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By controlling the degrees of freedom for the components in the system and using a PWL solver, a tradeoff between speed and accuracy is realized. Electrical components are modeled using a similar MNA technique. The interaction between electrical and mechanical components is accomplished by modeling the coupled energy between the domains. In this paper we demonstrate the capabilities of our syst...

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The optimal location-allocation of health resources is one of the most impoytant tasks of regional planning in contemporary Japan. In this paper, the present states of community healtli level and the distributien of health resources in Hokkaiclo are examined as a fundamental analysis for future regional health planning. Cornmunity health level is examined by means of principal component analysi...