A CMOS rail-to-rail linear VI-converter [PDF]
, 1995 A linear CMOS VI-converter operating in strong inversion with a common-mode input range from the negative to the positive supply rail is presented. The circuit consists of three linear VI-converters based on the difference of squares principle.
Vervoort, P.P., Wassenaar, R.F.
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Adaptive Phase Measurements in Linear Optical Quantum Computation [PDF]
, 2005 Photon counting induces an effective nonlinear optical phase shift on certain states derived by linear optics from single photons. Although this no nlinearity is nondeterministic, it is sufficient in principle to allow scalable linear optics quantum ...
Lund, A. P. +2 more
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A software architecture for autonomous maintenance scheduling: Scenarios for UK and European Rail [PDF]
, 2016 A new era of automation in rail has begun offering developments in the operation and maintenance of industry standard systems. This article documents the development of an architecture and range of scenarios for an autonomous system for rail maintenance ...
Blacktop, K. +4 more
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Achieving rail-to-rail input operation using level-shift multiplexing technique for all CMOS op-amps [PDF]
, 2008 This paper presents a new design approach which can convert any CMOS operational amplifiers to have rail-to-rail common-mode input capability by utilizing few additional hardware elements.
Haga, Y., Haga, Y., Kale, I., Kale, I.
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A logistical perspective on the potential for modal shift of freight from road to rail in Great Britain [PDF]
, 2003 Freight modal shift from road to rail is a potential means by which the negative environmental and social impacts of transport can be reduced. This paper explores recent supply chain changes and assesses their impacts on the mode choice decision-making ...
Abdelwahab +7 more
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Greenhouse gas considerations in rail infrastructure in the UK [PDF]
, 2015 Transportation-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions account for an increasing proportion of total emissions in the UK and globally. The provision of rail transit is popularly proposed to reduce transport GHG emissions, but the provision of new ...
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Noise analysis of single-qumode Gaussian operations using continuous-variable cluster states [PDF]
, 2014 We consider measurement-based quantum computation that uses scalable continuous-variable cluster states with a one-dimensional topology. The physical resource, known here as the dual-rail quantum wire, can be generated using temporally multiplexed ...
Alexander, Rafael N. +3 more
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Rail Security: Critical Insights and Applications [PDF]
, 2012 The Mineta Transportation Institute (MTI) presented a workshop at the request of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Committee. The half-day discussion was offered on a timely, relevant, and critical topic, given the revelations that Osama bin Laden ...
MTI
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Information gap for classical and quantum communication in a Schwarzschild spacetime [PDF]
, 2012 Communication between a free-falling observer and an observer hovering above the Schwarzschild horizon of a black hole suffers from Unruh-Hawking noise, which degrades communication channels. Ignoring time dilation, which affects all channels equally, we
Carsten van de Bruck +6 more
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Results From an Analysis of the Mode Choice Decisions of Long Distance Business Travellers [PDF]
, 1986 Mode choice models for long distance business travellers have been calibrated, using data on actual choices, generally with the objetive of deriving demand elasticities and values of time for use in forecasting.
Marks, P.
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