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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Near-field communication (NFC)"”.
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Coil antenna design for transmitter and receiver for bioelectronics
… without any limitations incurred by wired communications. Therefore, portable and skin-mountable devices require wireless power transfer between the devices and the transmitter. The wireless sensor network based on a near-field communication (NFC) increases the capability of the devices …
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Future contactless payment options for transport for London : demand, cost, equity, and fair policy implications
… smartcard technology, contactless bankcards and near-field communication (NFC) mobile phones. Five fare payment options based on these three technologies are proposed. Options 1-3 use contactless bankcards and NFC phones as the fare medium. Option 1 requires tap-in only and uses flat fares; it is …
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NFC based inventory management solution
Smart Closet Inventory: NFC based usage tracking system to organize clothes Sadaf Hussain Syed, MSE The University of Texas at Austin, 2015 Supervisor: Adnan Aziz Clothes become worn, their colors fade, and sometimes they do not fit well. Wardrobes and closets require reorganization every season to …
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Investigating an Interactive Technological Self Study Conceptual Framework for On-board Maritime Education and Training
… Training (iMET) application, that is utilising Near Field Communication (NFC) technology, as a personalised interactive self-study mobile tool, with respect to cadets’ different learning preferences. The main aim of this research is to test the hypothesis that, the iMET tool has a direct …
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Investigating failure to implement contactless payments: a case of Near Field Communication payment systems in South Africa
Near Field Communication (NFC) contactless payment systems are being touted as the future for retail payments and public transport fare-collection systems. Studies have shown that such initiatives require many organisations from different industries to work together for the goal to be realised. The …
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Assessing the Principal Agent Problem in Mobile Money Services: Lessons from M – PESA in Lesotho
… the agents’ core businesses. Innovations such as Near Field Communication (NFC) can be integrated with Point of sale (POS) applications and mobile money platforms to reduce the administration burden on agents and human error. Such applications must consider the cost implications of adoption from …
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Adiabatic Approach for Low-Power Passive Near Field Communication Systems
… power electronics in the power limited passive Near Field Communication (NFC) systems. One of the techniques that has proven the potential of delivering low power operation is the Adiabatic Logic Technique. However, the low power benefits of the adiabatic circuits come with the challenges due to …
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Smart marine sensing systems for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)
… (RFID) systems that transmit in the near field (Near Field Communication – NFC) are less attenuated by the seawater environment than higher-frequency communications, and thus potentially provide a more viable alternative for underwater data transmission. In this work, we present a …
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Complexing Carbon Nanomaterials and Reactive Metal Species for Selective Chemical Sensing and Tunable Catalysis
… resonant radio frequency circuits of commercial near-field communication (NFC) tags to achieve wireless detection of ammonia at physiologically relevant levels, offering a non-invasive and cost-effective approach for early detection and monitoring of chronic kidney diseases. In Chapter 4, we …
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Automation of ultrasonic-based product tracking & traceability in supply chains
… underperform. It can thus be used with near-field communication (NFC) technology and real-time GPS tracking, traditionally reserved for tracking goods in transit. The research investigates the unique attributes of ultrasonic signals for product identification, focusing on frequency …
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Wirelessly addressable chemiresistors : carbon nanotube-based chemical sensors and dosimeters
… In Chapter 3, we describe an adaption of near-field communication (NFC) technology toward portable, wireless, non-line-of-sight gas phase chemical sensing. The result is a Chemically Actuated Resonant Device (CARD). We demonstrate the ability to convert inexpensive commercial NFC tags into …
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Security Issues and Defense Methods for Wireless Medical Devices
… on wireless medical devices is a relatively new field, which has not been thoroughly researched yet. The authors of a lot of articles have proposed token based, certification based and proximity based schemes to address the issue. However, most of the current solutions have many limitations and …
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In-sensor information processing for resource-limited platforms on flexible epidermal substrates
… energy efficiency. However, energy delivery and communication circuitry have not benefited significantly from technology scaling due to different sets of figures of merit. In-sensor information processing can be utilized to lower the energy consumption of such systems by eliminating the redundant …