Removal of redundant gabor features using genetic algorithm by Dang, Ngoc Minh

“…From Matlab simulation, we find out that, using 40 Gabor filters from 80 Gabor filters of 8 frequencies x 10 orientations is better than using 40 Gabor filters of 5 frequencies x 8 orientations.…”
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Computationally efficient and adaptive scalable video coding by Li, He

“…After the exhaustive search over all possible block partitions is performed at the base layer, the number of candidate modes for luma and chroma blocks in a macroblock that take part in rate distortion optimization calculation at enhancement layers could be greatly reduced based on the correlations. …”
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Study on designer surface plasmon resonators by Gao, Fei

“…Experimental results show that although all defect are time-reversal-invariant, some of them can still break the topological protection, which are consistent with simulation results. …”
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Ab initio simulation of electronic and mechanical properties of aluminium for fatigue early feature investigation by Zhang, Shuai, Tan, Cher Ming, Cheng, Shuguang, Deng, Tianqi, He, Feifei, Su, Haibin

“…Also, the work function with C impurities is higher than that without C impurities for all orientations of Al, indicating that C impurities can help to stabilise the surface. …”
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Privacy: a political approach by Bogue, RC

“…It can thus be shown that a commitment to democracy entails a commitment to certain privacy rights—a finding that circumvents the difficulty in establishing a common basis for privacy protections by appealing to all citizens who live under democratic regimes. …”

Mitigation of lightning-induced transient effects on a hybrid photovoltaic–wind system based on lightning protection standards by Abda, Zmnako Mohammed Khurshid, Ab Kadir, Mohd Zainal Abidin, Hizam, Hashim, Gomes, Chandima

“…It comprises a 2 MW PV farm, a 2 MW wind farm, and a backup energy storage system (ESS), which are all connected to a 132 kV grid via a step-up transformer and a transmission line. …”
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Efficient top-k continuous query processing over sliding window model (SWM) method on uncertain data stream by Wahab, Raja Azhan Syah Raja, Rum, Siti Nurulain Mohd, Ibrahim, Hamidah, Ishak, Iskandar

“…Overall, this research will significantly contribute to the Top-k computational query processing field. © 2024, World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society. All rights reserved.…”
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Optimizing hybrid energy systems for remote communities in Asia’s least developed countries by Prum, Mengly, Goh, Hui Hwang, Zhang, Dongdong, Dai, Wei, Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Goh, Kai Chen

“…The multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) technique was used to verify all configurations obtained from HOMER’s results. …”
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In Tension: Computational exploration of the design space of tensile network structures by Burke, Adam T.

“…Instead a process of form-finding must be used to establish a geometry where all edges of the network carry only tensile forces. …”
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Integrated optimization algorithm: a metaheuristic approach for complicated optimization by Li, Chen, Chen, Guo, Liang, Gaoqi, Luo, Fengji, Zhao, Junhua, Dong, Zhao Yang

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Personalised modelling of geographic movements in depression by Palmius, N

“…Regression models trained on these grouped individuals significantly improve on the regression results from models trained over all participants and models trained on limited calibration data.…”

Tablets, Pens, and Pencils: The Influence of Tools on Sketching in Early Stage Design by Das, Madhurima, Huang, May, Yang, Maria C

“…Interestingly, participants from all groups mentioned that they were not good at sketching. …”
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Properties and mechanism of strain and piezoelectricity of hybrid molecular ferroelectrics by Hu, Yuzhong

“…Through systematic characterization, we find Br substitution has obvious softening effect, which leads to faster switching speed, lower switchable temperature and lower coercivity (Ec). …”
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A sociological analysis of Iranian popular music in the 21st century by Safideh, Mohammad Rezazadeh

“…The main purpose of this thesis is to give a sociological explanation on what is called “Iranian popular music in 21st century” covering a period from the year 2000 to 2014. …”
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The Relationship between Linguistic Representations in Biological and Artificial Neural Networks by Kauf, Carina

“…This thesis work makes progress on all three questions by combining evidence from neuroimaging, behavioral research, and computational modeling. …”
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Investigating the inner controls on explosive eruptions using textural analyses and petrology by Bernard, Olivier

“…It highlights the need for multidisciplinary approaches combining petrology, geochemistry and monitoring to build solid knowledge on volatile budgets, crystal-bubble interactions, and viscosity evolution during magma ascent, degassing processes, and decompression rates that are all fundamental factors influencing eruption dynamics.…”
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Indo-European youth priesthoods and the Männerbund theory: a study of the Vedic Vrātyas and their ancient Indo-European analogues by Elby, T

“…These have been selected because they all possess languages descended from Proto-Indo-European (PIE), a reconstructed ancestor language. …”

Arbitrarily strong utility-privacy tradeoff in multi-agent systems by Wang, Chong Xiao, Song, Yang, Tay, Wee Peng

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Differential graphical games for H∞ control of linear heterogeneous multiagent systems by Farnaz Adib Yaghmaie, Hengster-Movric, Kristian, Lewis, Frank L., Su, Rong

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CRCNet: few-shot segmentation with cross-reference and region–global conditional networks by Liu, Weide, Zhang, Chi, Lin, Guosheng, Liu, Fayao

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