Dynamic reconfiguration of photonic function is one of the hallmarks of optofluidics. A number of approaches have been taken to implement optical tunability in microfluidic devices. However, a device architecture that allows for simultaneous high-performance microfluidic fluid handling as well as dynamic optical tuning has not been demonstrated. Here, we introduce such a platform based on a com...

GALLIUM NITRIDE based heterojunction field-effect transistors (HFETs) show great promise for high-frequency, high-power, and high-temperature applications. Many researchers have fabricated AlGaN/GaN HFETs with very impressive results, including a device with a current handling capability of 1.25 A/mm on SiC substrates[2]. Assuming a sheet charge density of 1.4×1013 cm−2, and a saturation veloci...

This paper consists of three parts. First, with a slightlydifferent, yet, more physically-plausible, discrete supply-rate (i.e. power), we propose a non-iterative (i.e. fast) and variablestep numerical integration algorithm for (scalar) discrete-passive mechanical systems, consisting of constant mass and damper, and a certain class of nonlinear spring. In the second part, we propose a fast pass...

We describe a new architecture that improves message-passing performance, both for device I/O and for interprocessor communication. Our architecture integrates an SMT processor with a userlevel network interface that can directly schedule threads on the processor. By allowing the network interface to directly initiate message handling code at user level, most of the OS-related overhead for hand...

Thehealthcare services are among the fastest growing service markets deploying wireless technologies. As healthcare organizations continue to become more distributed, mobile handheld devices and their associated support has evolved into a viable platform for these organizations. However, one factor that hinders the deployment of the handheld technology is the lack of support for exception handl...

Stream processing engines have been proposed in the past for handling streaming data coming from data sources. But considering sensor networks, there is a need for an approach that allows stream models to reach also computation-capable constrained embedded devices and to implement storage, exchange and computation on those. We propose a stream model that implements sensor-device data handling. ...

Modelling surfaces with point clouds is very useful when the original data is itself a point cloud (e.g. obtained by some 3D measurement device). It has been argued that effective point-sampled surface simplification could be obtained directly from the point cloud without having to transform it into a triangular mesh. Modelling surfaces of arbitrary genus with point clouds has already been achi...

The present investigation presents a stochastic model for a flexible manufacturing system consisting of flexible machine, loading/unloading robot and an automated pallethandling device. We consider unreliable flexible manufacturing cell (FMC) wherein machine and robot operate under individual as well as common cause random failures. The pallethandling system is completely reliable. The pallet o...

The results of HPV detection in 550 cervical samples by cervical cytology were compared with the sequencing analysis and HPV genotyping 9G membrane test. The HPV genotyping 9G membrane test can efficiently identify and discriminate five HR-HPV genotypes. The 100% identical results of HPV genotyping 9G membrane tests with the sequencing results in 550 clinical samples ensure its wide clinical ap...

This paper presents actually work from development of mechatronic handling devices able to accomplish certain microand/or nano operation tasks. Piezo ceramic structures with (3,1)-piezoelectric effect integrated into the mechatronic system will be used an actuation element. The subject of this paper is structures with more than 1 degrees of freedom appropriate for different microand nano-applic...