Design of digital filters by optimization techniques by Zhang, Dongye

“…To design better complex coefficient FIR filters, a weighed least-squares (WLS) constraint in magnitude is imposed and combined with minimax constraints in magnitude. …”
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Performance of microwave formed angle ply composites by Bhudolia Somen Kumar.

“…The traditional method of Autoclave curing (Thermal curing), although being expensive, is still the most accepted because it gives least standard deviation during all mechanical tests as compared to other available methods like the use of Ultraviolet and gamma rays heating. …”
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Three essays on family firms by Lim, So-Yeon

“…The evidence suggests that having at least two unrelated cofounders involved in management reduces agency problems through mutual monitoring, reducing the number of shareholder proposals and serving as a substitute for other governance mechanisms. …”
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Book review : Facts, values and the policy world by Phil Ryan by Ginsburg, Norman

“…The distinction between facts and values is a methodological conundrum which faces all social scientists, not least critical social policy analysts. It concerns the need for evidence and rational argument to support a critical perspective on a social issue. …”
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Interferometric scattering microscopy by Young, G, Kukura, P

“…Interferometric scattering microscopy (iSCAT) is an extremely sensitive imaging method based on the efficient detection of light scattered by nanoscopic objects. The ability to, at least in principle, maintain high imaging contrast independent of the exposure time or the scattering cross section of the object allows for unique applications in single-particle tracking, label-free imaging of nanoscopic (dis)assembly, and quantitative single-molecule characterization. …”

Low energy levels of harmonic spheres into analytic manifolds by Rupflin, M

“…While a well known conjecture asserts that ΞE(N) is discrete whenever N is analytic, for most analytic targets it is only known that any potential accumulation point of the energy spectrum must be given by the sum of the energies of at least two harmonic spheres. The lowest energy level that could hence potentially be an accumulation point of ΞE is thus 2Emin. …”

A counterexample to the coarse Menger conjecture by Nguyen, T, Scott, A, Seymour, P

“…Recently, Georgakopoulos and Papasoglu and, independently, Albrechtsen, Huynh, Jacobs, Knappe and Wollan conjectured a coarse analogue of Menger’s theorem, when the k paths are required to be pairwise at some distance at least d. The result is known for k ≤ 2, but we will show that it is false for all k ≥ 3, even if G is constrained to have maximum degree at most three. …”

Primary type of trust required in the chinese workplace : a qualitative approach. by Chua, Li Ling.

“…This study used 10 Taiwanese participants each with at least 4.5 years of sales-related working experience. …”
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Crossing and intersecting families of geometric graphs on point sets by Álvarez-Rebollar, J. L., Cravioto-Lagos, J., Marín, N., Solé-Pi, O., Urrutia, J.

“…For points in convex position we prove that any set of 3n points in convex position contains a family with at least $$n^2$$ n 2 intersecting triangles.…”
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Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Rigotti, NA, Munafo, MR, Murphy, MRG, Stead, LF, Munafo', MR

“…Intensive intervention (inpatient contact plus follow‐up for at least one month) was associated with a significantly higher quit rate compared to control (Peto Odds Ratio 1.82, 95% CI 1.49‐2.22, six trials). …”

Dose escalation pre-clinical trial of novel DOK7-AAV in mouse model of DOK7 congenital myasthenia by Cossins, J, Kozma, I, Canzonetta, C, Hawkins, A, Beeson, D, Sepulveda, P, Dong, YY

“…However, male models treated with 1 × 1014 vg/kg showed the least decrement that was not statistically different from wild-type littermates. …”

Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Global anthropogenic emission inventories report increases in Northern Hemispheric (NH) Hg emissions during the last three decades, in contradiction with the observed decline in atmospheric Hg concentrations at NH measurement stations. …”
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Building a Scalable Electrification Infrastructure in Logistics by Alam, Muhammad Ashhad

“…A major driver of this environmental footprint remains a heavy reliance on trucking—the least fuel-efficient mode of transportation. A key pathway toward freight decarbonization, therefore, involves shifting from internal combustion engines (ICE) to electric powertrains in truck fleets. …”
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Near field wireless power transfer by Er, Gavin Kian Ming

“…In this project, the focus areas are to study and design a suitable near-field wireless power transfer system used potentially for biomedical devices with at least 50% power transmission efficiency. The software used for design parameters simulations in this project is Ansys’s High Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS).…”
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Fractional singular differential systems of Lane-Emden type : existence and uniqueness of solutions by Gouari, Yazid, Dahmani, Zoubir, Farooq, Shan E., Ahmad, Farooq

“…Furthermore, the question of existence of at least one solution is discussed. At the end, an illustrative example is given in details.…”
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Properties of lightweight concrete by using light expanded clay aggregate by Wisnu Saputra.

“…In the design of the concrete mixture, water cement ratio (w/c) was the most significant ratio in providing high strength in comparison with other design ratios. It is also the least significant ratio in reducing the weight of the concrete.…”
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Numerical modeling and simulation of shape memory allows using the mesh-free method by Ren, Ji

“…The emphasis here is on the moving least squares approximation (MLS), and detailed derivation of MLS approximation is described, whereby an efficient approach for obtaining the MLS shape functions and their derivatives is introduced. …”
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Time before time after by Tang, Chia Xing

“…Time Before Time After, what takes place before and what takes place after, it does matter. At least to us, humans, constantly reflecting our measure of time through human’s existence. …”
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Sintercom : experiment in online civil society by Kwok, Amanda Ching Yee

“…It concludes that Sintercom’s experiment did open-up civil society space, at least on the Internet, although at the same time, the government’s experiment with what it saw as a “Light Touch” style of regulations using Sintercom as a testing-ground (due to its prominence in the 1990s Internet) also seemed to have succeeded at that point.…”
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Development of a system to detect hidden information in a document using steganography software by Wuan, Neng Jie

“…Steganography is the art of hiding secret information in plain sight. Manipulating the least significant bit (LSB) of the image’s pixel values is one of the most popular steganographic embedding method. …”
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