Quantitative analysis of coronary artery from computed tomography angiography images by Cui, Hengfei

“…Since lumen shapes of the lesion are irregular, diameter assessment may distort the true extent of stenosis in many cases [10]. An automated, robust and efficient method to approach most Computed Tomography Angiography (CTA) images is still in demand due to the intrinsic ill-posedness and the external stenosis quantification difficulties such as manual measurement, low contrast and huge processing time, which motivates the studies in this thesis. …”
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Space charge induced beam loss on a high intensity proton synchrotron by Pine, B

“…Image resonances were found and described for a variety of simulation parameters starting with a smooth focusing lattice and uniform density beam, then progressing to more realistic cases including waterbag beams, alternating gradient lattices and conformal vacuum vessels. …”

Detection, characterisation and risk factor of Leptospira spp. among dogs and dog handlers by Goh, Soon Heng

“…In conclusion, MAT remains a gold standard test for serological diagnosis and surveillance, however, detailed considerations should be taken when interpreting results of clinical cases with the presence of anti-leptospiral antibodies, as paired serum for better interpretation was required. …”
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Distribution and risk factors of canine heart diseases and survey for owners treatment intention by Noordin, Norhidayah

“…Heart disease accounts for up to 10.0% of canine cases reported in a primary veterinary healthcare centresoverseas. …”
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Facebook as a Pedagogical Tool in Enhancing Students' Engagement and Stimulating Critical Thinking Skills (S/O 14517) by Abdul Majid, Jamaliah, Abu Bakar, Robiah

“…When analysing the impact of using Facebook on students' critical thinking skills by comparing the experimental group with the control group, the results shows that the coefficients on FB Response is statistically non-significant for both mini cases, but it is statistically significant in a positive direction for the group assignment. …”
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Revisiting high harmonic generation in nonlinear epsilon-near-zero metamaterials by Barbet, Geoffrey Pascal

“…We have then extended the study to the mid-infrared frequencies where we utilized the huge nonlinear parameters of multiple quantum wells (MQW) to enhance the second harmonic response of intersubband transitions. …”
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Synoptic analysis of a decade of daily measurements of SO2 emission in the troposphere from volcanoes of the global ground-based network for observation of volcanic and atmospheric... by Arellano, Santiago, Galle, Bo, Apaza, Fredy, Avard, Geoffroy, Barrington, Charlotte, Bobrowski, Nicole, Bucarey, Claudia, Burbano, Viviana, Burton, Mike, Chacón, Zoraida, Chigna, Gustavo, Clarito, Christian Joseph, Conde, Vladimir, Costa, Fidel, De Moor, Maarten, Delgado-Granados, Hugo, Di Muro, Andrea, Fernandez, Deborah, Garzón, Gustavo, Gunawan, Hendra, Haerani, Nia, Hansteen, Thor. H., Hidalgo, Silvana, Inguaggiato, Salvatore, Johansson, Mattias, Kern, Christoph, Kihlman, Manne, Kowalski, Philippe, Masias, Pablo, Montalvo, Francisco, Möller, Joakim, Platt, Ulrich, Rivera, Claudia, Saballos, Armando, Salerno, Giuseppe, Taisne, Benoit, Vásconez, Freddy, Velásquez, Gabriela, Vita, Fabio, Yalire, Mathieu

“…Observations of the rate of emission and composition of volcanic plumes are essential to recognize and, in some cases, predict the state of volcanic activity. Measurements of the size and location of the plumes are important to assess the impact of the emission from sporadic or localized events to persistent or widespread processes of climatic and environmental importance. …”
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Cell-free hemoglobin mediated oxidative stress is associated with acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in severe falciparum malaria: an observational study by Plewes, Katherine, Kingston, Hugh W.F., Ghose, Aniruddha, Maude, Richard J., Herdman, M. Trent, Leopold, Stije J., Ishioka, Haruhiko, Hasan, Md. Mahtab Uddin, Haider, Md. Shafiul, Alam, Shamsul, Piera, Kim A., Charunwatthana, Prakaykaew, Silamut, Kamolrat, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Faiz, Md. Abul, Lee, Sue J., Mukaka, Mavuto, Turner, Gareth D. H., Anstey, Nicholas M., Jackson Roberts II, L., White, Nicholas J., Day, Nicholas P. J., Hossain, Md. Amir, Dondorp, Arjen M.

“…Plasma F2-IsoP concentrations also inversely correlated with red cell deformability and were higher in fatal cases. Mixed effects modeling including an interaction term for CFH and time showed that F2-IsoPs, IsoFs, PfHRP2, CFH, and red cell rigidity were independently associated with increasing creatinine over 72 h. …”
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From Research to Search: Technologies and Techniques of Legal Research, 1880-1980 by Reiss Sorokin, Alex

“…It shows that at the same time as the system was likened to human dialogue, it offered a substantially different interaction with court cases, a process that altered the epistemic and social setting of legal research. …”
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Advanced attack and defense techniques in machine learning systems by Zhao, Mengchen

“…First, we consider the cases where multiple users provide access to the same information or credential. …”
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Essays on blood supply management by Senga, Juan Ramon Liboro

“…We prove the optimality of a threshold policy in both cases. We further characterize a rationing and donor-build up policy in the lost-sales setting if few donors are available because of a resource-conserving and capacity building mind-set from blood banks. …”
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Deep learning-based concrete image analysis and generalization capability by Qian, Hanjie

“…Another generalization capability issue related to models trained on SEM data is the unavailability of labels in new scenarios, which may have data from a different distribution. In such cases, obtaining labels becomes unfeasible. However, traditional research has often overlooked this constraint and instead selected the best results based on the model's performance on new data. …”
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Synthesis and optical study of lead halide perovskites for opto-electronic applications by Ha, Son Tung

“…In this chapter, the lasing behavior of several materials will be discussed in detail such as: layered PbI2 (i.e., precursor of perovskite), 3D perovskite nanoplatelets, and 2D perovskite flake. In most cases, the lasing mechanism was attributed to whispering gallery mode (WGM) cavity which was naturally formed in the crystal. …”
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Fiona Patrick - Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by Patrick, F

“…This study explores applicability of Cooper, Todd & Wells (2008) cognitive model, originally designed for use in disordered eating, in overweight/obesity. …”

Control and operation of DC microgrids by Adhikari, Sujan

“…The proposed control strategies for operation of DC microgrid incorporating rooftop PV and HESS, interconnection of two DC microgrids consisting of PV and energy storages and bipolar-type DC microgrid consisting of two energy storages have been verified with Piecewise linear electrical circuit simulation (PLECS) software. Experimental cases have been carried out to validate the simulation studies with laboratory scale DC microgrid(s) prototype(s) developed at Water and Energy Research Laboratory (WERL), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University.…”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…Also, when the thickness of the dielectric layer(s) above and/or below the SPR metal film is below a threshold value of 3 nm, the non-locality effect comes into picture where the metal can no longer be represented by a bulk permittivity. In these cases, the evaluation method needs to be modified so that the non-local effect can be considered. …”
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