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In this paper, a novel approach of channel modeling based on big data analysis is proposed that is applied to extract air-to-ground channel models from down-link signals collected by using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in operating Long-Term-Evolution (LTE) networks. In this approach, the most "sensitive" channel parameter to the UAV height is chosen based on a feature selection algorithm from
The increasing requirement for the mobile data traffic accelerates the research of millimeter-wave (mm-wave) for future wireless systems. Accurate characterization of the mm-wave propagation channel is fundamental and essential for the system design and performance evaluation. In this paper, we conducted measurement campaigns in various indoor scenarios, including classroom, office, and hall scena
Power control is becoming increasingly essential for the fifth-generation (5G) and beyond systems. An example use-case, among others, is the unmanned-aerial-vehicle (UAV) communications where the nearly line-of-sight (LoS) radio channels may result in very low signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratios (SINRs). The authors in (Chiang et al., 2007) proposed to efficiently and reliably solve this kind
As human's marine activities, such as marine aquaculture, ocean shipping and coastal facilities construction, flourished world-widely, it is required to monitor the sea-wave dynamics timely and accurately. The radar introduced in this paper, namely “Sea-wave-dynamics Monitoring and Imaging System (SMIS)”, working in the S-band at the center frequency of 3.1 GHz, is applicable to retrieving sea-wav
In recent years, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)have been used extensively in military and civilian fields, making the research on cellular-connected UAVs a popular topic forFifth Generation (5G) and beyond communications. In order to support the increasing amount of applications, it is essential to evaluate the performance of UAV communications. In this work, the end-to-end delay, packet success
In this paper, we focus on ultra-dense network modelingwhere both the Base Stations (BSs) and Mobile Terminals(MTs) are UAVs. In this case, two communication nodes canbe very close to each other. However, existing cellular networkanalyses typically use the standard unbounded path loss modelwhere received power decays like r^beta over a distance r. Thisstandard model is a good approximation for the
In this contribution, a recently conducted measurement campaign in a suburban scenario for the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Air-to-Ground (A2G) radio channel is introduced.The downlink signals in an in-service Long Term Evolution (LTE) network were collected and utilized to extract the Channel Impulse Responses (CIRs). A high-resolution parameter estimation algorithm derived based on the Space-Al
Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) massive multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) has been considered as a key enabler for the fifth-generation (5G) communications. It is essential to design and test mmWave 5G devices under various realisticscenarios since the radio propagation channels pose intrinsic limitations on the performance. This requires emulating realistic dynamic mmWave channels in a reproducible
Millimeter wave (mm-wave) communication with large-scale antenna array configuration is seen as the key enabler of the next generation communication systems. Accurate knowledge of the mm-wave propagation channels is fundamental and essential. In this contribution, a novel complexity-efficient high resolution parameter estimation (HRPE) algorithm is proposed for the mm-wave channel with large-scale
Background and Aim: Trigger finger (TF) or stenosing tenosynovitis has been associated with diabetes mellitus (DM), although today’s knowledge is mostly based on cross-sectional and case-control studies. Thus, the aim of the present population-based cohort study over more than 20 years was to investigate DM as a risk factor for TF.Methods: Data from Malmö Diet and Cancer Study (MDCS), including 30
BACKGROUND: For muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC), no tissue biomarkers are available for clinical use to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.OBJECTIVE: To investigate how molecular subtypes impact pathological response and survival in patients receiving preoperative cisplatin-based chemotherapy.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Classification of a retrospective cohort of 149 patient
A compact soft X-ray emission spectrometer for the energy region of 50-600 eV has been designed and constructed for the long undulator beamline BL-09A in the NewSUBARU synchrotron radiation (SR) facility. The optical design of the spectrometer is based on a grazing incidence flat-field spectrometer using a valid line-spacing grating. The average groove density of the grating is 2000 L/mm, and the
A study of the excitation energy dependence of resonant X-ray emission spectra across the O1s absorption edge in combination with X-ray absorption spectroscopy and density functional theory reveals the site-specific valence electronic structure of liquid acetic acid under ambient conditions.
During atrial fibrillation (AF), the heart relies heavily on the atrio-ventricular (AV) node to regulate the heart rate. Thus, characterization of AV-nodal properties may provide valuable information for patient monitoring and prediction of rate control drug effects. In this work we present a network model consisting of the AV node, the bundle of His, and the Purkinje fibers, together with an asso
Derivatives of 3-ethyl-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxetane (trimethylolpropane oxetane), potentially useful in cationic UV-curable formulations, were prepared by the simple acid-catalyzed addition of alcohols to 1-alkenyl ethers. Examples include several difunctional oxetane derivatives along with one fluorinated and one acryloylated oxetane derivative. These new materials may find use as reactive diluents o
The cationic photopolymerization of trimethylolpropane tripropenyl ether (TPE), initiated by a diaryl iodonium salt, has been investigated. The influence of the presence of different alcoholic additives on the rates of photopolymerization and on the properties of the networks obtained has been studied. New 1-propenyl ethers (trimethylolpropane dipropenyl ether (DPE) and its acetyl ester) were synt
A kinetic investigation of the photoinitiated cationic copolymerization of 1-propenyl ethers with vinyl ethers monomers was performed by using FT-IR and 1H-NMR analysis. FT-IR results, obtained in bulk, indicate a higher reactivity of the vinyl ether with respect to the 1-propenyl ether double bond. 1H-NMR analysis, in CDCl3 solution, confirms these results which agree with the literature data con
Thiol-ene photocurable systems based on a trifunctional thiol [trimethylolpropane tris-(3-mercaptopropanoate)] and two different multifunctional allyl ethers (trimethylolpropane triallyl ether and Boltorn U2, an allyl functional dendritic polyester) were examined. To these systems, small amounts (<1 wt%) of fluorinated allyl ethers were added for the modification of their surface properties. Two n
Despite profound progress made in reducing neonatal mortality, it remains one of the major global health challenges. In 2019, the World Health Organization estimated that 2.4 million neonatal deaths occurred, accounting for over 45 percent of under-5 deaths worldwide. Most of these neonatal mortalities occur in low-and middle-income (LMIC) with East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
