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Detecting rich-club ordering in complex networks
Uncovering the hidden regularities and organizational principles of networks arising in physical systems ranging from the molecular level to the scale of large communication infrastructures is the key issue in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A New Fast-Readout Front-End for High Resistive Chemical Sensor Applications
Metal oxide (MOX) gas sensors show a resistive value varying in a wide range, from hundreds of kilohms up to tens of gigohms. For this reason, oscillating circuits are often used to interface these sensors. Si...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Novel Calibration-Less CCII-Based Resistance-to-Time Front-End for Gas Sensor Interfacing
We present a novel current–mode fully–integrable oscillating circuit for the interfacing of resistive gas sensors, using a reduced number of active blocks, in particular low voltage low power Second Generation...
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Open AccessCompetition among memes in a world with limited attention
The wide adoption of social media has increased the competition among ideas for our finite attention. We employ a parsimonious agent-based model to study whether such a competition may affect the popularity of...
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Erratum: Competition among memes in a world with limited attention
The wide adoption of social media has increased the competition among ideas for our finite attention. We employ a parsimonious agent-based model to study whether such a competition may affect the popularity of...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Wireless Sensor Network Based on wM-Bus for Leakage Detection in Gas and Water Pipes
In the last years, energy saving is one of the dominant themes of public opinion, and thus the technological research is focused on this topic. The only adoption of new and more efficient technologies does not...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
A Low-Cost Electronic Interface for Electrochemical and Semiconductor Gas Sensors
A low-cost interface circuit, suitable for both electrochemical and semiconductor sensors for gas detection, is described. The proposed solution offers a wide range of measurement, as well as high sampling rat...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Characterization of Multi-sensor System for Noninvasive Measurement of Vital Parameters
A simple, portable, and low-cost system for noninvasive measurement of vital parameters, based on two sensors conveniently combined in a unique compact-in-size and low-power structure, has been presented and c...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Integrable Electronic Interface for Chemical Sensor Management
Metal oxide (MOX) gas sensors are widely used in electronic noses because of the small size, long life time and low cost. To improve compactness and lower the cost of electronic noses, simple and integrable in...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Wireless Sensor Networks for Distributed Measurements in Process Automation
Wireless sensor networks is a research field across multiple application areas: energy, environment, industry and health. Miniaturized, zero-power, real-time, self-organized, self-localized distributed measure...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Integration of Bluetooth HandsFree Sensors into a Wireless Body Area Network Based on Smartphone
Generally speaking, invasive methods (such as chest belts) are used to collect data on people physical conditions, limiting the real-time monitoring, useful for example during sport trainings. To overcome the ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automatic Differential Capacitive Sensing by Means of Linear Interface
In this work we present the development of an integrated CMOS analog interface able to convert differential capacitive sensors variations into a DC voltage. The presented circuit is based on autobalancing brid...
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Open AccessNew high precision measurements of the cosmic charged particle rate beyond the Arctic Circle with the PolarquEEEst experiment
The goal of the PolarquEEEst experiment was to measure the cosmic charged particle rate at latitudes greater than 66 \(^{\circ }\) ...
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Open AccessErratum to: New high precision measurements of the cosmic charged particle rate beyond the Arctic Circle with the PolarquEEEst experiment
In the original version of this article, the names of four authors were missing in the author list: L. Perasso, O. Pinazza, C. Pinto and S. Pisano.
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Open AccessDirect comparison of PEN and TPB wavelength shifters in a liquid argon detector
A large number of particle detectors employ liquid argon as their target material owing to its high scintillation yield and its ability to drift ionization charge over large distances. Scintillation light from...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Time Continuous VCII-Based Fully Analog Interface for Differential Capacitive Sensors
In this paper the authors present a current mode approach for the readout of differential capacitive sensors
