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Title: Wireless Communication of Buried IoT Sensors Utilizing Through the Soil Wireless Power Transfer for Precision Agriculture
Award ID(s):
2226612
PAR ID:
10506510
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
IEEE
Date Published:
ISBN:
979-8-3503-3737-2
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1 to 5
Format(s):
Medium: X
Location:
San Diego, CA, USA
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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