Ancient Art, Modern Tech: Experiencing the Digital Reinvention of the Mogao Grottoes by Zhao, Celina

“…But now it must confront the greatest challenge to its continued existence: modern-day tourism. The sheer volume of visitors seeking a direct experience of this unique but delicate site has resulted in an increasingly rapid process of destruction in the 21st century. …”
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Collision severity evaluation of quadcopter UAV crash on human head by Suresh S/O Ravi

“…Furthermore, when the camera is mounted at the front, the impact force is greater than that mounted at the center. …”
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The Brazilian disc test for rock mechanics applications : review and new insights by Li, Diyuan, Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen

“…The maximum tensile stress and the maximum tensile strain are both found to occur about 5 mm away from the two loading points along the compressed diameter of the disc, instead of at the center of the disc surface. Therefore, the crack initiation point of the Brazilian test for rocks may be located near the loading point when the tensile strain meets the maximum extension strain criterion, but at the surface center when the tensile stress meets the maximum tensile strength criterion.…”
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Dual-channel vendor-buyer system with minimum purchase commitment and price-sensitive demand by Li, Bo

“…For the two channels, the direct channel is shipping from the vendor’s central distribution center (CDC) directly to the buyer’s warehouse, and the indirect channel is shipping from the CDC via vendor’s regional distribution center (RDC) to the buyer’s warehouse. …”
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Wind tunnel design and fabrication for lift force investigation by Kong, Shao Ming

“…As wind tunnels are resource intensive equipment, its potential as a learning aid is greatly hampered due to the sheer cost and logistics involved in the operation of a full sized wind tunnel. …”
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Ig.n.is. by Ong, Jian'an.

“…This spectrum does not appear suddenly, nor was it by sheer chance. There is a cascading effect on successive development of thought and spirituality that led to where we are, who we are, and why do we behave the way we do.…”
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Aggregating and analyzing Indian political tweets by Chirag Ruhela

“…Understanding this huge data-set in its raw form is not possible due to the sheer dimensionality of the data-set. Thus dimensionality reduction and clever insightful visualizations are needed to make this data consumable for general public. …”
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Locomotion study and improvement of multi-legged robots involving CG adjustment by Chen, Wenjie.

“…However, these demanding specifications are not always compatible when legged robots walk on terrain containing a lot of forbidden zones. …”
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Morality or "false consciousness"? How moral naturalists can answer Thrasymachus's challenge by Luco, Andrés Carlos

“…False consciousness occurs when a dominant social group shapes the beliefs and desires of a subordinate group in such a way that the subordinates act for the benefit of the dominants, but against their own interests. …”
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Bloom : engagement kit designed to encourage social interaction between people with young-onset Alzheimer's by Komari, Amira

“…The challenges become most acute when they begin to lose their grip on the present and their present condition. …”
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Edge/cloud resource management for time-sensitive applications by Lim, Her Huey

“…Technological advancements and skyrocketing interest in areas such as Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things as well as the sheer increase in development of software solutions, tools, infrastructure, and more have driven demand for cloud resources to staggering heights. …”
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SyROCCo: enhancing systematic reviews using machine learning by Fang, Z, Arana-Catania, M, van Lier, F-A, Outes Velarde, J, Bregazzi, H, Airoldi, M, Carter, E, Proctor, R

“…The sheer number of research outputs published every year makes systematic reviewing increasingly time- and resource-intensive. …”

Prototyping a mobile user interface for viewing footage from a panoramic camera recording system by Lim, Kian Hwee

“…The camera nodes have to be placed such that they share the same axis of projection because there is no parallax when camera is rotated about the projection center. …”
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Translations: Designing Restorative Listening Experiences in the Age of Social Fragmentation by Obeng-Marnu, Naana

“…This thesis builds on a body of sociotechnical research at the MIT Center for Constructive Communication that draws upon "ancient wisdoms" of dialogue and listening and harnesses the power of technology to inform the design of dialogue spaces that promote deep, meaningful, and authentic conversations. …”
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Effect of the shapes of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Loo, Zhi Yung

“…Much focus is given to the comparison of Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and ground settlement readings at the dike crest when the dike sits above different subsoil shapes. …”
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Think Twice Before Going for Incentives: Social Norms and the Principal's Decision on Compensation Contracts by Cardinaels, Eddy, Yin, Huaxiang

“…Results show that, besides an incentive effect and a principal trust effect, the active choice for incentives produces a negative “information leakage” effect. When principals use incentives, their choices not only incentivize truthful reporting and signal distrust, but they also leak important information about the social norm, namely, that other agents are likely to report dishonestly. …”
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Vibrational characteristics of shape memory alloy-embedded 3D woven composite plate by Baitab, Danish Mahmood, Majid, Dayang Laila, Abdullah, Ermira Junita, Hamid, Mohd Faisal Abdul

“…Results: SMA wire imparts a significant effect on dynamic properties as SMA at the center has given higher bending mode frequencies upon activation while the torsional mode frequencies are more affected when the SMA wire is embedded off-center. …”

Optimal policing with (and without) criminal search by Gao, Carol, Vásquez, Jorge

“…We develop a search-theoretic model, in which a police agency allocates scarce resources across neighborhoods—heterogeneous in “vigilance” and valuables—to minimize crime, while potential criminals decide whether, and if so, when and where to commit a crime. When criminals sequentially search for the best target, the optimal police allocation depends on the difference in vigilance levels across neighborhoods, prioritizing neighborhoods with low vigilance. …”
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Material extrusion-based printing optimization of recycled HDPE filaments made from used milk jugs by Teng, Phillis Soek Po, Tee, Chor Hiong, Tan, Hwee Boon, Leong, Kah Fai

“…High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a widely used thermoplastic material for product packaging. The sheer availability of recyclable or recycled HDPE (rHDPE) from used packaging has led to efforts to apply it in MEX printing. …”
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HIV decision support : from molecule to man by Sloot, Peter M. A., Coveney, P. V., Muller, V., Boucher, Charles A. B., Ertaylan, Gokhan, Bubak, Marian

“…Effective highly active antiretroviral therapy and the availability of genetic screening of patient virus data have led to sustained viral suppression and higher life expectancy in patients who have been infected with HIV. The sheer complexity of the disease stems from the multiscale and highly dynamic nature of the system under study. …”
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