The conventional torque sharing function (TSF) control strategy in a switched reluctance motor (SRM) has higher torque ripple due to the weak torque tracking ability with an increase in speed. A non-unity torque sharing function (NUTSF) is proposed i...
The IQ motif-containing GTPase-activating protein (IQGAP) family composes of three highly-related and evolutionarily conserved paralogs (IQGAP1, IQGAP2 and IQGAP3), which fine tune as scaffolding proteins numerous fundamental cellular processes. IQGA...
A novel architectural design is proposed to optimize the thermal management of lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) through a software-enabled switching mechanism. This approach addresses critical challenges such as hot-spot generation, peak temperature rise...
Temperate bacteriophages possess a genetic switch which regulates the lytic and lysogenic cycle. The genomes of the temperate telomere phages N15, PY54, and ϕKO2 harbor a primary immunity region (immB) comprising genes for the prophage repressor (cI...
In high-frequency wireless power transfer (WPT) applications, Class D, E, and F inverters are most widely used. Class DE inverters combine the respective advantages of Class D and Class E inverters. However, the Class DE inverter is sensitive to chan...
A novel architectural design is proposed to mitigate uneven thermal distribution, peak temperature, and heat spot generation, which are common issues that are observed in conventional battery packs. This approach features a multi-terminal configurati...
In the past, a two-dimensional aperture diffraction of light in the non-paraxial region could only be studied using the Huygens integral without functional forms. This work presents a special case—a one dimension slit where the functional form...
A 1.2 kV SiC MOSFET with an integrated heterojunction diode and p-shield region (IHP-MOSFET) was proposed and compared to a conventional SiC MOSFET (C-MOSFET) using numerical TCAD simulation. Due to the heterojunction diode (HJD) located at the mesa...
The conditional capital asset pricing model (CAPM) theory postulates that the systematic risk (
KRAS alterations are a hallmark of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) found in >90% of tumors. This review examines the historical evolution of the understanding of RAS and its central role in PDAC biology. We summarize the various downstream...
Nowadays, the necessity to predict the performance of cloud and edge computing-based architectures has become paramount, in order to respond to the pressure of data growth and more aggressive level of service agreements. In this respect, the problem...
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Protein kinase CK2 is an important regulator of cell, embryo, and organism function whose transcript levels are often dysregulated in disease. Previous studies have primarily focused on the regulation of CK2 gene expression via the proximal promoter....
Speed profile optimization plays an important role in optimal train control. Considering the characteristics of an electrical locomotive with regenerative braking, this paper proposes a new algorithm for target speed profile approximation. This paper...
Background and Objectives: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has revolutionized the management of HIV infection, transforming it from a once-debilitating disease to a chronic, manageable condition. However, challenges such as treatment resistance, medicat...
Odor source localization (OSL) robots are essential for safety and rescue teams to overcome the problem of human exposure to hazardous chemical plumes. However, owing to the complicated geometry of environments, it is almost impossible to construct t...
Background: Following the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation, 38/47 countries have introduced rotavirus vaccines into the program of immunization in the WHO Regional Office for Africa (WHO/AFRO). Initially, two vaccines (Rotarix and Rotat...
Public bus decarbonization is increasingly important to address the global issue of climate change. There are several challenges associated with large-scale introduction of zero-emission technologies in public fleets. This is especially the case in a...
Compared to switched reluctance motors, permanent magnet-assisted switched reluctance motor (PMa-SRM) have higher torque density, but the torque ripple remains severe, especially under high speeds or a heavy load. A novel torque shared function (TSF)...
By using a weighted average dwell time approach, the finite-region stability and stabilization problems are investigated for a class of two-dimensional switched systems with actuator saturation in the Fornasini–Marchesini local state-space mode...
In this paper, the methodology for designing an asymmetrical four-phase 8/6 switched reluctance motor (SRM) that achieves approximately constant output power over a wide speed range is described. In an asymmetrical 8/6 SRM, orthogonal phase pairs are...
In the current study, layered metallic vanadium disulfide (VS2) is fabricated by a liquid-phase exfoliation method, and its microstructures as well as optical characteristics are investigated. Based on first-principles calculations, the band structur...
In this paper, analysis and optimization of surrounding channel nanowire (SCNW) tunnel field-effect transistor (TFET) has been discussed with the help of technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulation. The SCNW TFET features an ultra-thin tunnel...
Many proteins contain intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) which carry out important functions without relying on a single well-defined conformation. IDRs are increasingly recognized as critical elements of regulatory networks and have been also a...
This paper investigates the asymptotic output tracking problem in probabilistic Boolean control networks by introducing the concept of the tracking region of attraction (TROA). For a constant reference signal, we provide a formal definition of the TR...
This paper studies the speed control strategy of a switched reluctance motor based on angle-position control (APC). The switched reluctance motor has three control parameters: turn-on angle, turn-off angle and voltage PWM duty cycle. This paper studi...
In this paper, a two-player nonzero-sum stochastic differential game problem is studied with both players using switching controls. A verification theorem associated with a set of variational inequalities is established as a sufficient criterion for...
Rab proteins are small GTPases that act as molecular switches for intracellular vesicle trafficking. Although their function is mainly regulated by regulatory proteins such as GTPase-activating proteins and guanine nucleotide exchange factors, recent...
The polarization switching kinetics of nanosized ferroelectric crystals and the transition between homogeneous and domain switching in nanoscale ferroelectric films are considered. Homogeneous switching according to the Ginzburg-Landau-Devonshire (LG...
In this paper, a new methodology for comparing the cost-effectiveness of sustainable agricultural water policies during times of drought is developed. The methodology explicitly accounts for regional economic impacts from policy implementation and un...
This paper studies the stability of linear switched systems with time-varying delays and all unstable subsystems. According to the largest region function strategy, the state-dependent switching rule is designed. By bringing in integral inequality an...
A tunable infrared optical switch based on a plasmonic structure consisting of aluminum nanoarrays with a thin film of vanadium dioxide is proposed. This optical switch can realize arbitrary wavelength-selective optical switching in the mid-infrared...
Using the Markov regime switching approach, we investigate the dependency of short term sovereign credit default swap (SCDS) spread changes on a nation’s country-specific fundamental factors, local, regional and macroeconomic global factors. We...
Aimed at reducing the switching loss and common-mode voltage amplitude of high-power medium-voltage three-level inverter under low modulation index conditions, an improved synchronous space vector PWM strategy is proposed in this paper. The switching...
The voltage utilization in the PMSM control can be improved through the voltage angle control (VAC) method, thereby enhancing the control efficiency and output power capability. However, the traditional VAC method can only be applied to a high-speed...
We investigated the possibility of tuning the local switching properties of memristive crystalline SrTiO
By introducing a switching scheme related to the state and time, a typical switched model alternating between a Duffing oscillator and van der Pol oscillator is established to explore the typical dynamical behaviors as well as the mechanism of the sw...
Taking advantage of the large thermo-optical coefficient of polymer materials, a hybrid-integrated thermo-optic switch was designed and simulated. It is also compatible with the existing silica-based planar light-wave circuit (PLC) platform. To furth...
The hierarchical structure of the data center network is more and more unsuitable for increasing east-west traffic from virtual machines. Reconfigurable circuit switching is utilized to reduce regional hotspots, which causes the problem of routing os...
The stability of the avalanche transistor’s (AT’s) switching-on process is essential for its extensive application in power semiconductors. The switching-on process was typically described in one-dimensional terms, overlooking the effects...
A novel cell topology for a vertical 1200 V SiC planar double-implanted MOSFET (DMOSFET) is proposed in this work. Based on the conventional linear cell topology and the calibrated two-dimensional (2D) technology computer-aided design (TCAD) model pa...
Molecular switches, in which a stimulus induces a large and reversible change in molecular properties, are of significant interest in the domain of photonics. Due to their commutable redox states with distinct nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, hexa...
In this paper, we study the time optimal control problem in a DC-DC buck converter in the underdamped oscillatory regime. In particular, we derive analytic expressions for the admissible regions in the state space, satisfying the condition that every...
Combining tunable properties and various functionalities into a single metamaterial structure has become a novel research hotspot and can be used to tackle great challenges. The multifunctional metamaterial structure that combines absorption, linear-...
A theoretical analysis upon the four-dimensional (4D) spatio-temporal temperature dependent dynamics of 888 nm pumped Nd:YVO
High-voltage GaN switches offer low conduction and commutation losses compared with their Si counterparts, enabling the development of high-efficiency switching-mode DC–DC converters with increased switching frequency, faster dynamics, and more...
G12 mutations heavily affect conformational transformation and activity of KRAS. In this study, Gaussian accelerated molecular dynamics (GaMD) simulations were performed on the GDP-bound wild-type (WT), G12A, G12D, and G12R KRAS to probe mutation-med...
This paper proposes a lifespan extension technique for three-phase voltage inverters using hybrid offset voltage. The proposed method lengthens the inverter lifetime by independently adjusting the switching frequency of the three phases in accordance...
The present paper proposes a direct space vector modulation and novel balance algorithm for easy software application of three-level converters which operate in three-phase. In the case of the conventional space vector modulation, to get the on-state...
This paper proposes a photovoltaic (PV) string-level isolated DC–DC power optimizer with wide voltage range. A hybrid control scheme in which pulse frequency modulation (PFM) control and pulse width modulation (PWM) control are combined with a variab...
To address the problem of problematic spray design inside mining anchor-digging equipment, a switching seal using a permanent magnet eddy current drive is initially presented here. The layer model of the permanent magnet eddy current structure is est...
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