Quality analysis of crustal tilt and strain observations in China's earthquakes in 2014

This work analyzes the quality of crustal tilt and strain observations during 2014, which were acquired from 269 sets of ground tiltmeters and 212 sets of strainmeters. In terms of data quality, the water tube tiltmeters presented the highest rate of excellent quality,approximately 91%, and the pendulum tiltmeters and ground strainmeters yielded rates of81% and 78%, respectively. This means that a total of 380 sets of instruments produced high-quality observational data suitable for scientific investigations and analyses.

Clinical Observation on Quality of Life in Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Patients Treated According to Syndrome Differentiation of TCM

Objective: To evaluate the clinical effect and quality of life (QOL) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) patients treated according to syndrome differentiation of TCM. Methods: Eighty-two CABG patients were allocated in the control group (n = 39) treated with conventional method of western medicine, and the TCM-treated group (n

First results of BDS positioning for LBS applications in the UK

The last satellite of BeiDou Navigation Satellite System with Global Coverage(BDS-3)constellation was successfully launched on June 23rd,2020,and the entire system began to provide Positioning,Navigation,and Timing(PNT)services worldwide.We evaluated the performance of location services using BDS with a smartphone that can track the Global Navigation Satellite System(GNSS)satellites in Nottingham,UK.The static and kinematic experiments were conducted in an open meadow and a lakeside route covered by trees,respectively.Experimental results show that BDS has good visibility,and its overall signal carrier-to-noise density ratio(C/N0)is comparable to that of Global Positioning System(GPS).The average C/N0 of BDS-3 satellites with elevation angles above 45°on B1 band is the highest among all systems,reaching 40.0 dB·Hz.The noise level of the BDS pseudorange measurements is within 0.5 m,and it has a good consistency among satellites.In the static experiment,the standard deviations of BDS position-ing in the east,north and up directions are 1.09,1.16,and 3.02 m,respectively,and the R95 value of the horizontal position is 2.88 m.In harsh environments,the number of BDS satellites tracked by the smartphone is susceptible to environmental factors.The bias Root Mean Squares(RMS)in the three directions of the whole kinematic positioning are 6.83,6.68,11.67 m,in which the positioning bias RMS values in a semi-open environment are only 2.81,1.11,3.29 m.Furthermore,the inclusion of BDS in multiple GNSS systems can significantly improve the positioning precision.This study intends to provide a reference for the further improvements of BDS global PNT services,particularly for Location-Based Services(LBS).