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Due to the sensitivity of the piezoelectric layer in surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators to temperature, a method of achieving device stability as a function of temperature is required. This work presents two methods of temperature control for CMOS SAW resonators using embedded polysilicon heaters. The first approach employs the oven control tem

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It is indisputable fact that Malaysia is home to a significant number of legal and illegal foreign workers. Phenomena of foreign workers are world over especially in rich and developed countries but developing country like Malaysia is facing similar phenomenon which is the case study of the present research. This research evaluates causes of foreig

The strength of the information hiding science is due to the non-existence of standard algorithms to be used in hiding secret messages. Also there is randomness in hiding methods such as combining several media (covers) with different methods to pass a secret message. In addition, there are no formal methods to be followed to discover the hidden da

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