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Global reverse supply chain design for solid waste recycling under uncertainties and carbon emission constraint
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
The emergence of concerns over environmental protection, resource conservation as well as the development of logistics operations and manufacturing technology has led several countries to implement formal collection and ...
Performance evaluation of time-frequency image feature sets for improved classification and analysis of non-stationary signals: Application to newborn EEG seizure detection
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
This study demonstrates that a time-frequency (TF) image pattern recognition approach offers significant advantages over standard signal classification methods that use t-domain only or f-domain only features. Two approaches ...
A new nano-power trigger circuit for battery-less power management electronics in energy harvesting systems
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2017 , Article)
This paper presents a solution for battery-less power management circuits for micro-power energy converters, allowing energy harvesting systems to operate under continuous and intermittent conditions. The proposed trigger ...
Crushing behavior of a unit cell of CFRP lattice core for sandwich structures’ application
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Sandwich structures made of composites are designed mainly for higher and efficient load capacity. Mostly, the use of composite materials in lattice core sandwich structures is limited to the face sheet; whereas, the core ...
Continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood: results from a longitudinal study
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Elsevier Inc
, 2017 , Article)
Background
Considering the lack of evidence on incidence and continuity of sleep problems from adolescence to young adulthood, this study explores sleep problems’ incidence and their continuation rates from 14 to 21 ...
Thujone inhibits the function of 7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and impairs nicotine-induced memory enhancement in one-trial passive avoidance paradigm
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Elsevier Ireland Ltd
, 2017 , Article)
Effects of thujone, a major ingredient of absinthe, wormwood oil and some herbal medicines, were tested on the function of 7 subunit of the human nicotinic acetylcholine (7 nACh) receptor expressed in Xenopus oocytes using ...