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    Leila Shepherd, Timothy G. Constandinou & Chris Toumazou

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Shepherd, L., Constandinou, T.G., Toumazou, C. (2006). Towards Ultra-Low Power Bio-Inspired Processing. In: Yang, GZ. (eds) Body Sensor Networks. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-84628-484-8_7

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