Hybrid electrodialysis reverse osmosis system design and its optimization for treatment of highly saline brines by McGovern, Ronan Killian, Zubair, Syed M., Lienhard, John H

“…However, progress is required in the modelling and optimization of hybrid systems at higher concentrations. A novel hybrid arrangement of counterflow ED systems with reverse osmosis is presented to concentrate a saline feed at 120 ppt. …”
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Quantifying Cell-to-Cell Variation in Power-Law Rheology by Cai, PingGen, Mizutani, Yusuke, Tsuchiya, Masahiro, Maloney, John M., Fabry, Ben, Van Vliet, Krystyn J., Okajima, Takaharu, Maloney, John M., Van Vliet, Krystyn J.

“…By mechanically probing fibroblasts arranged on a microarray, via atomic force microscopy, we observed that the standard deviation σ of G[subscript ∗] was significantly reduced among cells in which actin filaments were depolymerized. …”
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Novel designs for improving the performance of hollow fiber membrane distillation modules by Yang, Xing, Wang, Rong, Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…The improved performance was attributed to the improved fiber geometries or arrangements that can provide effective boundary layer surface renewal and more uniform flow distribution, confirmed by the sodium chloride tracer response measurements. …”
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Depth extension and sidelobe suppression in optical coherence tomography using pupil filters by Gu, Jun, Cui, Dongyao, Wu, Junying, Yu, Xiaojun, Liu, Xinyu, Liu, Linbo

“…The two pupil filters are arranged in a dark-field configuration such that the first sidelobe of the illumination point-spread function (PSF) matches the first minimum of the detection PSF in the lateral focal plane. …”
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Growth and characterization of InSb on (1 0 0) Si for mid-infrared application by Jia, Bo Wen, Tan, Kian Hua, Loke, Wan Khai, Wicaksono, Satrio, Yoon, Soon Fatt

“…The InSb on the AlSb sample exhibited higher crystal quality than the InSb on GaSb sample due to a more favorable arrangement of interfacial misfit dislocations. Hall measurements of unintentionally doped InSb layers demonstrated a higher carrier mobility in the InSb on the AlSb sample than in InSb on GaSb. …”
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Examining the effectiveness of a holistic nutrition programme among community-dwelling elderly in Singapore by Lee, James Chong Boi, Robert, Caroline, Nurhazimah Naharudin, Erdt, Mojisola, Vijayakumar, Harsha, Theng, Yin-Leng

“…Several determinants of dietary behaviours in the elderly such as living arrangements, attitudes and finances were identified from thematic analyses of the interviews. …”
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Generalizability of EEG-based mental attention modeling with multiple cognitive tasks by Phyo Wai, Aung Aung, Dou, Maokang, Guan, Cuntai

“…We designed an experiment with three typical cognitive tests: Stroop, Eriksen Flanker, and Psychomotor Vigilance Task (PVT), which are arranged in a random order in multiple trials. Data were collected from ten subjects. …”
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Thermal-disrupting interface mitigates intercellular cohesion loss for accurate topical antibacterial therapy by Hu, Benhui, Berkey, Christopher, Feliciano, Timothy, Chen, Xiaohong, Li, Zhuyun, Chen, Chao, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Mui Hoon, Lei, Qun-Li, Ni, Ran, Wang, Juan, Leow, Wan Ru, Pan, Shaowu, Li, Yong-Qiang, Cai, Pingqiang, Miserez, Ali, Li, Shuzhou, Lim, Chwee Teck, Wu, Yun-Long, Odom, Teri W., Dauskardt, Reinhold H., Chen, Xiaodong

“…The TRIM dressing film is composed of alternative microscale arrangement of heat-responsive hydrogel regions and mechanical support regions, which enables the surface microtopography to have a significant effect on disrupting bacterial colonization upon infrared irradiation. …”
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Two-dimensional C₆₀ nano-meshes via crystal transformation by Lei, Yilong, Wang, Shaoyan, Lai, Zhuangchai, Yao, Xin, Zhao, Yanli, Zhang, Hua, Chen, Hongyu

“…However, the synthesis of 2D nanoscale superstructures remains a great challenge because of the great difficulty in arranging the growth units in a rational manner. Here, we develop a simple yet effective solution-phase strategy to achieve hexagonal mesh networks made of aligned nanorods which are obtained via crystal transformation of 2D C₆₀ microplates. …”
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Cellular automata dynamics of nonlinear optical processes in a phase-change material by Zhang, Liwei, Waters, Robin F., Macdonald, Kevin F., Zheludev, Nikolay I.

“…Changes in the arrangement of atoms in matter, known as structural phase transitions or phase changes, offer a remarkable range of opportunities in photonics. …”
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Multi-center validation study of automated classification of pathological slowing in adult scalp electroencephalograms via frequency features by Peh, Wei Yan, Thomas, John, Bagheri, Elham, Chaudhari, Rima, Karia, Sagar, Rathakrishnan, Rahul, Saini, Vinay, Shah, Nilesh, Srivastava, Rohit, Tan, Yee-Leng, Dauwels, Justin

“…The three systems perform prediction via detecting slowing at individual channels, and those detections are arranged in histograms for detection of slowing at the segment- and EEG-level. …”
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Effect of lognormal particle size distributions on particle spreading in additive manufacturing by Zhao, Ya, Chew, Jia Wei

“…The results reveal that: (i) the solid volume fraction of the initial packed particle bed in the delivery chamber increases then plateaus as the PSD width increases; (ii) regardless of PSD width, the solid volume fraction of the particle bed increases with spreading layer height before compression, but decreases with layer height after compression; (iii) the bed surface roughness increases with PSD width or layer height both before and after the compression of the spreading layer; (iv) the extent of increase in solid volume fraction during compression is correlated with the extent of decrease in bed surface roughness; and (v) the broader PSDs exhibit larger fluctuations of solid volume fraction of the particle bed and bed surface roughness due to greater variability in the arrangement of particles of different sizes. The results here have important implications on the design and operation of particle-based AM systems.…”
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Blast-induced dynamic responses of reinforced concrete structures under progressive collapse by Anh Tuan Pham, Brenneis, Christian, Roller, Christoph, Tan, Kang Hai

“…The experimental programme employed similar geometry, reinforcing arrangement, material properties and boundary restraints from previous quasi-static as well as free-fall dynamic test series, which focused on the effects of horizontal restraint conditions on the mobilisation of catenary action. …”
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Elastically isotropic truss-plate-hybrid hierarchical microlattices with enhanced modulus and strength by Wang, Yujia, Xu, Fan, Gao, Huajian, Li, Xiaoyan

“…Here, a new type of truss-plate-hybrid two-level hierarchical architecture is created, referred to as the ISO-COP hierarchical lattice (isotropic truss at the first level and cubic+octet plate at the second level), in which truss-based unit cells are arranged according to the topology of the plate-based unit cell. …”
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Emerging competencies for logistics professionals in the digital era: a literature review by Koh, Le Yi, Yuen, Kum Fai

“…The speed of technology integration among businesses has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the work-from-home arrangements and safe distancing regulations, prompting businesses to automate operations and digitalize work environments. …”
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Formulation strategies to improve the stability and handling of oral solid dosage forms of highly hygroscopic pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals by Ng, Liu Han, Ling, Jordy Kim Ung, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Co-crystallization works by altering the crystal packing arrangements by introducing stabilizing co-formers. For hygroscopic pharmaceuticals, coating and co-crystallization are the most commonly employed strategies, whereas coating and encapsulation are popular for hygroscopic nutraceuticals (e.g., medicinal herbs, protein hydrolysates). …”
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Structure of the human NK cell NKR-P1:LLT1 receptor:ligand complex reveals clustering in the immune synapse by Bláha, Jan, Skálová, Tereza, Kalousková, Barbora, Skořepa, Ondřej, Cmunt, Denis, Grobárová, Valéria, Pazicky, Samuel, Poláchová, Edita, Abreu, Celeste, Stránský, Jan, Kovaľ, Tomáš, Dušková, Jarmila, Zhao, Yuguang, Harlos, Karl, Hašek, Jindřich, Dohnálek, Jan, Vaněk, Ondřej

“…Here we report the crystal structures of the NKR-P1 and NKR-P1:LLT1 complexes, which provides evidence that NKR-P1 forms homodimers in an unexpected arrangement to enable LLT1 binding in two modes, bridging two LLT1 molecules. …”
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Exploring intermolecular singlet fission in pyrene-fused azaacenes film by Guo, Yuanyuan, Feng, Minjun, Zhang, Zhongbo, Ye, Senyun, Wang, Yue, Zhang, Qiannan, Furuhashi, Tomoki, Jia, Dongming, Zhang, Qichun, Sum, Tze Chien

“…Based on these design principles, we have developed a series of linearly arranged pyrene-fused azaacenes with varying conjugation lengths, featuring four, five, and six aromatic rings. …”
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Main group molecular switches with swivel bifurcated to trifurcated hydrogen bond mode of action by Hum, Gavin, Phang, Isabel Si Jia, Ong, How Chee, León, Felix, Quek, Shina, Khoo, Joycelyn Yi Xin, Li, Chenfei, Li, Yongxin, Clegg, Jack K., Díaz, Jesús, Stuparu, Mihaiela Corina, García, Felipe

“…The reported species reversibly switch their topological arrangement in the presence and absence of anions. Our results underscore these species as versatile building blocks for molecular machines and switches, as well as supramolecular chemistry and crystal engineering based on cyclophosphazane frameworks.…”
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High-gain and beam-switchable multibeam holographic metasurface antenna array coated with phase-correcting metasurface by Wang, Ping, Liu, Yi, Yin, Bo, Lin, Feng, Wang, Wensong

“…It comprises four identical HMSAs arranged in a crossed-shaped structure. Each beam has a different direction to allow for switchable control according to engineering specifications. …”
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