A 16-bit 18-MSPS flash-assisted SAR ADC with hybrid synchronous and asynchronous control logic

This paper presents a 16-bit,18-MSPS(million samples per second)flash-assisted successive-approximation-register(SAR)analog-to-digital converter(ADC)utilizing hybrid synchronous and asynchronous(HYSAS)timing control logic based on an on-chip delay-locked loop(DLL).The HYSAS scheme can provide a longer settling time for the capacitive digital-to-analog converter(CDAC)than the synchronous and asynchronous SAR ADC.Therefore,the issue of incomplete settling or ringing in the DAC voltage for cases of either on-chip or off-chip reference voltage can be solved to a large extent.In addition,the fore-ground calibration of the CDAC’s mismatch is performed with a finite-impulse-response bandpass filter(FIR-BPF)based least-mean-square(LMS)algorithm in an off-chip FPGA(field programmable gate array).Fabricated in 40-nm CMOS process,the proto-type ADC achieves 94.02-dB spurious-free dynamic range(SFDR),and 75.98-dB signal-to-noise-and-distortion ratio(SNDR)for a 2.88-MHz input under 18-MSPS sampling rate.

Roaming Where He Wants To Becoming a digital nomad in Bangkok

What makes an ideal life?For many,it’s escaping crowded and expensive big cities and the accompanying long,exhausting commutes to settle in a beautiful,warm,and budget-friendly city,or hitting the road and going elsewhere anytime you want.No alarm clocks,no punching in for work,no pressure from bosses-do a little work and then enjoy your life.This is the life for many digital nomads.

Yundang Lake Gets Epic Facelift

The transformation of Yundang Lake from a stinky lake to an urban reception hall has made it a showcase of ecologival restoration in China.BEFORE settling down in the City of Xiamen,Scott Patrick and his wife spent long hours searching online for just the right part of the city.When they saw Yundang Lake in west Xiamen,the couple knew they had hit the jackpot.“The picture of the beautiful lake circled by lush vegetation caught our attention.We knew this was the place we were looking for,”said Patrick.Later,after setting foot in Xiamen,he told himself he had definitely made the right life decision.

Yundang Lake Gets Epic Facelift

Before settling down in the city of Xiamen,Scott Patrick and his wife spent long hours searching online for just the right part of the city.When they saw Yundang Lake in west Xiamen,the couple knew they had hit the jackpot.“The picture of the beautiful lake circled by lush vegetation caught our attention.We knew this was the place we were looking for,”said Patrick.Later,after setting foot in Xiamen,he told himself he had definitely made the right life decision.

Settle3D在某堆载预压工程中的应用

该工程场地有深厚的软土层,为减小工后沉降,现通过堆载预压的方式处理地基。结合该工程实例,通过数值计算软件Settle3D对该工程进行模拟,结果表明:Settle3D能较好地模拟场地分级加载的情况;考虑到模拟沉降与实测沉降有一定差异,通过土体参数反演优化模型计算结果,发现后期沉降的预测精度得到明显提高。

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Quilt Arts of South Africa Edited by MARSHA MACDOWELL Indiana University Press In the far south of the African continent,women have a long tradition of crafting bed coverings using textile techniques commonly used in quilting,a practice deeply embedded in the histories of the San and Khoi peoples.Between the late 1600s and the early 1800s,South Africa experienced an influx of Dutch,French,Indian,and British settlers,including military personnel,traders,miners,and missionaries.These groups introduced their own cultural traditions,including the art of quilt making.Today,quilting thrives as a vibrant art form in South Africa.

Settle3D软件在黄土公路路基变形分析中的应用

公路填筑过程路基沉降和工后沉降,将直接影响公路建设质量和后期的维护费用。为了探明黄土路基的变形机理,运用Settle3D软件,模拟天然和降雨情况下,对黄土路基不同填筑阶段的沉降进行数值分析,以便获得黄土公路路基填筑时期的变形规律。研究结果表明:沉降整体呈“浴缸”状,路基中心位置沉降量最大,沿中心线向两边沉降逐渐减小;沉降量随着深度的增加而减小,持力层表面的沉降量最大。各填筑阶段之间的沉降量呈非线性减小并最终趋于稳定;同一阶段下原状黄土的沉降量大于压实黄土的沉降量。降雨能够明显增加原状黄土路基的沉降量,而对压实黄土沉降量的增大效果不明显,因此施工过程中控制路基压实质量和采取合理的路基防水排水措施显得非常重要。

Synthesis of modified polyacrylamide with high content of hydroxamate groups and settling performance of red mud

Hydroxamated polyacrylamide（HPAM） was synthesized from polyacrylamide（PAM） with high relative molecular mass under the optimum reaction conditions（p H 12 and a molar ratio of hydroxylamine to amide groups of 1.5 at 50 ℃for 12 h）. The hydroxamate groups of HPAM were verified by Fourier transform infrared spectrum（FT-IR）. 46%（molar fration） hydroxamate groups and 23%（molar fraction） carbonyl groups on HPAM were determined by conductometric titration combined with Kjeldahl＇s microanalysis method. The settling performance achieved at different flocculant dosages was investigated with high goethite-containing red mud slurry of simulated Bayer process synthesized in laboratory. It turns out that the settling performance of high goethite-containing red mud was better with HPAM. The average settling rate of red mud in the first 5 min and the turbidity of supernatant after settling for 30 min are 2.36 m/h and 507 NTU, respectively, at a flocculant dosage of 120 g/t, which is similar to that achieved with Hx-600.

Performance of a novel vertical-flow settler: a comparative study

By increasing particle concentration and G value （root-mean-square velocity gradient） to enhance flocculation, a novel vertical-flow settler was designed to increase sedimentation effectiveness, and to simultaneously improve operational stabilization. Due to the gradual decrease in upward flow-rate of raw water, a floes blanket would form and suspend in the middle section of the settler, not at the bottom as in a conventional clarifier. Enough large floes, resulted from flocculation or fltration, would continuously settle out of the floes blanket, and simultaneously, the floes in raw water or those forming above the blanket would ceaselessly enter the floes blanket. As a result, the floes concentration in the blanket could keep a dynamic balance. The hydrodynamic shear in the blanket was improved by flow separation, which was induced by the abrupt change in flow channel. Due to the floes blanket and improved hydrodynamic shear, flocculation would be enhanced, which was helpful for removing fine particles in raw water. A comparative study showed that the novel vertical-flow settler had a much better performance in the removal of the particles in raw water than a conventional one, when they treated kaolin suspensions of different concentrations （500, 100 and 50 mg/L, respectively） coagulated by polyaluminum chloride（PAC1） at the up-flow rates of 1 and 2 mm/s, respectively.

Study on Criterion of Differential Settlement in Subgrade Widening Project of an Expressway

Criterion of differential settlement in subgrade is useful for keeping road in a good serving condition. The theory of traditional materials strength and their technologic economy are applied to analyze the additional bend stress of the pavement structure, the equivalent beam of elastic foundation and influence on the pavement structure of an uneven settlement. The allowable settling ratio of pavement index （ △i ） is got and is used to appraise the uneven settlement standard value in subgrade. The allowable settling ratio of pavement index is applied in an certain widening expressway project and △i ≤0.36 % is attained by the analyzing, calculating and adding a certain safe coefficient. This value was put into practice and is effective during the past two years.

Study on atomic layer etching of Si in inductively coupled Ar/Cl_2 plasmas driven by tailored bias waveforms

Plasma atomic layer etching is proposed to attain layer-by-layer etching, as it has atomic-scale resolution, and can etch monolayer materials. In the etching process, ion energy and angular distributions（IEADs） bombarding the wafer placed on the substrate play a critical role in trench profile evolution, thus importantly flexibly controlling IEADs in the process. Tailored bias voltage waveform is an advisable method to modulate the IEADs effectively, and then improve the trench profile. In this paper, a multi-scale model, coupling the reaction chamber model,sheath model, and trench model, is used to research the effects of bias waveforms on the atomic layer etching of Si in Ar/Cl2 inductively coupled plasmas. Results show that different discharge parameters, such as pressure and radio-frequency power influence the trench evolution progress with bias waveforms synergistically. Tailored bias waveforms can provide nearly monoenergetic ions, thereby obtaining more anisotropic trench profile.？？？

Group Settling Velocity of Non-Cohesive Sediment Mixtures

Settling velocity is a fundamental parameter in sediment transport dynamics. For uniform particles, there are abundant formulas for calculation of their settling velocities. But in natural fields, sediment consists of non-uniform particles. The interaction among particles is complex and should not be neglected. In this paper, based on the analysis of settling mechanism of non-cohesive and non-uniform particles, a theoretical model to describe settling mechanism is proposed. Besides suspension concentration and upward turbulent flow caused by other particles, collision among particles is another main factor influencing settling velocity. By introducing the collision theory, equations of fall velocity before collision, collision probability, and fall velocity after collision are established. Finally, a formula used to calculate the settling velocity of non-cohesive particles with wide grain gradation is presented, which agrees well with the experimental data.

Settled fast measurement of topological charge by direct extraction of plane wave from vortex beam

A method of measuring the vortex beam topological charge(TC)is proposed based on a device that can directly extract the plane wave form from the vortex beam in which the different propagation angles of the plane waves are uniquely related to the different TCs.Then the TC can be obtained by simply comparing the energy values perceived by two fixed sensors in the detection location with the help of twin omnidirectional energy absorbers(OEAs).Because the settled detection relies only on the simple quantitative value at two fixed positions,neither pattern recognition nor field analysis procedure is applied,thus allowing faster measurement.Some features of the methodology are investigated,and the numerical simulations verify the feasibility and robustness of the system.

Qian Yi, Super Pediatrician

Qian Yi(1037e1119),also known as Qian Zhongyang,was from Qiantang(present Hangzhou,Zhejiang Province).But his great-grandfather settled down in Yunzhou(present Yunzhou,Dongping County,Shandong Province).Qian had immersed himself in medical study and was good at pediatrics.In long-term clinical practice,he had accumulated rich experience and became a renowned pediatrician.

Microbiological Analyses and Inflammatory Effects of Settled Dusts from Rice and Hay

Fourteen samples of settled dust from two factories processing rice and wheat straw near Shanghai.China, were examined by dilution plating for total bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, thermophilic actinomycetes, and fungi.They were also examined for atlatoxin endotoxin, and potential to stimulate production of human interleukin 1β (IL-1β) and to consume complement.The concentrations of total microorganisms were consistently greater than 10~7 CFU/g and ranged from 10~7 to 10~9 CFU/g.In general, the level of microbial contamination was greater in the hay dust samples than in the rice dust samples, with bacteria being the most numerous microorganisms observed followed by molds, thermophilic actinomycetes, and yeasts.The predominant fungi were species of Aspergillus, Cladosporium, Penicillium.Trichosporon, and Cryplococcus.No significant levels of aflatoxin were observed and the isolates of A.flavus examined lack significant aflatoxigenic potential.The levels of microorganisms in these samples, the types of organisms found, and the inflammatory mediators such as endotoxin suggest that workers exposed to these dusts may be at risk for respiratory illness. 1990 Academic Press.Inc.

Respiratory Risk Associated with Indoor Air Pollutants in the Form of Settled House Dust

Asthma and allergies are considered by many physicians as being triggered by different substances in the air that people breathe. The lung is the most common site of injury by airborne pollutants. Acute effects, however, may also include non-respiratory signs and symptoms, which may depend upon toxicological characteristics of the substances and host-related factors. The studying of indoor air quality can provide a method for appropriate remedial action. Research suggests that SHD （Settled House Dust） may be a significant source for indoor exposure to different substances. This research study consisted of sampling dust from homes in different area codes. The dust samples were collected from August 2006 thru March 2007 and analyzed using GC/MS （Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry）. The purpose of this research study will display how sampling household dust is a powerful tool for identifying chemicals that contribute to poor indoor air quality.

New National Technical Standards Innovation Base Settles in Guangzhou

The new national technical standards innovation base has officially settled in Guangzhou.The inauguration ceremony and a themed seminar were celebrated on December11,2015.Addressing the meeting,SAC Vice-Administrator Yu Xinli said that,the innovation base as an attempt to promote the innovative development of standardization is of great significance to deepen the reform and create favorable environment for standardization development.

Assessment of Heavy Metals in Indoor Settled Harmattan Dust from the University of Agriculture Makurdi, Nigeria

Indoor settled harmattan dusts at seven sampling stations from the University of Agriculture Makurdi were collected between November, 2014 to March, 2015 (five months) using the wipe sampling methodology. Gravimetric measurement of the dust samples from all the sample locations revealed that dust loading within the institution during the period of assessment ranges from 4.475 - 6.533 g/m2. Masses of indoor settled dust were expectedly higher along high traffic, untarred roads and construction sites as well as in older buildings than others during the period of this study. AAS analysis of the dust samples shows that heavy metal concentrations (mg/kg dry weight) throughout the sampling stations during the period of investigation range from 0.2372 - 0.7152 for Cu, 293.6 - 884.9 for Fe, 4.265 - 68.55 for Mn and 4.239 - 42.53 for Zn. The concentrations of all the metals investigated were found to be lower when compared with related values in literature and were within acceptable limits during the period of this study. Pearson correlation matrix also shows positive correlation between the possible metal pairs at 95% level of confidence, indicating a similar source which may be from anthropogenic activities within and outside the area.