Seismic performance evaluation of the Central Laboratory Universitas Andalas building with expansion joints by Fauzan, Aryo Agista Geby, Al Jauhari Zev

“…An expansion joint is needed to ensure earthquake safety as a boundary for building structures. It is designed so that if a major earthquake occurs, the buildings are planned not to be damaged due to pounding so that potential losses can be minimized. …”
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Low-Profile Array of Wire Patch Antennas by H. Zhang, R. Chantalat, F. Torres, M. Thevenot, T. Monediere, B. Jecko

“…An array of 16 wire patch antenna (WPA) fed by an integrated 16 ways power divider has been designed. Owing to its low height, low cost, high robustness, and monopolar radiation pattern, the WPA has been chosen as unit cell of the array that must be placed on the vehicle roof. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of several moisturizing creams using the low frequency electrical susceptance approach by Bari Dindar S., Ali Zana K., Hameed Soleen A., Yacoob Aldosky Haval Y.

“…Moisturizers are cosmetic compounds designed to increase the moisture content of the skin. …”
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Wideband Omnidirectional Slotted-Waveguide Antenna Array Based on Trapezoidal Slots by Hugo Rodrigues Dias Filgueiras, James R. Kelly, Pei Xiao, I. F. da Costa, Arismar Cerqueira Sodré

“…This manuscript presents a novel approach for designing wideband omnidirectional slotted-waveguide antenna arrays, which is based on trapezoidal-shaped slots with two different electrical lengths, as well as a twisted distribution of slot groups along the array longitudinal axis. …”
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Nucleophilic addition of bulk chemicals with imines using N-functionalized hydroxylamine reagents as precursors by Wei Wang, Yuanyuan Peng, Yang Liu, Yanchun Lin, Fei Zhao, Qinlin Chen, Liangming Xuan, Qiongjiao Yan, Fen-Er Chen, Hui Zhou

“…However, the inherent challenges in synthesizing and storing imines have stimulated interest in designing stable precursors, which generates imines in situ during the reaction. …”
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Boricua Energy Justice Visualization by Willian A. Pacheco-Cano, Carlos A. Peña-Becerra, Marcel Castro-Sitiriche

“…Interactive dashboards for stakeholders to analyze key metrics such as SAIDI, SAIFI and CHoLES were designed and built using an interactive data visualization platform.…”
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Comparison of Two Meta-Analysis Methods: Inverse-Variance-Weighted Average and Weighted Sum of Z-Scores by Cue Hyunkyu Lee, Seungho Cook, Ji Sung Lee, Buhm Han

“…Finally, we apply both methods to the Wellcome Trust Case Control Consortium data and demonstrate that the two methods can give distinct results in certain study designs.…”
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Reliable Distributed Integrated Navigation Based on CI during Mars Entry by Tai-shan Lou, Nan-hua Chen, Xiao-qian Wang, Zhen-dong He, Jie Liu

“…The distributed framework based upon the CI fusion algorithm is designed by using dynamic information distribution coefficients and information feedback strategy. …”
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Social wireless sensor network toward device-to-device interactive Internet of Things services by Sunme Kim, Yongbin Yim, Seungmin Oh, Sang-Ha Kim

“…As wireless sensor networks have been typically designed for monitoring of environments or habitats, all sensed data flow down toward fixed sinks. …”
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Village Headman and Their Financial Role in Managing Credit Institutions during Colonial Times by Haryono Rinardi, M. Hum., Yety Rochwulaningsih, Singgih Tri Sulistiyono, Rafngi Mufidah

“…Village Banks, established by the colonial government, were community-based credit systems designed to meet specific economic needs in rural areas. …”
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Triboelectric tactile sensor for pressure and temperature sensing in high-temperature applications by Yanhua Liu, Jinlong Wang, Tao Liu, Zhiting Wei, Bin Luo, Mingchao Chi, Song Zhang, Chenchen Cai, Cong Gao, Tong Zhao, Shuangfei Wang, Shuangxi Nie

“…Based on triboelectric nanogenerator technology, an asymmetric structure capable of independently outputting dual signals was designed to improve perception sensitivity. By converting the signals and the stimuli into feature matrices, parallel perception of complex objects (with a recognition rate of 94%) and temperature at high temperatures was achieved. …”
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Sleep-driven prefrontal cortex coordinates temporal action and multimodal integration by Ahmed Z. Ibrahim, Kareem Abdou, Masanori Nomoto, Kaori Yamada-Nomoto, Reiko Okubo-Suzuki, Kaoru Inokuchi

“…Our aim is to identify the role of sleep in integrating different modalities to enhance cognitive flexibility and temporal task execution while identifying the specific brain regions that mediate this process. We have designed “Auditory-Gated Patience-to-Action” Task in which mice should process different auditory signals before action execution as well as analyzing the visual inputs for feedback of their action. …”
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Improving Imitation Skills in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Using the NAO Robot and a Human Action Recognition by Abeer Alnafjan, Maha Alghamdi, Noura Alhakbani, Yousef Al-Ohali

“…<b>Methods:</b> In this study, we examined whether robotics can improve the imitation skills of children with autism and support therapists during therapeutic sessions. We designed scenarios for training hand clapping imitation skills using the NAO robot and analyzed the interaction between children with autism and the robot. …”
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Sliding Mode Controller-Based BFCL for Fault Ride-Through Performance Enhancement of DFIG-Based Wind Turbines by Mehdi Firouzi, Mojtaba Nasiri, Saleh Mobayen, G. B. Gharehpetian

“…To reduce the chattering phenomenon and decrease the reaching time, it used the exponential reaching law (ERL) for designed SMC. Also, the SMC-based BFCL performance is compared with the conventional and PI controller-based BFCL for both symmetrical and asymmetrical short-circuit faults. …”
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Q-learning Based Meta-Heuristics for Scheduling Bi-Objective Surgery Problems with Setup Time by Ruixue Zhang, Hui Yu, Adam Slowik, Kaizhou Gao

“…Three novel strategies are designed to improve the quality of the initial solutions. …”
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Obliteration of Intercondylar Notch Mimicking Flexion-Extension Gap Imbalance in a Cruciate Retaining Total Knee Arthroplasty by Harun Resit Gungor, Esat Kiter, Semih Akkaya, Nusret Ok, Cagdas Yorukoglu

“…Here, we report on an unusual case referred from another hospital because of continuous pain and restriction of knee motion in early postoperative period following CR-designed TKA that was initially thought to be due to flexion-extension imbalance. …”
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Document Verification System Using Image Processing: A Case Study of Kabale Municipality. by Ojara, Walter

“…The proposed system will be designed to automate the verification process and eliminate human error, thereby enhancing the accuracy and efficiency of the process. …”
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A Program for Master of Science in Computer Science by Kabale University

“…This also applies to the methodologies needed to tackle questions within the computing discipline and such is the pillar to counteract the current increasing trend of graduate unemployment. This program is designed to train Computer Scientists, managers, students, teachers and professionals with relevant knowledge, skills and competencies that can encourage and support critical thinking among learners to help in this fourth industrial revolution since Technology is part of our future. …”
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Train Scheduling Optimization for an Urban Rail Transit Line: A Simulated-Annealing Algorithm Using a Large Neighborhood Search Metaheuristic by Hai Zhang, Shaoquan Ni

“…A heuristic simulated-annealing algorithm is designed to solve the optimization model, and a case study of an urban rail transit line is performed to assess its efficacy. …”
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Research on Predefined Time Sliding Mode Control Method for High-Speed Maglev Train Based on Finite Time Disturbance Observer by Jinsong Ji, Ping Jiang

“…Aiming at the stator current control problem of long-stator linear synchronous motors under parametric perturbation, this paper investigates the double-feeding mode, combines the predefined-time stability theory and designs an improved sliding mode controller to optimise the dynamic characteristics of the inner-loop system. …”
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