Multi-sensor calibration and multi-modal perception for intelligent systems by Zhang, Jun

“…The main novelty is we observe that circular holes could be detected by both sensors. Thus, a specially designed calibration board (a rectangular board with four circular holes) is introduced for common feature extraction. …”
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Self-healing cementitious composites by encapsulation techniques by Feng, Jianhang

“…To improve compatibility between self-healing agents and cementitious composites, modified hydrogels and polyethylene glycol (PEG)-based granules were designed to encapsulate endospores. Hydrogels were modified at nano and macro scales. …”
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Development of in-line fiber-optic interferometric sensors by using biopolymer : chitosan. by Chen, Li Han.

“…This study explores possibilities of designing chitosan to possess versatile sensing response and integrating it into in-line fiber-optic interferometric sensors for acoustic, humidity and biosensing applications. …”
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Part I Targeting RNA duplexes with modified triplex-forming oligonucleotides Part II Allostery within a Watson-Crick RNA duplex and its application in studying RNA recognition by R... by Zhou, Yuan

“…Better understanding of the molecular determinants of RNA triplex structure stability lays the foundation for designing and discovering novel sequence-specific duplex-binding ligands as diagnostic and therapeutic agents targeting RNA. …”
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Posture control and balance for quality of walking in rehabilitation by Li, Lei

“…A robotic exoskeleton type lower-limb assistive device with lateral body weight shifting ability is designed and built. The developed exoskeleton is proven to be able to trigger a stable swing motion in terms of XcoM stability criteria and reduce the human effort by 50% compared with the exoskeleton without lateral balance shifting ability. …”
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Budget efficient online active learning and its applications by Hao, Shuji

“…However, there are still several problems existing in current OAL designs. First, in the online learning with expert advice setting, most of the exiting OAL algorithms assume that all the experts are comparably reliable, which is usually not true in reality. …”
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翻译与社会场域理论 ：以新加坡华族小吃双语名称为例 = Translation and field theory : study on bilingual names of Chinese delicacies in Singapore by 林育正 Lin, Yu Cheng

“…The third chapter will include responses of local owner, Mr Seet and a designer, Miss S, from two different signboard private limited companies. …”
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Energy management of microgrids by Ju, Chengquan

“…The hierarchical dispatch model is well designed, that total operational cost is achieved in the upper layer EMS while the lower layer EMS deals with more cumbersome tasks resulted in intermittencies and forecast errors. …”
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A high-performance main-memory query engine on emerging many-core processors by Cheng, Xuntao

“…These emerging technologies have been driving new designs, implementations, and optimizations of main-memory database algorithms in recent years. …”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…We applied methodological filters to limit our search to randomised controlled trials or observational studies, including before-and-after study designs. Animal studies were excluded, and no date or language limits were applied. …”

Using density dependent approach for simulation and control of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers by Saad Nusari, Mohammed Saleh

“…A controlled large-scale physical model aquifer was designed and constructed for this study. This tank model was used to simulate the advancement of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers based on the density dependent approach under steady-state and transient conditions. …”
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Scope, characteristics, behavior change techniques, and quality of conversational agents for mental health and well-being: systematic assessment of apps by Lin, Xiaowen, Martinengo, Laura, Jabir, Ahmad Ishqi, Ho, Andy Hau Yan, Car, Josip, Atun, Rifat, Tudor Car, Lorainne

“…CA developers should consider the quality of information, user confidentiality, access, and emergency management when designing mental health CAs. Future research should assess the role of artificial intelligence in promoting behavior change within CAs and determine the choice of BCTs in evidence-based psychotherapies to enable systematic, consistent, and transparent development and evaluation of effective digital mental health interventions.…”
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Advanced attack and defense techniques in machine learning systems by Zhao, Mengchen

“…This makes it possible that the attacker designs an attack against a substitute model and transfers it to a black-box victim model. …”
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Adversarial robustness of deep reinforcement learning by Qu, Xinghua

“…Given the research gaps, investigating more realistic adversarial robustness evaluation procedures (i.e., through adversarial attacks) and accordingly designing robust policies have been becoming significant but under developed topics in DRL. …”
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Modeling and coordination control of AC/DC hybrid microgrids by Zhang, Zhe

“…In addition, to verify the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed control strategies, a hybrid AC/DC microgrid with the integration of renewables, various types of energy sources, ESs, and loads has been designed and developed.…”
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Contact-free motion-robust vital signs monitoring by Zheng, Tianyue

“…Despite ongoing efforts, most existing contact-free designs require human subjects to remain still, thus limiting their practicality in everyday environments where motion-induced interference is inevitable. …”
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Learning-enabled decision-making for autonomous driving: framework and methodology by Huang, Zhiyu

“…The methodologies proposed in this thesis focus on three key areas: (1) creating ML-driven actors and cost functions that align with human values, (2) developing ML-based world models capable of accurately forecasting complex human interactions, and (3) designing ML-based decision-making architectures that seamlessly integrate these components. …”
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Structure and interaction of telomeric and telomerase RNA G-quadruplexes. by Martadinata, Herry.

“…Our results are valuable in designing small-molecule targeting these molecules or their interaction partners.…”
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Colloidal quantum dot light-emitting diode architectures for high performance by Leck, Kheng Swee

“…In this thesis, white QD-LEDs were demonstrated using a specially designed loosely-packed QD layer and device architecture. …”
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How balanced are you? Bilingualism and the development of attentional control in English-Mandarin preschool children by Chan, Clara Gek Hoon

“…Specifically, both aspects of language experience (exposure and production) were related to two of the attentional networks (alerting and conflict). Study 3 was designed to endeavor to understand the mechanism behind how bilingualism balance affects attentional control. …”
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