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Contributions and Relevant Publications. ‌ The main contribution of this research is the development of a portable landmine detection system using NQR and improvement of its accuracy based on ML. The specific outcomes are listed below: 1. Development of the portable NQR system Systems based on commercially available NQR spectrometers are generally too bulky to use on the field. Therefore, a portable device that can detectresearch department composition X (cyclotrimethylene trinitramine) (RDX)explosives was developed in this study. The device uses afield-programmable gate array (FPGA), a power-efficient dual-supply class-D power amplifier powered by batteries, and a low-impedance transmission/reception circuitry to ensure sufficient magnetic field excitation for mine detection. The device is capable of detecting RDX explosives at a lower cost and in a smaller form factor, while having the shorter measurement time and sameSNRas previous landmine detectors using commercially available components. (Chapter 3) 2. Improvement of detection accuracy based on ML The ML model was implemented to improve the SNR of NQR measurements for improvement of the detection rate and for use without electrical shielding. ML was applied to NQR signals from RDX acquired with the developed system. Results show that the ML method can indeed improve the detection accuracy of the NQR device. We also installed the trained classifier on the controller of the system and confirmed that it can be performed with little time penalty compared to the conventional classification method. (Chapter 5) 3. Lab experiments and field trials The developed device was evaluated in laboratory and outdoor experiments. The system was designed to be robust and stable for outdoor use. It can be used in an environment outside the laboratory withoutelectromagnetic (EM)shielding and is capable of acquiring the signal of RDX. (Chapter 4) The publications related to the key contributions of this work are stated below: 1. Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxx-Xxxxx, and Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, “Development of a low-cost, portable NQR spectrometer for RDX explosives detection,” IEEE Sens. J., vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 6922-6929, 2021. (Chapter4,5) 2. X. Xxxxxxx, X. Xxxxxx, and X. Xxxxxx, “Improving detection of a portable NQR system for humanitarian demining using machine learning,” IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens., doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2021.3101226, early access stage. (Chapter6)
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  • FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS (§5.d): Owner shall use reasonable efforts to seek contributions and grants from Capital Metro Transit Authority (CMTA) and Xxxxxx County.

  • Contributions Without creating any rights in favor of any third party, the Member may, from time to time, make contributions of cash or property to the capital of the Company, but shall have no obligation to do so.

  • Campaign Contributions The CONTRACTOR is hereby notified of the applicability of 11-355, HRS, which states that campaign contributions are prohibited from specified state or county government contractors during the terms of their contracts if the contractors are paid with funds appropriated by a legislative body.

  • Tax Credit for Contributions You may be eligible to receive a tax credit for your IRA contributions. This credit will be allowed in addition to any tax deduction that may apply, and may not exceed $1,000 in a given year. You may be eligible for this tax credit if you are • age 18 or older as of the close of the taxable year, • not a dependent of another taxpayer, and • not a full-time student. The credit is based upon your income (see chart below), and will range from 0 to 50 percent of eligible contributions. In order to determine the amount of your contributions, add all of the contributions made to your IRA and reduce these contributions by any distributions that you have taken during the testing period. The testing period begins two years prior to the year for which the credit is sought and ends on the tax return due date (including extensions) for the year for which the credit is sought. In order to determine your tax credit, multiply the applicable percentage from the chart below by the amount of your contributions that do not exceed $2,000. *Adjusted gross income (AGI) includes foreign earned income and income from Guam, America Samoa, North Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico. AGI limits are subject to cost-of-living adjustments each year.

  • CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMPANY WEBSITE Xxxxxxx.xxx may provide an area for our user and members to contribute feedback to our website. When you submit ideas, documents, suggestions and/or proposals ("Contributions") to our site, you acknowledge and agree that:

  • Other Contributions In this Agreement, Other Contributions means the financial or in-kind contributions other than the Grant set out in the following table: Contributor Nature of Contribution Amount (GST exclusive) Timing Grantee < insert description of contribution, e.g., cash, access to equipment, secondment of personnel etc> $<insert amount> <project end date> <name of third party providing the Other Contribution> <insert description of contribution, e.g., cash, access to equipment, secondment of personnel etc> $<insert amount> <insert date or Milestone to which the Other Contribution relates> Total $<total other contributions>

  • Political Contributions Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, directly or indirectly, at any time (x) made any contributions to any candidate for political office, or failed to disclose fully any such contribution, in violation of law; (y) made any payment to any state, federal or foreign governmental officer or official, or other person charged with similar public or quasi-public duties, other than payments required or allowed by all applicable laws; or (z) violated nor is it in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended.

  • Rollover Contributions A rollover is a tax-free distribution of cash or other assets from one retirement program to another. There are two kinds of rollover contributions to an IRA. Xx one, you contribute amounts distributed to you from one IRA xx another IRA. Xxth the other, you contribute amounts distributed to you from your employer's qualified plan or 403(b) plan to an IRA. X rollover is an allowable IRA xxxtribution which is not subject to the limits on regular contributions discussed in Part D above. However, you may not deduct a rollover contribution to your IRA xx your tax return. If you receive a distribution from the qualified plan of your employer or former employer, the distribution must be an "eligible rollover distribution" in order for you to be able to roll all or part of the distribution over to your IRA. Xxe portion you contribute to your IRA xxxl not be taxable to you until you withdraw it from the IRA. Xxur employer or former employer will give you the opportunity to roll over the distribution directly from the plan to the IRA. Xx you elect, instead, to receive the distribution, you must deposit it into the IRA xxxhin 60 days after you receive it. An "eligible rollover distribution" is any distribution from a qualified plan that would be taxable other than (1) a distribution that is one of a series of periodic payments for an employee's life or over a period of 10 years or more, (2) a required distribution after you attain age 70 1/2 and (3) certain corrective distributions. If the entire amount in your IRA xxx been contributed in a tax-free rollover from your employer's or former employer's qualified plan or 403(b) plan, you may later roll over the IRA xx a new employer's plan if such plan permits rollovers. Your IRA xxxld then serve as a conduit for those assets. However, you may later roll those IRA xxxds into a new employer's plan only if you make no further contributions to that IRA, xx commingle the IRA xxxlover funds with existing IRA xxxets.

  • Matching Contributions The Employer will make matching contributions in accordance with the formula(s) elected in Part II of this Adoption Agreement Section 3.01.

  • Rollover Contributions and Transfers The Custodian shall have the right to receive rollover contributions and to receive direct transfers from other custodians or trustees. All contributions must be made in cash or check.

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