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Zendaya Coleman, Beth Behrs, Jamie Chung and Daisy Fuentes struck a few poses in designer goods from Rebecca Minkoff, Kate Spade New York and Jason Wu for the Marc Royce-shot spread and opened up about their struggles with finding age appropriate attire.
Joining plenty of fabulous Latino colleagues, Christina Milian and Daisy Fuentes attended the 2013 ALMA Awards in Pasadena on Friday (September 27).
Looking radiant in all white, the "Dip it Low" singer smiled brightly on the red carpet rocking JN Jewels while the former MTV VJ showed off her rockin' bod in a sleeveless emerald green gown.
Supporting the cause to find a cure for diabetes, a full slate of stars turned up for the 26th Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills, CA on Saturday night (October 20).
Held at the iconic Beverly Hilton Hotel, George Clooney was joined by girlfriend Stacy Keibler as he was recognized for his efforts in advocating various humanitarian causes by being doted with the Brass Ring Award.
Victoria's Secret Angels may be what most people consider to be the sexiest women out there, but the gorgeous models have once again turned the tables around this year to show off their list of "What Is Sexy?" to them at the Victoria's Secret What Is Sexy? Party in Beverly Hills, CA on Saturday (May 11).
The event, which was held at the luxurious Mr. C Hotel, had some of the most stunning pink carpet guests including Victoria's Secret models Lindsay Ellingson, Erin Heatherton and Doutzen Kroes and Angel newbie Toni Garrn.
Adding some serious star power to the 15th anniversary issue of Latina magazine, some of Hollywood's hottest ladies are on the cover.
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The Species Seekers: Heroes, Fools, and the Mad Pursuit of Life on Earth
W. W. Norton & Company, Nov 1, 2010 - Science - 480 pages
The story of bold adventurers who risked death to discover strange life forms in the farthest corners of planet Earth.Beginning with Linnaeus, a colorful band of explorers made it their mission to travel to the most perilous corners of the planet and bring back astonishing new life forms. They attracted followers ranging from Thomas Jefferson, who laid out mastodon bones on the White House floor, to twentieth-century doctors who used their knowledge of new species to conquer epidemic diseases. Acclaimed science writer Richard Conniff brings these daredevil "species seekers" to vivid life. Alongside their globe-spanning tales of adventure, he recounts some of the most dramatic shifts in the history of human thought. At the start, everyone accepted that the Earth had been created for our benefit. We weren't sure where vegetable ended and animal began, we couldn't classify species, and we didn't understand the causes of disease. But all that changed as the species seekers introduced us to the pantheon of life on Earth—and our place within it.
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He burst onto the scene with a splash at age 16 as a blues guitar prodigy. Now, he's 16 years older, still playing the blues, and he's performing at the Music Hall in Portsmouth this weekend. Lang found incredible success with the release of his major label debut album, "Lie To Me" and its self-titled hit single. After a seven year hiatus, his sixth studio album, Fight For My Soul, was released last fall. The album is defined by textured arrangements, gorgeous vocal melodies, and expressive guitar playing. Don't miss this intimate show. Tickets are $49-62.


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Scientists believe that the abnormal accumulation of beta-amyloid, tau, and other toxic proteins in the brain plays a key role in the loss of communication between neurons and the eventual damage and death of once-healthy brain cells. Beyond these obvious hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, researchers are examining a wide range of brain functions and factors that may also play a role in this complex disorder. Research conducted in 2012 and 2013 offered new insights into the cellular and molecular changes that occur in Alzheimer's disease. Understanding these underlying mechanisms and disease pathways—and how they interact with one another in disease onset and progression—may lead to valid targets for interventions.
A fluorescence image of a neuron in the hippocampus, a region of the brain that plays a critical role in long-term memory. Image courtesy of Rush Medical College.
A study by intramural researchers at the National Institute on Aging suggests that the protein PGC-1α plays an important role in forming and maintaining healthy dendrites and synapses in the hippocampus, a brain region important to learning and memory (Cheng et al., 2012). PGC-1α (proliferator-activated receptor co-activator 1α) acts by stimulating the proliferation of mitochondria. Mitochondria, the "powerhouses" of the cell, generate energy needed for neuronal cell growth and synaptic function. In cultured rat hippocampal neurons, increasing PGC-1α levels resulted in increased numbers of both mitochondria and dendritic spines, whereas knocking out the protein had the opposite effect.
The investigators also found that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), a neuronal growth factor involved in learning and memory, stimulated PGC-1α production and mitochondrial proliferation in hippocampal neurons. BDNF is believed to play a key role in the beneficial effects of exercise and cognitive stimulation on brain health, and this study suggests that those beneficial effects may involve BDNF stimulation of PGC-1α levels. Further study is needed to evaluate PGC-1α as a possible therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders.
Mitochondria give cells the energy needed to function and survive, and ready reserves of this energy are important to brain health. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, researchers found that treatment with the hormone estrogen boosts mitochondrial function in the brains of female rats that exhibit certain features of human menopause after removal of their ovaries (Irwin et al., 2012).
The researchers treated the rats with synthetic estrogens that selectively stimulate two kinds of estrogen receptors, and found the treatments activated different components of the mitochondrial energy-producing machinery. Because mitochondrial function is impaired in people with Alzheimer's, the use of synthetic estrogens targeting mitochondrial function could be examined for possible therapeutic benefit.
Memory formation requires changes in gene expression, the switching on or off of specific groups of genes. One mechanism for switching off gene expression involves enzymes called histone deacetylases. Researchers at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, found that one of these enzymes, histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2), is activated in the brains of both mouse models of neurodegenerative disease and people with Alzheimer's, and that the enzyme silences the expression of a variety of genes involved in memory (Gräff et al., 2012).
Using a genetic technique to knock out HDAC2's function in the hippocampus of the mice, the researchers were able to restore both the expression of memory-related genes and memory function. These findings suggest that cognitive capacities are not entirely lost in neurodegenerative diseases and might be restored by drugs targeting HDAC2.
Glial cells perform many important protective functions for the brain, including mounting defenses against infectious agents and other toxic proteins. Two kinds of glial cells are involved in these defensive responses: astrocytes (named for their star-like shapes) and microglia (named for their diminutive sizes). When faced with potentially toxic proteins, astrocytes and microglia become "activated": they proliferate and secrete proteins that promote inflammation (cytokines). Normally, these responses help the brain. However, if astrocytes and microglia are chronically activated, as many scientists believe they are in Alzheimer's, their responses may do more harm than good to the brain.
NIA researchers research the molecular and cellular changes taking place in brains that may lead to Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
To learn more about the consequences of astrocyte activation in the Alzheimer's brain, University of Kentucky, Lexington, researchers injected a protein called VIVIT into the brains of Alzheimer's model mice (Furman et al., 2012). VIVIT blocks the activation of astrocytes after toxic insults to the brain. After several months of VIVIT therapy, the Alzheimer's model mice showed reduced astrocyte activation, lower beta-amyloid levels, and improved synaptic and cognitive function. This study suggests that long-term activation of astrocytes has negative consequences for the brain in Alzheimer's disease, and raises the possibility of developing new therapies targeting astrocyte activation.
Another team of University of Kentucky, Lexington, scientists treated Alzheimer's disease model mice with a drug, MW-151, previously shown to block glia production of proinflammatory cytokines (Bachstetter et al., 2012). By 1 year of age, untreated Alzheimer's disease model mice, compared to wild type (control) mice, had higher levels of these cytokines in their brains.
Treating the Alzheimer's model mice with MW-151 blocked the proliferation of astrocyte and microglia in their brains and blocked brain cytokine production. At the same time, the drug prevented the synaptic degeneration typically seen in this mouse model. The beneficial effects of MW-151 treatment were not accompanied by detectable changes in brain beta-amyloid levels, suggesting the drug may act by blocking glial inflammatory responses to beta-amyloid. Importantly, the drug was more effective when given early in the course of disease progression.
People with Alzheimer's disease often experience disrupted sleep-wake patterns and may become confused and agitated late in the day and at night. A study at Washington University, St. Louis, suggests that beta-amyloid deposits may contribute to sleep-wake cycle disturbances in people with Alzheimer's (Roh et al., 2012). In cognitively normal humans and mice, the level of soluble beta-amyloid in cerebrospinal fluid increases during the day and decreases during the night.
The researchers found that the daily rhythm of beta-amyloid in cerebrospinal fluid was disrupted in Alzheimer's model mice and in people with genetic mutations that cause Alzheimer's. In the mice, the deterioration of this rhythm coincided with the appearance of beta-amyloid plaques in the brain and the onset of sleep disturbances. Moreover, immunizing the mice with beta-amyloid (a treatment that prevents plaque formation in mice, although not in humans) also preserved their normal sleep patterns. This study suggests that disruptions in sleep-wake patterns could help identify people at risk for developing Alzheimer's.
Some older people with significant levels of brain beta-amyloid show no obvious signs of cognitive impairment. To better understand this, University of California, Berkeley, researchers performed functional magnetic resonance imaging scans on 45 cognitively normal older adults, age 58 to 97, while the volunteers performed a memory task (Mormino et al., 2012). People with higher levels of amyloid deposits had increased activity in brain areas involved in memory storage and retrieval.
This study suggests that the brains of some older people can compensate for the toxic effects of beta-amyloid by increasing the activation of neural circuits required for memory tasks, thereby delaying the onset of cognitive decline.
Neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease, affect specific networks of interconnected neurons. Signs of damaged and dying neurons typically appear first in one or two brain regions and then may spread to other regions connected by synapses. Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, used functional magnetic resonance imaging to analyze connectivity patterns of brain regions that are typically affected in five different neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementias (Zhou et al., 2012). The 16 volunteers were cognitively normal, age 57 to 70, and "at rest" during the imaging—that is, not assigned any test activities.
Mathematical modeling of these connectivity patterns suggest that neurodegenerative diseases might spread through the brain via abnormally folded, toxic proteins that move across synapses between interconnected neurons. In Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases, these patterns often vary slightly from person to person. Brain image analyses like those done in this study may help predict how a disease and its symptoms progress in individuals.


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Andy's political experience includes working for State Representative Rob Kreibich in the Wisconsin legislature where he was responsible for drafting legislative proposals and conducting policy analyses of bills. Furthering his writing and analytical skills, Andy has written and published several articles for The Federalist Society for Law & Public Policy Studies, including co-authoring an extensive review of the proper role of courts in our constitutional system [The Washington Supreme Court: A Special Issue Report, Prof. David K. DeWolf, Andrew C. Cook, & Seth Cooper, Sept. 2006]. Andy also co-authored an article discussing attempts by plaintiff attorneys to strike down tort reform laws [State Court Challenges to Legislatively Enacted Tort Reforms, Andrew C. Cook and Emily Kelchen, Aug. 2011].
Andy received his law degree from The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, cum laude, where he co-founded and served as president of the Habitat for Humanity Chapter. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, cum laude, and is a member of the Washington State Bar (Inactive) and the State Bar of Wisconsin. Andy is President of the Madison Federalist Society, Lawyers Chapter.
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NYU Game Center unveils four innovative commissioned games.
Fri Apr 26 2013
The NYU Game Center, a video-game library/arcade normally accessible only to NYU students, opens itself to the public for the fourth annual "No Quarter" exhibition on May 3 at 7pm. At the event, you'll be able to play four new games commissioned by the center from indie game designers Sophie Houlden, Matthew LoPresti, Nik Mikros, Josh DeBonis and Bennett Foddy (responsible for physics-defying platformer QWOP).
The idea is that the creators will come up with innovative works that go outside the normal boundaries of video games (with unusual touches such as a ten-player arcade cabinet). Additionally, attendees can cop free Brooklyn Brewery beer and snacks—just make sure you wash your grubby hands before touching the machines. R.S.V.P here.


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Indonesia wants rapid reform from its newly installed leader. It might have to be patient, writes Matthew Moore.
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had not even been sworn in as Indonesia's sixth president when the first demonstrators arrived at the gates of Parliament.
They carried placards demanding corrupt businessmen be sent to jail and, while there was no venom in their demands for justice, their presence was another reminder that Indonesians are growing impatient. It is more than six months since the first round of elections that have wrecked ex-president Megawati Soekarnoputri's political career.
Her failure to even attend yesterday's ceremony installing her replacement showed once again her inability to accept the judgement of her nation.
Megawati's attempts at reform were modest and patchy, and when voters were given their first chance to directly elect their leader, they abandoned her in favour of someone promising a lot more.
The country expects great things from Yudhoyono. He has promised to boost economic growth, create jobs, revive the ailing education and health systems, restore foreign investment and tackle corruption.
Australians might think terrorism is its northern neighbour's major problem, but Indonesians know an economy that remains the most damaged by the Asian economic crisis demands the first big effort.
Building a functioning bureaucracy, creating a legal system that does more than sell judgements and repairing the country's crumbling infrastructure are all urgent problems Yudhoyono is expected to tackle.
The 55-year-old, US-educated former army general knows the size and urgency of the problems he must solve if he is to make Indonesia a more serious competitor in the Asian and world communities.
He and his deputy, Jusuf Kalla, have been happy to talk up the idea of a plan for their first 100 days and yet all the signs from Yudhoyono point to a leader almost allergic to the idea of rapid-fire reform.
Holed up in his house on Jakarta's outskirts since his election victory, he has been busy interviewing candidates for cabinet. The new President began this process to show his support for a transparent selection system, and to give opponents a chance to protest, but he failed to honour a promise to interview three candidates for each position.
Indeed, he ran out of time to even talk with one candidate for each position and was still interviewing people after his inauguration yesterday, racing to meet the latest deadline to announce his cabinet.
Yudhoyono is a president bearing the high hopes of the nation, but it's clear that the people will need to be patient.


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I road race a 1981 Jetta FP in the PNW. I swapped over a Bilstein HD suspension from the race rabbit that got wrecked. Any suggestions on an alternative to the Bilstein kit? the fronts are Bilstein HD strut inserts with coil over sleeves installed running eibach springs. the rear are bilstein HD with sport springs overtop.
the inserts wear out fast and the strut bodies have to be modified to accept the coil over sleeves.
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Tom, I'm pretty sure that the previous owner means simply that the cylinders are "out of round." There's a few reasons for this, but it means that the cylinders are not perfectly round, so the rings will not seal well, and will do things like burn oil, leak down during the compression stroke, and so forth.
It may not have been properly bored, or the boring was done badly, or it could have warped over time due to something like overheating.
There's no solution other than reboring the engine. The block can be saved if there's enough thickness in the cylinder walls to accomodate a re-boring from a machine shop. If it's a 350 block bored out to 355, then there should be plenty of thickness. What you have to do to correct this is rebuild the engine, and be sure to have it sonic tested to see the thickness of the cylinder walls. If they are thick enough, you can rebore, but if not, then you know you need another block.
If there's no problem with the way the engine runs, or if the problems aren't bad enough to make you want to rebuild the engine, then your engine is fine for right now. No smoke, no noise, no loss of power, then in all no real problem. There's probably a lot of "egg-shaped" cylinders out there that people may not know they have. Again, the "egg-shaped" condition just means that the cylinders aren't as round as they could be. Keep in mind that things won't get better though, only worsen over time.
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Popular 'Westing Game' adapted for stage
When the lights dim at McKeesport Little Theater this weekend, the 1979 Newbery Medal-winning novel "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin will come to life.
The novel has become popular reading material in school for many students and that popularity has carried over to the stage.
"When I was going through school, this was not something I read," director Mark Calla said. "Today, it's read a lot in school and is pretty popular."
Mystery fans should enjoy the show, which is about Sam Westing's 16 heirs trying to decipher clues and determine how the self-made millionaire died. The winner will inherit his $200 million fortune and his company.
"It's a scenario where you have a group of people who have to look at each other in a different light," Calla said. "In this story, they form a real bond and a lasting friendship."
Unlike the book, he said, the play ends with the mystery being solved but does not tell what happens to the characters down the road.
"This is about a locked-room mystery," he said of the show. "Before Westing dies, he manipulates all 16 heirs into taking a room in the same apartment complex and he pits them against each other."
The focus of the show, Calla said, is a young girl named Turtle Wexler.
"It's really and truly her story," he explains, "but you get pieces of all their stories throughout the show. More than anything, it's about her and the relationships she encounters along the way."
The cast for "The Westing Game" is a mixed bag of experienced performers and newcomers to the stage. "There are some long, extended scenes with 14 people in a room together and that takes a lot of concentration and listening skills," the director said, noting there are approximately five performers making their acting debuts. "The seasoned actors are an example for the newcomers because they can look up to them and watch them and learn and that is always a good thing."
In the final rehearsals before opening night, Calla said Victoria Perl, who portrays Turtle, has proven herself on the stage. "It's rare to find a 13-year-old who gets up onstage and holds her own against adults. She is super smart and has such poise when she's out there with her peers."
In recent years, Calla's presence at MLT has been onstage as a performer, being in recent productions of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "The Drowsy Chaperone" and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying."
He started acting in high school and that led to an interest in directing.
"For 10 years, all I wanted to do was direct, then a couple years ago I wanted to jump back into acting. Work was stressful and acting is a release for me. It's been about two years since I've directed," the North Versailles Township resident said.
Reflecting on "The Westing Game," Calla said one character learns a valuable lesson about what can happen when you have nothing but your work and lose touch with family.
"I hope people see the need to hold on to family and things that are important," Calla said. "If you are a workaholic, it's never too late to get those things back into your life."
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Apple's reported earnings revealed a strong product mix contrast: iPhone sales increased 17% in units and 14% in revenues, while iPad sales decreased 16% in units and 13% in revenues. What accounts for this contrast? Is the iPad's growth trajectory broken?
Simply put, the iPhone's addressable market has only continued to increase with Apple's continued international expansion. Only recently, for example, has Apple broken out in Japan (still the world's third-largest economy); only a few months after releasing the 5S and 5C across all three of Japan's largest carriers, iPhone models made up 9 of the top 10 phones sold. And for iPhone, unlike iPad, the route to sales comes through carrier relationships -- of which Apple has landed more recently.
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The surging Cleveland Indians are hoping to stay hot after snapping the Boston Red Sox's winning streak.
Cleveland goes for a season-best fifth consecutive victory as these teams continue their three-game set at Progressive Field on Tuesday night.
After opening a six-game homestand with a three-game sweep of Colorado, the Indians (28-30) held on to beat Boston 3-2 on Monday. Justin Masterson threw seven strong innings and Lonnie Chisenhall drove in two more runs, giving him eight RBIs during the winning streak.
Despite Monday's win, the Indians are 4-11 in their last 15 against Boston (27-30).
The Red Sox had followed a 10-game losing streak with seven straight victories before coming up short. Star rookie Xander Bogaerts provided the offense with a two-run homer as Boston went 0 for 3 with runners in scoring position.
The Red Sox now turn to Jake Peavy (1-2, 4.50 ERA), who went 0-2 with a 5.89 ERA in six starts last month. The right-hander surrendered three runs and eight hits over a season-high eight innings in Thursday's 4-3 walkoff win over Atlanta.
"Peavy was great," catcher David Ross told MLB's official website. "I thought Peavy was as good as you're going to get for him."
Peavy is 4-0 with a 2.89 ERA over his last five starts against the Indians. He allowed one run and struck out 11 over seven innings in a 3-1 win at Cleveland with the Chicago White Sox on April 14, 2013.
He's had his way against Michael Brantley and Asdrubal Cabrera, who are a combined 5 for 27 with 10 strikeouts in their matchups since 2011.
Indians rookie T.J. House (0-1, 4.05), originally called up May 17, is set to make his first home start after a pair of contrasting outings on the road. The left-hander yielded five runs and 11 hits over six innings in an 8-4 loss at Baltimore on May 23, then scattered five hits over 6 1-3 innings of one-run ball in Wednesday's 3-2 walkoff loss against the White Sox.
"I think it was comfort in the fact that I've already been out there and this is the second go-round and I had … not as much anxiety as I did the first time, and definitely just with the preparation," said House, who struck out eight. "Knowing that I was able to have my five days, was able to do my routine, get a good game plan with these guys and go right after that."
House will try to slow down Bogaerts, who is batting .400 with three homers, 10 RBIs and 12 runs over a 16-game stretch.
Boston's Grady Sizemore, meanwhile, is hitting .196 with no homers and just one RBI in his last 14. The former Indians star went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in his first game back in Cleveland.
"It's a little weird, but exciting," Sizemore said. "I'm happy to be back. There's a lot of good memories here. ... It still feels like home. I started here. It's kind of still a piece of me. It feels weird being back and being on the other side."
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If it wasn't so serious it would be funny. The coalition withdraws vital state support underpinning a fragile UK economy in a thousand ways. So far as I can tell, it does so with absolute sincerity, convinced that only its cuts programme will take Britain "back from the brink".
The economy predictably slides towards the brink in consequence and ministers are shocked. Not quite Britain's "Sputnik moment" of truth, as President Obama put it in the US context during his state of the union speech last night. But a nasty moment all the same.
Blame the weather! It's the wrong kind of snow! There's some truth in that, but not enough. David Cameron will have to work harder, read fewer bedtime stories to the kids and think about Plan B. He can't rely on Andy Murray to cheer us up by winning the Australian Open.
Why? Because too much money is being withdrawn from the economy too quickly, just as ministers were warned. Small businesses can't get the loans they need – or would like if they had more confidence – and ministers, so the CBI's saintly Richard Lambert said this week – aren't doing enough to stimulate growth.
What's more we are in trouble before the full impact of the cuts is felt. Talk of double-dip recession is premature: the economy should bounce back: keep an eye on the weather forecast! But the lethal combination of low growth and nagging inflation, 70s-style, is a more likely scenario now that Mervyn King is – correctly – resisting an early interest rate rise.
As I type former chancellor, Norman Lamont, is struggling on Radio 4 to make sense of it all. The past year's recovery was quite strong until yesterday's announcement that the economy contracted by 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2010, he is saying.
No disputing that, Norman. It will be a choppy recovery, he explains, echoing King, the governor of the Bank of England, who lashed himself to the cuts mast in a speech in Newcastle last night.
But Britain must de-leverage – reduce the illusory debts, personal and corporate, which sustained Labour's decade – adds Lord Lamont, a former Rothschild investment banker and thus part of the culture that triggered the 2007-9 financial collapse – or de-leverage as he might put it.
Lamont looks to the mighty US economy to motor global recovery – as it did in his salad days – but admits it's spluttering ("If you think we have a housing problem …") and manages not to mention surging China once.
Meanwhile, fellow rightwingers on the Tory benches are already calling for faster deregulation and lower taxes to stimulate the private sector. It is precisely the remedy that has helped bring the US economy down in the post-Reagan era of unfunded tax cuts and growing market fundamentalism, which depresses mainstream wages, marginalises organised labour and leaves mile upon mile of homes – bought on reckless mortgage loans – to rot.
America faces its Sputnik moment, says the president. For anyone old enough to remember the "bleep, bleep, bleep" of the first Soviet spaceship in orbit — the planet's first escape from its home base – October 4 1957 – it is a striking analogy. It was the wake-up call.
The US got its act together, beat the USSR to the moon in 1968 and finally faced it into self-destruction after 1989. China's "market Stalinist" model will be a much – much – tougher challenge.
Back here in little old Britain, as everyone knows, the banks needed help in their sharp de-leverage and the taxpayer rightly stepped into the breach. But the party had to be paid for and George Osborne repeatedly told his party conference that "we are all in this together".
Sorry, cynics, but I don't doubt he meant that too. Naivety and inexperience, too much book-learning and not enough real life, leads young politicians – and their hope-over-experience voters – to make avoidable mistakes. Remember Tony Blair?
Let's hope Ed Balls – the luckiest man in politics to get the shadow chancellorship just before a crash, so Larry Elliott writes today – reins himself in and does not overdo the schadenfreude as he lambasts the coalition. Voters will not like it and Osborne will have plenty of Balls-bashing ammo in his own locker.
Osborne has to do a turn at Davos on Friday, a town whose annual visitors from the global industrial elite should applaud his austerity. But Davos likes success more than consistency, so he will not get much sympathy.
Then on to the budget, on to the May elections, on to the cuts taking their toll. It will be an even tougher 2011 than ministers feared. They shouldn't panic, it's rarely wise, but they should ponder revising their austere strategy, adapting to reality-outside-Downing Street. We will soon learn what they're made of.


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|Many finite elements used in structural analysis possess deficiencies like shear locking, incompressibility locking, poor stress predictions within the element domain, violent stress oscillation, poor convergence etc. An approach that can probably overcome many of these problems would be to consider elements in which the assumed displacement functions satisfy the equations of stress field equilibrium. In this method, the finite element will not only have nodal equilibrium of forces, but also have inner stress field equilibrium. The displacement interpolation functions inside each individual element are truncated polynomial solutions of differential equations. Such elements are likely to give better solutions than the existing elements.In this thesis, a new family of finite elements in which the assumed displacement function satisfies the differential equations of stress field equilibrium is proposed. A general procedure for constructing the displacement functions and use of these functions in the generation of elemental stiffness matrices has been developed. The approach to develop field equilibrium elements is quite general and various elements to analyse different types of structures can be formulated from corresponding stress field equilibrium equations. Using this procedure, a nine node quadrilateral element SFCNQ for plane stress analysis, a sixteen node solid element SFCSS for three dimensional stress analysis and a four node quadrilateral element SFCFP for plate bending problems have been formulated.For implementing these elements, computer programs based on modular concepts have been developed. Numerical investigations on the performance of these elements have been carried out through standard test problems for validation purpose. Comparisons involving theoretical closed form solutions as well as results obtained with existing finite elements have also been made. It is found that the new elements perform well in all the situations considered. Solutions in all the cases converge correctly to the exact values. In many cases, convergence is faster when compared with other existing finite elements. The behaviour of field consistent elements would definitely generate a great deal of interest amongst the users of the finite elements.
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|Important issues related to femtosecond (fs) pulses and its relevance to this thesis are discussed. A fundamental characteristic, like the timebandwidth product for fs pulses is decribed in detail. A brief review of generation of ultrashort pulses and its propagation through an optically transparent media are presented. Interaction of strong pulses with matter and different ionization processes are also described. An overview of the thesis is presented at the end
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|Warships are generally sleek, slender with V shaped sections and block coefficient below 0.5, compared to fuller forms and higher values for commercial ships. They normally operate in the higher Froude number regime, and the hydrodynamic design is primarily aimed at achieving higher speeds with the minimum power. Therefore the structural design and analysis methods are different from those for commercial ships. Certain design guidelines have been given in documents like Naval Engineering Standards and one of the new developments in this regard is the introduction of classification society rules for the design of warships.The marine environment imposes subjective and objective uncertainties on ship structure. The uncertainties in loads, material properties etc.,. make reliable predictions of ship structural response a difficult task. Strength, stiffness and durability criteria for warship structures can be established by investigations on elastic analysis, ultimate strength analysis and reliability analysis. For analysis of complicated warship structures, special means and valid approximations are required.Preliminary structural design of a frigate size ship has been carried out . A finite element model of the hold model, representative of the complexities in the geometric configuration has been created using the finite element software NISA. Two other models representing the geometry to a limited extent also have been created —- one with two transverse frames and the attached plating alongwith the longitudinal members and the other representing the plating and longitudinal stiffeners between two transverse frames. Linear static analysis of the three models have been carried out and each one with three different boundary conditions. The structural responses have been checked for deflections and stresses against the permissible values. The structure has been found adequate in all the cases. The stresses and deflections predicted by the frame model are comparable with those of the hold model. But no such comparison has been realized for the interstiffener plating model with the other two models.Progressive collapse analyses of the models have been conducted for the three boundary conditions, considering geometric nonlinearity and then combined geometric and material nonlinearity for the hold and the frame models. von Mises — lllyushin yield criteria with elastic-perfectly plastic stress-strain curve has been chosen. ln each case, P-Delta curves have been generated and the ultimate load causing failure (ultimate load factor) has been identified as a multiple of the design load specified by NES.Reliability analysis of the hull module under combined geometric and material nonlinearities have been conducted. The Young's Modulus and the shell thickness have been chosen as the variables. Randomly generated values have been used in the analysis. First Order Second Moment has been used to predict the reliability index and thereafter, the probability of failure. The values have been compared against standard values published in literature.
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|After skin cancer, breast cancer accounts for the second greatest number of cancer diagnoses in women. Currently the etiologies of breast cancer are unknown, and there is no generally accepted therapy for preventing it. Therefore, the best way to improve the prognosis for breast cancer is early detection and treatment. Computer aided detection systems (CAD) for detecting masses or micro-calcifications in mammograms have already been used and proven to be a potentially powerful tool , so the radiologists are attracted by the effectiveness of clinical application of CAD systems. Fractal geometry is well suited for describing the complex physiological structures that defy the traditional Euclidean geometry, which is based on smooth shapes. The major contribution of this research include the development of • A new fractal feature to accurately classify mammograms into normal and normal (i)With masses (benign or malignant) (ii) with microcalcifications (benign or malignant) • A novel fast fractal modeling method to identify the presence of microcalcifications by fractal modeling of mammograms and then subtracting the modeled image from the original mammogram. The performances of these methods were evaluated using different standard statistical analysis methods. The results obtained indicate that the developed methods are highly beneficial for assisting radiologists in making diagnostic decisions. The mammograms for the study were obtained from the two online databases namely, MIAS (Mammographic Image Analysis Society) and DDSM (Digital Database for Screening Mammography.
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Nanoparticulate drug delivery systems provide wide opportunities for solving problems associated with drug stability or disease states and create great expectations in the area of drug delivery (Bosselmann & Williams, 2012). Nanotechnology, in a simple way, explains the technology that deals with one billionth of a meter scale (Ochekpe, et al., 2009). Fewer side effects, poor bioavailability, absorption at intestine, solubility, specific delivery to site of action with good pharmacological efficiency, slow release, degradation of drug and effective therapeutic outcome, are the major challenges faced by most of the drug delivery systems. To a great extent, biopolymer coated drug delivery systems coupled with nanotechnology alleviate the major drawbacks of the common delivery methods. Chitosan, deacetylated chitin, is a copolymer of β-(1, 4) linked glucosamine (deacetylated unit) and N- acetyl glucosamine (acetylated unit) (Radhakumary et al., 2005). Chitosan is biodegradable, non-toxic and bio compatible. Owing to the removal of acetyl moieties that are present in the amine functional groups of chitin, chitosan is readily soluble in aqueous acidic solution. The solubilisation occurs through the protonation of amino groups on the C-2 position of D-glucosamine residues whereby polysaccharide is converted into polycation in acidic media. Chitosan interacts with many active compounds due to the presence of amine group in it. The presence of this active amine group in chitosan was exploited for the interaction with the active molecules in the present study. Nanoparticles of chitosan coupled drugs are utilized for drug delivery in eye, brain, liver, cancer tissues, treatment of spinal cord injury and infections (Sharma et al., 2007; Li, et a., 2009; Paolicelli et al., 2009; Cho et al., 2010). To deliver drugs directly to the intended site of action and to improve pharmacological efficiency by minimizing undesired side effects elsewhere in the body and decrease the long-term use of many drugs, polymeric drug delivery systems can be used (Thatte et al., 2005).
|Department of Biotechnology, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The present study was designed to investigate the protective effect of curcumin and vitamin D3 in the functional regulation of glutamatergic NMDA and AMPA receptors in streptozotocin (STZ) induced diabetic rats. Alterations in glutamatergic neurotransmission in the brain were evaluated by analyzing the glutamate content, glutamate receptors - NMDA and AMPA receptors binding parameters and gene expression, GAD and GLAST gene expression. Immunohistochemistry studies using confocal microscope were carried out to confirm receptor density and gene expression results of NMDA and AMPA receptors. The role of glutamatergic receptors in pancreas was studied using the following parameters; glutamate content, GLAST expression, glutamate receptors - NMDA and AMPA receptor binding and gene expression. Increasing evidence in both experimental and clinical studies suggests that oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of diabetes. In the present study SOD assay and GPx gene expression were done to evaluate the activity of antioxidant enzymes in the brain regions and pancreas. NeuroD1 and Pdx1 gene expression were performed in pancreas of experimental rats to evaluate pancreatic islet survival. Gene expression profiles of caspase 8, Bax, and Akt in brain regions and pancreas were studied to understand the possible mechanism behind curcumin and vitamin D3 mediated neuroprotection and islet survival. Gene expression studies of vitamin D3 receptor localisation in the pancreas was done to understand the mechanism of vitamin D3 in insulin secretion. Curcumin and vitamin D3 mediated insulin secretion via Ca2+ release were studied using confocal microscope.
|Department of Biotechnology Cochin University of Science and Technology
|In this thesis, the author proposes a new geometry DR antenna-the Hexagonal Dielectric Resonator Antenna(HDRA)-capable of multiple frequency operation on a single feed of excitation.This avoids the conventional use of miniaturizes the structure.The properties of the HDRA on microstrip as well as coaxial feeding have been studied.The analysis of radiation characteristics indicates a gain comparable with other shapes.The antenna is capable of providing efficiency around 98%.The simulation using HFSS also yields results in conformity with the experimental results.Mode analysis is carried out and the modes are identified.The determination of the reflection characteristics through theoretical analysis using FDTD validates the multifrequency operation of the antenna,The antenna finds application in DCT,PCS and WLAN bands.
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Speech is the primary, most prominent and convenient means of communication in audible language. Through speech, people can express their thoughts, feelings or perceptions by the articulation of words. Human speech is a complex signal which is non stationary in nature. It consists of immensely rich information about the words spoken, accent, attitude of the speaker, expression, intention, sex, emotion as well as style. The main objective of Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) is to identify whatever people speak by means of computer algorithms. This enables people to communicate with a computer in a natural spoken language. Automatic recognition of speech by machines has been one of the most exciting, significant and challenging areas of research in the field of signal processing over the past five to six decades. Despite the developments and intensive research done in this area, the performance of ASR is still lower than that of speech recognition by humans and is yet to achieve a completely reliable performance level. The main objective of this thesis is to develop an efficient speech recognition system for recognising speaker independent isolated words in Malayalam.
|Department of Computer Science Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The shift from print to digital information has a high impact on all components of the academic library system in India especially the users, services and the staff. Though information is considered as an important resource, the use of ICT tools to collect and disseminate information has been in a slow pace in majority of the University libraries This may be due to various factors like insufficient funds, inadequate staff trained in handling computers and software packages, administrative concerns etc. In Kerala, automation has been initiated in almost all University libraries using library automation software and is under different stages of completion. There are not much studies conducted about the effects of information communication technologies on the professional activities of library professionals in the universities in Kerala. It is important to evaluate whether progress in ICT has had any impact on the library profession in these highest educational institutions. The aim of the study is to assess whether the developments in information communication technologies have any influence on the library professionals' professional development, and the need for further education and training in the profession and evaluate their skills in handling developments in ICT. The total population of the study is 252 including the permanently employed professional library staff in central libraries and departmental libraries in the main campuses of the universities under study. This is almost a census study of the defined population of users. The questionnaire method was adopted for collection of data for this study, supplemented by interviews of Librarians to gather additional information. Library Professionals have a positive approach towards ICT applications and services in Libraries, but majority do not have the opportunities to develop their skills and competencies in their work environment. To develop competitive personnel in a technologically advanced world, high priority must be given to develop competence in ICT applications, library management and soft skills in library professionals, by the University administrators and Library associations. Library science schools and teaching departments across the country have to take significant steps to revise library science curriculum, and incorporate significant changes to achieve the demands and challenges of library science profession.
|Department of Computer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Biometrics is an efficient technology with great possibilities in the area of security system development for official and commercial applications. The biometrics has recently become a significant part of any efficient person authentication solution. The advantage of using biometric traits is that they cannot be stolen, shared or even forgotten. The thesis addresses one of the emerging topics in Authentication System, viz., the implementation of Improved Biometric Authentication System using Multimodal Cue Integration, as the operator assisted identification turns out to be tedious, laborious and time consuming. In order to derive the best performance for the authentication system, an appropriate feature selection criteria has been evolved. It has been seen that the selection of too many features lead to the deterioration in the authentication performance and efficiency. In the work reported in this thesis, various judiciously chosen components of the biometric traits and their feature vectors are used for realizing the newly proposed Biometric Authentication System using Multimodal Cue Integration. The feature vectors so generated from the noisy biometric traits is compared with the feature vectors available in the knowledge base and the most matching pattern is identified for the purpose of user authentication. In an attempt to improve the success rate of the Feature Vector based authentication system, the proposed system has been augmented with the user dependent weighted fusion technique.
|Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a multi sequence medical imaging technique in which stacks of images are acquired with different tissue contrasts. Simultaneous observation and quantitative analysis of normal brain tissues and small abnormalities from these large numbers of different sequences is a great challenge in clinical applications. Multispectral MRI analysis can simplify the job considerably by combining unlimited number of available co-registered sequences in a single suite. However, poor performance of the multispectral system with conventional image classification and segmentation methods makes it inappropriate for clinical analysis. Recent works in multispectral brain MRI analysis attempted to resolve this issue by improved feature extraction approaches, such as transform based methods, fuzzy approaches, algebraic techniques and so forth. Transform based feature extraction methods like Independent Component Analysis (ICA) and its extensions have been effectively used in recent studies to improve the performance of multispectral brain MRI analysis. However, these global transforms were found to be inefficient and inconsistent in identifying less frequently occurred features like small lesions, from large amount of MR data. The present thesis focuses on the improvement in ICA based feature extraction techniques to enhance the performance of multispectral brain MRI analysis. Methods using spectral clustering and wavelet transforms are proposed to resolve the inefficiency of ICA in identifying small abnormalities, and problems due to ICA over-completeness. Effectiveness of the new methods in brain tissue classification and segmentation is confirmed by a detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis with synthetic and clinical, normal and abnormal, data. In comparison to conventional classification techniques, proposed algorithms provide better performance in classification of normal brain tissues and significant small abnormalities.
|Department of Computer Applications Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Condoms are widely accepted as a contraceptive for family planning and population control. It is also accepted as the most effective barrier against sexually transmitted diseases, especially AIDS, the incurable disease. But presence of pinholes and low film strength of condoms make it unsuitable for the purpose. Quality improvement of condoms by reducing the pinhole formation and increasing the film strength is thus an essential requirement for population control as well as for preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases. Strict implementation of WHO specification of condoms further increases the rejection percentage. This causes higher rejection loss to condom manufacturers because the defects could be identified only at the final stage of processing. If the influence of various factors which cause these defects is known, manufacturers can take remedial measures to reduce the defectives so that rejection loss can be decreased and quality of condoms increased. In the present study, it was proposed to conduct experiments to improve the quality of condoms by reducing the pinhole rejection percentage and increasing the tensile properties, burst volume, and burst pressure. Ageing property improvement also was an important target among other parameters. Until a cure for AIDS is found, a high quality latex condom is the only effective device in the prevention of the spread of HIV, AIDS and STD's. Hence it is all the more necessary to have high quality condoms.
|Rubber Research Institute of India,
|All the exciting work on developing new and better alloys has led older alloys, such as AZ9l , being abandoned by researchers. lt is believed that the full potential of AZ9l in automotive design has not been realized. Whatever works have been carried out on AZ9lalloy to improve its mechanical properties are insufficient in terms of its potential usage in auto industries. Due to the fact that AZ91 offers high room temperature mechanical properties and good castability, still this alloy is a primary choice for the auto component manufactures. Small improvement in its creep properties will have a huge impact in the transportation industries. Hence, in the present work, "Influence of Si, Sb and Sr Additions on the Microstructure, Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of AZ91 Magnesium Alloy", an attempt has been made to improve the creep properties of AZ9l alloy through minor alloying elemental additions and to understand its strengthening mechanisms. The effect of alloying additions on the ageing and tensile properties of AZ9l is also studied. In addition to that, role of various intermetallics formed due to the alloying additions on the corrosion properties of AZ9l alloy is investigated.
|Cast Ai-Si alloys are widely used in the automotive, aerospace and general engineering industries due to their excellent combination of properties such as good castability, low coefficient of thermal expansion, high strength-to-weight ratio and good corrosion resistance. The present investigation is on the influence of alloying additions on the structure and properties of Ai-7Si-0.3Mg alloy. The primary objective of this present investigation is to study these beneficial effects of calcium on the structure and properties of Ai-7Si-0.3Mg-xFe alloys. The second objective of this work is to study the effects of Mn,Be and Sr addition as Fe neutralizers and also to study the interaction of Mn,Be,Sr and Ca in Ai-7Si-0.3Mg-xFe alloys. In this study the duel beneficial effects of Ca viz;modification and Fe-neutralization, comparison of the effects of Ca and Sr with common Fe neutralizers. The casting have been characterized with respect to their microstructure, %porosity and electrical conductivity, solidification behaviour and mechanical properties. One of the interesting observations in the present work is that a low level of calcium reduces the porosity compared to the untreated alloy. However higher level of calcium addition lead to higher porosity in the casting. An empirical analysis carried out for comparing the results of the present work with those of the other researchers on the effect of increasing iron content on UTS and % elongation of Ai-Si-Mg and Ai-Si-Cu alloys has shown a linear and an inverse first order polynomial relationships respectively.
|This thesis attempts to investigate the problems associated with such schemes and suggests a software architecture, which is aimed towards achieving a meaningful discovery. Usage of information elements as a modelling base for efficient information discovery in distributed systems is demonstrated with the aid of a novel conceptual entity called infotron. The investigations are focused on distributed systems and their associated problems. The study was directed towards identifying suitable software architecture and incorporating the same in an environment where information growth is phenomenal and a proper mechanism for carrying out information discovery becomes feasible. An empirical study undertaken with the aid of an election database of constituencies distributed geographically, provided the insights required. This is manifested in the Election Counting and Reporting Software (ECRS) System. ECRS system is a software system, which is essentially distributed in nature designed to prepare reports to district administrators about the election counting process and to generate other miscellaneous statutory reports.
|Department of Computer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology,
|Sharing of information with those in need of it has always been an idealistic goal of networked environments. With the proliferation of computer networks, information is so widely distributed among systems, that it is imperative to have well-organized schemes for retrieval and also discovery. This thesis attempts to investigate the problems associated with such schemes and suggests a software architecture, which is aimed towards achieving a meaningful discovery. Usage of information elements as a modelling base for efficient information discovery in distributed systems is demonstrated with the aid of a novel conceptual entity called infotron.The investigations are focused on distributed systems and their associated problems. The study was directed towards identifying suitable software architecture and incorporating the same in an environment where information growth is phenomenal and a proper mechanism for carrying out information discovery becomes feasible. An empirical study undertaken with the aid of an election database of constituencies distributed geographically, provided the insights required. This is manifested in the Election Counting and Reporting Software (ECRS) System. ECRS system is a software system, which is essentially distributed in nature designed to prepare reports to district administrators about the election counting process and to generate other miscellaneous statutory reports.Most of the distributed systems of the nature of ECRS normally will possess a "fragile architecture" which would make them amenable to collapse, with the occurrence of minor faults. This is resolved with the help of the penta-tier architecture proposed, that contained five different technologies at different tiers of the architecture.The results of experiment conducted and its analysis show that such an architecture would help to maintain different components of the software intact in an impermeable manner from any internal or external faults. The architecture thus evolved needed a mechanism to support information processing and discovery. This necessitated the introduction of the noveI concept of infotrons. Further, when a computing machine has to perform any meaningful extraction of information, it is guided by what is termed an infotron dictionary.The other empirical study was to find out which of the two prominent markup languages namely HTML and XML, is best suited for the incorporation of infotrons. A comparative study of 200 documents in HTML and XML was undertaken. The result was in favor ofXML.The concept of infotron and that of infotron dictionary, which were developed, was applied to implement an Information Discovery System (IDS). IDS is essentially, a system, that starts with the infotron(s) supplied as clue(s), and results in brewing the information required to satisfy the need of the information discoverer by utilizing the documents available at its disposal (as information space). The various components of the system and their interaction follows the penta-tier architectural model and therefore can be considered fault-tolerant. IDS is generic in nature and therefore the characteristics and the specifications were drawn up accordingly. Many subsystems interacted with multiple infotron dictionaries that were maintained in the system.In order to demonstrate the working of the IDS and to discover the information without modification of a typical Library Information System (LIS), an Information Discovery in Library Information System (lDLIS) application was developed. IDLIS is essentially a wrapper for the LIS, which maintains all the databases of the library. The purpose was to demonstrate that the functionality of a legacy system could be enhanced with the augmentation of IDS leading to information discovery service. IDLIS demonstrates IDS in action. IDLIS proves that any legacy system could be augmented with IDS effectively to provide the additional functionality of information discovery service.Possible applications of IDS and scope for further research in the field are covered.
|Department of Computer Science, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|The primary habitat of Salmonella is the gastrointestinal tract of animals and they are discharged into the water bodies through the feces. Aquatic animals act as asymptomatic reservoirs of a wide range of Salmonella serotypes. The inevitable delay in the detection of Salmonella contamination and the low sensitivity of the conventional methods is a serious issue in the seafood industry. Due to the indiscriminate use, the antibiotics are finally accumulated in the aquatic environment which provides the required antibiotic stress for the emergence of more and more antibiotic resistant phenotypes ofSalmonella. Several genetic determinants like integrons, genomic islands etc. play their role in acquisition and reshuffling of antibiotic resistance genes. A large number of virulence determinants are required for Salmonella pathogenicity. The virulence potential of Salmonella is determined, to some extent, by the presence of phages or phage mediated genes in the bacterial genome. There is much intra-serotype polymorphism in Salmonella and epidemiological studies rely on genetic resemblance of the isolated strains. Proper identification of the strain employing the traditional and molecular techniques is a prerequisite for accurate epidemiological studies (Soto et al., 2000). In this context, a study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of different Salmonella serotypes in seafood and to characterize them
|Microbial Genetics Laboratory Department of Biotechnology Cochin University of Science and Technology
|This thesis Entitled Investigations on Broadband planar Dipole Antennas. An antenna is a device ordinarily used for both transmitting and receiving electromagnetic energy. It is an integral part of the radio communication system and accounts for a good deal of progress that has been made in this field during the last few decades.The effect of flaring the dipole arms is studied in Section 4.1. It is observed that the flaring modifies the impedance characteristics of the dipole. In particular, the change in the reactive part of the impedance with frequency is controlled considerably. This improves the 2:1 VSWR bandwidth of the antenna. The effect of various other design parameters on the impedance bandwidth of the antenna are also studied. The important conclusion drawn is that, there is considerable improvement in the impedance bandwidth of the dipole when ground arm dimensions are larger than the main arm dimensions. Theoretical analysis of various cavity backed antennas are given in Chapter 6. The experimental values agree well with the computation. Also the theory gives a clear inside view and explains the reasons for bandwidth enhancement due to flaring and end-loading of the dipole arms. The percentage bandwidth is determined by calculating the Q of the antenna. Since the approach is for the analysis of microstrip antenna on thick grounded substrate, this method cannot be used to predict the impedance bandwidth of the antennas without cavity backup. Also, the structures analysed are simplified versions of the optimised ones. Specially, the arms overlapping is neglected in the analysis. Also, the antennas with symmetrical arms can only be analysed with this theory.
|Department of Electronics, Cochin University of Science and Technology
|Nonlinear optical processes in organic compounds have attracted considerable interest in the field of science and technology because of their compelling technological promises in fields of optical communication,computing,switching and signal processing.As a result of the synthesis of novel organic compounds with varying degree of nonlinear optical strength, many practical devices based on these are getting realised giving new theoretical insights into the nonolinear optical behaviour of materials.Organic compounds like phthalocyanines and porphyrins have evoked great deal of interest in the field of photonic technology.The present thesis describes the results obtained from the investigations carried out on the nonlinear optical properties of certain organo-metallic compounds using Z-Scan and DFWM techniques.
|International School of Photonics, Cochin University of Science & Technology
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