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Escaping Local Optima in a Class of Multi-Agent Distributed Optimization Problems: A Boosting Function Approach [PDF]
, 2014 We address the problem of multiple local optima commonly arising in optimization problems for multi-agent systems, where objective functions are nonlinear and nonconvex.
Cassandras, Christos G. +2 more
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Effects of news frames on perceived risk, emotions, and learning. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2013 The media play a key role in forming opinions by influencing people´s understanding and perception of a topic. People gather information about topics of interest from the internet and print media, which employ various news frames to attract attention ...
Christine Otieno +2 more
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From Popular Culture to Popular Custom, and Back Again : A love-lock's tale [PDF]
, 2019 Walk over a major bridge in a Western city and chances are you will come across at least one or two love-locks. These are padlocks inscribed with names or initials and attached to a public structure, typically by a couple in declaration of romantic ...
Houlbrook, Ceri
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Parameterization and solar radiation simulation for optimization of a modular canopy
PARC: Pesquisa em Arquitetura e Construção, 2019 This study perceives the developing process of a parameterization modeling in Grasshopper® for complex surfaces using building simulation, considering diffuse and beam radiation as the key-variables.
Caio de Carvalho Lucarelli +2 more
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Age has been shown to influence language comprehension, with delays, for instance, in older adults' expectations about upcoming information. We examined to what extent expectations about upcoming event information (who-does-what-to-whom) change across ...
Katja Maquate +2 more
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A case of silent invasion : citizen science confirms the presence of Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) in Central America [PDF]
, 2019 Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera, Coccinellidae) is a globally invasive ladybird. It has been intentionally introduced in many countries as a biological control agent, whereas it has been unintentionally released in many others.
Haelewaters, Danny, Hiller, Thomas
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BuildingsSaudi Arabia’s ambition to improve quality of life is paving its way, and this study aligns with that vision, adopting an experimental approach to explore urban solutions to enhance outdoor thermal comfort for pedestrians in neighborhoods within Riyadh ...
Jamil Binabid
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Molecules, 2016 Alkylmethoxypyrazines (MPs) are a class of compounds that can elicit undesirable aroma and flavor characteristics in wine, and resist remediation using traditional wine making approaches.
Andreea Botezatu +2 more
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Acting rehearsal in collaborative multimodal mixed reality environments [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents the use of our multimodal mixed reality telecommunication system to support remote acting rehearsal. The rehearsals involved two actors, located in London and Barcelona, and a director in another location in London.
Anthony Steed +12 more
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British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.Abstract Quality in early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a contested concept and has generally been conceptualised by inter‐related indicators such as staff qualifications, educational environment, policy or child‐to‐staff ratios. There has been a more limited emphasis on how young children might perceive and experience quality.
Nikki Fairchild, Éva Mikuska
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