Geometric primitive feature extraction : concepts, algorithms and applications by Prasad, Dilip Kumar.

“…For the problem of detecting ellipses in a set of digital curves, several innovative and fast pre-processing, grouping, and hypotheses evaluation concepts applicable for digital curves have been proposed and combined to form an ellipse detection method. …”
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Study of 3PL selection and development in Singapore by Liu, Zelai

“…A comparison between EE industry and the Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) and Cold Chain (CC) industry will also be conducted, particularly in terms of how the 3PL selection criteria are similar or different across the three industries. …”
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Evaluation of context awareness algorithms for recommending mobile content by Dong, Hong Liang

“…Previous studies showed that they had great influence to users’ behaviors of information retrieval and decision making process. With the fast growth of mobile systems (e.g., smart phones), context-aware recommendation on mobile content became a hot trend in the academic studies and industrial applications. …”
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Preparation of graphene - based photocatalyst for environmental application by Chong, Ying Yan

“…However, problems associated with the existing photocatalysts such as Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) include the fast rate of electron-hole pair recombination, and the need for UV light irradiation that consumes more energy. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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The iDEA architecture-focused FPGA soft processor by Cheah, Hui Yan

“…It uses the highly capable DSP blocks on modern Xilinx devices to enable a general purpose processor that is small and fast. We show that the DSP48E1 blocks in Xilinx Virtex-6 and 7-Series devices support a wide range of standard processor instruc- tions that can be designed into the core of a processor we call iDEA. …”
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DC fault detection and clearance in VSC-HVDC systems by Yeap, Yew Ming

“…Each scheme will be assessed based on how fast they clear the fault and achieve smooth recovery. …”
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Human machine interface/brain control for electric vehicles application by Tang, Tao

“…A tunable DC-servo loop (TDSL) is designed to cancel the maximum input DC offset of 200 mV at a controlled speed so that the TDSL achieves a fast cancellation for the input DC offset without any glitch injection. …”
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A New Variational Method for Bias Correction and Its Applications to Rodent Brain Extraction by Chang, Huibin, Huang, Weimin, Wu, Chunlin, Huang, Su, Guan, Cuntai, Sekar, Sakthivel, Bhakoo, Kishore Kumar, Duan, Yuping

“…We propose an efficient multi-resolution algorithm for fast computation. At each resolution layer, we solve an alternating direction scheme, all subproblems of which have the closed-form solutions. …”
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Single-step selective laser writing of flexible photodetectors for wearable optoelectronics by An, Jianing, Le, Truong-Son Dinh, Lim, Chin Huat Joel, Tran, Van Thai, Zhan, Zhaoyao, Gao, Yi, Zheng, Lianxi, Sun, Gengzhi, Kim, Young-Jin

“…Benefitting from enhanced photocarrier generation because of the ultraporous film morphology, efficient separation of electron–hole pairs at rGO–ZnO heterojunctions, and fast electron transport by highly conductive rGO nanosheets, the photodetector exhibits high, linear, and reproducible responsivities to a wide range of ultraviolet (UV) intensities. …”
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The contribution of color information to rapid face categorization in natural scenes by Or, Charles C.-F., Retter, Talia L., Rossion, Bruno

“…We examine its effect on high-level face categorization responses using fast periodic visual stimulation (Rossion et al., 2015). …”
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NMDA receptor activation enhances inhibitory GABAergic transmission onto hippocampal pyramidal neurons via presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms by Xue, Jiu Gang, Masuoka, Takayoshi, Gong, Xian Di, Chen, Ken-Shiung, Yanagawa, Yuchio, Law, Alex Sai Kit, Konishi, Shiro

“…Here, we report that a brief application of NMDA could induce two distinct actions in CA1 pyramidal neurons in mouse hippocampal slices: 1) an inward current attributed to activation of postsynaptic NMDARs; and 2) fast phasic synaptic currents, namely spontaneous inhibitory postsynaptic currents (sIPSCs), mediated by GABAA receptors in pyramidal neurons. …”
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An efficient channel clustering and flow rate allocation algorithm for non-uniform microfluidic cooling of 3D integrated circuits by Qian, Hanhua, Chang, Chip Hong, Yu, Hao

“…Supported by this fast and accurate thermal model, the proposed cooling method and clustering algorithm have been applied to a 3D multi-core testbench for simulation. …”
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Ultralow-threshold two-photon pumped amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from seeded CdSe/CdS nanorod heterostructures by Xing, Guichuan, Liao, Yile, Wu, Xiangyang, Chakrabortty, Sabyasachi, Liu, Xinfeng, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee, Sum, Tze Chien, Chan, Yinthai

“…Ultrafast optical spectroscopy verified that while the Auger processes in these heterostructures are indeed suppressed, ASE in these samples could also be strongly affected by a fast hole trapping process to the NR surface states. …”
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Religious and economic soft power in Ghana-Turkey relations by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…Turkey’s economic soft power relationship with Ghana is exemplified by both considerable recent investments and in fast-growing bilateral trade. The overall aim of the government of Turkey is to increase the country’s influence in Ghana, part of a wider initiative to expand its regional influence in Africa. …”
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Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Arman, BY, Clarke, R, Bharucha, T, Gomez Fernandez, L, Walsby-Tickle, J, Deats, M, Mosca, S, Lin, Q, Banerjee, S, Chunekar, S, Patil, K, Gairola, S, Dunachie, S, Merchant, H, Stokes, R, Kuwana, R, Maes, A, Charrier, J-P, Probert, F, Caillet, C, Matousek, P, McCullagh, J, Newton, P, Zitzmann, N, Gangadharan, B

“…In this context, matrix-assisted laser desorption ionisation-time of flight (MALDI-ToF) mass spectrometry (MS) is globally available for fast and accurate analysis of bacteria in patient samples, offering a potentially accessible solution to identify SF vaccines. …”

Development and validation of multiplex real-time PCR for simultaneous detection of six bacterial pathogens causing lower respiratory tract infections and antimicrobial resistance... by Dung, TTN, Phat, VV, Vinh, C, Lan, NPH, Phuong, NLN, Ngan, LTQ, Thwaites, G, Thwaites, L, Rabaa, M, Nguyen, ATK, Duy, PT

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our multiplex quantitative RT-PCR assays are fast and simple, but sensitive and specific in detecting six bacterial pathogens of LRTIs and their antimicrobial resistance genes and should be further evaluated for clinical utility.…”

Blind quantum computing with trapped ions and single photons by Drmota, P

“…Our apparatus enables deterministic feedforward control (as required for measurement-based blind quantum computing), supporting fast switching of polarisation measurement basis by the client and deterministic logic gates between the network and the memory qubit in the server. …”

Respiratory quality indices for automated monitoring of respiration from sensor data by Birrenkott, D

“…Five initial RQIs are described based on five signal processing techniques: fast Fourier transform (FFT), autocorrelation, cosine correlation, autoregression, and Hjorth parameters. …”

Audio-based approaches in tuning retrieval of gamelan ensemble by Hamdan, Sinin

“…Picoscope Melda analyser and Adobe using voltage-based triggers generate fast fourier transform (FFT) producing a spectrum, the decay signal is used for Q (loss factor) calculation. …”
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