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Road surface coating using concrete paving block cement has been used for a long time. As an aggregate binding agent, asphalt can be made into paving blocks. Utilizing waste in the recycling process is an activity to control the sustainability of natural resources. Waste Engine Oil and Recycled Concrete Aggregate can be used as road…

Carbon nanotube field effect transistor (CNTFET) has a huge advantage over the Si- MOSFET. In MOSFET switching occurs by altering channel resistivity whereas in CNTFET switching occurs by modulation contact resistance. CNTFET generates three to four times of drive current than MOSFET. Transconductance of CNTFET is four times higher than the MOSFET. The average carrier…

The constant evolution of Information and Communication Technologies, Internet, access to different free software, among others; they generate problems in the management of information security in companies; to mitigate risks, vulnerabilities, and information threats, an alternative was presented considering that information security systems are the basis for decision-making at the government, strategic, tactical, and operational…

Technologies designed for digital provenance, especially the Internet of Things (IoT) and blockchain, may allow for security, transparency, and traceability in the global supply chain. However, upstream nodes in the supply chain that work for large-scale production suppliers are not considered. In addition, most IoT blockchain systems adopt an ID-based signature scheme that may affect…

Gate driver has been applied in many ways, exemplified by that, by using the DC-isolated and AC-pass characteristics of gate driver’s primary and secondary sides, the problem of floating endpoint in semiconductor power switch can be solved. However, the conventional design of isolated gate driver provides circuit voltage blocking by optically coupled components. Due to…

The construction industry has undergone several changes in recent years linked to new laws and international conventions aimed at protecting the environment and combating pollution. Construction industry alone produces tons of waste annually due to debris produced either during construction or during deconstruction. To combat this, companies are forced to control their debris either by…

Many countries all over the world are promoting the recycled aggregate concrete for its advantage to solve the problem of shortage of natural resources in aggregates as well as promoting the recycling of waste and the reuse of materials. Recycled aggregate concrete replaces natural concrete with various rates of restitution of natural aggregates into recycled…

In this work, a study of the process variation effects on the threshold voltage of a floating- gate device is proposed. The study demonstrates the sensitivity of the threshold voltage to five geometrical parameters including gate length, gate width, tunneling gate oxide thickness, bottom oxide-nitride-oxide oxide thickness, and nitride spacer thickness. This paper also proposed…

Computer vision is a technique used for processing images and videos which are increasingly becoming ubiquitous day by day. Technologies developed are revolving around human needs and demands high computational power as volume of data increases. The extraction of the necessary information for processing, that is independent of various scene complexity is a challenging task.…

Over the last decades, numerous distributed consensus-based algorithms have found a wide application as a complementary mechanism for data aggregation in wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we provide an analysis of the generalized Metropolis-Hastings algorithm for data aggregation with a fully-distributed stopping criterion. The goal of the implemented stopping criterion is to effectively bound…

The impact of Manufacture sand on UPV, compression strength and modulus of rupture has been experimentally investigated and discussed in this paper. Concrete grade 30 (30Mpa) were produced with different percentage of M sand substitution ranging from 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% by volume were selected as concrete mix design in this project. The strength…

In fast charging station for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) the three-phase PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) inverters generate parasitic Differential-Mode Voltages (DMV) and Common-Mode Voltages (CMV). Parasitic voltages are a side effect of using the width modulation to shape the phase-to-phase inverter’s voltage. In this article the authors present a mathematical description of the differential-mode (DM)…

Recently, several studies focus on a GaN material system that exhibits a significant probability of use in power devices including wide-gap semiconductors. However, the GaN-HEMT is also a structure that easily leads to crystal defects in AlGaN and i-GaN heterojunction. The aim of the study involved investigating the cause of the current collapse in GaN-HEMT…

In this work, we discuss how the insertion of a LaSiOx layer in between an in-house IL passivation layer and the high-k has moved the III-V gate stack into the target window for future technology nodes. The insertion of this LaSiOx layer in the gate stack has reduced the Dit and Nbt below the target…

Currently, synchronous digital circuits (SDC) may require certain design conditions, such as power consumption, robustness, performance, etc. These design conditions are more difficult to satisfy when SDC are implemented in VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration) technology and in the deep-sub-micron MOS (DSM-MOS) technology. The asynchronous design style has properties that serve as an alternative to…

Achieving targeted reliability for complex products in real-world field environments remains a persistent challenge, even when laboratory validation suggests high performance. A significant reliability gap often emerges during the initial deployment phase, typically within the first one to five years where field failure rates can be up to twice those predicted in controlled settings. Compounding…

While prior research has focused on siloed approaches to equipment replacement, this study introduces an integrated decision-making framework that synergizes predictive maintenance (IoT/M), dynamic multi-criteria analysis (MCDM), and sustainability-driven material selection. By validating this model through cross-sector case studies and strategic operational planning across various industrial sectors. We demonstrate a 30% improvement in replacement timing…

As models based in artificial intelligence increase in sophistication, there is a higher demand for the integration of hardware components to heighten real-world implementations. Both facial feature tracking and shape-from-focus are known techniques in computer vision. However, the combination of these two elements, particularly in a cost-effective configuration, has not been extensively explored. In this…

Gallium nitride (GaN) is expected to be used as a material for power semiconductor devices. However, it is crucial to focus on the dielectric properties of GaN. In this study, we investigated the transient response of the drain current during high-frequency application after intentionally maintaining the current collapse in the AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors.…

The most challenging task in daily life of blind individuals is navigating outdoors. In this context, we are introducing and describing a navigation system that will provide two important tasks for blind individuals. Initially, the system will suggest the least stressful route for the blind to navigate among the various possible paths between a starting…

Skewing of the rotor slot of a squirrel-cage induction machine has been commonly used since the beginning. However, little guidance is given regarding the principle of the working effect of the method, but even in such rare cases, the explanation does not cover the true physical reality. Consequently no formula exists for calculation of the…

Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) prove to be susceptible to synthetically generated samples, so-called adversarial examples. Such adversarial examples aim at generating misclassifications by specifically optimizing input data for a matching perturbation. With the increasing use of deep learning on embedded devices and the resulting use of quantization techniques to compress deep neural networks, it is…

RetePAIoT of Emilia-Romagna region is an IoT Public Network, financed by Emilia-Romagna Region and developed by Lepida Scpa, where citizens, private companies and Public Administrations can integrate free of charge their own sensors of any type and anywhere in the region. The main objective of the project is to provide a facility to implement the…

Forecasting solar PV power output holds significant importance in the realm of energy management, particularly due to the intermittent nature of solar irradiation. Currently, most forecasting studies employ statistical methods. However, deep learning models have the potential for better forecasting. This study utilises Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Gate Recurrent Unit (GRU) and hybrid LSTM-GRU deep…

The solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation industry has experienced substantial, ongoing growth over the past decades as a clean, cost-effective energy source. As electric grids use ever-larger proportions of solar PV, the technology’s inherent variability—primarily due to clouds—poses a challenge to maintaining grid stability. This is especially true for geographically dense, electrically isolated grids common…