Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

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Abstract: Motivated by high-density storage needs, symbol-pair codes were introduced by Cassuto and Blaum to address channels with overlapping symbol outputs. In this paper, we present a systematic ...

Abstract: We apply the innovations method to Viterbi decoding of convolutional codes. First, we calculate the covariance matrix of the innovation (i.e., the soft-decision input to the main decoder in ...

Mazdoor Adhikar Sangharsh Abhiyan (MASA), a coordination of 14 workers’ organisations, unions and federations across the country, has observed All India Workers’ Rights Day with protest demonstrations ...

Missouri voters approved a higher minimum wage and sick leave guarantees in November 2024, but Republican lawmakers quickly reversed some of the gains. Missouri's minimum wage will increase by $1.25 ...

(NEXSTAR) — Despite attempts in Congress this year, the federal minimum wage will remain unchanged in 2025. In nearly two dozen states, however, that rate is set to climb in 2026. Since 2009, the ...

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Dozens of states, cities and counties will see increased minimum wages in 2026, helping millions of Americans combat an increasingly urgent affordability crisis. On Jan. 1, 2026, the minimum wage will ...