Low complexity spectrum sensing for cognitive radio enabled aeronautical communication systems by Koodathumkal Mathew Libin

“…The proposed technique does not incur dedicated hardware blocks for noise variance estimation, leading to an efficient hardware implementation of the scheme without significant resource overheads. …”
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A study of atmospheric gradient for the analysis of weather events and prediction of rainfall in the tropical region by Naha Biswas, Anik

“…The atmospheric gradient in the surrounding region converges at the location of precipitation which is also an indication of atmospheric convergence leading to a vertical updraft of warm air. The gradient magnitude exhibits negligible shift in values between rainy and non-rainy hours while forecasting precipitation over a region. …”
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Detection of road markings for advanced driver assistance by Suchitra Sathyanarayana

“…A study on the relationship between the block-size and the quality of SLEM was conducted to identify appropriate block settings leading to successful extraction of lane markings despite noisy edge pixels such as tree shadows. …”
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Computational modeling of light processing in the habenula and dorsal raphe based on laser ablation of functionally-defined cells by Cheng, Ruey-Kuang, Jagannathan, N. Suhas, Kathrada, Ahmad Ismat, Jesuthasan, Suresh, Tucker-Kellogg, Lisa

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Three essays on corporate finance by Zou, Kunru

“…The connections to top political leaders (i.e., Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) make local politicians engage more in rent-seeking by selling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at substantial discounts. …”
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论汉魏六朝挽歌与悼亡诗的生死主题 = Theme on life and death in elegy and lament poetry of Han, Wei and six dynasties by 郑慧萍 Teh, Hui Ping

“…Risking lives and limbs, poets embark on political paths seeking wealth and fame, yet hoping to alleviate their fear of death, adopt Zhuangzi’s calm attitude towards death. …”
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Nonlinear regression approach for GPS multipath mitigation : from code to carrier-phase measurements by Phan, Quoc Huy

“…Multipath, where GPS signals arrive by more than one path and thereby create a range error, has remained the long-lasting major error source in GPS solutions although having been a target of the GPS research community since the day the system started operating. Seeking to understand the GPS multipath errors, this report aims to ef?…”
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Light management in nanostructures for solar cell application by Du, Qingguo

“…Thus, scientists are now trying to seek for alternative materials to replace ITO electrodes. …”
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Compact transformer based power combination techniques for millimeter-wave CMOS power amplifiers by Han, Jiangan

“…To characterize this circuit topology, admittance matrix condensation algorithm is proposed, validated and then used for seeking the optimum inductance range. Following that, the nonlinearity of CMOS transistor with inductive source degeneration (ISD) is studied using Volterra kernels in mm-wave frequency range. …”
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Energy-efficient video streaming over wireless networks by Chuah, Seong Ping

“…These transport packets need to be delivered before a deadline at a target reliability which depends on the importance of the video frame. We seek the optimal transmission strategy that minimizes the transmission energy under the reliability and deadline constraints of a group of transport packets. …”
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Improving outcomes in panic disorder and carer support in psychosis: a triad of studies on theory, practice and innovations by Aslam, SY

“…An exploratory aim was to evaluate the potential impact of a novel component of focused CBT which includes the use of ‘approach-supporting behaviours’ where safety-seeking behaviours are prominent. Method: We conducted a randomised parallel trial. …”

Distribution and risk factors of canine heart diseases and survey for owners treatment intention by Noordin, Norhidayah

“…Most dog owners (92.3%) were willing to seek treatment if their pet dogs were diagnosed, but the cost (39.5%) was a primary concern for long-term treatment. …”
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Differences in the effectiveness of individual-level smoking cessation interventions by socioeconomic status by Theodoulou, A, Fanshawe, TR, Leavens, E, Theodoulou, E, Wu, AD, Heath, L, Stewart, C, Nollen, N, Ahluwalia, JS, Butler, AR, Hajizadeh, A, Thomas, J, Lindson, N, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><b>Background</b></p> People from lower socioeconomic groups are more likely to smoke and less likely to succeed in achieving abstinence, making tobacco smoking a leading driver of health inequalities. Contextual factors affecting subpopulations may moderate the efficacy of individual‐level smoking cessation interventions. …”

Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…Despite these worrying figures, there is a paucity of information on how parents cope with their child’s end-of-life trajectory and mortality, leading to vast inadequacy of parental support services for addressing anticipatory grief, loss, and bereavement around the world. …”
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Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…Additionally, state-of-the-art technologies for haptics primarily seek to simulate the perception of texture change with sensory manipulation. …”
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Phase measurements based indoor visible light positioning systems by Zhang, Sheng

“…Moreover, researchers are seeking a feasible indoor positioning technology and developing an indoor GPS like system. …”
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Modeling and optimization of photovoltaic systems under partially shaded and rapidly changing conditions by Jiang, Lian Lian

“…This classification is then used to force a conventional MPPT such as the perturb and observe (P&O) or extremum seeking control (ESC) to search near the identified MPP, resulting in the system tracking the global MPP. …”
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Signal processing for cooperative cognitive radio networks by Rabiee, Ramtin

“…We aim to analyze some pre-existing methods such as improved energy detector (IED) or double-threshold comparison scheme in terms of detection performance and transmission throughput when a CSS-based detection scheme has been implemented among the secondary users. We seek to study their efficiency, especially in the case of imperfect reporting channels. …”
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Growth performances, carcass yield and meat quality of free range village chickens fed on diet containing dehydrated processed food waste by Shanaghi, Hossein

“…Consequently, the inclusion of more than 20% DPFW, had a major influence on the fatty acid composition of chicken meat, leading to a significant decrease in most PUFA, increase saturated fatty acid (SFA) content of chicken meat and n-6/n-3 ratio. …”
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21W.747 Rhetoric, Fall 2002 by Strang, Steven M.

“…At its worst, however, rhetoric is used unethically by people to manipulate us instead of enlightening us, to spread propaganda instead of seeking truth, to make palatable those ideas and products whose adoption actually runs counter to our best interests. …”
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