Fast Broadcast in Highly Connected Networks by Chandra, Shashwat, Chang, Yi-Jun, Dory, Michal, Ghaffari, Mohsen, Leitersdorf, Dean

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How Much Does It Really Cost? A Dynamic Approach to Building Retrofit Costs for Decarbonization Pathways by Kirkeby, Amanda

“…The scarcity of contemporary cost data and methods for cost prediction at the urban scale makes this question difficult, and further questions around equitable incentive programs nearly impossible to answer. This work demonstrates the concept and relevance of implementing a dynamic cost model in the UBEM context. …”
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Numerical investigation of mineralogical composition effect on strength and micro-cracking behavior of crystalline rocks by Wong, Louis Ngai Yuen, Peng, Jun, Teh, Cee Ing

“…Two mechanisms are identified to initiate the nearly vertical macroscopic fractures which are generated in tension. …”
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Camera domain transfer for video-based person re-identification by Ding, Bangjie

“…Compared to the baseline, the proposed method achieves a nearly 10-point improvement in the mean average precision (mAP), with Rank-5 and Rank-10 achieving 97.6% and 99.1% accuracy, respectively. …”
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Efficient FPGA realization of inner-products of variable vectors by Yan, Yi

“…From the analytical results in this report, it is shown that proposed structures for input word-lengths L = 8 and L = 16, respectively are nearly 5.4% and 36% faster than the reference design (conventional multiplier-based implementation) in average for different inner-product length (N = 8, 16, 32 and 64). …”
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Maximizing airport runway throughput via sequencing arrival schedule by Lin, Chuanwen

“…As a result of this growth, there is a substantial increase in delay at nearly all major airports. Conventional approaches to accommodate the increase in air traffic include building new airports and adding new runways at existing airports. …”
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Slip on the Superstition Hills fault and on nearby faults associated with the 24 November 1987 Elmore Ranch and Superstition Hills earthquakes, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, McGill, Sally F., Allen, Clarence R., Hudnut, Kenneth W., Johnson, David C., Miller, Wayne F.

“…Despite this initial wide distribution of slip, nearly all of the postseismic slip is occurring on the main fault trace. …”
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Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…This study uses a large dataset of corporate bond transactions from the TRACE database for the US corporate bond market, combined with credit rating changes from Fitch, Moody's and Standard and Poor's (S&P), to analyse over 22,000 bonds, coupled with approximately 28,400 rating events over nearly six years. The results show that the bond market responds to news on credit quality asymmetrically: credit rating downgrades, representing bad news for bond holders, produce the strongest response in returns, whilst upgrades do not generate a statistically significant increase in returns. …”

Evaluation and implementation of a Just-In-Time bed-assignment strategy to reduce wait times for surgical inpatients by Braaksma, Aleida, Copenhaver, Martin S., Zenteno, Ana C., Ugarph, Elizabeth, Levi, Retsef, Daily, Bethany J., Orcutt, Benjamin, Turcotte, Kathryn M., Dunn, Peter F.

“…In this study, we used data from four surgical units in a large academic medical center to build a discrete-event simulation with which we show how a Just-In-Time (JIT) bed assignment, in which ready-to-move patients are assigned to ready-beds, would decrease bed idle time and increase access to general care beds for all surgical patients. Additionally, our simulation demonstrates the potential synergistic effects of combining the JIT assignment policy with a strategy that co-locates short-stay surgical patients out of inpatient beds, increasing the bed supply. …”
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Omega-3 (ω-3) and social skills interventions for reactive aggression and childhood externalizing behavior problems : a randomized, stratified, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fa... by Raine, Adrian, Ang, Rebecca P., Choy, Olivia, Hibbeln, Joseph R., Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Lim, Choon Guan, Lim-Ashworth, Nikki S. J., Ling, Shichun, Liu, Jean C. J., Ooi, Yoon Phaik, Tan, Yi Ren, Fung, Daniel S. S.

“…Conclusions: Findings provide some initial support for the efficacy of ω-3 in reducing reactive aggression over and above standard care (medication and parent training), but yield only preliminary and limited support for the efficacy of ω-3 in reducing overall externalizing behavior in children. …”
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Comparative analysis of pediatric COVID-19 infection in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Japan, and China by Wong, Judith Ju Ming, Abbas, Qalab, Chuah, Soo Lin, Malisie, Ririe Fachrina, Pon, Kah Min, Katsuta, Tomohiro, Dang, Hongxing, Lee, Pei Chuen, Jayashree, Muralidharan, Sultana, Rehena, Maha, Quratulain, Gan, Chin Seng, Shimizu, Naoki, Xu, Feng, Tang, Swee Fong, Shi, Luming, Lee, Jan Hau, Thoon, Koh Cheng, Yung, Chee Fu

“…This is an observational study of children with COVID-19 infection in hospitals contributing data to the Pediatric Acute and Critical Care COVID-19 Registry of Asia. Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases were included in this registry. …”
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Layered oxides supported Co-Fe bimetal catalyst for carbamazepine degradation via the catalytic activation of peroxymonosulfate by Sun, Qing-Ting, Xu, Bu-De, Yang, Jing, Qian, Tingting, Jiang, Hong

“…Herein, a stable layered double oxide (LDO)-supported Co-Fe bimetal catalyst, i.e., Co2FeAl-LDO, was synthesized and used to activate PMS for the degradation of carbamazepine (CBZ, a representative pharmaceutical and personal care product). Results show that Co2FeAl-LDO/PMS exhibited high removal of CBZ (>99%) in 30 min with the reaction rate constant (kobs) of 0.2103 min−1. …”
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Children with type 1 diabetes in COVID-19 pandemic: difficulties and solutions by Shi, Yue, Wu, Li-Qun, Wei, Peng, Liao, Zehuan

“…Children/adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) require holistic approach and continuous care. However, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has made challenges for the T1D children and their caregivers, professionals, and the healthcare system. …”
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Android mobile-platform-based image reconstruction for photoacoustic tomography by Hui, Xie, Rajendran, Praveenbalaji, Muhamad Ar Iskandar Zulkifli, Ling, Tong, Pramanik, Manojit

“…Hence, realizing PAT image reconstruction on a mobile platform is intrinsic, and it will enhance the adaptability of PAT systems with point-of-care applications. Aim: To implement PAT image reconstruction in Android-based mobile platforms. …”
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Byzantine-resilient decentralized stochastic gradient descent by Guo, Shangwei, Zhang, Tianwei, Yu, Han, Xie, Xiaofei, Ma, Lei, Xiang, Tao, Liu, Yang

“…First, from the adversarial perspective, we theoretically illustrate that Byzantine attacks are more dangerous and feasible in decentralized learning systems: even one malicious participant can arbitrarily alter the models of other participants by sending carefully crafted updates to its neighbors. Second, from the defense perspective, we propose Ubar, a novel algorithm to enhance decentralized learning with Byzantine Fault Tolerance. …”
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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

“…Integrating education about safe sexual practices into MMT services, along with providing medical care and ensuring methadone treatment adherence, is an important component in HIV risk reduction for these patients who were at risk of unsafe sexual practices.…”
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Treatment of acute sore throat in Malaysia: a consensus of multidisciplinary recommendations using modified Delphi methodology by Abdullah, Baharudin, Koh, Kar Chai, Mohamed, Mohazmi, Tan, Vincent Eng Soon, Mohammad, Nurashikin, Sekawi, Zamberi, Periyasamy, Petrick, Ramadas, Anitha, Duerden, Martin

“…The McIsaac score and point-of-care testing (POCT) for the presence of group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus (GABHS) can aid in the decision-making process for antibiotic use, reducing needless prescriptions. …”
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Investigation of low coherence interferometry techniques for biomedical applications by Chow, Tzu Hao

“…A common-path LCI system was incorporated into an optical tweezers system. The light beams of LCI and optical tweezers are collinear, thereby ensuring a good axial accuracy. …”
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Volumetric enhancement of Raman scattering for fast detection based on a silver-lined hollow-core fiber by Chu, Qian, Jin, Zhiqiang, Yu, Xingtao, Li, Caoxin, Zhang, Weihua, Ji, Wenbing, Lin, Bo, Shum, Perry Ping, Zhang, Xuping, Wang, Guanghui

“…With our proposed fiber inserted light coupling and light reflecting method, a Raman cell of 3.1 cm in length provides nearly 50 times of signal enhancement compared with direct detection using bare fiber tip. …”
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Remarkably distinct mechanical flexibility in three structurally similar semiconducting organic crystals studied by nanoindentation and molecular dynamics by Devarapalli, Ramesh, Kadambi, Sourabh Bhagwan, Chen, Chun-Teh, Krishna, Gamidi Rama, Kammari, Bal Raju, Buehler, Markus J., Ramamurty, Upadrasta, Reddy, C. Malla

“…The elastic modulus (E) of 1Me is nearly an order of magnitude lower than that of 1Et, whereas hardness (H) is less than half. …”
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