Neural mechanisms of communicative innovation by Stolk, A, Verhagen, L, Schoffelen, J-M, Oostenveld, R, Blokpoel, M, Hagoort, P, Van Rooij, I, Toni, I

“…Using magnetoencephalography, we assess spectral, temporal, and spatial characteristics of neural activity evoked when people generate and understand novel shared symbols during live communicative interactions. …”

Vertex model with internal dissipation enables sustained flows by Rozman, J, Chaithanya, K, Yeomans, JM, Sknepnek, R

“…Here we extend an active nematic vertex model by replacing substrate friction with internal viscous dissipation, dominant in epithelia not supported by a substrate or the extracellular matrix, which are found in many early-stage embryos. When coupled to cell shape anisotropy, the internal viscous dissipation allows for long-range velocity correlations and thus enables the spontaneous emergence of flows with a large degree of spatiotemporal organisation. …”

Which special measure? A guide for adults giving evidence in cases of rape or sexual assault [Video] by Kyneswood, N

“…The video was made for education and training purposes, and as an aid for police, Independent Sexual Violence Advisors (ISVAs) and legal professionals to use when guiding special measures conversations with adult victim-survivors. …”

A two sample size estimator for large data sets by O'Connell, M, Smith, HW, Thomassen, Ø

“…We derive a practical criterion for when the large-small estimator has a lower variance than standard GMM with the reduced sample size. …”

Symbolic ltl f Synthesis: A Unified Approach for Synthesizing Winning, Dominant, and Best-Effort Strategies by De Giacomo, G, Parretti, G, Zhu, S

“…Synthesis typically focuses on finding strategies that win against all possible responses of the environment. When a winning strategy does not exist, the agent can either give up or do its best to achieve the goal. …”

Competition policy and the labour share by Zac, A, Casti, C, Decker, C, Ezrachi, A

“…Our results reinforce the importance of accounting for country-specific factors, including the design and enforcement of local laws, when examining dynamics in the labor share. The analysis implies that effective competition law and policy could mitigate the decline of the labor share, particularly in settings characterized by low levels of labor protection and limited labor bargaining power. …”

Bayesian estimation of layers from multiple images by Wexler, Y, Fitzgibbon, A, Zisserman, A

“…<p>When estimating foreground and background layers (or equivalently an alpha matte), it is often the case that pixel measurements contain mixed colours which are a combination of foreground and background. …”

Gene loops juxtapose promoters and terminators in yeast. by O'Sullivan, JM, Tan-Wong, S, Morillon, A, Lee, B, Coles, J, Mellor, J, Proudfoot, N

“…We also show that PolII is located at both ends of FMP27 when this gene is transcribed from a GAL1 promoter under induced and noninduced conditions. …”

Ethical analysis of the first porcine cardiac xenotransplantation by Gyngell, C, Munsie, M, Fujita, M, Thiessen, C, Savulescu, J, Konstantinov, IE

“…Taking a broad ethical perspective is crucial when mapping a clinical pathway for xenotransplantation.…”

Sutton Hoo and Syria: the Anglo-Saxons who served in the Byzantine Army? by Gittos, H

“…One of the characteristics of these burials is that they tend to contain objects that were made in the eastern Mediterranean which were current, rather than old, when buried, and were of very unusual types. This article argues that they were acquired by men who were recruited into the Byzantine army in 575 to serve on the eastern front against the Sasanians. …”

SNeS: learning probably symmetric neural surfaces from incomplete data by Insafutdinov, E, Campbell, D, Henriques, JF, Vedaldi, A

“…A major shortcoming of such approaches is that they fail to reconstruct any part of the object which is not clearly visible in the training image, which is often the case for in-the-wild images and videos. When evidence is lacking, structural priors such as symmetry can be used to complete the missing information. …”

CoTracker: it is better to track together by Karaev, N, Rocco, I, Graham, B, Neverova, N, Vedaldi, A, Rupprecht, C

“…However, it is trained utilizing unrolled windows as a recurrent network, maintaining tracks for long periods of time even when points are occluded or leave the field of view. …”

“It would be pretty immoral to choose a random algorithm”: Opening up algorithmic interpretability and transparency by Webb, HM, Patel, M, Rovatsos, M, Davoust, A, Ceppi, S, Koene, A, Dowthwaite, L, Portillo, V, Jirotka, M, Cano, M

“…Our results revealed diversity in participant preferences but consistency in the ways that participants invoked normative concerns and the importance of context when accounting for their selections. These findings demonstrate the value in pursuing algorithmic interpretability and transparency whilst also highlighting the complexities surrounding their accomplishment.…”

Oestrogen and progesterone receptors in the uterine wall of bitches with cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra by Dhaliwal, G. K., England, G. C. W., Noakes, D. E.

“…Fresh samples of uterine wall and peripheral plasma were obtained from 13 bitches of different breeds when they were treated for cystic endometrial hyperplasia/pyometra by ovariohysterectomy. …”

Pruning trial for Acacia mangium willd. plantation in Peninsular Malaysia by Nik Muhamad, Majid, Paudyal, Bimal K.

“…However, significant reduction in diameter growth was observed when crown removal was more than 40%. Taper study was done by taking diameter measurements at 0.15 m, at diameter breast height (1.37 m), at 2 and 4 m, respectively. …”
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Pollutant emissions from fossil fuel use in Kuala Lumpur and environmental damage by Lodhi, M.A.K., Abidin, Azman Zainal, Sulaiman, M. Yusof

“…The levels of all these air pollutants are, in general, below the acceptable limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO); however, the fact that they showed an increasing trend is a cause for concern when environmental damage is estimated. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.…”
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Recent advances in non-invasive techniques for assessing food quality: Applications and innovations by Jimoh, Kabiru Ayobami, Hashim, Norhashila

“…Their reliability diminishes when dealing with large numbers of food samples. …”
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Cascaded dual-tapered optical microfiber sensors for simultaneous detection of refractive indices in multiple solutions by Zulkeflee, Nurul Nadiah, Kamil, Yasmin Mustapha, Abu Bakar, Muhammad Hafiz, Mashohor, Syamsiah

“…The interaction between evanescent waves generated by the cascaded SMTF and variations in the surrounding environment results in measurable wavelength shifts. When tested with different concentrations of sodium chloride to simulate RI variations, wavelength shifts were yielded with FSR corresponding to the stimulated SMTF. …”

Biodegradable polymers and composites with shape memory: a mini review by Mohd. Rusli, Najwa Wajihah, Adrus, Nadia, Jamaluddin, Jamarosliza

“…Since their inherent properties, polymers and polymer-based materials have become superior end-use materials as material technology has advanced. When exposed to microorganisms, aerobic and anaerobic processes, biodegradable polymers' chemical and physical properties deteriorate and total breakdown. …”
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Graphene embedded in polydimethylsiloxane based passive saturable absorber. by Rashid, N. N. M., Lokman, M. Q., Nordin, N. A., Yahaya, H., Harun, S. W., Ahmad, F.

“…The proposed experimental work generated a pulse energy and peak power of about 127.88 nJ and 49.27 mW. When increased from 18.31 mW to 157.02 mW, the pump power generated a maximum of 69.83 kHz of repetition rate with the shortest pulse width of 2.44 μs.…”