Luis S. Froufe-Pérez, Michael Engel, 3 Pablo F. Damasceno, 3 Nicolas Muller, Jakub Haberko, Sharon C. Glotzer, 3, 5 and Frank Scheffold Department of Physics, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA Biointerfaces Institute, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA Faculty of Ph...

Biomedical research is contributing significant role in the field of biomedical engineering and applied science. It brings research and innovations to a different level. This study investigated artificial human blood -synthetic plasma liquid as conductive medium. Keeping in mind the conductivity of synthetic plasma, astable multivibrator as well as differential amplifier circuit were demonstrat...

In many domains, risk assessment is a defined methodology aimed at determining and quantifying risks associated with a specific activity, including the identification and characterization of potential hazards and their probability of occurrence. It relies on the gathering and interpretation of scientific and technical data and must be carried out in a scientifically sound and transparent manner...

In this work we present an evaluation of the performance of a range-based hybrid localization algorithm based on the Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) and inertial data applied in a real world WSN. As can be found in literature, RSSI-based localization algorithms exhibit low accuracy due to the variability of the radio signal. Adding inertial information, such as accelerations values ob...

For 25 years, we have been working to build cognitive models of mathematics, which have become a basis for middle- and high-school curricula. We discuss the theoretical background of this approach and evidence that the resulting curricula are more effective than other approaches to instruction. We also discuss how embedding a well specified theory in our instructional software allows us to dyna...

Human research ethics has developed in both theory and practice mostly from experiences in medical research. Human participants, however, are used in a much broader range of research than ethics committees oversee, including both basic and applied research at technical universities. Although mandated in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia, non-medical research involving...

1 Conservation Science Department, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Burgring 5, A-1010 Vienna, Austria 2 Atomic Institute (ATI), Vienna University of Technology, Stadionallee 2, A-1020 Vienna, Austria 3 Agency’s Laboratories Seibersdorf, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reaktorstrasse 1, A-2444 Seibersdorf, Austria 4 Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science, AGH University of Science ...

Metal fiber porous materials with intrinsic properties of metal and functional properties of porous materials have received a great deal of attention in the fundamental research and industry applications. With developments of the preparation technologies and industrial requirements, porous fiber metals with excellent properties are developed and applied in many industry areas, e.g., sound absor...

As Leifer et al. have argued, the management of radical innovation projects necessitates different strategies and practices, including different ways of measuring performance. This paper discusses our efforts to explore indicators of progress for radical innovation in basic and applied research and technology development at both the project and programme levels. The paper provides examples of o...

In applied research, noise annoyance is often used as indicator of subjective reaction to aircraft noise in residential areas. The present study aims to show that the meaning which respondents attach to the concept of aircraft noise annoyance is partly a function of survey context. To this purpose a survey is conducted among residents living near Schiphol Airport, the largest airport in the Net...