Design and analysis of passive phase shifters using controllable defected ground structures in 65nm CMOS technology for 77-81 GHz automotive radar by Wu, Jiaqi

“…The measured results are largely different from simulations which were mainly caused by the great discrepancy between HFSS simulation models and real fabricated chips. The discrepancy between original simulation models and fabricated chips mainly comes from the dummy metal effects which were hard to model and simulate during the design stage. …”
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Optimization and scheduling for a large-scale urban transportation system involving human factors by Zhang, Yi

“…The thesis includes three technical chapters: The first technical chapter develops a model to provide traffic light scheduling for pedestrian-vehicle mixed-flow networks, where a macroscopic pedestrian "hopping" model at an intersection is formulated, which is capable of reflecting the changing capacity during one time interval resulted from the crosswalk length and pedestrian relatively lower speed. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…According to the understanding on electrons transport in nanoparticle structures, under illumination, the photogenerated electrons repeatedly interact with a distribution of traps as they undertake a random hopping through the nanoparticles. A photogenerated electron may experience a million trapping events before being collected by electrode." …”
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Understanding the dynamic behaviour and evolution of electric domains in BTO under applied electric field using in situ TEM by Li, Patrick Wen Feng

“…In this work, not only is a consistent workflow for these experiments created but also a new and more efficient design for the micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) chips is devised from the experience of preparing the specimens for such experiments. …”
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Multifunctional Wireless Gut-Brain Neurotechnology by Sahasrabudhe, Atharva

“…Finally, wireless microelectronic fibers that combine the scalability and mechanical versatility of thermally drawn polymer fibers with the sophistication of microelectronic chips for organs as diverse as the brain and the gut were developed. …”
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Perceived inequality in society may not motivate increased food intake in the absence of personal socioeconomic disadvantage by Cheon, Bobby K., Low, Xenia, Wijaya, Darren Jeffian, Lee, Albert

“…Study 2 (n = 154) involved a similar design as Study 1, but with inclusion of a neutral control condition (no awareness of class disparities) followed by ad libitum consumption of potato chips. Results: While the high inequality condition successfully elicited perceptions of one’s society as having greater socioeconomic inequalities between classes, it did not generate consistent feelings of personal socioeconomic disadvantage. …”
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Frequency synthesizer design for 60 GHz wireless communication by Chen, Weiping

“…The prospective implementations of these technologies are all based on tranceiver chips, at the heart of which, a radio-frequency (RF) frequency synthesizer is essential to generate required local oscilation frequency. …”
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Hybrid free space optics/radio frequency communication for next generation wireless networks by Sharma, Shubha

“…The results show that the proposed switching scheme for cooperative hybrid FSO/RF system drastically improves the performance compared to that of single hop (SH) switching-based hybrid FSO/RF and cooperative FSO systems. …”
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Shaped Bessel beam singulation of glass substrates by Chia, Hao Guang

“…However, the heat generated can cause chipping and debris along the cut line. In addition, the area surrounding the cut often has heat damage, which alters the material's mechanical properties. …”
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Showcase the smiles or the tears? How elicited perspectives determine optimal charity appeal content by Hildebrand, D, Hadi, R, Sen, S

“…Some charitable communications employ <i>deprived beneficiary</i> (DB) appeals (showcasing the distressing circumstances of suffering victims), while others feature <i>satiated beneficiary</i> (SB) appeals (depicting the improved state of victims after receiving help). …”

Spray cooling and condensation heat transfer in a liquid cooled server system by Liu, Pengfei

“…It is found that the spray cooled server system leads to better thermal performance of the chips compared to a conventional air-cooling scheme. …”
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Aeration slab study volume 2 by Rahardjo, Harianto, Indrawan, I Gde Budi, Fakhrur, Rozy Harnas

“…On the other hand, relative oxygen concentrations in the root zones increased significantly when the sub-base and base materials below the asphalt pavement, aeration slab and the root zone under the turf cover were replaced with a soil mixture consisting of 80% granite chips and 20% top soils (80GC-20TS).…”
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Immune correlates of early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis household contacts in Indonesia by Setiabudiawan, TP, Apriani, L, Verrall, AJ, Utami, F, Schneider, M, Indrati, AR, Halim, PP, Kaplonek, P, Malca, H, Lee, JS, Moorlag, SJCFM, de Bree, LCJ, Mourits, VP, Joosten, LAB, Netea, MG, Alisjahbana, B, McNamara, RP, Alter, G, van Laarhoven, A, Ussher, JE, Sharples, K, Koeken, VACM, Hill, PC, van Crevel, R

“…Some individuals, even when heavily exposed to an infectious tuberculosis patient, do not develop a specific T-cell response as measured by interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). …”

Are Europeans ready for a more democratic European Union? New evidence on preference heterogeneity, polarisation and crosscuttingness by Hale, T, Koenig-Archibugi, M

“…Some scholars and policy makers argue in favour of increasing democratic contestation for leadership and policy at the European level, for instance by having European-wide parties campaign for competing candidates for President of the European Commission ahead of European Parliament elections. …”