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Improving displayed resolution in convolution reconstruction of digital holograms
In digital holographic microscopy, when the object is placed near the COD, the Fresnel approximation is no longer valid and the convolution approach has to be applied. With this approach, the sampling spacing ...
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General Design for Test Guidelines for RF IC
While the cost of silicon drops over years, the IC test cost basically stays flat. Hence, the percentage of the test cost in the overall chip cost increases significantly. For the total test cost, the RF test ...
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Kinetics of amino acid production from bean dregs by hydrolysis in sub-critical water
Amino acids play an important physiological role in all life-forms and can be recovered from bean dregs waste using sub-critical water hydrolysis. This work deals with the hydrolysis kinetics of bean dregs. Ki...
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Simulation of Wind Circulation and Pollutant Diffusion Over the Pearl River Delta Region
Changes in urban surface areas and population growth have significantly affected the weather and environment. Emissions of nitrogen oxides are increasing in the Pearl River Delta region. Nitrogen compounds emi...
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Impact of a dust storm on characteristics of particle matter (PM) in Guangzhou, China
A strong dust-storm (23–25 April, 2009) occurred in the provinces of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, and Shanxi, North China. Cities along the storm path (from north to south: **’ning, Lanzhou, Chengdu, Changsha, and G...
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Open AccessPerformance of two rapid diagnostic tests for malaria diagnosis at the China-Myanmar border area
Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) have become an essential tool in the contemporary malaria control and management programmes in the world. This study aims to evaluate the performance of two commonly used RDTs for...
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Open AccessRisk factors associated with slide positivity among febrile patients in a conflict zone of north-eastern Myanmar along the China-Myanmar border
Malaria within the Greater Mekong sub-region is extremely heterogeneous. While China and Thailand have been relatively successful in controlling malaria, Myanmar continues to see high prevalence. Coupled with ...
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Open AccessNested PCR detection of malaria directly using blood filter paper samples from epidemiological surveys
Nested PCR is considered a sensitive and specific method for detecting malaria parasites and is especially useful in epidemiological surveys. However, the preparation of DNA templates for PCR is often time-con...
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Impact of refined land surface properties on the simulation of a heavy convective rainfall process in the Pearl River Delta region, China
The location and occurrence time of convective rainfalls have attracted great public concern as they can lead to terrible disasters. However, the simulation results of convective rainfalls in the Pearl River D...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Impact of Vertical Specialization on the Agglomeration of China’s Manufacturing Sector: An Empirical Research Based on Province Level Panel Data
This paper examined the impact of vertical specialization on the agglomeration of China’s manufacturing sector from a regional perspective. It also explored the features of the agglomeration process of manufac...
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Open AccessMicrogeography and molecular epidemiology of malaria at the Thailand-Myanmar border in the malaria pre-elimination phase
Endemic malaria in Thailand continues to only exist along international borders. This pattern is frequently attributed to importation of malaria from surrounding nations. A microgeographical approach was used ...
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An Efficient and Effective Multiple Empirical Kernel Learning Based on Random Projection
Multiple empirical kernel learning (MEKL) is demonstrated to be flexible and effective due to introducing multiple kernels. But MEKL also brings a large computational complexity in practice. Therefore, in this...
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Open AccessGenetic diversity of transmission-blocking vaccine candidate Pvs48/45 in Plasmodium vivax populations in China
The male gamete fertilization factor P48/45 in malaria parasites is a prime transmission-blocking vaccine (TBV) candidate. Efforts to develop antimalarial vaccines are often thwarted by genetic diversity of th...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards Neighborhood Window Analytics over Large-Scale Graphs
Information networks are often modeled as graphs, where the vertices are associated with attributes. In this paper, we study neighborhood window analytics, namely k-hop window query, that aims to capture the p...
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Long-term trends of fine particulate matter and chemical composition in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zone (PRDEZ), China
Understanding the trends in PM2.5 levels is essential for formulating clean air plans. This paper analyzes PM2.5 data from various published sources for the years 2000 to 2010 in the Pearl River Delta Economic Zo...
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Open AccessA highly active and stable hydrogen evolution catalyst based on pyrite-structured cobalt phosphosulfide
Rational design and controlled synthesis of hybrid structures comprising multiple components with distinctive functionalities are an intriguing and challenging approach to materials development for important e...
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Open AccessCharacterization of a Plasmodium berghei sexual stage antigen PbPH as a new candidate for malaria transmission-blocking vaccine
Transmission-blocking vaccines (TBVs) are a promising strategy for malaria control and elimination. However, candidate TBV antigens are currently limited, highlighting the urgency of identifying new antigens f...
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Population genomics studies identify signatures of global dispersal and drug resistance in Plasmodium vivax
Jane Carlton, Daniel Neafsey and colleagues report a population genomics analysis of 182 Plasmodium vivax isolates from 11 countries. They find evidence of regional adaptation and signatures of selection at genes...
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Open AccessLimited genetic diversity in the PvK12 Kelch protein in Plasmodium vivax isolates from Southeast Asia
Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum has emerged as a major threat for malaria control and elimination worldwide. Mutations in the Kelch propeller domain of PfK13 are the only known molecular markers f...
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Open AccessPlasmodium malariae and Plasmodium ovale infections in the China–Myanmar border area
The Greater Mekong Subregion is aiming to achieve regional malaria elimination by 2030. Though a shift in malaria parasite species predominance by Plasmodium vivax has been recently documented, the transmission o...
