Design of an Ultra Compact 180-Degree Ring Coupler With Harmonic Suppression Using Composite Lines for Modern RF Systems by Saeed Roshani, Farid Zubir, Mohsen Karimi, Muhammad Akmal Chaudhary, Maher Assaad, Fawwaz Hazzazi, Noorlindawaty Md Jizat, Sobhan Roshani

“…The traditional 180-degree ring coupler has six long <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>/4 branches. In the proposed coupler, six compact proposed branches are applied instead of these six long <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lambda $ </tex-math></inline-formula>/4 branches, resulting in size reduction and harmonic suppression. …”
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The European summer heatwave of 2019 – a regional storyline perspective by T. Klimiuk, P. Ludwig, A. Sanchez-Benitez, H. F. Goessling, P. Braesicke, P. Braesicke, J. G. Pinto

“…Our simulations indicate a general linear dependence of the 2 m temperature response on global-warming levels: during the July 2019 heatwave, warming rates ranged between factors of 2 and 3 in central Europe, resulting in anthropogenic warming of 8 to 12 °C in the <span class="inline-formula">+4</span> K climate. The spatial extent and duration of the heatwave are also amplified in the warmer climates. …”
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High-Performance Dielectric Modulated Epitaxial Tunnel Layer Tunnel FET for Label-Free Detection of Biomolecules by Kunal Aggarwal, Avinash Lahgere

“…In addition, the proposed DM ETL-TFET biosensor shows <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>4 orders, and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sim$</tex-math></inline-formula>1 order higher ON-state current sensitivity than the past reported core-shell junctionless NT-TFET, and DM NT-TFET biosensors, respectively. …”
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An Efficient K-Best MIMO Detector for Large Modulation Constellations by Yu-Xin Liu, Shih-Jie Jihang, Yeong-Luh Ueng

“…Implementation results show that the proposed K-best MIMO detector supports a 6.4Gb/s throughput that has a <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$0.32~\boldsymbol{\mu }\text{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> latency in a 90 nm process for a 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) 4<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>4 MIMO system. In addition, compared to the sorter-based baseline detector, the proposed detector improves the hardware efficiency by 77&#x0025;.…”
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16-Channel Hybrid WDM-PDM-MDM (de) Multiplexer for Multi-Band Large-Capacity Optical Transmission System Based on Thick Si<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{3}$</tex-mat... by Deyue Ma, Xiwen He, Chen Zhou, Mingyue Xiao, Jiqiao Liu, Weibiao Chen, Zhiping Zhou

“…The 16 channels are enabled by asymmetric rib polarization beam splitters, subwavelength polarization rotators and asymmetric directional couplers, consisting of two operating frequency bands, dual polarization and four transmission modes (2<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 2\times$</tex-math></inline-formula>4). A broad bandwidth range from 930 nm to 1600 nm is supported simultaneously on a same chip. …”
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Systematic underestimation of type-specific ecosystem process variability in the Community Land Model v5 over Europe by C. Poppe Terán, C. Poppe Terán, C. Poppe Terán, B. S. Naz, B. S. Naz, H. Vereecken, H. Vereecken, R. Baatz, R. A. Fisher, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen, H.-J. Hendricks Franssen

“…CLM5<span class="inline-formula">_PFT</span> exhibited a low systematic error in simulating the ET at the ICOS sites (average bias of <span class="inline-formula">−4.68</span> %), indicating that PFT-specific ET closely matches the observations' magnitude. …”
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Barriers and drivers to exclusive breastfeeding in Kyrgyzstan: a qualitative study with mothers and health workers by Cath Jackson, Marina Duishenkulova, Nurila Altymysheva, Jyldyz Artykbaeva, Raisa Asylbasheva, Eleonora Jumalieva, Anastasia Koylyu, Sian Lickess, Tursun Mamyrbaeva, Veerle Snijders, Julianne Williams, Tiina Likki

“…Mothers were purposively selected to represent four groups of infant feeding practices in the first six months: (1) exclusive breastfeeding, (2) breastfeeding alongside other fluids/solids, (3) breastfeeding alongside infant formula, (4) breastfeeding followed by switching to formula only. …”
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The Mosquito Repellent Activity of the Active Component of Air Freshener Gel from Java Citronella Oil (Cymbopogon winterianus) by Willy Tirza Eden, Dante Alighiri, Kasmadi Imam Supardi, Edy Cahyono

“…The most significant specific gravity (0.0136) was recorded in formula V, while gel formula I exhibited the highest level of instability at 35°C, with a syneresis value of 77.11% in t=72 h and pH 5.33. In addition, formula IV at 5°C demonstrated the highest syneresis (75.34%) in t=72 h, with pH 7.04, while a peak viscosity of 100,958 cP was recorded in formula IV. …”
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