This article presents a compact crab-shaped reconfigurable antenna(CSRA)designed for 5G sub-6 GHz wireless applications. The antenna achieves enhanced gain in a miniaturized form factor by incorporating a hexagonal sp...This article presents a compact crab-shaped reconfigurable antenna(CSRA)designed for 5G sub-6 GHz wireless applications. The antenna achieves enhanced gain in a miniaturized form factor by incorporating a hexagonal split-ring structure controlled via two radio frequency(RF) positive-intrinsicnegative(PIN) diodes(BAR64-02V). While the antenna is primarily designed to operate at 3.50 GHz for sub-6 GHz 5G applications, RF switching enables the CSRA to cover a broader frequency spectrum, including the S-band, X-band, and portions of the Ku-band. The proposed antenna offers several advantages: It is low-cost(fabricated on an FR-4 substrate), compact(achieving 64.07% size reduction compared to conventional designs), and features both frequency and gain reconfigurability through digitally controlled PIN diode switching. The reflection coefficients of the antenna, both without diodes and across all four switching states, were experimentally validated in the laboratory using a Keysight Field Fox microwave analyzer(N9916A, 14 GHz). The simulated radiation patterns and gain characteristics closely matched the measured values, demonstrating an excellent agreement. This study bridges the gap between traditional and next-generation antenna designs by offering a compact,cost-effective, and high-performance solution for multiband, reconfigurable wireless communication systems. The integration of double-split-ring resonators and dynamic reconfigurability makes the proposed antenna a strong candidate for various applications, including S-band and X-band systems, as well as the emerging lower 6G band(7.125 GHz–8.400 GHz).展开更多
Globally, there are an estimated 605 million people aged 60 years and above. Improvements in health care facilities have brought longevity, which is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the 20th centur...Globally, there are an estimated 605 million people aged 60 years and above. Improvements in health care facilities have brought longevity, which is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Objectives: To assess the morbidity pattern in geriatric people. Methodology: A community based cross sectional study. Results: Out of 208 aged 91 (43.7%) were males, 117 (56.25%) were females. Maximum number of males and females were from the age group 60 - 64 years. 117 (56.25%) had chronic problems and 15 (7.2%) acute. Musculo skeleton problem was the commonest (63%) complaint both in males and females, followed by cardio vascular problem (44%). Diabetes mellitus was more common in males than females and hypertension was more common in females than males. Chronic bronchitis was the commonest respiratory disorder in males (8.7%). Total 20 (9.6%) had psychological problems (depression), psychological problems more common in males 11 (12%) than females 9 (7.7%) Conclusion: The present study showed that chronic morbidity in elderly was significantly higher (56.3%) than acute (7.2%), most commonly affected system by chronic morbidity was musculo-skeletal followed by cardio vascular (CVS) and gastrointestinal (GIT). Psychological problems were more common in males (12%) than in females (7.7%). Psychological problems were more in lower socio-economic class-(V) than higher Class [1].展开更多
文摘This article presents a compact crab-shaped reconfigurable antenna(CSRA)designed for 5G sub-6 GHz wireless applications. The antenna achieves enhanced gain in a miniaturized form factor by incorporating a hexagonal split-ring structure controlled via two radio frequency(RF) positive-intrinsicnegative(PIN) diodes(BAR64-02V). While the antenna is primarily designed to operate at 3.50 GHz for sub-6 GHz 5G applications, RF switching enables the CSRA to cover a broader frequency spectrum, including the S-band, X-band, and portions of the Ku-band. The proposed antenna offers several advantages: It is low-cost(fabricated on an FR-4 substrate), compact(achieving 64.07% size reduction compared to conventional designs), and features both frequency and gain reconfigurability through digitally controlled PIN diode switching. The reflection coefficients of the antenna, both without diodes and across all four switching states, were experimentally validated in the laboratory using a Keysight Field Fox microwave analyzer(N9916A, 14 GHz). The simulated radiation patterns and gain characteristics closely matched the measured values, demonstrating an excellent agreement. This study bridges the gap between traditional and next-generation antenna designs by offering a compact,cost-effective, and high-performance solution for multiband, reconfigurable wireless communication systems. The integration of double-split-ring resonators and dynamic reconfigurability makes the proposed antenna a strong candidate for various applications, including S-band and X-band systems, as well as the emerging lower 6G band(7.125 GHz–8.400 GHz).
文摘Globally, there are an estimated 605 million people aged 60 years and above. Improvements in health care facilities have brought longevity, which is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century. Objectives: To assess the morbidity pattern in geriatric people. Methodology: A community based cross sectional study. Results: Out of 208 aged 91 (43.7%) were males, 117 (56.25%) were females. Maximum number of males and females were from the age group 60 - 64 years. 117 (56.25%) had chronic problems and 15 (7.2%) acute. Musculo skeleton problem was the commonest (63%) complaint both in males and females, followed by cardio vascular problem (44%). Diabetes mellitus was more common in males than females and hypertension was more common in females than males. Chronic bronchitis was the commonest respiratory disorder in males (8.7%). Total 20 (9.6%) had psychological problems (depression), psychological problems more common in males 11 (12%) than females 9 (7.7%) Conclusion: The present study showed that chronic morbidity in elderly was significantly higher (56.3%) than acute (7.2%), most commonly affected system by chronic morbidity was musculo-skeletal followed by cardio vascular (CVS) and gastrointestinal (GIT). Psychological problems were more common in males (12%) than in females (7.7%). Psychological problems were more in lower socio-economic class-(V) than higher Class [1].
