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  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
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31 Pages

Hybrid Three-Phase Rectifiers with Active Power Factor Correction: A Systematic Review

  • José Teixeira Gonçalves,
  • Stanimir Valtchev,
  • Rui Melicio,
  • Alcides Gonçalves and
  • Frede Blaabjerg

The hybrid three-phase rectifiers (HTR) consist of parallel associations of two rectifiers (rectifier 1 and rectifier 2), each one of them with a distinct operation, while the sum of their input currents forms a sinusoidal or multilevel waveform. In...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,582 Views
14 Pages

16 May 2021

Nucleic acid-based regulatory components provide a promising toolbox for constructing synthetic biological circuits due to their design flexibility and seamless integration towards complex systems. In particular, small-transcriptional activating RNA...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,442 Views
16 Pages

Design and Evaluation of Synthetic RNA-Based Incoherent Feed-Forward Loop Circuits

  • Seongho Hong,
  • Dohyun Jeong,
  • Jordan Ryan,
  • Mathias Foo,
  • Xun Tang and
  • Jongmin Kim

10 August 2021

RNA-based regulators are promising tools for building synthetic biological systems that provide a powerful platform for achieving a complex regulation of transcription and translation. Recently, de novo-designed synthetic RNA regulators, such as the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,574 Views
11 Pages

A Comparison of the Nutritional Qualities of Supermarket’s Own and Regular Brands of Bread in Sweden

  • Veli-Matti Lappi,
  • Antoine Mottas,
  • Johan Sundström,
  • Bruce Neal,
  • Marie Löf and
  • Karin Rådholm

22 April 2020

Processed food is associated with unhealthy qualities such as higher content of harmful fats, sugars and salt. The aim of our study was to compare the nutritional qualities of supermarket’s own brands and regular brands of bread sold in Sweden....

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,963 Views
38 Pages

MHD Modeling of Mass Transfer Processes in Close Binary Stars

  • Andrey Zhilkin,
  • Andrey Sobolev and
  • Dmitry Bisikalo

5 December 2022

A three-dimensional numerical model has been developed to study the flow structure in close binary systems with a magnetic field. The model uses a system of equations of modified magnetic hydrodynamics, which allows describing all the main dynamic ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,319 Views
23 Pages

13 October 2021

To solve the problem of location service interruption that is easily caused by incomplete visual satellite environments such as occlusion, urban blocks and mountains, we propose an altimeter + inertial navigation system (INS) + giant low earth orbit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,143 Views
16 Pages

An Electromagnetic-Driven Microshutter Array in a Field-of-View Gated Image System for All-Time Star Sensors

  • Liang Fang,
  • Weimin Wang,
  • Qiang Wang,
  • Shuliang Tan,
  • Hui Zhang,
  • Rujin Zhao and
  • Enhai Liu

15 February 2023

Aiming at the application requirements of a field of view (FOV) gated imaging system for all-time star sensors, a key device of a microshutter array with large unit size, high duty cycle, and fast response speed based on the electromagnetic actuation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,585 Views
15 Pages

Experimental Comparison of Preferential vs. Common Delta Connections for the Star-Delta Starting of Induction Motors

  • José Augusto Itajiba,
  • Cézar Armando Cunha Varnier,
  • Sergio Henrique Lopes Cabral,
  • Stéfano Frizzo Stefenon,
  • Valderi Reis Quietinho Leithardt,
  • Raúl García Ovejero,
  • Ademir Nied and
  • Kin-Choong Yow

1 March 2021

Although this is a fact that is not very explored in the literature, there are two possible forms to connect the stator winding of an induction motor in the delta. The choice for one of these forms defines the amplitude of the stator transient curren...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
7 Citations
17,367 Views
9 Pages

The Electronic Switch of Windings of a Standard BLDC Motor

  • Vadim Carev,
  • Jan Roháč,
  • Sergey Tkachenko and
  • Konstantin Alloyarov

2 November 2022

Nowadays, one of the most promising areas in the motor industry is the production of BLDC motors, which are used in a wide range of applications and products—from power tools to electrical vehicles. The windings of BLDC motors are connected acc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,206 Views
25 Pages

Numerous cascaded inverter configurations have been developed to generate higher voltage levels, thereby improving performance and lowering costs. Comparing conventional delta-connected cascaded H-bridge (CHB) multilevel inverters to star-connected C...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
9,471 Views
12 Pages

Reliable Fiber Sensor System with Star-Ring-Bus Architecture

  • Peng-Chun Peng,
  • Jun-Bo Wang and
  • Kuan-Yan Huang

27 April 2010

This work presents a novel star-ring-bus sensor system and demonstrates its effectiveness. The main trunk of the proposed sensor system is a star topology and the sensing branches comprise a series of bus subnets. Any weakness in the reliability of t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,380 Views
18 Pages

15 September 2022

This paper investigated and demonstrated an electric drive topology with inherently high reliability and improved performance. The topology combines a five-phase combined star-pentagon synchronous reluctance machine (SynRM) and a power electronic &ld...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,429 Views
16 Pages

STAR-RIS-UAV-Aided Coordinated Multipoint Cellular System for Multi-User Networks

  • Baihua Shi,
  • Yang Wang,
  • Danqi Li,
  • Wenlong Cai,
  • Jinyong Lin,
  • Shuo Zhang,
  • Weiping Shi,
  • Shihao Yan  and
  • Feng Shu

17 June 2023

Different from conventional reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS), simultaneous transmitting and reflecting RIS (STAR-RIS) can reflect and transmit signals to the receiver. In this paper, to serve more ground users and increase deployment flexibi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,451 Views
19 Pages

STAR-RIS-Assisted WET System Optimization: Minimizing Recharging Time Using PSO Based on S-CSI

  • Rogério Pereira Junior,
  • Isabel Francine Mendes,
  • Victoria Dala Pegorara Souto and
  • Richard Demo Souza

26 February 2025

Wireless Energy Transfer (WET) combined with Simultaneously Transmitting and Reflecting Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface (STAR-RIS) technology offers a promising approach to optimize the recharging of Internet of Things (IoT) devices. In this work,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,887 Views
19 Pages

23 March 2021

The current and torque ripple of inverter-fed induction motor drives is an inherent problem of control strategies working with switching frequencies in the range of multiple kilohertz, such as direct torque and, more recently, predictive torque contr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,407 Views
27 Pages

26 November 2024

In this work, we unveil the advantages of synergizing cooperative rate splitting (CRS) with user relaying and simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR RIS). Specifically, we propose a novel STAR RIS-assisted...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,715 Views
22 Pages

11 June 2023

Simultaneous transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (STAR-RISs) can reflect signals and transmissive signals simultaneously and can extend the coverage of signals. A conventional RIS mainly focuses on the case where the signa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
4,874 Views
16 Pages

Synthesis, Characterization and Cytotoxicity of Novel Thermoresponsive Star Copolymers of N,N′-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate and Hydroxyl-Bearing Oligo(Ethylene Glycol) Methacrylate

  • Barbara Mendrek,
  • Agnieszka Fus,
  • Katarzyna Klarzyńska,
  • Aleksander L. Sieroń,
  • Mario Smet,
  • Agnieszka Kowalczuk and
  • Andrzej Dworak

12 November 2018

Novel, nontoxic star copolymers of N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and hydroxyl-bearing oligo(ethylene glycol) methacrylate (OEGMA-OH) were synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using hyperbranched poly(arylene oxin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,736 Views
12 Pages

26 May 2020

Linear and four-arm star polystyrene samples prepared by RAFT polymerization were grafted to gold surfaces directly via their thiocarbonylthio-end groups. Nanoscale polymer patterns were subsequently formed via constrained dewetting. The patterned po...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,875 Views
27 Pages

Network Synchronization of MACM Circuits and Its Application to Secure Communications

  • Rodrigo Méndez-Ramírez,
  • Adrian Arellano-Delgado and
  • Miguel Ángel Murillo-Escobar

19 April 2023

In recent years, chaotic synchronization has received a lot of interest in applications in different fields, including in the design of private and secure communication systems. The purpose of this paper was to achieve the synchronization of the M&ea...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
7,941 Views
17 Pages

27 December 2019

In this paper, design and optimization method of a three-phase dual-active-bridge DC/DC converter is discussed. Three single phase transformers connected in star-star configuration were designed with large leakage inductance aiming to eliminate the n...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,477 Views
14 Pages

Miktoarm Star Copolymers Prepared by Transformation from Enhanced Spin Capturing Polymerization to Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization (ESCP-Ŧ-NMP) toward Nanomaterials

  • Tzu-Yao Lin,
  • Cheng-Wei Tu,
  • Junko Aimi,
  • Yu-Wen Huang,
  • Tongsai Jamnongkan,
  • Han-Yu Hsueh,
  • Kun-Yi Andrew Lin and
  • Chih-Feng Huang

14 September 2021

Reversible-deactivation radical polymerization (RDRP) serves as a powerful tool nowadays for the preparations of unique linear and non-linear macromolecules. In this study, enhanced spin capturing polymerizations (ESCPs) of styrene (St) and tert-buty...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,019 Views
17 Pages

25 August 2023

At present, memristive neural networks with various topological structures have been widely studied. However, the memristive neural network with a star structure has not been investigated yet. In order to investigate the dynamic characteristics of ne...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
6,363 Views
9 Pages

Evaluation of Alignment between the Health Claims Nutrient Profiling Scoring Criterion (NPSC) and the Health Star Rating (HSR) Nutrient Profiling Models

  • Elizabeth K. Dunford,
  • Liping Huang,
  • Sanne A. E. Peters,
  • Michelle Crino,
  • Bruce C. Neal and
  • Cliona Ni Mhurchu

10 August 2018

In Australia, manufacturers can use two government-endorsed approaches to advertise product healthiness: the Health Star Rating (HSR) front-of-pack nutrition labelling system, and health claims. Related, but different, algorithms determine the star r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,296 Views
16 Pages

The rapid development of wireless network technology has led to the coexistence of various heterogeneous wireless networks (HWNs). To ensure that users enjoy normal and diversified services, research on vertical switching technology has become an ine...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,847 Views
15 Pages

The entire tourism and hospitality industry has witnessed a considerable increase in the number of ethical difficulties that occur in the workplace. It has been discovered that unethical organizational behavior (UOB) is the most significant category...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,064 Views
26 Pages

14 March 2025

In urban environments, the highly complex communication environment often leads to blockages in the link between ground users (GUs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), resulting in poor communication quality. Although traditional reconfigurable inte...

  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,750 Views
23 Pages

The Origin of the Most Energetic Galactic Cosmic Rays: Supernova Explosions into Massive Star Plasma Winds

  • Peter L. Biermann,
  • Philipp P. Kronberg,
  • Michael L. Allen,
  • Athina Meli and
  • Eun-Suk Seo

We propose that the high energy Cosmic Ray particles up to the upturn commonly called the ankle, from around the spectral turn-down commonly called the knee, mostly come from Blue Supergiant star explosions. At the upturn, i.e., the ankle, Cosmic Ray...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,198 Views
16 Pages

Adaptive Access Selection Algorithm for Large-Scale Satellite Networks Based on Dynamic Domain

  • Gaosai Liu,
  • Xinglong Jiang,
  • Huawang Li,
  • Zhenhua Zhang,
  • Siyue Sun and
  • Guang Liang

11 August 2022

The traditional satellite access selection algorithm, which is used in large-scale satellite networks, has some disadvantages, such as frequent link switching, high interrupt probability, and unable to adapt to a dynamic environment. According to the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,851 Views
14 Pages

10 August 2018

A modular multilevel converter based high voltage direct current (MMC-HVDC) with DC fault self-clearing is adopted to deal with the DC short-circuit fault. However, the constant power load characteristic of the sub-modules causes capacitor voltages t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
427 Views
28 Pages

A Full-Parameter Calibration Method for an RINS/CNS Integrated Navigation System in High-Altitude Drones

  • Huanrui Zhang,
  • Xiaoyue Zhang,
  • Chunhua Cheng,
  • Xinyi Lv and
  • Chunxi Zhang

5 January 2026

High-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAVs require navigation payloads that are both fully autonomous and lightweight. This paper presents a full-parameter calibration method for a dual-axis rotational-modulation RINS/CNS integrated system in which the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,794 Views
25 Pages

23 September 2024

For the future of sixth-generation (6G) wireless communication, simultaneously transmitting and reflecting reconfigurable intelligent surface (STAR-RIS) technology is emerging as a promising solution to achieve lower power transmission and flawless c...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,433 Views
12 Pages

A Novel Radio Geometric Mean Algorithm for a Graph

  • Ashraf ELrokh,
  • Mohammed M. Ali Al-Shamiri and
  • Atef Abd El-hay

21 February 2023

Radio antennas switch signals in the form of radio waves using different frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. To avoid interruption, each radio station is assigned a unique number. The channel assignment problem refers to this application...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,209 Views
25 Pages

Compliant and Seamless Hybrid (Star and Mesh) Network Topology Coexistence for LoRaWAN: A Proof of Concept

  • Laura García,
  • Carlos Cancimance,
  • Rafael Asorey-Cacheda,
  • Claudia-Liliana Zúñiga-Cañón,
  • Antonio-Javier Garcia-Sanchez and
  • Joan Garcia-Haro

22 March 2025

Long-range wireless area networks (LoRaWAN) typically use a simple star topology. However, some nodes may experience connectivity issues with the gateway due to signal degradation or limited coverage, often resulting from challenging environments in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
6,854 Views
22 Pages

20 May 2022

The sound and sustainable development of the international monetary system is the cornerstone of the sound and stable development of the global economy. This paper takes digital currency in China as its research object and utilizes a regime-switching...

  • Article
  • Open Access
922 Views
38 Pages

4 November 2025

The electrification of mobility sectors, including automotive, aerospace, and robotics, has accelerated the need for compact and high-efficiency power converters in electric motor drives. Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductor–based inverters offer s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
12,086 Views
19 Pages

A Multilayer Brushless DC Motor for Heavy Lift Drones

  • Vadim Carev,
  • Jan Roháč,
  • Martin Šipoš and
  • Michal Schmirler

27 April 2021

This paper describes the concept of a multilayer brushless DC motor which is suitable for use on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and capable of carrying a heavy payload. The paper deals with a unique multilayer structure, using three standard stators...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,625 Views
15 Pages

12 October 2025

Greenhouse automation has become increasingly important in facility agriculture, yet multi-span glass greenhouses pose both scientific and practical challenges for autonomous mobile robots. Scientifically, solid-state LiDAR is vulnerable to glass-ind...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,325 Views
15 Pages

14 December 2023

Quantum dots (QDs) are emerging as promising candidates for innovative memristive materials, owing to their distinct surface, quantum size, and edge effects. Recent research has focused on tailoring QDs with specific organic molecules to fine-tune ch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,301 Views
18 Pages

10 March 2022

This paper gives a comprehensive comparison among two fault-tolerant axial field modular flux-switching (AFFSPM) machines with different stator modular segments (U- and E-core) and stator-slots/pole-pairs combinations. The topologies of two AFFSPM ma...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,034 Views
15 Pages

Establishment of A Reversibly Inducible Porcine Granulosa Cell Line

  • Yinshan Bai,
  • Cui Zhu,
  • Meiying Feng,
  • Bo Pan,
  • Shouquan Zhang,
  • Xiaoshu Zhan,
  • Huifang Chen,
  • Bingyun Wang and
  • Julang Li

8 January 2020

Granulosa cells (GCs) are the key components of ovarian follicles for regulating oocyte maturation. Previous established GC lines have allowed prolonged proliferation, but lost some physiological features owing to long-term immortalization. This stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,283 Views
31 Pages

During the last decade, field oriented control has often been implemented with space vector modulation due to its inherent advantages over other modulation techniques. On the other hand, direct flux control is a method that estimates the rotor electr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,240 Views
23 Pages

This study introduces a novel double dumbbell-shaped flux-switching linear tube generator (DDFSLG) for ocean wave energy conversion. The innovative architecture features a uniquely shaped stator and translator, distinguishing it from conventional lin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,808 Views
15 Pages

A Two-Switch SEPIC-Based Nonisolated Three-Port Converter Featuring High Step-Up Gain for Solar PV Applications

  • Yingying Zhang,
  • Siqi Li,
  • Yusheng Wang,
  • Jinhai Wang,
  • Zhiwei Chen and
  • Yunzhi Huang

A two-switch nonisolated DC–DC three-port converter (TPC) based on a modified SEPIC circuit with a high voltage gain is introduced and a unified power control strategy is proposed in this article. The proposed TPC is integrated with one low-vol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
2,548 Views
12 Pages

Dissecting Tether’s Nonlinear Dynamics during Covid-19

  • Moinak Maiti,
  • Zoran Grubisic and
  • Darko B. Vukovic

The present study is on the five cryptocurrency daily mean return time series linearity dynamics during the Covid-19 period. These cryptocurrencies were chosen based on their influence on the market, primarily driven by its market capitalisation. Tet...

  • Protocol
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,604 Views
13 Pages

A Fast and Cost-Effective Genotyping Method for CRISPR-Cas9-Generated Mutant Rice Lines

  • Abdugaffor Ablazov,
  • Abrar Felemban,
  • Justine Braguy,
  • Hendrik N. J. Kuijer and
  • Salim Al-Babili

31 May 2023

With increasing throughput in both the generation and phenotyping of mutant lines in plants, it is important to have an efficient and reliable genotyping method. Traditional workflows, still commonly used in many labs, have time-consuming and expensi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,304 Views
24 Pages

Hydrodynamic Model of Diver–DPV Coupled Multi-Body and Its Underwater Cruising Numerical Simulation

  • Hansheng Li,
  • Fenglei Han,
  • Haitao Zhu,
  • Jiawei Zhang,
  • Weipeng Zhang and
  • Yuliang Wu

Diver propulsion vehicles (hereinafter referred to as DPV) are a kind of small vehicle with underwater high-speed used by divers, who are able to grasp or ride on, and operate the volume switch to change the speed. Different from unmanned underwater...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,185 Views
18 Pages

The recently proposed novel unidirectional multilevel rectifier, a three single-phase star-connected multilevel rectifier, has the characteristic of having a large number of DC-side capacitors and a complex capacitor voltage balancing control structu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
973 Views
32 Pages

8 April 2025

This paper presents two innovative wireless network designs for the automation system of the Sof-Algeen water station in Zintan, addressing the challenge of connecting field instruments—such as pressure switches, solenoid valves, and differenti...

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