An investigation of defect formation and growth in epoxy resin using light scattering methods by Perkins, Elaine Ann

“…The later has been attributed to failure occurring at the pin tip epoxy interface causing relaxation in the scattering volume. …”
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Low-loss paper-substrate triple-band-frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna for sub-7 GHz applications by Singh, Ajit Kumar, Mahto, Santosh Kumar, Sinha, Rashmi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Al-Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah, Ahmad, Ashfaq, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Virdee, Bal Singh, Dalarsson, Mariana

“…In this paper, a low-cost resin-coated commercial-photo-paper substrate is used to design a printed reconfigurable multiband antenna. The two PIN diodes are used mainly to redistribute the surface current that provides reconfigurable properties to the proposed antenna. …”
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Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…Likely variations in the source light intensity do not affect the performance and accuracy of the sensor. …”
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Energy harvesting circuit with high RF-to-DC conversion efficiency by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The resonance circuit is used to (i) selectively pick the desired signal whose output is fed to a Cockcroft–Walton voltage multiplier circuit; and (ii) match the impedance of the antenna with the Cockcroft–Walton voltage multiplier circuit for optimum power (DC) transfer. …”
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Critical conversation (chapter 4) by Barac, Matthew

“…When discussing a project or a place, we architects will often pick up a pencil and absent-mindedly sketch, or draw a diagram on the nearest piece of paper. …”
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Innovative UWB phase shifters using groove gap-waveguide technology inspired by metasurfaces for beamforming networks operating at 100 GHz by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Zidour, Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Shahid, Saleem, See, Chan Hwang, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The metasurface features a "bed-of-nails" structure, where metal pins are connected to a bottom layer and spaced <λ/4 from a top plate. …”
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Metamaterial based ultra-wideband antennas for portable wireless applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Sadeghzadeh, Ramazan Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Various approaches have been reported to reduce the physical size of RF antennas including using high permittivity substrates, shorting pins, reactive components, and more recently, metamaterials (MTM) based on composite right-/left-handed transmission-lines (CRLH-TLs). …”
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Measurement and modelling of operational amplifier power supply rejection by Brinson, Mike, Faulkner, D. J.

“…Measured results for 741 and pin-compatible operational amplifiers are tabulated. …”
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Wideband and multiband antennas for multi-configuration mode applications by Idris, Izni Husna

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Iraq’s democratic dilemmas: from entrenched dictatorship to fragile democracy by Abdulla, Namo

“…The US-led allied invasion of Iraq in 2003 toppled Iraq’s long ruling dictator, Saddam Hussein, promising to import democracy to a country whose history had been shaped by both religious and secular totalitarianism. …”
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Highly infectious prions are not directly neurotoxic by Benilova, Iryna, Reilly, Madeleine, Terry, Cassandra, Wenborn, Adam, Schmidt, Christian, Marinho, Aline T., Risse, Emmanuel, Al-Doujaily, Huda, Wiggins De Oliveira, Michael, Sandberga, Malin K., Wadsworth, Jonathan D. F., Jat, Parmjit S, Collinge, John

“…While it has long been assumed that prions are themselves neurotoxic, recent devel- opment of methods to obtain exceptionally pure prions from mouse brain with maintained strain characteristics, and in which defined structures—paired rod-like double helical fibers—can be definitively correlated with infectivity, allowed a direct test of this assertion. …”
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Virtual realities in the business world by Tredinnick, Luke

“…Is VR here to stay, or is it a passing fad like 3D Television? This issue of Out-of-the-Box explores the emergence of VR, and the kinds of changes that it may bring to the working world.…”

Infrared spectroscopy of NaCl(CH3OH)n complexes in helium nanodroplets by Sadoon, Ahmed M., Sarma, Gautam, Cunningham, Ethan M., Tandy, Jonathan D., Hanson-Heine, Magnus W. D., Besley, Nicholas A., Yang, Shengfu, Ellis, Andrew M.

“…These complexes were formed in liquid helium nanodroplets by consecutive pick-up of NaCl and CH3OH molecules. For the smallest NaCl(CH3OH)n, complexes where n = 1−3, the IR data suggest that the lowest-energy isomer is the primary product in each case. …”
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3rd order coupled-resonator bandpass filter assisted by Groove Gap-Waveguide technology for 26-GHz radio link diplexer by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Parand, Peiman, Zidour, Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Longhi, Patrick, See, Chan Hwang, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Its unit-cells consist of a rectangular metal-pin which is connected to a bottom metal plate and its other side is electromagnetically coupled to a top plate with an air-gap of approximately λ/4 that creates a bandgap, preventing unwanted electromagnetic-wave propagation. …”
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The experience of psoriatic arthritis patients receiving biological treatment : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Schepelern, Eva K.

“…It is argued that this research extends the current knowledge base in counselling psychology on the psychological aspects of skin conditions such as psoriasis to what it is like to have both psoriasis and arthritis, whilst also being relevant to counselling psychologists working with psychological aspects of medical conditions, which is proposed to hold a promising future for the field.…”
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Electronically reconfigurable and conformal triband antenna for wireless communications systems and portable devices by Hussain, Musa, Ali, Esraa Mousa, Awan, Wahaj Abbas, Hussain, Niamat, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Falcone, Francisco

“…This is achieved by connecting two open-ended stubs to a modified triangular patch radiator using PIN diodes. The antenna’s performance was optimized using a 3D electromagnetic solver and its performance was verified through measurements. …”
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A Novel MIMO antenna integrated with a solar panel and employing AI-equalization for 5G wireless communication networks by Hussein, Humam, Elmunim, Nouf Abd, Atasoy, Ferhat, Virdee, Bal Singh, Elwi, Taha A., Rashid, Nasr, Jayanthi, Renu Karthick Rajaguru, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Limiti, Ernesto

“…We demonstrate that the directivity of this antenna array can be precisely electronically reconfigured using PIN diode switches. Additionally, we show the feasibility of integrating solar panels with the proposed MIMO antenna array. …”
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Road pothole detection from smartphone sensor data using improved LSTM by Singh, Prabhat, Kamal, Ahmed E., Bansal, Abhay, Kumar, Sunil

“…Therefore, several automatic road monitoring approaches have been proposed to monitor the road surface and detect road abnormalities like potholes. However, low accuracy in detecting the pothole in low-light conditions is taken as the main problem in this work. …”
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Shaping and managing corporate social responsibility in a low-income country : lessons from Uganda by Katamba, David

“…The corporate social responsibility (CSR) landscape in Uganda was for a long time undocumented. Additionally, Uganda, like many other low-income countries (LIC) has lacked a definitive theoretical base on which to explain what is happening around its CSR affairs. …”
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The impact of a humanitarian disaster on the working approach of accountants: a study of contingent effects by Carungu, Jonida, Di Pietra, Roberto, Molinari, Matteo

“…The study aims to discover the contingent effects, based on the contingency theory, on accountants' work due to a disaster like COVID-19. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study with an action research approach. …”
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