Bayesian estimation of layers from multiple images by Wexler, Y, Fitzgibbon, A, Zisserman, A

“…Object boundaries, especially at thin sub-pixel structures like hair, pose a serious problem.</p> <br> <p>In this paper we present a multiple view algorithm for computing the alpha matte. …”

Fifty shades of deprivation: disaggregating types of economic disadvantage in studies of terrorism by Hertog, S, Arellano, A, Hegghammer, T, Østby, G

“…Drawing inspiration from fields like conflict studies, social psychology, and political behaviour, we outline some measurement approaches that could capture the mechanisms in a targeted way. …”

Coupling photo-responsive transmembrane ion transport with transition metal catalysis by Chao, X, Johnson, T, Temian, M-C, Docker, A, Wallabregue, A, Scott, A, Conway, S, Langton, M

“…This work demonstrates that artificial transporters enable control over catalysis inside artificial cell-like systems, which could form the basis of biocompatible nanoreactors for applications such as drug synthesis and delivery or to mediate phototargeted catalyst delivery into cells.…”

Virtual reality and gamification in hospitality education at front desk by Ismail, Nurul Halimatul Asmak, Awwad, Samer A.B., Thinakaran, Rajermani, Quah, Wei Boon, Muniandy, Mohana

“…VR in the classroom acts like a digital tool for the students and the teachers to achieve educational goals as it enhances understanding, critical thinking, visualization levels, and problem-solving skills. …”
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Pecha Kucha: The Use of Visual Storytelling to Improve Students Presentation Skills in Marketing Course (S/O: 14765) by Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor, Abdul Razak, Azrina, Khairudin, Norhaiza

“…For these reasons, lecturers considered Pecha Kucha as a better mode of presentation compared to the traditional methods like Powerpoint. Implications of the study on teaching and learning were discussed…”
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Predicting marsh vulnerability to sea-level rise using Holocene relative sea-level data by Horton, Benjamin Peter, Shennan, Ian, Bradley, Sarah L., Cahill, Niamh, Kirwan, Matthew, Kopp, Robert E., Shaw, Timothy Adam

“…Holocene records indicate that marshes are nine times more likely to retreat than expand when RSLR rates are ≥7.1 mm/yr. …”
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Exceptionally active iridium evolved from a pseudo-cubic perovskite for oxygen evolution in acid by Chen, Yubo, Li, Haiyan, Wang, Jingxian, Du, Yonghua, Xi, Shibo, Sun, Yuanmiao, Sherburne, Matthew, Ager, Joel W., Fisher, Adrian C., Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…Such reconstructed surface region, likely contains a high amount of structural domains with corner-shared and under-coordinated IrOx octahedrons, is responsible for the observed high activity.…”
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Optical properties of semi-conductive MXene Sc2COx, CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets and quantum dots by Chen, Qiran

“…These properties attract great attention due to their high potential in applications like solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, photodetectors, catalysts, etc. …”
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Nature-inspired lightweight auxetic structures for enhanced stiffness and absorption capacity by Zhang, Ee Teng

“…Bio-organisms often exhibit curved-like, graded and hierarchical structures which significantly contribute to their exceptional mechanical adaptability and performances in diverse range of environmental conditions. …”
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A Review of Genetic Algorithm: Operations and Applications by Md Isa, Faizatulhaida, Ariffin, Wan Nor Munirah, Jusoh, Muhammad Shahar, Erni Puspanantasari Putri, Erni Puspanantasari Putri

“…The main findings show the adaptability of GA in tackling problems spanning engineering, economics, bioinformatics, and beyond. …”
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NMR structure, dynamics and interactions of the integrin β2 cytoplasmic tail with filamin domain IgFLNa21 by Chatterjee, Deepak, Tan, Suet-Mien, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Lu, Lewis Zhiping

“…Such dynamical characteristics are likely to be necessary for the TTT-motif to serve as a phosphorylation switch that regulates filamin A binding to integrin β2 CT.…”
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Rapid and punctuated Late Holocene recession of Siling Co, central Tibet by Shi, Xuhua, Kirby, Eric, Furlong, Kevin P., Meng, Kai, Robinson, Ruth, Lu, Haijian, Wang, Erchie

“…Mapping and surveying of lacustrine shorelines coupled with optically stimulated luminescence dating of associated deposits indicate protracted occupation of a highstand elevation from >8 ka to 4 ka, followed by rapid recession that was likely punctuated by several stillstands of centennial-scale duration. …”
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Beginning IoT Projects : Breadboard-less Electronic Projects / by Bell, Charles, author 643171

“…There is also a short tutorial on programming each host; Arduino C-like sketches and Python scripts respectfully. Thus, the book also helps you get started with your choice of platform. …”

The Whole Picture : The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it / by Procter, Alice, author 656024, Octopus (Online service) 656025

“…People are waking up to the seedy history of the world's art collections, and are starting to ask difficult questions about what the future of museums should look like. In The Whole Picture , art historian and Uncomfortable Art Tour guide Alice Procter provides a manual for deconstructing everything you thought you knew about art, and fills in the blanks with the stories that have been left out of the art history canon for centuries. …”
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How Stories Change Us : A Developmental Science of Stories from Fiction and Real Life / by Reese, Elaine, author 655966

“…Stories may even help future generations to cope with global issues like future pandemics and climate change"--…”
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21W.730-4 Writing and the Environment, Fall 2002 by Taft, Cynthia B.

“…We will consider the strategies of popular science writers like Lewis Thomas, David Quammen, John McPhee, and Ursula K. …”
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15.389 Global Entrepreneurship Lab, Fall 2002 by Locke, Richard M., 1959-, Murray, Fiona E., Johnson, Simon, Pentland, Alex Paul

“…We would like MIT Sloan to become the first place that global startups look for advice and help. …”
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Self-assembled structures using CABC multi-block copolymers by Zheng, Jie

“…Varying the lengths of A and C segments (varying the hydrophobicity), the assembly morphological change from spherical micelles to discs, toroids, oval toroids, and cage-like structures. I also crosslinked toroids and studied their size change below and above LCST with keeping the toroid structures.…”
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Microtissue-encapsulating devices for hypoxia reduction of cellular therapeutics in diabetes treatment by Chen, Yang

“…First, islet-like microtissues with varying geometries such as toroid, rod and spheroid were designed and fabricated using micromolded non-adhesive hydrogels where monodispersed rat insulinoma β cells assembled into microtissues. …”
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Public opinion trend analysis on nuclear energy via aspect-based sentiment analysis methods by Huang, Fan

“…As online social media platforms like Twitter prevail in recent years, many public ideas and opinions are generating and spreading around the virtual world every minute. …”
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