A Novel Optimization-Based Approach for Content-Based Image Retrieval by Manyu Xiao, Jianghu Lu, Gongnan Xie

“…However, with the large number of images, there still exists a great discrepancy between the users’ expectations (accuracy and efficiency) and the real performance in image retrieval. …”
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TODAY'S ROUND OF THE BOLOGNA PROCESS: CONTINUED OPTIMISM. AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT RUSSIAN (Paper 1) by V. I. Baidenko, N. A. Selezneva

“…The authors briefly touch upon a great potential of Russian higher education, which in late 20 century - early 21st century they described as "Russian pre-Bologna".…”
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CAPDepth: 360 Monocular Depth Estimation by Content-Aware Projection by Xu Gao, Yongqiang Shi, Yaqian Zhao, Yanan Wang, Jin Wang, Gang Wu

“…Our experiments show that CAPDepth greatly alleviates the distortion problem, producing smoother, more accurate predicted depth results, and improves performance in panoramic depth estimation.…”
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Identifying Usability and Productivity Dimensions for Measuring the Success of Mobile Business Services by Maiju Vuolle, Anne Aula, Minna Kulju, Teija Vainio, Heli Wigelius

“…The review showed that the existing measures rarely consider the great contextual variation caused by the mobility of the services and the demands this poses on usability; which, in turn, affects productivity. …”
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Study on Permeability Improvement Technology by Injecting Air into the Gas Drainage Borehole in Low-Permeability Coal Seam by Li Hui, Guo Chengwei, Sun Yuanfang, Guo Shaoshuai

“…During the 14 d gas injection constantly, gas content of coal seam is reduced from 12.33 m3/t to 7.12 m3/t, greatly reducing the risk of coal and gas outburst elimination time required.…”
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Experimental Study on Nano-SiO2 Improving Concrete Durability of Bridge Deck Pavement in Cold Regions by Youkun Cheng, Zhenwu Shi

“…The results of tests and analysis show that the incorporation of nano-SiO2 greatly improves the four durability indexes. Nano-SiO2 effectively absorbs the calcium hydroxide released early by the hydration of cement, increases the calcium silicate hydrate content, and elevates the interface between the paste and aggregate of the hardened cement, which improves the durability of the concrete.…”
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Fabrication and Photovoltaic Characteristics of Coaxial Silicon Nanowire Solar Cells Prepared by Wet Chemical Etching by Chien-Wei Liu, Chin-Lung Cheng, Bau-Tong Dai, Chi-Han Yang, Jun-Yuan Wang

“…Control of etching time and diffusion conditions holds great promise for the development of future RJSNW solar cells. …”
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Transfer of Ideological Stances through Stylistic Choices in Translation: The Case of the Persian Subtitle of The Matrix by Sima Imani, Jalil Jalali

“…Although a great deal has been written on the technical and linguistic aspects of subtitling, less attention has been paid to the stylistic analysis of subtitles. …”
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A toxin-mediated size-structured population model: Finite difference approximation and well-posedness by Qihua Huang, Hao Wang

“…The question of the effects of environmental toxins on ecological communities is of great interest from both environmental and conservational points of view. …”
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Estimation of Concrete Carbonation Depth Considering Multiple Influencing Factors on the Deterioration of Durability for Reinforced Concrete Structures by Hae-Chang Cho, Hyunjin Ju, Jae-Yuel Oh, Kyung Jin Lee, Kyung Won Hahm, Kang Su Kim

“…While the durability of concrete structures is greatly influenced by many factors, previous studies typically considered only a single durability deterioration factor. …”
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Study on the pathogenesis of pathophysiological changes of burn systemic infection by Li Ao (Ngao), Huang Yuesheng, Yang Zongcheng

“…Circulatory platelet aggregate ratio decreased significantly, while myocardiac enzyme spectrum greatly increased. Thrombi were observed in visceral tissues from patients dying of systemic infection. …”
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Two Efficient Generalized Laguerre Spectral Algorithms for Fractional Initial Value Problems by D. Baleanu, A. H. Bhrawy, T. M. Taha

“…The generalized Laguerre pseudo-spectral approximation based on the generalized Laguerre operational matrix is investigated to reduce the nonlinear multiterm FDEs and its initial conditions to nonlinear algebraic system, thus greatly simplifying the problem. Through several numerical examples, we confirm the accuracy and performance of the proposed spectral algorithms. …”
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On the issue of studying Siberian merchant class: the circle of social contacts of gold producer Yakov Frizer by I. Vladimirsky, M. V. Krotova

“…Present research targets to illustrate through Frizer example particularities of everyday life and activity of the Siberian merchants on the threshold of the 19th–20th centuries, interrelations between various ethnicconfessional and social groups, between regional entrepreneurs and capital administrators as well as great potentialities of self-implementation for Jewish merchant within the Russian Empire. …”
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Express Detection of Pentachlorophenol as Dioxins Precursor in Natural Water by Vitalia S. Krikounova, Ramadan Abuknesha, Sergei A. Eremin

“…PCP may form polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, making environmental monitoring of this compound an issue of great importance. In order to optimize the PFIA procedure, a number of fluorescein-labeled PCP derivatives and similar compounds (tracers) were synthesized, and the influence of their structure on PFIA characteristics was studied. …”
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Improved ESPRIT Method for Joint Direction-of-Arrival and Frequency Estimation Using Multiple-Delay Output by Wang Xudong, Xiaofei Zhang, Jianfeng Li, Jinchao Bai

“…Compared with Wang’s ESPRIT algorithm, the angle estimation performance of the proposed algorithm is greatly improved. The frequency estimation performance of the proposed algorithm is same with that of Wang’s ESPRIT algorithm. …”
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Occupationally Acquired American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis by Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Maria Sandra Andrade, Éricka Lima de Almeida, Ângela Cristina Rapela Medeiros, Roberto Pereira Werkhäuser, Ana Isabele Freitas de Araújo, Sinval Pinto Brandão-Filho, Alzira Maria Paiva de Almeida, Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues

“…The swab collection method, coupled with PCR detection, has greatly improved ACL laboratory diagnosis.…”
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Shield Tunneling Parameter Matching Model and UI Interface by Gongyu Hou, Zhedong Xu, Le Li, Xiaoge Quan, Yajie Yang

“…It is verified that the matching model based on SVM and EAIW-IPSO still maintains great accuracy and stability as the number of samples continues to decrease. …”
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Structural Monitoring of Metro Infrastructure during Shield Tunneling Construction by L. Ran, X. W. Ye, G. Ming, X. B. Dong

“…Implementation of the simultaneous monitoring with the shield tunnel construction will provide an effective reference in controlling the shield driving, while how to design and implement a safe, economic, and effective structural monitoring system for metro infrastructure is of great importance and necessity. This paper presents the general architecture of the shield construction of metro tunnels as well as the procedure of the artificial ground freezing construction of the metro-tunnel cross-passages. …”
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Characteristic and effect analysis of protein and peptide in Cantonese cured meat processing by Zhi Qu, Chunqian Feng, Ruiling Li, Nan Liu, Shanqing Zheng

“…The results indicated that reducing the levels of protein oxidation and improvement of the antioxidant properties should be of great interest to preserve the nutritional quality of meat products and prolong preservation period.…”
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Bilateral Malrotation and a Congenital Pelvic Kidney with Varied Vasculature and Altered Hilar Anatomy by J. Singh, N. Singh, K. Kapoor, M. Sharma

“…Pelvic kidney with rotational variation though comparatively rare assumes great importance in view of present-day surgical procedures like laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, percutaneous nephrectomy, and renal transplantation.…”
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