The advantages offered by the electronic component LED (Light Emitting Diode) have caused a quick and wide application of this device in replacement of incandescent lights. However, in its combined application, the relationship between the design variables and the desired effect or result is very complex and it becomes difficult to model by conventional techniques. This work consists of the dev...

Light plays a vital role on the growth and development of plant. On the base of white light with high color rendering to the benefit of human survival and life, we proposed to improve "color rendering" of LED lighting for accelerating the growth of lettuce. Seven spectral LED lights were adopted to irradiate the lettuces under 150 μmol·m-2·s-1 for a 16 hd-1 photoperiod. The leaf area and number...

In this foreword, we attempt to recall some memories annotated with appropriate photographs from the booth STAT-HAWKERS at the Joint Statistical Meeting (JSM)-2013 held in Montreal, Canada during August 3–8, 2013. There were three main advertising posters: one for the book, “Thinking Statistically: Elephants Go to School”; second for the monograph, “Advanced Sampling Theory with Applications: H...

Traditional methods of wireless communications are saturating in terms of data rate, frequency spectrum and reliability. Visible light communications has attracted interests in many fields due to widespread commercial availability of LED lights and partly due to limited bandwidth available on the radio communication. It is even more effective for Internet-of-Things(IoT) devices which require ve...

The visible threshold of Oreochromis niloticus responded to high light intensity under short wavelengths, whereas the response low long wavelengths was low, with a minimum visual 574 nm LED lights. Movement distance O. dropped at 31°C and increased abnormally 37°C natural light. Comparing movement red (622 nm) green (518 lights LED, swimming speed were higher than However, decreased rapidly low...

Nine isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae, obtained from one colonized and eight bacteraemic patients on a paediatric ward, were shown to be identical by PFGE, indicating an outbreak. Screening for extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) production using the double-disc synergy test, Etest for ESBLs and agar diffusion tests indicated ESBL production. The isolates showed reduced susceptibility to c...

In this paper, we would like to introduce a second generation of headlight glare simulator to be used with a driving simulator that significantly improves spatial and brightness accuracy of previously developed prototype headlight glare simulator (Fullerton & Peli, 2009). The system combined a programmable off–the-shelf LED display board and a beamsplitter so that the LED lights, representing h...

Artists use words, lines, shapes, color, sound and their bodies to express emotions. Virtual humans use postures, gestures, face and voice to express emotions. Why are they limiting themselves to the body? The digital medium affords the expression of emotions using lights, camera, sound and the pixels in the screen itself. Thus, leveraging on accumulated knowledge from the arts, this work propo...