Half Square Research Articles

Developing variables two-plan sampling scheme with consideration of process loss for lot sentencing

This paper considers a well-known two-plan sampling system, Tightened-Normal-Tightened (TNT) sampling scheme, which includes two single sampling plans (SSPs) with regulations for transitioning between tightened and normal inspections. Tightened inspection is conducted when there is a noticeable decline in quality, and normal inspection is employed when the quality is satisfactory. Most acceptance sampling plans evaluate product quality in terms of process yield, which does not differentiate between products that fall within specification limits. To address this issue, a new performance measure called the process loss index Le was developed, which accounts for the quality loss function. This index is determined by dividing the “expected quadratic loss” by the “square of half the specification width.” Using this index, two primary types of variables TNT sampling scheme were constructed and evaluated in this study. Their efficacy and features were investigated, discussed, and compared. The findings reveal that the TNT sampling strategy delivers the required quality assurance with a reduced sample size compared to the conventional SSP.

CFD Analysis of Pressure Drop Reduction in PEMFC Flow Channels with Distinct Cross-Section Shapes

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have great potential to produce renewable, sustainable and clean energy and reduce air pollutants to mitigate climate change. PEMFCs consist of distinct parts including anode and cathode bipolar plates having flow channels, gas diffusion layers, catalyst layers, and membrane. The flow channel geometry influences the flow and pressure drop characteristics of the channel and cell performance. In this work, a three-dimensional (3D) CFD model is built employing SOLIDWORKS and ANSYS Workbench. The innovative configurations are generated by changing the half of 0.2 x 0.2 mm square channel to 0.3 x 0.1 mm, 0.3 x 0.15 mm, 0.3 x 0.2 mm and 0.3 x 0.25 mm rectangular section at the top. The results showed that increasing rectangular section height significantly reduced pressure drop at the anode and cathode with a slight decrease in the current density at 0.4 and 0.6 V. The new configuration with 0.2 x 0.1 mm half square section at the bottom and 0.3 x 0.25 mm rectangular section at the top decreases the current density, anode and cathode pressure drop of 11%, 69% and 58%, respectively in comparison to 0.2 x 0.2 flow channel at 0.4 V. Taking into account pressure loss along the flow channels, this configuration is a good option to improve the cell performance.

Synchrotron X-ray diffraction and radiography - Lattice strain characterization in thin-walled carbon fibre channel structures subjected to buckling

Carbon fibre composites are widely used in low specific stiffness and high strength structures such as airframes. Compressive loading of these assemblies can lead to buckling and localised deformation around defects and imperfections that can hinder performance and lead to overengineering via excessive safety factors. Synchrotron X-Ray Diffraction (SXRD) has recently been shown to be capable of performing lattice strain mapping within carbon fibre composites at the microscale, a previously unprecedented resolution. In this study SXRD and radiography was performed on carbon fibre composite columns produced via two different methods (standard lamination and half square) at a range of different load states: unbuckled, one-third of the buckling load and post buckling. The results provide quantitative insights into the impact of these different production methods on lattice strain and fibre orientation, as well as the influence these factors have on reducing buckling load (by up to 22%). As well as being the first use of SXRD on industrially representative full-size carbon fibre samples, these insights provide invaluable detail into the factors which limit performance and the origins of column failure; crucial factors required to optimise structural design, production and loading capability.

Substrate effect and structure optimization of fabric-based circularly polarized dipole antenna for radio frequency energy harvesting

Radio frequency energy harvesting on textiles is seen as a method of enabling sustainable battery-free operation for wearable devices, while few works have clarified the influence of fabric properties on antenna performance. To prepare successfully a fabric-based circularly polarized antenna for radio frequency energy harvesting, this paper will clarify the effect of key fabric characteristics (such as dielectric properties and fabric thickness) on antenna performance by a finite element simulation. The simulated results showed the antenna resonant frequency is inversely proportional to the half square of the fabric’s dielectric constant, and the antenna radiation efficiency and gain are inversely proportional to the square of its dielectric loss tangent and thickness. Then, for the typical fabric substrates, the structure parameters of the existing circularly polarized antenna are optimized to work in the expected working frequency band, and the dominating structure parameter of the antenna in performance was identified. The optimized antenna prototype has excellent performance. The antenna has a bandwidth of 350 MHz and a maximum transmission distance of 190 cm. The received signal strength indication per unit area is 2.35 mW/cm2 and the output voltage is 1.19 mV/cm2 at a distance of 100 cm. It is concluded that the flexible size-minimized wide bandwidth circularly polarized radio frequency energy harvesting antenna screen-printed on fabric was derived from a commercial circularly polarized antenna with fiber-reinforced epoxy plate (FR4) substrate, and the critical geometrical and material parameters of the fabric substrate for this antenna performance as well as the affecting mechanism were identified.

PALEODICTYON ASSEMBLAGE FROM FRASIN, SUCEAVA COUNTY (EASTERN CARPATHIANS, ROMANIA)

Hypichnia with Strobilorharphe, Megagrapton, Spirodesmos, Helminthopsis, Treptichnus, and the elite Paleodictyon, representative for „deep-sea farmers” (graphoglyptides) of the Paleodictyon ichnosubfacies, belonging to Nereites ichnofacies is described in Lower-Middle Eocene flysch deposits of Tarcău Nappe (in the north of Eastern Carpathians). The Paleodictyon is preserved as three superimposed networks, covering a half square meter of lower bounding surface of a Tc bed, indicating a quasi-nonerosive character of the turbidity current which exhumed the pre-depositional delicate farming traces. This paleoenvironment is supported by the agglutinated foraminifera, dominated by tubular forms (Bathysiphon sp., Psammosiphonella cylindrica, Nothia excelsa) collected from shale the above and below turbidite bed, accumulated in relative quiet intervals, depleted of nutrients and oxygen. Such conditions may exist in offshore, where organisms develop highly organized feeding strategies.

Accuracy Assessment for points coordinates surveyed using low-cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle and Global Positioning System with 3Dsurvey and 3DF Zephyr software

Ground Control Points GCPs are the only way to obtain accurate positions in aerial surveys. At least three points should be utilized, and the model will get increasingly accurate in X, Y, and Z coordinates as the number rises. The accuracy of the 3D model created from aerial photography is also affected by the arrangement of GCPs. The goal of this research is to determine the optimal number and arrangement of GCPs in order to obtain the lowest possible error in point positioning. A conventional UAV called DJI Mavic 2 pro was used to photograph one and a half square kilometer site at an elevation equal to hundred meters from earth’s surface with nadir camera configuration. GSD (ground sampling distance) of 2.3 centimeters was used to collect 1515 pictures. 62 GCPs were observed in PPK (Post Processing kinematic) method using a DGPS (differential global positioning system) receiver GS 15 from Leica. The study area was split into two areas, one with a straight arrangement of GCPs and the other with a diagonal arrangement of GCPs. The pictures were processed using 3Dsurvey and 3DF Zephyr software utilizing a full bundle adjustment procedure with increasing GCPs number beginning with three GCPs and ending with twenty-six GCPs for both arrangement layout, with the other points serving as check points for the model’s accuracy at each attempt. The check point coordinates obtained were compared to the DGPS coordinates. The result indicates the optimal GCP number needed for the most accurate position and spread layout. That the minimum gap between adjacent GCPs ought to be not over than 100 meters and spread homogenously.

Geometric Optimization of Complex Heat Exchangers using Constructal Technique

The application of microchannel heat exchangers for cooling is documented in this study. Numerical optimization is carried out with the goal of minimising the peak wall temperature in the microchannel heat sink modelled with solid and half hollow square micro fins. A high-density heat flux q'' from a microelectronic device was applied at the bottom wall of the microchannel heat sink with circular flow channel embedded in a highly conductive rectangular block aluminium substrate. Single phase water was used as coolant to remove the deposited heat at the internal channel walls and in the internal surfaces of half hollow square fins, while cool air stream flows externally over the vertical fins in a forced convection laminar regime to take away the excess heat on the micro square fins. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) code was employed to descretised and solve the governing equations. The results of numerical optimization showed that the combined microchannels with solid square fins has the highest global thermal conductance than the microchannel with half hollow square fins. The limiting case of a single microchannel heat sink without fins agrees with what is in open literature.

Pixel Art untuk Membangun Pemahaman Siswa Tentang Konsep Dasar Luas

Merely providing the formula of area in the learning activity can impede students’ deep understanding of the concept of area. This study was a qualitative design research that aimed to develop a learning design by using the context of pixel art and grid paper to build students' knowledge of the concept of area measurement. There were three stages in this study, namely, preparation, teaching experiment, and retrospective analysis. The subjects of this study were 25 students of P3 (Primary 3) SD Global Inbyra School. However, the discussion focused on a group consisting of three students. The research subjects were given a mini lesson consisting of 2 meetings. It can be seen from the first meeting that the pixel art drawn by the students built on their initial measuring ability because they automatically notice that half square and half square make up 1 square. At the second meeting, students demonstrated their ability to estimate the number of squares (area) in an irregular picture. In the activity of making any shapes that have an area of 20 square units, students were aware that to find the area of the rectangle, they can use repeated addition which can be directed to the area of the rectangle (p x l).

A Better Approach To The Estimation Of Testicular Size In Live Boars

A MODIFIED approach in testicular biometry in boars is described. Twelve mature Large White pigs were used for this study. Half the major axis of the testis (a) and the square of half the minor axis [b2] were highly significantly correlated with both testicular weight and testicular volume. The multiple correlations between a and b2 and the testis weight and testis volume were respectively 0.94 and 0.96 and equally highly significant. 
 The testicular weights and volumes calculated with the multiple regression equations obtained in this study accounted for 99% and 97% of the actual values respectively.

Default Parallels: The Science Potential of JWST Parallel Observations during TSO Primary Observations

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will observe several stars for long cumulative durations while pursuing exoplanets as primary science targets for both Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) and very likely General Observer (GO) programs. Here we argue in favor of an automatic default parallel program to observe, e.g., using the F200W/F277W filters or grism of NIRCAM/NIRISS in order to find high redshift (z ≫ 10) galaxies, cool red/brown dwarf substellar objects, solar system objects, and observations of serendipitous planetary transits. We argue here the need for automated exploratory astrophysical observations with unused JWST instruments during these long-duration exoplanet observations. Randomized fields that are observed in parallel mode reduce errors due to cosmic variance more effectively than single continuous fields of a typical wedding cake observing strategy. Hence, we argue that the proposed automated survey will explore a unique and rich discovery space in the high-redshift universe, Galactic structure, and solar system. We show that the GTO and highly probable GO target list of exoplanets covers the Galactic disk/halo and high redshift universe, mostly well out of the plane of the disk of the Milky Way. Exposure times are of the order of the CEERS GTO medium-deep survey in a single filter, comparable to CANDELS in Hubble Space Telescope's surveys and deep fields. The area covered by NIRISS and NIRCam combined could accumulate to a half square degree surveyed.

On-Top Ratio for Atoms and Molecules.

The on-top ratio, R, is the ratio of the on-top pair density to the square of half the total density. Here, we explore the on-top ratio as a tool to understand different types of bonds, including covalent, polar covalent, ionic, and dispersion-dominated weak interactions. We show for several diatomic molecules and for ethylene that the partial derivative of R is a useful indicator of covalent-bond breaking. R also presents a local maximum for each electron shell when all electrons are correlated.

From telluric helix to telluric remix

The first attempt to represent the Periodic system graphically was the Telluric Helix (Vis Tellurique) presented in 1862 by Alexandre-Emile Béguyer de Chancourtois, in which the sequence of elements was wound round a cylinder. This has hardly been attempted since, because the intervals between periodic returns vary in length from 2 to 32 elements, but Charles Janet presented a model wound round four nested cylinders. The rows in Janet’s table are defined by a constant sum of the first two quantum numbers, n and l, so that they end with the s-block, headed by hydrogen and helium. By combining Janet’s table, Edward Mazurs’ version, in which each row represents an electron shell and Valery Tsimmerman’s use of a half square for each element, I have produced a representation that can be printed out and wound round to make a cylinder with manageable dimensions. In the unwound version, I have placed the s-block in the middle, to emphasise its pivotal nature, since it both ends each (n + ℓ) row and contributes electrons to the valence of elements in the next (n + ℓ) row; it thus does not necessarily belong either on the left or the right side of a table. The downward arrows that link subshells within each (n + ℓ) series graphically illustrate the Janet Effect (or Madelung Rule). To acknowledge my debt to Chancourtois, Janet, Mazurs and Tsimmerman, I call my design the ‘Telluric Remix’.

Building Monastic Cloisters in the Iberian Peninsula (8th-11th centuries): Regular Layouts and Functional Organization

As is well known, the cloisters of monasteries and cathedrals were being designed as quadrilaterals with porches and rooms arranged around the perimeter by the end of the eighth century. We know how they developed from philological (Fontanelle), documental (Sankt Gallen) and archaeological studies (Munstair, Lorsch or Fulda). The same formula was used in France throughout the 10th and 11th centuries, as is evidenced by the cloisters of Autun, Vezelay and Cluny II, which was originally made of wood until Odilo (994-1049) rebuilt it in marble. Recent findings at the Catalan monastery of Ripoll raise the possibility that full square cloisters were being built south of the Pyrenees before 1000. This cloister should be studied in relation to other Catalan enclosures such as Sant Cugat (beginning 11th c.) which had a stone portico from the outset, or the lower cloister at Sant Pere de Rodes. The morphology of these enclosures can be explained through comparison with other early Catalan examples. Nevertheless, the international literature has ignored the possibility that there were regular square or half square cloisters in the Iberian Peninsula from the Visigothic period onwards. It is possible that Carolingian proposals were not the only way of experimenting with quadrangle cloister layouts in both monasteries and cathedrals in Mediterranean Europe during the High Middle Ages.

Fission Transmission Linear-to-Circular Polarization Conversion Based on Compact Bi-Layer structure

<p>A fission transmission linear-to-circular polarization conversion based on bi-layer structure is proposed which is composed of 3 × 3 array to convert linear-to-circular polarized wave. The structure is constructed by half square with “H” shape printed on both sides of the dielectric substrate that are subjected to obtain multi-band at resonance frequencies. The proposed structure realizes the giant circular polarization under the normal incidence for right and left circular polarized waves. After transmission, the incident wave decomposed into two orthogonal linear components have equal magnitudes and 90o phase difference between them. The novel approach of “fission transmission of electromagnetic waves” is firstly introduced to understand the physics of giant circular polarization conversion which is based on the sequence of incident and transmitted waves to generate strong circular dichroism.</p>

Base Aspect Ratio Effects on Resonant Fluid Sloshing in a Rectangular Tank

A PSME model is used to study the base aspect ratio effect on resonant fluid sloshing in a 3D tank. Three different depth classes (shallow water, intermediate depth and finite depth) and three base aspect ratios (very long base, half width base and square base) are considered. Longitudinal and diagonal excitations are applied to all cases. Results show that sloshing in lower depth tank strongly depends on the base aspect ratio. Keywords: PSME method; Nonlinear sloshing waves; Base aspect ratio effect.

Forces and pressures in adsorbing partially directed walks

Polymers in confined spaces lose conformational entropy. This induces a net repulsive entropic force on the walls of the confining space. A model for this phenomenon is a lattice walk between confining walls, and in this paper a model of an adsorbing partially directed walk is used. The walk is placed in a half square lattice with boundary , and confined between two vertical parallel walls, which are vertical lines in the lattice, a distance w apart. The free energy of the walk is determined, as a function of w, for walks with endpoints in the confining walls and adsorbing in . This gives the entropic force on the confining walls as a function of w. It is shown that there are zero force points in this model and the locations of these points are determined, in some cases exactly, and in other cases asymptotically.

Compact UWB Monopole Antenna for Automotive Communications

This communication presents a bandwidth-enhanced, compact, monopole antenna with modified ground plane for modern automotive ultra wide-band (UWB) applications. The proposed antenna has hybrid geometry and is constructed using half circular ring and half square ring. The ground plane of the fundamental radiator is curved and defected to improve the VSWR bandwidth. An extended ground stub is added to further enhance the bandwidth to suit the modern automotive requirements. The designed antenna covers 3.1–10.9 GHz frequency spectrum with ${\mathrm {VSWR}} \leq {2}$ . This antenna can be conveniently placed inside the shark fin housing or it can be printed along with the existing print circuit board (PCB) electronics nullifying the need for dedicated location for in-car communications. Furthermore, a simple two-port multiple input multiple output (MIMO) antenna is constructed and its diversity performance is estimated. The prototype is fabricated and tested for impedance and radiation characteristics.

Modulation transfer function assessment in parallel beam and fan beam collimators with square and cylindrical holes

This study investigates modulation transfer function (MTF) in parallel beam (PB) and fan beam (FB) collimators using the Monte Carlo method with full width at half maximum (FWHM), square and circular-shaped holes, and scatter and penetration (S + P) components. A regulation similar to the lead-to-air ratio was used for both collimators to estimate output data. The hole pattern was designed to compare FB by PB parameters. The radioactive source in air and in a water phantom placed in front of the collimators was simulated using MCNP5 code. The test results indicated that the square holes in PB (PBs) had better FWHM than did the cylindrical (PBc) holes. In contrast, the cylindrical holes in the FB (FBc) had better FWHM than the square holes. In general, the resolution of FBc was better than that of the PBc in air and scatter mediums. The S + P decreased for all collimators as the distance from the source to the collimator surface (z) increased. The FBc had a lower S + P than FBs, but PBc had a higher S + P than PBs. Of the FB and PB collimators with the identical hole shapes, PBs had a smaller S + P than FBs, and FBc had a smaller S + P than PBc. The MTF value for the FB was greater than for the PB and had increased spatial frequency; the FBc had higher MTF than the FBs and PB collimators. Estimating the FB using PB parameters and diverse hole shapes may be useful in collimator design to improve the resolution and efficiency of SPECT images.

Fuzzy estimation for process loss assessment

The process loss index was developed for providing a unitless measure of process performance by considering the proximity of the target value. It is defined as the ratio of the expected quadratic loss to the square of half the specification width. Using for measuring process performance, it also provides an uncontaminated separation between information concerning the process relative off-target loss and the process relative inconsistency loss. Most studies on measuring process loss index are based on crisp estimates involving precise output process measurements. However, measurements of product quality sometimes cannot be precisely recorded or collected. By combining randomness and fuzziness in assessing process capability, this study provides a triangular-shaped fuzzy number for the estimation of . The fuzzy upper confidence bound, derived by extension principle, can be used for estimating the maximum process loss. Finally, the decision rule for fuzzy hypothesis testing is presented and illustrated with an example for assessing process loss in the fuzzy environment.

AzTEC half square degree survey of the SHADES fields - II. Identifications, redshifts and evidence for large-scale structure

The AzTEC 1.1 mm survey of the SCUBA HAlf Degree Extragalactic Survey (SHADES) fields is the largest (0.7 deg2) blank-field millimetre-wavelength survey undertaken to date at a resolution of ~18" and a depth of ~1 mJy. We have used the deep optical-to-radio multi-wavelength data in the SHADES Lockman Hole East and SXDF/UDS fields to obtain galaxy identifications for ~64% (~80% with tentative identifications) of the 148 AzTEC-SHADES 1.1 mm sources, exploiting deep radio and 24 um data complemented by methods based on 8 um flux-density and red optical-infrared (i-K) colour. This unusually high identification rate can be attributed to the relatively bright millimetre-wavelength flux-density threshold, combined with the relatively deep supporting multi-frequency data. We have further exploited the optical-mid-infrared-radio data to derive a ~60% (~75% with tentative identifications) complete redshift distribution for the AzTEC-SHADES sources, yielding a median redshift of z~2.2, with a high-redshift tail extending to at least z~4. Despite the larger area probed by the AzTEC survey relative to the original SCUBA SHADES imaging, the redshift distribution of the AzTEC sources is consistent with that displayed by the SCUBA sources, and reinforces tentative evidence that the redshift distribution of mm/sub-mm sources in the Lockman Hole field is significantly different from that found in the SXDF/UDS field. Comparison with simulated surveys of similar scale extracted from semi-analytic models based on the Millennium simulation indicates that this is as expected if the mm/sub-mm sources are massive (M>10^11 Mo) star-forming galaxies tracing large-scale structures over scales of 10-20 Mpc. This confirms the importance of surveys covering several square degrees (as now underway with SCUBA2) to obtain representative samples of bright (sub)mm-selected galaxies.