Electromyography signal processing based on time and time-frequency representations for prosthesis application by Mahdavi, Farzaneh Akhavan

“…In this study, it was presented that the techniques of segmentation and segment size affect the classification accuracy. Based on the results of this thesis, the proposed algorithm for EMG signal processing can be applied to discriminate different hand grip postures efficiently. …”
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Thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites based on polydopamine-coated clay : preparation, structures and properties by Phua, Si Lei

“…On the other hand, the effect of particle size was studied using polycaprolactone (PCL)-based PU as matrix. …”
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Sustainable oil palm resource assessment based on an enhanced deep learning method by Liu, Xinni, Kamarul Hawari, Ghazali, Shah, Akeel A.

“…We propose a modification of the Faster Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (FRCNN) for palm tree detection to reduce the overfitting problem and improve the detection accuracy. …”
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Metal-insulator-superconductor transition in nickelate-based heterostructures driven by topotactic reduction by Han, Kun, Xie, Minmin, Mei, Yufei, Lin, Renju, Xu, Liqiang, Chen, Pingfan, Yin, Penghui, Zeng, Shengwei, Ge, Binghui, Ariando, Ariando, Song, Dongsheng, Wang, Renshaw Xiao, Wu, Wenbin, Huang, Zhen

“…In the incompletely reduced Nd0.8Sr0.2NiO2+δ, residual oxygen atoms in the Nd/Sr plane disrupt the long-range order of the infinite-layer structure, resulting in suppressed superconductivity with a low transition temperature and non-zero residual resistivity. …”
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Two sides of the same coin : boons and banes of machine learning in hardware security by Liu, Wenye, Chang, Chip Hong, Wang, Xueyang, Liu, Chen, Fung, Jason M., Mohammad Ebrahimabadi, Karimi, Naghmeh, Meng, Xingyu, Basu, Kanad

“…On the other hand, ML-based approaches have also been adopted by adversaries to assist side-channel attacks, reverse engineer integrated circuits and break hardware security primitives like Physically Unclonable Functions (PUFs). …”
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Model-based glycaemic control in multicentre icus within diabetic patients: In-silico analysis by Athirah, Abdul Razak, Normy Norfiza, Abdul Razak, Norliyana, Nor Hisham Shah, Asma, Abu-Samah, Ummu Kulthum, Jamaludin, Fatanah, Mohamad Suhaimi

“…Thus, this paper aims to implement in-silico simulation and identify which model-based control protocols yield better protocol within ICU diabetic patients based on performance and safety. …”
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Optical characteristics of p-type GaAs-based semiconductors towards applications in photoemission infrared detectors by Lao, Y. F., Perera, A. G. U., Wang, H. L., Zhao, J. H., Jin, Y. J., Zhang, Dao Hua

“…Attention has been paid to the inter-valence-band transitions for the development of internal photoemission (IPE) mid-wave infrared (MWIR) photodetectors. …”
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Bit-error rate simulation for frequency-hopped multiple-access systems over fading channels by Le, Thi Ngoc Anh.

“…In this report, bit-error-rate (BER) performance of a fast frequency-hopped binary frequency-shift-keying (FFH/BFSK) system using diversity-combining over multiple-access interference (MAI), partial-band jamming (PBJ), additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) and fading channels is presented. …”
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Rewriting in translation : the case of the China Edition of Lee Kuan Yew Memoir From Third World to First Singapore Story 1965-2000 by Tan, Kelvin Thong Boon

“…Further research can be done on other editions of the same language for a comparison on the modification strategies employed.…”
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Modelling and Design of a Synergy-based Actuator for a Tendon-driven Soft Robotic Glove by Xiloyannis, Michele, Cappello, Leonardo, Khanh, Dinh Binh, Yen, Shih-Cheng, Masia, Lorenzo

“…Being portability one of our main objectives, we use only 1 motor to move 8 degrees of freedom of the hand. To achieve this we use an underactuation strategy based on the human hand’s first postural synergy, which explains alone 60% of activities of daily living. …”
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Solution processable single-walled carbon nanotubes based thin film field-effect transistors by Chen, Simin.

“…Single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) has a unique varying band gap make them one of the choices for fabricating high-performance thin film field-effect transistors by dispersing SWNTs in array to form the conducting channel. …”
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An improved coefficient decimation based reconfigurable low complexity FIR channel filter for cognitive radios by Ambede, Abhishek, Smitha, Kavallur Gopi, Vinod, Achutavarrier Prasad

“…The proposed channel filter has a significantly lower multiplication complexity and achieves superior stopband and transition band characteristics when compared to the channel filters based on the conventional CDM. …”
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Beam studies using a Cherenkov diffraction based beam position monitor for AWAKE by Spear, B, Burrows, PN, Pakuza, C, Senes, E, Mazzoni, S, Lefevre, T, Wendt, M

“…A beam position monitor based on Cherenkov diffraction radiation (ChDR) is being investigated as a way to disentangle the signals generated by the electromagnetic fields of a short-pulse electron bunch from a long proton bunch co-propagating in the AWAKE plasma acceleration experiment at CERN. …”

Impact of Acoustic and Optical Phonons on the Anisotropic Heat Conduction in Novel C-Based Superlattices by Talwar, Devki N., Becla, Piotr

“…C-based XC binary materials and their (XC)m/(YC)n (X, Y ≡ Si, Ge and Sn) superlattices (SLs) have recently gained considerable interest as valuable alternatives to Si for designing and/or exploiting nanostructured electronic devices (NEDs) in the growing high-power application needs. …”
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When is it acceptable to break the rules? Knowledge representation of moral judgements based on empirical data by Awad, Edmond, Levine, Sydney, Loreggia, Andrea, Mattei, Nicholas, Rahwan, Iyad, Rossi, Francesca, Talamadupula, Kartik, Tenenbaum, Joshua, Kleiman-Weiner, Max

“…In this paper, we empirically investigate the way humans make these contextual moral judgements, with the goal of building AI systems that understand when to follow and when to override constraints. …”
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Design, fabrication and characterization of integrated electronic devices based on wafer-scale 2D materials by Zhao, Guangchao

“…Transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have received great attention since the discovery of the first two dimensional (2D) material (graphene) in 2004. …”
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Sulfate radical based advanced oxidation processes coupled with ceramic membranes for water purification by Bao, Yueping

“…The intensive use of antibiotics for human, veterinary and agricultural purposes results in their continuous release into the environment, which causes the concern in relation to the development of antibiotic resistance genes and bacteria. Sulfate radical based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have been recognized as an effective alternative method to the destruction of recalcitrant organics in wastewater, in which highly-reactive sulfate radical was generated and utilized to oxidize organic contaminants to innocuous CO2 and H2O. …”
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Polarization-insensitive self-collimation and beam splitter based on triangular-lattice annular photonic crystals by Jiang, Liyong., Wu, Hong., Li, Xiangyin.

“…This paper systematically investigates the self-collimation behavior in silicon-based triangular-lattice annular photonic crystals (PCs). …”
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Differential passive microwave planar resonator-based sensor for chemical particle detection in polluted environments by Hallil, Hamida, Bahoumina, Prince, Pieper, Katrin, Lachaud, Jean Luc, Rebiere, Dominique, Abdelghani, Aymen, Frigui, Kamel, Bila, Stéphane, Baillargeat, Dominique, Zhang, Qing, Coquet, Philippe, Pichonat, Emmanuelle, Happy, Henri, Dejous, Corinne

“…Two devices are presented, with 5 (D1) and 50 (D2) layers of composite sensitive film (PEDOT:PSS-MWCNTs). Each one consists of two band-pass resonators with the fundamental modes around 2.5 and 2.7 GHz. …”
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Non-local sparse models for image restoration by Mairal, J, Bach, F, Ponce, J, Sapiro, G, Zisserman, A

“…We propose in this paper to unify two different approaches to image restoration: On the one hand, learning a basis set (dictionary) adapted to sparse signal descriptions has proven to be very effective in image reconstruction and classification tasks. …”