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Theory of aces: high score by skill or luck? [PDF]

, 2008
We studied the distribution of World War I fighter pilots by the number of victories they were credited with, along with casualty reports. Using the maximum entropy method we obtained the underlying distribution of pilots by their skill. We find that the
Roychowdhury, V. P., Simkin, M. V.
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The SwarmItFix Pilot

Procedia Manufacturing, 2017
Abstract The paper presents the integration and experiments with a pilot cell including a traditional machine tool and an innovative robot-swarm cooperative conformable support for aircraft body panels. The pilot was installed and tested in the premises of the aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace in Italy.
Sagar, Keerthi, de Leonardo, Luis, Molfino, Rezia, Zielińska, Teresa, Zieliński, Cezary, Zlatanov, Dimiter, Zoppi, Matteo   +6 more
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An intervention to improve outcomes of falls in dementia: the DIFRID mixed-methods feasibility study

Health Technology Assessment, 2019
Background: Fall-related injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in people with dementia. There is presently little evidence to guide the management of such injuries, and yet there are potentially substantial benefits to be gained if ...
Louise M Allan, Alison Wheatley, Amy Smith, Elizabeth Flynn, Tara Homer, Shannon Robalino, Fiona R Beyer, Christopher Fox, Denise Howel, Robert Barber, Jim Anthony Connolly, Louise Robinson, Steve Wayne Parry, Lynn Rochester, Lynne Corner, Claire Bamford   +15 more
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Microbiological surveillance result of endoscopes after INTERCEPT Foam Spray: a quasi-experimental pilot study in Singapore [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy
Background/Aims This study aimed to assess the impact of INTERCEPT Foam Spray (IFS) application on delayed endoscope reprocessing through microbiological surveillance culture (MSC).
Caihong Wang, Rong Zhang, Ruhui Fan, Jiewen Low, Ruochen Du, Xueyun Ma, Congcong Cai   +6 more
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Predicting neck pain in Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilots

, 2012
Objective: Fighter pilots frequently report neck pain and injury, and although risk factors have been suggested, the relationships between risk factors and neck pain have not been quantified.
Aisbett, Brad, Hampson, Gregory, Netto, Kevin, Oppermann, Brett, Tucker, Bennett   +4 more
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Functional assessment of the cervical spine in F-16 pilots with and without neck pain [PDF]

, 2009
Introduction: Spinal symptoms in fighter pilots are a serious aeromedical problem. The most common neck complaints are muscular pain and strain. The aim of the current study was to determine possible differences in the cervical range of motion (CROM ...
Burnotte, Frederic, Cagnie, Barbara, Danneels, Lieven, De Loose, Veerle, Stevens, Veerle, Van den Oord, Marieke, Van Tiggelen, Damien, Witvrouw, Erik   +7 more
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Two-stage Channel Frequency Response Estimation in OFDM Systems [PDF]

, 2020
This paper proposes two-stage channel frequency response estimation algorithm in communication systems with OFDM technology. Algorithm is based on Kalman filter. Pilots from current and previous OFDM symbols are used for channel estimation.
Myronchuk, Oleksandr, Shpylka, Oleksandr, Zhuk, Serhii   +2 more
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The evaluation of pilots performance and mental workload by eye movement [PDF]

, 2012
Pilots make important decisions often using ambiguous information, while under stresses and with very little time. During flight operations detecting the warning light of system failure is a task with real-world application relates to measurement of ...
Chiu, Fa-Chung, Li, Wen-Chin, Wu, Ka-Jay
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The Organism Functional Status of Navy Helicopter Pilots and the Ways of its Optimization [PDF]

Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал, 2009
The results of the study of the organism functional status of navy helicopter pilots and navigators in different situations and working conditions of the professional activity (i.e.
A.N. Onishchenko, D.L. Kotliar
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PILOT optical alignment [PDF]

SPIE Proceedings, 2016
PILOT is a balloon-borne astronomy experiment designed to study the polarization of dust emission in the diffuse interstellar medium in our Galaxy at wavelengths 240 μm with an angular resolution about two arcminutes. Pilot optics is composed an off-axis Gregorian type telescope and a refractive re-imager system.
Mot B., Roudil G., Longval Y., Ade P., Andre Y., Aumont J., Baustista L., Bernard J. -P., Bray N., De Bernardis P., Boulade O., Bousquet F., Bouzit M., Buttice V., Caillat A., Charra M., Chaigneau M., Crane B., Crussaire J. -P., Douchin F., Doumayrou E., Dubois J. -P., Engel C., Etcheto P., Gelot P., Griffin M., Foenard G., Grabarnik S., Hargrave P., Hughes A., Laureijs R., Lepennec Y., Leriche B., Maestre S., Maffei B., Martignac J., Marty C., Marty W., Masi S., Mirc F., Misawa R., Montel J., Montier L., Narbonne J., Nicot J. -P., Pajot F., Parot G., Perot E., Pimentao J., Pisano G., Ponthieu N., Ristorcelli I., Rodriguez L., Salatino M., Savini G., Simonella O., Saccoccio M., Tapie P., Tauber J., Torre J. -P., Tucker C.   +60 more
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