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- Harshitha, R., et al.
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Studies of thermo-electric power and dielectric modulus of polypyrrole/zirconium oxide-molybdenum trioxide (PZM) composites
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1573-482X .- 0957-4522. ; 29:8, s. 6564-6578
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Zirconium oxide-molybdenum trioxide doped polypyrrole composites have been synthesized in the presence of ammonium persulphate (oxidizing agent), with different 15, 30, 45 and 60 wt% of zirconium oxide-molybdenum trioxide (ZM) in pyrrole, by the chemical polymerization (oxidation) process. The polypyrrole/zirconium oxide-molybdenum trioxide (PZM) composites have exhibited crystalline nature, which has been confirmed by powder X-ray diffraction patterns. The Fourier transform infrared graphs show that the stretching frequencies of the composites have shifted towards the lower frequency side. The scanning electron microscopy micrographs indicate that the composites are of spherical nature and form elongated chains; an increase in the particles size when compared with polypyrrole and ZM particles is also observed. Thermo electric power and transport properties studies reveal that there is an interaction between polypyrrole and the ZM particles and the weight percents of the ZM particles have an influence on the properties of the pure polypyrrole. Studies shown that, the PZM composites are good materials in conductivity, dielectric properties, micro power generator, thermo cooling, as semiconductors as well as may be in humidity, gas and thermal sensor. © 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.
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- Eyles, J.P., et al.
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Clinical Outcomes Of Osteoarthritis Management Programs: A Project Of The Oa Trial Bank And Oarsi Joint Effort Initiative Using Individual Participant Data
- 2023
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Ingår i: Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. - : Elsevier. - 1063-4584 .- 1522-9653. ; 31, s. S385-S386
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: People living with osteoarthritis (OA) often do not receive best evidence care. Coordinated OA management programs (OAMPs) have been implemented to address this global evidence-practice gap. An OAMP is defined as a package of care with the following: i) a personalized management plan; ii) with reassessment and progression; iii) using a minimum of 2 core treatments (education, exercise, weight control), and; iv) optional adjunctive therapies. Existing OAMP models differ in treatment mode, intensity, duration, the health professionals delivering care, and the healthcare systems and settings they operate within. Randomized trials (RCTs) and cohort studies assess the outcomes of different OAMPs, however, these models are unlikely to ever be compared in RCTs due to the huge expense and complicated logistics required. Prognosis research provides another method of comparing outcomes of different OAMP models. This study aimed to estimate the pain and self-reported function outcomes (at 12-, 26- and 52-weeks) of people with hip and/or knee OA who participated in international OAMPs. It also aimed to describe the characteristics of OAMP participants.Methods: This study was undertaken by members of the OARSI Joint Effort Initiative (JEI), in collaboration with the OA Trial Bank (Erasmus MC, Netherlands). RCTs and clinical cohorts assessing OAMPs were identified through the JEI membership and literature searches. Eligible studies included data from an ongoing OAMP, in any real-world setting, with participants who were diagnosed with hip or knee OA, and longitudinal measures of patient-reported pain and function. The investigators of eligible studies were invited to complete data delivery agreements with the OA Trial Bank, share individual participant data (IPD), contribute to study design and authorship. Investigators ensured they had local ethics review board approval to contribute IPD to the OA Trial bank. Each dataset was converted to a common format to enable merging into one dataset. The IPD were evaluated to convert pain and function variables to standardized scales as appropriate. Pain scores were converted to a 0-100 point scale (100 worst). Function scores were converted to a 0-100 point scale (100 best). A generalized estimating equations (GEE) model analysis was performed to assess the change in pain and function from baseline across weeks 12, 26, and 52. The model specification was based on an unstructured correlation structure and robust standard errors. Pain and function estimates were adjusted by age, sex and body mass index (BMI). Data analyses were carried out using Stata 15 (StataCorp 2015) and SPSS 17.Results: The investigators of 13 international OAMPs were invited to take part. IPD from 9 OAMPs were delivered: the OA Chronic Care Program, Ramsay Health OA Management Program, Joint Health Program, University of Wisconsin Health Knee and Hip Comprehensive Non-Surgical OA Management Clinic, Improved Management of Patients With Hip and Knee OA in Primary Health Care, Joint Academy, Amsterdam OA cohort, Management of OA In Consultations, and Collaborative model of care between Orthopaedics and allied healthcare professionals in knee OA. The characteristics of the OAMPs are summarised in table 1. The OAMPs were conducted in-person except for the Joint Academy that was implemented as an online OAMP. Individual participant data from 9819 participants were analyzed. The cohort studies were missing large amounts of data, as expected in clinical practice. The characteristics of OAMP participants are summarised in Table 2. The majority of OAMP participants reported the knee as their index joint, their mean age ranged between 62- 67 years, 58-74% were female, 25-48% were working and mean BMI indicated they were overweight at baseline. Pain was most commonly assessed using a Numeric Rating Scale or validated questionnaires e.g. the Knee Injury and OA Outcome Scale (KOOS). Function was mostly assessed using validated questionnaires such as the KOOS. The pain and fuction measured in the original datasets are reported in Table 1. The changes in pain and function of the OAMP participants from baseline across weeks 12, 26, and 52 are summarised in Table 3. There were reductions in pain scores and improvements in function scores seen across all programs at the majority of timepoints.Conclusions: We established the first data bank of IPD from different international OAMPs. Analysis of the IPD demonstrated modest improvements in pain and function across the programs at all timepoints. The most rapid improvements were made by week-12, however, these gains were maintained at week-52. In future work this project will use IPD meta-analysis to identify prognostic factors of people with OA who participate in OAMPs.
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- Jørgensen, Mads R V, et al.
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Neutron and X-ray investigations of the Jahn-Teller switch in partially deuterated ammonium copper Tutton salt, (NH4)2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2
- 2017
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Ingår i: Acta Crystallographica. Section B: Structural Science, Crystal Engineering and Materials. - 2052-5192. ; 73:1, s. 87-93
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The structural phase transition accompanied by a Jahn-Teller switch has been studied over a range of H/D ratios in (NH4)2[Cu(H2O)6](SO4)2 (ACTS). In particular, single-crystal neutron diffraction investigations of crystals with deuteration in the range 50 to 82% are shown to be consistent with previous electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) experiments exhibiting a phase boundary at 50% deuteration under ambient pressure. Polycrystalline samples show that the two phases can co-exist. In addition, single-crystal neutron and polycrystalline X-ray diffraction pressure experiments show a shift to lower pressure at 60% deuteration versus previous measurements at 100% deuteration.
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- Narayana, Sujay, et al.
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Hummingbird : energy efficient GPS receiver for small satellites
- 2020
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Ingår i: MobiCom '20. - New York, NY, USA : ACM. - 9781450370851 ; , s. 1-13
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Global Positioning System is a widely adopted localization technique. With the increasing demand for small satellites, the need for a low-power GPS for satellites is also increasing. To enable many state-of-the-art applications, the exact position of the satellites is necessary. However, building low-power GPS receivers which operate in low earth orbit pose significant challenges. This is mainly due to the high speed (~7.8 km/s) of small satellites. While duty-cycling the receiver is a possible solution, the high relative Doppler shift between the GPS satellites and the small satellite contributes to the increase in Time To First Fix (TTFF), thus increasing the energy consumption. Further, if the GPS receiver is tumbling along with the small satellite on which it is mounted, longer TTFF may lead to no GPS fix due to disorientation of the receiver antenna. In this paper, we elucidate the design of a low-cost, low-power GPS receiver for small satellite applications. We also propose an energy optimization algorithm called F3to improve the TTFF which is the main contributor to the energy consumption during cold start. With simulations and in-orbit evaluation from a launched nanosatellite with our μGPS and high-end GPS simulators, we show that up to 96.16% of energy savings (consuming only ~ 1/25th energy compared to the state of the art) can be achieved using our algorithm without compromising much (~10 m) on the navigation accuracy. The TTFF achieved is at most 33 s.
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