Indoor occupancy estimation using environmental parameters by Masood, Khalid Mustafa

“…First, we propose novel feature selection algorithms within the static feature paradigm. In past works, feature selection has generally been implemented using filter-based approaches. …”
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Adversarial robustness of deep reinforcement learning by Qu, Xinghua

“…Our frame-correlation transfers dramatically speed up the attack generation compared to existing methods, often significantly reducing the required computation time; thus, shedding light on the real threat of real-time attacks in RL. Last but not the least, to alleviate the vulnerability issue of DRL, in Chapter \ref{chapter:A2PD}, we propose an adversary agnostic defense approach in order to increase the robustness of existed DRL policies. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…Carbon nanomaterials (including carbon nanotube and graphene) and semiconductor nanoparticles have attracted considerable research effort in past two decades in terms of both fundamental and application research. …”
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Exaggerated expectations in ancient starch research and the need for new taphonomic and authenticity criteria by Mercader, Julio, Akeju, Tolutope, Brown, Melisa, Bundala, Mariam, Collins, Matthew J., Copeland, Les, Crowther, Alison, Dunfield, Peter, Henry, Amanda, Inwood, Jamie, Itambu, Makarius, Kim, Joong-Jae, Larter, Steve, Longo, Laura, Oldenburg, Thomas, Patalano, Robert, Sammynaiken, Ramaswami, Soto, María, Tyler, Robert, Xhauflair, Hermine

“…Ancient starch research illuminates aspects of human ecology and economic botany that drove human evolution and cultural complexity over time, with a special emphasis on past technology, diet, health, and adaptation to changing environments and socio-economic systems. …”
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Those swans, remember: Graeco-Celtic relations in the work of J.M. Synge by Currie, A

“…Classical antiquity, and particularly its Greek variety, was a vital coordinate in this navigation of the past. This thesis explores the history of these Graeco-Celtic negotiations. …”

Long-term stability challenges and opportunities in acidic oxygen evolution electrocatalysis by Wang, Qilun, Cheng, Yaqi, Tao, Hua Bing, Liu, Yuhang, Ma, Xuehu, Li, Dong-Sheng, Yang, Hong Bin, Liu, Bin

“…In this review, critical factors that may lead to catalyst's instability in couple with potential solutions are comprehensively discussed, including mechanical peeling, substrate corrosion, active-site over-oxidation/dissolution, reconstruction, oxide crystal structure collapse through the lattice oxygen-participated reaction pathway, etc. Last but not least, personal prospects are provided in terms of rigorous stability evaluation criteria, in situ/operando characterizations, economic feasibility and practical electrolyzer consideration, highlighting the ternary relationship of structure evolution, industrial-relevant activity and stability to serve as a roadmap towards the ultimate application of PEMWE.…”
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Hierarchical approach to study water cluster in first-principles calculations by Nguyen, Quoc Chinh

“…In addition, the effects of zero-point energy correction on the relative stabilities, thermodynamic properties and vibrational spectra of each system were discussed throughout the studies. Last but not least, we reported the details on the development of the potential models for protonated hydrogen fluoride and deprotonated water clusters in order to extend the current work to other molecular systems and also to improve the efficiency of the hierarchical approach for our future studies.…”
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Retention in second year computing students in a London-based university during the post-Covid-19 era using learned optimism as a lens: a statistical analysis in R by Chrysikos, Alexandros, Bamford, Neal

“…Furthermore, a slight increase in the least optimistic students was observed. Returning to in person interaction with classmates and lecturers could be a major factor in reducing the minimum score compared to the previous year’s study (2021). …”
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Study of vector antennas by Zeng, Yong

“…Direction of arrival (DOA) estimation for electromagnetic waves has its wide application in today’s industry and it has attracted a lot of research interest in the past several decades. Traditional DOA estimation techniques usually use antenna arrays as field sensors, whose data outputs are scalar quantities. …”
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Face recognition based on the combination of rectangle filters and unified subspace analysis approach by Cai, Yichang

“…As one of the most successful applications of Image analysis and understanding, face recognition has recently received significant attention, especially during the past several years. At least two reasons account for this trend: the first is the wide range of commercial and law enforcement applications, and the second Is the availability of feasible technologies after 30 years of research. …”
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Trends in extreme daily rainfall in Peninsular Malaysia : 1948 - 2010 by Firouzi, Morteza

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Do institutional pressures impact voluntary environment information disclosure? by Fan, Jing, Muhamad, Haslinah, Mohd Said, Ridzwana, Daud, Zaidi Mat

“…Over the past decades, China's rapid economic growth has mainly come at the expense of excessive energy consumption, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental challenges. …”
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Using edge detection and polarimetric imaging for vaccine inspection by Sharan, Praveer, Tellbach, Denise, Sarma, Sanjay E.

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Enhanced stress and changes to regional seismicity due to the 2015 Mw 7.8 Gorkha, Nepal, earthquake on the neighbouring segments of the Main Himalayan Thrust by Chan, Chung-Han, Wang, Yu, Almeida, Rafael, Yadav, R.B.S.

“…We model the change of seismic rate over time and project a fast decrease, due to the short aftershock duration assumption we use.…”
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From External to Swap Regret 2.0: An Efficient Reduction for Large Action Spaces by Dagan, Yuval, Daskalakis, Constantinos, Fishelson, Maxwell, Golowich, Noah

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Perspectives on ultra-high vacuum transmission electron microscopy of dynamic crystal growth phenomena by Reidy, Kate, Thomsen, Joachim Dahl, Ross, Frances M.

“…We then show examples of growth processes explored using UHV-TEM, where the high spatial and temporal resolution provides unique insights into nanocrystal nucleation, thin film microstructure evolution, and oxidation in controlled environments. We assess these past accomplishments in the context of recent advances in transmission electron microscopy, discussing how aberration correction, modified sample environments, fast and sensitive detectors, and data science are unlocking powerful opportunities for atomic and temporal resolution measurements using UHV-TEM. …”
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Integrated patient monitoring system by Choo, Kok Boon.

“…Over the past few decades, medical equipment had became more advance with more sophisticated monitoring system that employed some graphical elements to improve the performance of the nurses in ICU. …”
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Experimental investigation on working of PCR chip by Ahluwalia Kunal

“…The possibility of performing fast and small-volume DNA amplification and analysis on a single chip has attracted great interest over the past few years. …”
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A generalised study of 3D confined jet at a wall by Lim, Raine Jia Ying

“…This combined dataset was then analysed using dimensional analysis and multiple regression analysis, leading to the development of new empirical equations. These new equations boast high correlation coefficients ranging from 0.927 to 0.986, indicating a strong relationship between the predicted and observed scour hole dimensions. …”
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Tectonics of the semi-permanent: Reassembling fit-out architecture by Schnitzler, Jenna

“…Then and still today the durability of building materials is the least of our concerns when considering functional obsolescence. …”
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