Electrostatic dust removal using adsorbed moisture–assisted charge induction for sustainable operation of solar panels by Panat, Sreedath, Varanasi, Kripa K.

“…Solar panels are therefore cleaned regularly using large quantities of pure water. Consumption of water for cleaning, especially in deserts, poses a substantial sustainability challenge. …”
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A large scale test of the gaming-enhancement hypothesis by Przybylski, Andrew K., Wang, John C.

“…A growing research literature suggests that regular electronic game play and game-based training programs may confer practically significant benefits to cognitive functioning. …”
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Everyday streets: inclusive approaches to understanding and designing streets by Clossick, Jane, Hausleitner, Birgit, Martire, Agustina

“…It offers an analysis of many aspects of everyday streets from cities around the globe. From the regular rectilinear urban blocks of Montreal to the military-regulated narrow alleyways of Naples, and from the resilient market streets of London to the crammed commercial streets of Chennai, the streets in this book were all conceived with a certain level of control. …”
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Road surface analysis through machine learning techniques by Singh, Prabhat, Sharma, Shilpi, Kamal, Ahmed E., Kumar, Sunil

“…In developing countries, the main challenge is to maintain road conditions regularly. Roads can deteriorate from time to time. …”
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Detection and Measurement System for Button Mushrooms Using Convolutional Neural Network by Yong, Lio Wei, Ambar, Radzi, Abd Wahab, Mohd Helmy, Abd Jamil, Muhammad Mahadi, Choon, Chew Chang

“…Monitoring mushroom growth requires farmers to regularly inspect their crops, which is timeconsuming and inefficient. …”
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Seek Singapore : stop the eye epidemic in kids by Ong, Evonne Hui Hoon, Lim, Jermaine Zhen Min, Conceicao, Joshua Francis, Tang, Suzanna Farid Shu Ling

“…Targeted at parents with children below the age of seven, “Seek Singapore” aimed to reduce the incidence of childhood myopia at an early age by educating parents of the risks and long-term consequences of childhood myopia and hence informing and empowering parents to bring their children outdoors regularly to fight childhood myopia. This paper first summarises the primary and secondary research which helped shape the campaign. …”
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Density, laying date, breeding success and diet of Black Kites Milvus migrans govinda in the city of Delhi (India) by Kumar, N, Mohan, D, Jhala, YV, Qureshi, Q, Sergio, F

“…A sample of 151 nests was checked regularly to record laying date, breeding success and diet.…”

Practices, attitudes and motives for domestic waste recycling by Aini, M. S., Fakhru'l-Razi, A., Lad, S. M., Hashim, A. H.

“…Most waste was thrown away, except for newspaper and aluminium cans which were regularly recycled, while furniture, and electrical items were reused by giving away or trading-in. …”

Knowledge and practices on fire safety among undergraduates of school of health sciences in health campus, USM by Shahiran, Amirah Balqis Muhamad

“…Key interventions such as workshops, seminars and fire drills should be conducted regularly according to the best practices of disaster preparedness campaigns and are recommended to improve the results of this study. …”
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A clinical perspective on muscle specific kinase antibody positive myasthenia gravis by Keritam, O, Vincent, A, Zimprich, F, Cetin, H

“…In healthy muscle, MuSK regulates a phosphorylation pathway, which is essential for the development and maintenance of acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clusters at the neuromuscular junction. …”

Power management unit for smartphone applications by Kok, Chiang Liang

“…Therefore, the key is to improve the power efficiency of the DC-DC converter which is one of the most important circuit blocks in the PMU which includes the Low Dropout regulator and bandgap reference circuit. Therefore, since the smartphone spends most of its time in the light-load condition, measures mu^t be in place to improve the light-load efficiency. …”
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Error analysis of a first-order IMEX scheme for the logarithmic Schrödinger equation by Wang, Li-Lian, Yan, Jingye, Zhang, Xiaolong

“…Compared with its counterpart with a regular nonlinear term, it possesses richer and unusual dynamics, though the low regularity of the nonlinearity brings about significant challenges in both analysis and computation. …”
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Cross-Modal Deep Variational Hashing by Liong, Venice Erin, Lu, Jiwen, Zhou, Jie, Tan, Yap Peng

“…We then design modality-specific neural networks in a probabilistic manner such that we model a latent variable to be close as possible from the inferred binary codes, at the same time approximated by a posterior distribution regularized by a known prior, which is suitable for out-of-sample extension. …”
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Novel nitric oxide donors for the dispersal and control of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Poh, Wee Han

“…NO, as a free radical, is highly reactive and its production and metabolism is tightly regulated under physiological conditions. In addition, due to the involvement of NO in various pathological processes, several classes of NO donors with varying pharmacological properties have been developed for different treatments. …”
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A critique of the use of species and below-species taxonomic terms for viruses—time for change? by Simmonds, P

“…The International Committee for the Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) regulates assignment and names of virus species and higher taxa through its taxonomy proposal and ratification process. …”

Design of a localization system for multi-robot manipulator coordination by Goh, Glendon Zhi Yi

“…Localization can be achieved efficiently using radar technology, which has been heavily regulated such that it will not interfere with other forms of radar technology. …”
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LQR and genetic algorithms: an effective duo for assessing control expenditure and performance in dynamic systems by Silva, Josefredo G., Lacerda, Marcio J., Bertolin, Ariadne L. J., Santos, Jander, Nepomuceno, Erivelton G.

“…In this work, a novel methodology is introduced that employs genetic algorithms to determine the optimal weighting matrices for a linear quadratic regulator controller. A method is presented to construct a multi-objective fitness function that allows one to give prioritisation to energy consumption or other performance metrics, such as rise time, settling time, and steady-state error. …”
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High-performance reverse osmosis membranes fabricated on highly porous microstructured supports by Lee, Jaewoo, Wang, Rong, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…Owing to the narrow and regular structure, the HPμS support membranes showed the exceptional mechanical strength, which was comparable to the strength of support membranes used for conventional RO membranes. …”
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Crowdsourcing as Reflective Political Practice: Building a Location-based Tool for Civic Learning and Engagement by Graeff, Erhardt

“…Online forums function similarly, in that deliberation occurs within profile-based websites for which you need to sign up and regularly return. This paper responds to the design challenge and research question: How do you address barriers to “minimum effective engagement” in community projects, and ensure that all citizens can have their voice heard on how to improve their local communities? …”
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Exploratory factor and reliability analysis of entrepreneurial mindset instrument by Aryati Abd Rahman, Sheerad Sahid, Ahmad Zamri Mansor

“…The sample comprises 145 selected respondents, regularly randomized from undergraduate students at public universities in Malaysia. …”
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