Abstract: Auctions are pervasive in todaypsilas society and provide a variety of real markets. This article facilitates a strategic choice between a set of available trading strategies by introducing ...

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Troponin refers to three different proteins that help regulate the contractions of the heart and skeletal muscles. Normal troponin levels range from 0 to 0.04 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). The ...

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A fire broke out in the parking lot of Rivian’s plant in Normal, Illinois, over the weekend, damaging several dozen Rivian vehicles. Local news reports say the fire department responded to the fire ...

Abstract: We present a robust shape-from-shading method, by which we are able to estimate accurate shapes from single shading images whose slant angles are relatively large. First, we derive four ...