IoT systems typically involve separate data collection and processing, face the scalability issue when number of nodes increases. For some tasks, only result fusion is needed. Then, whole process can be realized in an efficient way, integrating one step by over-the-air computation (AirComp). Its shortcoming, however, signal distortion channel gains are different, which cannot well solved transm...

OBJECTIVES Two-channel recordings of infants' air- and bone-conduction auditory brainstem responses to brief tones show ipsilateral and contralateral (to the stimulated ear) asymmetries which may be used to isolate which cochlea is the primary contributor to the response. The objective of this study was to determine whether similar ipsilateral/contralateral asymmetries are also present in the a...

•Novel endoscope test articles were used to evaluate drying efficacy.•Alcohol flush and hanging in a cabinet was not effective for channels.•Preoperative inspection of endoscopic channels does remove all residual liquid.•Ten minutes compressed air is always sufficient dry channels.•Factors impacting channel specific alcohol increased the time dry.•Ten channels. BackgroundThorough flexible has b...

For ground-to-air and air-to-air communications, clouds form a main element of the communication channel. In wireless optical communications, clouds induce temporal and spatial dispersion, causing power loss and bandwidth constraints; critical parameters for reliable communication system design. In this paper, we focus on the temporal dispersion induced by the clouds, and provide a statistical ...

The mastoid air cell system has traditionally been considered to have a passive role in gas exchange and pressure regulation of the middle ear possibly with some acoustic function. However, more evidence has focused on the mucosa of the mastoid, which may play a more active role in regulation of middle ear pressure. In this study we have applied micro-CT scanning on a series of three human temp...

The function of the Rhesus (Rh) complex in the human red cell membrane has been unknown for six decades. Based on the organismal, organ, and tissue distribution of Rh proteins, and on our evidence that their only known paralogues, the ammonium and methylammonium transport proteins (also called methylammonium permeases), are gas channels for NH(3), we recently speculated that Rh proteins are bio...

A numerical investigation of surface heat transfer characteristics of turbulent air flows in different parallel plate grooved channels is performed using CFD code. The results are obtained for Reynolds number ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 and for arc-shaped and rectangular grooved channels. The influence of different geometric parameters of dimples as well as the number of them and the geometri...

The ability to sense dry or moist air - hygrosensation - is conserved widely, but the underlying mechanisms are obscure. A recent study has shown that TRP channels are required for hygrosensation in Drosophila, further expanding the repertoire of sensory modalities mediated by TRP channels.