Optimization of Financial Indicators in Shale-Gas Wells Combining Numerical Decline Curve Analysis and Economic Data Analysis by Soage, Andres, Juanes, Ruben, Colominas, Ignasi, Cueto-Felgueroso, Luis

“…We shed light on the rational origin of this phenomenon: while shale formations are abundant, areas prone to having a multi-parameter combination that renders the well profitable are less common.…”
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Evolutionary explanations and the debunking of moral beliefs by Cofnas, N

“…With power, a ruler can impose beliefs or practices on a whole population by diktat, rendering all of the forces represented in cultural evolutionary models irrelevant. …”

Data-driven forward and inverse analysis of two-dimensional soil consolidation using physics-informed neural network by Wang, Yu, Shi, Chao, Shi, Jiangwei, Lu, Hu

“…More importantly, PINN renders an efficient identification of unknown governing parameters from limited measurements with quantified statistical uncertainty, which diminishes as measurement data increase. …”
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Quantum scale biomimicry of low dimensional growth : an unusual complex amorphous precursor route to TiO2 band confinement by shape adaptive biopolymer-like flexibility for energy... by Choi, Dahyun, Sonkaria, Sanjiv, Fox, Stephen John, Poudel, Shivraj, Kim, Sung-yong, Kang, Suhee, Kim, Seheon, Verma, Chandra, Ahn, Sung Hoon, Lee, Caroline Sunyong, Khare, Varsha

“…The relative ease in adaptability of non-equilibrium phases renders host structures more shape compliant to congruent guests increasing the possibility of geometrical confinement. …”
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Robust optimal operation of future power systems under uncertainties by Lahanda Purage Mohasha Isuru Sampath

“…The proposed decomposition approach renders network security evaluations into standard OPF problems. …”
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Electrospun carbon-silica composite nanofibers for selective removal of oil and water by Tai, Ming Hang

“…The hierarchical TiO2 micro/nanostructure that grows on the surface of CNFs renders the membrane superhydrophilic and underwater superoleophobic. …”
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Aqueous-only exfoliation of pristine graphite to graphene : towards sustainable, multifunctional polymer nanocomposites by Seyed Ismail Seyed Shahabadi

“…The combination of self-healing and UV-stability renders these films highly durable. In the second work, graphene was used to produce multi-functional sensors. …”
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Studies of insulin transport across intestinal epithelium using nano-encapsulation for oral delivery by Zhang, Yiming

“…However, the nature of the protein renders huge difficulties as it attempt to overcome the defensive barriers of the body. …”
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Physical layer algorithms and architectures for accurate detection and classification in cognitive radios by Narendar Madhavan

“…The advent of new wireless communication services renders the electromagnetic spectrum congested. This congestion, coupled with rigid allocation of spectrum to the new wireless systems, leads to inefficient spectrum utilization and causes an apparent spectrum scarcity. …”
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Pulsed laser scan methodology for single event effect (SEE) qualification by Chua, Chung Tah

“…In overall, this proposed methodology has shown the potential to support radiation testing, especially in Singapore where limited land area renders particle accelerators as an impractical method of test. …”
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Deception in the Cotswolds / by Tope, Rebecca, author 647154

“…"In the wake of a series of unfortunate house-sitting experiences in the Cotswolds, Thea Osborne, accompanied by her spaniel Hepzibah, is perhaps optimistic about the English summertime and the possibilities of her latest assignment-house-sitting for transatlantic reptile breeder Harriet Young. Despite the ease with which Thea's new assignment in the secluded village of Cranham begins, she soon finds a dark side to the characters she encounters. …”

Currency and conflict in colonial Nigeria by Pratten, D

Half-body portrait relighting with overcomplete lighting representation by Song, Guoxian, Cham, Tat-Jen, Cai, Jianfei, Zheng, Jianmin

“…In addition, we propose a novel multiplicative neural render that more effectively combines the subject and lighting latent codes for rendering. …”
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‘Liege lady’: Queen Victoria’s political medievalism by Broome Saunders, C

SNeS: learning probably symmetric neural surfaces from incomplete data by Insafutdinov, E, Campbell, D, Henriques, JF, Vedaldi, A

“…We show that it can reconstruct unobserved regions with high fidelity and render high-quality novel view images. …”

Girl code by Navarro Jirah Marie Bathan

“…For example, in the fields of computer science and engineering, women are greatly underrepresented (CS&E, Ehrlinger, Ashby Plant, Hartwig, Vossen, Columb, Brewer, 2018). As of 2019, according to NTU’s (Nanyang Technological University) facts and figures, women still only represented one third of the Engineering cohort, Computer Science and Engineer in particular (Undergraduate Population by Gender AY2018-19 table by Nanyang Technological University). …”
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Visualization of natural phenomenon : generation of photo-realistic images of fire, flames and combustion effects by Loke, Teng See.

“…Many dynamic systems, including natural phenomena, can now be simulated, modelled and rendered realistically on a graphics system. These include mountain, valley, cloud, fog, rain, sea, smoke and fire. …”
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Parametric PAINTOVER: Generating Design Models via Image Encoders and Latent Trajectories by Tas, Demircan

“…Design is an iterative process where physical or virtual prototypes are created, rendered, evaluated and modified repeatedly. Sketches and direct manipulations are made on the rendered or fabricated mediums to create and communicate intended changes. …”
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Light Stage Super-Resolution: Continuous High-Frequency Relighting by Sun, Tiancheng, Xu, Zexiang, Zhang, Xiuming, Fanello, Sean, Rhemann, Christoph, Debevec, Paul, Tsai, Yun-Ta, Barron, Jonathan, Ramamoorthi, Ravi

“…Our super-resolution approach enables more accurate renderings of human subjects under detailed environment maps, or the construction of simpler light stages that contain fewer light sources while still yielding comparable quality renderings as light stages with more densely sampled lights.…”
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Art-directed watercolor stylization of 3D animations in real-time by Montesdeoca, Santiago E., Seah, Hock Soon, Rall, Hans-Martin, Benvenuti, Davide

“…This paper presents a direct stylization system to render 3D animated geometry as watercolor painted animation. …”
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