Poincaré indices are usually applied to HRV to summarise long data sets collected over 24 hrs. Many applications of HRV are interested in dynamic, short term changes (<1 min). This study uses Poincaré indices published through the 1990's to the present, to determine which of them are correlated over the short term (25 beats). Dynamic changes were observed in 12 subjects pre-operatively receivin...

Civil aviation is one of biggest industrial contributors to CO2 emissions worldwide. One the most urgent problems this sector providing new technologies continue operating in a more sustainable environment through transition clean energy. The Earned Value Management (EVM) model, as traditional project management tool, continuously being revised with releases and extensions (e.g., ESM, EDM, QEVM...

This paper discusses the current developments within a novel environment to perform related model-based activities. In particular, the paper focuses in the modules corresponding to data preprocessing and dynamic data reconciliation. In terms of the former module, this work discusses the implementation of three approaches based on the minimum median distance (MMD), the moving median (MM), and th...

Biomimetic scaffolds hold great promise for therapeutic repair of cartilage, but although most scaffolds are tested with cells in vitro, there are very few ex vivo models (EVMs) where adult cartilage and scaffolds are co-cultured to optimize their interaction prior to in vivo studies. This study describes a simple, non-compressive method that is applicable to mammalian or human cartilage and pr...

The factory of the future is the Wireless Factory fully programmable, nimble and adaptive to planned mode changes and unplanned faults. Today automotive assembly lines loose over $22,000 per minute of downtime. The systems are rigid, difficult to maintain, operate and diagnose. Our goal is to demonstrate the initial architecture and protocols for all-wireless factory control automation. Embedde...

The factory of the future is the Wireless Factory fully programmable, nimble and adaptive to planned mode changes and unplanned faults. Today automotive assembly lines loose over $22,000 per minute of downtime. The systems are rigid, difficult to maintain, operate and diagnose. Our goal is to demonstrate the initial architecture and protocols for all-wireless factory control automation. Embedde...

A project is any endeavor involving planned action, for example, developing a new product or constructing a dam. Major factors for a project to be successful are applying performance measurement and feedback tool. One such well-known performance measurement tool to control the project execution is earned value management (EVM). EVM uses the fundamental principle that trends in the past can be g...