Towards Efficient Planning for Navigation using Global Information in Large and Uncertain Environments by Kurtz, Martina Stadler

“…We would like to enable a team of robots to navigate quickly and efficiently in large and uncertain outdoor environments. …”
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Turbulent Flow over a Flexible Wall Undergoing a Streamwise Traveling Wavy Motion by Shen, Lian, Zhang, Xiang, Yue, Dick K.P., Triantafyllou, Michael S.

“…The results obtained in this study provide physical insight into the study of fish-like swimming mechanisms in terms of drag reduction and optimal propulsive efficiency.…”
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Effect of growth temperature on the terahertz-frequency conductivity of the epitaxial transparent conducting spinel NiCo2O4 films by Chia, Elbert E. M., Silwal, Punam, La-o-vorakiat, Chan, Kim, Dae Ho, Talbayev, Diyar

“…Both films exhibit band-like coherent conduction at intermediate temperatures, albeit with very different carrier densities consistent with the proposed models of cation valencies in this mixed-valence material. …”
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Maternal separation does not produce a significant behavioral change in mice by Tan, Shawn, Ho, Hin San, Song, Anna Yoonsu, Low, Joey, Je, Shawn Hyunsoo

“…Previously, studies reported that maternal separation (MS) in the early postnatal stages triggers depression-and/or anxiety-like behaviors in rats. However, similar studies using mice have reported inconsistent behavioral outcomes. …”
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Cultural resonance & spiritual capital : the role of religion in framing Malaysia's humanitarian response to the Rohingya refugee crisis by Muhammad Idaffi Othman

“…Albeit increasingly, the significant role that factors like religion can play in framing humanitarianism is often cold-shouldered and hence, relatively less explored. …”
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Analysis of YouTube thumbnails : a deep neural decision forest implementation by Shankkar Magandran

“…By training several machine learning algorithms to approximate the number of views, likes, dislikes and comments a video would garner based on its thumbnail image, we aim to construct a tool capable of estimating the level of interaction a video would receive based on the design of its thumbnail. …”
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Tongue imaging system for TCM practice by Lim, Kai Boon

“…With advancements in technology, there are now more mobile phones that are able to take raw photos with the ability to change its shutter speed as well as ISO like what a professional camera is able to do. On top of that, the quality of the image produced are of a quality that can be processed for further diagnosis as well. …”
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An image processing approach to feature-preserving B-spline surface fairing by Kawasaki, Taro, Jayaraman, Pradeep Kumar, Shida, Kentaro, Zheng, Jianmin, Maekawa, Takashi

“…This is inspired by the success of many recent research works on the use of normal field for reconstructing mesh models, and makes use of the impressive simplicity and effectiveness of bilateral-like filtering for image denoising. In particular, our approach adaptively partitions the B-spline surface into a set of segments such that each segment has approximately uniform parameterization, generates an image from each segment in the parameter space whose pixel values are the normal vectors of the surface, and then applies a bilateral filter in the parameter domain to fair the normal field. …”
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Mask-less preparation of Janus particles through ultraviolet irradiation on hydrophobic particles assembled at the air-water interface by Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Chen, Zhong

“…The method can be potentially extended to other semiconductor metal oxide particles to generate Janus-like properties.…”
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The future of nuclear security in the Asia-Pacific : expanding the role of Southeast Asia by Trajano, Julius Cesar, Caballero-Anthony, Mely

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TraceTogether : pandemic response, democracy, and technology by Stevens, Hallam, Haines, Monamie Bhadra

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Graph edit distance reward : learning to edit scene graph by Chen, Lichang, Lin, Guosheng, Wang, Shijie, Wu, Qingyao

“…Scene Graph, as a vital tool to bridge the gap between language domain and image domain, has been widely adopted in the cross-modality task like VQA. In this paper, we propose a new method to edit the scene graph according to the user instructions, which has never been explored. …”
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Generating new cross‐relaxation pathways by coating prussian blue on NaNdF4 to fabricate enhanced photothermal agents by Yu, Zhongzheng, Hu, Wenbo, Zhao, Hui, Miao, Xiaofei, Guan, Yan, Cai, Weizheng, Zeng, Zhiping, Fan, Quli, Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang

“…Herein, we coated Prussian blue (PB) on NaNdF4 nanoparticles to fabricate core-shell nanocomplexes with new cross relaxation pathways between the ladder-like energy levels of Nd3+ ions and continuous energy band of PB. …”
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Study on several novel topological phases in classical wave systems by Xue, Haoran

“…In classical wave systems like photonics and acoustics, the discoveries of topological states offer exciting playgrounds for both new theoretical studies and novel applications. …”
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The effect of object compliance on the velvet hand illusion by Pasqualotto, Achille, Chai, Cindy Jia Yin, Ohka, Masahiro, Kitada, Ryo

“…Movement of a grid of bars between the two hands creates the tactile illusion of a velvet-like material, namely, the velvet hand illusion (VHI). …”
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Fatigue investigations on steel pipeline containing 3D coplanar and non-coplanar cracks by Xiao, Zhongmin, Zhang, Wengang, Zhang, Yanmei, Fan, Mu

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Helping out-groups in times of crisis : application of the Benjamin Franklin Effect to intergroup contexts by Quek, Jing Xuan

“…It predicts that when one performs a favor for someone whom they have neutral or negative feelings for, one would increase their liking for and be more likely to do another favor for that person again. …”
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Cyber attacks and their impacts on the shipping industry. Identify the risks and suggest ways to mitigate. (maritime services) by Poh, Sze Ping

“…With these technologies being put in-place, sectors like the maritime services have been able to achieve higher efficiency and effectiveness in performing operational activities such as streamlining of supply chain processes through the use of e – B/L, container tracking system, vendor managed system and automation. …”
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Effective coping among dementia caregivers in Singapore : narratives through an online MCAT-DC intervention by Tan, Lynette Shun Ying

“…Methodology: The online MCAT-DC intervention is a four-week programme that covered topics like stress, self-care, grief, and meaning-making. …”
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Identifying actionable serial correlations in financial markets by Cheong, Siew Ann, Lee, Yann Wei, Li, Ying Ying, Lim, Jia Qing, Tan, Jadie Jiok Duan, Teo, Joan Xin Ping

“…To do so, we downloaded daily closing prices of the Dow Jones Industrial Average component stocks, as well as various assets like stock market indices, United States government bonds, precious metals, commodities, oil and gas, and foreign exchange. …”
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