Complex composite derivative and its application to edge detection by Pan, Xiang, Ye, Yongqiang, Wang, Jianhong, Gao, Xudong, He, Chun, Wang, Danwei, Jiang, Bin, Li, Lihua

“…In contrast with the classical first-order derivative, the composite derivative is order-steerable; one can adjust the orders of fractional integration and derivative to tune magnitude characteristic and reach a compromise between sensitivity to noise and detection accuracy.…”
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A model for wet-casting polymeric membranes incorporating nonequilibrium interfacial dynamics, vitrification and convection by Lee, Hanyong., Krantz, William B., Hwang, Sun-Tak.

“…A new model is developed for wet-casting polymeric membranes that address how the concentrations at the interface between the casting solution and nonsolvent bath adjust from initial nonequilibrium to equilibrium values on the binodal. …”
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Responses of herbaceous mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa), a new reclamation species, to soil pH by Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Chang, Mingteh

“…These pots were treated with H2SO4 or Ca(OH)2 to adjust each pot to its designated pH level. After 15 days of seeding, the emergence rate was at best about 50-70% for pH 4.7-6.6. …”
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How Competent Are You? Developing A C.A.B. Crosscultural Competency Framework for Inculcating Cultural Sensitivity Among Malaysian Nurse Expatriates (S/O: 13593) by Abdul Talib, Asmat Nizam, Zakaria, Norhayati, Zakaria, Nasriah

“…Thus, the overarching research question is to explore: How competent are Malaysian female nurses expatriates in terms of cognitive, emotions and behavioral (C.A.B.) when they adjust in a new working environment? Our study will employ a mix methodology--the primary method is qualitative, while the quantitative method will supplement the findings with statistics to support the in-depth descriptions. …”
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Speech enhancement via adaptive beamforming by Shen, Huizhi

“…The estimated coefficients are then adjusted to relax the restriction of DOA for a reverberant environment. …”
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Relationship between the level of haptoglobin and diabetic vascular complications by Mak, Song Wen

“…We introduced patient’s plasma samples into the microfluidic system with pulsatile flow profile, fixed glucose level and size of microchannel adjusted, to mimic the microenvironment of a blood vessel. …”
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Fabrication of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microarray devices using spin coating by Tan, Doyle Poh Choon

“…In this report, the acceleration and speed of our homemade spin coater can be adjusted and has good accuracy. It is observed that the homemade spin coater supports the fabrication of the microarray devices. …”
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Modelling futility in the setting of fertility treatment by Polyakov, A, Gyngel, C, Savulescu, J

“…We draw on the commonly used metric, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs), to attach a monetary value to new lives created through IVF. …”

A comparison of content learning outcomes between Japanese and English medium instruction by Aizawa, I, Rose, H, McKinley, J, Thompson, G

“…While the quantitative results revealed no significant overall differences in the adjusted post-test scores between EMI and JMI students, the qualitative data offered more detailed insight into the participants’ perspectives of content learning, highlighting unique challenges faced only by the EMI group. …”

Hybrid fuzzy logic active force control for trajectory tracking of a quadrotor system by Abdelmaksoud, Sherif I., Mailah, Musa, Tang, H. Hing

“…The proposed control structure merges the proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller with the AFC approach adjusted intelligently by employing the fuzzy logic (FL) method. …”

Electrodeposition of single phase CuInSe2 for solar energy harvesting : role of different acidic additives by Sun, Juan, Tran, Phong D., Wong, Lydia H., Batabyal, Sudip Kumar

“…Traditionally, the deposition of single phase CIS requires the use of a suitable chelating agent to shift the Cu2+/Cu redox couple towards the redox potential of the In3+/In couple, and also an acid to adjust the pH of deposition bath around 2. We propose a novel idea of using suitable acids that could concurrently also serve as the chelating agent. …”
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Data-driven adaptive control for laser-based additive manufacturing with automatic controller tuning by Chen, Lequn, Yao, Xiling, Chew, Youxiang, Weng, Fei, Moon, Seung Ki, Bi, Guijun

“…This paper proposes a novel data-driven adaptive control strategy to adjust laser voltage with the melt pool size feedback. …”
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Investment portfolio selection using genetic algorithms by Zhang, Yawen

“…The results affirm that GA-optimized portfolios achieve higher risk-adjusted returns and minimize drawdowns amidst market volatility. …”
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Solving combinatorial optimization problems using augmented lagrange chaotic simulated annealing by Wang, Lipo., Tian, Fuyu, Soong, Boon Hee, Wan, Chunru

“…It is often difficult to adjust the relative magnitude of the penalty term, so as to achieve a high quality solution which is at the same time valid. …”
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Calcium-lead fluoro-vanadinite apatites. I. Disequilibrium structures by Dong, Zhili, White, Timothy John

“…As annealing progresses, c/a, the partitioning coefficient kPb(AI/AII) and the AIO6 metaprism twist angle (φ) adjust ooperatively to enlarge the apatite channel, and thereby accommodate higher lead content. …”
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Output-weighted and relative entropy loss functions for deep learning precursors of extreme events by Rudy, Samuel H., Sapsis, Themistoklis P.

“…We propose a novel loss function, the adjusted output weighted loss, and extend the applicability of relative entropy based loss functions to systems with low dimensional output. …”
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Determining optimal timing of birth for women with chronic or gestational hypertension at term: the WILL (When to Induce Labour to Limit risk in pregnancy hypertension) randomised... by Magee, LA, Kirkham, K, Tohill, S, Gkini, E, Moakes, CA, Dorling, J, Green, M, Hutcheon, JA, Javed, M, Kigozi, J, Mol, BWM, Singer, J, Hardy, P, Stubbs, C, Thornton, JG, von Dadelszen, P, WILL Trial Study Group

“…There was no evidence of a difference in “poor maternal outcome” (27/201 [13%] versus 24/202 [12%], respectively; adjusted risk ratio [aRR] 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.72 to 1.87). …”

Sustaining the Agility of SMEs’ Business Strategy: Minimising the Outbreak of Covid-19 Via Crowdsourcing Practices by Mansor, Mohd Fitri, Abu, Noor Hidayah, Abdul Halim, Hasliza, Ahmad, Noor Hazlina

“…The emergence of Technology Web 2.0, Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0) offer a great business opportunity for the SMEs to adjust the business landscape from the traditional to a digitalize. …”
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A study on the employment outlooks of Chinese university students majoring in Japanese: A government recruitment perspective by Zhang, Ziran, Hasan, Ahmad

“…Based on the findings, this paper offers relevant policy recommendations: universities should adjust the curriculum for Japanese majors, increase interdisciplinary course offerings, enhance career planning guidance, and establish collaboration mechanisms with government departments to provide students with more internship and practical opportunities. …”
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Development of an AI-powered shareable bike rebalancing system by Tu, Anqi

“…It is integrated with well designed models for spatial-temporal traffic prediction, and is incorporated with a spatial-temporal rebalancing algorithm as a default approach for users to adjust and extend. It allows the user to interactively simulate and evaluate the dynamic rebalancing operations of shareable bikes, providing visualization of the AI decisions, the movement of bikes, and the trucks used to re-distributing bikes. …”
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