The reproductive cycle of the gelada baboon by Dunbar, RIM, Dunbar, P

“…Changes in the visual appearance of the sexual skins of female <i>Theropithecus gelada</i> associated with different stages of the reproductive cycle and with age are analysed using data from a large sample of females in the wild. …”

Multi-branch sandwich piezoelectric energy harvester : mathematical modeling and validation by Li, Xiangyang, Yu, Kaiping, Upadrashta, Deepesh, Yang, Yaowen

“…Using sandwich structure comprised of a soft-core layer and two thin skins can drastically reduce the natural frequency and increase voltage output of the harvester. …”
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Learning the 3D fauna of the web by Li, Z, Litvak, D, Li, R, Zhang, Y, Jakab, T, Rupprecht, C, Wu, S, Vedaldi, A, Wu, J

“…We address this challenge by introducing the Semantic Bank of Skinned Models (SBSM), which automatically discovers a small set of base animal shapes by combining geometric inductive priors with semantic knowledge implicitly captured by an off-the-shelf self-supervised feature extractor. …”

Advanced multi-material optoelectronic fibers : a review by Zhang, Jing, Wang, Zhe, Wang, Zhixun, Wei, Lei

“…By involving diverse materials such as semiconductors, conductors, and insulators into the fiber fabrication, the achieved advanced fibers can be introduced with a variety of precise structures in the right scales and operated with many optoelectronic functionalities, which creates the possibilities for developing novel optoelectronic devices such as smart fabrics, e-skins, and flexible textiles. Recently, several notable progresses and breakthroughs on promoting the multi-material optoelectronic fibers have been achieved, enabling fiber devices with multiple functionalities and engaging impactful applications. …”
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What makes you beautiful? A multimodal discourse analysis of female beauty ideals in print advertisements in Singapore shopping centres by Ong, Fonda Zheng Jing

“…The findings revealed that all three areas exhibit a single standard female beauty ideal: the use of fair-skinned models, the portrayal of women as confident, youthful and flawless, which are unrealistic and hard to achieve ideals. …”
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Design, fabrication, evaluation of low-speed UAV wing flap actuated with shape memory alloy by Seow, Aik Khiam

“…It is then followed by design, fabrication and actuation tests for two concepts, namely the shim-based version and hinge-based version. Flexible skins, a key requirement to smooth camber change, are also explored and experimented. …”
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21W.742J / SP.575J / WGS.575J Writing About Race, Spring 2007 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…We will also view films such as Skins, The Long Walk Home, and Crash. Both the reading and the writing of members of the class will be the focus of class discussion and workshops. …”
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3D articulated skeleton extraction using a single consumer-grade depth camera by Lu, Xuequan, Deng, Zhigang, Luo, Jun, Chen, Wenzhi, Yeung, Sai-Kit, He, Ying

“…We lastly present an iterative Linear Blend Skinning based algorithm for accurate joints learning. …”
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Enlightening of the low-dimensional high-TC superconductivity: bond contraction and electron dual polarization [低维高温超导的启示: 键收缩与电子双重极化] by Sun, Chang Qing

“…Second, atomic undercoordination of the O-Cu chains and the O-Cu planes shortens and stiffens the local O-Cu bond and lengthens and weakens the O:Cup nonbonding interactions associated with further enhancement of the Cup dipoles polarization, this process is the same as the O:H-O bond relaxation and polarization occurred to the skins of water and ice. Last, the electronphonon interaction is realized by the undercoordination-induced bond relaxation and the dual polarization by lone pairs and bond contraction. …”
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