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We present a method to implement physically an unsharp mask filter in an imaging system. The idea is based on the use of a spatially periodic variation in the detection efficiency of an area detector....
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View ArticlePower splitting strategy for solar hydrogen generation
A standalone solar-hydrogen power generation system employing photovoltaic array and hydrogen storage of excess energy is an attractive solution for remote and portable applications. A demonstration...
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View ArticleI'm just a 17 year-old girl. I can't take on the AFL'. The St. Kilda...
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View ArticleFactors Associated with Awareness, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Common...
To assess the awareness, attitudes, and practices associated with common eye diseases and eye care utilization in a rural district of Bangladesh.
View ArticleUnderstanding survival sex: young Women, homelessness and intimate relationships
This article seeks to explore gendered experiences of homelessness through an examination of survival sex. Survival sex is usually understood to be the exchange of sex for material support, however,...
View ArticlePromises and pitfalls of using social media in public e-procurement: An...
Social Media (SM), in recent years, is emerging as a common platform for low cost information exchange, and has attracted a critical mass of users both at corporate and retail levels. Theoretically, SM...
View ArticleCommunity participation and local governance in Bangladesh
As a condition of receiving foreign aid, developing country governments have actively tried to achieve pro-people development through community participation in local-level development projects. Based...
View ArticleClimate change through the farming systems lens: challenges and opportunities...
Adaptation to and mitigation of climate change in Australian agriculture has included research at the plant, animal, and soil level; the farming system level; and the community and landscape level....
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Despite decades of research, no early-onset biomarkers are currently available for Alzheimer's disease, a cureless neurodegenerative disease afflicting millions worldwide. In this study, transgenic...
View ArticleLaboratory x-ray microscopy on high brilliance sources equipped with waveguides
We report on the experimental realization of propagation-based x-ray microscopy with laboratory sources equipped with waveguides. We discuss about the experimental setup, the fabrication steps, and the...
View ArticlePhysical unsharp mask with structured detection
We present a method to implement physically an unsharp mask filter in an imaging system. The idea is based on the use of a spatially periodic variation in the detection efficiency of an area detector....
View ArticleMetaphor and the Anthropocene: Presenting Humans as a Geological Force
Intellectually as well as materially, the Anthropocene is a deeply cultural phenomenon. This includes its communicative form, which is a contested trope-rich narrative, even within the sciences. In...
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