Investigation of Flexible Textile Antennas and AMC Reflectors by M. Mantash, A.-C. Tarot, S. Collardey, K. Mahdjoubi

“…The prototypes are characterized in anechoic chamber to be compared and obtain conclusions related to the characterization methods. A new dual-band hexagonal AMC reflector combinable with antennas is also proposed to improve their performance and reduce the backward radiation to the human body. …”
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Low-Complexity Architecture of Orthogonal <italic>N</italic>-Continuous Precoding for Sidelobe Suppression of OFDM Signals and Its Analysis by Hikaru Kawasaki, Fumihide Kojima, Takeshi Matsumura

“…All its inherent advantages are maintained such as fast, smooth, and symmetrical spectral decay of band-edges, and ideal characteristics of error rate and peak power.…”
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Spanish Moth or Convict Caterpillar, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctiuidae) by John B. Heppner, Kathryn A. Barbara, Eileen A. Buss

“…Spotted larval forms of Spanish moth appear similar to lily borer larvae, Brithys crini (Fabricius) (Godfrey 1972) of Europe and the Old World tropics, but only the banded larval form of the Spanish moth occurs in North America. …”
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Survey of ubiquitons sensing, potential communication, integrated computing, and inherent security for Internet of vehicles: latest developments and future directions by YU Kan, LI Dong, ZHANG Qixun, MA Dingyou, FENG Zhiyong, YU Jiguo

“…Communication and sensing in the millimeter-wave (mmWave) frequency band face two major challenges. Interference between sensing and communication limits their respective performances, and the coupling mechanisms and decoupling methods are still underdeveloped. …”
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Fast single atom imaging for optical lattice arrays by Lin Su, Alexander Douglas, Michal Szurek, Anne H. Hébert, Aaron Krahn, Robin Groth, Gregory A. Phelps, Ognjen Marković, Markus Greiner

“…We also demonstrate number-resolved imaging without parity projection, which will facilitate experiments such as the exploration of high-filling phases in the extended Bose-Hubbard models, multi-band or SU(N) Fermi-Hubbard models, and quantum link models.…”
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Synthesis and Optimization of MWCNTs on Co-Ni/MgO by Thermal CVD by H. Ryu, B. K. Singh, K. S. Bartwal

“…The ratio of D- and G-bands (ID/IG) was measured from these spectra.…”
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Spanish Moth or Convict Caterpillar, Xanthopastis timais (Cramer) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctiuidae) by John B. Heppner, Kathryn A. Barbara, Eileen A. Buss

“…Spotted larval forms of Spanish moth appear similar to lily borer larvae, Brithys crini (Fabricius) (Godfrey 1972) of Europe and the Old World tropics, but only the banded larval form of the Spanish moth occurs in North America. …”
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Fracture Failure Analysis of the Output Gear Shaft for a Granulator Main Gearbox by Guo Penghui, Liu Shijun, Xu Wenbo, Lou Shiyu, Dou Xiaopeng, Yu Wentao

“…Under the compound alternating load of the torque and the bending moment, the early crack initiates and propagates along the journal. …”
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Study on the Detectability of the Sky-Surface Wave Hybrid Radar by Hou Chengyu, Ke Guo, Shi Tiange, Wang Yuxin

“…Working in the HF (high-frequency) band and the transmitter and receiver locating separately, the sky-surface wave hybrid radar both has the capabilities of the OTHR (over-the-horizon radar) and the advantage of the bistatic radar. …”
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Multiband Printed Asymmetric Dipole Antenna for LTE/WLAN Applications by Chia-Mei Peng, I-Fong Chen, Chin-Hao Liu

“…The ability of a single layer strip fed printed asymmetric dipole antenna, which is composed of top-loading, asymmetric coplanar waveguide (ACPW) and stepped-feeding structure, to operate at three wide frequency bands (698~960 MHz, 1710~2620 MHz, and 5150~5850 MHz) to cover WLAN and LTE operation has been demonstrated. …”
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Joint High-Resolution Range and DOA Estimation via MUSIC Method Based on Virtual Two-Dimensional Spatial Smoothing for OFDM Radar by Rui Zhang, Ying-Hui Quan, Sheng-Qi Zhu, Lei Yang, Ya-chao Li, Meng-Dao Xing

“…Since there is no coupling between range and angle parameter estimation for a narrow-band signal, a method which exploits the data of one snapshot to estimate the range and angle of the target by means of multiple signal classification (MUSIC) based on virtual two-dimensional spatial smoothing in range and angle dimensions is devised. …”
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A method of monitoring the functional surfaces of the micro-opto-electro-mechanical systems’ components by І.Ш. Невлюдов, О.І. Филипенко, О.О. Чала, І.В. Боцман

Subjects: “…method, non-destructive control, optical component, batterword filter, moems, manufacturing defect.…”
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Modeling and Dynamics Characteristic Analysis of Helical Gear System with Considering Tooth Surface Friction by Kang Boqiang, Gou Xiangfeng

“…In order to study the dynamics characteristic of the helical gear,according to the situation of helical gear pair in the process transmission,a 5- degree bending- torsion- shaft coupled dynamics model of single- stage helical gear transmission system is established with time- vary friction force. …”
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Theoretical Study on Self-Organization of Vegetation Patterns Triggered by Water Resource in Deposited Sediment Layer by Tousheng Huang, Huayong Zhang, Zhao Liu, Ge Pan, Xiumin Zhang, Zichun Gao

“…This research focuses on the self-organization of vegetation patterns on severely degraded eroding lands, triggered by water resource in the deposited sediment layer on which the vegetation patterns are formed. …”
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Characterization of a Coplanar Waveguide Open Stub-Based Discontinuity for MMICs and Filter Applications by Rizwan Masood, Syed A. Mohsin

“…The filter is found to have a miniature size and a fairly good stop band rejection.…”
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A 22% Efficient Semiconductor/Liquid Junction Solar Cell—the Photoelectrochemical Behavior of n-WSe2 Electrodes in the Presence of I2/I- in Aqueous Electrolyte by G. Campet, C. Azaiez, F. Levy, H. Bourezc, J. Claverie

“…It consists of a SeCl4-grown n-WSe2 single crystal anode, with a 3.1016 cm-3 conduction-band electronic density, and a platinum cathode. …”
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Design of Low-Profile Frequency-Selective Rasorbers Based on Three-Legged Loaded Element by Yu Qiang, Dongfang Zhou, Qikun Liu, Zhenning Yao

“…A novel low-profile dual-polarization frequency-selective rasorber (FSR) with a transmissive window in the absorption band is proposed in this paper. Based on the equivalent circuit model (ECM), the principles of the impedance design are theoretically derived. …”
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Influence of Niobium on the Beginning of the Plastic Flow of Material during Cold Deformation by Stoja Rešković, Ivan Jandrlić

“…In steel microalloyed with niobium after proportionality limit, comes the occurrence of the localized increase in temperature and the occurrence of Lüders band, which propagate along the sample forming a deformation zone.…”
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Design and Development of a New Electrically Small 3D UHF Spherical Antenna with 360° of Opening Angle in the Whole Space for RFID, WSN, and RSN Applications by Abdelhamid Bou-El-Harmel, Ali Benbassou, Jamal Belkadid

“…Several antenna designs have been made in order to obtain a novel electrically small 3D UHF spherical antenna (ka = 0.1916), which has a resonance frequency close to 915 MHz, produces a quasi-isotropic radiation with an opening angle equal to 360° in the whole space, and is used for RFID, WSN, and RSN applications. These antennas are based on different shapes and are wrapped on the Styrofoam sphere surface of dielectric constant close to air (ɛr=1.06). …”
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University of 21st century: contours in the context of modernity crisis by M. V. Tlostanova

“…The article considers how these models are implemented in the main tendenciesof university development as an institution. It either bends more and more in the direction ofthe “Davos culture” and ultimate corporativization, or exists within the frame of the multi-polar world and polycentric capitalism ideology. …”
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