selective activation

collocation in English

meaningsofselectiveandactivation

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selective
adjective
uk
/sɪˈlek.tɪv/
us
/səˈlek.t̬ɪv/
intentionally choosing some things and ...
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activation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌæk.tɪˈveɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌæk.təˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of making something start or making it ...
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Theselectiveactivationconsiders the measurability of ultrasonic signals at the position of a mobile robot.
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Figure 10 compares the valid ultrasonic data in the sequential and theselectiveactivationscheme during the pathfollowing control.
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In order to improve the effectiveness of the global ultrasonic system, a so-calledselectiveactivationalgorithm is developed.
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Selectiveactivationof the hypothalamic vasopressinergic system in mice deficient for the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1 is dependent on glucocorticoids.
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This paper proposes a new activation scheme for the global ultrasonic system calledselectiveactivation.
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Path-following control experiments are conducted to verify the effectiveness of the self-localization based on the proposedselectiveactivationalgorithm with the global ultrasonic system.
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The only difference was found in theselectiveactivationof the left putamen.
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It is obvious that theselectiveactivationbecomes more effective as the number of ultrasonic transmitters is increased in the workspace.
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As environmental objects can obstruct the ultrasonic signals, the performance of theselectiveactivation algorithm could be improved by considering these obstacles.
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This paper described aselectiveactivationalgorithm based on the detectable range and beam angle of ultrasonic signal.
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After a short delay (200 - 500 ms after the offset of the ambiguity),selectiveactivationof the contextually appropriate meaning was observed.
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Experiments examining the path-following control based on the self-localization were carried out to investigate the effectiveness of theselectiveactivation.
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So, in a sense, there is no reason to deactivate one of the languages even ifselectiveactivationwas possible.
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Autonomous navigation main reason is that theselectiveactivationhas much more valid ultrasonic data than the simple sequential activation.
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Theselectiveactivationof user preferences is based on finding semantic paths between preference and context ^ concepts.
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Section 5 presents experimental results forselectiveactivation, including a comparison with conventional sequential activation.
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Simply that in response to automatic andselectiveactivationin sleep of the brain structures mediating the emotions, we consciously experience them undisguised and uncensored in our dreams.
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Theselectiveactivationof only a subset of neurons, which depends on the task at hand, minimizes the computational load and energy consumption of the brain.
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