A Hybrid Cryptography Scheme for NILM Data Security by Ruijue Feng, Zhidong Wang, Zhifeng Li, Haixia Ma, Ruiyuan Chen, Zhengbin Pu, Ziqiu Chen, Xianyu Zeng

“…By transplanting the algorithm into STM32 MCU (STMicroelectronics 32 bit Micro Controller Unit) for performance test and using Visual studio 2017 + QT tools to develop the test interface, one optimal operation mode was selected for the scheme. …”
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Single-Lane 54-Gbit/s PAM-4/8 Signal Transmissions Using 10G-Class Directly Modulated Lasers Enabled by Low-Complexity Nonlinear Digital Equalization by Ahmed Galib Reza, Marcos Troncoso-Costas, Colm Browning, Francisco J. Diaz-Otero, Liam P. Barry

“…To mitigate waveform distortions caused by the limited bandwidth, nonlinear dynamics, memory effects, and strong laser frequency chirp of the DML, especially during multi-level signal modulations, artificial neural network-based machine learning equalizers and low-complexity Volterra nonlinear equalizers are applied, which operate at the signal baud rate. The bit error ratio performance in conjunction with an enhanced power budget through the use of a low-complexity nonlinear equalizer can justify the validity of using a DML in the next-generation PONs.…”
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Kinetic Mechanism of Hydrogen Absorption of AA6111 Alloys Melt by Bo Yang, Weihong Lu, Guoqing Zhang, Yapeng Tan, Xiaocong Wu, Jiajin Hu, Zhengbing Xu, Hongqun Tang, Junsheng Wang, Guoliang Zhu, Mao Cheng

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SIMPLY+: A Reliable STT-MRAM-Based Smart Material Implication Architecture for In-Memory Computing by Tatiana Moposita, Esteban Garzon, Raffaele De Rose, Felice Crupi, Andrei Vladimirescu, Lionel Trojman, Marco Lanuzza

“…Obtained results show a significant improvement in terms of reliability, i.e., the nominal read margin (RM) by a factor of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim 3 - 4\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and accordingly the bit error rate (BER) by more than four orders of magnitude. …”
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Evaluation of the anticancer potential of CD44 targeted vincristine nanoformulation in prostate cancer xenograft model: a multi-dynamic approach for advanced pharmacokinetic evalua... by Faiza Naseer, Kousain Kousar, Maisa S. Abduh, Sadia Anjum, Tahir Ahmad

“…The ADMET Predictor (TM) Cloud version 10.4.0.5, 64-bit, was used to simulate VC's physicochemical and pharmacokinetic parameters. …”
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Throughput/Area-Efficient Accelerator of Elliptic Curve Point Multiplication over <i>GF</i>(2²³³) on FPGA by Muhammad Rashid, Omar S. Sonbul, Muhammad Yousuf Irfan Zia, Muhammad Arif, Asher Sajid, Saud S. Alotaibi

“…The throughput of the proposed accelerator design is optimized by reducing the total clock cycles using a bit-parallel Karatsuba modular multiplier. We employ two techniques to minimize the hardware resources: (i) a consolidated arithmetic unit where we combine a single modular adder, multiplier, and square block instead of having multiple modular operators, and (ii) an Itoh–Tsujii inversion algorithm by leveraging the existing hardware resources of the multiplier and square units for multiplicative inverse computation. …”
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Evaluation of Alveolar Bony Trabecular Pattern in Subjects with Crossbite Malocclusion using Intraoral Periapical Radiographs: A Cross-sectional Study by Rama Raji Sankaranarayanan, Ravindra Kumar Jain, Nivethigaa Balakrishnan

“…A Region of Interest (ROI) of 256×256 pixels were selected between the roots of the premolar and mandibular molars and converted into an 8-bit image with image J software. Fractal dimensional analysis with box counting was used to assess trabecular perimeter and the trabecular number. …”
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Dynamic interactive bitwise meta-holography with ultra-high computational and display frame rates by Yuncheng Liu, Ke Xu, Xuhao Fan, Xinger Wang, Xuan Yu, Wei Xiong, Hui Gao

“…The switching states of these channels were mapped to bitwise operations on a set of bit values, which avoids complex hologram computations, enabling an ultra-high computational frame rate. …”
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Inspection of an HSH-PCF for optical Communication with high Non-linearity, birefringence and negative dispersion by Ruhul Amin, Lway Faisal Abdulrazak, Enam Khan, Kawsar Ahmed, Francis M. Bui, Fahad Ahmed Al-Zahrani

“…So, the HSH-PCF officiates in several applications like high bit-rate data transfer, amplification of optical parameters, sensor designing of optical fibers, maintaining polarization, dispersion-compensating fibers, spectroscopy system, and other various purposes.…”
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Reinforcement learning based energy-efficient internet-of-things video transmission by Yilin Xiao, Guohang Niu, Liang Xiao, Yuzhen Ding, Sicong Liu, Yexian Fan

“…A reinforcement learning algorithm state-action-reward-state-action is applied to choose the transmission action based on the observed state (the queue length of the buffer, the channel gain, the previous bit error rate, and the previous packet loss rate) without knowledge of the transmission channel model at the transmitter and the receiver. …”
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EFFECT OF IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA ON INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT IN SCHOOL GOING CHILDREN OF PESHAWAR KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN by Nida Khan, Zahid Khan, Rubina Nazli, Saima Arzeen, Naeema Arzeen, Tasleem Akhtar

“…The mean IQ of male (41.7±35.0) is bit higher than female (39.0±38.62). In 153 children, 66 (43.1%) were normal, 33 (21.6%) were obese and 54 (35.3%) were underweight. …”
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InAsSb Photodiode Fibre Optic Thermometry for High-Speed, near-Ambient Temperature Measurements by Emilios Leonidas, Matthew J. Hobbs, Sabino Ayvar-Soberanis, Hatim Laalej, Callum Fisk, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Jon R. Willmott

“…The thermometer was tested against a thermocouple during drilling operations of polyether ether ketone (PEEK) plastic to measure the temperature of the drill bit during the material removal process. Future versions of the thermometer are intended to be used as a thermocouple replacement in high-speed, near-ambient temperature measurement applications, such as electric motor condition monitoring; battery protection; and machining of polymers and composite materials, such as carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP).…”
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Real-Time Myocardial Infarction Detection Approaches with a Microcontroller-Based Edge-AI Device by Maria Gragnaniello, Alessandro Borghese, Vincenzo Romano Marrazzo, Luca Maresca, Giovanni Breglio, Andrea Irace, Michele Riccio

“…A feasibility assessment of their implementation on a single 32-bit microcontroller with an ARM Cortex-M4 core was examined, and a comparison in terms of accuracy, inference time, and memory usage was detailed. …”
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Joint cartilage experimental defect regeneration by hierarchic biphasic combined grafts by Vitalie Cobzac, Mariana Jian, Tatiana Globa, Viorel Nacu

“…In the experimental groups, the experimental osteochondral defects of 4-4.5 mm in depth, were performed with a 3.7 drill bit at the level of weight bearing surface of the medial femoral condyle. …”
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Analysis of Leakage Current of HfO₂/TaO_<i>x</i>-Based 3-D Vertical Resistive Random Access Memory Array by Zhisheng Chen, Renjun Song, Qiang Huo, Qirui Ren, Chenrui Zhang, Linan Li, Feng Zhang

“…A method to improve the array read/write efficiency is proposed by analyzing the influence of the multi-bit operations on the overall leakage current. Finally, this paper explores different methods to reduce the leakage current in the 3-D VRRAM array. …”
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AHEAD: Automatic Holistic Energy-Aware Design Methodology for MLP Neural Network Hardware Generation in Proactive BMI Edge Devices by Nan-Sheng Huang, Yi-Chung Chen, Jørgen Christian Larsen, Poramate Manoonpong

“…By taking a holistic analysis of the proactive BMI design flow, the approach makes judicious use of the intelligent bit-width identification (BWID) and configurable hardware generation, which autonomously integrate to generate the low-power hardware decoder. …”
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Application of complexity theory in health and social care research: a scoping review by Áine Carroll, Claire Collins, Andrew Darley, Diarmuid Stokes, Jane McKenzie

“…The authors provide guidance on conducting complexity-informed primary research that seeks to promote rigor and transparency in the area.Registration The scoping review protocol was registered at Open Science Framework, and the review protocol was published at BMJ Open (https://bit.ly/3Ex1Inu).…”
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Action-rule-based cognitive control enables efficient execution of stimulus–response conflict tasks: a model validation of Simon task performance by Yoshitaka Otani, Yoshitaka Otani, Yoshitada Katagiri, Emiko Imai, Hisatomo Kowa

“…The sequential effect accompanied by dip modulation of ER-DBA waveforms suggests that cognitive cost is saved while maintaining cognitive performance in accordance with the framework of the ARC based on 1-bit congruency-dependent selective control.…”
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Estimation of productivity of the new peas lines and determination of their adaptability parameters by А. R. Ashiev, К. N. Khabibullin, А. V. Chegunova, М. В. Skulova

“…The lines ‘G-1002’ (4.19), ‘G-1005’ (4.53) were a bit inferior to them. The line ‘G-1003’ had the lowest level of homeostaticity (3.98). …”
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GrowBot: An Educational Robotic System for Growing Food by Henrik Hautop Lund, Martin Exner, Nikolai Eskild Jensen, Massimiliano Leggieri, Malene Outzen, Gitte Ravn-Haren, Malte von Sehested, Andreas Væring, Rikke Andersen

“…Inspired by educational robotics, we developed user-friendly graphical programming of the GrowBots on several means: a touch display, a micro:bit, and a remote webserver interface. This allows school pupils to easily program the GrowBots to different growth conditions for the natural plants in terms of temperature, humidity, day light cycle, wavelength of LED light, nutrient rate, etc. …”
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