This paper reports on the development of nanostructure-electrode-based electrochemical sensors for detecting lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Using an ultrathin nanopore template, gold nanostructured electrodes were fabri...
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(数字)9798331541439
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331541446
This paper reports on the development of nanostructure-electrode-based electrochemical sensors for detecting lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Using an ultrathin nanopore template, gold nanostructured electrodes were fabricated. An on-chip specific chemical surface functionalization process was developed for the sensors for detecting LDH for the first time. Experiments showed the sensitivity has been improved, compared to the electrochemical sensors with plain electrodes. It has been found that at least ~5U/mL (~61 nM) of LDH can be readily detected.
With the current alarming exponential increase in global energy demand chiefly due to population growth, electrification, and the issues associated with fossil generation, utilities are reinvesting their returns in al...
With the current alarming exponential increase in global energy demand chiefly due to population growth, electrification, and the issues associated with fossil generation, utilities are reinvesting their returns in alternative ways of clean power generation. Although, finding alternative ways to provide clean energy and to advance the power grid are of the main interest globally, many countries face power theft as a frequent problem. in Ghana, power losses in the distribution system cost the nation over a billion Ghana Cedis in the country's total annual revenue, of which power theft plays a predominant role. This paper presents an electricity theft mitigation technique through a programmable smart energy meter. The proposed method is such that interruptions are added to the smart energy meters in order to detect input signals from an added current sensor placed at the terminal point of the service line, from where in-between the sensor and the meter, illegal connections are made. The proposed Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system will provide smart services, including calculating consumed energy in kWh and generating a bill sent to the utility station. After which, the AMI system will disconnect the power supply from the meter.
Continuous progress in memory semiconductor manufacturing technology has significantly increased capacities, densities, and operating frequencies. However, these developments have also increased the probability of mem...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350377088
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350377095
Continuous progress in memory semiconductor manufacturing technology has significantly increased capacities, densities, and operating frequencies. However, these developments have also increased the probability of memory defects, consequently diminishing yield rates. To overcome this issue, various memory test pattern algorithms have been devised to identify the type of memory defect, primarily categorized into linear and nonlinear patterns. This paper presents an instruction-based approach for efficiently generating diverse nonlinear patterns. The proposed instruction set architecture (ISA) provides flexibility in generating both linear and intricate nonlinear patterns, while also ensuring a compact memory test setup cycle, regardless of the memory cell size.
Video Frame Interpolation (VFI) aims to synthesize intermediate frames between existing frames to enhance visual smoothness and quality. Beyond the conventional methods based on the reconstruction loss, recent works h...
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This study introduces an innovative actuator that resembles a motor with a non-uniform permanent magnetic field. We have developed a prototype of the actuator by combining a standard motor, characterized by a uniform ...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350377705
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350377712
This study introduces an innovative actuator that resembles a motor with a non-uniform permanent magnetic field. We have developed a prototype of the actuator by combining a standard motor, characterized by a uniform magnetic field, with a custom rotary magnetic spring exhibiting a non-uniform magnetic field. We have also presented a systematic computational approach to customize the magnetic field to minimize the energy consumption of the actuator when used for a user-defined oscillatory task. Experiments demonstrate that this optimized actuator significantly lowers energy consumption in a typical oscillatory task, such as pick-and-place or oscillatory limb motion during locomotion, compared to conventional motors. Our findings imply that incorporating task-optimized non-uniform permanent magnetic fields into conventional motors and direct-drive actuators could enhance the energy efficiency of robotic systems.
We compare stochastic programming and robust optimization decision models for informing the deployment of ad hoc flood mitigation measures to protect electrical substations prior to an imminent and uncertain hurricane...
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The advent of byte-addressable persistent memory (PM) has led to a resurgence of interest in adapting existing dynamic hashing schemes to PM. Compared with its two well-known peers (extendible hashing and linear hashi...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350380408
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350380415
The advent of byte-addressable persistent memory (PM) has led to a resurgence of interest in adapting existing dynamic hashing schemes to PM. Compared with its two well-known peers (extendible hashing and linear hashing), spiral storage has received little attention due to its limitations. After an in-depth analysis, however, we discover that it has a good potential for PM. To show its strength, we develop a persistent spiral storage called PASS (Persistence-Aware Spiral Storage), which is facilitated by a group of new/existing techniques. Further, we conduct a comprehensive evaluation of PASS on a server equipped with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Modules (DCPMM). Experimental results demonstrate that compared with two state-of-the-art schemes it exhibits better performance.
Tactile displays that lend tangible form to digital content could transform computing interactions. However, achieving the resolution, speed, and dynamic range needed for perceptual fidelity remains challenging. We pr...
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In this paper, we propose a novel Prior-Guided Parallel Residual Bi-Fusion Feature Pyramid Network (PPRB-FPN) for accurate obstacle detection in unmanned surface vehicle (USV) sailing. Our method tackles the challenge...
In this paper, we propose a novel Prior-Guided Parallel Residual Bi-Fusion Feature Pyramid Network (PPRB-FPN) for accurate obstacle detection in unmanned surface vehicle (USV) sailing. Our method tackles the challenge of detecting small objects, which are prone to information vanishing. To the end, we leverage the PRB-FPN for small object detection and YOLOv7 as a single-stage object detector to effectively identify obstacles. Our experimental results on the Obstacle Detection Challenge dataset at the 1st Workshop on Maritime computer Vision (MaCVi) demonstrate that our method outperforms both Mask R-CNN (mrcnn) and YOLOv7, achieving an F_avg score of 0.514.
The WHO predicts that by 2030 road accidents will be the 5th leading cause of death. Globally, road accidents account for 1.25 million casualties each year, and road defects cause 34% of these casualties. The road sur...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798331521165
ISBN:
(纸本)9798331521172
The WHO predicts that by 2030 road accidents will be the 5th leading cause of death. Globally, road accidents account for 1.25 million casualties each year, and road defects cause 34% of these casualties. The road survey process in many countries have several challenges, one of which is detection using cameras that do not have a recognition system. In this study, a model with YOLOS architecture based on Vision Transformer trained on the RDD2022 dataset successfully recognizes road damage well, as indicated by the number of objects detected, bounding box on accurate objects, and the ability to recognize objects with inconsistent shadow and light inference. This research uses assessment parameters such as Average Precision (AP) and Average Recall (AR) to determine the overall performance of the model. The model achieves the highest AP value at Intersection of Union (IoU) 0.5, 0.75, and 0.5-0.95, worth 62.1%, 37.1%, and 36.2% respectively, and the highest AR value in Large, Medium, and Small Areas, worth 42.1%, 60.3%, and 75.4% respectively. The supplementary material can be found through this link: https://***/watch?v=LzkI2e_IORE.
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