Timing-related defects are a major cause for test escapes and field returns for very-deep-sub-micron (VDSM) integrated circuits (ICs). Small-delay variations induced by crosstalk, process variations, power-supply noise, ...

An experimental psychophysical interface has been developed using Hearworks Pty Ltd’s SPEAR3 research sound processor, which is compatible with Cochlear Corporation’s Nucleus CI22 and CI24 implants. Modifications to the ...

On-demand digital-print service offers mass customization and exemplifies personalized manufacturing services. We describe a real-time and online optimization technique based on genetic algorithms (GA) for print factory ...

Amid the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and a crisis over inadequate and delayed testing, this report describes COVID-19 testing methods and applications, the regulatory process for approving tests, how tests are paid for, and how ...

The Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy report, “Legislative and Regulatory Steps for a National COVID-19 Testing Strategy,” outlines legislative actions and federal appropriation targets that Duke-Margolis and ...

Plastic pollution in the ocean is a global problem that requires cooperation from a wide range of groups (e.g., governments, producers, consumers, researchers, civil society). This study aims to synthesize the policy response ...

Investment management was once an exclusivity that was only offered to the wealthy by human advisors. However, robo advisors are now offering low cost, readily accessible, fully automated services to a wider spectrum of ...

The takeover of robo advisors in the classic field of investment management is an emerging trend across the industry. Today, most robo-advisors are build on the fundamental principles of the modern portfolio theory, with ...

The debate of whether robo-advisors can be a sustainable business raises a need for an in-depth analysis of the survivability and the long-term profitability of this service. The objective of this paper is to provide the ...