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SURF-BRISK – Based Image Infilling Method for Terrain Classification of a Legged Robot
Abstract: In this study, we propose adaptive locomotion for an autonomous multilegged walking robot, an image infilling method for terrain classification based on a combination of speeded up robust features, and binary robust invari... | 15,407 | 2019-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering"
] |
Strong Cosmic Censorship in higher-dimensional Reissner-Nordstr\"{o}m-de Sitter spacetime
It was recently shown that Strong Cosmic Censorship might be violated for near-extremally-charged black holes in 4-dimensional de Sitter space under scalar perturbations. Here, we extend the study of neutral massless scalar pertu... | 4,736.2 | 2019-02-05T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Broadband Signal Amplification Paths for Semiconductor Radiation and Particle Detectors (Review)
This study is devoted to the development of amplifying paths for plasma diagnostics, a significant part of which use semiconductor detectors as sensors that form low-intensity current signals. One feature of these diagnost... | 9,233 | 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Engineering"
] |
Selective activation of cellular stress response pathways by fumaric acid esters
The cellular response to oxidants or xenobiotics comprises two key pathways, resulting in modulation of NRF2 and FOXO transcription factors, respectively. Both mount a cytoprotective response, and their activation relies on crucial protei... | 7,336 | 2024-05-24T00:00:00.000 | [
"Chemistry",
"Medicine"
] |
Genealogical approaches to the temporal origins of the Central American gap : Speciation and divergence in Pacific Chthamalus ( Sessilia : Chthamalidae )
A large section of the tropical Eastern Pacific coastline is nearly devoid of reef or consolidated habitat, and is known as the Central American Gap as it is associa... | 6,813.8 | 2013-03-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Environmental Science"
] |
Dead time optimization method for power converter
This paper introduces a method for dead time optimization in variable speed motor drive systems. The aim of this method is to reduce the conduction time of the freewheeling diode to a minimum without generation of cross conduction. This results in lower losses, improve... | 4,580.8 | 2013-07-04T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering"
] |
Continuous Casting Continuous Casting
Continuous casting is a process whereby molten metal is solidified into a semi-finished billet, bloom, or slab for subsequent rolling in finishing mills; it is the most frequently used process to cast not only steel, but also aluminum and copper alloys [...]
Introduction and Sco... | 1,754.2 | 2019-06-03T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Journal of Biomedical Informatics: X
A
Introduction
The biomedical sciences are pioneers for open-access publication, with the PubMed database alone indexing over 27 million journal articles. Given the rich knowledge contained in these articles, obtaining insights from the publications can be used to address a varie... | 6,598.2 | 2019-07-20T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Medicine"
] |
The Role of Context Definition in Choice Experiments: a Methodological Proposal Based on Customized Scenarios
. One of the most critical points for the validity of Discrete Choice Experiments lies in their capability to render the experiment as close to actual market conditions as possible. In particular, when dealing... | 7,644 | 2020-11-23T00:00:00.000 | [
"Business",
"Economics"
] |
Understanding Translationese in Multi-view Embedding Spaces
Recent studies use a combination of lexical and syntactic features to show that footprints of the source language remain visible in translations, to the extent that it is possible to predict the original source language from the translation. In this paper, we... | 3,311 | 2020-12-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Linguistics"
] |
Exploring Effectiveness of Relationship Marketing on Artificial Intelligence Adopting Intention
The major contribution of present study is to revisit how consumer obtain high adoption intention of artificial intelligence (AI)’s production/service based on symmetric and asymmetric thinking in data analysis. In recent y... | 9,070.6 | 2023-10-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Business",
"Computer Science"
] |
A Beam-Specific Optimization Target Volume for Stereotactic Proton Pencil Beam Scanning Therapy for Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Purpose We investigate two margin-based schemes for optimization target volumes (OTV), both isotropic expansion (2 mm) and beam-specific OTV, to account for uncertainties due to the se... | 6,342 | 2021-07-29T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Physics"
] |
GIT proteins, A novel family of phosphatidylinositol 3,4, 5-trisphosphate-stimulated GTPase-activating proteins for ARF6.
ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) proteins are key players in numerous vesicular trafficking events ranging from the formation and fusion of vesicles in the Golgi apparatus to exocytosis and endocytosi... | 4,569.6 | 2000-05-05T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Computer Science"
] |
An approach for reducing the air conditioning costs in office buildings in Vietnam
. According to statistics from the Ho Chi Minh Energy Saving Center, the electricity costs of the air conditioning system for office buildings are about 70% of the electricity costs. There are many solutions that have been proposed to r... | 2,963.8 | 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Environmental Science"
] |
Evaluation of the X-Ray Absorption by Gold Nanoparticles Solutions
The increase in the X-ray absorption due to gold nanoparticles was investigated by using aqueous solutions containing gold (Au) nanoparticles. A sample with 15 nm in size nanoparticles and 0.5mg/mL gold concentration and a distilled water sample were u... | 2,702 | 2013-03-11T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Materials Science"
] |
Bioethical Perspective of Charlie Gard Case
This short commentary is about the ethical, rather bioethical, issues of the Charlie Gard case in the United Kingdom. The commentary tries to analyse the case from bioethical perspective and outlines some of the pertinent bioethical issues.
Introduction
On 28 July 2017, Ch... | 2,560.6 | 2017-12-31T00:00:00.000 | [
"Business",
"Philosophy"
] |
Self-Polarized P(VDF-TrFE)/Carbon Black Composite Piezoelectric Thin Film
Self-polarized energy harvesting materials have seen increasing research interest in recent years owing to their simple fabrication method and versatile application potential. In this study, we systematically investigated self-polarized P(VDF-Tr... | 12,125.4 | 2023-10-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Materials Science",
"Physics"
] |
On the Equivalence of Causal Propagators of the Dirac Equation in Vacuum-Destabilising External Fields
In QED, an external electromagnetic field can be accounted for non-perturbatively by replacing the causal propagators used in Feynman diagram calculations with Green’s functions for the Dirac equation under the exter... | 9,926 | 2022-02-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Speeding genomic island discovery through systematic design of reference database composition
Background Genomic islands (GIs) are mobile genetic elements that integrate site-specifically into bacterial chromosomes, bearing genes that affect phenotypes such as pathogenicity and metabolism. GIs typically occur sporadic... | 8,076.6 | 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Biology"
] |
Fission barriers of odd-mass nuclei within the HF-BCS and HTDA approaches
Within two mean-field plus correlation descriptions (Hartree-Fock plus BCS or plus Highly Truncated Diagonalization Approaches) we study here some static properties of two odd-neutron nuclei (235U, 239Pu) from the ground-state deformation to the... | 3,985.8 | 2013-12-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Numerical Modelling of the Mechanical Behaviour of Carbon and Non-Carbon Nanotubes and Their Complex Structures
Systematic research efforts have been focused on the development of low-dimensional structures, such as nanotubes (NTs), because of the potential of their use in nanodevices and in applications in nanoelectr... | 1,505 | 2022-10-26T00:00:00.000 | [
"Chemistry"
] |
Optimization of a Confined Jet Geometry to Improve Film Cooling Performance Using Response Surface Methodology (RSM)
: This study investigates the interrelated parameters a ff ecting heat transfer from a hot gas flowing on a flat plate while cool air is injected adjacent to the flat plate. The cool air forms an air blanket... | 11,422.6 | 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Engineering"
] |
Quantum dissipation in a scalar field theory with gapped momentum states
Understanding quantum dissipation is important from both theoretical perspective and applications. Here, we show how to describe dissipation in a scalar field theory. We treat dissipation non-perturbatively, represent it by a bilinear term in the... | 4,779.6 | 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Entropy, Uncertainty, and the Depth of Implicit Knowledge on Musical Creativity: Computational Study of Improvisation in Melody and Rhythm
Recent neurophysiological and computational studies have proposed the hypothesis that our brain automatically codes the nth-order transitional probabilities (TPs) embedded in seque... | 5,216.4 | 2018-12-19T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Changes in Mechanical Properties of Fabrics Made of Standard and Recycled Polyester Yarns Due to Aging
Over the years, the demands on the durability and quality of polyester fabrics used for sportswear have increased, as these fabrics contribute to athletes’ performance. At the same time, the use of recycled polyester... | 9,521.4 | 2023-11-23T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Exact Solution for PTT Fluid on a Vertical Moving Belt for Lift with Slip Condition
Objectives: This attempt is made to investigate the problem of a study of thin film flow for lift while considering a steady, incompressible, non-isothermal, Phan-Thien Tanner fluid on a vertical belt with slip condition. Method/Compar... | 2,494.8 | 2019-08-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Physics"
] |
Tailoring the Structural and Optical Properties of Germanium Telluride Phase-Change Materials by Indium Incorporation
Chalcogenide phase-change materials (PCMs) based random access memory (PCRAM) enter the global memory market as storage-class memory (SCM), holding great promise for future neuro-inspired computing and... | 6,227.2 | 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Reliable Detection of Myocardial Ischemia Using Machine Learning Based on Temporal-Spatial Characteristics of Electrocardiogram and Vectorcardiogram
Background: Myocardial ischemia is a common early symptom of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Reliable detection of myocardial ischemia using computer-aided analysis of elec... | 8,752.8 | 2022-05-30T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Computer Science"
] |
The dynamics of online activities and its Impact on well-being in urban China
Using data from the China Family Panel Studies, this study examines the socioeconomic characteristics of Internet users, as well as the relationships between the dynamics of different forms of online activities and the subjective well-being ... | 9,203.6 | 2018-06-25T00:00:00.000 | [
"Economics"
] |
Chloro-Substituted Naphthyridine Derivative and Its Conjugate with Thiazole Orange for Highly Selective Fluorescence Sensing of an Orphan Cytosine in the AP Site-Containing Duplexes
: Fluorescent probes with the binding selectivity to specific structures in DNAs or RNAs have gained much attention as useful tools for th... | 6,965 | 2020-06-16T00:00:00.000 | [
"Chemistry",
"Biology"
] |
Observational constraints on the origin of the elements. VIII. Constraining the Barium, Strontium and Yttrium chemical evolution in metal-poor stars
Recently Lian et al. (2023), thanks to Gaia-ESO data, studied the chemical evolution of neutron-capture elements in the regime [Fe/H]>-1. We aim here to complement this s... | 5,292 | 2023-11-09T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
The UTfit Collaboration Average of D meson mixing data: Spring 2012
We derive constraints on the parameters $M_{12}$, $\Gamma_{12}$ and $\Phi_{12}$ that describe $D$ meson mixing using all available data, allowing for CP violation. We also provide posterior distributions and predictions for observable parameters appea... | 1,243.2 | 2012-06-27T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Surface Crack Monitoring by Rayleigh Waves with a Piezoelectric-Polymer-Film Ultrasonic Transducer Array
This paper presents a method for measuring surface cracks based on the analysis of Rayleigh waves in the frequency domain. The Rayleigh waves were detected by a Rayleigh wave receiver array made of a piezoelectric ... | 8,820 | 2023-02-28T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Heat Transfer and Entropy
indicating that the (process) quantity heat (δQ) is obviously closely linked to the (state) quantity entropy (dS ), here both written as infinitesimal quantities. If, however, you do the same with a standard textbook on heat transfer (like [4] with 1024 pages or [5] with 1107 pages), you will... | 7,596.4 | 2015-07-29T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Rolling Element Bearing Fault Diagnosis based on Deep Belief Network and Principal Component Analysis
Rolling element bearings are critical components in industrial rotating machines. Faults and failures of bearings can cause degradation of machine performance or even a catastrophe. Bearing fault diagnosis is therefor... | 4,776.8 | 2019-09-22T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Materials Science",
"Computer Science"
] |
iTRAQ-based quantitative analysis of age-specific variations in salivary proteome of caries-susceptible individuals
Background Human saliva is a protein-rich, easily accessible source of potential biomarkers for the diagnosis of oral and systemic diseases. However, little is known about the changes in salivary proteom... | 7,606.2 | 2018-10-25T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
Low-cost and clinically applicable copy number profiling using repeat DNA
Background Somatic copy number alterations (SCNAs) are an important class of genomic alteration in cancer. They are frequently observed in cancer samples, with studies showing that, on average, SCNAs affect 34% of a cancer cell’s genome. Further... | 2,293.2 | 2022-08-17T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology"
] |
Gene discovery and virus-induced gene silencing reveal branched pathways to major classes of bioactive diterpenoids in Euphorbia peplus
Significance Euphorbia peplus, a member of the Euphorbia genus, is rich in jatrophane and ingenane diterpenoids. Using a metabolomics-guided transcriptomic approach to gene candidate ... | 6,582.8 | 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Chemistry",
"Environmental Science"
] |
Reversible Data Hiding in JPEG Images Using Quantized DC
Reversible data hiding in JPEG images has become an important topic due to the prevalence and overwhelming support of the JPEG image format these days. Much of the existing work focuses on embedding using AC (quantized alternating current coefficients) to maximi... | 4,613 | 2019-08-26T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Testing non-local gravity by clusters of galaxies
Extended theories of gravity have been extensively investigated during the last thirty years, aiming at fixing infrared and ultraviolet shortcomings of General Relativity and of the associated $\Lambda$CDM cosmological model. Recently, non-local theories of gravity hav... | 10,235.4 | 2022-05-05T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Extended DBI and its generalizations from graded soft theorems
We analyze a theory known as extended DBI, which interpolates between DBI and the $U(N)\times U(N)/U(N)$ non-linear sigma model and represents a nontrivial example of theories with mixed power counting. We discuss symmetries of the action and their geometr... | 20,574.4 | 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000 | [
"Mathematics"
] |
High Incidence of Active Tuberculosis in Asylum Seekers from Eritrea and Somalia in the First 5 Years after Arrival in the Netherlands
Three quarters of tuberculosis (TB) patients in the Netherlands are foreign-born; 26% are from Eritrea or Somalia. We analyzed TB incidence rates in asylum seekers from Eritrea and Som... | 4,799.2 | 2020-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
Mathematical Theory of Compressible Magnetohydrodynamics Driven by Non-conservative Boundary Conditions
We propose a new concept of weak solution to the equations of compressible magnetohydrodynamics driven by ihomogeneous boundary data. The system of the underlying field equations is solvable globally in time in the ... | 4,438 | 2023-04-02T00:00:00.000 | [
"Mathematics"
] |
Two-flavor lattice QCD with a finite density of heavy quarks: heavy-dense limit and “particle-hole” symmetry
We investigate the properties of the half-filling point in lattice QCD (LQCD), in particular the disappearance of the sign problem and the emergence of an apparent particle-hole symmetry, and try to understand ... | 13,347.6 | 2016-02-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Implementation of Simple Additive Weighting and Profile Matching Methods to Determine Outstanding Students at Universitas Malikussaleh
Decision support system (DSS) is a computer-based system used to support data analysis and decision modeling, with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of decisions taken. In this r... | 3,729.6 | 2024-07-29T00:00:00.000 | [
"Education",
"Computer Science"
] |
Elevated Circulating and Placental SPINT2 Is Associated with Placental Dysfunction
Biomarkers for placental dysfunction are currently lacking. We recently identified SPINT1 as a novel biomarker; SPINT2 is a functionally related placental protease inhibitor. This study aimed to characterise SPINT2 expression in placent... | 7,240.8 | 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
Encoding Two-Qubit Logical States and Quantum Operations Using the Energy States of a Physical System
: In this paper, we introduce a novel coding scheme, which allows single quantum systems to encode multi-qubit registers. This allows for more efficient use of resources and the economy in designing quantum systems. Th... | 6,930 | 2021-12-22T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Computer Science"
] |
Chitosan Scaffolds as Microcarriers for Dynamic Culture of Human Neural Stem Cells
Human neural stem cells (hNSCs) possess remarkable potential for regenerative medicine in the treatment of presently incurable diseases. However, a key challenge lies in producing sufficient quantities of hNSCs, which is necessary for e... | 8,383.2 | 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Engineering"
] |
KERNEL-COMPOSITION FOR CHANGE DETECTION IN MEDIUM RESOLUTION REMOTE SENSING DATA
A framework for multitemporal change detection based on kernel-composition is applied to a multispectral-multitemporal classification scenario, evaluated and compared to traditional change detection approaches. The framework makes use of ... | 4,251.8 | 2012-08-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Environmental Science",
"Computer Science"
] |
FLOWERING LOCUS C -dependent and -independent regulation of the circadian clock by the autonomous and vernalization pathways
Background The circadian system drives pervasive biological rhythms in plants. Circadian clocks integrate endogenous timing information with environmental signals, in order to match rhythmic out... | 5,296.2 | 2006-05-31T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Environmental Science"
] |
A Comparative Study for Speech Summarization Based on Machine Learning: A Survey
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Humans use speech as the most natural and effective means of communication. In today's information technology era, spoken natural communication is of critical importance. The majority of IT researchers are working ... | 5,194 | 2022-12-27T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Web-Based E-Teylor Sales Indormation System Design
. The design of the E-Tailor sales information system is a web-based application as a means for employees or business owners to make it easier to order clothes online. Websites with this system can provide solutions to owners or tailors and consumers or ordering goods... | 2,466.8 | 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Business"
] |
Relative phase locking of a terahertz laser system configured with a frequency comb and a single-mode laser
Abstract. Stable operation is one of the most important requirements for a laser source for high-precision applications. Many efforts have been made to improve the stability of lasers by employing various techni... | 7,954.8 | 2023-02-24T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Separation of 44Sc from Natural Calcium Carbonate Targets for Synthesis of 44Sc-DOTATATE
The rapid increase in applications of scandium isotopes in nuclear medicine requires new efficient production routes for these radioisotopes. Recently, irradiations of calcium in cyclotrons by α, deuteron, and proton beams have be... | 7,040.6 | 2018-07-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Chemistry"
] |
Surface Chelation Enabled by Polymer-Doping for Self-Healable Perovskite Solar Cells
Polymer doping is an efficient approach to achieve self-healing perovskite solar cells. However, achieving high self-healing efficiency under moderate conditions remains challenging. Herein, an innovative self-healable polysiloxane (P... | 4,953.2 | 2022-09-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
A Method for Automatic Detection of Plasma Depletions by Using GNSS Measurements
Enhanced scintillation activities observed at transionospheric radio signals are often correlated with slant total electron content (STEC) depletions in the equatorial ionosphere. In this study, the data derived from high‐rate Global Navi... | 4,704 | 2020-03-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
An improved LC-MS/MS procedure for brain prostanoid analysis using brain fixation with head-focused microwave irradiation and liquid-liquid extraction.
High-performance liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry detection (LC-MS/MS) allows a highly selective, sensitive, simultaneous analysis for prostanoids (... | 5,635 | 2008-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Chemistry",
"Medicine"
] |
Analysis and Enhancement of BWR Mechanism in MAC 802.16 for WiMAX Networks
WiMAX [Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access] is the latest contender as a last mile solution for providing broadband wireless Internet access and is an IEEE 802.16 standard. In IEEE 802.16 MAC protocol, Bandwidth Request (BWR) is the... | 4,837 | 2010-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Engineering"
] |
Rotation of the c Subunit Oligomer in EF0EF1 Mutant cD61N*
ATP synthases (F0F1-ATPases) mechanically couple ion flow through the membrane-intrinsic portion, F0, to ATP synthesis within the peripheral portion, F1. The coupling most probably occurs through the rotation of a central rotor (subunits c10εγ) relative to the... | 3,967.6 | 2002-08-30T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Chemistry"
] |
Release Characteristics of Diltiazem Hydrochloride Wax-Matrix Granules – Thermal Sintering Effect
: The aim of this study was to investigate the release characteristics of matrix (non-disintegrating) granules consisting of diltiazem hydrochloride (model drug) and glyceryl behenate (a wax matrix forming polymer) for su... | 3,757.6 | 2011-08-02T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Coherent Polarization Shift Keying Modulated Free Space Optical Links Over a Gamma-Gamma Turbulence Channel
Problem statement: The optical signal propagating through the Free Spa ce Optical (FSO) channel suffers from irradiance and phase fluctuati ons caused by the atmospheric turbulence, which results in Bit Error Ra... | 6,372.8 | 2011-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
The Beurling Estimate for a Class of Random Walks
: An estimate of Beurling states that if K is a curve from 0 to the unit circle in the complex plane, then the probability that a Brownian motion starting at ¡ † reaches the unit circle without hitting the curve is bounded above by c † 1 = 2 . This estimate is very use... | 4,760 | 2004-03-18T00:00:00.000 | [
"Mathematics"
] |
A Metropolized adaptive subspace algorithm for high-dimensional Bayesian variable selection
A simple and efficient adaptive Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method, called the Metropolized Adaptive Subspace (MAdaSub) algorithm, is proposed for sampling from high-dimensional posterior model distributions in Bayesian var... | 15,076.6 | 2021-05-03T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Mathematics"
] |
Environmentally Friendly Pyrometallurgical Scheme for Vacuum Separation of Non-Ferrous Metals from Waste Products in Incineration Plants
Residues from the municipal solid waste processed in incineration plants in European countries are an important raw material to obtain valuable components, including non-ferrous me... | 2,973.6 | 2021-11-16T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Integrated photodetectors for compact Fourier-transform waveguide spectrometers
Extreme miniaturization of infrared spectrometers is critical for their integration into next-generation consumer electronics, wearables and ultrasmall satellites. In the infrared, there is a necessary compromise between high spectral band... | 7,148.4 | 2022-10-24T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Engineering"
] |
Accessibility Dynamics and Regional Cross-Border Cooperation (CBC) Perspectives in the Portuguese—Spanish Borderland
: Accessibility plays a major role in achieving sustainable transport, and therefore urban and regional sustainability. The urban public transport system promotes mobility and realizes a large part of u... | 11,326 | 2020-03-05T00:00:00.000 | [
"Geography",
"Environmental Science",
"Engineering"
] |
Overlapping Ownership, Endogenous Quality, and Welfare
This paper investigates how overlapping ownership a¤ects quality levels, consumer surplus,
rms pro
ts and welfare when the industry is a vertically di¤erentiated duopoly and quality choice is endogenous. This issue is particularly relevant since recent empirical... | 4,107.6 | 2019-11-27T00:00:00.000 | [
"Economics"
] |
Nucleosome Organization around Pseudogenes in the Human Genome
Pseudogene, disabled copy of functional gene, plays a subtle role in gene expression and genome evolution. The first step in deciphering RNA-level regulation of pseudogenes is to understand their transcriptional activity. So far, there has been no report o... | 3,764.6 | 2015-05-04T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology"
] |
Adsorption Sites of Hydrogen Atom on Pure and Mg-Doped Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Hydrogen adsorption sites on pure multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and Mg-doped MWCNTs material system have been investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations as well as quantum chemical calculations. Through combining MWC... | 1,499.4 | 2012-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science",
"Chemistry",
"Engineering",
"Physics"
] |
Research on Electromagnetic Susceptibility of Electronic Modules in Component-Level HEMP PCI Test
: The study of electromagnetic sensitivity of electronic modules is crucial for the selection of a component-level pulse current injection (PCI) waveform, which will determine whether a component-level PCI test is equival... | 5,730.2 | 2022-02-15T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Physics"
] |
Computational Investigation of Darapladib and Rilapladib Binding to Platelet Activating Factor Receptor . A Possible Mechanism of Their Involvement in Atherosclerosis
Platelet Activating Factor (PAF), the most potent inflammatory mediator, is involved in a wide range of pathophysiological actions. PAF signal transduct... | 3,892 | 2014-01-02T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology"
] |
A Review on Metal Nanoparticles Nucleation and Growth on / in Graphene
In this review, the fundamental aspects (with particular focus to the microscopic thermodynamics and kinetics mechanisms) concerning the fabrication of graphene-metal nanoparticles composites are discussed. In particular, the attention is devoted t... | 36,118.6 | 2017-07-13T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science",
"Physics"
] |
Correlation length around Mars: A statistical study with MEX and MAVEN observations
Correlation lengths of ultra‐low‐frequency (ULF) waves around Mars were computed for the first time, using data from MEX (electron density from 2004 to 2015) and MAVEN (electron density and magnetic field from 2014 to 2016). Analysis o... | 5,647.6 | 2019-11-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Environmental Science",
"Physics"
] |
Microbial Ecology and Antibiotic Susceptibility Profile of Germs Isolated from Hospital Surfaces and Medical Devices in a Reference Hospital in Douala (Cameroon)
Background: The hospital environment is largely contaminated with pathogenic microorganisms. This colonization is a threat for hospitalized patients, especia... | 2,832.2 | 2018-02-28T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
An Automatic Multilevel Image Thresholding Using Relative Entropy and Meta-Heuristic Algorithms
Multilevel thresholding has been long considered as one of the most popular techniques for image segmentation. Multilevel thresholding outputs a gray scale image in which more details from the original picture can be kept, ... | 7,677.6 | 2013-06-03T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Detection and Measurement of Matrix Discontinuities in UHPFRC by Means of Distributed Fiber Optics Sensing
Following the significant improvement in their properties during the last decade, Distributed Fiber Optics sensing (DFOs) techniques are nowadays implemented for industrial use in the context of Structural Health... | 12,873 | 2020-07-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Materials Science"
] |
Supercover Semantics for Deontic Action Logic
The semantics for a deontic action logic based on Boolean algebra is extended with an interpretation of action expressions in terms of sets of alternative actions, intended as a way to model choice. This results in a non-classical interpretation of action expressions, whil... | 14,330.4 | 2019-01-04T00:00:00.000 | [
"Philosophy",
"Computer Science"
] |
Highly birefringent do-octagonal photonic crystal fibers with ultra flattened zero dispersion for supercontinuum generation
Brazilian Microwave and Optoelectronics Society-SBMO received 8 Sept 2018; for review 10 Oct 2018; accepted 21 Dec 2018 Brazilian Society of Electromagnetism-SBMag © 2019 SBMO/SBMag ISSN 2179-107... | 3,960.6 | 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Bias-variance decomposition in Genetic Programming
Abstract We study properties of Linear Genetic Programming (LGP) through several regression and classification benchmarks. In each problem, we decompose the results into bias and variance components, and explore the effect of varying certain key parameters on the over... | 9,247 | 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Mathematics"
] |
SHAPER: A General Architecture for Privacy-Preserving Primitives in Secure Machine Learning
. Secure multi-party computation and homomorphic encryption are two primary security primitives in privacy-preserving machine learning, whose wide adoption is, nevertheless, constrained by the computation and network communicat... | 9,518.6 | 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Wolbachia Utilize Host Actin for Efficient Maternal Transmission in Drosophila melanogaster
Wolbachia pipientis is a ubiquitous, maternally transmitted bacterium that infects the germline of insect hosts. Estimates are that Wolbachia infect nearly 40% of insect species on the planet, making it the most prevalent infec... | 9,500.4 | 2015-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology"
] |
Research on the Method of Detecting the Spreading Rate of the Simultaneous Crushed Stone Sealing Layer Based on Machine Vision
Synchronous chip seal is an advanced road constructing technology, and the gravel coverage rate is an important indicator of the construction quality. The traditional method to measure the gra... | 7,681.8 | 2022-10-19T00:00:00.000 | [
"Engineering",
"Computer Science"
] |
The deep OB star population in Carina from the VST Photometric H$\alpha$ Survey (VPHAS+)
Massive OB stars are critical to the ecology of galaxies, and yet our knowledge of OB stars in the Milky Way, fainter than $V \sim 12$, remains patchy. Data from the VST Photometric H$\alpha$ Survey (VPHAS+) permit the constructio... | 20,505.8 | 2016-10-24T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Direct Electricity Production From Coconut Oil - The Electrooxidation Of Coconut Oil In An Acid Electrolyte
Supplying more and more energy is an essential task of today's energy industry. In the last few decades, in addition to traditional methods of energy production, alternative energy sources have been developing a... | 2,161.6 | 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
An algorithm with LightGBM + SVM fusion model for the assessment of dynamic security region
With the development of energy transition, the complexity of power systems’ structure, planning and operation is continuously increasing. As to quickly and accurately assess the dynamic security region of power system, there ar... | 2,662.8 | 2021-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Durability Improvement of Concentrated Polymer Brushes by Multiscale Texturing
Concentrated polymer brushes (CPBs) are promising soft-material coatings for improving tribological properties under severe sliding conditions, even in the macroscopic scale. Therefore, they are expected to be applied to mechanical sliding ... | 4,690 | 2021-04-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Propagation of Quasi-plane Nonlinear Waves in Tubes
This paper deals with possibilities of using the generalized Burgers equation and the KZK equation to describe nonlinear waves in circular ducts. A new method for calculating of diffraction effects taking into account boundary layer effects is described. The results ... | 5,146.4 | 2002-01-04T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics",
"Engineering"
] |
ELIMINATION OF RESONANCES IN CODIMENSION ONE FOLIATIONS
The problem of reduction of singularities for germs of codimension one foliations in dimension three has been solved by Cano in [3]. The author divides the proof in two steps. The first one consists in getting pre-simple points and the second one is the passage f... | 9,674 | 2015-01-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Mathematics"
] |
MiR-146a-5p suppresses activation and proliferation of hepatic stellate cells in nonalcoholic fibrosing steatohepatitis through directly targeting Wnt1 and Wnt5a
Nonalcoholic fibrosing steatohepatitis is a uniform process throughout nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been suggested to mo... | 5,688.2 | 2015-11-05T00:00:00.000 | [
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
An Efficient Snapshot Strategy for Dynamic Graph Storage Systems to Support Historical Queries
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I. INTRODUCTION
As an important part of big data, dynamic graph data are widespread in many applications such as social networks [1]- [3], communication networks [4], [5], biology and disease networks [6], [7], coauthor ... | 7,765.8 | 2020-05-12T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science"
] |
Integration of Computer Vision and Wireless Networks to Provide Indoor Positioning
This work presents an integrated Indoor Positioning System which makes use of WiFi signals and RGB cameras, such as surveillance cameras, to track and identify people navigating in complex indoor environments. Previous works have often ... | 7,621.6 | 2019-12-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Engineering"
] |
Optical response of two-dimensional few-electron concentric double quantum rings: A local-spin-density-functional theory study
We have investigated the dipole charge- and spin-density response of few-electron two-dimensional concentric nanorings as a function of the intensity of a perpendicularly applied magnetic fiel... | 1,324.4 | 2006-10-30T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
A polymer dataset for accelerated property prediction and design
Emerging computation- and data-driven approaches are particularly useful for rationally designing materials with targeted properties. Generally, these approaches rely on identifying structure-property relationships by learning from a dataset of sufficien... | 3,957.8 | 2016-03-01T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
Impact of CIR Storms on Thermosphere Density Variability during the Solar Minimum of 2008
The solar minimum of 2008 was exceptionally quiet, with sunspot numbers at their lowest in 75 years. During this unique solar minimum epoch, however, solar wind high - speed streams emanating from near-equatorial coronal holes oc... | 3,535 | 2010-04-26T00:00:00.000 | [
"Environmental Science",
"Physics",
"Geology"
] |
Quantum sensing of electric field distributions of liquid electrolytes with NV-centers in nanodiamonds
To use batteries as large-scale energy storage systems it is necessary to measure and understand their degradation \textit{in-situ} and \textit{in-operando}. As a battery's degradation is often the result of molecula... | 5,079.2 | 2023-01-11T00:00:00.000 | [
"Physics"
] |
Environmental regulation, environmental responsibility, and green technology innovation: Empirical research from China
Innovation and green are the directions to promote the circular economy and environmental sustainability at the corporate level. This paper examines the impact of environmental regulation (pollution c... | 8,386 | 2021-09-22T00:00:00.000 | [
"Environmental Science",
"Business",
"Economics"
] |
Single-imprint moth-eye anti-reflective and self-cleaning film with enhanced resistance
This work presents nanoimprinted moth-eye surface nanocomposite fi lms exhibiting multifunctional broadband anti-refl ective and photo-induced self-cleaning properties with improved mechanical resistance. The anti-refl ective fi lm... | 7,420 | 2018-08-23T00:00:00.000 | [
"Materials Science"
] |
EasyPrimer: user-friendly tool for pan-PCR/HRM primers design. Development of an HRM protocol on wzi gene for fast Klebsiella pneumoniae typing
In this work we present EasyPrimer, a user-friendly online tool developed to assist pan-PCR and High Resolution Melting (HRM) primer design. The tool finds the most suitable r... | 6,491.8 | 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000 | [
"Computer Science",
"Medicine",
"Biology"
] |
Single-cell transcriptome of Nepeta tenuifolia leaves reveal differentiation trajectories in glandular trichomes
The peltate glandular trichomes (PGTs) on Nepeta tenuifolia leaves can secrete and store bioactive essential oils. ScRNA-seq is a powerful tool for uncovering heterogeneous cells and exploring the developme... | 7,289.8 | 2022-10-19T00:00:00.000 | [
"Biology",
"Environmental Science"
] |
Algebraic field theory operads and linear quantization
We generalize the operadic approach to algebraic quantum field theory [arXiv:1709.08657] to a broader class of field theories whose observables on a spacetime are algebras over any single-colored operad. A novel feature of our framework is that it gives rise to ad... | 15,099 | 2018-09-14T00:00:00.000 | [
"Mathematics"
] |