The paper presents an optimization study based on genetic algorithms (GA’s) for a radio-frequency applicator used in heating dielectric band products. The weakly coupled electro-thermal problem is analyzed using 2D-FEM. The design variables in the optimization process are: the voltage of a supplementary “guard” electrode and six geometric parameters of the applicator. Two objective functions ar...

introduction: the different factors that affect the camera uniformity of single photon emission computed tomography (spect) technique have been analyzed including peak shift (%) and window width of energy. the effect of peak shift and window width on spect image uniformity has been investigated using a point source to perform intrinsic flood images. methods:the relation between calculated integ...

The development and application of a geometrically-based uniformity criterion is presented for film uniformity optimization in a radial-flow GaN epitaxy reactor system. In this multi-wafer reactor system, individual wafers rotate on a rotating susceptor in a planetary motion to reduce the effects of reactant depletion on deposition uniformity; the uniformity criterion developed for this system ...

Introduction Signal intensity uniformity in a magnetic resonance (MR) image indicates how well the MR imaging (MRI) system represents an object. One of the major sources of image non-uniformity in high-field MRI scanners is inhomogeneity of radio-frequency coil. The aim of this study was to investigate non-uniformity in head, head and neck, and body coils and compare the obtained results to det...

Changes in the Mean and Variance Under Inbreeding Inbreeding Inbreeding (mating of related individuals) often results in a change in the mean of a trait compared with its value in a random-mating population. Its importance is that inbreeding is generally harmful and reduces fitness. In particular, inbreeding often causes a reduction of the mean value for quantitative traits associated with repr...

CHANGES IN THE MEAN AND VARIANCE UNDER INBREEDING Inbreeding Inbreeding (mating of related individuals) often results in a change in the mean of a trait compared with its value in a random-mating population. Its importance is that inbreeding is generally harmful and reduces fitness. In particular, inbreeding often causes a reduction of the mean value for quantitative traits associated with repr...

Metagenomics deal with analysis of genetic material from environmental samples. The ultimate goal is to reconstruct entire genomes of unknown microbial species. We present a sample preparation method using the Fluidigm© C1 microfluidic platform that integrates throughput of shotgun sequencing with bioinformatics simplicity of single cell microfluidics. Our method is tested with a benchmark samp...

Changes in the Mean and Variance Under Inbreeding Inbreeding Inbreeding (mating of related individuals) often results in a change in the mean of a trait compared with its value in a random-mating population. Its importance is that inbreeding is generally harmful and reduces fitness. In particular, inbreeding often causes a reduction of the mean value for quantitative traits associated with repr...