The global Multidimensional Poverty Index: Harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Nicolai Suppa, Usha Kanagaratnam

“…The global MPI is an international poverty measure based on ten deprivation indicators in three dimensions: health, education, and living standards. The database contains estimates for the MPI itself (the adjusted headcount ratio); related partial indices such as headcount ratio, intensity, indicator-specific indices, and several auxiliary statistics; and changes over time for most quantities. …”
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Improved GOA-based fuzzy PI speed control of PMSM with predictive current regulation. by Taochang Li, Ang Li, Limin Hou

“…To address the susceptibility of conventional vector control systems for permanent magnet synchronous motors (PMSMs) to motor parameter variations and load disturbances, a novel control method combining an improved Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA) with a variable universe fuzzy Proportional-Integral (PI) controller is proposed, building upon standard fuzzy PI control. First, the diversity of the population and the global exploration capability of the algorithm are enhanced through the integration of the Cauchy mutation strategy and uniform distribution strategy. …”
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Microscopic Evaluation of Leaves of Memecylon umbellatum Burm by Suresh G. Killedar, Harinath N. More, Sameer J. Nadaf

“…It can be concluded that the microscopic analysis and pharmacognostic parameters can serve as tool for developing standards for proper authentication, quality, and purity of Memecylon umbellatum Burm leaves.…”
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CFD Analysis of the First-Stage Rotor and Stator in a Two-Stage Mixed Flow Pump by Steven M. Miner

“…Turbulence effects are modeled using a standard k−ε turbulence model. Stage design parameters are rotational speed 890 rpm, flow coefficient φ=0.116, head coefficient ψ=0.094, and specific speed 2.01 (5475 US). …”
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Navigating a stealthy invader: Insights from two different Streptococcus intermedius cases by Erica Casey Anders, Stanley Miller

“…Presently, there are no standardized protocols for screening, and subsequently managing, S. intermedius infections. …”
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“I Know How that Sounds and I Do Not Mean that as an, but I Mean Christ”: The Disturbance in the Symbolic Order in Dennis Kelly’s Theatre by Julien ALLIOT

“…In Kelly’s world, the standard syntax is subverted, the levels of usage of language (and languages themselves) are mixed, with constant interruptions (dislocations, aposiopeses, anacolutha...). …”
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Birnbaum's models for the assessment of quality of dough «linear algebra, analytical geometry» by Lidia A. Muratova

“…Thus is used that fact that the amount of information (received by means of this task) about the level of knowledge, in inverse proportion to a standard error of measurement of this level. The result on information function speaks about goodness of test tasks.…”
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Perfect Meals with Pressure Cooking by Paula G. Harris-Swiatko, Karla P. Shelnutt, Amy Simonne, Sarah M. Ellis

“…Although they may seem old fashioned, pressure cookers are making a comeback because they can cook tough cuts of meats such as corned beef and stew beef to perfection and take far less time and energy than using standard boiling or steaming methods. This is a great option for today’s busy families who are trying to save both time and money! …”
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Comparison of the efficiency of zero and first order minimization methods in neural networks by E. A. Gubareva, S. I. Khashin, E. S. Shemyakova

“…The convergence rates of three different methods are compared: standard gradient descent with automatic step selection, coordinate descent with step selection for each coordinate, and descent over two-dimensional subspaces. …”
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Empowering MNOs with AI in 5G era by Siyu PAN, Yunyong ZHANG, Rongfang ZHANG, Di ZHANG

“…As the next generation of telecommunication standard and technology,5G makes it possible for the network to support more advanced technologies like IoT,VR/AR,etc,due to its unique features,high bandwidth and low latency.Those mushrooming new application scenarios and service demand has been bringing MNOs (mobile network operators) huge opportunities as well as challenges.With the development of AI and machine learning technology,MNOs can not only upgrade their own business but also enter more fields with the advantage of “data tunnel” to provide customized solutions for consumers.How AI can empower the MNOs in 5G era from 5 aspects was represented.First of all,the possible challenges brought by 5G were introduced.What entailed was the necessity and feasibility.Then,3 points where MNOs could focus on to carry out AI technologies were discussed,as namely intelligent network,intelligent marketing and service and industrial internet.Finally,the possible difficulties faced by MNOs when applying AI technologies in the future were forecasted.…”
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Urine Test Strip Quantitative Assay with a Smartphone Camera by Miroslav Pohanka, Jitka Zakova

“…The urine test strips with a camera as an output detector proved applicability to spiked urine samples, and the results were also well in comparison to the standard assays which confirms the practical relevance of the presented findings.…”
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Lílo ‘BBC News Yorùbá’ fún Ẹ̀kọ́ Yorùbá ní Amẹ́ríkà by Victor Temitope Alabi

“…In a situation where new words that do not exist in Standard Yorùbá have to be borrowed; such words should be borrowed from dialects of Yorùbá rather than other languages. …”
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Impact of Hypoxia on the Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates of Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria by Nkwoji Joseph Ahamefula

“…Water and benthic samples were collected monthly along the study stretch and analysed in a standard laboratory. Temporal variation in water physico-chemistry was largely controlled by rainfall pattern while the spatial variation was influenced by proximity to the Harbour as well as the pollution sources and types. …”
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The impact of higher education on innovation: A comparison of Slovenia and Switzerland by Anja Car, Peter Stanovnik

“…Switzerland has the world's highest innovation index, and this success is based on human resources that have the right skills to contribute to innovative solutions to improve living standards, the environment and economic development. …”
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Intervention Methodology for the Rehabilitation of Damaged Reinforced Concrete Structures by Moulaï Abdellah Bouabdallah

“…This study presents a methodology developed with the aim of standardizing, rationalizing, and integrating the different stages required to achieve optimal and quality interventions into a management tool. …”
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Task domain independent speech keyword detection system by HAN Jiang, LIU Xiao-xing, YAN Yong-hong, ZHANG Peng-yuan

“…A multiple scale acoustic modeling framework for task-domain independent keyword spotting was proposed.A large-scale phoneme set was obtained automatically through decision-tree based phoneme clustering,and a large-scale phoneme acoustic context dependent background model was trained accordingly through using standard HMM training framework.The modeling accuracy for filler speech is improved.Under the framework,an efficient searching space construction through using shared HMM state was also described.Experimental results showed that in average absolute 6.9% improvement of keyword recognition accuracy could be obtained.Furthermore an acoustic context neighbor algorithm to measure acoustic confidence and a method of computing candidate keyword likelihood based on proposed multiple-scale acoustic model were proposed and a fusing method based on FLDA was adopted.The effectiveness of acoustic confidence measure is improved significantly.Experimental results showed that absolute 3.0% reduction of equal error rate could be obtained.…”
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Nonlinear Optical Imaging to Evaluate the Impact of Obesity on Mammary Gland and Tumor Stroma by Thuc T. Le, Charles W. Rehrer, Terry B. Huff, Maxine B. Nichols, Ignacio G. Camarillo, Ji-Xin Cheng

“…Such impacts of obesity on mammary gland and tumor stroma could not be analyzed using standard two-dimensional histologic evaluation. Given the importance of mammary stroma to the growth and migration of tumor cells, our observation provides the first imaging evidence that supports the relationship between obesity and breast cancer risk.…”
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Cooperative Space Analysis and Simulation of Multi Manipulator by Chengwen Zou, Ping Tao

“…Monte Carlo method and envelope method are used to analyze the cooperative space and singular points of multi manipulator cooperative system model. The standard D-H parameter method is used to establish the coordinate system， the kinematics model of the robot is established in Matlab， and the forward kinematics equation of the robot is obtained. …”
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Ammonium Ion Exchanged Zeolite for Laser Desorption/Ionization Mass Spectrometry of Phosphorylated Peptides by Mengrui Yang, Tatsuya Fujino

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Effect of Corn Starch and Glycerol Additions on the Characteristics of Capsule Shells from Seaweed Carrageenan by Aisha Ramadita, Hermawan Dwi Ariyanto

“…The results showed that formula with concentration of 95% of distilled water, 2% w/v of carrageenan, 2% w/v of corn starch and 3% w/v of glycerol fit the standard of capsule shell.…”
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