Fujitsu’s MB86H06 set-top box (STB) chip is a high-density chip featuring high-performance, superior error concealment, robust audio-video (AV) synchronization, and low cost. It comprises a QFP256 package with DDR2 memory and supports a two-layer printed circuit board (PCB) layout for a low bill of material (BOM) cost. It is widely used in the China terrestrial television broadcasting (CTTB) ma...

Insulation board is being fabricated and tested for use in developing countries. It is made at a low density, in the area of 5 to 10 pounds per cubic foot (80 to 160 kilograms per cubic meter), and has good thermal properties for an air based insulation, meaning R3 to R4 per inch (Btuin/hr-ft2-oF)-, or a conductivity of .048 to .036 W/m-K. The initial effort is to produce a straw insulation boa...

The Galton board is an upright board with evenly spaced nails driven into its upper half. The nails are arranged in staggered order. The lower half of the board is divided with vertical slats into a number of narrow rectangular slots. From the front, the whole installation is covered with a glass cover. In the middle of the upper edge, there is a funnel in which balls can be poured, the diamete...

T he role of medical devices, such as bronchoscopes, in the transmission of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) has long been recognized, however, the evidence that environmental and medical equipment surfaces play a role in the transmission of HAIs has been weak. Studies have demonstrated that pathogens can be transmitted from surfaces to personnel and patients, and that these pathogens ar...

In the paper an adaptive filter of witch characteristics track changes of the observations conditions in real-time with use of the enhanced TMS320C6701 Evaluation Module board is described. This filter can be used to cancel narrow bandwidth interferences with unknown power spectral density from a received radar signal. This real-time process requires fast A/D converter. We achieved this by usin...

OBJECTIVES An ethnographic approach was used to study the relationship between temporal perspective in persons with chronic schizophrenia and their ability to function in chosen occupations and participate in the routines of a board and care home. Components of future time perspective (extension, coherence, and density) are associated with the ability to organize and implement goal-directed act...