Face recognition based on Bayesian shape model by Yan, Bing

“…Interest and research activities in automatic face recognition have been developed significantly in last few years. The growth largely is driven by growing application demands, such as identification and authentication in security industry. …”
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Market outlook of VLCCs in the next 5 years by Cheah, Peifen.

“…Using the historical time charter equivalent (TCE) over the last 5 years as a measure of freight, the VLCC freight market would be segmented into 5 bands, classified under very weak, weak, steady, strong and very strong condition. …”
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Part I: Chemical functionalization of peptides and proteins. Part II: Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of Platensimycin by Jenefer Alam

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Study of chemical vapor deposited carbon nanotubes as electrical interconnect by Ng, Chou Shing

“…Experiments are conducted with various thicknesses of Ti/TiN and Al/Al2O3 thin films in order to find a best fit solution that allows considerable growth of carbon nanotubes while as the same time minimizing the resistivity of the barrier layers. Last but not least, a comparison study is done to find out the differences in properties of the carbon nanotubes grown on the two thin films.…”
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Novel fiber design for photon triplets generation by Zhang, Meng

“…Especially, the generation of photon triplets has been attracting increasing attentions in nonlinear and quantum optics over last 40 years. The purpose of this project is to design special optical fiber structures that can demonstrate the feasibility of photon triplets source generation at wavelength 1596 nm. …”
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Design of optoacoustic imaging system for care medical diagnostics by Wang, Haiyun

“…Secondly, studied the photoacoustic effect and furthermore a photoacoustic imaging system was implemented to achieve high spatial resolution and good contrast image. Last but not least, had a basic understanding of photoacoustic effects, coupled with the research study on PA-SAW devices, a PA-SAW based particle sensing system was designed to effective enhance the sensing signal.…”
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The concept of security before and after September 11 by Smith, Steve

“…Six main 'schools of thought' are examined in turn to demonstrate how each of these 'schools' challenge and contest the traditional agenda of 'security studies' by attempting to both widen and deepen the concept of 'security'. The last section concludes by examining the value of engaging in such debates on widening and deepening the term 'security' for international politics in our present age.…”
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Pan-Tonkin Gulf cooperation : de-securitising the South China Sea? by Li, Mingjiang

“…The South China Sea territorial dispute is the last but still salient security issue between China and several ASEAN countries. …”
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Quantitative CLTs on the Poisson space via Skorohod estimates and p-Poincaré inequalities by Trauthwein, T

“…Combining these with the Malliavin–Stein method, we derive bounds in the Wasserstein and Kolmogorov distances whose application requires minimal moment assumptions on add-one cost operators — thereby extending the results from (Last, Peccati and Schulte, 2016). Our applications include a central limit theorem (CLT) for the Online Nearest Neighbour graph, whose validity was conjectured in (Wade, 2009; Penrose and Wade, 2009). …”

Major program value creation and capture: the S3 framework for assessing and minimizing risk propagation to maximize opportunities for value creation by Armanios, D, Ventresca, MJ, Itani, MK, McCulloch, M

“…To better track risk propagation within major programs, we reconceptualize them as temporary ecosystems, or interlinked organizations whose project-based interdependencies last until the program’s conclusion. This basis motivates our S3 framework and its three unifying themes. …”

Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 99

“…However, India’s new government, elected last May, faces significant challenges in implementing energy reforms, given the complex intertwining of physical (supply), fiscal, poverty and environmental issues. …”

Current and emerging strategies for biocompatible materials for implantable electronics by Zhou, Y, Burgoyne Morris, GH, Nair, M

“…The application of electronics to biological systems has rapidly developed over the last century, facilitating significant advances in the diagnosis and therapy of a large range of conditions. …”

Sustaining India’s rapid rise as a major refined product exporter by Bose, N

“…Over the last decade, India has evolved into the world’s seventh-largest exporter of refined petroleum products. …”

China Internet Development Report 2019 : Blue Book for World Internet Conference / by Chinese Academy of Cyberspace Studies issuing body 643062, World Internet Conference (2020) 643063, CCTB Translation Service, translator 643064

“…This book systematically summarizes China Internet development over the past 25 years, highlighting its strong impact on China's economy and society, and discussing the Chinese people's transition from beneficiaries and participants to builders, contributors and joint maintainers of cyberspace development. …”

Mastery / by Greene, Robert, author 376350, Penguin Random House (Online service) 655978

“…Learn the secrets of the field you have chosen, submit to a rigorous apprenticeship, absorb the hidden knowledge possessed by those with years of experience, surge past competitors to surpass them in brilliance, and explode established patterns from within. …”
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Encore Valentine / by Adriani Trigiani, author 656192

“…More so, she longs to create one of her own, but is torn between a past love that nurtured her, and a new one that promises to sustain her.…”

Handbook of Research on Education Institutions, Skills, and Jobs in the Digital Era / by Ordóñez de Pablos, Patricia, 1975-, editor 656401, Zhang, Xi, 1982-, editor 540571, Almunawar, Mohammad Nabil, 1960-, editor 623326, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…The evolution of information technologies, mobile devices, social media, and the needs of students, workers, and academics has experienced rapid changes in the past several years. This complex and dynamic reality requires new forms of education delivery and teaching methodologies for academics. …”
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SEM model: cognitive function predicting activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performance in older adults by Goh, Pei Swhen

“…The present study examines the relationship between cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADLs) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), specifically whether cognitive function can predict difficulties in ADLs and IADLs. Past research has found useful results in which our study is built on. …”
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Relationship between agreeableness and metamemory, moderated by self-esteem by Tan, Xuan Wei

“…Control participants did not view any past ratings. Participants did a word-pair task, rated JOLs, completed a mental paper folding task, and recalled the word-pairs. …”
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Investment outlook for the medium range tanker segment from the perspective of a ship financier from 2011 to 2015 by Han, Peinan.

“…The research first examined the investment potential of MR tanker operating companies in the past by comparing their past return on equity (ROE) with shipping industry average and the companies required rate of return against S&P 500 calculated using CAPM model. …”
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