Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1494
Alicia Muñoz del Pozo, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Guillermo Bustos-Pérez, María Gema Chacón, Andrea Picin, Ruth Blasco, Florent Rivals, Anna Rufà, Jordi Rosell
{"title":"Analysis and classification of Middle Palaeolithic lithic raw materials from Teixoneres cave: Project overview and initial resultss","authors":"Alicia Muñoz del Pozo, Bruno Gómez de Soler, Guillermo Bustos-Pérez, María Gema Chacón, Andrea Picin, Ruth Blasco, Florent Rivals, Anna Rufà, Jordi Rosell","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1494","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we present a new project that seeks to characterize lithic raw materials and the first results from a macroscopic and microscopic study of the archaeological material from sub-unit IIIb of Teixoneres Cave (NE Iberian Peninsula). During the late Middle Palaeolithic (MIS 3), multidisciplinary research has defined this site underwent short-term occupations by Neanderthals interspersed with visits from carnivores. The project aims to determine the procurement areas of the archaeological lithic materials discovered into the site, exploring the Neanderthals’ use of the territory. In the near future, this information will be plotted on a lithological map, along with possible procurement areas, with the aim of developing a graphic and dynamic model that will make it possible to establish routes of displacement to the site, the outcrops, and the Neanderthals’ mobility in the territory.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"178 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135209421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1489
Purab Nandi, K. R. Anupama, Himanish Agarwal, Arav Jain, Siddharth Paliwal
{"title":"Use of the k-nearest neighbour and its analysis for fall detection on Systems on a Chip for multiple datasets","authors":"Purab Nandi, K. R. Anupama, Himanish Agarwal, Arav Jain, Siddharth Paliwal","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1489","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1489","url":null,"abstract":"Fall of an elderly person often leads to serious injuries and death. Many falls occur in the home environment, and hence a reliable fall detection system that can raise alarms with minimum latency is a necessity. Wrist-worn accelerometer-based fall detection systems and multiple datasets are available, but no attempt has been made to analyze the accuracy and precision. Wherever the comparison does exist, it has been run on a cloud. No analysis of the models, convergence, and dataset analysis on Systems on a Chip (SoCs) has ever been attempted. In this paper, we attempt to present why Machine Learning (ML) algorithms in their current state cannot be run on existing SoCs. We have used Snapdragon 410c SoC to do our analytics. In this paper, we have used the kth-nearest neighbour to prove that ML cannot be directly run on SoCs. We have looked at the effect of distance metrics and neighbors as well as the effect of feature extraction on the accuracies and the latencies. In this paper, we establish the need for model compression and data pruning for fall detection using ML/Deep Learning algorithms on SoCs. We have done this by analyzing various datasets on varying architectural parameters.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"353 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135209424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-18DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1524
Jean-Pierre Fanton
{"title":"On the mythic sound of vacuum tubes","authors":"Jean-Pierre Fanton","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1524","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1524","url":null,"abstract":"Vacuum tube audio preamplifiers have recently found renewed interest. This study recalls the main requirements that this type of equipment must meet, and analyzes an example. The experimental approach followed to measure performances is described. These performances are exposed, and the associated uncertainties are determined. The reviewed example meets the advertised specifications.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135209419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-11DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1444
Stanislas Dubois, Bruno Lelong, Jean-Michel Hodé, Guillaume Ferré, Dominique Dallet
{"title":"ADC low-complexity modelling identification and mitigation of baseband intermodulation distortion with instantaneous frequency dependence","authors":"Stanislas Dubois, Bruno Lelong, Jean-Michel Hodé, Guillaume Ferré, Dominique Dallet","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1444","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1444","url":null,"abstract":"The linearization of active electronic components such as power amplifier or analog-to-digital-converter (ADC), is a vast subject. Many issues come into play, including behavioural modelling with the selection of a relevant model in terms of accuracy, complexity, identification, and compensation. In this paper we consider an ADC linearization problem, we propose an original low-complexity modelling identification and mitigation of baseband intermodulation distortion with instantaneous frequency dependence. Thus, we introduce a refinement of a power series model by adding a dependence on the variation of the instantaneous frequency of the signal. Based on this, we describe a method suitable for the model calibration using a two-tone signal. We finally present a measurement bench adapted to the calibration of the coefficients of the model, followed by some results of linearization. All the methods presented are intended to be operated in real time in embedded systems and are therefore studied to present very low computational complexities.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136027272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-08DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1501
Annarita Altobelli, Paola Cennamo, Giorgio Trojsi, Maria Rosaria Barone Lumaga, Andrea Carpentieri, Giancarlo Fatigati
{"title":"Experimentation of a PVA-Borax hydrogel for the removal of Paraloid B72® from artifacts of archaeological interest from the National Archaeological Museum in Naples, Italy","authors":"Annarita Altobelli, Paola Cennamo, Giorgio Trojsi, Maria Rosaria Barone Lumaga, Andrea Carpentieri, Giancarlo Fatigati","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1501","url":null,"abstract":"This paper shows the results of an experimentation aimed at the removal of a polymeric film of aged Paraloid B72® originally placed to protect some wooden artifacts belonging to the Egyptian collection of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples (MANN). The study was conducted on two shabtis dated to the 19th Dynasty and a sculpture of Ptah-Sokar-Osiris dating to the late period. Thanks to the collaboration between the National Archaeological Museum of Naples and the Laboratory of Restoration of Wooden Artifacts of the University of Naples Suor Orsola Benincasa, it was possible to conduct an in-depth study of the artifacts, from both an archaeological-historical point of view and from a conservation point of view. This led to the development of the above-mentioned experimentation and to the planning of a proper restoration intervention. The study and experimentation were supported by several diagnostic techniques. In a first stage, non-invasive investigations were carried out to study the execution technique and the state of conservation of the artifacts. This allowed the recognition of the wood species that constituted the three sculptures through optical microscopy, whereas IR reflectography, UV induced fluorescence and X-ray radiation (XRF) were conducted to identify the type and the chemical nature of the pigments. Based on the above analysis, different restoration strategies, based on the removal of Paraloid B72® through a methodology that would act in full respect of the wooden support of the artifacts, were considered. Pros and cons of the different methodologies applied in the recent past for the removal of aged Paraloid from artifact surfaces were analysed. A removal technique based on the use PVA-Borax hydrogel loaded with a solvent mixture was selected. Experiments were conducted to validate the effectiveness of the selected method.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136363570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Virtual Reality application for the exploration of a modern shipwreck: the case study of the Christoforos wreck","authors":"Matteo Collina, Antonio Lagudi, Fabio Bruno, Vincenzo Cosentino, Raffaele Peluso, Anastasios Ktistis, Angelos Manglis","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1506","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1506","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the development of a Virtual Reality (VR) application to perform dives in the Christoforos Shipwreck. The huge wreck lies in the Panormos Bay of Skopelos island (Greece) at a depth of 45 meters. Based on a well-known methodology designed for ancient shipwrecks, the 3D reconstruction of the underwater site has been carried out by adjusting the workflow to survey modern shipwrecks. In particular, the methodology, based on photogrammetry, is capable to provide a highly detailed 3D reconstruction of the shipwreck in a few dives, considering issues like working depth, elevations, and thin elements modelling. Moreover, the paper describes the optimization of the 3D model and the software to be executed in low-performance Head Mounted Display (HMD) devices. The resulting VR application, realized for touristic purposes, recreates the exact ambient conditions inside and outside the water simulating the flora and fauna of the place, the coastline, allowing users to live a recreational and educational experience by virtual diving in the underwater site.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135097085","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1436
Paolo Durandetto, Danilo Serazio, Andrea Sosso
{"title":"Recent advancements and perspectives of INRiM’s time-dependent Josephson voltage standards","authors":"Paolo Durandetto, Danilo Serazio, Andrea Sosso","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1436","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1436","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum voltage standards based on ac Josephson effect have been used in metrology since a few years after the discovery of the physical phenomenon. The role of quantum standards is now crucial following the SI redefinition in 2019: electrical units are today defined in terms of the fundamental constants e (elementary charge) and h (Planck’s constant). The extremely low uncertainty in dc measurements, that can be lower than 1 nV/V at 10 V, is stimulating research to extend application to ac and signals arbitrarily changing with time. Approaching the dc accuracy is challenging, however. The two main technologies used for the generation of non-steady voltage signals are programmable and pulsed Josephson junction arrays. In this work we discuss the main advancements obtained at the Italian Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca Metrologica (INRiM) with both technologies, and the most recent developments taking advantage of He-free device cooling techniques.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"53 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135205738","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1441
Oleh Velychko, Tetyana Gordiyenko
{"title":"The evaluation of main results of the RMO Key and Supplementary comparisons for electrical power and energy","authors":"Oleh Velychko, Tetyana Gordiyenko","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1441","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1441","url":null,"abstract":"To overcome technical barriers in trade between countries, special international agreements on mutual recognition (MRA) of measurement results play an important role. National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) and Designated Institutes (DIs) play a major role in the implementation of these agreements. NMI and DI standards periodically participate in international comparisons to establish their equivalence to other similar standards. A comparative analysis of the results of NMI/DI participants of COOMET.EM-K5 of alternating current active power and GULFMET.EM-S5 of alternating current active and reactive energy comparisons, both in terms of regional and metrological traceability for Regional Metrology Organizations, was carried out. This analysis is related to the need to minimize the cost of NMIs/DIs in order to achieve the required metrological traceability, taking into account the geographical location of the leading NMIs. For checking consistency of these comparisons data ware used En number and z scores. The results for all participants of the comparisons are satisfactory both for En number and z scores.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135205737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-06DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1478
María Soto, Juan Morales, Hassan Aouraghe, Robert Sala-Ramos, M. Gema Chacón
{"title":"MobiLithics: Fingerprinting the exploitation of lithic resources during the Upper Pleistocene","authors":"María Soto, Juan Morales, Hassan Aouraghe, Robert Sala-Ramos, M. Gema Chacón","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1478","url":null,"abstract":"MobiLithics is a multiscalar project aimed at characterizing the lithic resources exploitation and territorial adaptive responses among the last Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens to different climatic, cultural, and biological dynamics. The project focuses on the Middle-to-Later Stone Age, in North Africa, and the Middle to Upper Palaeolithic Transition in the Mediterranean basin of the Iberian Peninsula, as key scenarios for the origin and expansion of our species. Results on geospatial modelling, petrographic and geochemical analyses, and multivariate statistics and predictive models determine the variability on resource procurement and territorial structure. These will contribute to the international debate on the adaptability of our species to different palaeoenvironments, sociocultural realities, and changing climatic conditions.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135205741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Acta IMEKOPub Date : 2023-09-04DOI: 10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1466
Maria Pia Albanese, Luciana Randazzo, Mauro F. La Russa, Armando Taliano Grasso, Maurizio Paoletti, Michela Ricca
{"title":"Preliminary archaeometric analysis on a marble bas-relief of unknown origin","authors":"Maria Pia Albanese, Luciana Randazzo, Mauro F. La Russa, Armando Taliano Grasso, Maurizio Paoletti, Michela Ricca","doi":"10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21014/actaimeko.v12i3.1466","url":null,"abstract":"This paper addresses an archaeometric study of a marble bas-relief seized by the Cosenza Carabinieri Unit for the Protection of Cultural Heritage and Anti-Counterfeiting (Calabria, Italy). The research aimed to collect data on the authenticity of the artwork, providing indications about the compositional features of the sampled materials. An analytical approach based on the use of SEM-EDX and FT-IR techniques along with a stylistic evaluation of the artwork, allowed us to answer the requests posed by the institutions and to set the work in a different historical context from the Roman production.","PeriodicalId":37987,"journal":{"name":"Acta IMEKO","volume":"18 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135453233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}