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Chimpanzees use a variation of the "scientific method" — discarding prior beliefs if convincing new evidence comes along to change their minds, research shows. When you purchase through links on our ...

Abstract: Total variation (TV) is a widely used function for regularizing imaging inverse problems that is particularly appropriate for images whose underlying structure is piecewise constant. TV ...

Two of the existing Models (IEEET1 #157, TGOV1 #151) define member functions with identical method signatures to implement a smooth approximation of a piecewise function. A static class or equivalent ...

Abstract: Speckle contrast optical spectroscopy (SCOS) is an optical technique capable of measuring human cerebral blood flow and brain function non-invasively. Its tomographic extension, speckle ...

This paper focuses on the tensile cracking mechanisms of rock masses containing random fissures and conducts research based on the meshless numerical method. In view of the shortcomings in traditional ...

ABSTRACT: Due to the presence of turbid media, such as microdust and water vapor in the environment, outdoor pictures taken under hazy weather circumstances are typically degraded. To enhance the ...

Half of business-to-business (B2B) invoices in the U.S. are paid late, and a third take over 90 days to be settled beyond their initial deadline. Half of business-to-business (B2B) invoices in the U.S ...