Examining the usage of xiao and its role as vague language in the textual conversations of Singapore millennials by Hong, Amanda Yu Hua

“…Postulated to have originated from online Chinese discourse, xiao is used to alter the impact of utterances through the increment of vagueness in the propositions, adding ambiguity and signalling non-prototypical representations of the concepts expressed, as a method of mitigation to achieve politeness goals. …”
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4.241J / 11.330J Theory of City Form, Spring 2004 by Beinart, Julian

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Quantization Games on Social Networks and Language Evolution by Mani, Ankur, Varshney, Lav R., Pentland, Alex

“…Since having knowledge of the original source of information in the network may not be realistic, we further prove that under certain conditions, the agents need not know the source origin and yet still settle on a Bayes Nash equilibrium using only the observed sources. …”
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Designing initiatives for vulnerable families : from theory to design in Sydney, Australia by Eastwood, John Graeme, De Souza, Denise E., Shaw, Miranda, Garg, Pankaj, Woolfenden, Susan, Tyler, Ingrid, Kemp, Lynn A.

“…In applying the theory to the local situation the analysis took into account: the role of the local agencies; evidence of program effectiveness; determinants and outcomes for local children and their families; the current deployment of service resources; and insights from front-line staff and interagency partners.…”
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The role of toca-1-N-wasp complex in filopodia formation and endocytosis by Bu, Wenyu

“…Therefore this Toca-1-N-WASP complex not only localizes in filopodia but also induces the formation of filopodia and endocytic vesicles. …”
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Heuristic driven genetic algorithm for job-shop scheduling by Chang, Sau Leng.

“…Besides proposing and implementing the local search algorithm, the original JSS program is also ported to run on Win32 platforms(Win95 and NT). …”
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Decentralized online social network primitives by Rajesh Sharma

“…This is challenging due to the fact that problems need to be solved without global coordination of local information and local links. We explore \distributed social computing" to solve various challenges in a DOSN. …”
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The Aceh-based militant network : a trigger for a view into the insightful complex of conceptual and historical links by Giora Eliraz

“…This article asks to offer varied insights into the strategic and operational thought of this network by viewing it through both universal and local lenses. It is done by using a broader historical perspective that addresses global militant discourse, originated in the Middle East in particular, and the case of Darul Islam (DI) rebellions in Indonesia of the late 1940s to the early 1960s, that is considered to be significant for understanding of current jihadism in Indonesia. …”
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21W.755 Writing and Reading Short Stories, Fall 2006 by Lewitt, Shariann

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15.762J / 1.273J / ESD.267J Supply Chain Planning (SMA 6305), Spring 2005 by Simchi-Levi, David, Graves, Stephen

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Search in location based social network by Lew, Stephanie Yin Hui.

“…It is reported that web querying with local intent has also increased, especially originating from mobile users who are on the go. …”
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Numeric metrics for capturing variations in flow fields: an improvement towards a robust comparison of vector fields by Nowruzi, M, Baker, S, Leach, F, Fang, X

“…Traditional metrics include the Relevance Index (RI) and Magnitude Similarity Index (MSI) as well as their local versions, Local Structural Index (LSI) and Local Magnitude Index (LMI). …”

Recommendations to improve the interpretation of global flood forecasts to support international humanitarian operations for tropical cyclones by Speight, L, Stephens, E, Hawker, L, Baugh, C, Neal, J, Cloke, H, Grey, S, Titley, H, Marsden, K, Sumner, T, Ficchi, A, Prudhomme, C, Archer, L, Bazo, J, Dambo, J, Dolan, S, Huhn, AL, Moschini, F, Savage, J, Smith, A, Towner, J, Wanzala, M

“…We discuss the value of effective partnerships and improving synergies between global models and local contexts, highlighting how global forecasting can help build local forecasting capability.…”

An approach to establishing a multi-organisational public sector security operations centre by Brett, Mark

“…The paper further proposes that the approach should work with nodes at a peer sub-regional and local level with information being aggregated at a regional or national level, with central oversight. …”

Robust and efficient deep learning methods for vision-based action recognition by Xu, Yuecong

“…It extends the original non-local block by incorporating regional feature correlations at multiple scales. …”
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Regional-privacy-preserving operation of networked microgrids: edge-cloud cooperative learning with differentiated policies by Xia, Qinqin, Wang, Yu, Zou, Yao, Yan, Ziming, Zhou, Niancheng, Chi, Yuan, Wang, Qianggang

“…By only transiting the global model parameters during the coordinated training process, the private NN models of each agent at the edge are also preserved to the MGs locally. …”
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Beyond the Bioclimatic Chart: An Automated Simulation-Based Method for Assessing Natural Ventilation and Passive Design Potential by Herb, Svenja

“…Such uniformity often overlooks local climatic conditions, resulting in increased energy consumption and elevated greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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How to optimize the supply and allocation of medical emergency resources during public health emergencies by Wang, Chunyu, Deng, Yue, Yuan, Ziheng, Zhang, Chijun, Zhang, Fan, Cai, Qing, Gao, Chao, Kurths, Jurgen

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Floquet stroboscopic divisibility in non-Markovian dynamics by Bastidas, Victor M., Kyaw, Thi Ha, Tangpanitanon, Jirawat, Romero, Guillermo, Kwek, Leong-Chuan, Angelakis, Dimitris G.

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Cell biological mechanisms of activity-dependent synapse to nucleus translocation of CRTC1 in neurons by Ch'ng, Toh Hean, DeSalvo, Martina, Lin, Peter, Vashisht, Ajay, Wohlschlegel, James A., Martin, Kelsey C.

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