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Formation control of a group of micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) [PDF]

, 2013
Coordinated motion of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) has been a growing research interest in the last decade. In this paper we propose a coordination model that makes use of virtual springs and dampers to generate reference trajectories for a group of ...
Guney, Mehmet Ali, Güney, Mehmet Ali, Unel, Mustafa, Ünel, Mustafa   +3 more
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The nature of virtual communities [PDF]

, 2006
The impressive development of electronic communication techniques has given rise to virtual\ud communities. The nature of these computer-mediated communities has been the subject of much recent\ud debate.
Memmi, Daniel
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Multiple image view synthesis for free viewpoint video applications [PDF]

, 2005
Interactive audio-visual (AV) applications such as free viewpoint video (FVV) aim to enable unrestricted spatio-temporal navigation within multiple camera environments.
Cooke, Eddie, O'Connor, Noel E.
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Users of Virtual Reference Are More Satisfied with the Service They Receive than the Providers of that Service Think They Are

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2011
Objective – To examine provider pessimism by comparing user and provider perception of the same instant messaging reference transaction. Design – Instant messaging users and providers completed post-reference transaction surveys which were analyzed
Carol D. Howe
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Collaborative Chat Reference Service Effectiveness Varies by Question Type for Public Library Patrons

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2008
A review of: Kwon, Nahyun. "Public Library Patrons' Use of Collaborative Chat Reference Service: The Effectiveness of Question Answering by Question Type." Library & Information Science Research 29.1 (Mar. 2007): 70-91.
Stephanie Hall
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Collective coordinates for D-branes [PDF]

, 1996
We develope a formalism for the scattering off D-branes that includes collective coordinates. This allows a systematic expansion in the string coupling constant for such processes, including a worldsheet calculation for the D-brane's mass.Comment: 11 ...
Atiyah, Bachas, Dai, Danielsson, Fischler, Fischler, Green, Kabat, Liu, Moshe Rozali, Polchinski, Polchinski, Polchinski, Sonia Paban, Strominger, Willy Fischler, Witten   +16 more
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From Bricks and Mortar to Bits and Bytes: Examining the Changing State of Reference Services at the University of Toronto Libraries During COVID-19

Partnership: The Canadian Journal of Library and Information Practice and Research, 2021
Before the pandemic, the University of Toronto was predominantly an in-person experience. The closure of physical libraries and shift to remote learning required library staff and users to adapt to new modes of supporting teaching, learning, and research.
Madeline Gerbig, Kathryn Holmes, Mai Lu, Helen Tang   +3 more
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Email Reference Transactions Reveal Unique Patterns about End-User Information Seeking Behaviour and Librarians’ Responses in Academic and Public Libraries Outside the U.S. and Canada

Evidence Based Library and Information Practice, 2012
Objective – To investigate and compare the nature of e-mail reference services in academic and public libraries outside the United States. Design – Longitudinal comparative study.
Giovanna Badia
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Virtual Reference Services through Web Search Engines: Study of Academic Libraries in Pakistan

Publications, 2017
Web search engines (WSE) are powerful and popular tools in the field of information service management. This study is an attempt to examine the impact and usefulness of web search engines in providing virtual reference services (VRS) within academic ...
Rubia Khan, Arif Khan, Sidra Malik, Haroon Idrees   +3 more
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Scalable virtual viewpoint image synthesis for multiple camera environments [PDF]

, 2005
One of the main aims of emerging audio-visual (AV) applications is to provide interactive navigation within a captured event or scene. This paper presents a view synthesis algorithm that provides a scalable and flexible approach to virtual viewpoint ...
Cooke, Eddie, O'Connor, Noel E.
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