Effective pulmonary drug delivery using a metered-dose inhaler (MDI) requires a match between the MDI sprays, the patient’s breathing, and respiratory physiology. Different inhalers generate aerosols with distinct aerosol sizes and speeds, which requ...
Slow earthquakes represent an important mode of fault slip transitional between stable creep and dynamic rupture. Their occurrence is jointly controlled by mineral composition, pore-fluid pressure, effective normal stress, system stiffness, and micro...
Respiration is closely related to the parasympathetic nervous system (PSNS). This relation occurs within a single respiratory cycle, with PSNS activity reduced during inspiration and increased during expiration. Over a longer timescale, deep and slow...
Designing waveforms with a Constant Modulus Constraint (CMC) to achieve desirable Slow-Time Ambiguity Function (STAF) characteristics is significantly important in radar technology. The problem is NP-hard, due to its non-convex quartic objective func...
Lightning location provides an important means for the study of lightning discharge process and thunderstorms activity. The fine positioning capability of total lightning based on low-frequency signals has been improved in many aspects, but most of t...
Breathing is one of the body’s most basic functions and abnormal breathing can indicate underlying cardiopulmonary problems. Monitoring respiratory abnormalities can help with early detection and reduce the risk of cardiopulmonary diseases. In...
Terahertz (THz) waves offer unique advantages, including non-contact operation, high penetration capability, and high resolution, making them particularly well-suited for the non-destructive thickness measurement of film-structured materials. In refl...