Cardiac q-space trajectory imaging by motion-compensated tensor-valued diffusion encoding in human heart in vivo

Purpose: Tensor-valued diffusion encoding can probe more specific features of tissue microstructure than what is available by conventional diffusion weighting. In this work, we investigate the technical feasibility of tensor-valued diffusion encoding at high b-values with q-space trajectory imaging (QTI) analysis, in the human heart in vivo....

Critical appraisal of technologies to assess electrical activity during atrial fibrillation: a position paper from the European Heart Rhythm Association and European Society of Cardiology Working Group on eCardiology in collaboration with the Heart Rhythm Society, Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society, Latin American Heart Rhythm Society and Computing in Cardiology

We aim to provide a critical appraisal of basic concepts underlying signal recording and processing technologies applied for (i) atrial fibrillation (AF) mapping to unravel AF mechanisms and/or identifying target sites for AF therapy and (ii) AF detection, to optimize usage of technologies, stimulate research aimed at closing knowledge gaps,...

Non-Assembly Walking Mechanism Utilizing a Hexapod Gait

Small inspection robots allow for the optimal exploration of environments and the collection of data from challenging areas, particularly where there may be small access points or tight and fragile surroundings. These robots can be custom-built for specific tasks, but the design and assembly process for this can be costly, both in resources and...

Autonomous control for miniaturized mobile robots in unknown pipe networks

Despite recent advances in robotic technology, sewer pipe inspection is still limited to conventional approaches that use cable-tethered robots. Such commercially available tethered robots lack autonomy, and their operation must be manually controlled via their tethered cables. Consequently, they can only travel to a certain distance in pipe,...

LiDAR point-cloud mapping of building façades for building energy performance simulation

Current processes that create Building Energy Performance Simulation (BEPS) models are time consuming and costly, primarily due to the extensive manual inputs required for model population. In particular, generation of geometric inputs for existing building models requires significant manual intervention due to the absence, or outdated nature of...

Neighbourhood ethnic mix and the formation of mixed-ethnic unions in Britain: A longitudinal analysis

Although developed societies are becoming increasingly ethnically diverse, relatively little research has been conducted on geographies of mixed-ethnic unions (married or cohabiting). There is some recent evidence from the US that mixed-ethnic couples are more likely to be found in mixed-ethnic neighbourhoods, but this research is based on cross...

A Longitudinal Study of Migration Propensities for Mixed-Ethnic Unions in England and Wales

Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed-ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any research has been undertaken to explicitly examine...

A longitudinal study of migration propensities for mixed ethnic unions in England and Wales

Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any research has been undertaken to explicitly examine...

Right to buy … time to move? investigating the moving behaviour of right to buy owners in the UK

We gratefully acknowledge financial support from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) (RES-000-22-2460). Part of the political argument in favour of the right to buy (RTB) was that it would stimulate the economy by encouraging the inter-regional mobility of those in public sector housing. This is the first study to examine whether RTB...

Are mixed-ethnic unions more likely to dissolve than co-ethnic unions? New evidence from Britain

The increasing proportion of ethnic minorities in Britain has been paralleled by an increase in the occurrence of mixed-ethnic marriages between one White partner and an ethnic minority partner. Such marriages are thought to be at higher risk of divorce, but empirical studies so far have been inconclusive. This paper uses the Office for National...

A Longitudinal Study of Migration Propensities for Mixed Ethnic Unions in England and Wales (discussion paper)

Most studies investigating residential segregation of ethnic minorities ignore the fact that the majority of adults live in couples. In recent years there has been a growth in the number of mixed ethnic unions that involve a minority member and a white member. To our knowledge, hardly any research has been undertaken to explicitly examine...

Resident relocation in the context of neighborhood decline memory and context, constraint and opportunity

Unparalleled sub regional household movement, endemic racial discrimination, economic restructuring, central city population decline, and physical decay is part of the narrative that is the City of Detroit, today. But as the city faces wrenching decisions about its future, attracting the headlines of ?hollowing-out?, ?downsizing?, ?rightsizing?,...

A method to review and report literature in transdisciplinary research undertaken by individual researchers

Projects aiming to solve socially-relevant complex problems in general and sustainability related projects in particular are increasingly approached as transdisciplinary research projects. The distinguishing characteristics of transdisciplinary projects require development of unique strategies to overcome difficulties resulting from the absence...

Antennas for multi-band RF front-end modules

Strains and Deflections of GFRP Sandwich Panels Due to Uniform Out-of-Plane Pressure

The strain gauge: an aid to the development of marine transport

An investigation of the effect of Reynolds number on velocity surveys conducted in the subsonic wind tunnel

A strain gauge torsionmeter for ship shaft systemns