考虑抗弯刚度不确定性的简支梁桥损伤定位方法 = Damage localization method for simply supported bridge with flexural stiffness uncertainty considered by 王艺霖 Wang, Yi-lin, 张鑫 Zhang, Xin, 安新梅 An, Xin-mei

“…In order to deal with flexural stiffness uncertainty of main girder and then localize the damage of main girder for simply supported bridges accurately, a damage localization index based on the idea of second order difference of displacement influence line－difference index of influence line for mid-span displacement (DIILMSD), was presented by employing influence line analysis. Only the incremental vertical displacement of the mid-span under mobile load needed to be measured by using this index. …”
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High cycle fatigue characterisation and modelling of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion by Zhang, Meng

“…A dataset, consisting of most of the experimental fatigue data obtained in this study, was constructed for simulating a complex nonlinear input-output environment. Two models, by employing the processing/post-processing parameters and the static tensile properties respectively as the inputs, were developed from the training data. …”
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Phase transitions by an abundant protein in the anammox extracellular matrix mediate cell-to-cell aggregation and biofilm formation by Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Yang, Qiaohui, Chanda Segaran, Uma Shankari, Bessarab, Irina, Liebl, David, Williams, Rohan B. H., Law, Yingyu, Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…These observations suggest that biophysical remodeling through phase transitions promotes aggregation and biofilm formation. Importance: By employing biophysical and liquid-liquid phase separation concepts, this study revealed how a highly abundant extracellular protein enhances the key environmental and industrial bioprocess of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox). …”
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Comparing the prevalence of multimorbidity using different operational definitions in primary care in Singapore based on a cross-sectional study using retrospective, large administ... by Lee, Janis Yi An, Xie, Ying, Lee, Sabrina Poay Sian, Lee, Eng Sing

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Learning from nature : experimental observation of mimosa pudica by Zhang, Yi

“…Lastly, Box & Whisker plot was employed for data analysis. A box plot depicts groups of numerical data graphically through the five-number summary. …”
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Preliminary environmental risk consideration for small UAV ground risk mapping by Chung, Han Jie, Mohd Hasrizam Che Man, Sivakumar, Anush Kumar, Low, Kin Huat

“…Small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAV) or 'drones' are projected to rapidly develop in the future and be employed for a multitude of applications such as parcel delivery, search and rescue, surveillance monitoring, and farming. …”
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Circularly polarized antennas and phased arrays for 5G applications by Hu, Yiyun

“…This is achieved by introducing asymmetry through circular notches on the ground plane, employing the concept of simple merger separation. …”
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Cognitively inspired rule-plus-exemplar based pattern classification by Sit, Wing Yee

“…The relevant categorization models using rules and exemplars are employed as the basis of such systems. First, we explore the comprehensibility issue. …”
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A product conceptualization strategy based on crowd-innovation by Chang, Danni

“…In this sub-system, a text mining process is deployed for knowledge extraction, a concept reconstruction strategy is proposed for unifying concept formats, and a concept clustering process is employed for simplifying concept comparison and selection. …”
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) enhanced biosensors by Zhang, Jinling

“…A biosensor is a device that employs biomolecules or biomimetic components as capturing elements to detect analyte, record the information, which is translated mostly into electric signals. …”
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Fabrication and application of novel highly ordered nano-heterostructure arrays in optoelectronics by Yadian, Boluo

“…Focused ion beam system is employed to fabricate the highly ordered Si nanocone arrays, and then the ZnO nanorods are grown on top of each Si nanocone through hydrothermal method. …”
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Pulse frequency modulation based tri-mode controller for switched-mode DC-DC converters by Nashit, Salma

“…Simulation results show that, when the proposed tri-mode controller is employed in a switched-mode DC-DC converter design (Vo = 1.8 V, D = 0.36, and an average output switching frequency of 260 kHz), the switched-mode DC-DC converter maintains high power-efficiencies of ~89% at the CCM-PID, ~81% at the DCM-PID, and ~46% at the DCM, and exhibits a low output ripple-voltage of <2% of Vo throughout the desired load-current range.…”
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Thermodynamic study of isosteric heat at zero coverage : applications to adsorption cooling and desalination by Fan, Wu

“…These isotherms data are fitted with isotherm models for their use in adsorption cooling and desalination modelling. Employing the knowledge of isosteric heats, pore structures and isotherm data, a thermodynamic model is developed for calculating the energetic performances of adsorption cooling and desalination systems. …”
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Germanium-on-insulator for group IV laser and III-V integration on silicon by Bao, Shuyu

“…In this thesis, a highly strained Ge nanowire laser structure was fabricated on the previously developed GOI substrate. By employing a high uniaxial tensile strain of 1.6 % in the Ge nanowire, direct band transitions were promoted, resulting the reduction in lasing threshold density to ~3.0 kW cm-2 at 83 K under optical pumping. …”
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Adaptive resource optimization of three-tier web applications running on the cloud by Borhani, Amir Hossein

“…Cloud Computing has been envisioned as a promising approach and dominant computing model in IT infrastructures. It employs the Virtual Machine (VM) technology to provide on-demand provisioning of resources on a pay-as-you-go base. …”
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Effectiveness of a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease integrated care pathway in a regional health system : a propensity score matched cohort study by Wu, Christine Xia, Hwang, Chi Hong, Tan, Woan Shin, Tai, Kai Pik, Kwek, Lynette Siang Lim, Chee, Thong Gan, Choo, Yee Mun, Phng, Francis Wei Loong, Chua, Gerald Seng Wee

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Neuronal control of cardiac excitability in pro-hypertensive states by Larsen, H

“…The work in this thesis characterises the Ca²⁺ dysfunction and regulation at the membrane level. Further, it employs physiologically coupled sympathetic neurons and ventricular myocytes to determine the cellular driver of cardiac dysautonomia in the pro-hypertensive state.…”

Structural and functional studies of C-nucleoside formation enzymes by Li, W

“…Carol Robinson’s group employing native mass spectroscopy and identified the molecule guanosine tetraphosphate (ppGpp). …”

Socioeconomic inequalities in risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 delta and omicron variants in the UK, 2020-22: analysis of the longitudinal COVID-19 Infection Survey by Razieh, C, Shabnam, S, Dambha-Miller, H, Morris, EJA, Yates, T, Chudasama, Y, Zaccardi, F, Gillies, C, Banerjee, A, Pareek, M, Lacey, B, White, M, Khunti, K, Islam, N

“…Associations between SARS-CoV-2 infection and other employment sectors were not significant or were not tested because of small numbers.…”

Robust deep learning methods for accountable contrast-agent-free CMR imaging in clinical applications by Gonzales, RA

“…A convolutional neural network architecture is employed to correct motion artefacts, to improve the quality of the T1 maps to be used for diagnosis. …”