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The observation of neutrino-less double beta decay (0νββ) will prove existence of a massive Majorana neutrino. For a sensitive measurement of the neutrino mass, we have developed a new detector system CANDLES, which features CaF 2 (pure) scintillators. The CANDLES system needs a low background measurement because 0νββ is a very rare decay. In order to reach the low background measurement, we introduced characteristic flash ADCs in the system. Besides the flash ADC, we developed a trigger system for the CaF 2 (pure) events. Signal processing for the data readout and trigger is in a FPGA. In this paper, we present the data acquisition system including the characteristic flash ADC and the trigger system for the CANDLES system.

This work integrates robotics and electronic games with the objective of producing more motivating and attractive therapeutic activities in distal radius fracture rehabilitation (wrist region). The proposed robotic system allows the reliable measurement of all wrist angular motion amplitudes. To this end, a framework is proposed to allow the full integration of the designed game to the developed hardware. The framework stores data from the game and from the robot movements for further analysis. The prototype was tested in healthy subjects, and a questionnaire was used to produce qualitative impressions on the system.

We describe the design, implementation and evaluation of a programmable architecture for profiling, composing and deploying handoff services. We argue that future wireless access networks should be built on a foundation of open programmable networking allowing for the dynamic deployment and management of new mobile and wireless services. Customizing handoff control and mobility management in this manner calls for advances in software and networking technologies in order to respond to specific radio, mobility, and quality of service requirements of future wireless service providers. Two applications of programmable handoff are presented. First, we describe "multi-service" access networks, which are capable of simultaneously supporting multiple styles of handoff over the same physical infrastructure. Second, we discuss "reflective handoff" which allows mobile devices to roam between heterogeneous networks.