A scalable variational inference approach for increased mixed-model association power by Loya, H, Kalantzis, G, Cooper, F, Palamara, PF

“…We developed Quickdraws, a method that increases association power in quantitative and binary traits without sacrificing computational efficiency, leveraging a spike-and-slab prior on variant effects, stochastic variational inference and graphics processing unit acceleration. …”

QoS provisioning by power control for video communication via satellite links by Ma, Ting, Lee, Yee Hui, Winkler, Stefan, Ma, Maode

“…Simulation results show the effectiveness of the proposed power control solution and its ability to sustain video quality levels in spite of rain fades.…”
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Altruism and natural selection in a variable environment by dos Santos, M, Downing, PA, Griffin, AS, Cornwallis, CK, West, SA

“…Hamilton's rule provides the cornerstone for our understanding of the evolution of all forms of social behavior, from altruism to spite, across all organisms, from viruses to humans. …”

The Search of Best Practices of Malaysian Halal Cosmetics Industry to Improve Firm Performance by Md Sin, Mohammad Aizat, Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Mohamed Ismail, Risyawati

“…In addition, Halal principles, Halal certification, Halal logo, and Halal safety can be used as Halal compliance benchmarks. In spite of high level of awareness on Halal cosmetics among the Malaysian population, the integrity of the final product is still questionable. …”
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Structure-activity relationships of photo-activated soft tissue Adhesive by Wicaksono, Gautama

“…Soft tissue fixation relies on mechanical means such as sutures, pins, and screws, with potential complications such as concentrated tissue damage, perforation, and the need for secondary surgeries. …”
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Lessons from a retrospective look at India’s upstream sector by Elango, P

Dengue death rate higher among women than men in Bangladesh by Roney, Miah, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Given the atypical seasonality of the epidemic and the sudden spike in cases early on, it is noteworthy that mosquito and potential hotspot densities were at an all-time high throughout the previous years.…”
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Design and development of extreme learning machine symposium web portal by Chiang, Yu Hui.

“…In recent years, it has been observed that there is a spike in interest in the development of web based conference management systems. …”
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Mean-field approximation for networks with synchrony-driven adaptive coupling by Fennelly, N, Neff, A, Lambiotte, R, Keane, A, Byrne, A

“…In place of the less tractable spike-timing-dependent plasticity, we employ recently validated phase-difference-dependent plasticity rules, which adjust coupling strengths based on the relative phases of θ-neuron oscillators. …”

Implementation of Vision-Based Navigation for Pedestrian Environments by Anderson, Connor William

“…The tracking module of this pipeline is able to correctly localize pedestrians within 0.4 meters in simple scenarios and 0.6 meters in challenging multi-pedestrian stress testing cases inside of a 12 meter space in spite of limited field of view and relying on only inexpensive RGB camera images. …”
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Structural performance of recycled aggregate concrete-filled stainless steel tube columns by Tan, Chia Wei

“…The experiment involved 12 RACFSST columns tested under pin-ended condition, as well as material tests and initial global geometric imperfection measurements. …”
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Design and 3D printing of reconfigurable structures by Teo, Ee Hian

“…The structure is made up of single modular units being repeatedly fixed together, this leads to the structure to isolate single modular units that are damaged, allowing it to be easily pin-pointed and replaced by fabricating another similar single unit, this cut cost as the structure can be salvaged by replacing a single unit instead of the whole structure.…”
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Tie the knot - a step by step wedding planner by Alex Arvin S Susaipillai

“…The creation comprises essential management tools such as wedding checklist, reminders, budget tracker, guestlist, online electronic invitation and RSVP system with SMS function, seating plan, calendar function, vendor list, pin board, wedding day scheduler and chat function…”
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Mary Wollstonecraft : a feminist and/or misogynist of her time? by Ong, Charissa Xiu Ling.

“…For this reason, Wollstonecraft is commonly lauded as the mother of modern feminist thought. However, in spite of her vested interest in female rights, Wollstonecraft is nonetheless often accused of being a misogynist. …”
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Computer vision and sensor fusion towards better facilities management system for smart buildings by Arumugam, M Logaraj

“…Facility management (FM) is a line of work which includes various controls to guarantee the usefulness, comfort, security, and productivity of the built sector by coordinating individuals, places, procedures, and innovation. In spite of the fact that Facilities Management (FM) is becoming undeniably important in the building environment although this industry is still in its earliest stages locally. …”
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Changes in the phenomenon of icon-painting in Romania from the second half of the nineteenth century to the present day by Draghici-Vasilescu, N

“…<p>The thesis aims to prove, on the one hand that the second half of the nineteenth century was the period of maximum deviation from the traditional Romanian style of icon-painting and, on the other hand, that the process following the Romanian Orthodox Church's Synod of 1889, in spite of the proclaimed return to a pure Byzantine style, actually has involved the coexistence of at least two main styles of painting: Eastern Mannerist of Byzantine lineage and Western Mannerist of <em>Renaissance</em> persuasion. …”

Improving visual quality of synthetic terrains using weathering simulation on graphics processing unit by Nguyen, Hoang Anh

“…While many algorithms have been developed to improve terrain visual quality, physically-based hydraulic erosion algorithms have gained much attention in recent years for its ability to generate realistic natural-looking terrains. In spite of that, most of the algorithms proposed so far have only been tested with low resolution terrains. …”
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Assessment of arterial stiffness via arterial pulse waveform by See, Clement Wei Xian.

“…The conclusion of the project acknowledges that in spite of the improvement in the accuracy of the results this project had set out to achieve, due to certain limitations which are further elaborated on in the final chapter, there is still potential for further accuracy in the study of the arterial pulse waveforms. …”
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Terrorism and Violent Extremism in North-Eastern Nigeria: Toward a Model of Radicalization of the Almajiri Cohort by Usman, Abbo, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ali, Salim Ibrahim

“…Despite the existence of a voluminous studies on Radicalization and violent Extremism the concept is still new within the Nigerian context, as there is absence of empirical model explaining the why and how of the African version of Radicalization, in spite of the increasing surge of insurgency and terrorist related activities in the continent. …”
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EEG-based attention recognition using machine learning by Sun, Haoqi

“…To address this issue, a novel bio-inspired algorithm, joint weight-delay spike-timing dependent plasticity (joint STDP), is proposed for learning sparse hidden weights and EEG spectral features. …”
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