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Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=11#.VNMu4CzQrzE Author(s)  Xu-Long Wang , Xiao-Dong Jiang , Pei-Ji Liang Affiliation(s) Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University . Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University . Department of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University . ABSTRACT Temporal information processing in the range of tens to hundreds of milliseconds is critical in many forms of sensory and motor tasks. However, little has been known about the neural mechanisms of temporal information processing. Experimental observations indicate that sensory neurons of the nervous system do not show selective response to temporal properties of external stimuli. On the other hand, temporal selective neurons in the cortex have been reported in many species. Thus, processes which realize the temporal-to-spatial transformation of neuronal act...

Read  full  paper  at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=20500#.VNHb-yzQrzE Author(s)   A.O. ADELEKE , P. ONUMANYI Affiliation(s) DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING,OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, NIGERIA . DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS,UNIVERSITY OF JOS,JOS, NIGERIA . ABSTRACT A mathematical model and its associated numerical search algorithm has been developed for routine coal blending to include local coals for cokemaking at the Nigerian blast furnace-based Ajaokuta Steel Plant. A typical binary blend proposed using the model includes 28.38% and 29.00% of the ash- laden Lafia and non-caking Okaba coals, respectively. The proposed blends satisfy basic chemical and mechanical strength requirements at the lowest cost per ton of coal. The blending calculations showed that only low ash, low sulphur, medium volatile and high vitrinite reflectance prime grade coals such as the UK Ogmore should be ...

Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=48945#.VJjZTcCAM4 Author(s) Innocent Udom , Philip D. Myers , Manoj K. Ram , A. F. Hepp , Edikan Archibong , Elias K. Stefanakos , D. Yogi Goswami Affiliation(s) Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . NASA Glenn Research Center, Research and Technology Directorate, Cleveland, USA . Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, USA . Clean Energy Research Center, College of Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, U...