We auditorily stimulated patients affected by subjective tinnitus with broadband noise containing a notch around their tinnitus frequency. We assessed the long-term effects on tinnitus perception in patients listening to notched noise stimuli (referred to as windowed sound therapy [WST]) by measuring the variation of subjects' tinnitus loudness over a period of 2-12 months. We tested the effect...

In this paper, we present the smallest form factor microstrip-fed ultra-wideband antenna with quintuple rejection bands for use in wireless sensor networks, mobile handsets, and Internet of things (IoT). Five rejection bands have been achieved at the frequencies of 3.5, 4.5, 5.25, 5.7, and 8.2 GHz, inseminating four rectangular complementary split ring resonators (RCSRRs) on the radiating patch...

Abstract—In this paper, an analytical simplified method for calculating elasto-plastic stresses strains of notched bodies subject to non-proportional loading paths is discussed. The method was based on the Neuber notch correction, which relates the incremental elastic and elastic-plastic strain energy densities at the notch root and the material constitutive relationship. The validity of the me...

A compact ultra wideband (UWB) monopole antenna with dual band-notched characteristics is presented. The antenna consists a square radiating patch with L shaped slots on the radiation patchand a U shaped slot as the feedline. By cutting two C-shaped slots in the ground plane, additional resonance is excited and hence much wider impedance bandwidth can produced, especially at the higher band, wh...

This paper presents the design of a compact ultra-wideband (UWB) bandpass planar filter with a tunable notched band within the bandwidth. The filter can be used for wireless communications within the unlicensed UWB range (3.1-10.6 GHz). The UWB filter is based on external interdigitated quarterwavelength microstrip resonators and a central half-wave microstrip resonator embedding a reconfigurab...

This paper presents design, simulation, fabrication and electrical analysis of a triple notched band UWB band pass filter. Short circuit stubs and microstrip line defected structures are used to design a triple notched band UWB filter. The proposed UWB BPF consists of five short circuited stubs of quarter wavelength attached to the feed line. The notched bands are created by introducing three U...

A modified electromagnetic-bandgap (M-EBG) structure and its application to planar monopole ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna are presented. The proposed M-EBG which comprises two strip patch and an edge-located via can perform dual notched bands. By properly designing and placing strip patch near the feedline, the proposed M-EBG not only possesses a simple structure and compact size but also exhibi...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES A recent study demonstrated that tinnitus could be eliminated by vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) paired with notched sounds in a rat tinnitus model. The aims of this clinical study were to investigate the effects and safety of transcutaneous VNS (tVNS) by patch-type electrode paired with notched music for treating chronic tinnitus. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Thirty patients ...

In this paper, a novel design of a compact planar ultra wide band (UWB) monopole antenna with triple band notched characteristics has been presented. The antenna has a unique shape and has been fed through a 50 Ω microstrip feedline. The strength of the antenna lies in three band notched properties for WiMax system at 3.3 3.7 GHz, WLAN IEEE 802.11a at 5.15 5.85 GHz and X band satellite communic...