On fundamental aspects of quantum extreme learning machines by Xiong, W, Facelli, G, Sahebi, M, Agnel, O, Chotibut, T, Thanasilp, S, Holmes, Z

“…As a cautionary note on scalability, we identify four sources that can lead to the exponential concentration of the observables as the system size grows (randomness, hardware noise, entanglement, and global measurements) and show how this can turn QELMs into useless input-agnostic oracles. In particular, our result on the reservoir-induced concentration strongly indicates that quantum reservoirs drawn from a highly random ensemble make QELM models unscalable. …”

Can good ESG performance help companies resist external shocks? by Yang, Xin, Sheikh Hassan, Ahmad Fahmi, Karbhari, Yusuf

“…In order to validate the varied conclusions regarding the integration of corporate ESG practices by investors during external shocks, this study utilises the COVID-19 crisis as a specific external shock. The findings from our difference-in-differences methodology suggest that companies demonstrating strong ESG performance have succeeded in reducing idiosyncratic risk throughout the pandemic period. …”
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SMART MOBILITY : EXPLORING FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WIDER IMPACTS / by Khamis, Alaa, author 643152

“…The socioeconomic changes in our urban centers are vast, and Smart Mobility breaks down the core concepts with meaningful data and insights. …”

The shutdown problem: an AI engineering puzzle for decision theorists by Thornley, E

“…I end by noting that these theorems can guide our search for solutions to the problem.…”

OncomiR-138 targets genes involved in senescence and its inhibition induces growth arrest of malignant gliomas. by Malini Rethnam.

“…Recent studies have reported elevated expression of miR-138 in Glioma Stem cells (GSCs) and demonstrated that knocking miR-138 down prevented tumor progression, though the exact downstream mechanism was unknown. …”
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Charge modulation spectroscopy of solution-processable field-effect transistors by Chin, Xin Yu

“…Moreover, using an ambipolar hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite as active material, we realized the first perovskite light-emitting FET. Our results lay down the path for developing mathematical device models as well as optimizing the molecular design of organic and hybrid organic-inorganic semiconductors for the development of high-performance, solution-processable FETs, as well as high brightness light-emitting devices like gated light-emitting diodes and electrical injection lasers.…”
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An object category specific mrf for segmentation by Kumar, MP, Torr, PHS, Zisserman, A

“…Results are presented on two object categories, cows and horses. We compare our methods to the state of the art in object category specific image segmentation and demonstrate significant improvements.…”

Employment dynamics in a rapid decarbonization of the US power sector by Bücker, J, del Rio-Chanona, RM, Pichler, A, Ives, MC, Farmer, JD

“…We couple an input-output model with an occupational mobility network and identify three labor market phases: “scale-up,” “scale-down,” and a long-term, low-carbon, “steady state.” …”

Supply chain resilience for global operations (2) : a re-evaluation of performance benchmarking (information sharing) by Tan, Tricia Zann Yinn

“…Nobody had foreseen the emergence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) - the black swan event that turned the world upside down. Strict regulations including quarantines, lockdowns were enforced nationally that in turn resulted in immense consequences internationally. …”
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Power management system design and optimization for European Student Moon Orbitor (ESMO) by Muhammad Dzahir Mohamed Zain Affandi.

“…The buck converter designed is to be able to step down from a voltage of 80V to a bus line of 28V with the use of a specially controlled high frequency switching MOSFET through a high speed 100 MHz microcontroller C8051. …”
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Indefinite metamaterials for optical applications by Bisht, Ankit

“…The hyperlens generates a band of flat hyperbolic dispersions in spherical coordinates, which in turn supports the propagation of high wave-vector spatial harmonics leading to far-field super-resolution imaging. …”
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A computer vision software to automatically measure dimensions of flat surfaces in a photograph by Wang, Qifeng

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Kinematic simulation of an excavator by Tan, Yong Jian

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Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment : 12th EAI international conference, INTETAIN 2020, virtual event, December 12-14, 2020 : Proceedings / by INTETAIN (Conference) (12th : 2020 : Online), organiser 642911, Shaghaghi, Navid, editor 642912, Lamberti, Fabrizio, editor 642913, Beams, Brian, editor 642914, Shariatmadari, Reza, editor 642915, Amer, Ahmed, editor 642916

New Generalized Derivatives for Solving Variational Inequalities Using the Nonsmooth Newton Methods by Song, Yingkai, Barton, Paul I.

“…Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the convergence properties of our new method, based on a proof-of-concept implementation in Python.…”
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我们 = wo men. by Zhou, Jessli Hui Fen.

“…Women and the middle-class way of life in Singapore” by Nirmala PuraShotam, which made me realize this middle class way of life that the majority of the women in Singapore pursued could turn out to be merely a beautiful illusion of modernity. …”
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Friendship and self-love through the transformed self by Ang, Charlene Hui Xuan

“…In this thesis, I explore the process of self-love which underlies one’s desire for autonomy, and in turn deepening one’s capacity for genuine friendships.…”
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Conceptual development of revenue and yield management system for shipping business by Poh, Pei Heng.

“…For this paper, we will first look deeper into the airline industry to understand the characteristics that they possess to allow yield management to be efficiently and effectively implemented. We will then turn our focus to the container industry and try to understand the principles on how they earn their revenue. …”
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Using nuclear energy for cooling and heating by Chua, Alexandra Feng Kai.

“…Due to the excessive energy demand of energy, the increase of using fossil fuels are generated to meet our energy needs , which in turn increases the emission of carbon dioxide, has been identified as a major contributor of greenhouse gases. …”
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On the manipulator-focused response to manipulation cases by De Marco, G, Cyr, TW

“…The key insight of such views is that being subject to the will of another agent significantly affects our freedom and moral responsibility. Though different authors take this key insight in different directions, and the mechanics of their views are quite different, these views turn out to share many key components, and this allows us to discuss several authors’ views at the same time, highlighting a variety of challenges for such views and helping to identify pitfalls to avoid in further developments of views of this type. …”