Shadow-driven 4D haptic visualization

Just as we can work with two-dimensional floor plans to communicate 3D architectural design, we can exploit reduced-dimension shadows to manipulate the higher-dimensional objects generating the shadows. In particular, by taking advantage of physically reactive 3D shadow-space controllers, we can transform the task of interacting with 4D objects to a new level of physical reality. We begin with a teaching tool that uses 2D knot diagrams to manipulate the geometry of 3D mathematical knots via their projections; our unique 2D haptic interface allows the user to become familiar with sketching, editing, exploration, and manipulation of 3D knots rendered as projected imageson a 2D shadow space. By combining graphics and collision-sensing haptics, we can enhance the 2D shadow-driven editing protocol to successfully leverage 2D pen-and-paper or blackboard skills. Building on the reduced-dimension 2D editing tool for manipulating 3D shapes, we develop the natural analogy to produce a reduced-dimension 3D tool for manipulating 4D shapes. By physically modeling the correct properties of 4D surfaces, their bending forces, and their collisions in the 3D haptic controller interface, we can support full-featured physical exploration of 4D mathematical objects in a manner that is otherwise far beyond the experience accessible to human beings. As far as we are aware, this paper reports the first interactive system with force-feedback that provides "4D haptic visualization" permitting the user to model and interact with 4D cloth-like objects.     

Attitudes to telecare among older people,professional care workers and informal carers: a preventative strategy or crisis management?

This paper reports findings from an attitudinal survey towards telecare that emerged from 22 focus groups comprising 92 older people, 55 professional stakeholders and 39 carers. These were convened in three different regions of England as a precursor to telecare service development. The results from this study suggest that informants’ views were shaped by prior knowledge of conventional health and social care delivery in their locality, and the implication is that expectations and requirements with respect to telecare services in general are likely to be informed by wider perceptions about the extent to which community care should operate as a preventative strategy or as a mechanism for crisis management.

Fast transmission CT for determining attenuation maps using a collimated line source, rotatable air-copper-lead attenuators and fan-beam collimation

We describe a technique using a line source and a rotatable air-copper-lead assembly to acquire gamma transmission computed tomographic (TCT) data for determining attenuation maps to compensate SPECT emission scans. The technique minimizes problems associated with discriminating 99mTc transmission and 201Tl emission photons and requires only a modest increase in total study time. A 99mTc line source and a stacked foil ("multislat") collimator are placed near the focal line of a fan-beam collimator (114 cm focal length) mounted on one detector of a triple-camera SPECT system. We acquired TCT data of plastic rod and anthropomorphic thorax phantoms to investigate the capability of the line source and rotatable air-copper-lead attenuators to determine attenuation maps. The data were acquired with and without 5.4 MBq (145 microCi) of 201Tl placed in the myocardial chamber of the thorax phantom. Phantoms also were scanned using a curved transmission slab source mounted to a parallel-hole collimator. Fan-beam TCT images have improved resolution compared with parallel-beam TCT images. Two patient scans also were performed to evaluate the clinical usefulness of fan-beam TCT. The rotatable air-copper-lead attenuator method eliminates contamination of emission data by transmission photons and reduces spill-over of emission data into the transmission energy window for some cases. Results show the feasibility of using fast, sequential or interlaced transmission scans of a line source within a rotatable air-copper-lead attenuator assembly to obtain accurate attenuation maps for SPECT attenuation compensation.     

双级贯流式水轮机导叶和转轮的水力设计

针对一种新型双级贯流式水轮机,推导了一级导叶、一级转轮、二级导叶和二级转轮的参数设计公式。利用数值模拟商业软件Fluent分析了水轮机在设计工况下的数值性能。数值计算时控制方程采用雷诺时均N-S离散方程,湍流模型选择标准k-ε模型,得到了水轮机的流线图、导叶和转轮叶片的压力面和吸力面的压力分布图,以及中心对称面x=0.083 5的速度矢量图,数值计算结果证明了水轮机设计的正确性。     

基于SMW工法的城市深基坑开挖稳定性分析

SMW工法具有防渗性好、构造简单、施工速度快、工程造价低等优点,广泛应用于大型隧道工程、城市地下空间开发、高层建筑深基坑开挖支护工程等。以某城市深基坑工程的SMW工法围护结构为研究对象,在考虑水泥土与型钢的相互作用下,建立有限元数值模型,分析开挖过程中墙体位移和土体变形特点。结果表明:开挖深度对墙体侧向位移有显著影响;随着坡面荷载的增加,基坑内外水平方向和竖直方向沉降量均有所增大。     

Infections due to Lancefield group F and related Streptococci (S. milleri, S. anginosus)

We can no longer accept classification of streptococci solely on the basis of hemolytic reactions or Lancefield agglutinations. While the "viridans" streptococci cannot be serologically differentiated, physiological separation of the species offers a satisfactory method of classifying human isolates. We review the microbiology of Lancefield group F and related streptococci (S. milleri, S. anginosus), emphasizing microbial ecology and current taxonomic considerations. A series of 28 patients infected with these organisms is presented. There was a striking male predominance in the series (6:1) as well as an obvious association with underlying diseases and/or antecedent trauma. The most remarkable feature of these pathogens is their predilection for abscess formation, confirming their overdue recognition as the most common "viridans" streptococcus recovered from abscesses within internal organs. We observed purulent disease of the nervous and skeletal systems, oral cavity, lung and pleural space, abdomen and subcutaneous tissues. Microbial synergy (i.e. polymicrobic infection) was not a requisite for abscess formation. Four of the five deaths in this series occurred in patients 60 years of age of older. Some degree of variability in antimicrobial susceptibility was noted, so speciation alone may not always provide sufficient information on which to base a therapeutic decision.     

基于FPGA的超高速FFT硬件实现

介绍了频域抽取基二快速傅里叶运算的基本原理;讨论了基于FPGA达4 096点的大点数超高速FFT硬件系统设计与实现方法,当多组大点数进行FFT运算时,利用FPGA内部大容量存储资源,采用乒乓结构进行流型运算,提高FFT运算速度,同时保证结果的准确性;对实际硬件进行了FFT运算测试,测试结果证明了系统的可行性和正确性,并且利用该硬件系统成功完成了星载SAR实时成像处理。     

Mixed Methods Research Designs in Counseling Psychology.

With the increased popularity of qualitative research, researchers in counseling psychology are expanding their methodologies to include mixed methods designs. These designs involve the collection, analysis, and integration of quantitative and qualitative data in a single or multiphase study. This article presents an overview of mixed methods research designs. It defines mixed methods research, discusses its origins and philosophical basis, advances steps and procedures used in these designs, and identifies 6 different types of designs. Important design features are illustrated using studies published in the counseling literature. Finally, the article ends with recommendations for designing, implementing, and reporting mixed methods studies in the literature and for discussing their viability and continued usefulness in the field of counseling psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

4,5-二溴邻硝基苯基荧光酮与锌显色反应的研究及应用

在CTMAB存在下,研究了4,5-二溴邻硝基苯基荧光酮(DBON PF)与锌的显色反应。试验表明,在pH8.0的氨性缓冲溶液中,锌与DBON PF形成1∶2的红色络合物,该络合物的最大吸收波长为595nm,其表观摩尔吸光系数为6.87×104,有色络合物稳定24h以上;25mL溶液中,锌质量在0～10μg范围内符合比尔定律;用锌-DBON PF-CTMAB体系显色测定微量锌,方法灵敏度高,选择性好,测定铁矿样中微量锌,结果满意。