Design and Analysis of a New High Step-Up Converter Using Switched-Inductor-Capacitor Voltage Multiplier Cells for Photovoltaic Application by Ramachandran Rajesh, Natarajan Prabaharan, Eklas Hossain

“…The proposed converter is simulated in MATLAB-Simulink and validated the effectiveness of the performance using a laboratory-based Prototype of 250 W at 50 kHz with a 60% duty cycle. The experimental results of the individual components are matched with the simulated results. …”
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Modelling the Impact of Government Policies on Import on Domestic Price of Indian Gold Using ARIMA Intervention Method by Jyothi Unnikrishnan, Kodakanallur Krishnaswamy Suresh

“…In April 2013, to curb a record trade deficit, India imposed an import duty of 10 percent on gold and tied imports for domestic consumption to exports, creating scarce supply of the yellow metal and boosting premiums to curtail the Current Account Deficit (CAD). …”
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Reflexões acerca da “herança” axiológica dos direitos humanos by Vivianny Galvão

“…The theme, in itself, is already complex because it seems to leave to the mercy of each interpreter the choice of the foundations that will justify the duty to fulfill contents so dear to the social life. …”
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POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS OBLIGATION OF STATES AND THE USE OF AUTONOMOUS WEAPON SYSTEMS DURING LAW ENFORCEMENT OPERATIONS by Berkant Akkuş

“…States' positive human rights obligations in line with the United Nations, Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, can be listed as weapon selection and the duty of precaution, the official training of law enforcement officers, procedural obligation, the right to explanation and the right not to be subject to completely automatic decisions. …”
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Fitted Tension Spline Scheme for a Singularly Perturbed Parabolic Problem With Time Delay by Sisay Ketema Tesfaye, Gemechis File Duressa, Tekle Gemechu Dinka, Mesfin Mekuria Woldaregay

“…This results in a challenging duty to solve the problem analytically. Classical numerical methods cause spurious nonphysical oscillations unless an unacceptable number of mesh points is considered, which requires a large computational cost. …”
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Polityka socjalna i sytuacja ludzi w podeszłym wieku by Piotr Krajewski

“…Some attention is paid to the problem of aging and social duty of securing old people a decent existence. It requires a change of consciousness regarding old people as well as their own consciousness. …”
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The principle of economics in the procedure of deprivation of parental rights by Đerlek Minela

“…The state derives the legitimacy of participation in this new position of the child, where it appears as its complete and ultimate protector against parents who do not perform their duty adequately. But is it always like that? Is it in the interest of the child and when? …”
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Power Control for Direct-Driven Permanent Magnet Wind Generator System with Battery Storage by Chu Xiao Guang, Kong Ying

“…Given that the wind generator system has inertia and is nonlinear, the dynamic model of the wind generator system takes the advantage of the duty of the Buck converter and employs feedback linearization to design the optimized turbine speed tracking controller and the load power controller. …”
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Research on Energy Supply System Applied to Autonomous Underwater Observation Vehicles by Chunjie Wang, Yugeng Chai, Lin Cui

“…Compared with the traditional boost converter, the voltage gain of the proposed converter is more than ten times higher than it under the same duty ratio condition. Its structure is asymmetric interleaved parallel, which can enable power devices to obtain lower voltage stress and ensure that the input current ripple is low. …”
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A transformer‐less DC–DC converter with high voltage conversion ratio adopting inverting voltage lift cell by Ebrahim Babaei, Hamed Mashinchi Maheri, Mehran Sabahi

“…The operation of the switches with the same duty cycle is the other advantage of the proposed converter. …”
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Sistem Alarm Penggantian Cairan Infus Berbasis Mikrokontroler menggunakan Wireless by Leila Nurfitria, Susanto Sambasri, Salita Ulitia Prini

“…This alarm system will connect to a buzzer contained in the duty space wirelessly with type nRF2401L using a minimum system arduino nano 328p. …”
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Optimisation and validation of Plume Chasing for robust and automated NOx and particle vehicle emission measurements by Christina Schmidt, C. David Carslaw, J. Naomi Farren, N. René Gijlswijk, Markus Knoll, E. Norbert Ligterink, Jan Pieter Lollinga, Martin Pechout, Stefan Schmitt, Michal Vojtíšek, Quinn Vroom, Denis Pöhler

“…The average absolute deviation of the determined NOx/CO2 emission ratios from the reference was −0.2(46)ppm/% for the heavy duty vehicle and 0.3(29)ppm/% for the light duty vehicles tested. …”
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Electromechanical Characterization and Locomotion Control of IPMC BioMicroRobot by Martin J.-D. Otis

“…The use of the laser vibrometer shows the linear characteristics between the duty cycle of square wave input and displacement rate of the actuator at multiple frequencies. …”
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De la paix à la guerre, de la fiction au documentaire. Alexandre Dovjenko et Youlia Solntseva by Vanessa Voisin

“…Instead, it examines the impact of the war on the directors' whereabouts and on Dovzhenko's feelings about his duty as a mobilised artist. It pauses on the very peculiar way Dovzhenko decided to work with newsreels cameramen, which all of them pointedly noted in their later memoirs. …”
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Baird-Pattinson Aetiological Classification and Phases of Delay Contributing to Stillbirths in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital by Jacob Olumuyiwa Awoleke, Abiodun Idowu Adanikin

“…Elimination of obstacles to accessing care, effective management of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, updated health facilities, improved dedication to duty, and retraining of health workers will reduce the prevalence.…”
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An Energy-Efficient MAC Protocol Employing Dynamic Threshold for Wireless Sensor Networks by Kyung Tae Kim, Hee Yong Youn

“…The existing MAC protocols developed for sensor network try to avoid energy waste during idle listening time by controlling the duty cycle of the transmission period. Since the traffic conditions are diverse, they may not always display improvements in energy consumption. …”
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Discovery of a Symptomatic Left Anomalous Coronary Artery from the Opposite Sinus and Postoperative Considerations by Ahmad Slim, John Thurlow, Jennifer Blevins, Shaun Martinho, Brian Markelz

“…This is the case of an 18 year old active duty soldier with symptoms of exertional chest pressure and syncope who was found to have anomalous origin of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) from the right coronary cusp (RCC) traveling partially between the great vessels before taking a septal approach between the left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) and the right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT). …”
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Optimization of Process Parameters in Electrochemical Micromachining of AMCs by Using Different Techniques of Weight Evaluation by S. Maniraj, R. Thanigaivelan, K. Gunasekaran, K. G. Saravanan

“…In the EMM process, the temperature of the electrode, voltage, duty cycle, and electrolyte concentration are considered process parameters. …”
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REFLEXIVITY IN THE STUDY OF WARFARE: IS THERE ADDED VALUE FOR THE DISCIPLINE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS? by Srdjan Korac

“…The author argues for the existence of a new epistemic situation for the IR researcher: an ontological transformation of the military profession in post-industrial societies that has created a sacralised civic duty to fight in war. The research of warfare is becoming more focused on the individual – who is either a reluctant combatant or a civilian victimised by military operations, but protected by international norms. …”
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Happiness Issue – Moral Aspects of its Biochemical Enhancement by Zlatica Plašienková, Martin Farbák

“…They consider it to be our moral duty because it would increase the prosocial behaviour of people enhanced in that way, following research showing that the happier people are, the more useful it is for society. …”
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