Elucidating the catalytic effect of metal ions in montmorillonite on thermal degradation of organic modifier by Zope, Indraneel Suhas, Dasari, Aravind, Camino, Giovanni

“…This work explores the effect of metal ions (MIs) like Mg2+, Al3+ and Fe3+ that are inherent to clay in altering the kinetics of degradation of organic modifier, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br). …”
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Cylinder-wall interference effects on finite-length wavy cylinders at subcritical Reynolds number flows by New, T. H., Shi, Shengxian., Liu, Yingzheng.

“…The presence of these coherent streamwise vortices is postulated to play a key role in significantly reducing flow-altering effects associated with the end-walls.…”
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Contribution of poultry farm practice to the structure and composition of bacterial communities in the soil of poultry farms in Lagos, Nigeria by Ajayi, A, Adewale, B, Osuolale, K, Chukwu, E, Utibeima, EU, Yisau, J, Abubakar, R, Ezeobi, P, Okwuzu, J, Salako, B, Oyetibo, GO, Tobun, YA, Adeoti, ST, Macaulay, R, Omileye, A, Yussuf, R, Sheppard, SK, Smith, SI

“…Background: Poultry farming practices can impact soil health by altering its microbial and organic composition. On one hand, this could improve soil fertility, but on the other, it may pose health risks to humans and the environment. …”

Recent insight into the advances and prospects of microbial lipases and their potential applications in industry by Eskandari, Azadeh, Thean, Chor Leow, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya

“…Furthermore, the present research unveils the obstacles encountered in employing lipase, the patterns observed in lipase engineering, and the application of CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology for altering the genes responsible for lipase production. …”

Reduced graphene oxide supported polyaniline/copper (II) oxide nanostructures for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of Congo red and hydrogen production from water by Dustgeer, Mohsin Raza, Jilani, Asim, Ansari, Mohammad Omaish, Shakoor, Muhammad Bilal, Ali, Shafaqat, Imtiaz, Aniqa, Zakria, Hazirah Syahirah, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan

“…Hence, the response surface methodology was utilized to create 13 sets of randomized experiments by altering the catalyst dosage and degradation time to predict the degradation of CR dye.…”

Morphology‐Directed Light Emission from Fluorescent Janus Colloids for Programmable Chemical‐To‐Optical Signal Transduction by Frank, Bradley D., Nagelberg, Sara, Baryzewska, Agata W., Simón Marqués, Pablo, Antonietti, Markus, Kolle, Mathias, Zeininger, Lukas

“…Materials capable of dynamically and reversibly altering their emission are relevant for numerous optical applications. …”
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Opportunity or risk? Appraisal and affect mediate the effect of task framing on working memory performance in university students by Chen, Luxi, Qu, Li

“…This study examined whether opportunity- and risk-focused task framing would influence university students' WM performance by altering their cognitive appraisals and affective experiences. …”
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Exploiting diffusion prior for real-world image super-resolution by Wang, Jianyi, Yue, Zongsheng, Zhou, Shangchen, Chan, Kelvin C. K., Loy, Chen Change

“…Specifically, by employing our time-aware encoder, we can achieve promising restoration results without altering the pre-trained synthesis model, thereby preserving the generative prior and minimizing training cost. …”
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Towards a more trustworthy generative artificial intelligence by Cheong, Ben Wee Joon

“…Adversarial attacks are attacks that exploits the vulnerabilities of Generative AI models by subtly altering the input data, also known as perturbations, to deceive the models into making hallucinated, distorted, or incorrect predictions. …”
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Modification of the interface between TiO2 and electrolyte toward higher efficiency dye sensitized solar cells by Wang, Xiu

“…This thesis is featured with two main approaches for improving the performance of DSSCs: a direct modification on TiO2 surface through surface treatment and molecular passivation and an indirect modification to alter the TiO2 surface charge through adding nanoparticles such as hydrotalcite and silica into the electrolyte. …”
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Development of an advanced nano-satellite VELOX-II solar energy system (concentrated photovoltaic) by Han, Henry

“…Hence, this report focuses on optimizing the power generation through altering the focusing distance between the lens and the cell, and the temperature of the cell. …”
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Development of low cost, highly stable and active water splitting photocatalysts for hydrogen production by Goh, Simon Chun Kiat

“…Rose Bengal photosensitizer dye and hydrothermally synthesized carbon sphere supported 1 wt% Pt co-catalyst reduce water to form hydrogen gas under visible light irradiation. By altering pH of the synthesis solvents, varying sizes of carbon spheres (200 nm and 5 J.tm) can be obtained. …”
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Development of carbon-based sensors using recycled ash by Lum, Lucas Yu Xiang

“…The ability to alter the characteristics of the waste carbon assists in determining its feasibility for the future use as an effective gas sensing agent. …”
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Applying Macromolecular Crowding to 3D Bioprinting: Fabrication of 3D Hierarchical Porous Collagen-based Hydrogel Constructs by Ng, Wei Long, Goh, Min Hao, Yeong, Wai Yee, Naing, May Win

“…Printable macromolecule-based bio-inks (polyvinylpyrrolidone, PVP) have been developed and printed in a DOD manner to manipulate the porosity within the multi-layered collagen-based hydrogels by altering the collagen fibrillogenesis process. The experimental results have indicated that hierarchical porous collagen structures could be achieved by controlling the number of macromolecule-based bio-ink droplets printed on each printed collagen layer. …”
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Force transduction through the bacterial cell envelope by Williams-Jones, D

“…Through use of mutagenesis, fluorescence microscopy, and live cell assays, I demonstrate that system function can be modulated by altering the secondary structure of the periplasm spanning transducer protein, TolA. …”

Impact of peer review on reports of randomised trials published in open peer review journals : retrospective before and after study by Hopewell, S, Collins, G, Boutron, I, Yu, L, Cook, J, Shanyinde, M, Wharton, R, Shamseer, L, Altman, D

“…The number of changes between manuscript versions was relatively small; most involved adding new information or altering existing information. Most changes requested by peer reviewers had a positive impact on the reporting of the final manuscript--for example, adding or clarifying randomisation and blinding (n=27), sample size (n=15), primary and secondary outcomes (n=16), results for primary or secondary outcomes (n=14), and toning down conclusions to reflect the results (n=27). …”

Nonlinear evolution and acceleration of unstable fuel-lean hydrogen/air flame at normal and cryogenic temperatures by Yang, L, Zhang, T, Wang, Y, Fang, X, Leach, F, Chen, Z

“…Results also show that the domain size affects the flame acceleration primarily by constraining the flame surface area increase rather altering the local reaction rate. The present study provides insights to cryogenic hydrogen flame propagation as well as hydrogen safety control.…”

Potential of non-flat solar sail for higher characteristic acceleration by Santos Lula Barros, Letícia, Hiraki, Koju, Assis da Silveira, Marcelo, Chak, Yew Chung, Abdullah, Amirul Fiqri, Varatharajoo, Renuganth

“…Although non-flat solar sails have traditionally been considered less efficient in generating thrust, altering the sails’ design to a non-flat configuration can enhance structural stability, allowing for thinner sail films and reducing overall mass. …”
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Study on effect of barium titanate concentration in epoxy-based composite towards dielectric material properties by Nurfarhana, Mustafa, Azahani Natasha, Azman, Ahmad Syahiman, Mohd Shah, Nurulfadzilah, Hassan, Mohamad Shaiful, Abdul Karim

“…The properties of dielectric material can be controlled either by combining new composite materials or by altering the composition between the filler and matrix materials. …”
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Enhancing the Permselectivity of Thin-Film Composite Membranes Interlayered with MoS₂ Nanosheets via Precise Thickness Control by Cao, Siyu, Deshmukh, Akshay, Wang, Li, Han, Qi, Shu, Yufei, Ng, How Yong, Wang, Zhongying, Lienhard, John H

“…Compared to the control TFC membrane, MoS2-interlayered TFC membranes have a thinner polyamide layer, with thickness ranging from to 85 nm, that can be tuned by altering the MoS2 interlayer thickness. A multilayer permeation model was developed to delineate and analyze the transport resistance and permeability of the MoS2-interlayer and polyamide film through the regression of experimental data. …”
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