Recommendation in location based social networks by Chen, Long.

“…In this report, the author first proposes a new method of utilizing spatial sensitivity to generate dynamic weightage average score for combining the User Collaborative Filtering and the Geographical Influence in a personalized fashion for each single user. …”
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Field survey of Typhoon Hato (2017) and a comparison with storm surge modeling in Macau by Switzer, Adam Douglas, Mok, Kai Meng, Wang, Peitao, Peng, Dongju, Li, Linlin, Yang, Jie, Lin, Chuan-Yao, Chua, Constance Ting, Wang, Yu, Zhao, Kuifeng, Wu, Yun-Ta, Liu, Philip Li-Fan

“…We show that one-half of the Macau Peninsula was inundated, with the extent largely confined by the hilly topography. The Inner Harbor area suffered the most, with a maximum inundation depth of 3.1 m at the coast. …”
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The Viking Great Army north of the Tyne: A Viking camp in Northumberland? by Kershaw, J, Jarman, C, Weber, H, Horton, M

“…This paper introduces the site, its topography and small finds and details the results from initial geophysics and lidar surveys. …”

Business study mission (Western Canada) business and the environment by Suan, Hwee Feng, Ang, Peter Swee Koon, Lee, Elizabeth Wee Yin, Lau, Hwa Peng

“…Geographically, Canada is susceptible to the detriments of global environmental problems such as the accumulation of toxic chemicals, climate changes, ozone depletion and loss of bio-diversity. …”
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Surface modification and characterization of polypropylene fibers by Tan, Terry Jian Hong.

“…Surface characterization were carried out using the SEM for surface topography as well as the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy or XPS to get some insights of the chemical characteristics of the treated PP fiber surface. …”
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Distributed simulation of UK national blood service by Ridon, Jap Michael Denise Ramos.

“…Distributed Simulation is achieve through Grid computing that use a High Level Architecture(HLA) framework to break the simulation to different components to be ran in different geographical locations. Grid computing securely coordinates geographically distributed resources, sharing among individuals and organization achieve a common goal. …”
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Population structure of the Southeast Asian river catfish Mystus nemurus by Usmani, S., Tan, S. G., Siraj, S. S., Yusoff, K.

“…The majority of clustering was in accordance with geographical locations and the histories of the populations. …”
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Islands’ Metamorphoses: Two River Islands in Nanjing, China, as a Case Study in Historical Toponymy and Cartography by Xu, Duoduo

“…The present study illustrates the historical toponymy and historical topography of two river islands (located in the riverbed of the Yangtze River), belonging to the Nanjing’s territory, China, starting the toponymic analysis from a collection of ancient maps. …”
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Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China by Yu, Guihua., Chen, Guihua., Klinger, Yann., Xu, Xiwei., Wen, Xueze., Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.

“…Large oblique thrusting observed during this earthquake indicates that crustal shortening is an important process responsible for the high topography in the region, as everywhere along the edge of Tibetan Plateau.…”
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Focused strategy and advantage in the telecommunications equipment industry by Pek, Ruoh Han, Aw, Bee Huay, How, Janice Sui Yen

“…This paper examines aspects of a focused and non-focused strategy, both geographically and product-based, and seeks to address which strategy offers telecommunication equipment and network providers a competitive advantage in the industry. …”
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Tailoring the angular and spectral reflectance characteristics of color-dynamic films by modifying their photonic texture and topcoat roughness by Blair, Andrew D.

“…An effective approach for controlling the optical properties of such color-dynamic photonic films, which are manufactured holographically, is demonstrated using two simple control handles: the texture of the photonic structure and the surface roughness of a transmissive topcoat. …”
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Effect of coupling agent on hollow carbon microsphere/phenolic resin syntactic foam by Chan, Sze Hua.

“…The FITR and SEM were used to scan for chemical bonds and topography of hollow carbon microsphere respectively. …”
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Design and development of a direction finding system by Li, Yuejun

“…In practice, a Direction Finding System has a wide range of applications such as navigation, positioning, distance measuring, geographical area mapping, monitoring by using various radar tracking and surveillance systems.…”
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Bacterial biofilm colonization and succession in tropical marine waters are similar across different types of stone materials used in seawall construction by Summers, Stephen, Pek, Y. Shona, Vinod, Deepthi P., McDougald, Diane, Todd, Peter A., Birch, William R., Rice, Scott A.

“…Metagenomic assessment of marine microbial communities indicated no significant impact of material on microbial diversity, irrespective of the diverse surface chemistry and topography. Based on KEGG pathway analysis, surface properties appeared to influence the community composition and function during the initial stages of biofilm development, but this effect disappeared by Day 31. …”
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Using brain functional connectivity pattern to examine the effectiveness of a reading intervention for children with dyslexia. by Naidu, Shanthini Chandra Sekaran, Al-Naimi, Taha Mahmoud, Samah, Narina A., Sha'Ameri, Ahmad Zuri

“…Partial Directed Coherence (PDC) technique was utilized and 2D EEG topography images were produced when the subjects were involved in live different rapid automatized naming (RAN) tasks. …”

Comparison of Spanish and Swedish journal indicators (impact factor and self-citation rate) in the Journal Citation Reports by Mohammad Hossein Biglu, Omid Askari

“…The geographical and social differences between Spain and Sweden, two non-English language European countries, led to our review of the impact factors (IF) and self-citation rates of scientific journals published in these two countries. …”
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Parameter optimization methods for calibrating tank model and neural network for rainfall-runoff modelling by Kuok, King Kuok

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Study on the regulation of focal adesions and cortical actin by matrix nanotopography in 3D environment by Han, Jingjing, Lin, Keng-Hui, Chew, Lock Yue

“…It has been proposed that nanoscale topography is possible to modulate the tensions which direct the formation of cytoskeleton and the organization of the membrane receptor within the cell, which in turn regulate intracellular mechanical and biochemical signaling. …”
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The influence of soil age on ecosystem structure and function across biomes by Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel, Reich, Peter B., Bardgett, Richard D., Eldridge, David J., Lambers, Hans, Wardle, David A., Reed, Sasha C., Plaza, César, Png, Kenny Guochen, Neuhauser, Sigrid, Berhe, Asmeret Asefaw, Hart, Stephen C., Hu, Hang-Wei, He, Ji-Zheng, Bastida, Felipe, Abades, Sebastián, Alfaro, Fernando D., Cutler, Nick A., Gallardo, Antonio, García-Velázquez, Laura, Hayes, Patrick E., Hseu, Zeng-Yei, Pérez, Cecilia A., Santos, Fernanda, Siebe, Christina, Trivedi, Pankaj, Sullivan, Benjamin W., Weber-Grullon, Luis, Williams, Mark A., Fierer, Noah

“…Parent material, climate, vegetation and topography predict, collectively, 24 times more variation in ecosystem properties than soil age alone. …”
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Urban Visual Intelligence: Studying Cities with Artificial Intelligence and Street-Level Imagery by Zhang, Fan, Salazar-Miranda, Arianna, Duarte, Fábio, Vale, Lawrence, Hack, Gary, Chen, Min, Liu, Yu, Batty, Michael, Ratti, Carlo

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