Vision language representation learning by Yang, Xiaofeng

“…Additionally, our proposed method attains comparable or superior performance to other end-to-end models with only ten percent of the pretraining GPU hours. Lastly, the decision-making process of vision language models remains opaque. …”
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An evidence-based serious game app for public education on antibiotic use and resistance: randomized controlled trial by Huang, Zhilian, Ow, Jing Teng, Tang, Wern Ee, Chow, Angela

“…Future research should assess the effectiveness of interventions in facilitating long-term knowledge retention and long-lasting behavioral change.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoprism-based nanostructures by Mohammad Mehdi Shahjamali

“…The synthetic approaches described are expandable to other noble metals and open up new avenues for the complex buildup of new complex structures with more functionality. Lastly, the same gold coating protocol with some minor changes has also been applied to synthesize bimetallic nanobox with a proper integrity and uniformity, with preserving the initial triangular Ag nanoprism template. …”
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Posture control and balance for quality of walking in rehabilitation by Li, Lei

“…The developed exoskeleton is proven to be able to trigger a stable swing motion in terms of XcoM stability criteria and reduce the human effort by 50% compared with the exoskeleton without lateral balance shifting ability. Lastly, an additional active balance stabilizer is used to further improve user-independence and balance when walking with lower-limb assistive device. …”
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Real-time animation of vegetation : novel 2D approach and interactive authoring interface by Chen, Kan

“…This approach represents vegetation as view-dependent 2D billboard layers, adopts the proposed 2D harmonic motion simulation for modeling the dynamics of vegetation at the first layer (closest to the viewer), and utilizes this dynamics to guide the animation of the rest of the layers while addressing the motion effects in depth and occlusion effects. Lastly, short plants, such as grass, flowers, and shrubs, are common vegetation species. …”
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Investigating the role of astrocytes in Parkinson's disease pathogenesis in GBA- N370S iPSC-derived neural cultures by Ibarra Aizpurua, N

“…Moreover, even if <em>CYP27B1</em> and <em>VDR</em> expression and nuclear translocation were elevated in reactive iASTROs, vitamin D supplementation in iDAn did not result in changes in cell viability.</p> <p>Lastly, to investigate if iASTROs treated with inflammatory cytokines presented neurotoxic or neuroprotective characteristics, experiments in iDAn-iASTRO co-cultures were conducted. …”

Color and flavor development of roasted jackfruit (Artocarpus hetrophyllus L.) seeds by Azeez, Shakirah Omotoke

“…The aim of this research therefore was to investigate the flavor and color development in JFS during roasting, through; chemical analysis, sugar profiling and amino acid profiling of both raw and roasted JFS; color development analysis using response surface methodology (RSM); effect of roasting condition on the structural changes of the starch granules using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR); and lastly flavor development analysis using gas chromatography-olfactometry (GC-O) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) coupled with aroma extract dilution analysis (AEDA) for the identification of key odorants. …”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…Together, these results demonstrate LPG’s usefulness for high performance, self-powered graphene paper electronics. Lastly, the bulk structuring of optically transparent materials through fsLIL for 3D MBs and MSCs is studied. …”
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Essays on blood supply management by Senga, Juan Ramon Liboro

“…We also observe that the dynamic donation rate strategy results in lower fill-rates during disasters when the fill-rate is low despite being able to meet donation targets, and that multiple waves with short lead times exacerbate this effect. Lastly, we introduce three ethically complex interventions: (1) demand deferral, (2) rationing of blood, and (3) tapping non-traditional donor pools and show that these can be implemented from both the analytical and simulation models. …”
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Evaluating the socio-environmental impacts of monoculture cashew expansion in the Northern Western Ghats, India by Anushka Rege

“…The area under cashew cultivation as of 2020 in the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg landscape was 53,350 ha. Lastly, I compared bird diversity across cashew plantations, privately owned forests and government-controlled forests, using both acoustic methods and point count methods. …”
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Conflict-free urban air mobility planning with an airspace-resource-centric approach by Dai, Wei

“…The model will be used in the evaluation of trajectory planning from the perspective of power consumption. Lastly, in the final stage, we present a multi-objective 4D trajectory optimization model using the ARC concept. …”
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会话分析研究 ：“就” 作为回应开头单位的互动会话功能 = Conversation Analysis : “jiu” as a turn-initial object of a response in Mandarin conversation by 林美琦 Lim, Maggie Meiqi

“…These includes: 1) respondent can use “jiu” as a turn-initial object of a response to express rejection towards the utterance in the prior turn; 2) respondent can use “jiu” as a turn-initial object of a response to express resistance towards the implied agenda of an utterance in the prior turn; 3) respondent can use “jiu” as a turn-initial object of a response to index the prior turn as self-evident. Lastly, I will also make use of Face Theory from Brown and Levinson to discuss the deployment of “jiu” as a turn-initial object of a response and what it could reflect about the social interaction between people.…”
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Investigating viral glycosylation pathways for drug and vaccine development by Brun, J

“…Previously, it had been observed that a single high-dose treatment with the iminosugar MON-DNJ led to long-lasting antiviral effects in lethal dengue mouse models via alpha-glucosidase I inhibition. …”

Exploring the Dynamics of Canine-Assisted Interactions: A Wearable Approach to Understanding Interspecies Well-Being by Holder, Timothy R. N., Nichols, Colt, Summers, Emily, Roberts, David L., Bozkurt, Alper

“…We also present three new representations of the internal and overall dynamics of CAIs for adoption by the broader field. Lastly, this paper discusses ongoing options for further dyadic analysis, interspecies emotion prediction, integration of contextually relevant environmental data, and standardization of human–animal interaction equipment and analytical approaches. …”
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Design of a power management unit for a wireless-power-transfer-enabled wireless sensor node by Luo, Hao

“…Moreover, the load-adaptive negative-resistance helps to boost the DC-gain of the proposed OCL-LDO while improving the current efficiency and ensuring fast-settling and frequency stability. Lastly, the compensator-less SRVM controller is meant to minimize power and area induced by discrete circuitries and components that build the compensator in a conventional DC-DC converter. …”
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Semantic-based vulnerability analysis of software by Li, Yuekang

“…With Cerebro, we found one CVE and fourteen previously unknown bugs. Lastly, we concentrate on methods for anti-greybox fuzzing. …”
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Light-matter interactions in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides by Zhao, Jiaxin

“…Following the carrier relaxation in the systems, the slow recovery process lasts for several tens of ps. By coherently superimposing monolayer exciton and cavity photons, when the system is in the strong coupling regime, the formation of exciton polaritons potentially harnesses the valley-polarized polariton-polariton interactions for novel valleytronic devices. …”
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AI techniques in CFD: leveraging physical priors with deep learning to improve on numerical solvers by Loh, Jessica Sher En

“…Additionally, it extends the use of residual training to improve flow field prediction for a GNN scenario with immersed object, when low resolution data is available. Lastly, the third part aims to enhance flow predictions around complex geometries, which may often be deconstructed into multiple, simple bodies, by leveraging existing data on these single geometry flow fields. …”
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Design and growth of high-power gallium nitride light-emitting diodes by Zhang, Zihui

“…We have also suggested InGaN/GaN LED devices with the electron overflow reduction through incorporating n-type InGaN layer and n-type AlGaN layer into the n-GaN layer, respectively, accompanied with which a mean-free-path model has been proposed and demonstrated to explain the mechanism of the electron overflow reduction through decreasing the electron mean free path. Lastly, as it has been mentioned previously, the low p-type conductivity in the InGaN/GaN LEDs has substantially limited the LED performance. …”
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Methods of growth and transfer of carbon nanotubes onto substrates for advanced electrical and electronic applications by Ng, Zhi Kai

“…These observations indicate the potential to achieve a lightweight, conductive, high surface area composite electrodes. Lastly, ongoing research, insights, research directions and potential applications are elaborated. …”
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