BLIQUE-TMI : blind quality evaluator for tone-mapped images based on local and global feature analyses by Jiang, Qiuping, Shao, Feng, Lin, Weisi, Jiang, Gangyi

“…To create a fair comparison of different TMOs, this paper proposes a BLInd QUality Evaluator to blindly predict the quality of Tone-Mapped Images (BLIQUE-TMI) without accessing the corresponding HDR versions. …”
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Content-insensitive blind image blurriness assessment using Weibull statistics and sparse extreme learning machine by Deng, Chenwei, Wang, Shuigen, Li, Zhen, Huang, Guang-Bin, Lin, Weisi

“…In this paper, a content-insensitive blind image blurriness assessment metric is developed utilizing Weibull statistics. …”
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Blind carrier frequency offset estimation techniques for next-generation multicarrier communication systems: challenges, comparative analysis, and future prospects by Singh, Shivani, Kumar, Sushant, Majhi, Sudhan, Satija, Udit, Yuen, Chau

“…Frequency synchronization is essential to achieving the intended performance for single and multicarrier wireless systems. Blind techniques, which don't require prior channel knowledge or pilot symbols, are crucial for dynamic environments where self-adaptive synchronization is needed. …”
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UROPOT: study protocol for a randomized, double-blind phase I/II trial for metabolism-based potentiation of antimicrobial prophylaxis in the urological tract by Stritt, Kevin, Roth, Beat, Masnada, Audrey, Hammann, Felix, Jacot, Damien, Domingos-Pereira, Sonia, Crettenand, François, Bohner, Perrine, Sommer, Isabelle, Bréat, Emilien, Sauser, Julien, Derré, Laurent, Haschke, Manuel, Collins, James J., McKinney, John

“…Methods The UROPOT trial is a phase I/II single-center (Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Switzerland) randomized double-blinded trial. Over 2 years, patients with asymptomatic Escherichia coli and/or Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteriuria, undergoing endourological procedures, will be randomly allocated to one of three treatment arms (1:1:1 randomization ratio, 30 patients per group) to evaluate the efficacy of mannitol-potentiated low-dose amikacin compared to established standard treatments (ceftriaxone or amikacin standard dose). …”
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Great enhancement effect of 20-40 nm Ag NPs on solar-blind UV response of the mixed-phase MgZnO detector by Han, Shun, Xia, Hao, Lu, Youming, Hu, Sirong, Zhang, Dao Hua, Xu, Wangying, Fang, Ming, Liu, Wenjun, Cao, Peijiang, Zhu, Deliang

“…High-performance solar-blind UV detector with high response and fast speed is needed in multiple types of areas, which is hard to achieve in one device with a simple structure and device fabrication process. …”
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CIELO: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 basket study of satralizumab in patients with NMDAR- or LGI1-antibody encephalitis by Gelfand, JM, Abboud, H, Irani, SR, Nakajima, H, Piquet, A, Pittock, SJ, Yeh, EA, Overell, J, Rajan, S, El-Khairi, M, Lee, S-T

Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…The current study aimed to investigate the combined effect of GPR and Kendall Exercises in the treatment of FHP. Methods: A single-blinded parallel-groups randomized controlled trial was conducted. …”
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor neutralisation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in the UK (NAMASTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial by Worth, C, Al-Mossawi, MH, MacDonald, J, Fisher, BA, Chan, A, Sengupta, R, Packham, J, Gaffney, K, Gullick, N, Cook, JA, Corn, TH, Teh, J, Machado, PM, Taylor, PC, Bowness, P

“…<p><strong>Methods</p></strong> This proof-of-concept, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2, Bayesian (NAMASTE) trial was done at nine hospitals in the UK. …”

Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccine combinations in healthy individuals: study protocol for a randomized, subject-blinded, controlled phase 3 trial [PRIBIVAC] by Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Clarissa, Teo, Jefanie, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Ong, Sean W. X., Lee, Tau Hong, Lin, Ray J. H., Ng, Lisa F. P., Ren, Ee Chee, Lin, Raymond T. P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Renia, Laurent, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward

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A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Clinical Trial On The Effects Of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis L.)... by Mhd Rodzi, Nur Anis Raihana

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Omega-3 (ω-3) and social skills interventions for reactive aggression and childhood externalizing behavior problems : a randomized, stratified, double-blind, placebo-controlled, factorial trial by Raine, Adrian, Ang, Rebecca P., Choy, Olivia, Hibbeln, Joseph R., Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Lim, Choon Guan, Lim-Ashworth, Nikki S. J., Ling, Shichun, Liu, Jean C. J., Ooi, Yoon Phaik, Tan, Yi Ren, Fung, Daniel S. S.

“…Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, stratified, placebo-controlled, factorial trial, a clinical sample of 282 children with externalizing behavior aged 7–16 years was randomized into ω-3 only, social skills only, ω-3 + social skills, and placebo control groups. …”
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The first randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of an FcRn inhibitor, rozanolixizumab, in patients with leucine-rich gliomainactivated 1 autoimmune encephalitis by Dubey, D, Titulaer, MJ, Koul, AD, Yates, S, Irani, SR

Is there a role for Desmopressin as an alternative to platelet transfusion prior to procedures or Radiological InterVEntions in thrombocytopenic critically ill patients (DRIVE)? Results of a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled feasibility trial by Desborough, M, Laing, E, Kounali, D, Mora, A, Hodge, R, Martin, S, Shah, A, Parke, T, Wise, M, Morgan, M, McKechnie, S, Stanworth, S, DRIVE Investigators

Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South Africa, Poland, and the UK: a randomised, partly double-blinded, phase 2/3 non-inferiority immunobridging study by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

Investigating accuracy of contour interpolation in modal and amodal completion by Koh, Nicklaus Zhi-Ming

“…Keywords: perceptual completion, blind spot filling-in, dot localization paradigm, contour interpolation, deleted stimulus…”
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An Improved Interaction Model for Non-Visual Overviews of Complex Data Table Using Touch Screen Display with Audio Feedback (S/O 13066) by Zainal Abidin, Ahmad Hisham, Abdul Mutalib, Ariffin, Zaibon, Syamsul Bahrin

“…The purpose of this study is to investigate the interaction model created by the blind people for non-linear reading of complex data table using touch screen with audio feedback. …”
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Design of an indoor intelligent navigation system for visual disabilities by Wang, Ziliang

“…Nowadays about 0.5 percent of people in the world are blind. In another word, about 30 million people are unfortunately blind in the world because of congenital or acquired defects. …”
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Inkjet printing of zno-sno2 hybrid nanostructure for high performance UV photodetectors by Ng, Ping Kee

“…For example, SnO2 Nanowires with a wide band gaps of 3.7eV have been widely studied because of their high quantum efficiency in the ultraviolet (UV) region. …”
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Illusory contour representation across modal and amodal completion by Chay, Man Ting

“…A previous study has demonstrated inhibited contour interpolation in the blind spot, and suggested the importance of V1 neurons in contour interpolation. …”
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End-fire surface wave antenna with metasurface coating by Wang, Ping, Shen, Zhongxiang

“…Good radiation pattern and high gain are achieved over a wide frequency band.…”
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