All-optical processing technologies for next generation optical networks by Wang, Dawei

“…All-optical processing technologies span many research areas, which include optical buffering, optical logic gates, optical wavelength conversion/multicasting, optical signal regeneration, ultra-fast optical switching, optical signal modulation format conversion, de-multiplexing of optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) signal, optical data exchange, and etc. …”
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Popular safe haven assets, do they really exist for stock markets? Analysis on gold, Japanese yen and Swiss franc. by Liu, Chang., Ho, Pauline., Xu, Qiong.

“…The aim of this paper is to examine the existence of the three assets’ safe haven and hedging properties for stock markets, across 13 countries over a span of 17 years (1996-2012). Employing GARCH model on daily equity return data, we establish empirically proven results on their safe haven status. …”
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Fiscal deficit and inflation: an empirical measure in view of Pakistan by Khan, Aurangzeb, Siddiqi, Masood Mashkoor, Khan, Ameerzeib, Khan, Shahbano

“…For this purpose, an Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model (ARDL) is applied to time series data time span from 1971 to 2021, collected from various national and international reports and economic issues. …”
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Opportunities for quantum computing within net-zero power system optimization by Morstyn, T, Wang, X

“…<p><i>Key conclusions: </i>In this review, we identify significant and wide-ranging opportunities for recent breakthroughs in quantum-accelerated optimization to offer value for the transition to net-zero power systems. These opportunities span a variety of problems across planning and operation, which are key for reliable and affordable decarbonization.…”

Battleground for belonging: the migration and identity formation of Qeshmis in the United Arab Emirates by Al Qassim, MH

“…This dissertation explores the complex dynamics of identity and belonging among Qeshmi Emiratis, whose ties span both coasts of the Arabian Gulf and various port cities around the Indian Ocean rim. …”

Efficiency of tuned liquid dampers in mitigating vibrations of structures with mass eccentricity by Teh, Kun Jie, Vafaei, Mohammadreza, Alih, Sophia C., Shad, Hossein

“…Method: In this study, a scaled-down one-bay 3-story structure with a 1 m span length and a total height of 2.65 m was constructed and subjected to free vibration and harmonic excitations. …”

The transition to net zero emissions: competing perspectives on the use of nuclear power by Umbach, Frank

“…Climate change, geopolitical risks linked to fossil fuel imports, and dependence on unreliable energy-exporting countries have revived plans for expanding nuclear power use worldwide. …”
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Automated reconstruction from multiple photographs by Zisserman, A, Schaffalitzky, F, Werner, T, Fitzgibbon, A

“…These two themes are linked in an example application of automated architectural reconstruction from images. …”

Fabrication and characterisation of NiFe nanoparticles and nanowires. by Renuka Prasobhan.

“…On the other hand, out-of-plane magnetic field on 100nm thick nanodisks was found to have vortex chirality, meaning that the spin direction changes from top to bottom of the disk. …”
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Synthetic shuttlecock dynamics by Muhammad Afiq Abdul Hamid

“…Using the data from the experiment, the flight trajectory was plotted, and velocities as well as spin rates were recorded. This data was then compared to that of feather and synthetic shuttlecocks. …”
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Control and integration of energy storage systems for electric and hybrid ships – part 1 by Lim, Joshua

“…Solutions such as using a portable load, making use of spinning reserve and peak shaving are suggested. In conclusion the reports presents the sizing of the ESS based on the load profile of the ships and the four kinds of batteries. …”
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Strain‐modulated ferromagnetism at an intrinsic van der Waals heterojunction by Fujita, R, Gurung, G, Mawass, M, Smekhova, A, Kronast, F, Toh, AK, Soumyanarayanan, A, Ho, P, Singh, A, Heppell, E, Backes, D, Maccherozzi, F, Watanabe, K, Taniguchi, T, Mayoh, DA, Balakrishnan, G, van der Laan, G, Hesjedal, T

“…Density functional theory calculations and atomistic spin dynamic simulations show that the Fe3GeTe2 layer is compressively strained by 0.4%, reducing the exchange stiffness and magnetic anisotropy. …”

Revisiting values in evaluation: exploring the role of values in shaping evaluation practices and their influences on decision-making within English higher education providers by Kelly, Catherine

“…The results of semi-structured interviews with 17 staff members spanning the organisational hierarchy of three diverse English HE providers highlight conflicts between staff values, job roles and responsibilities and espoused organisational values, and how they can influence symbolic and legitimising evaluation practices. …”
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All-fiber short-wavelength tunable mode-locked fiber laser using normal dispersion thulium-doped fiber by Chen, Shaoxiang, Chen, Yuhao, Liu, Kun, Sidharthan, Raghuraman, Li, Huizi, Chang, Chen Jian, Wang, Qi Jie, Tang, Dingyuan, Yoo, Seongwoo

“…By changing the bending diameter of the fiber, we demonstrated a tunable mode-locked Tm-doped fiber laser with a very wide tunable range of 152 nm spanning from 1740 nm to 1892 nm. Pulses at a central wavelength of 1755 nm were able to be amplified in an all-fiber configuration using the W-type NDTDF, without the use of any artificial short-pass filter or pulse stretcher. …”
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Dynamic spectrum allocation for heterogeneous cognitive radio networks with multiple channels by Zhang, Wenjie, Sun, Yingjuan, Deng, Lei, Yeo, Chai Kiat, Yang, Liwei

“…With the objective to maximize the achievable throughput for secondary S-D, we formulate the spectrum allocation problem as a linear integer optimization problem under spectrum availability constraint, spectrum span constraint, and interference free constraint. …”
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Robust Transceiver Design Based on Interference Alignment for Multi-User Multi-Cell MIMO Networks With Channel Uncertainty by Xie, Xianzhong, Yang, Helin, Vasilakos, Athanasios V.

“…Then, for the outer beamformer design, we develop an efficient conjugate gradient Grassmann manifold subspace tracking algorithm to minimize the distances between the subspace spanned by interference and the interference subspace in the time-varying channel. …”
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The Japanese economy in crises : a time series segmentation study by Cheong, Siew Ann, Fornia, Robert Paulo, Lee, Gladys Hui Ting, Kok, Jun Liang, Yim, Woei Shyr, Xu, Danny Yuan, Zhang, Yiting

“…We constructed the minimum spanning trees (MSTs) to visualize the Pearson cross correlations between Japanese industries over five macroeconomic periods: (i) 1997–1999 (Asian Financial Crisis), (ii) 2000–2002 (Technology Bubble Crisis), (iii) 2003–2006 (economic growth), (iv) 2007–2008 (Subprime Crisis), and (v) 2008–2010 (Lehman Brothers Crisis). …”
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Measuring spatial ability: analysis of spatial ability test for Gulf State students using item response theory by Ajmi, Mohammed Al, Mustakim, Siti Salina, Roslan, Samsilah, Almehrizi, Rashid

“…The item difficulty parameters ranged from -1.541 to 1.735, discrimination parameters spanned from 0.419 to 5.252, and guessing parameters varied between 0.00 and 0.346. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamics CU˗TiO2 hybrid nanofluid with viscous dissipation by Rahimah, Jusoh, Zulkhibri, Ismail, Muhammad Khairul Anuar, Mohamed, Nooraini, Zainuddin

“…The manufacturing of glass fibre, aerodynamic plastic sheet extrusion, metal spinning, condensation of metallic plates, wire drawing, and hot rolling are a few examples of these uses. …”
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Pressure-Dependent Polymorphism and Band-Gap Tuning of Methylammonium Lead Iodide Perovskite by Jiang, Shaojie, Fang, Yanan, Li, Ruipeng, Xiao, Hai, Crowley, Jason, Wang, Chenyu, White, Timothy John, Goddard III, William A., Wang, Zhongwu, Baikie, Tom, Fang, Jiye

“…We report the pressure-induced crystallographic transitions and optical behavior of MAPbI3 (MA=methylammonium) using in situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction and laser-excited photoluminescence spectroscopy, supported by density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the hybrid functional B3PW91 with spin-orbit coupling. The tetragonal polymorph determined at ambient pressure transforms to a ReO3-type cubic phase at 0.3 GPa. …”
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