Master of Science / Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering / Balasubramaniam Natarajan / In recent years, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) scheme has received significant research interest due to its capability of supporting high data rates in hostile environments. As compared to conventional single-carrier modulation schemes, OFDM benefits from low complexity equalization filters and high spectral efficiency. A multiple access implementation of OFDM, i.e., orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) has been considered as the multiple access (MA) scheme in 3GPP LTE, or LTE advanced downlink. In cellular OFDMA, frequency hopping (FH) is widely used to exploit frequency diversity gain and improve system throughput; and pilot patterns that have low-cross correlation are employed to improve the quality of channel estimation. However, there are numerous unsolved problems that need to be addressed in frequency hopped and pilot assisted OFDMA systems. Surveying the prior works in the literature, we find that limited research efforts have focused on coping with the inherent disadvantages regarding OFDM in cellular OFDMA systems. In this thesis, we employ the so-called residue number system (RNS) arithmetic concentrating on (a) FH pattern design for minimizing/averaging intra/inter-cell interference, (b) pilot pattern design for improving the quality of channel estimation, and (c) pilot pattern design for facilitating time-frequency synchronization and device identification in multi-cell OFDMA. Regarding (a), RNS-based FH patterns not only preserve orthogonality within the same cell, but also have the minimum number of symbol collisions among adjacent cells. Additionally, the RNS-based method exhibits consistent system performance and more frequency diversity gains as compared to previous efforts. With respect to (b), RNS-based pilot pattern design generates more unique pilot patterns than conventional methods. This results in low probability of pilot-to-pilot collisions, which in turn, significantly improves the quality of channel estimation from the system level perspective. For (c), as a special case of linear congruence sequences, RNS-based pilot patterns have good auto-correlation properties, which are extremely helpful in time-frequency synchronization and device identification.

Bakgrund: Arbetsmarknaden har förändrats och majoriteten av den personalomsättning som sker idag är så kallad frivillig omsättning. Dessa frekventa och frivilliga jobbyten har blivit känt som begreppet job hopping, vilket leder till att chefer måste hantera konsekvenserna av en hög personalomsättning. En hög personalomsättning leder vidare till ämnet kompetensförsörjning, vilket blir en avgörande del för organisationens fortsatta funktion. Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka hur chefer hanterar fenomenet job hopping. Studien kommer att fokusera på att organisationen kan säkerställa att rätt kompetens finns och är konkurrenskraftig. Metod: Studien har tillämpats med en kvalitativ metod där semistrukturerade intervjuer genomförts för att besvara frågeställningen. Uppsatsen är byggd utifrån en tematisk analysmetod där citat från respondenterna valdes som koder för att identifiera teman. Genom intervjuerna har sedan empirin sammanställts. Empiri: I empirin presenteras respondenternas svar utifrån de gjorda intervjuerna, där de sammanställs av författarna i form av citat och kortare sammanfattningar. I den avslutande delen av empirin sammanställs en kortare summering av empiriavsnittet. Analys, diskussion och Slutsats: Empirin har sedan bearbetats i uppsatsens analysdikussion där den ställs emot den teoretiska referensramen. Slutsatsen belyser hur cheferna hanterar job hopping samt hur de påverkas eller ej, och leder sedan fram till att besvara frågeställningen. Vidare ges förslag till fortsatt forskning för att ytterligare studera ämnet. / Background: The labor market has changed and the majority of personnel turnover that occurs today is so-called voluntary turnover. These frequent and voluntary job changes have become known as the concept of job hopping, resulting in managers having to deal with the consequences of high staff turnover. A high staff turnover leads further to the subject of competence supply, which becomes a decisive part for the continued functioning of the organization. Purpose: The purpose of the study is to investigate how managers handle the phenomenon of job hopping. The study will focus on the organization being able to ensure that the right competence exists and is competitive. Method: The study has been applied with a qualitative method where semi-structured interviews were conducted to answer the question. The essay is based on a thematic analysis method where quotes from the respondents were chosen as codes to identify themes. The empirical evidence has then been compiled through the interviews. Empirics: In the empirics, the respondents' answers are presented based on the interviews conducted, where they are compiled by the authors in the form of quotes and shorter summaries. In the concluding part of the empirical work, a shorter summary of the empirical section is compiled. Analysis discussion and Conclusion: The empirical evidence has then been processed in the essay's analysis discussion, where it is set against the theoretical frame of reference. The conclusion highlights how managers handle job hopping and how they are affected or not, and then leads to answering the question. Furthermore, suggestions are given for further research to further study the subject.

The Hall resistivity in ferromagnetic materials has an anomalous contribution proportional to the magnetization, which is defined as the anomalous Hall effect (AHE). Being a central topic in the study of ferromagnetic materials for many decades, the AHE was revived in recent years by generating many new understandings and phenomena, e.g. spin-Hall effect, topological insulators. The phase diagram of the AHE was shown recently to exhibit three distinct regions: a skew scattering region in the high conductivity regime, a scattering-independent normal metal regime, and an insulating regime. While the origin of the metallic regime scaling has been understood for many decades through the expected dependence of each contribution, the origin of the surprising scaling in the insulating regime was completely unexplained, leaving the primary challenge to the last step to understand fully the AHE. In this dissertation work we developed a theory to study the AHE in the disordered insulating regime, whose scaling relation is observed to be omega_xy^AH is proportional to omega_xx^(1.40∼1.75) in a large range of materials. This scaling is qualitatively different from the ones observed in metals. In the metallic regime where kFl > > 1, the linear response theory predicts that omega_xx is proportional to the quasi-particle lifetime tau, while omega_xy^AH scales as alpha*tau beta*tau^0, indicating that the upper limit of the scaling exponent is 1.0. Basing our theory on the phonon-assisted hopping mechanism and percolation theory, we derived a general formula for the anomalous Hall conductivity (AHC), and showed that the AHC scales with the longitudinal conductivity as omega_xy^AH ~ omega_xx^gamma with gamma predicted to be 1.33 <= gamma <= 1.76, quantitatively in agreement with the experimental observations. This scaling remains similar regardless of whether the hopping process is long range type (varible range hopping) or short range type (activation E3 hopping), or is influenced by interactions, i.e. Efros-Shklovskii (E-S) regime. Our theory completes the understanding of the AHE phase diagram in the insulating regime.

This master's thesis deal the system, which use the Frequency Hopping (FH). Is explained principle those techniques and her benefits and disadvantages. Follows description techniques Adaptive Frequency Hopping (AFH) that used the Bluetooth. Follows description other method for setup hopset such as Dynamic Frequency Hopping (DFH), which used standards 802.22. 22. Is an emerging standard for Wireless Regional Area Networks (WRAN) operating on a license-exempt and non-interference basis in the spectrum allocated to TV broadcast services (between 47–910 MHz). Other method introduces the Adaptive Frequency Rolling (AFR), a particular instance of frequency hopping (FH) that enables the collocated WPANs to cooperate and avoid the self-interference. The AFR uses as input solely the observed packet error rate (PER) and it does not require any exchange of information among the collocated WPANs. The effect of the FR over a longer time interval is that the WPANs use the complete set of disposable channels in an implicit time-division and cooperative manner. Last method described in this Thesis is Dynamic Adaptive Frequency Hopping (DAFH). The basic strategy applied in DAFH is a binary search for a hopset that offers smaller PER. The set of admissible hopsets depends on the total number of available channels and the maximal level of binary divisions. Practical part of the master's thesis describes proposal model AFH, with usage of Matlab Simulink programme. In thesis are described function each blocks a their setting. Simulation parameters can change in simple graphic interface. The model is able to simulate influence of static and dynamic interference in transmission band of two communicating devices.

International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 21, 2002 / Town & Country Hotel and Conference Center, San Diego, California / The ISM bands have opened up new opportunities for telemetry using spread-spectrum communications. A low-cost frequency-hopping radio is described here for the 900 MHz ISM band that can be programmed with a wide range of hop and data rates. The ‘C6201 DSP from TI is used to control the frequency and data rate of the TI TRF6900 transceiver chip using a custom interface of the 6201 EVM board to the serial I/O on the 6900 evaluation board.

In this thesis quantum-classical dynamics is applied to the study of quantum condensed phase processes. This approach is based on the quantum-classical Liouville equation where the dynamics of a small subset of the degrees of freedom are treated quantum mechanically while the remaining degrees of freedom are treated by classical mechanics to a good approximation. We use this approach as it is computationally tractable, and the resulting equation of motion accurately accounts for the quantum and classical dynamics, as well as the coupling between these two components of the system. By recasting the quantum-classical Liouville equation into the form of a generalized master equation we investigate connections to surface-hopping. The link between these approaches is decoherence arising from interaction of the subsystem with the environment. We derive an evolution equation for the subsystem which contains terms accounting for the effects of the environment. One of these terms involves a memory kernel that accounts for the coherent dynamics. If this term decays rapidly, a Markovian approximation can be made. By lifting the resulting subsystem master equation into the full phase space, we obtain a Markovian master equation that prescribes surface-hopping-like dynamics. Our analysis outlines the conditions under which such a description is valid. Next, we consider the calculation of the rate constant for a quantum mechanical barrier crossing process. Starting from the reactive-flux autocorrelation function, we derive a quantum-classical expression for the rate kernel. This expression involves quantum-classical evolution of a species operator averaged over the initial quantum equilibrium structure of the system making it possible to compute the rate constant via computer simulation. Using a simple model for a proton transfer reaction we compare the results of the rate calculation obtained by quantum-classical Liouville dynamics with that of master equation dynamics. The master equation provides a good approximation to the full quantum-classical Liouville calculation for our model and a more stable algorithm results due to the elimination of oscillating phase factors in the simulation. Finally, we make use of the theoretical framework established in this thesis to analyze some aspects of decoherence used in popular surface-hopping techniques.

Two global optimization methods are proposed in this thesis. They are the multicanonical basin hopping (MUBH) method and the basin paving (BP) method. <br /><br /> The MUBH method combines the basin hopping (BH) method, which can be used to efficiently map out an energy landscape associated with local minima, with the multicanonical Monte Carlo (MUCA) method, which encourages the system to move out of energy traps during the computation. It is found to be more efficient than the original BH method when applied to the Lennard-Jones systems containing 150-185 particles. <br /><br /> The asynchronous multicanonical basin hopping (AMUBH) method, a parallelization of the MUBH method, is also implemented using the message passing interface (MPI) to take advantage of the full usage of multiprocessors in either a homogeneous or a heterogeneous computational environment. AMUBH, MUBH and BH are used together to find the global minimum structures for Co nanoclusters with system size <em>N</em>&le;200. <br /><br /> The BP method is based on the BH method and the idea of the energy landscape paving (ELP) strategy. In comparison with the acceptance scheme of the ELP method, moving towards the low energy region is enhanced and no low energy configuration may be missed during the simulation. The applications to both the pentapeptide Met-enkephalin and the villin subdomain HP-36 locate new configurations having energies lower than those determined previously. <br /><br /> The MUBH, BP and BH methods are further employed to search for the global minimum structures of several proteins/peptides using the ECEPP/2 and ECEPP/3 force fields. These two force fields may produce global minima with different structures. The present study indicates that the global minimum determination from ECEPP/3 prefers helical structures. Also discussed in this thesis is the effect of the environment on the formation of beta hairpins.

Transcription factors need to rapidly find one specific binding site among millions of nonspecific sites on the chromosomal DNA. In this thesis I use various aspects of reaction-diffusion theory to investigate the interaction between proteins and DNA and to explain the searching, finding and binding to specific operator sites. Using molecular dynamics methods we calculate the free energy profile for the model protein LacI as it leaves a nonspecific stretch of DNA and as it slides along DNA. Based on the free energy profiles we estimate the microscopic dissociation rate constant, kdmicro ~1.45×104s-1, and the 1D diffusion coefficient, D1 ~ 0.05-0.29 μm2s-1 (2-40μs to slide 1 basepair (bp)). At a non-atomistic level of detail we estimate the number of microscopic rebindings before a macroscopic dissociation occurs which leads to the  macroscopic residence time, τDmacro ~ 48±12ms resulting in a in vitro sliding length estimate of 135-345bp. When we fit the DNA interaction parameters for in vivo conditions to recent single molecule in vivo experiments we conclude that neither hopping nor intersegment transfer contribute to the target search for the LacI dimer, that it appears to bind the specific Osym operator site as soon as it slides into it, and that the sliding length is around 40bp in the cell. The estimated in vivo D1 ~ 0.025 μm2s-1 is higher than expected from estimates of D1 based on viscosity and the atomistic simulations. Surprisingly, we were also forced to conclude that the nonspecific association for the LacI dimer appeared reaction limited which is in conflict with the free energy profile. This inconsistency is resolved by allowing for steric effects. Using reaction-diffusion theory and simulations we show that an apparent reaction limited association can be diffusion limited if geometry and steric effects are taken into account. Furthermore, the simulations show that a protein binds ~2 times faster to a DNA molecule with a helical reactive patch than to a stripe patch running along the length of the DNA. This facilitated binding has a direct impact on the search time especially in the presence of other DNA binding proteins.

Achieving optimal efficiency of production in the industrial sector is a process that is continuously under development. In several industrial installations separators, produced by Alfa Laval, may be found, and therefore it is of interest to make these separators operate more efficiently. The separator that is investigated separates impurities and water from crude oil. The separation performance is partially affected by the settings of process parameters. In this thesis it is investigated whether optimal or near optimal process parametersettings, which minimize the water content in the output, can be obtained.Furthermore, it is also investigated if these settings of a session can be testedto conclude about their suitability for the separator. The data that is usedin this investigation originates from sensors of a factory-installed separator.It consists of five variables which are related to the water content in theoutput. Two additional variables, related to time, are created to enforce thisrelationship. Using this data, optimal or near optimal process parameter settings may be found with an optimization technique. For this procedure, a Gaussian Process with the Deep Kernel Learning extension (GP-DKL) is used to model the relationship between the water content and the sensor data. Three models with different kernel functions are evaluated and the GP-DKL with a Spectral Mixture kernel is demonstrated to be the most suitable option. This combination is used as the objective function in a Basin-hopping optimizer, resulting in settings which correspond to a lower water content.Thus, it is concluded that optimal or near optimal settings can be obtained. Furthermore, the process parameter settings of a session can be tested by utilizing the Bayesian properties of the GP-DKL model. However, due to large posterior variance of the model, it can not be determined if the process parameter settings are suitable for the separator.

La technique ultra large bande (UWB) par impulsions consiste à émettre des impulsions de courte durée et de faible énergie offrant ainsi la possibilité de transmettre de l'information à de hauts débits et à faible coût. Dans cette thèse nous nous sommes intéressés aux systèmes ultra large bande à accès multiple par répartition de codes de saut temporel (TH-UWB) dans un contexte asynchrone et dans un environnement de propagation à trajets multiples. Un récepteur rake a été mis en place. Nous avons calculé de manière analytique la variance de l'interférence multi-utilisateur (MUI) en sortie de ce récepteur. Ceci nous a permis d'identifier les paires dites optimales qui minimisent cette variance. Nous avons constaté qu'utiliser ces paires permet d'améliorer significativement le taux d'erreur binaire du système. Une démarche similaire a été appliquée aux systèmes DS-UWB et DS-CDMA, en effet ces systèmes s'expriment analytiquement de manière identique au système TH-UWB. Ainsi nous avons pu caractériser les paires optimales. Nous avons ensuite comparé les performances de ces différents systèmes lorsque la variance de la MUI est minimale. La variance de l'interférence entre symboles et entre trames (ISI / IFI) a été calculée analytiquement. Ceci nous a permis de dimensionner le récepteur rake et le temps de garde intelligemment. Nous avons également observé, en absence d'ISI / IFI et de bruit, un seuil sur la probabilité d'erreur. En modifiant légèrement le récepteur, nous avons éliminé ce seuil. Enfin nous avons établi les bornes de Cramer-Rao relatives à l'estimation des paramètres du canal (amplitudes et retards) en supposant que les trajets pouvaient se chevaucher.