3D surface analysis of coral microatolls by Gautam, Rohan

“…The coral mesh is broken down into patches, and surface patch similarity is measured by comparing their corresponding embeddings, generated via a convolutional mesh autoencoder, which employs hexagonal convolutions in its routine. In addition, we perform detailed mathematical mesh analysis with ideas of incorporating smoother features obtained as a result into our autoencoder in the future. …”
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Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) vision: tiny object detection by Dai, Yalun

“…Unlike conventional methods that rely on low-resolution feature maps for localization, AROD employs a high-resolution heatmap generator to improve the localization of tiny objects. …”
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“雍正西服伏虎图” 与 “雍正伴身西服图” 研究 = A study of Emperor’s Yongzheng western costume portraits by 曾琬瑜 Ching, Elis Wan Yee

“…In one album leaf, Yongzheng is portrayed as a European gentleman, wearing a tall wig and holding a spear in the attempt to kill a tiger; another dignified portrait of the emperor employs the same Western guise. No previous emperors, either Chinese or Manchu, had ever had themselves portrayed in this manner, it is interesting to speculate what factor(s) may have contributed to Yongzheng’s curious self-fashioning. …”
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Budget allocation management model for seismic rehabilitation of infrastructure assets. by Mohammadreza Yadollahi

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Dual-band multi-layer antenna array with circular polarization and gain enhancement for WLAN and X-band applications by Virdee, Bal Singh, Aribi, Tohid, Sedghi, Tohid

“…This paper presents a novel multi-layer, dual-band antenna array designed for WLAN and X-band applications, incorporating several innovative features. The design employs a pentagon-shaped radiating element with parasitic strips to enable dual-band operation. …”
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Reading the transformation: the relationship between literature and territory in contemporary Veneto by Frezzato, E

“…Siding with arguments that sustain the centrality of the role of landscape in the process of formation of people's identity, this thesis adopts such concept and employs it as a key to understand the relation between territory and literature. …”

Preserving Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques: understanding complexity for culture and sustainable development by Mingquan, Liu, Yahaya, Siti Rohaya, Chunli, Guo, Yan, Huang

“…This jeopardizes the continuity of a craft that is deeply woven into the fabric of their cultural identity. This research employs a methodical combination of observation and interviews to purposefully collect data on Mojiang Hani hand weaving techniques. …”
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Fintech renaissance: powering efficiency in Asian banking through country competitiveness by Chowdhury, Mozaffar Alam, Ni, Soh Wei, Abdul Rahim, Norhuda, Johari, Jalila

“…The objective of the study is to examine Fintech innovations that boost bank efficiency while controlling for country competitiveness in Asia. The study employs cross-country data from a sample of 92 commercial banks in Asia and uses data envelopment analysis (DEA) to analyze the efficiency of banks from 2016 to 2022. …”
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Sustainable development goals and corporate financial performance: examining the influence of stakeholder engagement by Lin, Woon Leong, Chong, Siong Choy, Wong, Kelly Kai Seng

“…Using a comprehensive dataset from CSRHUB database, covering 380 companies from 2016 to 2022, we analyze how SDG-related disclosures—across depth, breadth, and concentration—impact financial metrics such as return on assets (ROA), return on equity (ROE), return on invested capital (ROIC), and Tobin's Q. The study employs the system generalized method of moments (System GMM) to mitigate endogeneity concerns, ensuring robust results. …”
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Privatisation. by Ho, Bee Tat., Tan, Kim Kee., Tan, Tek Seng.

“…This report explores the various approaches and techniques of privatisation employed in Singapore and other countries. It attempts to understand the rationale and objectives behind each process of privatisation. …”
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21W.777 The Science Essay, Spring 2004 by Boiko, Karen

“…Drawing in part from their own interests and ideas, students write about science within a broad cultural context. Students employ a broad repertoire of literary tools, such as narrative, scene-setting, and attention to larger issues of structure. …”
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Comparison of different deep learning object detection algorithms on fruit drying characterization by Umair, Mohammad Yamin, Norazlianie, Sazali, Kettner, Maurice, Mohd Azraai, Mohd Razman, Weiβ, Robert

“…Nevertheless, due to the progress in object detection, this task can currently be computerized. This study employs three deep learning object detection models: You Only Look Once v5m (YOLOv5m), Single Shot Detector (SSD) MobileNet and EfficientDet. …”
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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

“…They are the main share of total enterprises and contributes significantly to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), employment and export. However, they are remained unable to achieve expected success, grapple with the failure risk, survival downturns and uncertainty environment. …”
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Iranian and Saudi mutual (mis)representations: a study of the relationship between discourses of othering, political confrontation and sectarian strife by Mohammad, T

“…</p> <p>By conducting a diachronic approach from 1979 to 2009, this dissertation discusses the employment of tropes and narratives to explore the concept of the ‘representation of the Other’ in the context of Saudi-Iranian confrontation. …”

Multiple distresses detection for asphalt pavement using improved You Only Look Once algorithm based on convolutional neural network by Dan, Han-Cheng, Yan, Peng, Tan, Jiawei, Zhou, Yinchao, Lu, Bingjie

“…The algorithm optimizes anchor box selection through Kmeans clustering and employs a secondary labeling method to enhance learning efficiency and dataset quality. …”
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Development of diamond-like carbon films for large area microelectronic applications using ECR-CVD by Yoon, Soon Fatt.

“…In this project, the ECR-CVD technique has been used to deposit amorphous and diamond-like carbon films from a mixture of hydrogen and methane, and for the characterisation of optical, structural and mechanical properties of the films, the following analytical techniques has been employed.…”
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Enhanced immersion two-phase liquid cooling thermal management for data centres by Loh, Aloysius Chuan Liang

“…This contemporary method of cooling can reshape the data centre industry if proven to be more effective than air cooling, the commonly employed method of cooling for data centres at present. …”
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Algorithm design and code optimization to speed-up bioinformatics software by Ritika Jain.

“…Several approaches towards parallelisation were employed and the report explains the reasons for success and failure of each of them. …”
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Reasonable accommodation, career development, and psychological well-being: autoethnography as a method of qualitative research by Gulyamova, Saodat Tolibovna, Jamiah Manap, Aizan Sofia Amin, Nik Hairi Omar

“…This paper focuses on workplace-related autoethnographic stories to explore the fundamental aspects of reasonable accommodation, career development, and psychological well-being for individuals with vision impairments. This study employed the method of autoethnography in qualitative research. …”
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Modeling risky asset prices with jump-diffusion processes by Jiang, Meiling, Yap, Ling Seang, Zhang, Grace Hui Ling

“…The EM method has been employed in finding parameters estimates of the Jump-Diffusion model.…”
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