探 = In search of harmony by Ng, Woon Lam

“…I choose to work on a small scale for the ease of travelling or working en plein air. …”
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Wind tunnel design and fabrication for lift force investigation by Ong, Jun Wei

“…The object using is often a smaller model of the actual vehicle with all the dimensions scaled down appropriately to obtain the most accurate simulation results possible. …”
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Lane-aware image enhancement for lane detection in rain (part B - communications) by Tian, Zichen

“…Besides, it is worthy to refine the selection of the initialization function. 2) A loss function measuring the offset of Vanishing Point and ground truth can be constructed; 3) Re-scale the network from low-definition to high resolution for pixel-to-pixel classification. …”
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Robust congestion management and service restoration for active distribution networks by Shen,Feifan

“…These proposed methods can efficiently alleviate congestion of distribution networks caused by the flexible demands, which could facilitate the large-scale integration of DERs in distribution networks. …”
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Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…To facilitate research in this field, we also construct a large-scale dataset for GRES and design a baseline method, namely ReLA. …”
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Fast AES-based universal hash functions and MACs: featuring LeMac and Macs by Bariant, Augustin, Baudrin, Jules, Leurent, Gaëtan, Pernot, Clara, Perrin, Léo, Peyrin, Thomas

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Induction of z-conformation in ribosomal RNA by Z-DNA binding domain Zα of the human double-stranded RNA deaminase I (ADAR1) by Zhao, Jing

“…The main challenge to the classical NMR theory arises when one of the binding partners is so large that in the chemical shift time scale of solution NMR (milliseconds) it can be considered as practically static or solid-state-like. …”
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Chiral spin textures in a frustrated kondo lattice model by Munir Shahzad

“…To reduce finite-size effects we have implemented two approximate methods truncated polynomial expansion method and traveling cluster approximation – the CPU time for both these methods scales linearly with the system size making it possible to explore larger lattice sizes. …”
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Enantioselective epoxidation of protected allylic and homoallylic amines via chiral cationic ion-pairing catalysis by Chin, Kek Foo

“…The versatility and practicality of this methodology have been demonstrated by low catalyst loading (2.5mol %), ease of operation (under air), use of green oxidant and gram-scale synthesis.…”
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Air distribution and thermal comfort for active chilled beam systems by Wu, Bingjie

“…In addition, the effects of the heat sources’ configuration and strength on thermal comfort are experimentally investigated in a mock-up room with ACB systems. The full-scale distributions of air speed, temperature and humidity are mapped. …”
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Semi-closed circulation integrated multi-trophic aquaculture treatment system using aquatic organisms as biofilters to improve shrimp effluent quality by Lavania Baloo

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Vapour deposition of metal halide perovskite semiconductors by Yuan, Q

“…</p> <br> <p>The co-deposition of phase-stable γ-CsPbI₃ is probed through crystallographic, atomic-scale structural, and photo-physical studies. From optimising nominal CsI:PbI₂ precursor ratios, thin films with improved crystallinity and tolerance to thermal stressing are obtained in the Cs-rich parameter space. …”

Guaranteeing safe drinking water services for public schools in Kenya: a costed professional service delivery model for Kitui County by Nyaga, C, Hope, R, Charles, K, Nowicki, S, Katuva, J, Mugo, P, Hoque, S, Olago, D, Thomas, M, Mumma, A

“…In addition, the one-off capital costs to build and rehabilitate water supply systems in all public primary and secondary schools would be KES 9,425 (USD 72) per pupil. At the national scale, this translates to an initial capital investment requirement of KES 155.5 billion (USD 1.2B) to provide new access for all 17 million pupils in the 37,910 primary and 11,399 secondary schools across Kenya (as of 2020). …”

Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide by Coates, CS

“…It is hoped that increase in energy scale, identified here, will enable further exploration that may shed further light on the physics of the spin and water-ices themselves.…”

Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults—results of 12 months of music training by Losch, H, Altenmüller, E, Marie, D, Passarotto, E, Kretschmer, CR, Scholz, DS, Kliegel, M, Krüger, THC, Sinke, C, Jünemann, K, James, CE, Worschech, F

“…Musical abilities were measured using piano performance ratings (PP group), music quizzes (MC group), and aptitude tests such as the Beat Alignment Test (BAT), Melodic Discrimination Test (MDT) and Midi Scale Analysis (MSA) at baseline and six-, twelve and 18-month timepoints. …”

How does gamification impact on medical students’ academic motivation towards otolaryngology, and what demographics influence this: a mixed methods study by Burr, C

“…I designed a short gamified and non-gamified otolaryngology module, and investigated for changes in situational academic motivation using The Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS) questionnaire. 195 undergraduate medical students across two universities enrolled for the study, and were randomised to the gamified or non-gamified module. 14 students completed the gamified, and 8 students completed the non-gamified, surveys and modules. …”

History education for transitional justice: how students understand and construct historical legacies in the post-apartheid South African history classroom by Robinson, N

“…The South African history curriculum – a focus of this study – deals extensively with large-scale past abuses, but does not require students to reflect on whether these past abuses have lasting effects.…”

Anticholinergic burden and cognitive function in psychosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mancini, V, Latreche, C, Fanshawe, J, Varvari, I, Chambrez-Zita, Z, McGinn, N, Ana, C, Pillinge, T, McGuire, PK, McCutcheon, RA

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> A database search was conducted in MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO, from database inception to October 2023, for studies reporting objective cognitive assessment and quantification of anticholinergic burden using clinical scales, serological anticholinergic activity, or tapering of anticholinergic medications. …”

Role of primary and secondary care data in atrial fibrillation ascertainment: impact on risk factor associations, patient management, and mortality in UK Biobank by Camm, CF, Von Ende, A, Gajendragadkar, PR, Pessoa-Amorim, G, Mafham, M, Allen, N, Parish, S, Casadei, B, Hopewell, JC

“…Aims: Electronic healthcare records (EHR) are at the forefront of advances in epidemiological research emerging from large-scale population biobanks and clinical studies. Hospital admissions, diagnoses, and procedures (HADP) data are often used to identify disease cases. …”

Systematic review and meta-analysis of isolated posterior fossa malformations on prenatal imaging (part 2): neurodevelopmental outcome by D'Antonio, FD, Khalil, A, Garel, C, Pilu, G, Rizzo, G, Lerman-Sagie, T, Bhide, A, Thilaganathan, B, Manzoli, L, Papageorghiou, AT

“…Quality assessment of the included studies was performed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale for cohort studies. Meta-analyses of proportions were used to combine data, and between-study heterogeneity was explored using the I2 statistic. …”