Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a well-known factor associated with neonatal mortality and has contributed to a range of poor health outcomes. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine factors associate...Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a well-known factor associated with neonatal mortality and has contributed to a range of poor health outcomes. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine factors associated with LBW infants. Methods: A matched case control study was conducted in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Data of deliveries were obtained from Total Hospital Information System and medical records. All registered deliveries from January to June 2012 were used as sample populations. There were 180 pairs of cases and controls matched on babies’ gender. Fourteen variables were analyzed: maternal age, ethnicity, gravida, parity, gestational age, maternal booking weight, height and body mass index (BMI), history of low birth weight infants, birth interval, booking hemoglobin levels, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and mode of delivery. Results: Younger mother (t = 6.947, p < 0.001), lower booking BMI (t = 3.067, p = 0.002), prematurity (t = 12.324, p < 0.001), history of LBW infants (OR = 3.0, p = 0.001), LSCS (OR = 0.06, p = 0.001) and current hypertension (OR = 3.1, p = 0.008) were found significant in bivariate analysis. Multivariable conditional logistic regression identified younger maternal age (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.86 -4.51, p 13.58, p = 0.045), prematurity (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.79 -3.26, p < 0.001), and current hypertension (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI = 1.06 -19.22, p = 0.041) as significant factors associated with LBW infants. Conclusion: Younger maternal age, history of LBW infants, prematurity and hypertension have been recognized as predictors of LBW infants. The importance of pre-pregnancy screening, early antenatal booking and proper identification of high risk-mother needs to be strengthened and enforced in effort to reduce incidence of LBW infants.展开更多
In order to study component matching which exists in off-design situation at the initial design stage of turbine engine,by establishing performance analysis model of low bypass ratio mixed flow turbofan engine and com...In order to study component matching which exists in off-design situation at the initial design stage of turbine engine,by establishing performance analysis model of low bypass ratio mixed flow turbofan engine and components characteristic data,and by applying Newton-Raphson method to solve the nonlinear equations of offdesign points in flying envelop,the factors which affect matching between engine components are studied.The results show that low pressure turbine(LPT)must not operate in a critical condition,and the partial derivative(slope)of pressure ratio to similitude mass flow ratio of working point in LPT characteristic map affects the stability of engine.The smaller the slope is,the more stable the engine is.In addition,the engine is more stable when the fan characteristic map is steep.展开更多
A novel structure for a charge pump circuit is proposed, in which the charge-pump （CP） current can adaptively regulated according to phase-locked loops （PLL） frequency synthesis demand. The current follow technolo...A novel structure for a charge pump circuit is proposed, in which the charge-pump （CP） current can adaptively regulated according to phase-locked loops （PLL） frequency synthesis demand. The current follow technology is used to make perfect current matching characteristics, and the two differential inverters are implanted to increase the speed of charge pump and decrease output spur due to theory of low voltage difference signal. Simulation results, with 1st silicon 0. 25μm 2. 5 V complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor （CMOS） mixed-signal process, show the good current matching characteristics regardless of the charge pump output voltages.展开更多
A 1.34 GHz-1=60 MHz low noise amplifier （LNA） designed in a 0.35 pm SiGe process is presented. The designed LNA exhibits a power gain of 21.46 dB and a noise figure （NF） of 1.27 dB at 1.34 GHz. The linearity is im...A 1.34 GHz-1=60 MHz low noise amplifier （LNA） designed in a 0.35 pm SiGe process is presented. The designed LNA exhibits a power gain of 21.46 dB and a noise figure （NF） of 1.27 dB at 1.34 GHz. The linearity is improved with an active biasing technique. The post-layout simulation shows an input referred 1-dB compression point （IPldn） of-11.52 dBm. Compared with the recent reported high gain LNAs, the proposed LNA has a much better linearity without degrading other performance. The LNA draws 10 mA current from a 3.3 V power supply.展开更多
基于PatchMatch的多视图立体(MVS)方法依据输入多幅图像估计场景的深度,目前已应用于大规模场景三维重建。然而,由于特征匹配不稳定、仅依赖光度一致性不可靠等原因,现有方法在弱纹理区域的深度估计准确性和完整性较低。针对上述问题,...基于PatchMatch的多视图立体(MVS)方法依据输入多幅图像估计场景的深度,目前已应用于大规模场景三维重建。然而,由于特征匹配不稳定、仅依赖光度一致性不可靠等原因,现有方法在弱纹理区域的深度估计准确性和完整性较低。针对上述问题,提出一种基于四叉树先验辅助的MVS方法。首先,利用图像像素值获得局部纹理;其次,基于自适应棋盘网格采样的块匹配多视图立体视觉方法(ACMH)获得粗略的深度图,结合弱纹理区域中的结构信息,采用四叉树分割生成先验平面假设;再次,融合上述信息,设计一种新的多视图匹配代价函数,引导弱纹理区域得到最优深度假设,进而提高立体匹配的准确性;最后,在ETH3D、Tanks and Temples和中国科学院古建筑数据集上与多种现有的传统MVS方法进行对比实验。结果表明所提方法性能更优,特别是在ETH3D测试数据集中,当误差阈值为2 cm时,相较于当前先进的多尺度平面先验辅助方法(ACMMP),它的F1分数和完整性分别提高了1.29和2.38个百分点。展开更多
This paper represents current research in low-power Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) domain. Nowadays low power has become more sought research topic in electronic industry. Power dissipation is the most important ...This paper represents current research in low-power Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) domain. Nowadays low power has become more sought research topic in electronic industry. Power dissipation is the most important area while designing the VLSI chip. Today almost all of the high speed switching devices include the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) as one of the most important features. When a device consumes less power that becomes reliable and it would work with more efficiency. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology is best known for low power consumption devices. This paper aims at designing a router application device which consumes less power and works more efficiently. Various strategies, methodologies and power management techniques for low power circuits and systems are discussed in this research. From this research the challenges could be developed that might be met while designing low power high performance circuit. This work aims at developing Data Aware AND-type match line architecture for TCAM. A TCAM macro of 256 × 128 was designed using Cadence Advanced Development Environment (ADE) with 90 nm technology file from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The result shows that the proposed Data Aware architecture provides around 35% speed and 45% power improvement over existing architecture.展开更多
文摘Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a well-known factor associated with neonatal mortality and has contributed to a range of poor health outcomes. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine factors associated with LBW infants. Methods: A matched case control study was conducted in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. Data of deliveries were obtained from Total Hospital Information System and medical records. All registered deliveries from January to June 2012 were used as sample populations. There were 180 pairs of cases and controls matched on babies’ gender. Fourteen variables were analyzed: maternal age, ethnicity, gravida, parity, gestational age, maternal booking weight, height and body mass index (BMI), history of low birth weight infants, birth interval, booking hemoglobin levels, hypertension, diabetes mellitus and mode of delivery. Results: Younger mother (t = 6.947, p < 0.001), lower booking BMI (t = 3.067, p = 0.002), prematurity (t = 12.324, p < 0.001), history of LBW infants (OR = 3.0, p = 0.001), LSCS (OR = 0.06, p = 0.001) and current hypertension (OR = 3.1, p = 0.008) were found significant in bivariate analysis. Multivariable conditional logistic regression identified younger maternal age (AOR = 2.9, 95% CI = 1.86 -4.51, p 13.58, p = 0.045), prematurity (AOR = 2.4, 95% CI = 1.79 -3.26, p < 0.001), and current hypertension (AOR = 4.5, 95% CI = 1.06 -19.22, p = 0.041) as significant factors associated with LBW infants. Conclusion: Younger maternal age, history of LBW infants, prematurity and hypertension have been recognized as predictors of LBW infants. The importance of pre-pregnancy screening, early antenatal booking and proper identification of high risk-mother needs to be strengthened and enforced in effort to reduce incidence of LBW infants.
基金supported in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.NZ2016103)
文摘In order to study component matching which exists in off-design situation at the initial design stage of turbine engine,by establishing performance analysis model of low bypass ratio mixed flow turbofan engine and components characteristic data,and by applying Newton-Raphson method to solve the nonlinear equations of offdesign points in flying envelop,the factors which affect matching between engine components are studied.The results show that low pressure turbine(LPT)must not operate in a critical condition,and the partial derivative(slope)of pressure ratio to similitude mass flow ratio of working point in LPT characteristic map affects the stability of engine.The smaller the slope is,the more stable the engine is.In addition,the engine is more stable when the fan characteristic map is steep.
文摘A novel structure for a charge pump circuit is proposed, in which the charge-pump （CP） current can adaptively regulated according to phase-locked loops （PLL） frequency synthesis demand. The current follow technology is used to make perfect current matching characteristics, and the two differential inverters are implanted to increase the speed of charge pump and decrease output spur due to theory of low voltage difference signal. Simulation results, with 1st silicon 0. 25μm 2. 5 V complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor （CMOS） mixed-signal process, show the good current matching characteristics regardless of the charge pump output voltages.
文摘A 1.34 GHz-1=60 MHz low noise amplifier （LNA） designed in a 0.35 pm SiGe process is presented. The designed LNA exhibits a power gain of 21.46 dB and a noise figure （NF） of 1.27 dB at 1.34 GHz. The linearity is improved with an active biasing technique. The post-layout simulation shows an input referred 1-dB compression point （IPldn） of-11.52 dBm. Compared with the recent reported high gain LNAs, the proposed LNA has a much better linearity without degrading other performance. The LNA draws 10 mA current from a 3.3 V power supply.
文摘基于PatchMatch的多视图立体(MVS)方法依据输入多幅图像估计场景的深度,目前已应用于大规模场景三维重建。然而,由于特征匹配不稳定、仅依赖光度一致性不可靠等原因,现有方法在弱纹理区域的深度估计准确性和完整性较低。针对上述问题,提出一种基于四叉树先验辅助的MVS方法。首先,利用图像像素值获得局部纹理;其次,基于自适应棋盘网格采样的块匹配多视图立体视觉方法(ACMH)获得粗略的深度图,结合弱纹理区域中的结构信息,采用四叉树分割生成先验平面假设;再次,融合上述信息,设计一种新的多视图匹配代价函数,引导弱纹理区域得到最优深度假设,进而提高立体匹配的准确性;最后,在ETH3D、Tanks and Temples和中国科学院古建筑数据集上与多种现有的传统MVS方法进行对比实验。结果表明所提方法性能更优,特别是在ETH3D测试数据集中,当误差阈值为2 cm时,相较于当前先进的多尺度平面先验辅助方法(ACMMP),它的F1分数和完整性分别提高了1.29和2.38个百分点。
文摘This paper represents current research in low-power Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) domain. Nowadays low power has become more sought research topic in electronic industry. Power dissipation is the most important area while designing the VLSI chip. Today almost all of the high speed switching devices include the Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM) as one of the most important features. When a device consumes less power that becomes reliable and it would work with more efficiency. Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) technology is best known for low power consumption devices. This paper aims at designing a router application device which consumes less power and works more efficiently. Various strategies, methodologies and power management techniques for low power circuits and systems are discussed in this research. From this research the challenges could be developed that might be met while designing low power high performance circuit. This work aims at developing Data Aware AND-type match line architecture for TCAM. A TCAM macro of 256 × 128 was designed using Cadence Advanced Development Environment (ADE) with 90 nm technology file from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). The result shows that the proposed Data Aware architecture provides around 35% speed and 45% power improvement over existing architecture.
