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DexHand: dexterous hand manipulation motion synthesis for virtual reality
Natural object manipulation is one of the important human skills. However, generating natural hand manipulation motions that are adaptive to object shapes and the tasks at hand in virtual reality is still a ch...
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Submodular optimization problems and greedy strategies: A survey
The greedy strategy is an approximation algorithm to solve optimization problems arising in decision making with multiple actions. How good is the greedy strategy compared to the optimal solution? In this surv...
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Performance Bounds with Curvature for Batched Greedy Optimization
The batched greedy strategy is an approximation algorithm to maximize a set function subject to a matroid constraint. Starting with the empty set, the batched greedy strategy iteratively adds to the current so...
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Identification of genetic loci conferring partial resistance to southern corn rust through a genome-wide association study
Southern corn rust (SCR), a fungal disease caused by Puccinia polysora Underw., can result in severe yield loss in maize (Zea mays L.). Identification of resistant germplasms and understanding the genetic basis o...
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Multifractal analysis of the divergence points of Birkhoff averages for \(\beta \) -transformations
This paper is aimed at a detailed study of the multifractal analysis of the so-called divergence points in the system of \(\beta \) ...
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Genetic dissection of starch paste viscosity characteristics in waxy maize revealed by high-density SNPs in a recombinant inbred line population
Starch paste viscosity properties are widely used as important indicators for quality estimation in waxy maize. To elucidate the genetic basis of paste viscosity characteristics of waxy maize, seven parameters...
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The relative growth rate of the largest digit in continued fraction expansions
In this paper, we mainly study the growth rate of the largest digit relative to the growth rate of the convergent for the continued fraction expansion of an irrational number. The Hausdorff dimension of the se...
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Identification of significant single nucleotide polymorphisms for resistance to maize rough dwarf disease in elite maize (Zea mays L.) inbred lines
Maize rough dwarf disease (MRDD) is a devastating viral disease that causes considerable yield losses in maize worldwide. Identifying quantitative trait loci underlying resistance to MRDD is important for gene...
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The efficiency of approximating real numbers by Lüroth expansion
For any x ∈ (0, 1], let $$x = {1 \over {{d_1}}} + {1 \over {{d_1}({d_1} - 1){d_2}}} + \ldots + {1 \over {{d_1}({d_1} - 1) \ldots {d_...
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Impact of ozone on quality of strawberry during cold storage
The postharvest physiology of strawberry was investigated to study the effects of ozone on weight loss rate, ascorbic acid, respiration rate, peroxdase (POD) activity, catalase (CAT) activity, and malondialdeh...
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An ultrasound-assisted extraction technology of almond dregs protein
Using quadratic regression orthogonal design rotation, the ultrasound-assisted alkaline extraction process of protein from almond dregs was optimized in the experiment. The results showed that the optimized pa...
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REE geochemistry of lamprophyres in Baimazhai nickel deposit, Yunnan Province, China: implication for the mantle source region
Based on the REE geochemistry data from the Baimazhai nickel deposit, Yunnan Province, the authors modeled the composition of the mantle source region by way of petrological mixing calculation, and further dis...
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Study on the multi-sources of ore-forming materials and ore-forming fluids in the Huize lead-zinc ore deposit
The Huize large-sized Pb-Zn deposit in Yunnan Province, China, is characterized by favorable metallogenic background and particular geological settings. This suggested that the ore-forming mechanism is relativ...