Voice conversion with parallel/non-parallel data and synthetic speech detection by Tian, Xiaohai

“…Two average model adaptation approaches are introduced, namely model-based adaptation and feature-based adaptation. …”
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Understanding the justifications for food policies through political theory: a method for public policy analysis by Thomas, O

“…In doing so, I identified a set of key elements linked to the justifications of public policies, namely: the role of culture in policy determination; questions of equity promotion; liberty and its potential infringement; and finally, paternalism in public health. …”

Effects of behavioural parent training programme with and without teacher intervention on attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms among ADHD children in Iran by Shaban, Sepideh

“…Hence, this study found that both interventions, namely, Barkley’s Behavioral Parent Training combined with Teacher Intervention and BPT-only were both effective in reducing symptoms of ADHD among Iranian children at home and school settings. …”
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Structured sparse representations for supervised and unsupervised learning by Zeng, Yijie

“…This thesis focuses on a specific data representation technique named sparse coding (SC) which has been found effective for natural signals such as images. …”
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Cross-layer host-network co-design for QoS in streamed video data networking by Nan, Ya

“…The research undertaken during my PhD delineates host-network co-design in two distinct scenarios, namely video analytics systems and general-purpose wide area networks. …”
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Light management in nanostructures for solar cell application by Du, Qingguo

“…In order to make the solar cell affordable to public, scientists are now focusing on the design of the third generation solar cells named as nanostructured solar cell. By texturing the front, back surface or the active layer itself, the light absorption and thus the efficiency can be largely improved. …”
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Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…Those influential factors including the temperature, applied load, deformation mode, wear cycles, and sliding speed. …”
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Effective type label-based synergistic representation learning for biomedical event trigger detection by Hao, Anran, Yuan, Haohan, Hui, Siu Cheung, Su, Jian

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Social, Cultural, and Behavioral Modeling : 14th International Conference, SBP-BRiMS 2021, virtual event, July 6-9, 2021, Proceedings / by International Conference on Social Computing Behavioral-Cultural Modeling, and Prediction and Behavior Representation in Modeling and Simulation (14th : 2021 : Online) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nb2021008523, Thomson, Robert, editor 497094, Hussain, Muhammad Nihal, editor 642965, Dancy, Christopher L., editor 642966, Pyke, Aryn, editor 642967

Disaster risk modeling and assessment towards enhanced infrastructure resilience under extreme events by Wang, Ying

“…The experimental study on a recent open-source dataset named xBD validates its effectiveness in solving the extremely imbalanced classification problem for building damages. …”
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3D content recovery and complexity reduction by Tan, Cheen Hau

“…We present three strategies to extend and improve the performance of this mocap recovery framework, namely using a trajectory-based matrix representation, applying skeleton constraints, and using subspace constraints. …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of aeroacoustic damping performance of in-duct double-layer orifice plates by Li, Jing

“…The problem is solved via a direct solver named MUMPS (Multifrontal Massively Parallel sparse) based on LU (lower and upper) decomposition. …”
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Ultra low power asynchronous-logic quasi-delay-insensitive circuit design by Ho, Weng Geng

“…In this thesis, there are three proposed QDI cell templates, namely low power improved Sense-Amplifier-based Pass Transistor Logic (iSAPTL), sub-threshold Autonomous Signal-Validity HalfBuffer (ASVHB) and high-speed Sense-Amplifier Half-Buffer (SAHB), which can be applied to portable/mobile/secured applications. …”
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Cloud detection and attenuation modelling in tropical region by Yuan, Feng

“…In order to detect clouds, several cloud detection methods are applied in order to achieve accurate cloud attenuation estimation. …”
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Combinatorial algorithms for scheduling jobs to minimize server usage time by Ren, Runtian

“…This thesis is concerned with three combinatorial optimization problems for job scheduling, named the MinUsageTime Dynamic Bin Packing problem, the Energy-Efficient Job Scheduling problem and the Flexible Job Scheduling problem. …”
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Precipitation trend analysis for The Langat River Basin, Selangor, Malaysia by Palizdan, Narges

“…Next, the homogeneous regions were then formed using the K-mean Clustering method. The applied homogenous region analysis method in the present study is a new approach. …”
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Human learning principles inspired particle swarm optimization algorithms by Muhammad Rizwan Tanweer

“…To overcome this, a directionally updated and rotationally invariant SRPSO algorithm has also been developed named as Directionally Driven SRPSO (DD-SRPSO) algorithm. …”
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Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…A family of impedance shaping regulators (ISRs), namely bus-voltage ISR (BV-ISR) and bus-current ISR (BC-ISR), is proposed for improving the stability of the two-stage converter under the heavy load conditions. …”
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Hybrid sensor fusion for unmanned ground vehicle by Guan, Mingyang

“…The unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) have been applied to execute many important tasks in the real world scenarios such as surveillance, exploring the hazard environment and autonomous transportation. …”
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Scheduling and resource optimization in rail operations : models and algorithms by Birhade, Mahendra Pandharinath

“…In this thesis, we address important optimization issues in railway operations planning, namely train scheduling and resource optimization. …”
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