Combinatorial algorithms for scheduling jobs to minimize server usage time by Ren, Runtian

“…For the general case where jobs can have arbitrary sizes, we first establish a non-trivial lower bound on the optimal solution. Based on this lower bound, we develop a 5-approximation algorithm in the offline setting. …”
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Investigation on the role of Sb doping on grain growth and properties of solution-processed CuIn(S,Se)2 by Ho, John Chun Wan

“…Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe) has been one of the most promising materials used for photovoltaic application. Solution based synthesis of CuIn(S,Se)2 (CISSe) cells have achieved 12% efficiency, utilizing toxic hydrazine as the solvent. …”
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Big Power Game in the South China Sea by Poh, Angela

“…US naval manoeuvres and Chinese activities in the South China Sea reflect a new big power game in which regional countries are caught in the middle. …”
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The Singapore blend : a country in a cup by Chua, Leanne Li En, Goh, Gabrielle Ruo Yan, Li, Vionna Wei An

“…How does a beverage reflect a country and how do its people keep the culture brewing?…”
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The call to complain : antecedents to complaint behaviour (telecommunications industry). by Lim, An Qi., Ng, Shi Hui., Tan, Ming Hui.

“…A three stage reseach approach was adopted in this study, starting with a literature review on consumer complaint behaviour and its antecedents, which was followed by three focus group interviews on three different industries selected based on their relative importance to the Singapore market. …”
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Neuro-fuzzy techniques for financial engineering by Chen, Yi.

“…From this result, it reflects mixed responses. The value 0.2514 reflects a reasonable level of accuracy and 3.0761 reflects a lower level of accuracy. …”
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Digital libraries and multi-disciplinary research skills by Thelwall, Mike

“…With the use of insights from cultural studies and the history and philosophy of science, it is argued that one likely outcome is a change in the acceptable standards for literature reviews, leading to changes in article contents to reflect a broader academic basis. As a result, researchers should be trained to read and evaluate material from a much wider range of subjects than previously necessary. …”
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A modified feasibility-based rule for solving constrained optimization problems using probability collectives by Kulkarni, Anand J., Patankar, N.S., Sandupatla, Amani., Tai, K.

“…In order to make it more generic and capable of handling constraints, feasibility-based rule is incorporated to handle solutions based on the number of constraints violated and drive the convergence towards feasibility. …”
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Intensity-modulated magnetic field sensor based on magnetic fluid and optical fiber gratings by Zheng, Jie, Dong, Xinyong, Zu, Peng, Ji, Junhua, Su, Haibin, Shum, Perry Ping

“…The CFBG is well designed to reflect a broadband of light spectrally located at the cladding mode resonances region of the TFBG. …”
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Wireless-sensor-networks-based localization system for tracking positions in indoor systems by Dutta, Anindya.

“…Accurate indoor localization has been an objective of the computing research community for a long time, and numerous indoor localization solutions based on 802.11, Bluetooth, ultrasound and infrared technologies have been considered. …”
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A distributed control scheme of thermostatically controlled loads for the building-microgrid community by Wang, Yu, Tang, Yi, Xu, Yan, Xu, Yinliang

“…The control gains are selected based on a linear quadratic regulator approach to achieve optimal control performance. …”
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Isolation and screening of an extracellular organic solvent-tolerant protease producer by Geok, Lee Poh, Nyonya, Che, Razak, Abdul, Abd Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha

“…This organic solvent-tolerant microorganism was found to be a polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) degrader and identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K. It was selected based on the stability of its proteolytic enzyme in the presence of various organic solvents. …”
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Note : Lack of influence of adherent Lactobacillus isolates on the attachment of Escherichia coli to the intestinal epithelial cells of chicken in vitro by Jin, L.Z., Ho, Y.W., Abdullah, N., Ali, M.A.

“…Two Lactobacillus isolates, Lact. acidophilus I 26 and Lact. fermentum I 25, were selected, based on their poor aggregation with Escherichia coli and strong ability to adhere to ileal epithelial cells (IEC), to study in vitro interactions with E. coli O1: K1, O2: K1 and O78: K80 in an IEC radioactive- assay under the conditions of exclusion (lactobacilli and IEC, followed by the addition of E. coli), competition (lactobacilli, IEC and E. coli together) and displacement (E. coli and IEC, followed by the addition of lactobacilli). …”
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Discrete element method study on hopper discharge behaviors of binary mixtures of nonspherical particles by Zhao, Ya, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Regarding the binary-shape mixtures, the discharge rates are similar for all twelve mixtures, reflecting a surprising lack of shape effects, which in turn means the negligible impact of solid volume fraction, aspect ratio, and segregation extent. …”
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30 x 30 : visual branding in trash by Farhana, Ja'afar

“…Does this increase in consumption reflect a better design appreciation and understanding of the product being consumed? …”
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Data Driven Quality Improvement of Health Professions Education: Design and Development of CLUE – An Interactive Curriculum Data Visualization Tool by Canning, Claire Ann, Loe, Alan, Cockett, Kathryn Jane, Gagnon, Paul, Zary, Nabil

“…CLUE (Curriculum Explorer) a highly interactive, engaging and independent platform was developed to support curriculum transparency, enhance student engagement, and enable granular search and display. Reflecting a design based approach to meet the needs of the school's varied stakeholders, CLUE employs an iterative and reflective approach to drive the evolution of its platform, as it seeks to accommodate the ever-changing needs of our stakeholders in the fast pace world of medicine and medical education today. …”
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Computational screening of FDA-approved hepatitis c drugs for inhibition of VEGFR2 in liver cancer by Roney, Miah, Issahaku, Abdul Rashid, Tufail, Nasir, Wilhelm, Anke, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Compared to the control compound, two FDA-approved HCV drugs (DB09102 and DB09027) were selected based on their binding energies and interactions with the target protein, which showed comparable binding energies. …”
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Pareto Optimization to Accelerate Multi-Objective Virtual Screening by Fromer, Jenna C., Graff, David E., Coley, Connor W.

“…Inspired by prior work that uses active learning to accelerate the identification of strong binders, we implement multi-objective Bayesian optimization to reduce the computational cost of multi-property virtual screening and apply it to the identification of ligands predicted to be selective based on docking scores to on- and off-targets. …”
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Development of genetic algorithm-based fuzzy rules design for metal cutting data selection by Wong, S.V, Hamouda, A.M.S

“…The fuzzy rules (Turning Handbook of High-Efficiency Metal Cutting, General Electric Co., Detroit) were selected based on trial and error and/or intuition. Genetic optimization has been suggested in this paper to further optimize the fuzzy rules. …”
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The search for inhibitors of the quorum sensing receptor of pseudomonas aeruginosa. by Chua, Jenna.

“…Twenty-seven compounds were selected based on docking scores and acquired to test for their efficacy as QSIs. …”
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