Understanding the role of Enterococcus faecalis in polymicrobial wounds by Davient, Bala

“…Since E. faecalis T7SS encodes toxins involved in bacterial competition, but not the MPT and EET systems, I hypothesized that a link between the energy metabolism systems and the T7SS may exist. …”
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Semantic scene understanding on 3D point clouds by Dong, Shichao

“…Robotic techniques have automated many processes in production lines. However, in flexible production scenarios, certain tasks cannot yet be fully handled by robots and still require human involvement. …”
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Phase measurements based indoor visible light positioning systems by Zhang, Sheng

“…As the GPS signals have severe multi-path effects and strong signal attenuations in indoor buildings, visible light with its line of sight (LOS) property and fewer reflections and diffractions gains advantages in the positioning accuracy over other RF-based techniques.There are several positioning algorithms, the simplest one in structure is the received signal strength (RSS) which has good signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) property, but is not feasible in situations with rotations and intensity disturbance. …”
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Enhancement of photoacoustic imaging systems for biomedical applications by Sharma, Arunima

“…In these systems, the SET acquires one time resolved PA signal (A-line) for each laser pulse. Cross sectional images are obtained by rotating the SET around the sample and acquiring A-lines at different angles. …”
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Neural abstractive summarization: improvements at the sequence-level by Ravaut, Mathieu

“…In this thesis, we focus on a nascent line of research consisting in complementing the token-level perspective with a sequence-level approach. …”
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Imprinting of IgA responses in previously infected individuals receiving bivalent mRNA vaccines (WT and BA.4/BA.5 or WT and BA.1) by Goh, Yun Shan, Fong, Siew-Wai, Hor, Pei Xiang, Loh, Chiew Yee, Tay, Matthew Zirui, Wang, Bei, Salleh, Siti Nazihah Mohd, Ngoh, Eve Zi Xian, Lee, Raphael Tze Chuen, Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Wang, Cheng-I, Leo, Yee Sin, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward, Ng, Lisa F. P., Renia, Laurent

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Exploiting LoRaWAN for efficient and resilient IoT networks by Gu, Chaojie

“…The availability of multiple RF technologies and the mixed use of them in IoT networks create both opportunities and also challenges. …”
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Visible light communication systems supporting wireless data access and indoor positioning applications by Yang, Helin

“…However, the development and deployment of indoor VLC and VLP systems face some key challenges, such as integration of VLC and VLP to provide simultaneous communication and positioning services, inter-cell interference (ICI) in indoor multi-cell VLC systems, negative effect of line-of-sight (LoS) blockages on the performance, and guaranteeing different quality of services (QoS) of various indoor devices. …”
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Design and analysis of passive phase shifters using controllable defected ground structures in 65nm CMOS technology for 77-81 GHz automotive radar by Wu, Jiaqi

“…In this sense, DGS can be treated as a slow-wave artificial transmission line. A physical dimension related formula for DGS inductance calculation is proposed. …”
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Amino-functionalised β-diketiminate ligands (N-nacnacs): Synthesis and coordination chemistry with Main Group elements by Huan, D

“…The proposed mechanism suggests that in most cases, strong σ-donating groups favour the N,C-chelate aza-butadienyl configuration under ambient conditions. This is broadly in line with the experimental findings, with the exception of the R = P(SiMe₃)₂ system which, together with the σ-withdrawing R = Cl system, exists in the N-nacnac-chelate form at room temperature.…”

Genetic and observational associations of nuclear magnetic resonance-measured lipid-related traits and atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality in the Mexico City Prospective Study by Wang, Y

“…In cross-sectional analyses, complex correlation patterns within and across the same lipoprotein category within NMR lipid panels were observed, in line with their biochemical structures and interactions in lipid metabolism. …”

Salient keypoint detectors and compact feature descriptors for 3D perception by Prakhya, Sai Manoj

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The effects of atmosphere-ocean-wave coupling during tropical cyclone by Garg, Nikhil

“…This transfer of momentum (from atmosphere to ocean) is not a one-way link, i.e., there are feedback effects from ocean (both in terms of enthalpy and momentum) on the atmospheric boundary layer. …”
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In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…Great attention has been given to improving its conventional (UV-driven) performance by exploiting, inter alia, the synergy of mixed (anatase/rutile) phase junctions, or making more perfect crystals (defects act as charge recombination centers) without sacrificing texture (surface area) etc. …”
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Reiki therapy on adolescents with depressive disorders inTehran, Iran by Charkhandeh, Mansoureh

“…Each of the three treatment groups (CDI, Reiki, and the control group) included 80 samples, which provided an accumulated mixed gender total of 240 boys and girls. The number in the CBT group was reduced to 63 (34 girls and 29 boys). …”
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Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems by Guo, Xiaotong

“…A nominal (non-robust) optimization model for the transit frequency setting problem (TFSP) under a single transit line setting is first proposed. The model is then extended to the RO-based formulation to incorporate demand uncertainty. …”
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Blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate RH5.1/Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children; an open-label, non-randomised, first-in-human, single-centre, phase 1b trial by Silk, SE, Kalinga, WF, Salkeld, J, Mtaka, IM, Ahmed, S, Milando, F, Diouf, A, Bundi, CK, Balige, N, Hassan, O, Mkindi, CG, Rwezaula, S, Athumani, T, Mswata, S, Lilolime, NS, Simon, B, Msami, H, Mohamed, M, David, DM, Mohammed, L, Nyaulingo, G, Mwalimu, B, Juma, O, Mwamlima, TG, Sasamalo, IA, Mkumbange, RP, Kamage, JJ, Barrett, JR, King, LDW, Hou, MM, Pulido, D, Carnrot, C, Lawrie, AM, Cowan, RE, Nugent, FL, Roberts, R, Cho, J-S, Long, CA, Nielsen, CM, Miura, K, Draper, SJ, Olotu, AI, Minassian, AM

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> A blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine would provide a second line of defence to complement partially effective or waning immunity conferred by the approved pre-erythrocytic vaccines. …”

A machine-learned approach for reducing airborne delays and environmental impact in terminal manoeuvring area using extended arrival management by Lim, Zhi Jun

“…Air traffic management divides the airspace into three sections: the airport control zone (taxiing, takeoff, landing), the terminal manoeuvring area (TMA, for climbs and descents), and the en-route airspace (cruise). The TMA, a critical link between en-route airspace and the airport, is a major source of airborne delays. …”
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Health monitoring, lifetimes estimation, and thermal management of IGBT-based power converters by Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik

“…Reliability of a power converter is mainly verbalized by the failure rate of power semiconductor device and dc-link capacitor. For instance, in applications demanding higher reliability, electrolytic capacitors are swapped with film capacitors, since they exhibit lower equivalent series resistance (ESR) with increased reliability. …”
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Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…Finally, informed by the findings of the first and second study, a strength-based and meaning-oriented anticipatory grief e-intervention for parents facing their child’s chronic life-threatening illness and potential death was developed and piloted in Singapore via an open-label mixed methods study. The methodologies and findings from each study are concisely summarized below. …”
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