Smart antennas exploit the inherent spatial diversity of the mobile radio channel, provide an antenna gain, and also enable spatial interference suppression leading to reduced intracell as well as intercell interference. Especially, for the downlink of future CDMAbased mobile communications systems, transmit beamforming is seen as a well-promising smart antenna technique. The main objective of ...

In this paper, the methods and analysis for estimating the location of a three-dimensional (3-D) single source buried in lossy medium are presented with uniform circular array (UCA). The mathematical model of the signal in the lossy medium is proposed. Using information in the covariance matrix obtained by the sensors' outputs, equations of the source location (azimuth angle, elevation angle, a...

In this paper, a fast algorithm for the Direction Of Arrival (DOA) estimation of radiating sources, based on partial covariance matrix and without eigende-composition of incoming signals is extended to two dimensional problem of joint azimuth and elevation estimation angles using Uniform Circular Array (UCA) in case of non coherent narrowband signals. Simulation results are presented with both ...

In this paper the performance of the Vertical Bell Laboratories Space-Time (V-BLAST) detection that is used in spatial multiplexed MIMO system is investigated when fading correlation effects is included. Simulations of MIMO systems are developed employing accurate stochastic spatial channel model for both the uniform linear array (ULA) and uniform circular array (UCA) geometries. Systems applyi...

We present the result of a collaborative priority setting exercise to identify emerging issues and priorities in coastal geoscience engineering (CGE). use ranking process quantify criticality each from perspective Australian CGE researchers practitioners. 74 activities were identified across seven categories: Data Collection Collation, Coastal Dynamics Processes, Modelling, Engineering Solution...

The short text Consultationes per dominum Petrum, archiepiscopum Terrachonensem, de consilio peritorum circa modum procedendi in negocio inquisicionis heretice pravitatis (‘Consultations made by lord Pere, Archbishop of Tarragona, with the advice experts, on how to proceed inquiry heretical perversity’) is an inquisitorial guide written during second half 1241 Tarragona Pere d'Albal...

Oilseed rape (OSR) has a significant environmental footprint which is increasing in part due to the larger acreages now being grown as feedstock for biodiesel. This environmental footprint is largely attributable to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the current requirement for high nitrogen (N) fertiliser inputs. This could be addressed by increasing the nitrogen use efficiency of OS...

QuON is an open-source system that allows researchers to design and conduct Web-based surveys. It was created to overcome limitations in existing survey systems, and is especially concerned with conditional branching, user and group management, and the generation of metadata to allow optional sharing and external discovery of collected survey data. This paper describes the current QuON software...

The awareness and sense of privacy has increased in the minds of people over the past few years. Earlier, people were not very restrictive in sharing their personal information, but now they are more cautious in sharing it with strangers, either in person or online. With such privacy expectations and attitude of people, it is difficult to embrace the fact that a lot of information is publicly a...

Many different independently published neuroanatomical parcellation schemes (brain maps, nomenclatures, or atlases) can exist for a particular species, although one scheme (a standard scheme) is typically chosen for mapping neuroanatomical data in a particular study. This is problematic for building connection matrices (connectomes) because the terms used to name structures in different parcell...