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Aspects of quality control of wind profiler measurements in complex topography
(Copernicus Gesellschaft, 2014)
It is well known in the scientific community that some remote sensing instruments assume that sample volumes present homogeneous conditions within a defined meteorological profile. At complex topographic sites and under ...
A uniform phase representation for the harmonic model in speech synthesis applications
(Springer International Publishing, 2014-10-16)
Feature-based vocoders, e.g., STRAIGHT, offer a way to manipulate the perceived characteristics of the speech signal in speech transformation and synthesis. For the harmonic model, which provide excellent perceived quality, ...
RESTful Discovery and Eventing for Service Provisioning in Assisted Living Environments
(MDPI, 2014-05)
Service provisioning in assisted living environments faces distinct challenges due to the heterogeneity of networks, access technology, and sensing/actuation devices in such an environment. Existing solutions, such as ...
Influence of Humidity on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors
(Hindawi, 2014-01)
We demonstrate the influence of the relative humidity (RH) on the wavelength of fiber Bragg grating sensors (FBGS), performing tests with five FBGS at different humidity and temperature conditions. These tests were performed ...
A Novel Scheduling Index Rule Proposal for QoE Maximization in Wireless Networks
(Hindawi Publishing, 2014)
This paper deals with the resource allocation problem aimed at maximizing users' perception of quality in wireless channels with time-varying capacity. First of all, we model the subjective quality-aware scheduling problem ...
A New Method for Feedback on the Quality of Chest Compressions during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(Hindawi Publishing, 2014)
Quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) improves through the use of CPR feedback devices. Most feedback devices integrate the acceleration twice to estimate compression depth. However, they use additional sensors ...
A Reliable Method for Rhythm Analysis during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
(Hindawi Publishing, 2014)
nterruptions in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) compromise defibrillation success. However, CPR must be interrupted to analyze the rhythm because although current methods for rhythm analysis during CPR have high ...
Strategies for Power Line Communications Smart Metering Network Deployment
(MDPI, 2014-04)
Smart Grids are becoming a reality all over the world. Nowadays, the research efforts for the introduction and deployment of these grids are mainly focused on the development of the field of Smart Metering. This emerging ...
Rhythm Analysis during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: Past, Present, and Future
(Hindawi, 2014-01)
Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest depends largely on two factors: early cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and early defibrillation. CPR must be interrupted for a reliable automated rhythm analysis because chest ...
Simplified Formulae for the Estimation of Offshore Wind Turbines Clutter on Marine Radars
(Hindawi Publishing, 2014)
The potential impact that offshore wind farms may cause on nearby marine radars should be considered before the wind farm is installed. Strong radar echoes from the turbines may degrade radars' detection capability in the ...