Global convergence in a modified RMIL-type conjugate gradient algorithm for nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery by Yan Xia, Songhua Wang

“… (4) Numerical experiments indicated that the proposed algorithm surpasses existing similar algorithms in both efficiency and stability, particularly when applied to large scale nonlinear systems of equations and signal recovery problems in compressed sensing.…”
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Channel Estimation in DCT-Based OFDM by Yulin Wang, Gengxin Zhang, Zhidong Xie, Jing Hu

“…We also study a compressed sensing (CS) based channel estimation, which takes the sparse property of wireless channel into account. …”
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Stimulation of Innate and Adaptive Immunity by Using Filamentous Bacteriophage fd Targeted to DEC-205 by Luciana D’Apice, Valerio Costa, Rossella Sartorius, Maria Trovato, Marianna Aprile, Piergiuseppe De Berardinis

“…RNA-Seq data analysis indicates that the bacteriophage fd virions are sensed as a pathogen by dendritic cells; they activate the danger receptors that trigger an innate immune response and thus confer a strong adjuvanticity that is needed to obtain a long-lasting adaptive immune response.…”
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Shedding Light on Luminescence Lifetime Measurement and Associated Data Treatment by Waygen Thor, Jean‐Claude G. Bünzli, Ka‐Leung Wong, Peter A. Tanner

“…Luminescence lifetime is a crucial parameter in photophysical studies that bears essential physical and chemical information and that is used to quantify a variety of phenomena, from the determination of quenching mechanisms to temperature sensing and bioimaging. The current perception of lifetime measurement is that it is a trivial and fast experiment. …”
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A Biomimetic Approach for the Creation of Two-Dimensional Microscale Surface Patterns: Creation of Isolated Immunological Synapses by Eric Stern, David J. Mooney, Tarek M. Fahmy

“…Such a capability is desirable for engineering substrates in sensing and cell patterning applications where at least two different protein functionalities in a specific configuration are required. …”
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Glacier retreat and perception of climate change by local tourism stakeholders: the case of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc in the French Alps by Christophe Clivaz, Alexandre Savioz

“…According to the anthropological approach to climate change, the latter is characterized by a multitude of phenomena that generally remain imperceptible to our senses, and this makes understanding matters of climate all the more complicated. …”
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Geomatics applied to the evaluation of urban growth in the city of Meknes, Morocco by Rhazi Abelaziz, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Oumou Abdellah, Khrabcha Abdelali, Ijlil Safae, Alitane Abdennabi, El Hafyani Mohamed, Ammari Zakaria, Kassou Amina, Essahlaoui Ali, El Ouali Abdelhadi, Van Rompaey Anton

“…Geomatics, which combines mapping, remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS) and geospatial information technologies, offers an integrated approach for the collection, analysis and visualization of spatial data. …”
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Life cycle cost-effectiveness estimation and optimization method for satellite by ZHAO Jianyu, WANG Jingyan, CHENG Zhuo, JIAO Jian, CHENG Yao

“…Finally, an optimization model and the solution method are developed by synthesizing the life cycle effectiveness model and the multidimensional parameter cost model based on CAIV. A remote sensing satellite is adopted to demonstrate the proposed method, the result suggests that this method could optimize the performance, reliability and weight indicators of satellite system, which might be applied for project design demonstration, task management, and life cycle cost control of satellites.…”
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Accurate Sparse-Projection Image Reconstruction via Nonlocal TV Regularization by Yi Zhang, Weihua Zhang, Jiliu Zhou

“…As a typical compressive sensing method, total variation has obtained great attention on this problem. …”
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Verb-particle constructions in Cognitive Linguistics perspective: Compositionality behind selected English phrasal verbs by Izabela Jarosz

“…Hence, apart from focusing on both the verb and the particle, the senses that go beyond those comprising the composite parts receive considerable attention in this study. …”
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A Sparsity Preestimated Adaptive Matching Pursuit Algorithm by Xinhe Zhang, Yufeng Liu, Xin Wang

“…In the matching pursuit algorithm of compressed sensing, the traditional reconstruction algorithm needs to know the signal sparsity. …”
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Pilot Design for Sparse Channel Estimation in Large-Scale MIMO-OFDM System by Chao Xu, Jianhua Zhang, Mengmeng Liu, Changchuan Yin

“…The pilot design problem in large-scale multi-input-multioutput orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (MIMO-OFDM) system is investigated from the perspective of compressed sensing (CS). According to the CS theory, the success probability of estimation is dependent on the mutual coherence of the reconstruction matrix. …”
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Thigmotropism of Malignant Melanoma Cells by Pascale Quatresooz, Claudine Piérard-Franchimont, Fanchon Noël, Gérald E. Piérard

“…These features evoke the thigmotropism phenomenon defined as a contact-sensing growth of cells. This process is likely connected to modulation in cell tensegrity (control of the cell shape). …”
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Comparison of MEMS-based photoacoustic microscopy in biomedical imaging by Pasin Suttikittipong, Parawee Tangkiatphaibun, Nicholas Piyawattanametha, Wibool Piyawattanametha

“…This review presents fundamental knowledge of PAM’s theoretical model and the sensing mechanism. Using a Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems or Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS), various PAM optimizing techniques are covered, ranging from design, materials, and algorithms. …”
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Electro-spun nanofibers-based triboelectric nanogenerators in wearable electronics: status and perspectives by Deyin Tao, Ping Su, Aiping Chen, Dawei Gu, Mustafa Eginligil, Wei Huang

“…In this survey, a special attention is paid to wearable sensing, human-machine interaction, self-powered devices, and amplified energy harvesting. …”
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Reflectometric System for Continuous and Automated Monitoring of Irrigation in Agriculture by Egidio De Benedetto, Giuseppe Cannazza, Antonio Masciullo, Christian Demitri, Andrea Cataldo

“…The proposed TDR-based system employs elongate sensing elements (SEs). In practical application, each wire-like SE is buried along the cultivation row to be monitored, and through a single TDR measurement it is possible to retrieve the water content profile of the cultivation along the length of the SE. …”
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Demonstration of space-time wave packet carrying orbital angular momentum across scattering media by Mbaye Diouf, Kimani C. Toussaint Jr

“…Our findings have potential utility in communication applications, sensing, imaging, and optical trapping.…”
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Management of Iron Overload in Resource Poor Nations: A Systematic Review of Phlebotomy and Natural Chelators by Orish Ebere Orisakwe, Cecilia Nwadiuto Amadi, Chiara Frazzoli

“…Iron is an essential element and the most abundant trace metal in the body involved in oxygen transport and oxygen sensing, electron transfer, energy metabolism, and DNA synthesis. …”
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Pseudo 3D Imaging of Dielectric and Magnetic Anomalies from GPR Data by Raffaele Persico, Sergio Negri, Francesco Soldovieri, Elena Pettinelli

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Potential of long-term satellite observations and reanalysis products for characterising soil drying: trends and drought events by M. Hirschi, P. Stradiotti, B. Crezee, B. Crezee, W. Dorigo, S. I. Seneviratne

“…Overall, the events tend to be least pronounced in the ACTIVE remote-sensing product across all drought metrics, particularly with respect to the magnitudes. …”
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