Audio-based approaches in tuning retrieval of gamelan ensemble by Hamdan, Sinin

“…The Q factor indicates the long-term viability or rapid decay. This research shows some of the preliminary findings and challenges associated with the analysis of the acoustic properties of selected gamelan instruments. …”
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A Sustainable Higher Education Ecosystem: A Development of Malaysian Transport Demand Management Framework (S/O 14195) by Abdul Hanan, Suhaila, Zainuddin, Nizamuddin, A. Jalil, Emy Ezura, Ahmad Mahyadin @ Mahidin, Fariza, Zakaria, Izatul Husna

“…Malaysian public universities/ institutions have made greening the campus a priority to achieve long-term sustainability. However, transportation is one of the most critical and challenging issues university campuses face as they transition to a more environmentally friendly and sustainable ecosystem. …”
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A benchtop induction-based AC magnetometer for a fast characterization of magnetic nanoparticles by Mohd Mawardi, Saari, Mohd Herwan, Sulaiman, Hamzah, Ahmad, Nurul Akmal, Che Lah, Sakai, Kenji, Kiwa, Toshihiko, Tsukada, Keiji

“…In the pickup coil design, the number of turns and coil section separation are varied from 200 to 400 turns, and 1 to 4 sections, respectively. We find that the usable frequency range is greatly affected by the pickup coil's inductance due to the self-resonance phenomena compared to their parasitic capacitance. …”
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Beyond Color: Lattice Gauge Theory for Strongly-Coupled Physics by Oare, Patrick R.

“…Despite the focus on QCD, lattice methods find significant utility in studying other strongly-coupled gauge theories related to and unrelated to QCD. …”
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Topology optimization of support structure for selective laser melting process by Wu, Lingyun

“…Modelling is presented for simulation of the support structure for SLM, based on structural topology optimization. This is performed to find the best distribution of structure materials with the objectives for minimizing compliance, and subject to certain volume fraction constraint. 2) Optimization of support structure subject to heat flux load, based on thermal topology optimization methodology. …”
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Structure-activity relationships of photo-activated soft tissue Adhesive by Wicaksono, Gautama

“…Several strategies of optimizing the usage of diazirine-based adhesive is performed: (1) blending in low-viscosity liquid polymer PCLT to form a solvent-free adhesive, (2) investigation of four different aryl-diazirine precursors to find the optimal carbene-diazoalkane ratio, and (3) optimization of optical properties, i.e. light wavelength, power, and sample thickness and distance. …”
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Picosecond charge localization dynamics in CH₃NH₃PbI₃ perovskite probed by infrared-activated vibrations by Stallhofer, Klara, Nuber, Matthias, Cortecchia, Daniele, Bruno, Annalisa, Kienberger, Reinhard, Deschler, Felix, Soci, Cesare, Iglev, Hristo

“…Here, we use infrared-activated vibrations (IRAV) of the organic components within the hybrid perovskite lattice as a sensitive probe for local structural reorganizations after photoexcitation, with femtosecond resolution. We find that the IRAV signal response shows a delayed rise of about 3 ps and subsequent decay of pronounced monomolecular character, distinguishing it from absorption associated with free carriers. …”
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Moho complexity in Southern California revealed by local PmP and teleseismic Ps waves by Li, Tianjue, Yao, Jiayuan, Wu, Shucheng, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

“…However, our Moho model reveals some new features different from the CMM–1.0, such as a deep Moho (∼34 km) beneath the northern end of the central and western Transverse Ranges, consistent with the observation of deep seismicities due to a thick brittle crust there. We also find a gradual transition from the lower crust to the uppermost mantle beneath the western Peninsular Ranges, leading to the rareness of pickable PmP waves as well as weak Moho-converted signals there.…”
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Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

“…Our final velocity model reveals a prominent low-velocity body sitting right beneath the CVF at 5–20 km depths, which we interpret as a rhyolite magma reservoir that supplies heat flux to the hot springs and also feeds the volcanic activities at Coso. We find that the upper-middle crustal low-velocity body dips southwards into the lower crust, extending to regions beneath the Indian Wells Valley and the Garlock Fault at depth greater than 20 km. …”
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A new method to estimate slab dip direction using receiver functions and its application in revealing slab geometry and a diffuse plate boundary beneath Sumatra by Feng, Mingye, Chen, Ling, Wei, Shengji, Wang, Xin, Wang, Xu, Wu, Zimu

“…Similar dip directions are obtained for the upper and lower LVL boundaries beneath Nias and Enggano forearc islands in the north and south, whereas we find a larger discrepancy of ∼14–23° beneath Siberut and Pagai in between. …”
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Reinforcement learning for robot assembly by Vuong Quoc Nghia

“…Reinforcement Learning endows a robot with the ability to find optimal behavior autonomously by interacting with its surrounding environment. …”
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3D electron microscopy for analyzing nanoparticles in the tumor endothelium by Mladjenovic, Stefan M., Chandok, Ishaan S., Darbandi, Ali, Nguyen, Luan N. M., Stordy, Benjamin, Zhen, Mei, Chan, Warren C. W.

“…The 3DEM-NPD method allowed us to establish a metric to quantify nanoparticle transport at the single nanoparticle level and to quantify the morphological features of ~2,800 vesicles. We find that on average there are only 2.4 nanoparticles per vesicle with a theoretical maximum of 158 nanoparticles per vesicle (~66x increase). …”
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Unveiling the facade of blog posts to reveal subjective well-being : an exploratory study. by Ou, Zhiqi., Tan, Justine Yi Ting., Tan, Jessie Zi Xi.

“…Our two main findings demonstrate that eight out of 11 of the regressions involving the objective ranking as the main independent variable show the objective ranking having the correct expected sign at at least the 10% significance level. …”
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Essays in dynamic pricing, channel control and channel competition by Song, Boqian

“…In particular, we show the existence of a unique sub-game perfect normalized Nash equilibrium where both sellers share identical shadow prices on the constrained strategy space. We find that, at any given state, the normalized Nash equilibrium is uniquely determined by the reservation costs of distribution channels. …”
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Study on impacts of engineering strategies on pedestrian behaviour and perceptions at zebra crossings by Ng, Wan Ying

“…The survey consists of questionnaires to find out the behaviour of pedestrians at both types of zebra crossings and from there, determine the safety impact of the “LOOK” sign. …”
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Bio-modification of sand for cement grouting by Ng, Samuel Joel Rui Ming

“…This was answered by comparing the compressive strength of lean concrete cubes made with MICP treated sea sand to lean concrete made with untreated river sand. Research was done to find its economic cost. From the results obtained, it was found that as the amount of calcium carbonate increased, the strength of the lean concrete, in other words, grout, also increased with an optimum treatment run of 2 times. …”
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The risk of dengue for non-immune foreign visitors to the 2016 summer olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento, Greenhalgh, David, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Amaku, Marcos, Lopez, Luis Fernandez, Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Ximenes, Raphael, Struchiner, Claudio José, Massad, Eduardo

“…Historical reported dengue time series in Rio de Janeiro for the years 2000-2015 is used to find out the time dependent force of infection, which is then used to estimate the potential risks to a large tourist cohort. …”
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Toward a neuroscientific understanding of play: a dimensional coding framework for analyzing infant–adult play patterns by Neale, Dave, Clackson, Kaili, Georgieva, Stanimira, Dedetas, Hatice, Scarpate, Melissa, Wass, Sam, Leong, Victoria

“…Here, we illustrate the sensitivity and utility of the proposed coding framework using two contrasting dyadic corpora (N = 5) of mother-infant object-oriented interactions during experimental conditions that were either non-conducive (Condition 1) or conducive (Condition 2) to the emergence of playful behavior. We find that the framework accurately identifies the modal form of social interaction as being either non-playful (Condition 1) or playful (Condition 2), and further provides useful insights about differences in the quality of social interaction and temporal synchronicity within the dyad. …”
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Performance analysis of IEEE 802.11p safety message broadcast with and without relaying at road intersection by Md. Noor-A-Rahim, G. G. Md. Nawaz Ali, Nguyen, Hieu, Guan, Yong Liang

“…The analytical results are verified by the NS-3 simulation. From the results, we find that the overall delivery ratio is very poor when the broadcasting vehicle is not close enough to the intersection-center. …”
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Lithological controls of the Mg isotope composition of the Lena River across seasons and its impact on the annual isotope flux to the Arctic Ocean by Mavromatis, V, Porcelli, D, Andersson, PS, Korets, MA, Pokrovsky, OS

“…In general, we did not find evidence of any statistically significant (p < 0.05) correlation between δ²⁶Mg and main physico-geographical parameters of the river watersheds (temperature, permafrost, type of vegetation). …”