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- Ubongo - Screenshots
- Call Connect - Screenshots
- MadBox - Screenshots
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- Molbank, Vol. 2011, Pages M737: 2-tert-Butyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole
- IJMS, Vol. 12, Pages 6176-6193: Optical Properties of Some New Azo Photoisomerizable Bismaleimide Derivatives
- Studiometry 9.0.1 - Keep track of every aspect of your projects; nightly builds available.. (Demo)
- Sands table games are top moneymaker of state's casinos
- Hit Logic Level Pack
- iTaskX 2.9.1 - Scheduling & time graphing solution (was eTask).. (Demo)
- Diversity, Vol. 3, Pages 531-546: Forest Biodiversity Assessment in Relic Ecosystem: Monitoring and Management Practice Implications
- Atmosphere, Vol. 2, Pages 533-552: Seasonal Gradient Patterns of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Particulate Matter Concentrations near a Highway
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9109-9120: Impact of the Excitation Source and Plasmonic Material on Cylindrical Active Coated Nano-Particles
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9098-9108: Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Based on Joint Sparsity
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9069-9097: Geometric Calibration and Radiometric Correction of LiDAR Data and Their Impact on the Quality of Derived Products
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9045-9068: A Framework for UWB-Based Communication and Location Tracking Systems for Wireless Sensor Networks
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9033-9044: The Design of RFID Convey or Belt Gate Systems Using an Antenna Control Unit
- Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9009-9032: A Programmable Plug & Play Sensor Interface for WSN Applications
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:12 AM PDT  There's a proper treasure-trove of great old gag ads linked off this Vintage Ads group post, but get a load of that bow-tie (and get a load of that awesome type design and color scheme!) |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:06 AM PDT Lap Uranus is a simple game, with a never ending challenge. And if you fancy raising the stakes, you can upgrade and play the multi-player version and have up to four people all Lapping Uranus at the same time – it's the best way to sort out office disputes, or to decide who pays for the next round of drinks. Features: * Game Center Achievements and Leaderboards * Facebook and Twitter status updates – let all your friends know just how many times you've Lapped Uranus * Extra rockets to unlock * Custom soundtrack |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 05:01 AM PDT The original board game is a blockbuster in many countries; where its popularity has taken Ubongo to the highest position in the lists of sales. Why? Because, under a seemingly simple premise, an extremely addictive game hides...You always want to play one more time! Game Modes History Mode In this mode you'll take the rol of Kanu and should defeat the followers of evil Rifictus winning them in Ubongo's games. Quick Game Find here Ubongo's quick games. Time Attack In this mode you should focus your efforts on the clock… as the key is to get a high number of gems within a time limit! Multiplayer Mode Challenge your friends in the 4 players Multiplayer Mode (in the same iPad). |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:57 AM PDT You'll be faced with a daunting wall of sockets and jacks with colour coded rows that represent region codes. Flashing white lights indicate incoming calls; touch and drag a red jack to the incoming call socket and the region light will flash, indicating which colour region to connect the black jack to. Drag the black jack to any free socket in that region to connect the call. When the call is over, both lights flash; tap both to disconnect. That's Call Connect! Sound simple? Things get more than a little hectic when you're juggling six or more calls at once! The faster you complete calls, the higher your Efficiency meter and score multiplier will go. Leave callers waiting or connect to the wrong socket and watch your Efficiency drop. When the needle hits the bottom of the meter, it's game over. Luckily there's also a match-pair bonus mode you can activate when things get tricky. Keep an eye out for the multi-coloured special calls needed to activate the bonus "Test" mode button; once activated, match coloured sockets to boost score and Efficiency. Call Connect offers frenetic, high scoring gameplay and will challenge your co-ordination skills as you try to keep your board from overloading. FEATURES: - Unique, addictive gameplay - Graphics hand-crafted by a small order of game developing monks - Music by Melbourne band Star ... |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 04:56 AM PDT The time-challenge tapping game requires players to remember and repeat the sequence of colored shapes as they pop-up to earn points. Beginners may try the Practice mode to get familiar with the gameplay while the Challenge mode is designed for expert players to provide them with more exciting gaming experience. During the game the users are challenged to shake their iPhone, turn it around, get rid of the steam and even test their drawing skills. Each level gets progressively more fun and challenging and the game requires quick thinking and great concentration to succeed. Multiplayer allows players to compete against friends via local Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and Game Center is enabled to keep track of their scores and achievements. MadBox appeals to all ages of gamers, and will keep them entertained whilst improving their hand-eye coordination and color recognition skills. |
| TRSF: MIT Technology Review’s science fiction anthology Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:49 AM PDT TRSF is a new science fiction anthology of original stories commissioned by Technology Review, the tech magazine published by MIT. They commissioned a story from me, "The Brave Little Toaster," and the brief asked me to look at near future science and technology issues -- I tackled "The Internet of Things," and told a story about a man whose refrigerator ends up hosting an unfortunate (very unfortunate!) Internet of Things object. The book is $7.95 for pre-order. Order Today: TRSF, a Technology Review Special Publication  |
| Molbank, Vol. 2011, Pages M737: 2-tert-Butyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT 2-tert-Butyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocyclohepta[b]indole was synthesized by reaction of cycloheptanone and (4-tert-butylphenyl)hydrazine hydrochloride in the presence of sodium acetate and sulfuric acid in glacial acetic acid via Fischer indole synthesis. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT Novel polythioetherimides bearing azobenzene moieties were synthesized from azobismaleimides and bis-2-mercaptoethylether. Kinetics of trans-cis photoisomerization and of thermal conversion of cis to trans isomeric forms were investigated in both polymer solution and poly(methyl methacrylate) doped films using electronic absorption spectroscopy. Thermal recovery kinetics is well described by a two-exponential relation both in solution and polymer matrix, while that of low molecular weight azobismaleimide fit a first-order equation. The photoinduced cis-trans isomerization by visible light of azobenzene chromophores was examined in solution and in polymer films. The rate of photoinduced recovery was very high for azobismaleimides. |
| Studiometry 9.0.1 - Keep track of every aspect of your projects; nightly builds available.. (Demo) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:06 AM PDT  Studiometry can store information about clients, contacts, projects, to dos, payments, timers, invoices, reports, employees and more. It features networking, multiple employee support (with permissions and hour tracking), simultaneous search of all data, multiple currencies (with automatic exchange rate updating), multiple contacts per client, project and client statuses and categories, modifiable taxes, and many more features. Download is a 30-day trial. Pricing is for a single-user pack. Multiple user packs start at $925 for 5 users. Version 9.0.1: Mac OS X 10.4 or later Download Now |
| Sands table games are top moneymaker of state's casinos Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:34 AM PDT Either people are remarkably bad gamblers in Bethlehem, or the Sands casino has become the No. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 03:10 AM PDT Hit Logic is back with even more fiendish checker puzzles for you to solve. Can you get stars on every level? Have a shot and see if you can defeat .. |
| iTaskX 2.9.1 - Scheduling & time graphing solution (was eTask).. (Demo) Posted: 21 Sep 2011 02:57 AM PDT  iTaskX is a full featured, MS Project compatible project management tool for Mac OS X. It helps you carry out large business projects, media activities or detailed time schedules. It adapts to your working processes and ensures an overview on you targets, dates, costs and the current status of your projects. Furthermore the seamless integration of the Aqua user interface of Mac OS X and the built-in guide enables users to become familiar with iTaskX rapidly. Some iTaskX Highlights:
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| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT The remnants of old-growth cedar forests in Lebanon are currently protected since they are taken to represent relic ecosystems sheltering many endemic, rare and endangered species. However, it is not always obvious how "natural" these forest relics are, and how the past use, conservation and management history have affected their current structural properties and species community composition. Even though Integrated Monitoring Programs have been initiated and developed, they are not being implemented effectively. The present research studied the effect of forest stand structure and the impacts of the anthropogenic activities effects on forest composition and floristic richness in four cedar forests in Lebanon. Horizontal and vertical structure was assessed by relying on the measurement of the physical characteristics and status of cedar trees including diversity and similarity indices. Two hundred and seventeen flora species were identified, among which 51 species were found to have biogeographical specificity and peculiar traits. The species composition seems not to be correlated with stand age structure; however, the occurrence of multiple age cedar stands favors floristic richness and variability in species composition as observed in one of the stands where the variation in diversity indices was high. In conclusion; to conserve biodiversity across landscapes, it is necessary to maintain a collection of stands of different vertical structure; an effect produced both by natural and anthropogenic disturbances since they both create a mosaic of different aged succession stands. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT Close proximity to roadways has been associated with higher exposure to traffic-related air pollutants. However, analyses of the effects of season and meteorological parameters on horizontal gradient patterns of traffic-generated air pollutants still need to be elucidated. Our objectives were to: (1) determine effects of season on horizontal gradient patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), total suspended particles (TSP), and PM2.5 near a heavily trafficked highway; and (2) examine the effect of day-of-the-week variations (weekday versus weekend) associated with traffic counts on measured airborne-contaminant levels. PAHs (Σ8PAHs [MW 228–278]; gas + particulate), TSP and PM2.5 were monitored at nominal distances (50, 100, and 150 m) from the New Jersey Turnpike every 6 days for periods of 24 h, between September 2007 and September 2008. Seasonal variations in the horizontal gradient patterns of Σ8PAHs were observed. In the summer, Σ8PAHs declined significantly between 50–100 m from the highway (23% decrease), but not between the furthermost distances (100–150 m). An inverse pattern was observed in the winter: Σ8PAHs declined between 100–150 m (26% decrease), but not between the closest distances. Σ8PAHs and TSP, but not PM2.5, concentrations measured on weekends were 12–37% lower than those on weekdays, respectively, corresponding to lower diesel traffic volume. This study suggests that people living in the close proximity to highways may be exposed to varying levels of Σ8PAHs, TSP, and PM2.5 depending on distance to highway, season, and day-of-the-week variations. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT Electromagnetic properties of cylindrical active coated nano-particles comprised of a silica nano-cylinder core layered with a plasmonic concentric nano-shell are investigated for potential nano-sensor applications. Particular attention is devoted to the near-field properties of these particles, as well as to their far-field radiation characteristics, in the presence of an electric or a magnetic line source. A constant frequency canonical gain model is used to account for the gain introduced in the dielectric part of the nano-particle, whereas three different plasmonic materials (silver, gold, and copper) are employed and compared for the nano-shell layers. |
| Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9098-9108: Direction-of-Arrival Estimation Based on Joint Sparsity Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT We present a DOA estimation algorithm, called Joint-Sparse DOA to address the problem of Direction-of-Arrival (DOA) estimation using sensor arrays. Firstly, DOA estimation is cast as the joint-sparse recovery problem. Then, norm is approximated by an arctan function to represent joint sparsity and DOA estimation can be obtained by minimizing the approximate norm. Finally, the minimization problem is solved by a quasi-Newton method to estimate DOA. Simulation results show that our algorithm has some advantages over most existing methods: it needs a small number of snapshots to estimate DOA, while the number of sources need not be known a priori. Besides, it improves the resolution, and it can also handle the coherent sources well. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT LiDAR (Light Detection And Ranging) systems are capable of providing 3D positional and spectral information (in the utilized spectrum range) of the mapped surface. Due to systematic errors in the system parameters and measurements, LiDAR systems require geometric calibration and radiometric correction of the intensity data in order to maximize the benefit from the collected positional and spectral information. This paper presents a practical approach for the geometric calibration of LiDAR systems and radiometric correction of collected intensity data while investigating their impact on the quality of the derived products. The proposed approach includes the use of a quasi-rigorous geometric calibration and the radar equation for the radiometric correction of intensity data. The proposed quasi-rigorous calibration procedure requires time-tagged point cloud and trajectory position data, which are available to most of the data users. The paper presents a methodology for evaluating the impact of the geometric calibration on the relative and absolute accuracy of the LiDAR point cloud. Furthermore, the impact of the geometric calibration and radiometric correction on land cover classification accuracy is investigated. The feasibility of the proposed methods and their impact on the derived products are demonstrated through experimental results using real data. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT Ultra wideband (UWB) radio technology is nowadays one of the most promising technologies for medium-short range communications. It has a wide range of applications including Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) with simultaneous data transmission and location tracking. The combination of location and data transmission is important in order to increase flexibility and reduce the cost and complexity of the system deployment. In this scenario, accuracy is not the only evaluation criteria, but also the amount of resources associated to the location service, as it has an impact not only on the location capacity of the system but also on the sensor data transmission capacity. Although several studies can be found in the literature addressing UWB-based localization, these studies mainly focus on distance estimation and position calculation algorithms. Practical aspects such as the design of the functional architecture, the procedure for the transmission of the associated information between the different elements of the system, and the need of tracking multiple terminals simultaneously in various application scenarios, are generally omitted. This paper provides a complete system level evaluation of a UWB-based communication and location system for Wireless Sensor Networks, including aspects such as UWB-based ranging, tracking algorithms, latency, target mobility and MAC layer design. With this purpose, a custom simulator has been developed, and results with real UWB equipment are presented too. |
| Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT This paper proposes an efficient management system utilizing a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna control unit which is moving along with the path of boxes of materials on the conveyor belt by manipulating a motor. The proposed antenna control unit, which is driven by a motor and is located on top of the gate, has an array structure of two antennas with parallel connection. The array structure helps improve the directivity of antenna beam pattern and the readable RFID distance due to its configuration. In the experiments, as the control unit follows moving materials, the reading time has been improved by almost three-fold compared to an RFID system employing conventional fixed antennas. The proposed system also has a recognition rate of over 99% without additional antennas for detecting the sides of a box of materials. The recognition rate meets the conditions recommended by the Electronic Product Code glbal network (EPC)global for commercializing the system, with three antennas at a 20 dBm power of reader and a conveyor belt speed of 3.17 m/s. This will enable a host of new RFID conveyor belt gate systems with increased performance. |
| Sensors, Vol. 11, Pages 9009-9032: A Programmable Plug & Play Sensor Interface for WSN Applications Posted: 21 Sep 2011 12:00 AM PDT Cost reduction in wireless sensor networks (WSN) becomes a priority when extending their application to fields where a great number of sensors is needed, such as habitat monitoring, precision agriculture or diffuse greenhouse emission measurement. In these cases, the use of smart sensors is expensive, consequently requiring the use of low-cost sensors. The solution to convert such generic low-cost sensors into intelligent ones leads to the implementation of a versatile system with enhanced processing and storage capabilities to attain a plug and play electronic interface able to adapt to all the sensors used. This paper focuses on this issue and presents a low-voltage plug & play reprogrammable interface capable of adapting to different sensor types and achieving an optimum reading performance for every sensor. The proposed interface, which includes both electronic and software elements so that it can be easily integrated in WSN nodes, is described and experimental test results to validate its performance are given. |
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