Block Coordinate Update (BCU) methods enjoy low per-update computational complexitybecause every time only one or a few block variables would need to be updated among possiblya large number of blocks. They are also easily parallelized and thus have been particularlypopular for solving problems involving large-scale dataset and/or variables. In this paper, wepropose a primal-...

Two new species of Timia are described and figured. Timia (Empyelocera) altaica Galinskaya sp. nov. from Altai (Russia), Timia (Empyelocera) mokhnata Galinskaya sp. nov. from Eastern Pamir (Tajikistan) and T. (E.) nigrimana (Loew, 1866) differ from all other species of Timia in having scutellum flattened superiorly, microtrichose only superiorly; anepisternum shining along the whole surface, wi...

Bone-conducted ultrasound (BCU) can be experienced as sound even by the severely hearingimpaired. We have developed a novel hearing aid using BCU perception (BCU hearing aid: BCUHA) for the profoundly hearing-impaired. Results of evaluation tests suggested its practicability, however, there is room for improvement in terms of articulation. In the BCUHA, ultrasonic sinusoids with a frequency of ...

Loss of muscular mechanical function occurs in several diseases affecting millions people worldwide, including heart failure, stroke, and neuromuscular disorders. To date, no medical or surgical treatments can restore contractility, the development artificial muscles is extreme interest. Mimicking biological muscles, which are optimized systems displaying quick reaction times, not trivial; only...

Technology demonstrations of key components at LANL for the Dual-Axis Radiographic Hydro Test (DARHT) Facility including the turnkey Induction Cell Pulsed Power Supply (ICPPS) delivered by Maxwell have been in progress at the DARHT Integrated Test Stand (ITS) for over three years. The prototype system has accumulated >35,000 shots to date with no component failures and only minor system malfunc...

ABSTRACT The deepest all-sky survey available in the γ-ray band – last release of Fermi-LAT catalogue (4FGL-DR3) based on data accumulated 12 years contains more than 6600 sources. largest population among sources is blazar subclass 3743, 60.1 per cent which are classified as BL Lacertae objects (BL Lacs) or Flat Spectrum Radio Quasars (FSRQs), while rest listed candidates uncertain type (BCU) ...