This paper describes the development and evaluation of a custom-built impedance analyser, which uses a multiplexing bridge circuit to characterise an array of polymer-coated quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors. The analyser is constructed on a single printed circuit board with minimum components and is sufficiently compact for integration into a hand-held format. The custom-built device i...

For microwave designs and when designing for electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), we need competent models of passive surface mount devices (SMDs), that is: resistors, capacitors and inductors. Such models are not always available or trustworthy, so we sometimes need to measure the impedance of these components ourselves. Appropriate measurement equipment exists, but often exceeds the available...

This paper describes the development of an intelligent computer-assisted language learning (ICALL) system for learning Arabic. This system could be used for learning Arabic by students at primary schools or by learners of Arabic as a second or foreign language. It explores the use of Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques for learning Arabic. The learners are encouraged to produce sentenc...

Denotational static analysis of Java bytecode has a nice and clean compositional definition and an efficient implementation with binary decision diagrams. But it models only the functional i.e., input/output behaviour of a program P , not enough if one needs P ’s internal behaviours i.e., from the input to some internal program points. We overcome this limitation with a technique used up to now...

A computerised image analyser has been used experimentally to determine its possible usefulness in quantifying bone density. Rats were prepared for this purpose and ash weight/volume readings were obtained on femora which had been radiographed and studied to estimate radiographic density by means of the image analyser. The findings indicated that rats can be prepared by administering oestradiol...

arterial pulse measurement is one of the most important methods for evaluation of healthy conditions. in traditional iranian medicine (tim), physician may detect radial pulse by holding four fingers on the patient’s wrist. by using this method, under standard condition, the detected pulses are subjective and erroneous, in case of weak and/or abnormal pulses, the ambiguity of diagnosis may rise....

near-fault ground motions with long-period pulses can place severe demands on structures near an active fault. these pulse-type ground motions can be represented by pulse sequences with simple shapes. half-sinusoidal pulse sequences are used to approximate recorded ground motions and dynamic responses of sdof system under the excitation of these pulse sequences are studied. four cases are consi...

A fully-automated open in vitro diagnostics analyser is described.