This paper introduces a new generation of magnetic field sensors, based on the spherical harmonics decomposition concept. The measurement principle is similar to a spatial filtering: according to the coil shape, the sensors are just sensitive to a specific component of the multipolar expansion. Five coil shapes are determined, in order to account for the first two orders of the harmonic decompo...

The paper proposes a simple formalism for dealing with deterministic, non-deterministic and stochastic cellular automata in a unifying and composable manner. Armed with this formalism, we extend the notion of intrinsic simulation between deterministic cellular automata, to the non-deterministic and stochastic settings. We then provide explicit tools to prove or disprove the existence of such a ...

The drying of pears allows their conservation due principally to the inhibition of microbial growth, making the dried pear a safe food for consumers. The knowledge of microbial flora, as well as some biochemical factors, is very important for ensuring the consumers health. In this study samples of pears of the variety S. Bartolomeu were dried under different systems: traditional open air sun dr...