptop computers running algorithmic composition software to create interactive instruments and responsive environments. Using an integrated device that combines the two devices at the performance would reduce latency, improve system stability, and reduce setup complexity. Composers and performers, however, have chosen not to...

Exercise has several hemorheological effects that we previously proposed to classify as a triphasic phenomenon: acute effects (hyperviscosity mostly due to hemoconcentration but also to some alterations of erythrocyte properties); delayed effects (hyperhydration resulting in hemodilution and hypoviscosity), and a chronic situation which can be termed hemorheologic fitness. This presentation foc...

This study characterizes a congenital hemorrhagic disorder caused by a platelet function defect with the following features: (1) severely impaired platelet aggregation and fibrinogen or von Willebrand factor (vWF) binding induced by adenosine diphosphate (ADP); (2) defective aggregation, release reaction, and fibrinogen or vWF binding induced by other agonists; (3) normal aggregation and releas...

Several sensor network applications, such as environmental monitoring, require data aggregation to an observer (e.g., a base station). For this purpose, a data aggregation tree rooted at the observer is constructed in the network to reduce communication overhead and facilitate faster and more reliable results. Node clustering can be employed for this purpose, to further balance load among senso...

Wireless sensor networks with thousands of tiny sensor nodes are becoming immensely popular due to their wide applicability in multitude of applications such as monitoring and collecting data from unattended hazardous environments, emergency rescue operations, military surveillances in inhospitable terrains etc. But the nodes in a sensor network are severely constrained by energy. Reducing the ...

In this paper, a new interface for programming multimedia compositions in Max/MSP/Jitter using the Lua scripting language is presented. Lua is extensible and efficient making it an ideal choice for designing a programmatic interface for multimedia compositions. First, we discuss the distinctions of graphical and textual interfaces for composition and the requirements for a productive compositio...

Data aggregation processes are essential constituents in many data management applications. Due to their complexity, designing data aggregation processes often demands considerable efforts. A study on the features of data aggregation processes will provide a comprehensive view for the designers and ease the design process. Existing works either propose application-specific aggregation solutions...