Progress on Waveguide-Integrated Graphene Optoelectronics by Jiaqi Wang, Zhenzhou Cheng, Xuejin Li

“…The combination of photonic integrated circuits and graphene also enables the development of graphene devices by using silicon photonic technology, which greatly extends the scope of graphene’s application. …”
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RCS Computation by Parallel MoM Using Higher-Order Basis Functions by Ying Yan, Yu Zhang, Chang-Hong Liang, Hui Zhao, D. García-Doñoro

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['ASSESSING THE CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF HEAVY METAL EXPOSURE FROM COSMETIC PRODUCTS ON LOCAL CONSUMERS'] by Umair Habib, Azka Pervaiz, Aliza Murtaza, Amjad Hussain, Hina Sarwar, Munzer Ullah, Muhammad Adnan Ayub, Naveed Ahmad, Maria Bashir

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Improved embedded wideband speech codec fitting EV-VBR standard by XIN Jie, BAO Chang-chun, JIA Mao-shen, LIU Xin

“…Based on the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication Standardization Sector（ITU-T） recommendation for EV-VBR coding standard and the candidate codec designed by Speech and Audio Signal Processing Laboratory（SASPL） of Beijing University of Technology,an improved embedded variable bit rates wideband speech codec was proposed.In the improved codec,ACELP coding was implied to the first two coding layers.The middle sub-frame spectral parameters were computed and quantized.Three pulses depth first tree search algorithm was designed.On the higher three coding layers embedded TCX coding was reconstructed by accumulating frequency coefficients vectors.Addition-ally,VAD and DTX functions were implemented in the improved codec.Test results show that the improved codec achieves better speech quality and much lower coding complexity than the original codec.The speech quality and coding efficiency are comparable with G.718 of a new ITU-T speech coding standard and the low delay feature is retained.…”
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Directions of Changes in Customs Control by Mirosława Laszuk

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Preparation and Performance of Asphalt Compound Modified with Waste Crumb Rubber and Waste Polyethylene by Yuqiao Yang, Youliang Cheng

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Adsorption of Crystal Violet Dye from Aqueous Solution Using Ricinus Communis Pericarp Carbon as an Adsorbent by S. Madhavakrishnan, K. Manickavasagam, R. Vasanthakumar, K. Rasappan, R. Mohanraj, S. Pattabhi

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A Quintic Spline-Based Computational Method for Solving Singularly Perturbed Periodic Boundary Value Problems by Puvaneswari Arumugam, Valanarasu Thynesh, Chandru Muthusamy, Higinio Ramos

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Polish Faience from Ćmielów Factory in the Collections of the Diocesan Museum in Sandomierz by Wojciech W. Kowalski

“…He also discusses the issues of under-glaze printing technology, with which all the objects in the collection are covered. …”
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Quels enseignements peut-on tirer du PISA : l’exemple des écarts de performances entre les sexes by Maciej Jakubowski, Francesca Borgonovi

“…Even girls performing very high in mathematics rarely expect to work in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM fields). …”
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A Study on the Influence of Interactivity on Behavior Intention in Platform B2C Model by Hao Sun

“…The progress of information technology and the popularity of the Internet have led to the rapid development of the network economy, and as a new shopping method, online shopping is gradually accepted and respected by consumers. …”
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An overview of V2X communications by Jian FANG, Daquan FENG, Haijun DUAN, Canjian ZHENG, Gongbin QIAN

“…Internet of vehicles,which integrates cutting-edge technologies and devices in the fields of vehicles,roadside infrastructure,communications,positioning,etc.…”
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Robotics for Natural Orifice Transluminal Endoscopic Surgery: A Review by Xiaona Wang, Max Q.-H. Meng

“…However, the constraints imposed by both the mode of access and the limited technology currently available make NOTES very challenging for the surgeons. …”
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Estimation of partially linear single-index spatial autoregressive model using B-splines by Lei Liu, Jun Dai

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Updates in Reproduction Coming from the Endocannabinoid System by Rosaria Meccariello, Natalia Battista, Heather B. Bradshaw, Haibin Wang

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VECM Model Analysis of Carbon Emissions, GDP, and International Crude Oil Prices by Xiaohua Zou

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Endoscopic Management of Portal Hypertension by Said A. Al-Busafi, Peter Ghali, Philip Wong, Marc Deschenes

“…With the expected future refinements in endoscopic technology, capsule endoscopy may one day replace traditional gastroscopy as a diagnostic modality, whereas endoscopic ultrasound may more precisely guide interventional therapy for gastric varices.…”
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Blockchain-based noisy data sharing control protocol by Qingqing XIE, Nianmin YANG, Xia FENG

“…Blockchain provides a trusted channel for information sharing in an untrusted network.However, blockchain ledgers are public and transparent.Hence, the sensitive data stored in plaintext on the blockchain will compromise user privacy.Considering privacy preservation, users are more inclined to provide noisy data.And in different application scenarios, the level of data noise that users need to provide also varies.To this end, a secure, efficient, and searchable noisy data sharing control protocol was proposed based on the blockchain and smart contract technology with the ciphertext policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) algorithm.First, an outsourced CP-ABE algorithm was introduced to reduce the computing burden on the user side.Secondly, smart contract was implemented to perform data search on ciphertext, which could prevent malicious operations by malicious servers.Third, the proposed protocol reduced the data update complexity to O(1), which is friendly to the scenarios with real-time data update.Finally, security analysis and simulation experiments demonstrate the security and feasibility of the proposed protocol.…”
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A Miniaturized Frequency Selective Surface Based on Square Loop Aperture Element by Wenxing Li, Chunming Wang, Yong Zhang, Yingsong Li

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Correction: Inflammasomes in neurodegenerative diseases by Qianchen Wang, Songwei Yang, Xuan Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Liping Chen, Wanxue Wang, Naihong Chen, Jiaqing Yan

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