Abstract—In this paper, an ultra-low voltage and power DC/DC converter is presented. This converter harvests energy from a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) in order to feed another circuit such as an autonomous wireless sensor. The MFC behaves as a voltage generator of 475mV open-circuit voltage with a

Abstract-This paper presents a high-efficiency dc-dc boost converter to interface a miniaturized 50 μL microbial fuel cell (MFC) having 1 cm 2 vertically aligned carbon nanotube anode and 1 cm 2 Cr/Au cathode. Geobacteraceae-enriched mixed bacterial culture in growth medium and 100 mM buffered

This paper describes and evaluates 3 original step-up converter architectures able to harvest energy from low-voltage and low-power generators. Design and sizing are made according to specifications issued from the stringent characteristics of microbial fuel cells. The maximum harvested power is 10

Abstract—This paper describes and evaluates an original boost converter able to harvest energy from low-power and lowvoltage power sources. Design and sizing are made according to specifications issued from the stringent characteristics of microbial electric generators such as microbial fuel cells

Abstract — The paper presents a model for a solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack operating at relatively low pressures. The model in-corporates the electrochemical reaction dynamics and the major voltage losses in SOFCs, but is not concerned with the thermal dynamics. A DC-DC boost converter

Abstract:A stand-alone efficient robust photovoltaic (PV)-Electrolyzer Scheme using a PV-Array, a DC-DC buck-boost converter, an Electrolyzer, a hydrogen tank, and an additional Fuel Cell (FC) stack feeding an standalone autonomous load is investigated and validated for efficient energy utilization

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of statistical mechanics. Examples of such active units in complex physico-chemical and biological systems are chemically pow-ered nano-rods, localized patterns in reaction-diffusion system, motile cells or macroscopic animals. Based on the description of individual motion of point-like active particles

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This report focuses on the evidence about the health.consequences of smoking for women, and is intended to serve.the public health and medical communities as 'a unified source of existing scientific research. The major issues about tobacco use and women's health are examined, including trends in consumption, biomedical evidence, and determinants of smoking ititiation, maintenance, and cessation. The biomedical aspects ofsmoking are presented in terms of mortality, morbiplity, cardiovasculaidiseases, cancer, pregnancy and infant,health,, Teptic ulcer disease, drug reactions and, interactions, food constituents, and responses to,diagnostic tests. The psychosocial and behavioraj. aspects, of smoking in women are discussed, along with the docffiented increases in- the risk of contracting lung cancer, heart,disease, or lung disease. The harmful effects of pregnant mothers smoking behaviors, are also docudented. Adhitionally, recent data are enumerated to indicate a trend of,decreasing tobacco usage among women in response to the warnings of the gavernMent, voluntary agencie, and physicrins. (Author /NRB)' DOCUMENT RESUME cc 015 465