Influence of eardrum perforation position and eardrum perforation size on ear sound transfer function

Předložená práce se zabývá vlivem perforace bubínku na přenosovou funkci lidského ucha s ohledem na její velikost, polohu a případnou chirurgickou nápravu (myringoplastiku). Je provedena rešeršní studie odpovídající na praktické otázky problematiky tohoto zákroku a je diskutován vliv materiálových vlastností typů záplat na pooperační stav. Práce je doplněna matematickým modelováním, prováděném na kompletním 3D modelu lidského ucha v systému ANSYS pomocí MKP. Tento model byl patřičně upraven, aby odpovídal stavu perforovaného popř. záplatovaného bubínku. Pro jednotlivé varianty modelu (perforace, záplatování) jsou vypočítávány přenosové funkce reprezentující vliv perforace na sluch. Na závěr je uvedeno zpracování souboru audiologických vyšetření pacientů před a po myringoplastice a je provedeno srovnání výsledků matematického modelování s výsledky audiologie.This thesis describes influence of eardrum perforation and perforation patching (myringoplastics) on sound transfer function. Perforation size, perforation position and inluence of graft material on hearing are discussed. This thesis is completed with 3D mathematical modeling in ANSYS system. The 3D finite element model of human ear is remodeled to represent the perforated and graft covered stage. Mathematical modeling is used for sound transfer calculations and for the discussions of the influence of tympanic membrane perforation on hearing. Set of audiological examination is processed and it is made the comparison between mathematical modeling results and audiology results.

Evaluation of criteria for allocating intelligent transport system check sites

The article analyzes a recent stage of the road network structure in the Slovak republic and suggests development trends in building highways and lower class roads. The route network structure, its qualitative parameters, negotiability and loading condition intensity change seasonally. These aspects have a cardinal influence on the loading condition development of route network, which consequently influences the necessity of allocation and sequence of means of transport check devices building

Principles of computer simulation design for the needs of improvement of the raw materials combined transport system

This article is focused on computer simulation design for raw materials transportation. The creation of a simulation model of the combined transport system for the raw materials transportation has its own problematic parts. In general, these are parts, which represent transport nodes, i.e. parts of the system in which raw materials are reloaded from one vehicle to another. The given operations are in practice dependent on the preparedness of all transportation means, which participate in it. To locate operations of reloading of the raw materials from one vehicle to another and the check of the preparedness of the vehicles of the reloading in the simulation system is more demanding because it is necessary to take into consideration several aspects, such as an existence of a vehicle with raw materials, an existence of a vehicle to which it is to be reloaded a suitable freeloader, and so on. The article focuses on defining a procedure and correct steps at the creation of the simulation computer model of the combined raw materials transport system in the EXTENDSIM simulation system based on specific data from a real transport system. As is clear from the proposed procedure of the creation of the combined raw material transport system, as a check element of the transport system preparedness, it is suitable to use the "Gate" block and its features in the EXTENDSIM simulation system. As transpires from the results of simulation of the combined raw material transport system, about 322,000 tons of raw materials at 90-96% with the use of all vehicles is transported during the year.Web of Science23217416

Definition of basic and supporting parts of Alfa foils, a.s. planning system

Aggregate planning cummulates into one target capacity, materials, economy and technology rules with aim to minimizesubjective approaches at the production plan designing and utilization of automatic (pseudoexpert) system for making productionplanning. Optimalization, equalizing and adaptation of customers capacity requests to production capacity possibilities is very bigproblem in many Slovak firms

Quality quantification model of basic raw materials

Basic raw materials belong to the key input sources in the production of pig iron. The properties of basic raw materials can be evaluated using a variety of criteria. The essential ones include the physical and chemical properties. Current competitive pressures, however, force the producers of iron more and more often to include cost and logistic criteria into the decision-making process. In this area, however, they are facing a problem of how to convert a variety of vastly different parameters into one evaluation indicator in order to compare the available raw materials. This article deals with the analysis of a model created to evaluate the basic raw materials, which was designed as part of the research.Web of Science55337837

MusE GAs FLOw and Wind (MEGAFLOW) I: First MUSE results on background quasars

The physical properties of galactic winds are one of the keys to understand galaxy formation and evolution. These properties can be constrained thanks to background quasar lines of sight (LOS) passing near star-forming galaxies (SFGs). We present the first results of the MusE GAs FLOw and Wind (MEGAFLOW) survey obtained of 2 quasar fields which have 8 MgII absorbers of which 3 have rest-equivalent width greater than 0.8 \AA. With the new Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) spectrograph on the Very Large Telescope (VLT), we detect 6 (75$\%$) MgII host galaxy candidates withing a radius of 30 arcsec from the quasar LOS. Out of these 6 galaxy--quasar pairs, from geometrical arguments, one is likely probing galactic outflows, two are classified as "ambiguous", two are likely probing extended gaseous disks and one pair seems to be a merger. We focus on the wind$-$pair and constrain the outflow using a high resolution quasar spectra from Ultraviolet and Visual Echelle Spectrograph (UVES). Assuming the metal absorption to be due to gas flowing out of the detected galaxy through a cone along the minor axis, we find outflow velocities of the order of $\approx$ 150 km/s (i.e. smaller than the escape velocity) with a loading factor, $\eta =\dot M_{\rm out}/$SFR, of $\approx$ 0.7. We see evidence for an open conical flow, with a low-density inner core. In the future, MUSE will provide us with about 80 multiple galaxy$-$quasar pairs in two dozen fields.Comment: 20 pages, 16 figures, accepted for publication in Ap

Information System as a Tool of Decision Support

The article deals with possibilities of creating system for support the activities of logistics systems. This system would serve as a means for decision support. In support of the activities of logistics systems is necessary to implement a large number of decisions. Decisions are realized on different management levels. Any decision on individual levels can cause improvement, respectively aggravation of system operation. The impacts of decisions can have local effect on the overall operation of logistics systems, but may also seriously affect the whole system, positively or negatively. Many experts and scientific literature define and argue that “logistics is only one” and is associated with ensuring of chain “purchase - production - sales”, or “supply - production - distribution”. All other activities are only for ensuring of activities of the main chain. Of course, that without the support activities should the main chain was unable to function effectively. For ensuring main and support activities for logistics needs is possible to use great number of methods from different branches. By joining of methods into one system, it is possible to create a universal program means for support decision and effective operation of logistics systems

Maximally entangled proton and charged hadron multiplicity in Deep Inelastic Scattering

We study the proposal by Kharzeev-Levin to determine entanglement entropy in Deep Inelastic Scattering (DIS) from parton distribution functions (PDFs) and relates the former to the entropy of final state hadrons. We find several uncertainties in the current comparison to data, in particular uncertainties related to the overall normalization, the relation between charged versus total hadron multiplicity in the comparison to experimental results as well as different methods to determine the number of partons in Deep Inelastic Scattering. We further provide a comparison to data based on leading order HERA PDF as well as PDFs obtained from an unintegrated gluon distribution subject to next-to-leading order Balitsky-Fadin-Kuraev-Lipatov and Baltisky-Kovchegov evolution. Within uncertainties we find good agreement with H1 data. We provide also predictions for entropy at lower photon virtualities, where non-linear QCD dynamics is expected to become relevant.Comment: 18 page

Methodology of highly reliable systems design

Práce představuje alternativní metodiku k již existujícím technikám pro návrh číslicových systémů se zvýšenou spolehlivostí implementovaných do obvodů FPGA a doplňuje některé nové vlastnosti při realizaci a testování těchto systémů. Práce se opírá o využití částečné dynamické rekonfigurace obvodu FPGA při návrhu systémů odolných proti poruchám, kde může být částečná rekonfigurace využita jako mechanizmus pro opravu a zotavení systému po výskytu poruchy. Práce nejprve představuje obecné principy diagnostiky, testování a spolehlivosti číslicových systémů včetně stručného popisu programovatelných obvodů FPGA a jejich architektury. Dále pokračuje přehledem současných metod a technik při návrhu a implementaci systémů odolných proti poruchám do obvodů FPGA, kde jsou popsány zejména techniky z oblasti detekce a lokalizace poruch, opravy a posuzování kvality návrhu. Nejdůležitější částí práce je popis metodiky pro návrh, implementaci a testování systémů odolných proti poruchám, která byla vytvořena pro obvody FPGA, jejichž konfigurační paměť je založena na pamětech typu SRAM. Nejprve je prezentována technika pro vytváření a automatizované generování hlídacích obvodů pro číslicové systémy a komunikační protokoly v FPGA, následně je prezentovaná referenční architektura spolehlivého systému implementovaného do FPGA včetně několika odolných architektur využívajících principu částečné dynamické rekonfigurace jako mechanizmu opravy a zotavení po výskytu poruchy. Dále je popsán způsob řízení rekonfiguračního procesu a testovací platforma pro snadné testovaní a ověření kvality systémů odolných proti poruchám implementovaných dle navržené metodiky. V závěru jsou diskutovány experimentální výsledky a přínos práce.In the thesis, a methodology alternative to existing methods of digital systems design with increased dependability implemented into FPGA is presented, new features which can be used in the implementation and testing of these systems are demonstrated. The research is based on the use of FPGA partial dynamic reconfiguration for the design of fault tolerant systems. In these applications, the partial dynamic reconfiguration can be used as a mechanism to correct the fault and recover the system after the fault occurrence. First, the general principles of diagnostics, testing and digital systems dependability are presented including a brief description of FPGA components and their architectures. Next, a survey of currently used methods and techniques used for the design and implementation of fault tolerant systems into FPGA is described, especially the methods used for fault detection and localization, their correction, together with the principles of evaluating fault tolerant systems design quality.  The most important part of the thesis is seen in the description of the design methodology, implementation and testing of fault tolerant systems implemented into FPGAs which uses SRAMs as the configuration memory. First, the methodology of developing and automated checker components design for digital systems and communication protocols is presented. Then, a reference architecture of a dependable system implemented into FPGA is demonstrated including several fault tolerant architectures based on the use of partial dynamic reconfiguration as the mechanism of fault correction and the recovery from it. The principles of controlling the reconfiguration process are described together with the description of the test platform which allows to test and verify the design of fault tolerant systems based on the methodology presented in the thesis. The experimental results and the contribution of the thesis are discussed in the conclusions.

Passenger Car Kingpin Axis Geometry

Tato práce se zbývá geometrií rejdové osy nápravy osobních automobilů. Z databáze vozidel Bosch ESI [tronic] byli zjištěny hodnoty sbíhavosti kol, úhel odklonu kola, záklonu rejdové osy a příklon rejdové osy u 74 vozidel. Je zde uvedeno jejich vzájemné porovnání, zjištění lineárních závislostí a vliv poháněné nápravy na pozorované hodnoty.This thesis is focused on of passenger car kingpin axis geometry. Values of toe-in, wheel camber, positive castor and steering axis inclination of 74 cars are gained from Bosch ESI [tronic] database. There is confrontation, linear dependence and influence of drive wheels on these data.