A low-power, high-speed adder circuit topology based on current-starved inverters is presented to provide a basic arithmetic function for low-power, high-frequency signal processing systems. The adder is designed in 22 nm FDSOI (Fully-Depleted Silico...
The coupling capacitor of the MTP cell used in this paper is an NCAP-type capacitor that has only a source contact, and the layout size of the unit cell is 6.184 μm × 6.295 μm (=38.93 μm2), which is 0.44% smaller than the MTP cell that...
The phase-locked loop is a technique that has contributed significantly to technological advancements in many applications in the fast-evolving digital era. In this paper, a Phase Locked Loop (PLL) is designed using 90 nm CMOS technology node with 1....
Outbreaks of the coral-eating crown-of-thorns seastar (Acanthaster cf. solaris) threaten coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific. Movement patterns may play an important role in the spread of outbreak populations, but studies investigating adult movement beh...
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is characterized by emaciation, hyperactivity, and amenorrhea. To what extent AN-related symptoms are due to food restriction or neuronal dysfunction is currently unknown. Thus, we investigated the relevance of food restriction...
The use of wood fibers is a deeply investigated topic in current scientific research and one of their most common applications is as filler for thermoplastic polymers. The resulting material is a biocomposite, known as a Wood Polymer Composite (WPC)....
As the scale of computations become large and as both people and machines demand communication, collaboration and commerce at the speed of light, rapid fluctuations in the demand for computing performance and fluctuations in available resource pools,...
This paper presents a voltage-controlled delay unit (VCDU) with a novel architecture allowing for a wide input range of linearity and an improved immunity to electromagnetic interferences. The circuit is based on a current-starved inverter with a bia...
Voltage-to-time and current-to-time converters have been used in many recent works as a voltage-to-digital converter for artificial intelligence applications. In general, most of the previous designs use the current-starved technique or a capacitor-b...
This paper presents a time domain CMOS temperature sensor with a simple current source. This sensor chip only occupies a small active die area of 0.026 mm2 because it adopts a simple current source consisting of an n-type poly resistor and a PMOS tra...
We propose a fully on-chip CMOS temperature sensor in which a sub-threshold (sub-VT) proportional-to-absolute-temperature (PTAT) current element starves a current-controlled oscillator (CCO). Sub-VT design enables ultra-low-power operation of this te...
Angiogenesis has been associated with numbers of solid tumours. Anti-angiogenesis drugs starve tumours of nutrients and oxygen but also make it difficult for a chemo reagent to distribute into a tumour, leading to aggressive tumour growth. Anti-angio...
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A low-power delay-locked loop (DLL)-based frequency multiplier is presented. The multiplier is designed in 22 nm FDSOI and achieves 8× multiplication. The proposed DLL uses a new simple duty cycle correction circuit and is XOR logic-based for f...
The majority of bearings in the world are lubricated by grease, and nearly 80% of premature bearing damage is attributed to lubrication issues. Accurate measurement and prediction of film thickness are crucial aspects of understanding the lubrication...
The use of microalgal starch has been studied in biorefinery frameworks to produce bioethanol or bioplastics, however, these products are currently not economically viable. Using starch-rich biomass as an ingredient in food applications is a novel wa...
Understanding the development of shallow seas is essential, as they provide a major environmental and economic resource. An investigation of the Holocene development and the present conditions of the Andaman Sea shelf was carried out based on hydroac...
A disposable potentiometric sensor was newly developed for the amplification-coupled detection of nucleic acids. The hydrogen-ion is generally released during isothermal amplification of nucleic acids. The surface potential on the oxide-functionalize...
This article presents a 6.89 MHz MEMS oscillator based on an ultra-low-power, low-noise, tunable gain/duty-cycle transimpedance amplifier (TIA) and a bulk Lamé-mode MEMS resonator that has a quality factor (Q) of 3.24 × 106. Self-cascoding and curren...
The mechanisms underlying multifactorial diseases are always complex and challenging. Neurodegenerative disorders (NDs) are common around the globe, posing a critical healthcare issue and financial burden to the country. However, integrative evidence...
An ultralow-power ultrawideband (UWB) transmitter with an energy-efficient injection-locked radio frequency (RF) clock harvester that generates a carrier from an RF signal is proposed for RF energy-harvesting Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensor applicati...
When plants are exposed to sulfur limitation, they upregulate the sulfate assimilation pathway at the expense of growth-promoting measures. Upon cessation of the stress, however, protective measures are deactivated, and growth is restored. In accorda...
In internal combustion engines (ICEs), the frictional performance of ring-liner conjunction (RLC) has drawn special attention because it greatly affects the fuel efficiency of the engines. In recent years, surface texture (i.e., micro dimples or groo...
Parasitoids are currently considered for biological control of the spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in berry crops. Releases of mass-reared parasitoids require the presence of all resources necessary to ensure their effectiveness in the crop system. The...
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), poses a global health challenge and is responsible for over a million deaths each year. Current treatment is lengthy and complex, and new, abbreviated regimens are urgently n...
TinyML/DL is a new subfield of ML that allows for the deployment of ML algorithms on low-power devices to process their own data. The lack of resources restricts the aforementioned devices to running only inference tasks (static TinyML), while traini...
Many aspects of the present and future effects on the UK economy, industry, and households, of Brexit have been researched. One thing which appears certain about Brexit is the shadow of uncertainty it casts on the future of business in the UK and its...
The high precision and low power consumption of the clock generator are critical in passive RFID transponders and passive IoT chips, but fluctuations in PVT can cause considerable degradation in the precision of the chip’s internal clocks. This...
Cisplatin, a powerful chemotherapy medication, has long been a cornerstone in the fight against cancer due to chemotherapeutic failure. The mechanism of cisplatin resistance/failure is a multifaceted and complex issue that consists mainly of apoptosi...
This paper presents a fully integrated on-chip switched-capacitor (SC) DC–DC converter that supports a programmable regulated power supply ranging from 2.6 to 3.2 V out of a 5 V input supply. The proposed 4-to-3 step-down topology utilizes two conven...
Dps proteins (DNA-binding proteins from starved cells) are multifunctional stress defense proteins from the Ferritin family expressed in Prokarya during starvation and/or acute oxidative stress. Besides shielding bacterial DNA through binding and con...
This paper introduces a novel TRNG architecture that employs a wave converter to generate random outputs from the jitter noise in a customized ring oscillator (RO). Using a current-starved inverter, the proposed RO offers the option of operating thre...
In replication-limited cells of Bacillus subtilis, Mfd is mutagenic at highly transcribed regions, even in the absence of bulky DNA lesions. However, the mechanism leading to increased mutagenesis through Mfd remains currently unknown. Here, we repor...
To cope with fluctuating phosphorus (P) availability, cyanobacteria developed diverse acclimations, including luxury P uptake (LPU)—taking up P in excess of the current metabolic demand. LPU is underexplored, despite its importance for nutrient...
Pyruvate metabolism is critical for all mammalian cells. The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex couples the pyruvate formed as the primary product of glycolysis to the formation of acetyl-CoA required as the primary substrate of the citric acid cycle. Dy...
Ischemic stroke is worsened by the presence of sudden high blood sugar levels, even in individuals without pre-existing diabetes. This elevated glucose concentration hampers the ability of energy-starved brain cells to efficiently use it as a source...
Recently, mega feeder nourishments have been proposed as a new strategy to nourish sediment-starving beaches. This strategy involves the placement of a large, concentrated sediment volume at a single location along the coast. Wind, waves and currents...
Reduction in river discharge and sediment load has left deltaic lobes in the world’s many river deltas starving, but knowledge of how the subaqueous topography of these abandoned subdeltas responds to environmental changes is limited. In this study,...
Currently, 58% of coal-fired power generation capacity is located in eastern China, where the demand for electricity is strong. Serious air pollution in China, in eastern regions in particular, has compelled the Chinese government to impose a ban on...
Background: Organ transplant offers patients a second chance at life, yet chronic rejection remains a formidable barrier to long-term success. Unlike the instantaneous storm of acute rejection, chronic rejection is a slow, unremitting process that si...
Melatonin, an indole produced by pineal and extrapineal tissues, but also taken with a vegetarian diet, has strong anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-obesogenic potentials. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the hepatic side of the me...
Authentication is a crucial security service for the wireless sensor networks (WSNs) in versatile domains. The deployment of WSN devices in the untrusted open environment and the resource-constrained nature make the on-chip authentication an open cha...
(1) Background: Rapid sequence induction (RSI) is carried out by anaesthetists to secure the airway promptly in patients who are at risk of aspirating gastric content during induction of anaesthesia. RSI requires variation in the paediatric populatio...
Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) produced by Streptomyces sp. H11809 exerted inhibitory activity against human GSK-3β (Hs GSK-3β) and Plasmodiumfalciparum 3D7 (Pf 3D7) malaria parasites. The current study aimed to determine DBP’s plausible mod...
Wood–plastic composites (WPCs) are polymeric materials, usually thermoplastic, filled with wood flour or fibers. They are relatively durable and stiff and resistant to water. They are also, importantly, relatively cheap compared to materials wi...
In recent years, significant progress has been made in China in the field of deep-sea large yellow croaker (Larimichthys crocea) farming. Compared with the traditional inshore aquaculture model, deep-sea culture of large yellow croaker enjoys a wider...