Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…Next, based on this work, we find that the generic attention mechanism used in the classic Transformer is designed for processing single-modal data. …”
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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

“…We also mapped the binding interfaces of ZαADAR1 to Z-DNA, Z-RNA and E.coli ribosomes, and found them to be identical. Based on this finding, we proposed that the role of ZαADAR1 in binding to ribosomes and inhibiting translation is to recognize potentially Z-forming structures and/or induce localized structural transitions from A- to Z-conformations in ribosomal RNA. …”
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Flexible whispering gallery mode optical microcavities for lasers and sensors by Ta, Van Duong

“…In conclusion, we have contributed promising material compositions and straightforward techniques for creating flexible high Q factor cavities with promising applications as bendable/stretchable microlasers and sensors. Our finding should be also useful for investigation of novel optical nonlinear effects and active/passive components in optical plastic devices/circuits.…”
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Essays in dynamic pricing, channel control and channel competition by Song, Boqian

“…In particular, we show the existence of a unique sub-game perfect normalized Nash equilibrium where both sellers share identical shadow prices on the constrained strategy space. We find that, at any given state, the normalized Nash equilibrium is uniquely determined by the reservation costs of distribution channels. …”
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Bio-modification of sand for cement grouting by Ng, Samuel Joel Rui Ming

“…This was answered by comparing the compressive strength of lean concrete cubes made with MICP treated sea sand to lean concrete made with untreated river sand. Research was done to find its economic cost. From the results obtained, it was found that as the amount of calcium carbonate increased, the strength of the lean concrete, in other words, grout, also increased with an optimum treatment run of 2 times. …”
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Toward a neuroscientific understanding of play: a dimensional coding framework for analyzing infant–adult play patterns by Neale, Dave, Clackson, Kaili, Georgieva, Stanimira, Dedetas, Hatice, Scarpate, Melissa, Wass, Sam, Leong, Victoria

“…Here, we illustrate the sensitivity and utility of the proposed coding framework using two contrasting dyadic corpora (N = 5) of mother-infant object-oriented interactions during experimental conditions that were either non-conducive (Condition 1) or conducive (Condition 2) to the emergence of playful behavior. We find that the framework accurately identifies the modal form of social interaction as being either non-playful (Condition 1) or playful (Condition 2), and further provides useful insights about differences in the quality of social interaction and temporal synchronicity within the dyad. …”
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Performance analysis of IEEE 802.11p safety message broadcast with and without relaying at road intersection by Md. Noor-A-Rahim, G. G. Md. Nawaz Ali, Nguyen, Hieu, Guan, Yong Liang

“…The analytical results are verified by the NS-3 simulation. From the results, we find that the overall delivery ratio is very poor when the broadcasting vehicle is not close enough to the intersection-center. …”
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Immune Checkpoint Blockade sensitivity and Progression-Free Survival associates with baseline CD8+ T cell clone size and cytotoxicity by Watson, R, Tong, O, Taylor, C, Kumar Sharma, P, Verge De Los Aires, A, Mahe, E, Ruffieux, H, Nassiri, I, Middleton, M, Fairfax, B

“…We identify seven subsets with divergent responses to ICB, finding the effector cluster demonstrates the most pronounced changes. …”

Unravelling the degradation pathways and charging mechanism in the Li-O2 battery: the role of singlet oxygen by Zor, C

“…It is demonstrated that ¹O₂ is not the main source of degradation and fresh Li₂O₂ surfaces is the culprit. This finding should redirect the focus of LOB research from avoiding ¹O₂ to developing electrolytes inert towards peroxide and peroxide-derived side products for an electro/chemically stable cell. …”

The role of p53 and ASPP2 in neurodegenerative disease by Turnquist, C

“…</p> <p>Here I examine the molecular basis for loss of cell polarity and accelerated cell death mediated by apoptosis stimulating protein of p53 2 (ASPP2) in neurodegeneration. In this study we find that ASPP2 mediates STAT1Linduced apoptosis. …”

An epigenetic analysis of planarian stem cells by Dattani, A

“…Bivalent histone modifications in mammalian embryonic and germline stem cells enable transcriptional poising of genes, and consistent with this we find that bivalent genes in planarian NBs are marked by paused RNA Pol II at the promoter-proximal region. …”

Development of an integrated scheduling model for handling equipment in automated port container terminals by Sadeghian, Syed Hamidreza

“…In addition, results proved that the modified meta-heuristic algorithm is able to find near optimal solutions and on average, the solutions found by the GA algorithm are only 0.2% worse than the optimal solutions and in the worst case in the test cases this difference is 2.3% which is acceptable. …”
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Robust delivery of RIG-I agonists using extracellular vesicles for anti-cancer immunotherapy by Peng, Boya, Nguyen, Trinh Mai, Jayasinghe, Migara Kavishka, Gao, Chang, Pham, Thach Tuan, Vu, Luyen Tien, Yeo, Eric Yew Meng, Yap, Gracemary, Wang, Lingzhi, Goh, Boon Cher, Tam, Wai Leong, Luo, Dahai, Le, Minh TN

“…We evaluate the anti-cancer activity of two novel RIG-I agonists, the immunomodulatory RNA (immRNA) with a unique secondary structure for efficient RIG-I activation, and a 5' triphosphorylated antisense oligonucleotide with dual function of RIG-I activation and miR-125b inhibition (3p-125b-ASO). We find that RBCEV-delivered immRNA and 3p-125b-ASO trigger the RIG-I pathway, and induce cell death in both mouse and human breast cancer cells. …”
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Offset-16QAM-based coherent WDM with multi-carrier group detection by Xiang, Meng, Fu, Songnian, Tang, M., Shum, P., Liu, Deming

“…Moreover, 0.5 dB required OSNR penalty at BER=10-3 is obtained given 18 GHz ADC bandwidth. Besides, we find that side carriers suffer from severer performance degradation than the central carrier with limited ADC resolution and only 0.08 dB and 0.2 dB required OSNR penalty at BER=10-3 are secured with 6 bits ADC resolution for central carrier and side carriers, respectively.…”
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Experimental and Computational Advancements in Peptidomimetic Ligand Discovery by Lee, Michael Alan

“…At the same time, discovery tools for finding peptides that modify PPIs have evolved, including advances in affinity selection techniques and combinatorial chemistry. …”
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Shifting Paradigms: Data-Centric Approach for Marine Statics Correction using Symmetric Autoencoding by Kanniah, Brindha

“…This notable precision improvement using SymAE highlights how a streamlined data-centric paradigm outperforms the traditional model-centric paradigm of marine statics correction. This finding is pivotal as it is the foundation that lays the groundwork and opens the path towards the real-world deployment of SymAE for statics correction in challenging deepwater environments.…”
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Just Doing My Job: Normative Dimensions of Social Roles by Wells, Eliza

“…While many role-occupants find conflicts between roles and morality distressing, many others seem not to notice that there is a conflict at all. …”
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Exploring the utility of silane cross-linkers for synthesis of superhydrophobic antibacterial fabrics by Agrawal, Neha

“…Textiles are omnipresent materials which find various industrial and household applications in our everyday lives. …”
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Feature extraction from EEG signals and regularization for brain-computer interface by Mishuhina, Vasilisa

“…Secondly, this thesis proposes a novel approach time-frequency CSP (TFCSP) which decomposes the EEG signal into time stages and frequency components to find the robust and discriminative features for classification. …”
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Analysis of influence and its applications in social advertising by Zhu, Yuqing

“…To address ICA effectively and efficiently, a linear time algorithm is developed to find the exact solution under the Linear Threshold model and an efficient approximation algorithm is devised to construct an approximate solution under the Independent Cascade model. …”
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