A tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser employing an all-polarization-maintaining fiber loop filter with certain birefringence is proposed and demonstrated. The lasing frequencies can be selected by properly adjusting...
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A tunable erbium-doped fiber ring laser employing an all-polarization-maintaining fiber loop filter with certain birefringence is proposed and demonstrated. The lasing frequencies can be selected by properly adjusting the polarization controller in the cavity.
This article focuses on health monitoring of structures using multiple smart *** this research,two fiber-optic sensors,namely fiber Bragg grating(FBG)and fiber-optic polarimetric sensor(FOPS),are investigated for dama...
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This article focuses on health monitoring of structures using multiple smart *** this research,two fiber-optic sensors,namely fiber Bragg grating(FBG)and fiber-optic polarimetric sensor(FOPS),are investigated for damage detection in the beam *** is used for local strain measurement while FOPS is used for global strain *** FBG and FOPS show significant changes in the strain due to damages in the ***,at the center of the specimen,piezoelectric wafer active sensor(PWAS)is *** electromechanical admittance(EMA)signature of the specimen beam is recorded by *** changes in the amplitudes of the peaks obtained at various frequencies in this EMA signature are analyzed,and it is shown that the peak amplitudes respond differently to damages and to change in ***,multiple smart materials(FBG,FOPS,and PWAS)are used to get improved information on the health of the beam.
Background:Despite therapeutic advances,treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis(axSpA)continue to pose as a challenge as many do not respond well to conventional Western medications,such as nonsteroidal ant...
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Background:Despite therapeutic advances,treatment of patients with axial spondyloarthritis(axSpA)continue to pose as a challenge as many do not respond well to conventional Western medications,such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs(NSAIDs)and biologic diseasemodifying antirheumatic drugs(bDMARDs).Hence,acupuncture is a possible *** studies found electroacupuncture to be better than manual acupuncture,though no trials have been conducted in patients with *** clinical trial aims to evaluate the clinical efficacy,safety,and cost-effectiveness of electroacupuncture compared to manual acupuncture for patients with ***/Design:This randomized controlled trial will recruit 100 patients diagnosed with axSpA,who have active disease despite NSAIDs and *** patients will be randomized to receive either electroacupuncture or manual acupuncture in a 1:1 *** participants will receive standard rheumatologic care in addition to 20 acupuncture *** mean difference in Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index score between the 2 groups over 12 weeks will serve as the primary *** outcomes include improvements in other clinical,quality of life,and economic outcomes over 24 *** adverse events will be ***:Results from this trial may provide evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness,safety,and cost-effectiveness of electroacupuncture compared to manual acupuncture for patients with axSpA,and guide implementation into clinical *** of this trial include the lack of patient blinding,use of a repeated measures design,and possible variation in acupuncture technique amongst the various Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners.
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