Detection of road markings for advanced driver assistance by Suchitra Sathyanarayana

“…Evaluation of the AHPD on the 101 CMU object database confirms that it can successfully detect the major line features of interest, including lines of close proximity and lines of varying lengths amidst noise. …”
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重新建构女性的自我认同 ： 以苏童“红粉”系列小说为例 = Re-constructing woman’s self identity : a case study of Su Tong’s “Hong Fen” series by 陈品秀 Tan, Ping Siew

“…In this thesis, three novels from “Hong Fen” series, Qi Qie Cheng Qun (Wives and Concubines), Hong Fen and Ling Yi Zhong Fu Nv Sheng Huo, have been chosen to be the focus point for text interpretation, as well as analysis how country’s social systems and power “repress” women’s identities, and how they manage to re-construct their identities, in order for survival, with achieving self-worth and self-liberation.…”
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Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Many factors can obscure the link between anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric Hg concentrations, including trends in the reemissions of previously released anthropogenic (“legacy”) Hg, atmospheric sink variability, and spatial heterogeneity of monitoring data. …”
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A reformulation of additive models by Wozniakowski, Alex

“…Also, on a different front, we introduce the charged string, picture language, whereby we establish a link between the theory of planar para algebras, which combines insights from the mathematics of subfactor theory and planar algebras with the mathematical physics of parafermions, and the science of quantum information and computation. …”
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Homocysteine metabolism pathway is involved in the control of glucose homeostasis: a cystathionine beta synthase deficiency study in mouse by Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Meneyrol, Kelly, Denom, Jessica, Kassis, Nadim, Rachdi, Latif, Makaci, Fatna, Migrenne-Li, Stéphanie, Daubigney, Fabrice, Georgiadou, Eleni, Denis, Raphaël G., Sanchez-Archidona, Ana Rodriguez, Paul, Jean-Louis, Thorens, Bernard, Rutter, Guy A., Magnan, Christophe, Le Stunff, Hervé, Janel, Nathalie

“…To date, scarce information is available about the HHcy effect on insulin secretion, and the link between CBS activity and the setting of type 2 diabetes is still unknown. …”
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Structural and magnetic interplay in multiferroic Ho₀.₅Nd₀.₅Fe₃(BO₃)₄ by Tripathy, A., Gautam, K., Dey, K., Sahu, S. R., Ahad, A., Upadhyay, A., Sagdeo, A., Francoual, S., Bereciartua, P. J., Gudim, I., Strempfer, J., Sathe, V. G., Shukla, D. K.

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The opioid receptor influences circadian rhythms in human keratinocytes through the β-arrestin pathway by Bigliardi, Paul, Junnarkar, Seetanshu, Markale, Chinmay, Lo, Sydney, Bigliardi, Elena, Kalyuzhny, Alex, Ong, Sheena, Dunn, Ray, Wahli, Walter, Bigliardi-Qi, Mei

“…In this study, we propose a significant association between cutaneous opioid receptor (OPr) activity and circadian rhythmicity. To investigate this link, we conducted a 48 h circadian rhythm experiment, during which RNA samples were collected every 5 h. …”
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The risk of dengue for non-immune foreign visitors to the 2016 summer olympic games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil by Burattini, Marcelo Nascimento, Greenhalgh, David, Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Amaku, Marcos, Lopez, Luis Fernandez, Coutinho, Francisco Antonio Bezerra, Ximenes, Raphael, Struchiner, Claudio José, Massad, Eduardo

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Transfusion-transmitted severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in a splenectomized patient with beta-thalassaemia major in Sabah, Malaysia: a case report by Bird, Elspeth M., Parameswaran, Uma, William, Timothy, Khoo, Tien Meng, Grigg, Matthew J., Aziz, Ammar, Marfurt, Jutta, Yeo, Tsin Wen, Auburn, Sarah, Anstey, Nicholas M., Barber, Bridget E.

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Sexual behaviors among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area in northern Vietnam by Boggiano, Victoria L., Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi, Nguyen, Long Hoang, Tran, Tho Dinh, Van Nguyen, Hung, Le, Huong Thi, Le, Hai Quan, Hoang, Canh Dinh, Nguyen, Cuong Tat, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A., Zary, Nabil, Vu, Thuc Minh Thi

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Estimating building vulnerability to volcanic ash fall for insurance and other purposes by Jenkins, Susanna F., Magill, C. R., Wilson, T. M., McMullan, K., Kandlbauer, J., Blong, R. J., Grasso, P.

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Inhaled nanomaterials and the respiratory microbiome : clinical, immunological and toxicological perspectives by Nur A’tikah Binte Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Hussain Kathawala, Poh, Tuang Yeow, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Ng, Kee Woei, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh

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Greater rate of weight loss predicts paediatric hospital admission in adolescent typical and atypical anorexia nervosa by Brennan, Cliona, Cini, Erica, Illingworth, Sarah, Chapman, Simon, Simic, Mima, Nicholls, Dasha, Chapman, Victoria, Simms, Conor, Hayes, Ellen, Fuller, Sarah, Orpwood, Jade, Tweedy, Nichola, Baksh, Tahmida, Astaire, Emma, Bhakta, Dee

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Evaluating the home-based intervention strategy (HIS-UK) to reduce new chlamydia infection among young men aged 16–25 years by promoting correct and consistent condom use: findings... by Stone, N, Graham, C, Bremner, S, McGrath, N, Bedford, R, Brown, KE, Newby, K, Clarke, A, Jackson, L, Morrison, L, Nadarzynski, T, To, Y

“…Secondary outcomes analysed using linear mixed effects models with fixed effects and a random effect for the repeated measures, and generalised estimating equations with a logit link, adjusting for fixed effects and specifying an autoregressive-1 correlation structure. …”

Identification of novel bovine leukocyte antigen alleles and association of BoLA-DRB3.2*020:02:01 with resistance to Theileria orientalis infection in crossbred Kedah-Kelantan catt... by Agina, Onyinyechukwu Ada, Shaari, Mohd Rosly, Md Isa, Nur Mahiza, Ajat, Mokrish, Zamri Saad, Mohd, Hamzah, Hazilawati

Are all renewable energy sources the same? a comparative analysis of public perceptions and preferences for renewable energy types in Southeast Asian cities by del Barrio Alvarez, Daniel, Wang, Nan, Sugiyama, Masahiro, Numata, Masako, Thuy, Truong Dang, Abd Aziz, Azlina, Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Ze Ya, Aung, Yusuf, Ariel Anshory, Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor, Castillo, Gem, Siyaranamual, Martin Daniel

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Stand-alone and combined effects of protein hydrolysate and humic-like substances derived from waste materials on the growth, physiology and mineral nutrition of tea nursery plants by Raguraj, Sriharan, Kasim, Susilawati, Sanali, Bellana Vithanage Roshika, Senarathne, Thakshala Thilini Kumari, Weerathunga, Saman Kumara, Damayanthi, Maha Makkalage Nalika, Wijesinghe, Senarath Pathiranalage Shyamali Kumari, Amali, Rathnasekara Kuruppu Arachchige, Madushani, Maha Gamage Kusala, Liyanage, Liyana Rallage Mahesh Chaminda

How Stories Change Us : A Developmental Science of Stories from Fiction and Real Life / by Reese, Elaine, author 655966

“…Likewise, imagined stories and imagined friendships can promote learning, creativity, and well-being, but at the extremes, imaginative processes can be linked to psychopathology. The gender differences observed in women's and men's fiction reading may be due in part to individual differences in mental imagery from practices dating back to early childhood. …”
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A materials science framework for connecting protein stability with surface adsorption and coating applications by Ma, Gamaliel Junren

“…Although a protein’s conformational stability has been closely linked to its extent of unfolding in the adsorbed state, it remains to be understood how this relationship may be exploited in order to control a protein’s adsorption behavior and adlayer properties to suit specific application needs. …”
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Discrete differential geometry driven methods for architectural geometry by Yao, Sidan

“…This enables easy integration of existing and future 3D editing techniques with rich data models. The method links the original data model to the edited geometry using point set registration, recovering the existing information based on spatial and UV search methods, and automatically labels the newly created geometry. …”
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