Modelling and controlling of multilevel converters for smart grid applications by Dzulfaqar Shah Muhamad

“…There have been several advancements of MMC over the last few years, however, MMC presents new challenges mainly due to the increasing complexity of controlling power circuits and more available switching states. …”
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Audio and video-based extremists detection by Xu, Sijia

“…In the third step, five machine learning algorithms (Random Forrest, SVM with RBF kernel, SVM with linear kernel, AdaBoost and Decision Tree) are used in the extremist evaluation base on the extracted features in the second step. At last, the results of extremist detection of each strategy are compared by four evaluation standards in machine learning (Precision, Recall, F-score and Accuracy), and SVM with RBF kernel which has satisfactory result in evaluation is chosen for the detection method with both OpenSMILE and Affectiva applying on the original videos at the same time.…”
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Singapore's reaction to rising China : deep engagement and strategic adjustment by Goh, Evelyn

“…This paper examines how Singapore has reacted to the rise of China in the last fifteen years. Arguing that Singapore's perspective on strategic security in the Asia-Pacific is shaped by its economic imperative, its search for strategic relevance and a preference for American preponderance, it identifies two prongs in Singapore's approach in dealing with China. …”
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A lean FPGA soft processor built using a DSP block by Fahmy, Suhaib A., Maskell, Douglas L., Cheah, Hui Yan, Kulkarni, Chidamber

“…As Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) have advanced, the capabilities and variety of embedded resources have increased. In the last decade, signal processing has become one of the main driving applications for FPGA adoption, so FPGA vendors tailored their architectures to such applications. …”
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Unique composition and evolutionary histories of large low velocity provinces by Panton, J, Davies, JH, Koelemeijer, P, Myhill, R, Ritsema, J

“…Our models suggest the Pacific LLVP stores up to 53% more SOC produced in the last 1.2 Gyr than the African LLVP, potentially making the Pacific domain denser and less buoyant.…”

Rule Britannia: Brexit and the end of empire by Dorling, D, Tomlinson, S

“…In <i>Rule Britannia</i>, Danny Dorling and Sally Tomlinson argue that the vote to leave the EU was the last gasp of the old empire working its way out of the British psyche. …”

Encephalitis: diagnosis, management and recent advances in the field of encephalitides by Alam, AM, Easton, A, Nicholson, TR, Irani, SR, Davies, NWS, Solomon, T, Michael, BD

“…Prompt diagnosis and administration of specific and supportive management options can lead to better outcomes. Over the last decade, research in encephalitis has led to marked developments in the understanding, diagnosis and management of encephalitis. …”

Hunting and the social lives of Southern Africa’s first farmers by Jones, M, Kapumha, R, Chirikure, S, Marshall, F

“…To address this discrepancy and investigate human–wild animal interactions over the last ~ 2000 years, we examined zooarchaeological data from 54 southern African Iron Age (first and second millennium AD) farming sites. …”

Promoting elements of mathematical knowledge for teaching related to the notion of assumptions by Stylianides, G, Stylianides, A

“…We focus on the implementation of the intervention in the last of 5 research cycles of our design experiment to exemplify our theoretical framework and to discuss the promise of the intervention to promote the three targeted elements of knowledge. …”

Using patient perspectives to inform better clinical trial design and conduct: current trends and future directions by Faulkner, SD, Somers, F, Boudes, M, Nafria, B, Robinson, P

“…In this paper, the authors reflect upon these last few years, the emerging trends and their drivers, and where we may expect PE in clinical research to progress in the near future.…”

Embedding treatment in stronger care systems by Rojek, A, Fieggen, J, Paterson, A, Byakika-Kibwika, P, Camara, M, Comer, K, Fletcher, TE, Günther, S, Jonckheere, S, Mwima, G, Dunning, J, Horby, P

“…Here, in the second of two Series papers on the modern landscape of Ebola disease, we review progress made in the last decade to improve patient-centred care. Although the biosafety imperatives of treating Ebola disease remain, recent advances show how to mitigate these so that patients are cared for in a safe and dignified manner that encourages early treatment-seeking behaviour and provides support after the return of patients to their communities. …”

Forecasting: theory and practice by Petropoulos, F, Apiletti, D, Assimakopoulos, V, Castle, J, Hendry, D, Ziel, F

“…However, we wish that our encyclopedic presentation will offer a point of reference for the rich work that has been undertaken over the last decades, with some key insights for the future of forecasting theory and practice. …”

Tunable metasurfaces for active nanophotonics by Omar Abdelrahman Mohamed Abdelraouf

“…Moreover, many thin-film structural colors have been demonstrated using the concept of intermediate states in PCMs. Lastly, we showed an all-optical fast reconfigurable phase tuning mechanism for a fast dynamic response. …”
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Comparing the prevalence of multimorbidity using different operational definitions in primary care in Singapore based on a cross-sectional study using retrospective, large administ... by Lee, Janis Yi An, Xie, Ying, Lee, Sabrina Poay Sian, Lee, Eng Sing

“…The lists by Fortin et al, Ge et al, Low et al and Quah et al included at least 12 chronic conditions, the recommended minimal number of conditions. …”
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Sexual violence at higher education institutions: prevalence, nature, and opportunities for prevention by Steele, B

“…Among the students participating in the OUR SPACE survey, I found 20% experienced at least one act of SV and 53% experienced at least one act of sexual harassment (which included unwanted acts of a sexual nature that did not involve physical touch, such as crude sexual or sexist remarks and stalking). …”

Impact of interspecific competition on African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in an ecosystem with artificial perennial water provision by Sandoval Serés, ME

“…Specifically to decrease the interspecific competition intensity of African wild dogs with larger predators, it is important that there are areas with enough permanent waterholes (at least ~0.01 waterholes per km²) during the late dry season, but to also limit the number of artificial waterholes created in high waterhole density areas (above ~0.03 waterholes per km²) (Chapter 5). …”

Large-scale capacitive touch panels : sensor pattern design, sampling and interpolation by Akhtar, Humza

“…We study various designs patented by industry over the last few years and propose a methodology for testing and comparing different geometrical designs in a simulation environment. …”
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Automatic PoC generation for Android app vulnerability by Pang, Siew Boon

“…Vulnerabilities in mobile applications are becoming more and more common in this fast-paced world where almost everyone possesses a mobile phone. …”
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The Decline of Computers as a General Purpose Technology by Thompson, Neil, Spanuth, Svenja

“…s Law, has already begun and threatens to fragment computing into 'fast lane' applications that get powerful specialized processors and 'slow lane' applications that get stuck using general purpose processors whose progress fades.…”
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On efficient solution of large-size wire-grid structures in a complex environment by Lee, Yee Hui.

“…In this study, four numerical techniques (1) wavelet transform method (WTM) (2) modified fast multipole method (MFMM) (3) adaptive segmentation method (ASM) (4) weak coupling suppression method (WCSM) for the efficient solution of large-size electromagnetic (EM) problems have been studied. …”
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