As more and more wireless applications/services emerge in the market, the already heavily crowded radio spectrum becomes much scarcer. Meanwhile, however,as it is reported in the recent literature, there is a large amount of radio spectrum that is under-utilized. This motivates the concept of cognitive radio wireless networks that allow the unlicensed secondary-users (SUs) to dynamically use the vacant radio spectrum which is not being used by the licensed primary-users (PUs). In this dissertation, we investigate protocol design for both the synchronous and asynchronous cognitive radio networks with emphasis on the medium access control (MAC) layer. We propose various spectrum sharing schemes, opportunistic packet scheduling schemes, and spectrum sensing schemes in the MAC and physical (PHY) layers for different types of cognitive radio networks, allowing the SUs to opportunistically utilize the licensed spectrum while confining the level of interference to the range the PUs can tolerate. First, we propose the cross-layer based multi-channel MAC protocol, which integrates the cooperative spectrum sensing at PHY layer and the interweave-based spectrum access at MAC layer, for the synchronous cognitive radio networks. Second, we propose the channel-hopping based single-transceiver MAC protocol for the hardware-constrained synchronous cognitive radio networks, under which the SUs can identify and exploit the vacant channels by dynamically switching across the licensed channels with their distinct channel-hopping sequences. Third, we propose the opportunistic multi-channel MAC protocol with the two-threshold sequential spectrum sensing algorithm for asynchronous cognitive radio networks. Fourth, by combining the interweave and underlay spectrum sharing modes, we propose the adaptive spectrum sharing scheme for code division multiple access (CDMA) based cognitive MAC in the uplink communications over the asynchronous cognitive radio networks, where the PUs may have different types of channel usage patterns. Finally, we develop a packet scheduling scheme for the PU MAC protocol in the context of time division multiple access (TDMA)-based cognitive radio wireless networks, which is designed to operate friendly towards the SUs in terms of the vacant-channel probability. We also develop various analytical models, including the Markov chain models, M=GY =1 queuing models, cross-layer optimization models, etc., to rigorously analyze the performance of our proposed MAC protocols in terms of aggregate throughput, access delay, and packet drop rate for both the saturation network case and non-saturation network case. In addition, we conducted extensive simulations to validate our analytical models and evaluate our proposed MAC protocols/schemes. Both the numerical and simulation results show that our proposed MAC protocols/schemes can significantly improve the spectrum utilization efficiency of wireless networks.

Die Bestrahlung von tetraedrisch amorphen Kohlenstoff (ta-C) mit schnellen schweren Ionen führt zur Bildung von mikroskopischen elektrisch leitfähigen Ionenspuren mit Durchmessern um 10 nm. Dieses Phänomen ist auf das sp² zu sp³ Hybridisierungsverhältnis des amorphen Kohlenstoffes zurückzuführen. Das einschlagende Ion deponiert eine große Menge Energie innerhalb des Spurvolumens, so dass eine Materialtransformation hin zu höheren sp² Hybridisierung stattfindet. Hierdurch wird die elektrische Leitfähigkeit der Ionenspur stark erhöht. Dieser Effekt kann durch die Zugabe von Verunreinigungen wie Kupfer verstärkt werden. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist die umfassende Analyse des elektrischen Verhaltens von ta-C mit besonderen Augenmerk auf die Auswirkungen von Kupferverunreinigungen und Ionenspuren. Der Effekt von Kupferverunreinigungen auf das wichtige Hybridisierungsverhältnis vom amorphen Kohlenstoff wird vermessen. Darüber hinaus wurden alle Proben elektrisch mit makroskopischen Kontakten im Temperaturbeireich von 20 K bis 380 K analysiert. Mikroskopisch wurden einzelne leitfähige Ionenspuren mit Hilfe von atomarer Kraftmikroskopie betrachtet. Die statistische Verteilung der Spureigenschaften in Kohlenstofffilmen mit verschiedenen Kupferkonzentrationen werden verglichen, um die Spurbildung besser zu verstehen. Die normalisierten durchschnittlichen Spurleitfähigkeiten aus mikroskopischen und makroskopischen Messungen werden verglichen. Hierbei kann die Zuverlässigkeit der beiden experimentellen Methoden bewertet werden und mögliche Fehlerquellen ausfindig gemacht werden. Schließlich wird ein Konzept für eine Anwendung unterbrochener Ionenspuren gezeigt.

State of the art conductivity equipment has been used to measure deuterium isotope effects on the molar conductivity of strong electrolytes in the temperature range of 298 K to 598 K as a means of exploring solvation effects under hydrothermal conditions. Individual ionic contributions were determined by extrapolation of published transference number data to elevated temperature. The temperature dependence of the Walden product ratio indicates that there is little difference in the transport of ions between light and heavy water . Excess conductivity observed in hydrogen and deuterium compounds arising from proton hopping in hydrogen-bonded networks has been determined in the temperature range of 318 K to 598 K for the first time

This diploma thesis deals with the influence of dry hopping on selected analytical and sensory properties of beer. The effect of dry hopping was observed using Czech hop varieties Kazbek and Uran, which were added to the wort during the main fermentation phase in doses of 3 and 6 gdm-3. The contact time of hops with wort was 3, 6 and 9 days. The experimental part describes the technology of preparation of the reference beer, in which dry hopping were subsequently performed. A parallel measurement was performed on each sample. In terms of the basic parameters of beer, the effect of dry hopping, especially its length, on the ethanol content was observed. With a longer period of dry hopping, the concentration of ethanol in beer increased. The higher alcohol concentration was also associated with a decrease in the apparent extract. In terms of color and pH of beer, the effect of dry hopping has not been proven. Elemental analysis performed by optical emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma revealed an increase in the concentration of calcium, magnesium, and iron due to dry hopping. No statistically significant difference was observed for manganese and barium compared to the reference. In terms of bitterness, a significant increase was identified in dry hopped beers compared to the reference, the value being dependent on the dose of hops used. The effect of the hop variety has not been proved. Concentrations of organic acids determined by ion-exchange chromatography with a conductivity detector were affected by dry hopping only in the case of lactic acid and acetic acid. An increase in lactic acid was observed compared to the reference, also related to the degree of fermentation. While in the acetic acid content the hop samples showed a lower concentration than the reference sample. The concentrations of myrcene, humulene and geraniol were determined by gas chromatography with a mass detector. These are volatile components of hop essential oils. Dry hopped samples recorded significantly higher concentrations of all aromatic substances compared to the reference. In terms of hop time, the highest concentrations were shown by samples hopped for three days. The results of the sensory analysis show that the overall best rated sample is a sample hopped with the Kazbek variety with a dose of 3 gdm-3 for three days. Beer which was dry hopped for the shortest time also showed the lowest intensity of bitterness, which was perceived positively.

The thesis is focused on the effect of dry hopping on beer senzomy and sensory profile of the top-fermented beer. The goal of this work was to modify samples of the top-fermented beer by dry hopping, to analyze them by senzomy and sensory way, to optimize the method for hop essential oils analysis and to compare the results to the available literature. The problematics of the used raw materials, analyzed substances, technological and analytical methods are discussed in the theoretical part. The practical part is composed of technological preparation of the samples and their analysis. There was used a commercial product of the type of American Indian Pale Ale in this work. There was added a Cascade hop by dry hopping into the commercial product. The basic analysis of gravity and attenuation of the beer were done on the fresh beer and the two months old beer. The selected essential oils, carbonyl compounds, bitter acids, selected metal contaminant and nitrates were established in the beer and in the hop. The samples of the beer were sensory evaluated in the same two-month interval. It was determined that the dry hopping influenced the increased pH of the beer. There was established the quantity of essentials oils in the samples and it was compared to the sensorial results. These results can be used as a base for the next exploration, some part of the results are applicable in the beer industry.

This work describes the design, construction a performance of such a complete wireless pager suitable for health care centers, rest homes, home application, for example for calling an attendant. This appliance is designed to be easy to attendance. A wireless transceiver is simplified and is attended only by one button. A wireless receiver also doesn't require a complicated manipulation. The aim is to create pager, which will be an useful assistant thanks to its price and simple construction.

The origin of the Mixed Glass Former Effect (MGFE) is studied, which manifests itself in a non-monotonic behavior of the activation energy for long-range ion transport as a function of the mixing ratio of two glass formers. Two theoretical models are developed, the mixed barrier model and the network unit trap model, which consider different possible mechanisms for the occurrence of the MGFE. The mixed barrier model is based on the assumption that energy barriers are reduced for ionic jumps in regions of mixed composition. By employing percolation theory it is shown that this mechanism can successfully account for the behavior of the activation energy in various ion conducting mixed glass former glasses. The network unit trap model is based on the fact that a variety of network forming units, the so-called Q(n) species, can be associated with one glass former. Using a thermodynamic approach, the change of the concentration of these units in dependence of ionic concentration and the glass former mixing ratio is successfully predicted for alkali borate, phosphate and borophosphate glasses. In a second step, the charge distribution of the various units is considered and related to it, the binding energies to alkali ions. This gives rise to a modeling of the ionic transport in an energy landscape that changes in a defined manner with the glass former mixing ratio. Kinetic Monte Carlo simulations for alkali borophosphate glasses, which serve as a representative system for the MGFE in the literature, demonstrate that this approach succeeds to predict the behavior of the activation energy. In a further part of the thesis, Reverse Monte Carlo (RMC) simulations for the atomic structure of sodium borophosphate glasses are carried out with X-ray and neutron diffraction data as further input from experiments. Three-dimensional structures could be successfully generated that are in agreement with all experimental and theoretical constraints. Volume fractions of the ionic conduction pathways determined from these structures, however, do not show a substantial relationship to the activation energy, as earlier proposed in the iterature for alkali borate and alkali phosphate glasses.

[ES] La industria se encuentra inmersa de pleno en la cuarta revolución industrial, y es gracias a la capacidad de digitalización y de procesamiento de grandes cantidades de datos, que se consigue mejorar y optimizar el rendimiento de los sistemas industriales actuales. Son muchos los paradigmas y conceptos que están dando forma a lo que se conoce como Industria 4.0, y uno de ellos ha sido el Internet de las Cosas (IoT: Internet of Things) o más concretamente el Internet Industrial de las Cosas (IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things), como se ha llamado al subconjunto con determinados requisitos orientados al sector industrial. Las redes de sensores inalámbricos (WSN: Wireless Sensor Networks) son tecnologías habilitadoras para estos sistemas IoT, ya que gracias a su fácil escalabilidad ofrecen gran capacidad de sensorización con un coste energético reducido. En el ámbito industrial, estas redes de sensores deben cumplir con requisitos estrictos de fiabilidad, y su aceptación está siendo lenta debido a que su robustez y facilidad de configuración no han podido rivalizar con las tecnologías clásicas. Con el desarrollo de esta tesis, se pretende hacer frente a determinados aspectos de mejora de las redes industriales de sensores inalámbricos. Para ello, se diseñan nuevos mecanismos para la sincronización, evaluando metodologías alternativas de enrutamiento y proponiendo modelos analíticos que permitan caracterizar fielmente el proceso de despliegue de estas redes, con el objetivo de cubrir aquellas lagunas que dejan los estándares y protocolos bajo estudio. Los mecanismos propuestos por el estándar IEEE 802.15.4e, en concreto el método de acceso al medio mediante TSCH (Time-Slotted Channel Hopping), presentan las bases sobre las que construir una red WSN fiable y robusta, y mediante los desarrollos propuestos en esta tesis se facilita su implantación en sistemas de Industria 4.0. / [CA] La indústria es troba de ple en la quarta revolució industrial, i és gràcies a la capacitat de digitalització i de processament de grans quantitats de dades, que s'aconsegueix millorar i optimitzar el rendiment dels sistemes industrials actuals. Són moltes els paradigmes i conceptes que estan donant forma al que es coneix com a Indústria 4.0, i una d'elles ha sigut la Internet de les Coses (IoT: Internet of Things) o més concretament la Internet Industrial de les Coses (IIoT: Industrial Internet of Things), com s'ha anomenat al subconjunt amb determinats requisits orientats al sector industrial. Les xarxes de sensors sense fils (WSN: Wireless Sensor Networks) són tecnologies habilitadores per a sistemes IoT, ja que gràcies a la seua fàcil escalabilitat ofereixen gran capacitat de digitalització amb un cost energètic reduït. En l'àmbit industrial, aquestes xarxes de sensors han de complir amb requisits estrictes, i la seua acceptació està sent lenta a causa de factors que fan que aquests sistemes no substituïsquen a les tecnologies clàssiques. Amb el desenvolupament d'aquesta tesi, es pretén fer front a determinats aspectes de millora de les xarxes industrials de sensors sense fils. Per a això, es dissenyen nous mecanismes per a la sincronització, avaluant metodologies alternatives d'encaminament i proposant models analítics que permeten caracteritzar fidelment el procés de desplegament d'aquestes xarxes, amb l'objectiu de cobrir aquelles llacunes que deixa l'estàndard. Els mecanismes proposats per l'estàndard IEEE 802.15.4, en concret el mètode d'accés al mitjà TSCH, presenten les bases sobre les quals construir una xarxa WSN fiable i robusta, i mitjançant els desenvolupaments proposats en aquesta tesi es facilita la seua implantació en sistemes d'Indústria 4.0. / [EN] The industry is fully engaged in the fourth industrial revolution. Due to digital transformation and the processing of large amounts of data, it is possible to improve the value chain and provide a real-time optimization for the current industrial systems. There are many paradigms and concepts that that fall under the umbrella of Industry 4.0, and one of them is the Internet of Things (IoT) or more specifically the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), as the subset with certain industry-oriented requirements is known. Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) are an enabling technology for IoT systems, since its easy scalability offers a great sensorization capacity with a reduced energy cost. In the industrial field, these sensor networks must meet strict reliability requirements, so growth in the industrial market is slow as these systems fail to replace legacy technologies. This thesis addresses different aspects of improving industrial wireless sensor networks. To that end, new mechanisms for synchronization have been designed, evaluating alternative routing methodologies and proposing analytical models that allow a comprehensive characterization of the deployment process of these networks, aiming of covering those gaps left by the standard. The mechanisms proposed by the IEEE 802.15.4 standard, specifically the medium access control method Time-Slotted Channel Hopping (TSCH), present the bases to deploy a reliable and robust WSN network, and through the developments proposed in the thesis, it is possible smooth the way for its implementation in Industry 4.0 systems. / Vera Pérez, J. (2021). Diseño y evaluación de mecanismos de optimización en redes de sensores inalámbricas industriales [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/179700 / TESIS

<p>Developing the next generation soft optoelectronic materials is of great importance for achieving high-performance, low-cost electronics. These novel material systems bring about new chemistry, physical phenomena, and exciting properties. Organic inorganic hybrid two-dimensional perovskites and organic stable radical molecules are two exciting material systems that bear high expectation and await extensive exploration.</p> <p>Organic inorganic hybrid two-dimensional perovskites are considered one of the solutions to the pressing instability issue of halide perovskites toward commercialization. Moreover, dimension reduction of perovskites creates new opportunities for using two-dimensional perovskites as thermoelectric applications due to the ultralow thermal conductivity. However, two-dimensional perovskite thermoelectric is still at its’ incipient stage of development, therefore a timely proof of potential is required to draw further research interests.</p> <p>In earlier part of this work, the two-dimensional perovskites featuring π-conjugated ligands are synthesized and optimized for high thermoelectric performance. With material design, device engineering, intensive measurements, and careful data analysis, we successfully showed that two-dimensional perovskites are competitive candidate for the emerging thermoelectric materials. Furthermore, temperature and carrier concentration dependencies on thermoelectric properties were also established, giving future researchers a generalized optimization strategy. </p> <p>Organic stable radical molecules are promising for organic electronics as stable radicals don’t require high conjugation for efficient solids-state charge transport. Thanks to their unique redox capability and the unpaired electrons, organic radicals have many unique electronic and magnetic properties that could be useful in spin-related applications. However, the understanding in charge transport mechanisms as well as structure-to-properties correlation remain shallow.</p> <p>In later part of this work, we achieved the highest recorded long channel electrical conductivity of non-conjugated radicals. Meanwhile, the important role of close packing between radical sites was demonstrated by slightly changing chemical design that resulted in drastic change in electrical conductivity. Finally, we concluded that the solid-state charge transport in non-conjugated species is governed by variable range hopping mechanisms. </p>

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