Federated learning for natural language processing in medical domain by Saraf, Ishita

“…The study compares the performance of centralized training and federated learning for fine-tuning a BERT-based conversational agent on a medical conversation dataset, serving as a stepping-stone for future research into federated learning for LLM-led NLP applications.…”
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The greening of the offshore and marine industry. by Wee, Shi Hao., Leong, Pei Ling., Kong, Justin Jude Tse Sen.

“…Lastly, green alliances form the stepping stones towards global citizenship and eventually a sustainable business model as pro-active and integrative approaches are taken.…”
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Biodegradable antenna on fiber-based substrate by Tan, Yun Xian

“…The results obtained through these experiments verified that this prototype could be used as an IMD and further research such as the biocompatibility of the ink should be done to further prove if it is a viable option as an IMD. This will be a stepping-stone to future research, which if successful, will be beneficial to the healthcare industry.…”
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Using cognitive cases to establish incidence: the case of exaptative actions by Scarabusci, Raul, Hrvatin, Noemi, Sherazi, N., Tobol, E., Ormerod, Thomas C., Ross, Wendy

“…For example, theories of the cognitive changes that lead to spontaneous insights have their roots in moments such as Poincaré’s realisation about chaos theory while stepping onto a bus or Kohler’s description of the ape Sultan’s sudden discovery of how to reach a banana. …”
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Information hiding and copyrights by Araujo, Istteffanny Isloure

“…The study proposes a new scheme to improve Steganography called DSoBMP, together with guideline materials that have been published in four international peer-reviewed journals, including Springer and used as a stepping stone to collaborate in a worldwide book publication.…”
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On-Demand Bioadhesive Dendrimers with Reduced Cytotoxicity by Gao, Feng, Djordjevic, Ivan, Pokholenko, Oleksandr, Zhang, Haobo, Zhang, Junying, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…In vitro toxicity is reduced by an order of magnitude upon amine capping while retaining bioadhesive properties. The in vivo immunological response to PAMAM-g-diazirine formulations was found to be optimal in comparison to standard poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) thin films.…”
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Rethinking the Evaluation of Compositional Reasoning for Modern VLMs by Huang, Irene Y.

“…Recent advancements in modern Vision-Language Models (VLMs), comprising a visual encoder coupled with a Large Language Model (LLM) decoder, have demonstrated remarkable proficiency in Compositional Reasoning (CR). CR entails grasping the significance of attributes, relations, and word order. …”
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“Laboratory in a dirty sky”: Aerial media, art, and air pollution in Project Da Vinci (1974–1979) by McCormack, DP

“…This article develops the idea of aerial media as a way of grasping the conceptual and empirical intersection of geographies of air pollution, artistic experiment, and media. …”

Understanding the role of tourist-oriented villages in promoting rural tourism in China: integrating rural landscapes and tourist services by Yi, Yayun, Siow, May Ling, Ibrahim, Roziya, Abdul Aziz, Faziawati

“…After analyzing the data by integrated review, it is evident that the “wisdom product” concept, which integrates a high-quality rural landscape with tourism services through cultural branding, can improve the attractiveness of tourist-oriented villages and achieve sustainable growth. By grasping this concept, rural areas can experience a revival, enabling local governments, villagers, and tourism service providers to actively participate in the long-term planning, management, and development of tourist-oriented villages, crucial for the enduring success of rural tourism initiatives in China.…”

Modulation of spin-orbit torque efficiency by thickness control of heavy metal layers in Co/Pt multilayers by Sethi, Pankaj, Krishnia, Sachin, Li, Sihua, Lew, Wen Siang

“…In the proposed Co/Pt double stack we observed that increasing the Ta capping thickness to three times enhances the SHA in similar order, consistent with larger spin injection efficiency. …”
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Managing age diversity in Singapore SMEs : exploring employees' perceptions towards younger and older workers. by Ng, Vivian Shi Ying., Low, Angela Hui Qing., Yue, Samantha Si Min.

“…Originality/value – This research acts as a stepping stone for future research about how to better manage age diversity in SMEs. …”
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Tunable three dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering applications by Loh, Qiu Li.

“…Overall, the current study provides new insights into the role of the 3D physical environment in determining cellular function, and is a stepping stone towards the development of instructive scaffolds with tunable properties post-fabrication for tissue engineering applications.…”
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Platform development for control of induction machine (Part II control algorithm verification) by Kang, Jia Yi

“…In this project the VVVF method will be used in verifying whether the software control algorithm for VVVF and the hardware constructed could be successfully integrated and will act as a stepping stone for the future implementation of the close loop algorithm.…”
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Financial reform in the Philippines by Chua, Hwee Kian, Loo, Seow Theng, Tan, Teck Ming

“…Despite the fact that the Philippines is stepping into its fourth decade of financial reform, further deregulation measures are still expected to be announced in the future to consolidate its achievements to date and solve any problems that have arisen. …”
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Advancements in sustainable material development: A comprehensive review of coir fiber and its composites by Imran, Al Ichlas, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Cionita, Tezara, Hadi, Agung Efriyo, Setiyo, Muji, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Dewi, Rozanna

“…This confirms previous findings and contributes toward enhancing our understanding that coir fiber is extensively utilized in multiple industries, including housing, construction, transportation, biomedical, wrapping, electrical power, communication technology, biofuel, and bioenergy due to their natural abundance, affordability, ease of shaping, superior durability, and eco-friendly characteristics. …”
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Exploiting diffusion prior for real-world image super-resolution by Wang, Jianyi, Yue, Zongsheng, Zhou, Shangchen, Chan, Kelvin C. K., Loy, Chen Change

“…To remedy the loss of fidelity caused by the inherent stochasticity of diffusion models, we employ a controllable feature wrapping module that allows users to balance quality and fidelity by simply adjusting a scalar value during the inference process. …”
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An iGlu receptor antagonist and its simultaneous use with an anticancer drug for cancer therapy by Luo, Zhong, Li, Peizhou, Tan, Si Yu, Ang, Chung Yen, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Zhao, Yanli

“…Dox was then trapped within the mesopores by functionalizing a redox-cleavable capping group on the MSNP surface, and it could be released upon exposure to the reductive glutathione. …”
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Dielectric failure mechanisms in advanced Cu/low-k interconnect architecture by Tan, Tam Lyn

“…This is due to its TDDB dependence on the inter-metal dielectric properties alone instead of the additional interface adhesion quality of the dissimilar interface between the dielectric cap and inter-metal dielectric in dielectric-capped interconnects.…”
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Dengue Virus Non-Structural Protein 5 by El Sahili, Abbas, Lescar, Julien

“…This review focuses on recent progress in characterizing the structure and functions of NS5, a protein responsible for the replication and capping of viral RNA that represents a promising drug target.…”
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Remote epitaxy by Kim, Hyunseok, Chang, Celesta S., Lee, Sangho, Jiang, Jie, Jeong, Junseok, Park, Minseong, Meng, Yuan, Ji, Jongho, Kwon, Yeunwoo, Sun, Xuechun, Kong, Wei, Kum, Hyun S., Bae, Sang-Hoon, Lee, Kyusang, Hong, Young Joon, Shi, Jian, Kim, Jeehwan

“…These are intended as a stepping stone to expand the available material choice and improve the quality of materials grown by remote epitaxy. …”
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