Enhancing extracellular electron transfer of Shewanella to improve the performance of microbial fuel cells by Ting, Liu

“…In addition, a synthetic microbial consortium containing exoelectrogen Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 and riboflavin producing strain, Bacillus subtilis RH33, was rationally designed and successfully constructed, enabling a stable, multiple cycles of MFC operations for more than 500 hours. …”
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Study on localized ion transportation phenomena in YSZ at high temperature by Ng, Chee Seng

“…Due to unavailable commercial AFM high temperature measurement beyond 250 °C, a MTS was designed and fabricated as a heating solution for thin film YSZ electrolyte to be compatible in conventional AFM setup. …”
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Parallel and distributed algorithms for computational fluid flow simulations by Vu, Thanh Tung

“…The algorithms of UPC model derived in this study, including domain discretisation and data distribution, are all designed to capitalize on this key concept. The application-customized parallel computational structure for each numerical scheme is also highlighted. …”
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Player acceptance of human computation games by Wang, Xiaohui

“…This doctoral thesis consists of three interrelated studies designed to understand the acceptance of HCGs. This research project begins by proposing an extended technology acceptance model (extended TAM) that incorporates aesthetic experience and output quality to predict player acceptance of HCGs. …”
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Comparison of transport methodologies on near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments using CFD by Tee, Clarence Wei Tat

“…Gaussian Dispersion Models, while computationally fast, lacks in physical representation and accuracy but still sufficed as evidenced by its use in numerous engineering designs and research applications. The opposite holds true for CFD. …”
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Outcomes of shoulder replacement surgery in routine care by Craig, RS

“…The choice of procedure type for patients with incomplete rotator cuff tears is an ongoing uncertainty and may be best addressed with a future well-designed trial.</p>…”

Preclinical development of antisense conjugates for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy 1 by Stoodley, J

“…These approaches utilise ASOs conjugated to moieties, such as cell-penetrating peptides or antibodies, designed to enhance their delivery into skeletal muscles and the heart. …”

Demystifying the diagnostic potentials of air-conducted ocular and cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential test elicited by a custom-built chirp stimulus among patients with... by Abdallatif, Athar Mazen Rasmi

“…VEMP is typically recorded with the 500 Hz tone burst, however, a chirp stimulus, initially designed for auditory brainstem responses, is being used to explore VEMP's diagnostic potential. …”
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GPU-Oriented Algorithms for Continuous Energy Monte Carlo Neutron Transport by Ridley, Gavin

“…These simulations play a crucial role in designing fission, fusion, and security systems that may play a pivotal role in the transition to a decarbonized world. …”
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发达地区失地老人养老支持体系内卷化及其突破 — 基于苏州市的个案研究 = The involution of the eldercare system for the landless elderly in China’s developed regions : a case study based on Suzhou municipality... by 叶继红 Ye Jihong, 占少华 Zhan Shaohua

“…The local government has continuously increased their pension while at the same time designed policies to enable them to receive support from the market (wage jobs), community, family and other sources. …”
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Reliability analysis and data driven modelling of railway component failure by Wang, Jinlong

“…The novelty of this research mainly including: designing customized raw data processing, developing robust modelling framework, and providing implementable knowledge feedback for maintenance application. …”
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Injectable and biomimetic poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogel systems for in situ therapeutic cell delivery by Cao, Ye

“…Gelatin, elastin and PEG diacrylate (PEGDA) were designed to synthesize biomimetic hydrogels in this study for developing ECM-mimicking synthetic hydrogels. …”
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Negotiating shared spaces in informal peri-urban settlements in North India: collaborative architectural making as a catalyst for civic empowerment and social change by Tang, Bo

“…Insights are gained into the role of architectural professionals and students as designers, makers and curators in partnering with the local NGO and settlement families. …”
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Evaluating the rediscovery process as a treatment programme for a range of substance use disorders by Parker, Phil

“…It teaches self-coaching techniques designed to increase flourishing and recovery capital (psychological health, physical health, quality of life, days at work, college, volunteering and housing status) and to reduce impulsivity. …”
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A Learning Community of Reflective Teachers : From Whispers to Resonance / by Raghavan, Neeraja, translator 656168

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Developments in THz Polaritonics: Towards Integrated Nonlinear THz Spectroscopy by Sung, Eric Rueyhao

“…The first geometry uses a high-reflecting coating sandwiched between the LN slab and the sample material. The coating is designed to reflect the optical probe light, which enables THz imaging in LN by preventing the probe light from entering the sample and greatly expands the range of possible samples. …”
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Grid compliance for the land based electrical power generators by Yang, Shicong

“…Along with the proposed configuration of the SSC-DBR, a control strategy is developed to make the topology effective. The controller is designed so that the SSC-DBR is activated only when the fault voltage is below the predetermined value and the fault duration is longer than the preset time for two-phase and three-phase faults. …”
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Investigation of phenylpropanoid sucrose esters as antidiabetic compounds by Wong, Kathy Pooi Wen

“…Based on these results, suitable formulations and dosing of these compounds could be designed for future in-vivo tests.…”
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Optimization and scheduling for a large-scale urban transportation system involving human factors by Zhang, Yi

“…Therefore, this thesis focuses on solving the above issues by designing adaptive traffic signal controllers for both vehicles and pedestrians and developing optimal dispatching and operating strategies for public transport systems. …”
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Magic v.3 : an integrated software package for systematic structure-based coarse-graining by Mirzoev, Alexander, Nordenskiöld, Lars, Lyubartsev, Alexander

“…Our software package MagiC is designed to perform systematic structure-based coarse-graining of molecular models, in which the effective pairwise potentials between coarse-grained sites of low-resolution molecular models are constructed to reproduce structural distribution functions obtained from modeling of systems in a high resolution (atomistic) description. …”
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