Sinusoidal interferences are found in ultrasonic signals when we try to characterize a material, as for example interferences coming from PC cards. We are interested in obtaining a robust method that cancels these interferences preserving... more
Exposure of human population to electromagnetic waves remains an important issue. Many studies have considered exposure to plane waves with only one incidence angle. This paper investigates the exposure of the anthropomorphic model... more
This paper deals with a new methodology to assess the exposure induced by both uplink and downlink of a cellular network using 3D electromagnetic simulations. It aims to analyze together the exposure induced by a personal device (uplink... more
Exposure of human population to electromagnetic waves remains an important issue. Many studies have considered exposure to plane waves with only one incidence angle. This paper investigates the exposure of the anthropomorphic model... more
This paper deals with the influence of new uses of mobile phones (such as short message service, multimedia messaging service, video, etc.) on the SAR induced in different heads models. In particular, the exposure of children will be... more
A new technique of synthesizing totally symmetric Boolean functions is presented that achieves complete robust path-delay fault testability. We show that every consecutive symmetric function can be expressed as a logical composition... more
Silicon carbide (SiC) is a compound semiconductor, which is considered as a possible alternative to silicon for particles and photons detection. Its characteristics make it very promising for the next generation of nuclear and particle... more
Some effects of physical parameters, such as temperature, on electromagnetic emission or susceptibility of electronic circuit boards are nonnegligible and can be enforced by new integrated complex electronic structures. This paper... more
We present a novel peristaltic micropump based on piezoelectric actuation and active valves that combines high fluidic performances of a volumetric pump and the integration of sensors. The latter are localized directly on the membranes... more
In this paper, we develop a tractable model for joint downlink (DL) and uplink (UL) transmission of K-tier heterogeneous cellular networks (HCNs) with simultaneous wireless information and power transfer (SWIPT) for efficient spectrum and... more
A network of co-operative cameras for the visual surveillance of parking lots is presented. Such a network employs multiple subnets able to manage static and active cameras in a hierarchical framework. The system is able to track multiple... more
An end-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YAG laser using a multi-segmented crystal rod as laser active material, directly pumped to the upper laser level by a 885 nm emitting diode is demonstrated. The Nd:YAG crystal was pumped both in CW and... more
This paper presents a novel, integrated a photonic antenna with a power control scheme. The controller regulates the levels of radiated power by adjusting the biasing voltage of a side-illuminated waveguide photodetector (WGPD). The WGPD... more
This paper deals with the stability and stabilization of 2D singular systems described by a Roesser model. The proposed results are presented in terms of a strict Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI), which makes possible to elaborate a new... more
The incidence and mortality due to neoplastic diseases have shown an increasing tendency over the years. Based on GLOBOCAN 2020 published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), leukemias are the thirteenth most... more
The incidence and mortality due to neoplastic diseases have shown an increasing tendency over the years. Based on GLOBOCAN 2020 published by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), leukemias are the thirteenth most... more
Relief holograms are obtained on Agfa 8E56HD holographic emulsions by a Russian chemical-processing technique that is developed for their PE-2 holographic emulsion. We have shown that the threedimensional surface profiles can easily be... more
We designed a silicon-processing compatible, simple, and cheap device operating at a power down to sub-W. It has a pillar-shaped structure with a nanoscopic (10-100 nm in size) conductive link (the so-called antifuse) created between two... more
In order for an "artificial pancreas" to become a reality for ambulatory use, a practical closed-loop control strategy must be developed and critically evaluated. In this paper, an improved PID control strategy for blood glucose control... more
Extreme weather events may disrupt the transmission and distribution (T&D) network infrastructure, with consequent interruption of the power supply. Facing this issue requires in-depth analyses of the vulnerabilities of T&D components to... more
This paper proposes a model of the thermal dynamics and of the end-use of amics and of the end-use of domestic refrigerators (fridges) and water heaters (boilers) in the foretasted scenario of the Sardinian electric network in 2020. This... more
In-depth security analyses of power systems (PSs) require to consider the vulnerabilities to natural and humanrelated threats, which may cause multiple dependent contingencies. On the other hand, such events often lead to high impact on... more
Nowadays, the better assessment of low back pain (LBP) is an important challenge, as it is the leading musculoskeletal condition worldwide in terms of years of disability. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance of... more
This paper presents an effective parameter estimation approach for software reliability growth models using gravitational search algorithm. A software reliability growth model is imperfect, if model parameters are unknown and are not... more
This paper presents the development and testing of an open and flexible embedded system applied to positioning and telecontrol (OFESAPO) for outdoor applications. The system is composed of a control center (CC) and a set of remote... more
Cognitive information-centric sensor networks represent a paradigm of wireless sensor networks in which sensory information is identified from the network using named-data, and elements of cognition are used to deliver information to the... more
A single-electron turnstile and electrometer circuit was fabricated on a silicon-on-insulator substrate. The turnstile, which is operated by opening and closing two metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) alternately,... more
Low current leakage characteristics of a novel silicon-on-insulator (SOI) device are investigated in view of application to a gain-cell dynamic random access memory (DRAM). The device consists of a two-layered poly-Si gate. Since, in this... more
This paper proposes a new optical biosensor composed of a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) p–n junction photodiode (PD) with a surface plasmon (SP) antenna. When the phase-matching condition between two lateral wavelengths of the diffracted... more
Nonlinear Synchronization in Spin Torque Magnetic Nano-Oscillators 1 PHILLIP TABOR, West Virgina University, SERGEI URAZHDIN, West Virginia University, VASIL TIBERKEVICH, ANDREI SLAVIN, Oakland University -The magnetic oscillations driven... more
Closed-form mechanisms of relative manipulation robot is an effective structure which helps to improve the accuracy and flexibility in technological processes. Unfortunately, the requirement about knowledge of exact dynamics of... more
This paper presents a process for the fabrication of vacuum-sealed capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays using glass reflow and anodic bonding techniques. The silicon through-wafer interconnects have been... more
This paper presents a process for the fabrication of vacuum-sealed capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) arrays using glass reflow and anodic bonding techniques. Silicon through-wafer interconnects have been investigated... more
In this paper, the possibility of using an electrostatic micromotor for an intravascular echographic system is studied. For this given application, the advantage of a micromotor is the absence of a long cable between motor and mirror.... more
Motion information scalability is an important requirement for a fully scalable video codec, especially in low bit rate or small resolution decoding scenarios, for which the fully scalable motion model (SMM) has been proposed. SMM can... more
Prediction and Measurement of Electron Density and Collision Frequency in a Weakly Ionised Pine Fire
Pine litter flame is a weakly ionised medium. Electron-neutral collisions are a dominant form of particle interaction in the flame. Assuming flame electrons to be in thermal equilibrium with neutrals and average electron-neutral collision... more
A vegetation fire plume is a weakly ionised gaseous medium. Electrons in the plume are mainly due to thermal ionisation of incumbent alkali impurities. The medium is highly collisional with free electron -neutral particle been the... more
The maximum rate of change of the thoracic impedance waveform (max dZ/dt) was compared with left-ventricular stroke volume (s.v.), maximum aortic blood flow (m.a,f ), enddiastolic pressure (e.d.p.) and the maximum rate of rise of... more
Without adaptive optics high-power lasers suffer either from poor beam quality or limited power ranges. A laser can be forced to operate on its stability limit by self-adaptive overcompensation resulting in constant and good beam quality... more
Thermally induced lenses are the most critical problem in the development of high-power solid-state lasers. To compensate for thermal lenses, we have been investigating self-adaptive compensation methods based on thermal effects... more
The concept of the Iwasawa decomposition of ABCD ray-matrices is used for a systematic calculation of field distributions appearing in spherical optical systems. Examples of optimization for applications are calculated.
Thermally induced lenses are the most critical problem in the development of high-power solid-state lasers. To compensate for thermal lenses, we have been investigating self-adaptive compensation methods based on thermal effects... more
Without adaptive optics high-power lasers suffer either from poor beam quality or limited power ranges. A laser can be forced to operate on its stability limit by self-adaptive overcompensation resulting in constant and good beam quality... more