Image retrieval with deep learning by Tan, Joe Chin Yong

“…The features of the pristine image database are first extracted, then retrieval is performed using pristine query images to the database to attain the baseline mean average precision (mAP). The query images are distorted with the 3 methods mentioned with different values of sigma, variance and quality. …”
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Study on effects of surface albedo on outdoor environment using actual scale models by Lim, Zheng Wei

“…Building these infrastructures mean forests have to pave the way for them. A reduction in vegetation, coupled with tall buildings also leads to a fall in wind ventilation. …”
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Parallelizing Sparse Matrix Solve for SPICE Circuit Simulation using FPGAs by Kapre, Nachiket, DeHon, Andre

“…Using this approach, we are able to show speedups of 1.2-64x (geometric mean of 8.8x ) for a range of circuits and benchmark matrices when comparing double-precision implementations on a 250 MHz Xilinx Virtex-5 FPGA (65 nm) and an Intel Core i7 965 processor (45 nm).…”
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Particles size-associated membrane fouling in microfiltration of denitrifying granules supernatant by Liu, Ya-Juan., Sun, Darren Delai

“…Results showed that particles with the mean size of 1.0–2.7 m in R1–R3 supernatants formed thin and dense cake layer, contributing more severe fouling than other size particles. …”
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Image Sensor Based Visible Light Positioning System with Improved Positioning Algorithm by Qian, Kemao, Wu, Dehao, Zhang, Ran, Zhong, Wen-De

“…Meanwhile, we theoretically investigate the VLP system by deriving the Cramer-Rao lower bound and the root mean square error bound as the positioning accuracy limit and study the impact of system parameters on the positioning error. …”
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Direct folding simulation of a long helix in explicit water by Zhang, John Z. H., Gao, Ya, Lu, Xiaoliang, Duan, Lili, Zhang, Dawei, Mei, Ye

“…Under PHB simulation, starting from a fully extended structure, the peptide folds into the native state as confirmed by measured time evolutions of radius of gyration, root mean square deviation (RMSD), and native hydrogen bond. …”
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Predictive validity of the Oxford digital multiple errands test (OxMET) for functional outcomes after stroke by Webb, SS, Demeyere, N

“…Participants were followed up after 6-months and completed the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living (NEADL) scale. 117 participants were recruited (M = 26.18 days post-stroke (SD = 25.16), mean 74.44yrs (SD  = 12.88), median NIHSS 8.32 (IQR = 5-11)). …”

Machine learning for classifying chronic kidney disease and predicting creatinine levels using at-home measurements by Metherall, B, Berryman, AK, Brennan, GS

“…Using 10-fold cross-validation, we calculate metrics such as accuracy, true positive rate (TPR), true negative rate (TNR), and mean squared error. Our results reveal RF achieves superior accuracy (92.5%) in at-home CKD classification over ANNs (82.9%). …”

Comparison of CRISPR-Cas13b RNA base editing approaches for USH2A-associated inherited retinal degeneration by Fry, LE, Major, L, Salman, A, McDermott, LA, Yang, J, King, AJ, McClements, ME, MacLaren, RE

“…Finally, we compare Cas13 effectors delivered via AAV for the repair of Ush2a in photoreceptors. Mean RNA editing rates in photoreceptors across different constructs ranged from 0.32% to 2.04%, with greater efficiency in those injected with PspCas13b compared to Cas13bt3 constructs. …”

Fragmented and fitful: India’s energy diplomacy by Chaudhuri, PP

“…Strong populist traditions also mean that there is an entrenched policy of fuel subsidies and energy price controls which has led to chronic underinvestment in power infrastructure and technology. …”

Enhanced simulation of atmospheric blocking in a high-resolution earth system model: projected changes and implications for extreme weather events by Gao, Y, Guo, X, Lu, J, Woollings, T, Chen, D, Guo, X, Wu, L

“…Additionally, applying a bias correction to the 500 hPa geopotential height further enhances blocking frequency simulations, highlighting the crucial role of the mean state. Under the Representative Concentration Pathway 8.5 scenario, CESM-HR projects a decrease in wintertime blocking over regions such as the Euro-Atlantic and Chukchi-Alaska, consistent with previous studies. …”

Which context matters for capturing energy needs? A multi-level analysis by Puranasamriddhi, A, Trotter, PA, Parikh, P, Batidzirai, B, Brophy, A

“…However, there is ambiguity about which type of context actually matters, using the term to either mean different countries, sub-national regions, or specific communities. …”

Experimental heatwaves facilitate invasion and alter species interactions and composition in a tropical host‐parasitoid community by Chen, J, Lewis, O

“…As mean temperatures increase and heatwaves become more frequent, species are expanding their distributions to colonise new habitats. …”

Development of a semi-empirical physical model for transient NOx emissions prediction from a high-speed diesel engine by Bajwa, A, Zou, G, Zhong, F, Fang, X, Leach, F, Davy, M

“…Therefore, physics-based, mean value models that capture cyclic-level changes in in-cylinder thermo-chemical properties appear as an attractive option for transient NOx emissions modelling. …”

Looking deep at people: towards understanding and generating humans in images with deep learning by de Bem, RA

“…The main contributions are: </p> <p>i) A deep learning framework for 2D human pose estimation, which allows for mean-field inference over part-based models; </p> <p>ii) A conditional deep generative model that achieves state-of-the-art results on generating images of humans conditioned on body posture; and </p> <p>iii) A structured semi-supervised deep generative model that jointly performs pose estimation and image generation, <em>understanding</em> and <em>generating</em> people in images in a single framework.…”

Reasonable accommodation, career development, and psychological well-being: autoethnography as a method of qualitative research by Gulyamova, Saodat Tolibovna, Jamiah Manap, Aizan Sofia Amin, Nik Hairi Omar

“…Therefore, having a disability does not necessarily mean an individual cannot do their job to the necessary standard. …”
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Neuromuscular taping application to reduce work-related tension neck syndrome in “Batik” manual labor workers: a pilot controlled trial by Rahayu, Umi Budi, Putriana, D., Setyaningrum, A., Kusumawati, Yuli, Blow, D., Romli, M.H.

“…Methods: This study was conducted on 20 workers, with an age mean of about 53.85 years who work in the home industry of “Batik-Village” in Solo Indonesia that were divided into two groups. …”

A technique for measuring the density and complexity of understorey vegetation in tropical forests by Marsden, Stuart J., Fielding, Alan H., Mead, Claire, Hussin, M.Zakaria

“…Parameters included vegetation area, total vegetation edge, and mean fractal dimension of vegetation patches. There were no significant correlations between the vegetation density measures and those representing vegetation complexity showing there to be two unrelated components to understorey variability. …”
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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.

“…Half of circle corrugations of 22.41 mm mean radius and 3.44 mm thickness were used throughout this study. …”
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Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution by various natural soil-based adsorbents by Fairuz, Farah Shahirah Mohd

“…The results for concentration of arsenic in all soil adsorbents were lower than the permissible limit stated by European United (EU) and mean concentration of iron (Fe) observed to be higher in red soil compared to in other soil samples. …”
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