The examination and comparison of forensic soil samples is discussed. The origin of a simple and easy to learn procedure used and modified by the authors is reviewed. The process begins with a preliminary observation, removal of artifacts, and sieving of each specimen. A specific size fraction is split into three fractions for color matching, polarized light microscopy (PLM) examination (partic...

The split-symbol moment estimation (SSME) algorithm is a conventional method to estimate the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in communication systems for M-ary phase shift keying signals. However, the conventional SSME is based on the assumption of symmetric pulse-shaping waveforms, and becomes no longer proper when the shaping pulse is asymmetric. In this paper, we propose a modified SSME algorith...

Introduction: The lower lip-split incision was first described by Roux in the mid 19th century and was later modified by Trotter and Konig. This incision has been widely used in the field of head and neck oncology surgeries for accessing intraoral tumours along with its extension in neck dissection when combined with mandibulectomy or mandibulotomy. Over the years, this incision has been modifi...

The modular multilevel converter (MMC) is receiving extensive research interests in high/medium voltage applications due to its modularity, scalability, reliability, high voltage capability and excellent harmonic performance. The submodule capacitors are usually quite bulky since they have to withstand fundamental frequency voltage fluctuations. To reduce the capacitance of these capacitors, th...