As long-haul network operators upgrade core optical networks to support 5G services, research and standardization efforts for 6G have begun. Keeping in mind the ever-growing demand high-bandwidth our work proposes a novel core-network traffic model which exploits network’s graph population metric estimate demands. We further develop multi-period Routing, Configuration, Spectrum Assignment (RCSA...

FNAL has been developing multiple versions of flexible quench antennas (flex-QA), including some specially optimized for high sensitivity and/or resolution, to characterize events and transients during current ramping in superconducting magnets. A fundamental feature our use these is the creation grid-like structures sensitive elements cover coil surfaces, with aim getting precise localization ...

Title of dissertation: FLEX CRACKING AND TEMPERATUREHUMIDITY-BIAS EFFECTS ON RELIABILITY OF MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITORS Mohammadreza Keimasi, Doctor of Philosophy, 2007 Dissertation directed by: Professor Michael Pecht Department of Mechanical Engineering Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) are known to be susceptible to cracking when subjected to excessive printed circuit board (PCB) flexu...

Sensory experience evokes long-lasting changes in neural circuits through activity-dependent gene expression. Ataman et al. (2016) report in Nature that primates evolved novel transcriptional responses to neuronal activity, including induction of musclin/osteocrin (OSTN), which may regulate specialized aspects of primate neural circuits.

The common printed circuit board (PCB) built of G10 or FR4 glass epoxy materials will easily bend under moderate forces. Almost all processes involved in populating these boards can involve bending the board many times unknowingly. High stresses transmitted to small areas of the board are of greatest concern. Manufacturing efficiencies improved by processing small PCBs as a group of multiple ci...

BACKGROUND Following the World Trade Center disaster, a large number of individuals involved in rescue and recovery activity were exposed to significant amounts of dust, and reported symptoms of chronic nasal and sinus inflammation. An unusually high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) has also been observed in this World Trade Center Responder population. This project aims to examine t...