Effect of low temperature blanching, cysteine-HCI, N-acetyl-L-cysteine, Na metabisulphite and drying temperatures on the firmness and nutrient content of dried carrots by Mohamed, Suhaila, Hussein, Rosli

“…Low temperature long time (LTLT) blanching (70C for 20 min) together with calcium treatment can be used to significantly improve the texture of rehydrated dried carrots when compared to high temperature short time (HTST) blanching (100C for 3 min). …”

Referring expression segmentation: from conventional to generalized by Liu, Chang

“…Secondly, we employ an attention-based network to model long-range dependencies in both image and language modalities. …”
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Forecasting of hydropower production using Box-Jenkins model at Tasik Kenyir, Terengganu by Nornabila, Abu, Nurul Nadrah Aqilah, Tukimat, Noratikah, Abu

“…Hydropower is one of the most essential mainstays in the long list of renewable energy resources that implements the use of potential energy of water to generate power by transforming the energy in the form of electricity. …”
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Design enhancement of overall paralympics wheelchair for para table tennis competition by Tang, Shao Qiang, Li, Holden King Ho, Lim, Davy See Leng

“…Such issues impact the immediate and long-term development of competitiveness in the player. …”
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Upscaling of aligned silver nanowires for large scale transparent electrode by Yeo, Yu Chen

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3D scene graph generation from synthesis 3D indoor scene by Qin, Huaiyuan

“…Scene graphs are a common representation of object relationships, but the long-tailed distribution of relationship types presents a challenge for accurate scene graph generation. …”
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Anisotropic conductive adhesive for micro joining in semiconductor interconnects application (solder alternative for fine pitch & environment friendly IC packaging) by Goh, Chin Foo

“…By using these encapsulated nickel particles as fillers in ACA interconnection, long-term reliability of ACA joints can be improved.…”
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Rethinking small-footprint counter-terrorism: moving from kinetic operations to security force assistance by Bell, Louis

“…In response to the 'body bag syndrome' produced by the long years in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Obama administration has adopted a small-footprint strategy founded on kinetic operations designed to capture or kill key militants. …”
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MicroRNA trimming in the nervous system by Lee, Li Ming

“…MicroRNAs are small, single-stranded RNAs about 22 nucleotides long which are involved in post-transcriptional regulation of mRNAs. …”
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Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China by Yu, Guihua., Chen, Guihua., Klinger, Yann., Xu, Xiwei., Wen, Xueze., Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.

“…This earthquake generated a 240-km-long surface rupture zone along the Beichuan fault and an additional 72-km-long surface rupture zone along the Pengguan fault. …”
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Omitting the intra-session calibration in EEG-based brain computer interface used for stroke rehabilitation by Arvaneh, Mahnaz, Guan, Cuntai, Ang, Kai Keng, Quek, Chai

“…This process is time-consuming and inconvenient for stroke patients who undergo long-term BCI sessions with repeating same mental tasks. …”
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Exploring the mechanisms of coordinated chick provisioning in the Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus by Gillies, N, Tyson, C, Wynn, J, Syposz, M, Vansteenberghe, C, Guilford, TC

“…Manx shearwaters Puffinus puffinus are Procellariiform seabirds that exhibit a dual foraging strategy during chick provisioning in which long foraging trips to maintain condition are alternated with short, frequent trips to feed the offspring. …”

Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South A... by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

“…<p><b>Background</b></p> AZD2816 is a variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine that expresses the full-length SARS-CoV-2 beta variant spike protein but is otherwise similar to AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19). …”

Effect of operational parameters on fouling in membrane bioreactor by Tan, Mong Ai.

“…It was found that it is desirable to operate at high MLSS levels and long SRT as sludge yield will be reduced and a smaller reactor is sufficient.…”
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Exploratory study on sustainability of no frills airlines in Singapore by Lin, Chuyan, See, Boon Leng, Yan, Kexin

“…In light of the emergence of No Frills airlines in Southeast Asia, our study aims to explore the sustainability of No Frills airlines in Singapore over the long run, in terms of availability of market demand and ability to adopt cost leadership positions.…”
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An empirical investigation of IPO pricing and operating performance of firms. by Tan, Michelle Mei Xuan., Tan, Hui Li., Ng, Zi Wei.

“…In addition, we investigate if firm's intended use of IPO proceeds will affect long run performance.…”
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Comparing user behavior when targeted based on firm inferred interest vs. user stated interest by Cao, Yiqun(Scientist in business management)Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Observation of a Prethermal U(1) Discrete Time Crystal by Stasiuk, Andrew, Cappellaro, Paola

“…In addition to observing the signature period-doubling behavior, we show the existence of a long-lived prethermal regime whose lifetime is significantly enhanced by strengthening an emergent U(1) conservation law. …”
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Temporal and spatial characteristics of the Beaufort Sea ambient noise environment by Chen, R., Schmidt, H.

“…The observed events are grouped into three categories—short-time-broadband, long-time-narrowband, and long-time-broadband—each likely generated through a different mechanism by the ice cover. …”
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Urban Big Data: City Management and Real Estate Markets by Barkham, Richard, Bokhari, Sheharyar, Saiz, Albert

“…We expect such technologies to improve quality of life and the productivity of cities over the long run. We forecast that smart city technologies will reinforce the primacy of the most successful global metropolises at least for a decade or more. …”
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