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Don't trust Excel's COUNTA function to count non-blank cells—here's a better method

In most counting scenarios in Excel, COUNTBLANK reliably counts blank cells, and COUNTA reliably counts populated cells.
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You need to know what the double unary operator (--) does in Excel

It's marginally more efficient: While the difference is negligible, the double-unary operator can be more efficient in extremely large workbooks. When you use *1 or +0, Excel must process this as a ...
IEEE

Generalizing the Relative Transfer Function to a Matrix for Multiple Sources and Multichannel Microphones

Abstract: The Relative Transfer Function (ReTF) describing the acoustic channel between two receivers in response to a single source is a useful tool in many acoustic applications like source ...
IEEE

Switched Neural Networks for Simultaneous Learning of Multiple Functions

Abstract: This paper introduces the notion of switched neural networks for learning multiple functions under different switching configurations. The neural network structure has adjustable parameters ...