Discrete geodesic graphs by Fang, Zheng

“…It extends a method which approximates the intrinsic distance with the Euclidean distance in an offset band but allows user to control the error convergence rate and performs the geodesic computation in a Dijkstra-like sweep. …”
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Learning from nature : experimental observation of mimosa pudica by Zhang, Yi

“…Especially, Mimosa pudica has become a popular model to study the rapid plant movement, due to its well-known natural history; easily obtainable and maintained; fast germination rate; and observable leaf-closing properties. This study aimed to investigate the rapid movement of wild Mimosa pudica upon mechanical stimulation by hand touch. …”
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A linguistic feature vector for the visual interpretation of sign language by Bowden, R, Windridge, D, Kadir, T, Zisserman, A, Brady, M

“…This paper presents a novel approach to sign language recognition that provides extremely high classification rates on minimal training data. Key to this approach is a 2 stage classification procedure where an initial classification stage extracts a high level description of hand shape and motion. …”

All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo O3 data by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…Four different analysis methods are used to search in a gravitational-wave frequency band from 10 to 2048 Hz and a first frequency derivative from − 10 − 8 to 10 − 9     Hz / s . …”
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Media regulation in Singapore : empirical study of the instruments of media policy and its efficiency with regard to the attainment of political objectives by Carsten, Gäbel

“…The empirical study at hand examines if Singapore's government is in fact achieving its objectives by taking advantage of the media. …”
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PN-type quantum barrier for InGaN/GaN light emitting diodes by Zhang, Zi-Hui, Tan, Swee Tiam, Ji, Yun, Liu, Wei, Ju, Zhengang, Kyaw, Zabu, Sun, Xiaowei, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…In addition, the enhanced overall radiative recombination rates in the multiple quantum wells and increased effective energy barrier height in the conduction band has substantially suppressed the electron leakage from the active region. …”
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Impact of wireless application protocol (WAP) on e-commerce users in Singapore. by Kong, Wai Kuen.

“…Due to the widespread use of handphones and hand-held wireless devices, developers or e-commerce implementers are actively looking for ways of accessing information everywhere and at any time. …”
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Best switching angles of multilevel DC/AC inverters by Ye, Jian.

“…Connecting the power semiconductor devices in series can achieve higher voltage rating of inverter. Multilevel is one of these series connections of power semiconductor devices. …”
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EEG-based emotional stress recognition using deep learning techniques by Lai, Michelle Wei Ting

“…In this fast-paced world, one must be able to multi-task with jobs in hand and this generates stress. …”
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Bacteria-mediated anti-cancer therapy by Bhave, Madhura Satish

“…IB was found to mediate necrosis in colorectal cancer cells. On the other hand, CM was found to mediate apoptosis in the cancer cells. …”
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Intelligent agent design for persuading the elderly to adopt a healthy lifestyle by Yu, Xinjia

“…When the proposed multiple agent system selects and provides the suitable agent to play the right role to assist the persuading process, the persuasion success rate will enhance because of the fulfilment of persuadee's role expectation. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…As a result, the composite anode shows quite good capacity retention and rate performance, significantly better than a conventional Si thin film anode with the same amount of amorphous Si loading. …”
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The golden bull : is it coming? (current prospects of gold trading) by Lim, Wee Beng, Lim, Daniel Chih Ming, Leong, Kum Hoe

“…We must admit that over the past few years, the price of gold has been in its doldrums and has seemingly been contained within a narrow band of prices. Unlike most other investments, gold hoarding not only does not reap annual returns in the form of dividends or interests (with the exception of gold shares and the like), it instead entails the incurrence of an annual maintenance fee for storage, insurance and other expenses. …”
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Molecular and immunological profiling of Bartonella spp. in shelter cat population in Peninsular Malaysia by Alias, Nurul Najwa Ainaa

“…Molecular detection of Bartonella DNA was performed using conventional PCR detecting 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer sequence which yield a single band at 630 to 680 base pair. Bartonella DNA was detected from four cats (4/217;1.8%) in which three from cat’s blood and one from oral swab. …”
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Smart material based on magnetorheological elastomer and its 3D printing by Bastola, Anil K.

“…Three different types of MR cores, namely, low viscosity fluid MR core, high viscosity fluid MR core, and solid MR core were considered. On the other hand, in a 3D printing method, extrusion-based multi-material printing was implemented, where MR fluid filaments were printed within an elastomer matrix in the layer-by-layer fashion. …”
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Modeling and coordination control of AC/DC hybrid microgrids by Zhang, Zhe

“…With the proposed bidirectional inertia support in hybrid AC/DC microgrids, improvements in frequency nadir and rate of change of frequency (RoCoF) are expected, resulting in better overall system-level stability. …”
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Synaptic plasticity in VLSI : a floating-gate approach by Gopalakrishnan, Roshan

“…Computationally T-STDP has advantages like replicating rate based plasticity experiments and detecting third order input correlations. …”
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Essential role of lattice oxygen in methanol electrochemical refinery toward formate by Meng, Fanxu, Wu, Qian, Elouarzaki, Kamal, Luo, Songzhu, Sun, Yuanmiao, Dai, Chencheng, Xi, Shibo, Chen, Yubo, Lin, Xinlong, Fang, Mingliang, Wang, Xin, Mandler, Daniel, Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…Here, using 18O isotope-labeled catalysts, we find that the oxygen atoms in formate generated during the methanol e-refinery reaction can originate from the catalysts' lattice oxygen and the O-2p-band center levels can serve as an effective descriptor to predict the catalytic performance of the catalysts, namely, the formate production rates and Faradaic efficiencies. …”
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The role of chatbots in data analytics: an evaluation of functional abilities by Patel, Preeti, Shooshtarian, Sowgol

“…In the fast-paced evolution of artificial intelligence, in which chatbots are becoming vital tools in many areas, this study is focused on the various functional roles of ChatGPT-4 in data analytics. …”
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Outlook for the dry bulk shipping market in the next 5 years by Sam, Dave Perry, Chang, Yvonne, Yeo, Kai Hong

“…The author touches on the fundamentals that affect supply, demand and the freight rates of the dry bulk market. Through this research, a study of supply, demand for shipping services, freight rates of the dry bulk market and the global economy will be conducted. …”
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