Abstract The cable industry is beginning to migrate to 100G core optical transport waves, which greatly improve fiber utilization while lowering transponder count for equivalent transport bandwidth. However, transporting 100G waves requires complex optical modulation to preserve performance and increase spectral efficiency. These modulation methods require several additional discrete optical co...

The solutions of a renormalized BCS model are studied in two space dimensions in s, p and d waves for finite-range separable potentials. The gap parameter, the critical temperature Tc, the coherence length ξ and the jump in specific heat at Tc as a function of zero-temperature condensation energy exhibit universal scalings. In the weak-coupling limit, the present model yields a small ξ and larg...

Introduction The impact of heat on mortality is well documented [1-3] but deaths tend to lag extreme heat and mortality data is generally not available for timely surveillance during heat waves. Recently, systems for near-real time surveillance of heat illness have been reported [4] but have not been validated as predictors of heat related mortality. In this study, we examined the associations ...

Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) are three key components for reducing the adverse health impacts of heat waves. However, research in eastern China regarding this is scarce. The present study aimed to evaluate the heat wave-related KAP of a population in Licheng in northeast China. This cross-sectional study included 2241 participants. Data regarding demographic characteristics, KAP, and...

BACKGROUND Using current climate models, regional-scale changes for Florida over the next 100 years are predicted to include warming over terrestrial areas and very likely increases in the number of high temperature extremes. No uniform definition of a heat wave exists. Most past research on heat waves has focused on evaluating the aftermath of known heat waves, with minimal consideration of mi...

RESUME.L’été 2003 a été le plus chaud que la France ait connu depuis 53ans. Suite à un bilan dramatique, cette canicule fut placée parmi les plus graves catastrophes sanitaires. Elle a conduit à anticiper ce type de crise. La connaissance sur le phénomène de la canicule nécessite de mettre en relation spatialement et temporellement l’ensemble des prévisions de météorologies. Dans les zones urba...

The paper deals with the probability estimates of temperature extremes (annual temperature maxima and heat waves) in the Czech Republic. Two statistical methods of probability estimations are compared; one based on the stochastic modelling of time series of the daily maximum temperature (TMAX) using the first-order autoregressive (AR(1)) model, the other consisting in fitting the extreme value ...

UNLABELLED Introduction Heat waves have significant impacts on mortality and morbidity. However, little is known regarding effects on pre-admission health outcomes such as ambulance attendances, particularly in subtropical regions. Problem This study investigated both main temperature effects and the added effects of heat waves on ambulance attendances in Brisbane, a subtropical city in Austral...