We propose a three-dimensional waveguide structure for the realization of mode-selective switches, where the high-order spatial modes of a few-mode waveguide can be switched to various single-mode waveguides with thermo-optically controlled vertical asymmetrical directional couplers.To demonstrate the idea, we design Studio Gear and fabricate two s
Typhoid intestinal perforation (TIP) is a life-threatening, late complication of typhoid fever that disproportionately impacts children in low resource settings and continues to have devastating consequences worldwide.Despite elimination of typhoid fever in most high income countries, typhoid fever and TIP remain endemic in many countries Household
Blood parasites of the genus Leucocytozoon commonly infect many bird species worldwide and are particularly prevalent in Coffee birds of prey.As a vector-borne parasitic disease, the infection occurrence overlaps with that of the dominant vectors: blackflies (Diptera, Simuliidae).These blood-sucking insects are dependent on habitats with flowing fr
Texture classification algorithms using local binary pattern (LBP) and its variants usually can achieve attractive results.However, the selected rotation invariant structural patterns in numerous LBP variants are not absolutely continuous invariant to any rotation angle.To improve the classification effectiveness on this occasion, in this paper, we