For RSSI measurement of RF systems, a wide band, large dynamic range (DR), parallel-summation logarithmic amplifier is presented in this paper. The circuit adopts an 8-stage DC-coupled cascaded limiting amplifier structure. The output voltage of the...
Based on the GSMC 180 nm SiGe BiCMOS process, a parallel-summation logarithmic amplifier is presented in this paper. The logarithmic amplifier adopts a cascaded structure of nine-stage fully-differential limiting amplifiers (LA) to achieve high dynam...
This manuscript investigates the system performance of hybrid wireless and power line communication networks for indoor Internet of Things applications. Differentiating itself from the existing literature, the performance of the direct link and dual-...
This paper presents log likelihood ratio (LLR) based relay selection scheme for a cooperative amplify and forward relaying system. To evaluate the performance of the aforementioned system model, a three state Markov chain based fading environment has...
This research is concerned with extracting the approximate solutions of a controlled mass-damper-spring model via the harmonic balance method. The stability of these solutions was checked with the aid of Floquet theory. A nonlinear saturation control...
Distributions of the variance parameter values developed during the validation process. Comparisons of these prior distributions to the run-specific average are one measure used by analysts to assess the reliability of a STRmix deconvolution. This st...
In this study, a pipelined noise-shaping successive-approximation register analog-to-digital converter (PLNS-SAR ADC) structure was proposed to achieve high resolution and to be free from comparator design requirements. The inter-stage amplifier and...
Wireless and power line communications (PLC) are important components of distribution network communication, and have a broad application prospect in the fields of intelligent power consumption and home Internet of Things (IoT). This study mainly ana...
This paper presents a model and experimental study of a chaotic spike oscillator based on a leaky integrate-and-fire (LIF) neuron, which has a switching element with an S-type current-voltage characteristic (S-switch). The oscillator generates spikes...
Weak voltage signals cannot be reliably measured using currently available logging tools when these tools are subject to high-temperature (up to 200 °C) environments for prolonged periods. In this paper, we present a digital lock-in amplifier (DLIA)...
Subgenomic RNAs (sgRNAs) are potential markers of active SARS-CoV-2 replication, serving as templates for the synthesis of structural and accessory proteins in infectious viral particles. This study aimed to use RT-qPCR to quantify sgRNA and negative...
The study of the dynamic responses of plants to short-term environmental changes is becoming increasingly important in basic plant science, phenotyping, breeding, crop management, and modelling. These short-term variations are crucial in plant adapta...
A rapid and accurate PCR-based method was developed in this study for detecting and identifying a new species of root-lesion nematode (Pratylenchus dakotaensis) recently discovered in a soybean field in North Dakota, USA. Species-specific primers, ta...
Fracture systems critically govern coal seam permeability, influencing hydrocarbon migration pathways and well placement strategies. We established a predictive framework for fracture characterization in thin-interbedded coal reservoirs by integratin...
The aim of the current study was to assess the efficacy of Na-alginate edible films as vehicles for delivering lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with functional properties to sliced cheeses, with or without high-pressure processing (HPP). A three-strain LAB...
This paper presents a portable low-power battery-driven bioelectrochemical signal acquisition system for urea detection. The proposed design has several advantages, including high performance, low cost, low-power consumption, and high portability. A...
Simultaneous monitoring of animal behavior and neuronal activity in the brain enables us to examine the neural underpinnings of behaviors. Conventionally, the neural activity data are buffered, amplified, multiplexed, and then converted from analog t...
Forest disturbance effects on La Crosse virus (LACV) are currently unknown. We determined the abundance of three LACV accessory vectors (Aedes albopictus, Ae. canadensis, and Ae. vexans) and the primary amplifying host (Eastern chipmunk; Tamias stria...
Viticulture is one of the traditional industries in Slovakia, where there are six wine-growing regions: Malokarpatska, Southern Slovakia, Central Slovakia, Nitra, Eastern Slovakia, and Tokaj. This study focuses on the detection of microbiota in soil...
In atmospheric laser communication, a beam is transmitted through an atmospheric channel, and the photocurrent output from a quadrant detector (QD) used as the tracking sensor fluctuates significantly. To ensure uninterrupted communication and to ada...
The Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, abundant in mineral resources, is a treasure trove for geological explorers. However, exploration has been hindered by the presence of dense vegetation, weathering layers, and desert cover, particularly in the North Q...
The demand for accurate and efficient immunoassays calls for the development of precise, high-throughput analysis methods. This paper introduces a novel approach utilizing a weak measurement interface sensor for immunoassays, offering a solution for...
We show that a noiseless linear amplifier (NLA) can be placed properly at the receiver’s end to improve the performance of self-referenced (SR) continuous variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) when the reference pulses are weak. In SR CV-Q...
To discuss the reset noise generated by slow subthreshold currents in image sensors, intuitive and simple analytical forms are derived, in spite of the subthreshold current nonlinearity. These solutions characterize the time evolution of the reset no...
c-Met is a receptor tyrosine kinase with no commercially available product despite being a pivotal target in cancer progression. Unlike other c-Met inhibitors that fail clinically, ABN401 is a newly synthesized c-Met inhibitor that is not potentially...
We evaluated electrocardiogram (ECG) biometrics using pre-configured models of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) with various time-frequency representations. Biometrics technology records a person’s physical or behavioral characteristics in...
This paper presents a broadband millimeter-wave (mm-Wave) low noise amplifier (LNA) designed in a 22 nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FD-SOI) CMOS technology. Electromagnetic (EM) simulations suggest that the LNA has a 3-dB bandwidth (BW) from...
T cell receptor beta (TRB) sequences were recovered from the Cancer Genome Atlas Uveal Melanoma blood exome files. Intrinsic disorder scores for amino acid (AA) sequences of the entire TRB variable region were obtained and evaluated as potentially re...
Driver behavior is a determining factor in more than 90% of road accidents. Previous research regarding the relationship between speeding behavior and crashes suggests that drivers who engage in frequent and extreme speeding behavior are overinvolved...
Anthropogenic heat and modified landscapes raise air and surface temperatures in urbanized areas around the globe. This phenomenon is widely known as an urban heat island (UHI). Previous UHI studies, and specifically those based on remote sensing dat...
A new readout architecture for single-bit quanta image sensor (QIS) consisting of a capacitive transimpedance amplifier (CTIA) before a 1-bit quantizer to improve the threshold uniformity of the readout cluster is proposed in this paper. The 1-bit qu...
Recent research papers have confirmed the prevalence of microorganisms resistant to numerous antimicrobial agents, leading to spreading infections, extended hospitalizations, and increased mortality rates. The amplifying factors stimulate the need to...
This study investigates the performance of a high-resolution Weather Research and Forecasting with large-eddy simulation (WRF-LES) model in simulating the strong wind of a realistic typhoon (Jebi, 2018). Multiple domains are nested to downscale the g...
China’s divergent fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and surface ozone (O3) pollution trends pose critical threats to sustainable development. This study quantifies the spatiotemporal evolution of health burdens (premature deaths) and economic cos...
A molecular method for efficient and accurate detection and identification of two potential probiotic lactobacilli strains isolated from fermented olives, namely Lactobacillus pentosus B281 and Lb. plantarum B282, was developed in the present study....
This study proposes a novel high-performance computational framework to address the computational challenges in probabilistic large-deformation landslide analysis. By integrating a GPU-accelerated material point method (MPM) solver with a parallelize...
In this study, droplet digital PCRTM (ddPCRTM) was used to characterize total Legionella spp. and five specific Legionella species from source (groundwater) to exposure sites (taps and cooling towers). A total of 42–10 L volume water samples we...
Deep-UV absorption spectrometry for detection of toxic airborne gases, for instance, Benzene, Toluene, Ethylbenzene, and Xylenes (BTEX) has drawn considerable attention owing to its high sensitivity and reliability. However, the development of a deep...
Cronobacter genus bacteria are food-borne pathogens. Foods contaminated with Cronobacter spp. may pose a risk to infants or immunocompromised adults. The aim of this study was to determine the microbiological quality of nuts, seeds and dried fruits w...
The soilborne pathogen Ralstonia solanacearum is the causal agent of bacterial wilt (BW), a major disease of pepper (Capsicum annuum). The genetic basis of resistance to this disease in pepper is not well known. This study aimed to identify BW resist...
The goal of this study conducted in Serbia was to detect HEV in pig liver samples from slaughterhouses, retail outlets, and environmental swabs over the course of a year. All positive HEV samples were measured and expressed as HEV gene copy numbers p...
Foodborne illness outbreaks from fresh produce underscore the urgent demand for sanitizing strategies that ensure safety while minimizing harmful by-products from high-dose chemical disinfectants such as sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). Low-concentration...
Murine leukemia viruses (MuLVs) are retroviruses that cause various diseases in mice and have served as a model for retrovirus replication and pathogenesis. MuLVs are separated into infectious exogenous retroviruses (XRVs) and endogenous retroviruses...
Bridges are critical nodes in freight networks, yet limited funding prevents agencies from maintaining all structures in good condition. This creates the need for a transparent and scalable method to identify which bridges pose the greatest risk to s...
Background and Objectives: Orthodontic auxiliaries create plaque-retentive niches that may amplify biofilm accumulation and inflame adjacent soft tissues. While cross-sectional comparisons suggest higher palatal burden beneath acrylic elements, less...
In this work, an innovative, flow-through, double-beam, photometric detector with direct injection of the reagents (double-DID) was used for the first time for the determination of iron in pharmaceuticals. For stable measurement of the absorbance, do...
Our aim was to evaluate the analytical and clinical performance of the SARS-CoV-2 molecular detection kits used in Argentina. Nine real-time reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and three reverse-transcription loop-mediated isoth...
Research on single event effects (SEEs) is significant to the design and manufacture of modern electronic devices. By applying two photon absorption (TPA) ultra-fast pulsed lasers, extra electron-hole pairs (EHPs) are generated in a desired location...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be cured with pan-genotypic direct-acting antiviral agents. However, identifying individuals with current hepatitis C remains a major challenge, especially in resource-limited settings where access to or availabi...
Cross-linked polymers synthesized through inverse vulcanization of unsaturated vegetable oils (biopolymers) were used as matrices for incorporating gentamicin (GEN) to form a biocomposite that can amplify GEN antimicrobial activity against Pseudomona...
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