Extraction of electromagnetic energy by an antenna from impinging external radiation is at the basis of wireless communications and wireless power transfer (WPT). The maximum of transferred energy is ensured when the ...
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Extraction of electromagnetic energy by an antenna from impinging external radiation is at the basis of wireless communications and wireless power transfer (WPT). The maximum of transferred energy is ensured when the antenna is conjugately matched, i.e., when it is resonant and it has an equal coupling with free space and its load. This condition, however, can be easily affected by changes in the environment, preventing optimal operation of a WPT system. Here, we introduce the concept of coherently enhanced WPT that allows us to bypass this difficulty and achieve dynamic control of power transfer. The approach relies on coherent excitation of the waveguide connected to the antenna load with a backward propagating signal of specific amplitude and phase. This signal creates a suitable interference pattern at the load resulting in a modification of the local wave impedance, which in turn enables conjugate matching and a largely increased amount of extracted energy. We develop a simple theoretical model describing this concept, demonstrate it with full-wave numerical simulations for the canonical example of a dipole antenna, and verify experimentally in both near-field and far-field regimes.
Legged locomotion involves various gaits. It has been observed that fast running insects (cockroaches) employ a tripod gait with three legs lifted off the ground simultaneously in swing, while slow walking insects (st...
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In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most crucial scientific issues in the world, and efforts to eradicate the disease are still ongoing. The acute inflammatory reaction associated with this di...
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In recent years, the COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the most crucial scientific issues in the world, and efforts to eradicate the disease are still ongoing. The acute inflammatory reaction associated with this disease is associated with several complications such as cytokine storm, multiple organ damage, lung fibrosis, and blood clots. PTX3, as part of the humoral innate immune systems, is one of the acute-phase proteins that perform various functions, such as modulating inflammation, repairing tissue, and recruiting immune cells. PTX3 is increased in people with SARS-CoV-2, and its level decreases with proper treatment. Therefore, it can be regarded as a suitable marker for the prognosis of the COVID-19 and evaluating the effectiveness of the treatment method applied. However, some studies have shown that PTX3 can be a double-edged sword and develop tumors by providing an immunosuppressive environment.
Agent behaviors in simulation systems are related to fundamental capabilities of realistically developing (semi) autonomous navigation actions. This is particularly important when dealing with the implementation of Co...
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Agent behaviors in simulation systems are related to fundamental capabilities of realistically developing (semi) autonomous navigation actions. This is particularly important when dealing with the implementation of computer Generated Forces (CGFs) for simulation systems in tactical military training applications. Moreover, these systems take into consideration the particularities of the domain-specific simulation tasks and the numerous heterogeneous CGFs inserted on them in order to generate better knowledge and learning experience to simulation system users. Based on these reasons, this paper reviews recurrent navigation problems as to propose a task-oriented and parameterized (semi) autonomous navigation framework to deal with CGF navigation needs in military simulation. Combining global and local navigation techniques, and controlled transition between alternative degrees of navigation autonomy, the framework aims to overcome the challenges of implementing customizable CGF navigation behaviors and, at the same time, to allow interaction with both users and other simulation systems in distributed simulation settings. A case study is presented in which the proposed techniques are analyzed in a domain-specific simulation problem providing evidence of their suitability to address the studied military simulation problems.
Quantum key distribution (QKD) promises information theoretic secure key as long as the device performs as assumed in the theoretical model. One of the assumptions is an absence of information leakage about individual...
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Gibson et al. (2017) argued that color naming is shaped by patterns of communicative need. In support of this claim, they showed that color naming systems across languages support more precise communication about warm...
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Network biology has been successfully used to help reveal complex mechanisms of disease, especially cancer. On the other hand, network biology requires in-depth knowledge to construct diseasespecific networks, but our...
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