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Low-Temperature, Strong SiO2-SiO2 Covalent Wafer Bonding for III–V Compound Semiconductors-to-Silicon Photonic Integrated Circuits
We report a low-temperature process for covalent bonding of thermal SiO2 to plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposited (PECVD) SiO2 for Si-compound semiconductor integration. A record-thin interfacial oxide layer o...
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15-HETE suppresses K+ channel activity and inhibits apoptosis in pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
15-Hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (15-HETE) is an important hypoxic product from arachidonic acid (AA) in the wall of pulmonary vessels. Although its effects on pulmonary artery constriction are well known, it r...
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Open AccessHybrid silicon evanescent approach to optical interconnects
We discuss the recently developed hybrid silicon evanescent platform (HSEP), and its application as a promising candidate for optical interconnects in silicon. A number of key discrete components and a wafer-s...
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Open AccessHigh-Temperature Thermoelectric Characterization of III–V Semiconductor Thin Films by Oxide Bonding
A device fabrication and measurement method utilizing a SiO2–SiO2 covalent bonding technique is presented for high-temperature thermoelectric characterization of thin-film III–V semiconductor materials that suffe...
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Recent progress in lasers on silicon
Silicon lasers have long been a goal for semiconductor scientists, and a number of important breakthroughs in the past decade have focused attention on silicon as a photonic platform. Here we review the most r...
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Open AccessUniformity study of wafer-scale InP-to-silicon hybrid integration
In this paper we study the uniformity of up to 150 mm in diameter wafer-scale III–V epitaxial transfer to the Si-on-insulator substrate through the O2 plasma-enhanced low-temperature (300°C) direct wafer bonding....
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Landscape ecology: Coupling of pattern, process, and scale
Landscape ecology provides new theoretical frameworks and methodologies for understanding complex ecological phenomena at multiple scales. Studies of landscape ecology focus on understanding the dynamics of ec...
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Integrated Optoelectronic Devices on Silicon
Silicon (Si) has been the dominating material platform of microelectronics over half century. Continuous technological advances in circuit design and manufacturing enable complementary metal-oxide semiconducto...
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A Direct Sum of Sequential Matrix Method for Mixed-Model Workshop Layout
To address the process conflict in mixed-model workshop, we propose a method to identify the production processes causing conflict based on a direct sum algorithm of sequential matrix. We test the method with ...
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Synthesis, crystal structure and biological activities of naproxen-eugenol ester prodrug
The prodrug, naproxen-eugenol ester, was synthesized by acyl chloride method with naproxen and eugenol as the raw materials. The structure was identified by proton nuclear magnetic resonance(1H NMR), mass spectro...
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Open AccessChaotic behavior in a class of delay difference equations
In this paper, we rigorously prove the existence of chaos in a class of delay difference equations, which can be viewed as a discrete analogue of a one-dimensional delay differential equation by using the Eule...
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Hybrid III-V-on-Silicon Microring Lasers
Hybrid silicon laser is a promising solution to enable high-performance light source on large-scale, silicon-based photonic integrated circuits (PICs). As a compact laser cavity design, hybrid microring lasers...
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Map** soil organic carbon using auxiliary environmental covariates in a typical watershed in the Loess Plateau of China: a comparative study based on three kriging methods and a soil land inference model (SoLIM)
Detailed maps of regional spatial distribution of soil organic carbon (SOC) are needed to guide sustainable soil uses and management decisions. Interpolation methods based on spatial auto-correlations, enviro...
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The oral and gut microbiomes are perturbed in rheumatoid arthritis and partly normalized after treatment
The gut and oral microbiomes are altered in individuals with rheumatoid arthritis, and these changes can be used to stratify individuals for diagnostic and prognostic purposes.
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Open AccessHyperactivation and in situ recruitment of inflammatory Vδ2 T cells contributes to disease pathogenesis in systemic lupus erythematosus
In this study, we measured the proportion of peripheral Vδ2 T cells as well as the status and chemokine receptor expression profiles in SLE patients and healthy control (HC). In addition, Vδ2 T cell infiltrati...
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Value Chain Optimization of B2C E-Commerce Based on Cloud Computing and ITM
B2C e-commerce enterprises have become a mainstream trend of the online retail market. But the talent, technology, mobile terminal and logistics bottleneck problems hinder the development of B2C e-commerce ent...
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VLSI Photonics for High-Performance Data Centers
After over four decades of technology development and commercial application, photonics proves to be the best information carrier for long-haul communications. A huge effort has been taking and is still increa...
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Silicon-plus photonics
Silicon photonics has become very popular because of their compatibility with mature CMOS technologies. However, pure silicon is still very difficult to be utilized to obtain various photonic functional device...
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A Smartphone Application Supporting Recovery from Heroin Addiction: Perspectives of Patients and Providers in China, Taiwan, and the USA
Smartphone-based interventions are increasingly used to support self-monitoring, self-management, and treatment and medication compliance in order to improve overall functioning and well-being. In attempting t...
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Drug Abuse, HIV, and HCV in Asian Countries
Drug abuse and co-occurring infections are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Asian countries are particularly vulnerable to the deleterious consequences of these risks/problems, as they have...
