Using the Langmuir–Schaefer technique to fabricate large-area dense SERS-active Au nanoprism monolayer films by Lee, Yih Hong, Lee, Choon Keong, Tan, Baorui, Tan, Joel Ming Rui, Phang, In Yee, Ling, Xing Yi

“…The near close-packed arrangement of the nanoprism monolayers generates large numbers of hot spots in the 2D arrays in the tip-to-tip and edge-to-edge inter-particle regions, giving rise to strong surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) signals. …”
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Transparent ceramics : processing, materials and applications by Wang, S. F., Zhang, J., Luo, D. W., Gu, Feng, Tang, Dingyuan, Dong, Zhili, Tan, Geoffrey E. B., Que, W. X., Zhang, T. S., Li, S., Kong, Ling Bing

“…This review was aimed to summarize the latest progress in processing, materials and applications of transparent ceramics. It is arranged by starting with a brief introduction, followed by a detailed description on various sintering technologies used to develop transparent ceramics. …”
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Optimization on matrix manifold based on gradient information and its applications in network control by Li, Guoqi, Tang, Pei, Meng, Ziyang, Wen, Changyun, Pei, Jing, Shi, Luping

“…We first present an index-notation-arrangement based chain rule (I-Chain rule) to obtain the gradient information of the cost function. …”
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A coordination framework for multi-agent persuasion and adviser systems by Subagdja, Budhitama, Tan, Ah-Hwee, Kang, Yilin

“…When several agents operate together in the same context, their advices may no longer be effective since they may instead overwhelm or confuse the user if not properly arranged. Only little attentions have been paid to coordinating different agents to give different advices to a user within the same environment. …”
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Interaction of ultrasound with microporous polyethylene scaffolds by Zhao, Liuxian, Lam, Yee Cheong, Lai, Chang Quan

“…The experimental and simulation data were found to agree well with the analytical solutions of Mie scattering, and the absorption coefficient was observed to depend more strongly on particle size than the exact shape or arrangement of the individual particles. Nonlinear fluctuations of the absorption coefficient with frequency were also predicted by the analytical model and observed experimentally. …”
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Fully quantum modeling of exciton diffusion in mesoscale light harvesting systems by Zheng, Fulu, Chen, Lipeng, Gao, Jianbo, Zhao, Yang

“…For both coherent and incoherent propagation, faster energy transfer is uncovered in 2D nanoarrays than 1D chains, owing to availability of more numerous propagating channels in the 2D arrangement.…”
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Dual-cross-polarized GPR measurement method for detection and orientation estimation of shallowly buried elongated object by Sun, Hai-Han, Lee, Yee Hui, Luo, Wenhao, Ow, Lai Fern, Mohamed Lokman Mohd Yusof, Yucel, Abdulkadir C.

“…To address this issue, we propose a dual-cross-polarized detection (DCPD) method which utilizes two cross-polarized antennas with a special arrangement to detect the object. The signals reflected by the object and collected by the two antennas are combined in a rotationally invariant manner to ensure both effective ground clutter suppression and consistent detection irrespective of the object orientation. …”
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Oriented and sustained protein expression on biomimicking electrospun fibers for evaluating functionality of cells by Lin, Junquan, Chooi, Wai Hon, Ong, William, Zhang, Na, Bechler, Marie E., ffrench-Constant, Charles, Chew, Sing Yian

“…We further show that Protein A served as a molecular orientor to arrange the recombinant proteins in similar orientations. …”
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The adoption of a planning tool software platform for optimized polygeneration design and operation – a district cooling application in South-East Asia by Mazzoni, Stefano, Nastasi, Benedetto, Ooi, Sean, Desideri, Umberto, Comodi, Gabriele, Romagnoli, Alessandro

“…The ©E-OPT software platform capabilities have been validated in a real case study in Singapore, allowing for the complete retrofitting of polygeneration systems in a district cooling arrangement in an industrial estate. In comparison with the design proposed by a well-established consulting firm, after having performed the validation step, the ©E-OPT software platform shows up to −30% in capital investment during the master-planning phase, and up to 12% in primary energy savings and 15% the CO2 pollutant emissions reduction, thanks to the optimized dispatch strategy.…”
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Insights into POT1 structural dynamics revealed by cryo-EM by Smith, Emmanuel W., Lattmann, Simon, Liu, Barry Zhehui, Ahsan, Bilal, Rhodes, Daniela

“…A likely explanation is that the structural flexibility of POT1 enhances binding to the tandemly arranged telomeric repeats and hence increases telomere protection.…”
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Wideband gain enhancement of high-isolation and quasi-omnidirectional metamaterial MIMO antenna for vehicular radar by Wang, Ping, Liu, Jie, Huang, Guilan, Wu, Qi, Zhou, Chao, Wang, Wensong

“…These antenna elements are distributed in the same plane and uniformly placed in a rotating arrangement with an angle difference of 60°, and then are suspended over a large metallic plate (LMP). …”
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Rational design and topochemical synthesis of polymorphs of a polymer by Athiyarath, Vignesh, Mathew, Liby Ann, Zhao, Yakai, Khazeber, Ravichandran, Ramamurty, Upadrasta, Sureshan, Kana M.

“…In all forms, the peptide adopts β-turn conformations and arranges in a head-to-tail manner with their azide and alkyne units proximally placed in a ready-to-react alignment. …”
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Combination of riprap and submerged vane as an abutment scour countermeasure by Fathi, Abazar, Zomorodian, S. M. Ali, Zolghadr, Masih, Chadee, Aaron, Chiew, Yee-Meng, Kumar, Bimlesh, Martin, Hector

“…However, the highest reduction in scour depth was achieved when a combination of riprap and submerged vanes was used together. This arrangement can reduce the maximum clear-water scour depth by up to 54% and 39% with vertical walls and spill-through abutments, respectively. …”
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Polymorphic cobalt sulfide-embedded graphene foam with ultralong cycling and ultrafast rate capability for potassium-ion batteries by Ye, Xinli, Zhang, Junxiong, Ma, Xiaomin, Shen, Zexiang

“…The as-synthesized Co9S8 has a typical morphology of vertically arranged uniform nanosheet arrays. The Co9S8/GF nanocomposite electrode delivers a capacity of 345.65 mAh·g-1 after 600 cycles at 500 mA·g-1 and even 343.06 mAh·g-1 after 1360 cycles at 5000 mA·g-1 in KIBs. …”
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A theoretical study of condensation heat transfer in tubes with novel cross-sections by Lee, Y. W., Ho, Jin Yao, Leong, Kai Choong, Wong, Teck Neng

“…The design of model N4 utilizes small circular arcs which are arranged in an orientation that increases the effect of the gravitational force, providing significant condensate film thickness reduction over a large area. …”
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Programmable dual-band acoustic topological insulator with dynamically movable interface states by Ge, Yong, Shi, Bin-Jie, Xia, Jian-Ping, Sun, Hong-Xiang, Yuan, Shou-Qi, Xue, Haoran, Zhang, Baile

“…These elements of 1 and 0, when periodically arranged, can form topologically distinct crystals, whose interface hosts acoustic topological interface states in two bandgaps simultaneously. …”
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Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces: interplay of unit cell and surface-level design and performance under quantifiable benchmarks by Rafique, Ammar, Hassan, Naveed Ul, Zubair, Muhammad, Naqvi, Ijaz Haider, Mehmood, Muhammad Qasim, Renzo, Marco Di, Debbah, Merouane, Yuen, Chau

“…The ability of reconfigurable intelligent surfaces (RIS) to produce complex radiation patterns in the far-field is determined by various factors, such as the unit cell's design, spatial arrangement, tuning mechanism, the communication and control circuitry's complexity, and the illuminating source's type (point/planewave). …”
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Enhancing single-cell encapsulation in droplet microfluidics with fine-tunable on-chip sample enrichment by Tang, Tao, Zhao, Hao, Shen, Shaofei, Yang, Like, Lim, Chwee Teck

“…Utilizing a low-density cell/bead suspension (2 × 106 objects/mL), cells/beads are focused into a near-equidistant linear arrangement within the double spiral microchannel. The excess water phase is diverted while cells/beads remain focused and sequentially encapsulated in individual droplets. …”
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Crop and landscape heterogeneity increase biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: a global review and meta-analysis by Priyadarshana, Tharaka S., Martin, Emily A., Sirami, Clélia, Woodcock, Ben A., Goodale, Eben, Martínez‐Núñez, Carlos, Lee, Myung-Bok, Pagani‐Núñez, Emilio, Raderschall, Chloé A., Brotons, Lluís, Rege, Anushka, Ouin, Annie, Tscharntke, Teja, Slade, Eleanor M.

“…These spatial heterogeneity effects can be partitioned into compositional (land-cover type diversity) and configurational heterogeneity (land-cover type arrangement), measured either for the crop mosaic or across the landscape for both crops and semi-natural habitats. …”
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Synergistic combination of Sb2Si2Te6 additives for enhanced average ZT and single-leg device efficiency of Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3-based composites by Tan, Xian Yi, Dong, Jinfeng, Liu, Jiawei, Zhang, Danwei, Solco, Samantha Faye Duran, Sağlık, Kıvanç, Jia, Ning, You, Ivan Joel Wen Jie, Chien, Sheau Wei, Wang, Xizu, Hu, Lei, Luo, Yubo, Zheng, Yun, Soo, Debbie Xiang Yun, Ji, Rong, Goh, Ken Choon Hwa, Jiang, Yilin, Li, Jing-Feng, Suwardi, Ady, Zhu, Qiang, Xu, Jianwei, Yan, Qingyu

“…This enhancement is facilitated by the unique interface region between the Bi0.4Sb1.6Te3 matrix and Sb2Si2Te6-based precipitates with an orderly atomic arrangement, which promotes the transport of charge carriers with minimal scattering, overcoming a common factor that is limiting ZT enhancement in such composites. …”
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