Whitley

There is no standard instrument for carrying out medical percussion even though the procedure has been in continuous use since 1761. This study developed one such instrument. It generates medical percussion sounds in a reproducible manner and accurately classifies them into one of three classes. Percussion signals were generated using a push-pull…[Read more]

The Rs in China showed a significant decline trend (-1.1 Wm-2 per decade) during 1970-2015. A decreasing trend (-2.8 Wm-2 per decade) in Rs during 1970-1992 was observed, followed by a recovery trend (0.23 Wm-2 per decade) during 1992-2015. The recovery trends at individual stations were found at 233 out of 454 stations during 1970-2015, which…[Read more]