The International Affiliation Network of YouTube Trends by Platt, Edward, Bhargava, Rahul, Zuckerman, Ethan

“…Online video, a ubiquitous, visual, and highly share- able medium, is well-suited to crossing geographic, cultural, and linguistic barriers. Trending videos in particular, by virtue of reaching a large number of viewers in a short span of time, are powerful as both influencers and indicators of international communication flows. …”
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Islands or rocks? Evolving dispute in South China Sea by Robert Beckman.

“…The issue is whether the geographic features in the South China Sea are islands or rocks. …”
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TRIPs-Py: Techniques for regularization of inverse problems in python by Pasha, Mirjeta, Gazzola, Silvia, Sanderford, Connor, Ugwu, Ugochukwu O.

“…Some of the test problems in TRIPs-Py arise from simulated image deblurring and computerized tomography, while other test problems model real problems in dynamic computerized tomography. …”
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Signal identification in cognitive radio by Hou, Chun Zhong.

“…A spectrum hole is a band of frequencies that is assigned to a primary radio but, at a particular time and at a specific geographic location, the band is not being used by the primary radio. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative accuracy evaluation of 18f-fdg PET/CT with TOF and NON-TOF system on beta value in BPL reconstruction by Hui, Ng Suk

“…The resolution and quantitative accuracy of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) greatly depend on the reconstruction algorithm. …”
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Physical Aspects of Diagnostics : Volume 2 / by Zabel, Hartmut, author 655472, Walter de Gruyter GmbH (Online service) 655461

“…Introduces imaging modalities without ionizing radiation: sonography, endoscopy, and MRI; Covers imaging methods with ionizing radiation: computer tomography, PET, and SPECT; Contains questions, exercises and examples at the end of every chapter.…”
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Elucidation of thermally induced internal porosity in zinc oxide nanorods by Handoko, Albertus D., Liew, Laura-Lynn, Lin, Ming, Sankar, Gopinathan, Du, Yonghua, Su, Haibin, Dong, Zhili, Goh, Gregory Kia Liang

“…In situ electron microscopy, tomography, photoluminescence, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy were utilized to monitor and explain the formation and growth of internal pores within ZnO nanorods. …”
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The effects of CT-based attenuation correction on the accuracy of 99mtc SPECT/CT quantification by Vijayakumar, Shamalah S

“…This study focuses on how CT- based attenuation correction affects the precision of quantification using Technetium-99m (99mTc) single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT). Functional and anatomical imaging are combined in SPECT/CT in nuclear medicine which is essential for precise diagnosis and therapy planning. …”
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Linking framing analysis and international news communication: a content analysis of newspaper coverage on the Sept. 11 attacks, Bali bombing and Madrid train bombing by Tan, Joann Li Hoeng, Yang, Yanni, Jamaliah Othman

“…The aim of this cross-national study is two-fold: first, to examine framing techniques by determining which news frames (e.g. threat to economy or political climate) were dominant during each attack; and second, to integrate possible factors influencing international news flow (e.g. trade volume and geographic distance) to the theory of framing analysis. …”
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Optimizing Wildfire Suppression: A branch-and-price-and-cut approach by Wachspress, Jacob

“…In periods of intense, synchronous wildfire activity, fire system managers must make rapid fire prioritization decisions over a disperse geographic area with limited suppression resources. …”
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Digest: islands promote population differentiation in dispersive swallows by Estandía, A, Merino Recalde, N

“…This study illustrates the interplay between dispersal, isolation, and divergence, offering insights into how geographic factors affect speciation and population differentiation on islands.…”

Measuring science: performance metrics and the allocation of talent by Hager, S, Schwarz, C, Waldinger, F

“…Citation metrics increased assortative matching between scientists and departments by reducing information frictions over geographic and intellectual distance. Highly cited scientists from lower-ranked departments ("hidden stars") and from minorities benefited more. …”

Characterizing correlation within multipartite quantum systems via local randomized measurements by Liu, Zhenhuan, Zeng, Pei, Zhou, You, Gu, Mile

“…It requires far fewer measurements than state tomography, and obviates the need to coherently interfere multiple copies of a given state. …”
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A Short History of South East Asia / by Church, Peter, editor 435931

“…A Short History of South-East Asia with revised chapters for all of the countries in this geographic area, this interesting text paints a remarkable overview of the characters and events that have shaped this part of the world. …”

Agricultural transition and the adoption of primitive technology by Ang, James B.

“…Using a proxy for the geographic diffusion barriers of Neolithic technology and an index of biogeographic endowments to isolate the exogenous component of the timing of agricultural transition, the findings indicate that countries that experienced earlier transitions to agriculture were subsequently more capable of adopting new technologies in 1000 BC, 1 AD, and 1500 AD. …”
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Leveraging or overcoming distance? Global strategy and structure of professional service firms by Sako, M, Peo, J

“…In this study, geographic distance is an instructional logic that influences the international strategy and structure of professional service firms (PSFs). …”

China's rural migrant workers, the state, and labor politics by Chan, J, Selden, M

“…They also discuss the impact of demographic changes and geographic shifts of population and production on the growth of working-class power in the workplace and the marketplace.…”

Gender gaps and the structure of local labor markets by Petrongolo, B, Ronchi, M

“…This is also related to the polarization of female employment and to the geographic distribution of jobs, which is expected to be especially relevant for female employment prospects. …”

Job search channels, neighborhood effects, and wages inequality in developing countries: the Colombian case by Nicodemo, C, Adolfo Garcia, G

“…This paper analyzes the relationship between social networks and the probability of finding a job. We explore geographic closeness as the social interaction to explain the job search function. …”

Evaluating the effect of rapamycin treatment in Alzheimer’s disease and aging using in vivo imaging: the ERAP phase IIa clinical study protocol by Svensson, Jonas E., Bolin, Martin, Thor, Daniel, Williams, Pete A., Brautaset, Rune, Carlsson, Marcus, Sörensson, Peder, Marlevi, David, Spin-Neto, Rubens, Probst, Monika, Hagman, Göran, Morén, Anton Forsberg, Kivipelto, Miia, Plavén-Sigray, Pontus

“…The primary endpoint will be change in cerebral glucose uptake, measured using [18F]FDG positron emission tomography. Secondary endpoints include changes in cognitive measures, markers in cerebrospinal fluid as well as cerebral blood flow measured using magnetic resonance imaging. …”
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