Manifold-learning techniques are routinely used in mining complex spatiotemporal data to extract useful, parsimonious data representations/parametrizations;these are, in turn, useful in nonlinear model identification ...
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The rate of electric-field-driven transport across ion-selective membranes can exceed the limit predicted by Nernst (the limiting current), and encouraging this “overlimiting” phenomenon can improve efficiency in ma...
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The rate of electric-field-driven transport across ion-selective membranes can exceed the limit predicted by Nernst (the limiting current), and encouraging this “overlimiting” phenomenon can improve efficiency in many electrochemical systems. Overlimiting behavior is the result of electroconvectively induced vortex formation near membrane surfaces, a conclusion supported so far by two-dimensional (2D) theory and numerical simulation, as well as experiments. In this paper we show that the third dimension plays a critical role in overlimiting behavior. In particular, the vortex pattern in shear flow through wider channels is helical rather than planar, a surprising result first observed in three-dimensional (3D) simulation and then verified experimentally. We present a complete experimental and numerical characterization of a device exhibiting this recently discovered 3D electrokinetic instability, and show that the number of parallel helical vortices is a jump-discontinuous function of width, as is the overlimiting current and overlimiting conductance. In addition, we show that overlimiting occurs at lower fields in wider channels, because the associated helical vortices are more readily triggered than the planar vortices associated with narrow channels (effective 2D systems). These unexpected width dependencies arise in realistic electrochemical desalination systems, and have important ramifications for design optimization.
Misdosing medications with sensitive therapeutic windows, such as heparin, can place patients at unnecessary risk, increase length of hospital stay, and lead to wasted hospital resources. In this work, we present a cl...
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Misdosing medications with sensitive therapeutic windows, such as heparin, can place patients at unnecessary risk, increase length of hospital stay, and lead to wasted hospital resources. In this work, we present a clinician-in-the-loop sequential decision making framework, which provides an individualized dosing policy adapted to each patient's evolving clinical phenotype. We employed retrospective data from the publicly available MIMIC II intensive care unit database, and developed a deep reinforcement learning algorithm that learns an optimal heparin dosing policy from sample dosing trails and their associated outcomes in large electronic medical records. Using separate training and testing datasets, our model was observed to be effective in proposing heparin doses that resulted in better expected outcomes than the clinical guidelines. Our results demonstrate that a sequential modeling approach, learned from retrospective data, could potentially be used at the bedside to derive individualized patient dosing policies.
This paper presents a new compact printed L-shaped monopole antenna for applications in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems such as home networks and various wireless systems. A miniaturization of the proposed antenna has be...
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(纸本)9781467384797
This paper presents a new compact printed L-shaped monopole antenna for applications in ultra-wideband (UWB) systems such as home networks and various wireless systems. A miniaturization of the proposed antenna has been accomplished by using a parasatic element, resulting in a design with dimensions 25 mm × 25 mm × 1.6 mm. The antenna is printed on FR4 epoxy and is fed by SMA female connector. The return loss (Su) and voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) are obtained using both HFSS and CST for different ground plane lengths. The new L-shaped design illustrates good UWB characteristics since it is capable of operating in the range 2-12.31 GHz. Simulation results for Su and VSWR show strong consistency in terms of the bandwidth for UWB operation, under the general criteria of S 11 less than -10 dB and VSWR less than 2:1.
This paper presents a novel scheme for generation of high power short THz pulses using optical rectification. The procedure consists of two main steps. In the first step, generation of a chirped broadband THz pulse is...
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(纸本)9781467384865
This paper presents a novel scheme for generation of high power short THz pulses using optical rectification. The procedure consists of two main steps. In the first step, generation of a chirped broadband THz pulse is proposed using a chirped aperiodically poled lithium niobate (APLN) crystal. In order to design a crystal with optimum generation efficiency, we take advantage of binary optimization techniques. The second step is compression of the pulses extracted from the APLN structure. For this purpose, we design chirped mirrors in the THz regime, which introduce certain group delay dispersion to the pulse propagation, thereby minimizing the chirp in the input THz pulse.
Cerebral perfusion in neonates with congenital heart disease is a clinical concern. Combined measures of MRI and NIRS can provide complementary information to improve monitoring. We compare multimodal measures of cere...
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