Wireless Modular Implantable Neural Device with One‐touch Magnetic Assembly for Versatile Neuromodulation by Inho Kang, John Bilbily, Choong Yeon Kim, Chuanqian Shi, Manish K. Madasu, Eun Young Jeong, Kyle E. Parker, Do A Kwon, Bum‐Joon Jung, Jae‐Soon Yang, Juhyun Lee, Noah D.L. Kabbaj, Wonhee Lee, Jun‐Bo Yoon, Ream Al‐Hasani, Jianliang Xiao, Jordan G. McCall, Jae‐Woong Jeong

“…However, introducing multiple functionalities into a compact form factor for freely behaving animals presents substantial design hurdles that complicate the device or require more than one device. …”
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Shaking Table Tests on Earthquake Response Characterization of a Complex Museum Isolated Structure in High Intensity Area by Wenguang Liu, Chuan Qin, Yang Liu, Wenfu He, Qiaorong Yang

“…Storey drifts of isolated structure meet required limits stipulated in Chinese design code and torsion responses of the bearings are not remarkable. …”
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Improving pharmacology course challenge through implementation of the golden course standard by Hansi Zhang, Fengying Guan, Ming Zhang, Yingshi Ji, Jing Li

“…By integrating cutting-edge technologies with disciplinary knowledge, multidisciplinary teaching content was designed to promote curriculum innovation. A teaching method combining a three-tiered interactive model with case analysis was adopted to enhance student engagement in class. …”
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A Robust Control Method for Lateral Stability Control of In-Wheel Motored Electric Vehicle Based on Sideslip Angle Observer by Yaxiong Wang, Feng Kang, Taipeng Wang, Hongbin Ren

“…To obtain the vehicle sideslip angle of mass center, the virtual lateral tire force sensors are designed based on the unscented Kalman filtering (UKF). …”
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Challenges in “probing spectroscopic probes” for noninvasive simultaneous disease diagnosis by Lopamudra Roy, Shweta Paul, Amrita Banerjee, Ria Ghosh, Susmita Mondal, Monojit Das, Monojit Das, Nivedita Pan, Ishitri Das, Soumendra Singh, Debasish Bhattacharya, Asim Kumar Mallick, Samir Kumar Pal

“…In this study, we report noninvasive spectroscopic measurements of total haemoglobin (Hb), bilirubin, and the ratio of oxy- and deoxyhaemoglobin as disease markers for anaemia, jaundice, and oxygen deficiency, respectively, using a meticulously designed optical fibre probe. The challenges in designing the fibre probe for simultaneous noninvasive detection, including optical power, spectral density of the probing light, and resolution of the spectrometer, were found to be critical to accurate measurements. …”
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Nonlinear and Robust Control Strategy Based on Chemotherapy to Minimize the HIV Concentration in Blood Plasma by Ricardo Aguilar-López, Rigel Valentín Gómez-Acata, Gerardo Lara-Cisneros, Ricardo Femat

“…For control design it is considered a simplified mathematical model of the virus infection as a benchmark. …”
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A Study on a Quantitative Analysis Method for Fire and Explosion Risk Assessment of Offshore Platforms by Zhaohui Shang, Huibin Yan, Weidong Ruan, Yong Bai

“…Proper design of the explosion loads is of vital importance in the risk assessment of explosions for offshore oil and gas installations. …”
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Enhanced Light Trapping in Thin Film Solar Cells Using a Plasmonic Fishnet Structure by Sayan Seal, Vinay Budhraja, Liming Ji, Vasundara V. Varadan

“…We show that light absorption in the a-Si absorber layer is enhanced by a factor of 10.6 at the design wavelength of 690 nm due to the presence of the fishnet structure. …”
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Fatigue Behavior of Metallic Components Obtained by Topology Optimization for Additive Manufacturing by Felipe Fiorentin, Bernardo Oliveira, João Pereira, José Correia, Abilio M.P. de Jesus, Filippo Berto

“…The main steps of the component design will be presented, specially the methods and parameters applied to the topology optimization and the post-smoothing process. …”
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Measuring Soil Fertility under Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J. F. Gmel by the Biotest Method by Biruktayet Assefa, Gerhard Glatzel

“….), and wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) as indicators. The experimental design was a completely randomized design comprising of 20 seedlings per study site. …”
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Melanopsin Contribution to Pupillary Light Reflex and Brightness Perception Based on a 65-Inch Four-Primary Projected Display by Nianfang Zhu, Yan Tu, Lili Wang, Yunyang Shi

“…However, research about whether this contribution can be applied to display system design is limited. Here, a four-primary display system was designed and constructed based on three projectors with filters to realize isolation control of melanopsin and cones, and a 65-inch uniform display area was achieved. …”
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MEPFeatX—automated feature extraction of motor-evoked potentials in transcranial magnetic stimulation by Dao T. A. Nguyen, Dao T. A. Nguyen, Laura Säisänen, Laura Säisänen, Elisa Kallioniemi, Pasi A. Karjalainen, Saara M. Rissanen, Petro Julkunen, Petro Julkunen

“…MEPFeatX is designed and documented for easy integration into any MEP analysis pipeline. …”
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Error performance of multi-branch dual-hop PF cooperative systems by Guangqiu LI, Jiayun DONG, Tao JIANG

“…Design of multi-branch dual-hop phase-only forward(PF)cooperative systems with continuous phase frequency shift keying(CPFSK)modulation needs to determine the number of branch and modulation index.The usual solution of determining the above parameters is the time-consuming and inefficient computer simulation.An efficient solution of determining these parameters is theoretical analysis method.Semi-analytical expressions for the average bit error rate(ABER)of multi-branch dual-hop PF cooperative systems in conjunction with discrimination detection CPFSK over time-selective Rayleigh fading channels was presented.Two cases with and without antenna selection at the relays and maximum-ratio combining(MRC)receive diversity at the destination were considered.The simulation results show that numerical calculation results and simulation results for the ABERs of PF，discrimination detection,CPFSK cooperative systems are consistent and show that the above ABER theory results of CPFSK cooperative systems can be used to design PF cooperative systems.…”
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Automated Diagnosis of Otitis Media: Vocabulary and Grammar by Anupama Kuruvilla, Nader Shaikh, Alejandro Hoberman, Jelena Kovačević

“…We also design a process to combine the vocabulary terms based on the decision process used by otoscopists; we term this the otitis media grammar. …”
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Non-Linear Control of Interleaved Boost Converter Using Disturbance Observer-Based Approach by Avinash Mishra, Sanjoy Mandal, Jean-Yves Dieulot, Mrinal R. Bachute, Mohd Faizan, Anna Pinnarelli, Mehrdad Heidari, Alireza Soleimani

“…The time-domain approach is employed to verify the averaged model of the system, which forms basis of designing the controlled system. Several aspects of SMC design are discussed in detail, such as global stability, control signal creation, and sliding surface type selection. …”
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Comparative study of thermal performance indicators of five hollow bricks configurations by Alaoui Ahlam, Kadic Muamer, Guenneau Sébastien, Lahsaini Mohammed, Achaoui Younes

“…Since walls are heat-dissipating elements in the building, designing them effectively can help reduce the energy consumption of the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning) systems, which are notorious for using excessive amounts of energy. …”
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Macronutrient-Based Predictive Modelling of Bioconversion Efficiency in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) Through Artificial Substrates by Laurens Broeckx, Lotte Frooninckx, Siebe Berrens, Sarah Goossens, Carmen ter Heide, Ann Wuyts, Mariève Dallaire-Lamontagne, Sabine Van Miert

“…Using these hydrated artificial substrates, fractional factorial designs based on central composite and Box–Behnken designs were employed to assess the impact of macronutrient composition on bioconversion efficiency. …”
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Developing an Appropriate Digital Hearing Aid for Low-Resource Countries: A Case Study by P. Israsena, S. Isaradisaikul, A. Noymai, S. Boonyanukul, A. Hemakom, C. Chinnarat, N. Navacharoen, S. Lekagul

“…In terms of engineering, the hearing aid also proved to be robust, passing all the designated tests. As the technology has successfully been transferred to a local company for the production phase, we also discuss other challenges that may arise before the device can be introduced into the market.…”
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Intelligent Robust Control of Roadheader Based on Disturbance Observer by Shuo Wang, Dongjie Wang, Aixiang Ma, Xihao Yan, Sihai Zhao

“…Then, a high-gain disturbance observer was designed based on the system model to analyze cutting loads and compensate for uncertainties and disturbances. …”
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Characterization of Air-Based Photovoltaic Thermal Panels with Bifacial Solar Cells by P. Ooshaksaraei, K. Sopian, R. Zulkifli, Saleem H. Zaidi

“…Double-path-parallel bifacial PVT panel is the second preferred design as it generates up to 20% additional total energy compared with the single-path panel. …”
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