Nanoparticles enhanced laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy for characterisation and discrimination of gemstones by Al-Juboori, Haider, Haider, Zhaib, Hang, Wei, Roslan, Sufi

“…Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an excellent technique for rapid on-site investigations that attracts interest from diverse research areas. Gemmology is no exception. The application of LIBS for gemstone characterisation is limited due to ineffective ablation and crack formation, even more so with cost-effective, non-gated LIBS systems. …”
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High-speed indoor MIMO visible light communications by Dong, F

“…Moreover, the peak overall data rate of the system with an ADR (676 Mbps) is 56 per cent higher than that with an ABR (434 Mbps), which means that an ADR shows better performance than an ABR when they are in a similar size. …”

A systematic literature review of place attachment in environments, cities and landscapes by Linfeng, Shi, Wanyi, Yang, Ujang, Norsidah

“…People's place attachment to the environment, cities and landscapes is crucial to improving urban living environments and enhancing the meaning of place. Researchers are conducting theoretical analysis and case practice in this field. …”
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STRUCTURAL RELIABILITY FUNDAMENTALS AND THEIRS APPLICATION TO OFFSHORE PLATFORMS / by Ezanizam Mat Soom, 1976-, author 554694, Mohd. Khairi Abu Husain, author 543748, Noor Irza Mohd. Zaki, author 543750, Nurul Uyun Azman, author 190976, Nurul 'Azizah Mukhlas, 1992-, author 595767, Sayyid Zainal Abidin Syed Ahmad, 1982-, author 609234

“…The field of offshore structural reliability continues to advance assessment and analysis. It is an area that requires expertise from a combination of fundamental structural knowledge and statistical approach. …”

Resource allocation and performance analysis of multi-rate WiFi network by Neo, Jun Wei

“…In this report, detailed information of the IEEE 802.11 family will be discussed first, followed by the means of building and running a simulation program. …”
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Role of scatter-hoarding rodents in the seed dispersal of large-seeded plants. by Low, Gerard Hongkai.

“…With the loss of these primary dispersers, large-seeded plants require other means of dispersal if they are to propagate and survive. …”
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Beyond symbolism: the roles of action planning and case-making in immigrant integration policymaking by Allen, WL, Broadhead, J

“…This limits empirical and theoretical understanding of how local efforts to implement potentially contentious policies arise, and through which means. In response, we examine how municipal actors in 12 cities and regions across the UK have devised and communicated policies on immigrant integration—an area that lacks national policy inputs yet is locally consequential—through the mechanism of “action planning.” …”

Autonomous ships : evolution or revolution? by Keh, Cassandra Xiao Ting

“…As such, this paper has also provided suggestions for future research areas.…”
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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Among 30,874 participants with a mean age of 56 years, 55.8% were women, and 22.9% were current smokers. …”

Smart window for tuning transparency and noise absorption by Shrestha, Milan

“…Their surface roughness is variable by means of surface microwrinkling or unfolding through dielectric elastomer actuation. …”
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Trapped photoelectrons during spacecraft charging in sunlight by Cahoy, K., Lai, S. T.

“…Differential charging of spacecraft surfaces can trap low-energy electrons by means of potential wells and barriers. The low-energy electrons are mostly photoelectrons and secondary electrons. …”
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Characteristics and injury patterns of road traffic injuries in urban and rural Uganda—a retrospective medical record review study in two hospitals by Temizel, Selin, Wunderlich, Robert, Leifels, Mats

“…However, little is known about the differences in road traffic associated injuries between urban and rural areas and potential influence factors. Here, we used a cross-sectional study conducted by a retrospective medical record review from trauma cases admitted in 2016 to hospitals in rural and urban areas in Uganda. …”
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Investigation of the image processing algorithms for medical applications by Nurul Hidayah Abdul Manan

“…Different segmentation techniques are used (i.e. K-means clustering, Fuzzy-C means clustering and Hierarchical clustering) to evaluate the performance.…”
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Investigation on NOGA XP cardiac navigation system by Liu, Wei.

“…An advanced technology called NOGA XP system which can diagnose and treat some heart diseases in the means of cardiac mapping and injection is currently available in market. …”
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ORB-based optimal lost robot self-recovery by Soo, Danny Hong Kit

“…The key idea behind lost-recovery is the concept of simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), with place recognition being our area of interest. Existing place recognition techniques are based mostly on SIFT or SURF, which are highly accurate but computationally intensive. …”
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Face recognition in color space by Zhao, Tiansi

“…For the fast development of science and technology, and the amount applications of face recognition system like security systems, face recognition has attracted many researchers and engineers in the area of image processing, pattern recognition and computer vision. …”
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The effect of impregnation of activated carbon with SnCl2.2H2O on its porosity, surface composition and CO gas adsorption by Al-Khatib, Ma’an.F, Iyuke, Sunny E, Mohamad, Abu Bakar, Daud, Wan R.W, H Kadhum, Abdul Amir, M Shariff, Azmi, Yarmo, Mohd A

“…Unimpregnated and impregnated activated carbons were analysed by means of physical adsorption and XPS and were tested for CO gas adsorption in a PSA system. …”
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Centering Patient and Clinician Voices in Developing Tools to Address Pain Related School Impairment: A Phase I Study of a Virtual Reality School Simulation for Children and Adoles... by Logan, Deirdre E., Khanna, Karina, Randall, Edin, O’Donnell, Shealyn, Reks, Talis, McLennan, Logan

“…The results indicate high levels of patient engagement/immersion (mean total score of 17.0 on the Child Presence Measure). …”
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Effectiveness of the stroke e-learning module on Malaysian doctors’ knowledge of acute ischaemic stroke management by Albart, Stephenie Ann, Yusof Khan, Abdul Hanif Khan, Abdul Rashid, Aneesa, Wan Zaidi, Wan Asyraf, Looi, Irene, Kee, Hoo Fan

“…However, greater effort should be made to improve GSK and HSM knowledge, particularly in areas related to stroke thrombolysis.…”
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A case study on the evacuation of deep mega underground development in Singapore by Ng, Yan Hao, Nguyen, Minh Phuong, Tan, Kang Hai, Ng, Kian Wee

“…However, commercial development, with substantial floor area located at a significant depth underground is the first-of-its-kind in the world. …”
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