Accelerating Smith-Waterman Alignment for Protein Database Search Using Frequency Distance Filtration Scheme Based on CPU-GPU Collaborative System by Yu Liu, Yang Hong, Chun-Yuan Lin, Che-Lun Hung

“…The experimental results indicate that CUDA-SWfr runs 9.6 times and 96 times faster than the CPU-based SW method without and with FDFS, respectively.…”
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CULTIVATION OF OYSTER MUSHROOM (Pleurotus spp.) USING FERMENTATION SUBSTRATE by Nguyễn Hoàng Mai, Trương Bình Nguyên, Phan Hoàng Đại, Lê Bá Dũng

“…Five species of Pleurotus (identified and selected in the isolation process from mushroom farms in Lamdong province) with prepared compost were examined for time of spawn running, infection rate and biological efficiency. …”
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Trade-off between pollinator-wildflower diversity & grassland yields by Nicholas J. Balfour, Ciaran Harris, Jonathan Storkey, Francis L. W. Ratnieks

“…Our two-year study at the world’s longest-running ecological experiment, Park Grass, Rothamsted, examines the relationship between soil fertilisation, grassland yield and biodiversity. …”
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Locomotive Gear Fault Diagnosis Based on Wavelet Bispectrum of Motor Current by Mingming Zhang, Jiangtian Yang, Zhang Zhang

“…The presented method was effectively applied to the locomotive online running operations, and faults of the drive gear were successfully diagnosed.…”
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Novel Registration and Fusion Algorithm for Multimodal Railway Images with Different Field of Views by Baoqing Guo, Xingfang Zhou, Yingzi Lin, Liqiang Zhu, Zujun Yu

“…Objects intruding high-speed railway clearance do great threat to running trains. In order to improve accuracy of railway intrusion detection, an automatic multimodal registration and fusion algorithm for infrared and visible images with different field of views is presented. …”
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An Internet-Based Simulation Model for Nitrogen Management in Agricultural Settings by M.J. Shaffer, B.J. Newton, C.M. Gross

“…Servers handle much of the required data assembly and formatting, thus sparing the user�s resources. Model runs are executed on the servers and the results are transmitted to the user. …”
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The Impacts of Satellite Remotely Sensed Winds and Total Precipitable Vapour in WRF Tropical Cyclone Track Forecasts by Diandong Ren

“…Compared with the control case, in which only the final analysis atmospheric variables are used to initialize and provide the lateral boundary conditions, the data assimilation runs performed consistently better, but with very different skill levels for the different TCs. …”
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Efficiency Improvements of Antenna Optimization Using Orthogonal Fractional Experiments by Yen-Sheng Chen, Ting-Yu Ku

“…In these examples, orthogonal fractional experiments greatly improve the efficiency of DOE, thereby facilitating the antenna design with less simulation runs.…”
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Analysis of damage control of thin plate with piezoelectric actuators using finite element and machine learning approach by Asraar Anjum, Abdul Aabid, Meftah Hrairi

“…In this study, we used the finite element method through the ANSYS commercial code to determine the stress intensity factor (SIF) at the crack tip of a cracked plate bonded with a piezoelectric actuator under a plane stress model. By running various simulations, we were able to examine the impact of different aspects that affect this component, such as the size and characteristics of the plate, actuator, and adhesive bond. …”
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Employee performance appraisal using individual performance management by Erialdy Erialdy

“…Company performance is inseparable from individual’s role in carrying out their job duties as the driving force for running of the company, a leader can judge his employees when he knows that is done and produced by these employees, it is obtained from the individual employee success in carrying out a job.…”
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Taxi Efficiency Measurements Based on Motorcade-Sharing Model: Evidence from GPS-Equipped Taxi Data in Sanya by Jiawei Gui, Qunqi Wu

“…Measurement results showed that MS Model had 10.54% more leisure taxis, reduced 5 overdriving taxis, and saved 33.73% running distance in total compared to the original. …”
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Benchmarking of Multispectral Pansharpening: Reproducibility, Assessment, and Meta-Analysis by Luciano Alparone, Andrea Garzelli

“…As a major outcome of this study, an improved version of the additive wavelet luminance proportional (AWLP) pansharpening algorithm offers all of the favorable characteristics of an ideal benchmark, namely, performance, speed, absence of adjustable running parameters, reproducibility of results with varying datasets and landscapes, and automatic correction of the path radiance term introduced by the atmosphere. …”
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Analyzing energy efficiency strategies and designing and simulation energy efficient systems in buildings by Peyman Afroozeh

“…This method reduces the initial, running, and maintenance costs of electrical/electronic devices and limits wiring installations, leading to significant energy consumption reduction of about 50%. …”
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Design, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation of a Web-Based Multiple Robot Control System by U. U. Samantha Rajapaksha, Chandimal Jayawardena, Bruce A. MacDonald

“…The Big O representation is used to analyze the running time complexity of algorithms developed. The experiment result indicated that the autonomous robot registration was successful, and the communication performance through the Web decreased gradually with the number of robots registered.…”
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Blending ratio of recycled aggregate on the performance of pervious concrete by Yao Yanya

“…Taking replacement rate and grain size grade as the running parameters, five groups of mix proportion were designed. …”
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RUSSIAN AND LITHUANIAN TRANSLATION OF HUMOUR IN THE ANIMATED SITCOM “THE SIMPSONS” by Živilė Nemickienė, Dovilė Urbonienė, Ričardas Povilaitis

“…Broadcasted in many languages to various audiences around the world, The Simpsons is the longest-running animated sitcom. This article reveals differences between Russian and Lithuanian humour translations, found in the animated American sitcom The Simpsons. …”
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Strategi Pengembangan Kompetensi Pustakawan Perpustakaan Perguruan Tinggi Negeri di Kota Pontianak by Sahidi Sahidi, Mifta Rahman, Atiqa Nur Latifa Hanum

“…The results of the research show that the problems found in three State University libraries in Pontianak City include the low skills of librarians in using technology and the problem of educational qualifications of leaders who do not meet the standards for running university libraries in 2015 and 2017. Conclusions from the research show that the strategy is carried out through competency certification for equality as well as through training, workshops, national seminars in the field of librarians, becoming members of the IPI, and involving librarians in competitions for outstanding librarians. …”
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«Li sens conmence contreval a filer…». Imaginaire du sang et hétérodoxies épiques dans La Bataille Loquifer by Carlos F. Clamote Carreto

“…Gathering a large range of symbolic and cultural strata, this polysemic fluid can either serve to embody the principle of continuity of the genealogical memory or to serve as the conveyor of the impure blood that runs through the veins of the cursed lineages of pagans or traitors. …”
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