Wearable bio-adhesive metal detector array (BioMDA) for spinal implants

“…Accordingly, herein, we report on the development and engineering of a bio-adhesive metal detector array (BioMDA), a potential wearable solution for real-time, non-invasive positional analyses of osseous implants within the spine. The electromagnetic coupling mechanism and intimate interfacial adhesion enable the precise sensing of the metallic implants position without the use of radiation. …”
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Deep learning approach to cervical segmentation from routine CT images by Duan, Yiming

“…To address the sequential and location-dependent nature of bone segmen tation information, the dissertation proposes a pre-training model for location information, and combines 2.5D image input and labeled multi-channel coding to semantically segment 3D cervical spine CT images. This method can accu rately extract the information of bone joint location of slices and incorporate it into image features in the form of channels, which can improve the accuracy of multiple bone joint segmentation and classification. …”
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Measuring membrane capacitance during a depolarizing stimulus by Chen, Peng., Gillis, Kevin., Xue, Renhao., Pui, Tze Sian.

“…It is critical to resolve the highly dynamic kinetic steps along the molecular cascade of exocytosis in order to pin down the specific actions of regulatory molecules and eventually decipher this complex and fundamental process.…”
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A Mixed Continuous-Discrete Approach to Fast Charging of Li-ion Batteries While Maximizing Lifetime by Berliner, Marc D, Cogswell, Daniel A, Bazant, Martin Z, Braatz, Richard D

“…In this article, we derive physics-based operating modes based on degradative governing equations, which are used to ensure safe use and minimal degradation during long-term cycling. The fast-charging protocols are efficiently and deterministically simulated using a mixed continuous-discrete (aka hybrid) approach to fast charging. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of MRI targeted biopsy strategies for diagnosing prostate cancer in Singapore by Cheng, Li-Jen, Soon, Swee Sung, Tan, Teck Wei, Tan, Cher Heng, Lim, Terence Sey Kiat, Tay, Kae Jack, Loke, Wei Tim, Ang, Bertrand, Chiong, Edmund, Ng, Kwong

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Signs of criticality in social explosions by Beiró, Mariano G., Chung, Ning Ning, Chew, Lock Yue, Gandica, Yérali

“…The success of an on-line movement could be defined in terms of the shift to large-scale and the later off-line massive street actions of protests. …”
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Multipass steering protocols at Jefferson lab by Bodenstein, RM, Tiefenback, MG

“…Perturbations include lens misalignments (including long-term ground motion), BPM offsets, and focusing and steering from RF fields inside the cavities. …”

Bach performance practice in the late French Romantic Organ School: a study of Welte organ roll recordings by Holman, C

“…Organists in this pedagogical line comprised the French Romantic Organ School, which developed distinct aesthetics and performance techniques in their own compositions based on their ideas of Bach performance practice. …”

Deciphering the Role of a Coleopteran Steering Muscle via Free Flight Stimulation by Sato, Hirotaka, Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Kolev, Svetoslav, Huynh, Ngoc Anh, Zhang, Chao, Massey, Travis L., van Kleef, Joshua, Ikeda, Kazuo, Abbeel, Pieter, Maharbiz, Michel M.

“…We set out to identify muscles whose stimulation produced a graded turning in free flight, a feat that would enable fine steering control not previously demonstrated. …”
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Indoor localization using Wi-Fi by Siswanto, Hadi

“…All models are evaluated using data collected from several reference points on block N4, North Spine, Nanyang Technological University. A simple Android application is developed to assist data collection. …”
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Development of a counter-UAV system by Tang, Wen Yue

“…Upon testing, the firing pin mechanism was found to be unable to reliably puncture the CO2 canister, even after improvements. …”
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Lessons from a retrospective look at India’s upstream sector by Elango, P

High-voltage IR-UWB pulse generator MMIC design and beamforming for indoor-ranging and radar applications by Hussain Ansari Md Arif

“…In recent times, impulse-radio ultra-wideband (IR-UWB) systems have gained significant attention for indoor positioning and short-range radar applications due to many of their inherent properties like ultra-fine temporal resolution, non-line-of-sight detection, multipath immunity, low power consumption, low-cost, etc. …”
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The Effect of National Debt on Private Investment (S/O 14327) by Hassan, Sallahuddin

“…This study found that there is a nonlinear relationship between private investment and national debt and justified that national debt significantly influence private investment in the long-run and the short-run. The Malaysian debt policies and Acts need to be changed accordingly and must be in line with the changes of investment environment. …”
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Small sample sizes reduce the replicability of task-based fMRI studies by Turner, Benjamin O., Paul, Erick J., Miller, Michael B., Barbey, Aron K.

“…Thus, our results join the existing line of work advocating for larger sample sizes. …”
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Clinical implementation of an oncology-specific family health history risk assessment tool by Fung, Si Ming, Wu, Ryanne R., Myers, Rachel A., Goh, Jasper, Ginsburg, Geoffrey S., Matchar, David, Orlando, Lori A., Ngeow, Joanne

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Soil-water characteristic curves of hydrophobic sand by Tan, Nicole Shi Qi

“…In this project, the effect of hydrophobicity is investigated using fine and coarse sands. Fine sand was made hydrophobic and mixed with either fine or coarse sand such that sand mixtures of hydrophobicity 20%, 50% and 80% by mass were obtained. …”
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The modern comfort object by Goh, Sherri Sze Yin

“…Combined with research and analysis from personal experience as well as surveys done in the field of anxiety disorders, this project aims to draw connections and blur the line between the immateriality of mental health and physical touch. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulations of mechanical and thermal properties of multi-layer graphene sheets by Poon, Darek Seet Keat

“…This is due to the hybridization of sp2 to sp3 bonds, resulting in long-range weaker bonds, thereby reducing the strain energy needed for breaking. …”
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Placing objects in context via inpainting for out-of-distribution segmentation by De Jorge, P, Volpi, R, Dokania, PK, Torr, PHS, Rogez, G

“…However, acquiring and labelling semantic segmentation data is expensive and unanticipated conditions are long-tail and potentially hazardous. Indeed, existing anomaly segmentation datasets capture a limited number of anomalies, lack realism or have strong domain shifts. …”