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

“…To further improve feature comparison, we develop a local-global conditional module to capture both global and local relations. …”
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Experimental study of steel beam-column joints with novel slot-bolted connections under a central-column-removal scenario by Ma, You-Xin, Chen, Shuang, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Moreover, the ductility supply of connections with and without the slotted holes was evaluated and compared through the acceptable criteria specified in the design guide for progressive collapse. The comparison showed that the adoption of novel slotted holes could dramatically enhance the plastic rotation capacity for both FP and TSWA connections.…”
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Molecular and biochemical characterisation of human casein kinase I alpha splice variants by Yong, Thomas Joon Kin.

“…Evidence from attempts at isolating additional independent CKIaT cDNAs, comparison of CKIaT to the human regulator of mitotic spindle assembly-1 (RMSA-1),…”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of the performances of electromagnetic miniature energy harvesters driven by air flow by Han, Nuomin

“…Comparison is then made with the commercially widely used horizontal-axis wind turbines with similar dimensions. …”
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Exploring critical components of physician-patient communication: a qualitative study of lay and professional perspectives by Mohd Salim, Nurul, Roslan, Nurhanis, Hod, Rafidah, Zakaria, Syahiera, Adam, Siti

“…Good eye contact, providing treatment plans, and ensuring patient privacy and confidentiality were emphasized by physicians and medical students. In comparison, patients and relatives focused on the prognosis of disease, physician’s empathy and advice, and physician’s skills in building rapport with their patients and relatives. (4) Conclusion: The critical components that were highlighted by both professionals and laymen in the study should be practiced to ensure effective communication between physician and patient. …”
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Toxicity, permeability and drug-metabolizing enzyme activities of curcumin analogues by Yakubu, Ndatsu

“…The permeability effects of both compounds (50 μM) in differentiated Caco-2 cells after 180 min of exposure were measured based on its apparent permeability coefficient (Papp) values of the apical site (A) to basolateral site (B) and basolateral site (B) to the apical site (A) and also the absorption rates of both compounds (20 μM) on adult male zebrafish were also measured after 1-5 hr of exposure. …”
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Ensemble incremental learning Random Vector Functional Link network for short-term electric load forecasting by Qiu, Xueheng, Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam, Amaratunga, Gehan A. J.

“…Moreover, the attractiveness of the proposed method can be demonstrated by the comparison with eight benchmark forecasting methods.…”
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Visual search using artificial intelligence (deep learning models for image caption) by Qiao, Guanheng

“…After a thorough research and comparison, The state-of-art method Neural Baby Talk was selected as the base of my project. …”
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In vitro protein (BSA) delivery studies in mesostructured bioceramics by Aw, Siew Sim

“…Higher silica composition content of 80S and 90S produce a better result of synthesize at room temperature. Both mesostructured bioceramics used in protein delivery systems using Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) as protein model. …”
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A three-level neutral-point clamped dual-output converter by Ahmed S. Hussein, Amer Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Ghias

“…The proposed topology has both the advantages of a reduced power component count and complete independent control of its outputs. …”
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Experimental study of the curling effect on connection resistance for ferritic stainless steel by Liao, Min

“…This fact is related to the greater satisfaction that these materials may offer in comparison to carbon steel, including corrosion resistance, durability, fire resistance, and increased aesthetic quality. …”
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Why has Singapore not achieved a full democratic transition, despite economic growth? A comparative case study of Singapore and Taiwan by Nur Shahira Binte Shahromey

“…I will be comparing Singapore’s political development with Taiwan’s democratisation to identify key differences in the growth of both countries. Through this comparison, I posit that Singapore has not achieved full democracy because of a mixture of factors: certain historical events influenced the leadership to impose certain ideologies, leading to a one-party hegemony that has resulted in the lack of a strong enough civil society to push for democratisation.…”
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Low-power non-binary SAR ADC with a two-mode comparator by Li, Jianni

“…A non-binary ADC with the conventional structure is also constructed for performance comparison. Both ADCs were designed and simulated using GF 40nm technology. …”
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Security protocol design against malicious attacks in neighborhood area network in smart grid by Li, Xiaochen

“…WMN not only inherits the merits from both of them, but also has its own feature, including wider coverage, broader bandwidth, better scalability, etc. …”
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Friend request accepted: fundamental features of social environments determine social affiliation decisions by Garud, S

“…Further, cortical regions like the anterior insula (aI) represented both friend- liness and density related effects. …”

Molecular genetics of Dupuytren’s contracture by Aissvarya, Shankar, Ling, King-Hwa, Arumugam, Manohar, Thilakavathy, Karuppiah

“…. • DC is a multifactorial disease, having both genetic and environmental factors contributing to the causality of the disease. • Over the years, various studies have been conducted to understand the molecular mechanism and genetic aspects of DC but there is a lack of reports on the variants found in the exonic regions. …”
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Finite element analysis of corrugated web beams under bending by Chan, C.L., Khalid, Y.A., Sahari, B.B., Hamouda, A.M.S.

“…Ordinary I-beams, with plane web, were also tested experimentally. The comparison between the results obtained from both methods, for the plane web type, shows 3.1% to 7.1% differences. …”
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Breast cancer diagnosis through an optimization-driven multispectral gamma correction (ODMGC) by Raj A, Arul Edwin, Ahmad, Nabihah, Durai S, Ananiah

“…The algorithm was successfully implemented in MATLAB 2020a, and the classifier was developed in Jupyter Notebook using Python. The subjective comparison confirmed the proposed method’s superior resolution in normal and malignant cases. …”
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An Ensemble Filter for Indoor Positioning Technology of Mobile Home Service with Agile iBeacon Deployment by Abu-AlSondos, Ibrahim A, Salameh, Anas A., Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Deraman, Rafikullah

“…Based on this, a system for mobile home service robots was developed, and simulation tests were performed to assess the accuracy of node locating, node reception and arrival times, the best level of route planning, and navigation and path estimation errors in both absolute and comparative terms. Additionally, we go into detail about the difficulties in developing a practical IPS, the solutions that are already available, a thorough performance comparison, and some potential future IPS development trends…”
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Improved life cycle assessment for desalination : handling the choices and uncertainties by Zhou, Jin

“…To examine the impacts by the choice of predefined life cycle impact assessment method on the result of desalination LCAs, a comparison study was carried out between a generic method and a regional specific method. …”
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