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This paper proposes a ± 9.4 ps ultra‐small group delay (GD) variation of fully integrated 65 nm complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) power amplifier (PA) over 6.5–17 GHz broadband for wireless application. The proposed CMOS PA is realised by using broadband stage, RLC inter‐stage and power stage topologies. The non‐dominated sorting genetic algorithm (NSGA‐II) is employed for PA parameter optimisation to ensure a small GD variation of ±9.4 ps over broadband with an excellent small signal gain flatness of 23.65 ± 1.85 for 6.5–17 GHz. The small GD variation of ±9.4 ps and ± 11.05 ps are attained under two cases of DC supply voltages of 2.4/1.2 V and 1.2/1.2 V, respectively. To the best of author's knowledge, the achieved GD variations are lowest among all CMOS PAs as reported so far. In addition, an analytical modelling of GD is derived to validating the minimum GD variation using zero‐pole compensation. With supply voltages of 2.4/1.2 V at 6.5 GHz, the large signal power gain, Psat and OP1dB are 26 dB, 19.3 dBm and 17.94 dBm, respectively, while peak power added efficiency (PAE) is 38.196%. At reduced supply voltages of 1.2/1.2 V, the PA achieves maximum power gain of 17.7 dB and peak PAE of 35% at 6.5 GHz. The CMOS PA occupies an area of 0.206 mm2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With increased globalization, multinational enterprises (MNEs) have become pervasive in emerging economies such as India. Given that employee performance is multidimensional and culture‐bound, the management of performance in MNEs is very critical for the successful implementation of their business strategy. We focus on promotions and incentives as they are considered the two crucial aspects of any performance management system. Based on a multisource, temporal study spanning over 19 months, we tested the interaction effect of promotion and annual incentive on employee outcomes. We conducted interviews of 15 senior officers in phase 2 to understand the inconsistencies in our findings. The contribution of the study to industry and academia are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The spin‐crossover (SCO) and charge‐transfer (CT) phenomena, the switching processes between two distinguishable magnetic states, are promising for developing materials capable of sophisticated memory and sensing functionalities. The majority of SCO systems are based on iron(II) complexes. However, cobalt(II)‐2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine (terpy) systems emerge as a promising alternative. In this work, new complex salts [CoII(terpy)2]2[MoIV(CN)8] ⋅ 15H2O, Co2Mo(H2O), and [CoII(terpy)2]3[WV(CN)8]2 ⋅ 12H2O, Co3W2(H2O) were synthesized and physiochemically characterized. Structural studies for both compounds revealed [Co(terpy)2]2+ layers pillared by octacyanidometallate anions and completed with water molecules between them. Magnetic studies confirmed that the (de)solvated phases of both complexes exhibit partial SCO on the cobalt(II) centers: CoII−LS (SCo(II)‐LS=1/2)↔CoII−HS (SCo(II)‐HS=3/2). Moreover, handling dehydrated samples in a high‐humidity environment leads to partial recovery of previous magnetic properties via humidity‐induced SCO for Co2Mo: CoII−HS→CoII−LS, and the new phenomenon of isothermal humidity‐activated charge‐transfer‐induced spin transition, which we define here as HACTIST, for Co3W2: CoII−HS⋅⋅⋅WV (SCo(II)‐HS=3/2 and SW(V)=1/2)→CoIII−LS⋅⋅⋅WIV (SW(IV)=0 and SCo(III)‐LS=0). These comprehensive studies shed light on the water‐solvation‐dependent spin transitions in Co(II)‐octacyanidometallate(IV/V) complexes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Self‐assembly FeII complexes of phenazine (Phen), quinoxaline (Qxn), and 4,4′‐trimethylenedipyridine (Tmp) with tetrahedral building blocks of [HgII(XCN)4]2− (X=S or Se) formed six new high‐dimensional frameworks with the general formula of [Fe(L)m][Hg(XCN)4]⋅solvents (L=Phen, m/X=2/S, 1; L=Qxn, m/X=2/S, 2; L=Qxn, m/X=1/S, 3; L=Qxn, m/X=1/Se, 3‐Se; L=Tmp, m/X=1/S, 4; and L=Tmp, m/X=1/Se, 4‐Se). 1, 3, and 3‐Se show an intense sub‐terahertz (sub‐THz) absorbance of around 0.60 THz due to vibrations of the solvent molecules coordinated to the FeII ions and crystallization organic molecules. In addition, crystals of 1, 4, and 4‐Se display low‐frequency Raman scattering with exceptionally low values of 0.44, 0.51, and 0.53 THz, respectively. These results indicate that heavy metal FeII−HgII systems are promising platforms to construct sub‐THz absorbers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Molecular crystals acting as temperature sensors, designed for multiple measurement techniques, can be a promising pathway for self‐calibrating thermometers. The molecular assemblies [DyxIIIY1–xIII(phen)2(μ‐OH)2(H2O)2]·[AuI(SCN)2]2·phen·0.5MeCN·0.5H2O (x = 0, 0.1, 0.02; phen = 1,10‐phenanthroline) which contain weakly bonded lanthanide(III) and Au(I) metal complexes are reported. They have Raman scattering in the low‐frequency (LF) region with sharp peaks, one of the prerequisites to design Raman thermometers. The Raman thermometric behaviors are characterized by three vibrational bands, and their thermal sensitivity is compared with their emission thermometric ability. The LF phonon linked with the Au···Au vibration helps increase the thermometric sensitivity of emission and Raman thermometers. Additionally, magnetically diluted complexes containing both Dy3+ and Y3+ ions are prepared to demonstrate the effect of temperature sensing capability through Raman and emission spectroscopy among isostructural mixed‐metal materials. Compounds are immersed inside various benchtop solvents to unravel the robustness and functioning of Raman thermometers. Furthermore, they reveal single‐molecule magnet properties, which disclose the effect of LF phonons on the spin relaxation process. Therefore, the reported molecular materials are Raman and luminescent thermometers, and they contain a molecular magnetic center with thiocyanidoaurate ions playing a critical role due to their emissive and Raman activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ABSTRACT A multiphase study involving 1,285 respondents was conducted to answer an important yet overlooked question: for a job requiring frequent informal communication with superiors, should an organization focus more on selecting employees with higher trait-like willingness to communicate or on providing an environment where the flow of communication is easy and aided? We found support for the latter. Further, we observed that subordinates alter their communication behaviors based on the perception of superior's power, politics in the organization, and their own political skills. The study contributes to a better understanding of how situational variables affect subordinate-superior upward communication. Implications of the study are also discussed. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gold complexes can generate excimers ([Au2]→[Au2]*) and exciplexes ([Au3]→[Au3]*) with light excitation. Four GdIII and YIII complexes were assembled with dimeric {[Au(SCN)2]−}2 and trimeric {[Au(SCN)2]−}3 bis(thiocyanato)gold(I) counterions. The vibrational signature associated with the Au⋅⋅⋅Au vibrational mode was probed with ultralow frequency (ULF) Raman spectroscopy as a function of temperature. Emission spectroscopy was used to explore photophysical properties. Two broad features in the high‐ and low‐energy regions were associated with the fluorescence and phosphorescence of the gold entities, respectively. Temperature‐dependent luminescence measurements showed that the emission color can be tuned from blue to green via cyan and white. Hence, these complexes can act as colorimetric thermometers. Additionally, a ratiometric thermal sensing ability was incorporated with high sensitivity up to 5 % K−1 in the cryogenic temperature range. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of multifunctional oriented polar crystals combining diverse optical, nonlinear optical, and magnetic phenomena are desirable. Two enantiomorphic assemblies [YbIII(TPPO)3(NCE)3] (E = S ("YbS"), Se ("YbSe"); TPPO = triphenylphosphine oxide) are prepared. Both crystallites show ultralow‐frequency (ULF) Raman scattering for molecular materials with a value of 16 cm−1 (0.48 THz), originating from collective vibrations of the TPPO ligand and pseudohalides, which is supported by ab initio calculations. Moreover, YbS and YbSe crystals exhibit high‐intense second harmonic generation (SHG) phenomena along the threefold rotation c‐axis. The polarization‐variation of the pumping laser electric field experiment performed on single crystals gives a unique insight into the tensor elements constituting the R3 space group. Replacement of thiocyanide with selenocyanide in YbSe compound increases the second harmonic signal attributed to increased polarization. Besides, they also exhibit 4f‐metal centered high‐performance near‐infrared luminescence thermometric properties and weak single‐molecule magnet behaviors. They can also serve as a platform to study the magnetic and linear/nonlinear optical cross effects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Keywords: charge transfer; cobalt; heterometallic complexes; magnetic properties; spin crossover EN charge transfer cobalt heterometallic complexes magnetic properties spin crossover 1 1 1 10/20/23 20231024 NES 231024 B The Front Cover b shows the structural unit of the newly discovered [Co(terpy) SB 2 sb ] SB 3 sb [W(CN) SB 8 sb ] SB 2 sb B - b 12H SB 2 sb O compound, terpy=2,2':6',2"-terpyridine. Front Cover: Water-Solvation-Dependent Spin Transitions in Cobalt(II)-Octacyanidometallate Complexes (Eur. J. Inorg. Charge transfer, cobalt, heterometallic complexes, magnetic properties, spin crossover. [Extracted from the article]

A novel process comprising treatment of Taro (Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott) tuber flour with oxalate oxidase enzyme is developed to deplete the oxalate content. Oxalate oxidase enzyme produced by an endophyte, Ochrobactrum intermedium CL6 is employed to treat taro tuber flour. The treatment followed by extraction of starch results in a 97% reduction in total oxalate content. Further, several physicochemical properties such as paste clarity, swelling power, solubility, amylose content, granule size of starch produced out of enzyme treatment are studied and compared with properties of taro starch produced without enzyme treatment. The study reveals that enzyme treatment does not bring appreciable changes in the studied parameters. The taro starch produced by enzyme treatment shows very low paste clarity (9.38%), high swelling power (15.32 g/g), very low solubility (21.66%), and low amylose content (7.52%) at 100 °C compared to potato and sweet‐potato starches. X‐ray diffraction data reveal that taro starch possesses an A‐crystalline form, unlike the B‐crystalline form found in potato and sweet potato starch. To the best of the authors knowledge, for the first time, the use of oxalate oxidase to produce oxalate depleted taro starch is reported. One of the interesting food industry applications of oxalate‐depleted taro starch, among many other uses could be for baby food formulation because of its small granule size. For the first time, oxalate oxidase is used in Taro tuber processing to reduce oxalate content. This novel process could eliminate 97% of total oxalate content in Taro starch. The physicochemical properties of starch remain unaltered after enzyme treatment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]