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Optimal Inter-Element Spacing of FD-MIMO Planar Array in Urban Macrocell with Elevation Channel Modelling

  • Abubakari, Alidu;Raymond, Sabogu-Sumah;Jo, Han-Shin
    • KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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    • v.11 no.10
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    • pp.4759-4780
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    • 2017
  • Full Dimension multiple input multiple output (FD-MIMO) architecture employs a planar array design at the Base Station (BS) to provide high order multi-user MIMO (MU-MIMO) via simultaneous data transmission to large number of users. With FD-MIMO, the BS can also adjust the beam direction in both elevation and azimuth direction to concentrate the energy on the user of interests while minimizing the interference leakage to co-scheduled users in the same cell or users in the neighboring cells. In a typical highly populated macrocell environment, modelling the elevation angular characteristics of three-dimensional (3D) channel is critical to understanding the performance limits of the FD-MIMO system. In this paper, we study the throughput performance of FD-MIMO system with varying elevation angular spread and inter-element spacing using a 3D spatial channel model. Our results show that for a typical urban scenario, horizontal beamforming with correlated antenna spacing achieves optimal performance but by restricting the spread of elevation angles of departure, elevation beamforming achieves high array gain with wide inter-element spacing. We also realize significant gains due to spatial array processing via modelling the elevation domain and varying the inter-element spacing for both the transmitter and receiver.

Long-term Statistical Analysis of the Simultaneity of Forbush Decrease Events at Middle Latitudes

  • Lee, Seongsuk;Oh, Suyeon;Yi, Yu;Evenson, Paul;Jee, Geonhwa;Choi, Hwajin
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.32 no.1
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    • pp.33-38
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    • 2015
  • Forbush Decreases (FD) are transient, sudden reductions of cosmic ray (CR) intensity lasting a few days, to a week. Such events are observed globally using ground neutron monitors (NMs). Most studies of FD events indicate that an FD event is observed simultaneously at NM stations located all over the Earth. However, using statistical analysis, previous researchers verified that while FD events could occur simultaneously, in some cases, FD events could occur non-simultaneously. Previous studies confirmed the statistical reality of non-simultaneous FD events and the mechanism by which they occur, using data from high-latitude and middle-latitude NM stations. In this study, we used long-term data (1971-2006) from middle-latitude NM stations (Irkutsk, Climax, and Jungfraujoch) to enhance statistical reliability. According to the results from this analysis, the variation of cosmic ray intensity during the main phase, is larger (statistically significant) for simultaneous FD events, than for non-simultaneous ones. Moreover, the distribution of main-phase-onset time shows differences that are statistically significant. While the onset times for the simultaneous FDs are distributed evenly over 24-hour intervals (day and night), those of non-simultaneous FDs are mostly distributed over 12-hour intervals, in daytime. Thus, the existence of the two kinds of FD events, according to differences in their statistical properties, were verified based on data from middle-latitude NM stations.

An Adaptive Estimation Model for Propagation Errors Incurred by CD in FD-CD Transcoding (FD-CD 트랜스코딩기법에서 CD에 의한 전파 왜곡의 적응적 예측 모델)

  • Kim Jin-soo;Kim Jae-Gon
    • Journal of Korea Multimedia Society
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    • v.7 no.11
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    • pp.1571-1579
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    • 2004
  • Recently, FD(Frame Dropping)-CD(Coefficient Dropping) transcoding is considered mainly due to the low computational complexity and simple implementation. But, CD errors in the FD-CD transtoding scheme tend to be propagated and they have a significant effect on the qualities of decoded images. In this paper, we derive the error characteristics incurred by the CD operations and propose an effective estimation model that adaptively describes well the characteristics of propagation/accumulation errors in compressed domain. Furthermore, we apply the proposed model to distortion control achieving nearly constant distortion allocation among frames. Simulation results show that the proposed model is quite accurate in estimating the overall distortions and is effectively applied to distortion control over a range of sequences with varying scene types.

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Characterization of Volatile Components according to Fermentation Periods in Gamdongchotmoo Kimchi (발효기간에 따른 감동젓무 김치의 휘발성 향기 성분 특성)

  • Yoon, Mi-Kyung;Kwon, Mi-Jung;Lee, Sang-Mi;Kim, Ji-Won;Cho, Mi Sook;Lee, Jong-Mee;Kim, Young-Suk
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.40 no.5
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    • pp.497-502
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    • 2008
  • The volatile components in Gamdongchotmoo kimchi, unfermented and fermented for 3 or 25 days, were extracted via solvent-assisted flavor evaporation (SAFE), and then analyzed via gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GCMS). A total of 57 components, including 14 S-containing compounds, 22 terpene hydrocarbons, 13 aliphatic hydrocarbons, 4 alcohols, and 4 miscellaneous components, were detected in Gamdongchotmoo kimchi. Among them, the S-compounds were quantitatively dominant. The aroma-active compounds were also determined via gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O), using aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA). A total of 16 aroma-active compounds were detected via GC-O. The most intense aroma-active compounds in Gamdongchotmoo kimchi included 4-isothiocyanato-1-butene ($Log_3$ FD factor 7, rancid), an unknown($Log_3$ FD factor 7, spicy) and another unknown ($Log_3$ FD factor 7, seasoning-like). In addition, other aroma-active compounds, including dimethyldisulfide ($Log_3$ FD factor 6, rotten onion-like/sulfury), 2-vinyl-[4H]-1,3-dithiin ($Log_3$ FD factor 5, spicy/garlic-like), and an unknown ($Log_3$ FD factor 5, rancid/cheese-like) might be crucial to the flavor characteristics of Gamdongchotmoo kimchi.

Design of a Frequency Domain Equalizer Algorithm for MBOK DS-UWB System (MBOK DS-UWB 시스템을 위한 주파수 영역 등화기 알고리즘의 설계)

  • Kang, Shin-Woo;Im, Se-Bin;Choi, Hyung-Jin
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.32 no.10A
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    • pp.1034-1041
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    • 2007
  • In this paper, we propose a FD USE (frequency domain minimum mean square error) equalizer algorithm for MBOK DS-UWB (M-ary bi-orthogonal keying direct sequence UWB) systems considered as a PHY proposal for high-speed wireless communication in IEEE 802.15.TG3a. The conventional FD MMSE equalization scheme has a structural limit due to insertion of the cyclic prefix (CP) in all transmit packets, but the proposed scheme is able to equalize the channel effect without CP. In order to overcome channel estimation error by multipath delay, we introduce a moving FFT and a moving average scheme. Compared with conventional FD MMSE equalizer and the traditional TD (time domain) MMSE-RAKE receiver, the proposed FD MMSE equalizer has better BER performance and we demonstrate this result by computer simulation.

An Analysis and Modeling of Propagation/Accumulation Errors Incurred by CD in the FD-CD Transcoding (FD-CD 트랜스코팅기법에서 CD에 의한 전파/누적 왜곡의 분석과 모델링)

  • Kim Jin soo;Kim Jae Gon;Kim Hyung Myung;Hong Jin Woo
    • The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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    • v.29 no.12C
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    • pp.1677-1685
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    • 2004
  • Recently, FD (Frame Dropping)-CD (Coefficient Dropping) transcoding is considered due to the low computational complexity and simple implementation. The conventional FD-CD transcoding schemes have not considered the CD errors that tend to be propagated and accumulated. In this paper, we derive the error characteristics incurred by the CD errors and, through computer simulations, we show that the CD errors are propagated and not negligible to the decoded qualities of the next frames within single GOP. Then, we propose an exponential-decaying model that describes well the characteristics of propagation/accumulation errors. Finally, it is shown that the proposed model can be effectively used for estimating the overall distortions incurred by the CD errors.

Isolation and Partial Characterization of Two Ferredoxins from the Photosynthetic Bacterium Heliobacillus mobilis

  • Hatano, Atsushi;Inoue, Kazuhito;Deo, Daisuke;Sakurai, Hidehiro
    • Journal of Photoscience
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.388-390
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    • 2002
  • Two ferredoxin (Fd) fractions, namely, Fd-A and Fd-B were isolated from Heliobacillus mobilis cells, and purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE, gel-permeation and Phenyl-Superose column chromatographies under anaerobic conditions. Their absorption spectra were typical of 2[4Fe-4S] cluster type Fds with peaks at about 385 and 280 nm and a shoulder at about 305 nm. Their N-terminal amino acid sequences were determined, which showed that both of them contain a [4Fe-4S] cluster binding motif. Fd-B was sensitive to oxygen, and itsA$_{385}$ value decreased by about 50% in 2 h at 4$^{\circ}C$ under aerobic conditions. In contrast, $A_{385}$ of Fd-A was essentially unchanged up to 24 h under the same conditions.

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A Study on the Improvement of Discharge Capacity of Natural Fiber Drain (천연마섬유배수재의 통수능력 향상에 관한 연구)

  • 김지용;한상재;강민수;김수삼
    • Proceedings of the Korean Geotechical Society Conference
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    • 1999.10a
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    • pp.279-284
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    • 1999
  • Fiber drain(FD), which is made of organic fibers from jute and coir, has recently been used in several construction projects in the Southeast and East Asia region involving the soil improvement of reclamation fills overlying marine clay. FD is an environmentally friendly product that will naturally be biodegraded into soil after the completion of performance duration as a vertical drain. However, the conventional FD has limited and low-ranged discharge capacity compared to PVD. For this, in this study, the improvement of FD was attempted and new shaped FDs were evaluated by laboratory tests. A series of discharge capacity test was performed to investigate the functional applicability for several types of FDs.

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The Fractal Estimation and on the Long-Term Reliability in Polymer Insulation (폴리머 애자의 장기 신뢰성과 프랙탈 평가)

  • Lim, Jang-Seob;Kim, Jin-Gook;Lee, Jin;Chung, Seung-Cheon;Lee, Woo-Sun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 2003.08a
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    • pp.117-120
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    • 2003
  • Fractal mathematics is being highlighted as a research method for classification of image. But the application of Fractal dimension(FD) has been required the complicated calculation method because of its complex repetition progressing. In this paper, it has been developed the new approach method to express the Fractal Dimension(FD) for aging level calculation and estimation system of outside insulator using special image processing algorithm. As a result after FD testing, the recognized aging estimation of FD has a very characteristics compared to the conventional visual inspection.

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Antioxidant Activities and Properties of Freeze-Dried Coffee on Lard (돈지에 대한 동결건조 커피의 항산화력 발현특성)

  • Rhi, Ju-Won;Shin, Hyo-Sun
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.27 no.3
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    • pp.348-352
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    • 1995
  • The antioxidant activities and properties of freeze-dried(FD) coffee were examined. Aqueous solution of FD coffee showed antioxidant activity on lard, and the antioxidant effect increased with increasing the addition of the aqueous solution. In contrast, FD coffee powder did not showed antioxidant activity on lard. The antioxidant activities of aqueous FD coffee solution of different solid contents were closely correlated with the water activity(Aw). Aqueous FD coffee solution with high Aw(over 0.98) showed strong antioxidant activity. Emulsifiers added to lard did not change the antioxidant activities of aqueous FD coffee solution. The lard that aqueous FD coffee solution was removed from by centrifuging had an antioxidant activity as the lard with aqueous FD coffee solution did. The spectrophotometry test showed that unidentified nonpolar components of FD coffee were introduced into lard.

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