On the most energy-efficient input functions and the lowest input energy of passive linear circuits by Smunyahirun, Radit

“…The most energy-efficient functions of the circuits can be catego- rized into three modes which are (i) hyperbolic mode, (ii) hyperbolic and linear mode and (iii) hyperbolic and trigonometric mode. …”
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Effect of heat treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of Inconel 718 additively manufactured using gradient laser power by Xu, Luming, Chai, Ze, Peng, Bo, Zhou, Wei, Chen, Xiaoqi

“…With the transformation of heat treatments from direct aging, STA to HSTA, the fracture mode of both CLP and GLP samples transforms from a ductile transgranular fracture mode to a mixed mode of transgranular and intergranular fractures.…”
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Metabolomic characterisation of low-density lipoproteins isolated from iodixanol and KBr-based density gradient ultracentrifugation by Webb, Richard, Lodge, John, Scott, Sophie, Davies, Ian

“…The LDL molecular content of the resulting fractions from both methods was determined using untargeted liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) in positive and negative modes. Results: A total of 1041 and 401 features were putatively identified using positive and negative modes, respectively. …”
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The green energy effect on an HCCI engine from used cooking oil-based biodiesel from Malaysia by Abdulabbas Mossa, Muntasser, Hairuddin, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Aziz, Nuraini, Muhamad Tobib, Hasyuzariza

“…In HCCI mode, brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) increased, peaking at a 90°C intake temperature. …”
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Image processing algorithms for medical applications by Naseef Abdul Kareem

“…Several observation and default mode network in the ‘task absent’ has caught the attention of scientists. …”
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Development of chemical photonic crystal fiber sensor by Mak, Foo Liang

“…In this report, the explanation of the fundamental theory of the optical fiber, single-mode fiber, multi-mode fiber, PCF and how light waves being propagating in the fiber will be secured. …”
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A compact all fiber refractive index sensor based on modal interference by Wo, Jianghai, Sun, Qizhen, Li, Xiaolei, Zhang, Jiejun, Liu, Deming, Shum, Perry Ping

“…Different from other published program mostly based on the interference between high order modes in the Multi-mode fiber (MMF), we use the interference between core and cladding modes in the Single-mode fiber (SMF). …”
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Trifluoroacetic acid as a molecular probe for the dense phase in liquid-liquid phase-separating peptide systems by Lim, Jessica, Chin, Sze Yuet, Miserez, Ali, Xue, Kai, Pervushin, Konstantin

“…Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy revealed two dynamically distinct binding modes of TFA with Phe, resulting in a structured, dipolar-ordered complex and a more dynamic complex, highlighting the proximity between TFA and Phe. …”
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Visible wavelength FBG sensors by Ching, Wei Wen

“…Using the phase mask technique, FBGs in the range of 800 – 850nm were fabricated onto single-mode and polarization-maintaining mode fiber. The fabricated FBGs were then studied for their suitability for usage as sensor elements for strain. …”
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A study of deep learning on many-core processors by Chen, Peng

“…The strategies consist training in synchronous mode, in asynchronous mode and in GPU. Although many factors determine the quality of the network design, in this project, training time is a major concern. …”
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Pixelated-core large pitch optical fibre design by Guo, Mingzhe, Zhang, Betty Meng, Shum, Perry Ping

“…With this new design, existence of higher order modes, mode instability at high power levels, mode shrinking and gain reduction upon bending has been solved and the bending loss is negligible in the frequently used bending radius of 3 cm to 5 cm. …”
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A Branched Convolutional Neural Network for Forecasting the Occurrence of Hazes in Paris Using Meteorological Maps with Different Characteristic Spatial Scales by Wang, Chien

“…The CNNs with new architectures have been trained using data from 1975 to 2019 in a two-class (haze versus non-haze) classification mode as well as a regression mode that directly predicts the value of surface visibility. …”
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Development of highly-efficient ZIF-8@PDMS/PVDF nanofibrous composite membrane for phenol removal in aqueous-aqueous membrane extractive process by Jin, Meng-Yi, Lin, Yuqing, Liao, Yuan, Tan, Choon-Hong, Wang, Rong

“…These results could be attributed to the organophilic-assisted “bi-mode” transporting mechanism of ZIF-8 nanofillers in PDMS matrix, namely: (1) the solution-diffusion transport mode; (2) the pore-flow transport mode, where the synergistic effects are expected to significantly improve the phenol transfer efficiency through the membranes. …”
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Tunable quantum cascade lasers for midinfrared spectroscopic sensing by Li, Jinghao

“…Particularly, there is a demand for single-mode lasers that can be tuned over a wide wavelength range without mode hopping, as they hold promise for detecting and distinguishing distinct components in chemical mixtures through quantitative analysis on absorption spectra. …”
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Design and implementation of a human tracking and following capability for a robotic avatar by Yao, Xiling.

“…Experiment result showed that the Back-Following function was satisfactorily robust; while the robot movement in the Side-by-side Following mode was unstable.…”
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Design of a droop control scheme for programmable sources in a microgrid testbed by Lim, Liang Yuan, Krishnan, Ashok, Foo, Eddy Yi Shyh

“…The MG can operate either in islanded mode or in grid-connected mode. In the islanded mode, distributed generators such as the synchronous generator and the programmable source determine the frequency and voltage of the MG. …”
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Quantum spin Hall effect and topological phase transition in InNxBiySb1−x−y/InSb quantum wells by Song, Zhigang, Bose, Sumanta, Fan, Weijun, Zhang, Dao Hua, Zhang, Yan Yang, Li, Shu Shen

“…We confirm that such transition are topological phase transitions between a traditional insulator and a TI exhibiting QSH effect—by demonstrating the topologically protected edge-states using the bandstructure, edge-localized distribution of the wavefunctions and edge-state spin-momentum locking phenomenon, presence of non-zero conductance in spite of the Fermi energy lying in the bandgap window, crossover points of Landau levels in the zero-mode indicating topological band inversion in the absence of any magnetic field and presence of large Rashba spin-splitting, which is essential for spin-manipulation in TIs.…”
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Photonic engineering of terahertz quantum cascade lasers by Liang, Guozhen

“…In many of these applications, high power coherent THz sources with low beam divergence, single-mode operation, tunable intensity and controllable polarization are highly desirable. …”
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Spin-polarized antichiral exciton-polariton edge states by Bao, Ruiqi, Mandal, Subhaskar, Xu, Huawen, Xu, Xingran, Banerjee, Rimi, Liew, Timothy Chi Hin

“…We further compare the transport properties of these edge states with chiral edge modes and propose a scheme to realize them experimentally.…”
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Tunable graphene-based plasmonic waveguides: nano modulators and nano attenuators by Huang, Xu Guang, Lao, Jieer, Tao, Jin, Wang, Qi Jie

“…A modulation principle and method, the gate-voltage-controlled mode-guiding switching/mode-cutoff mechanism, is proposed and numerically investigated to achieve the modulation/attenuation function. …”
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