Theoretical Modelling and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Active Boron-Doped Palladium Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Wang, Jingbo, Poon, Kee Chun, Tan, Desmond Chun Long, Khezri, Bahareh, Webster, Richard David, Su, Haibin, Sato, Hirotaka

“…In fact, Pd-B, facile synthesized by an electroless deposition process, exhibits 2.2 times and 8.8 times higher specific activity and 14 times and 35 times less costly than commercial pure Pd and Pt catalysts, respectively. Another computational result is that the surface core level of Pd is negatively shifted by B doping, as confirmed by XPS, and implies that filling the density of states related to the anti-bonding of oxygen to Pd surfaces with excess electrons from B doping, weakens the O bonding to Pd and boosts the catalytic activity.…”
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Probabilistic guided exploration for reinforcement learning in self-organizing neural networks by Wang, Peng, Zhou, Weigui Jair, Wang, Di, Tan, Ah-Hwee

“…However, many reinforcement learning mechanisms still adopt simple exploration strategies, which select actions in a pure random manner among all the feasible actions. …”
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Carbon-coated nanophase CaMoO4 as anode material for Li ion batteries by Sharma, N., Shaju, K. M., Rao, G. V. Subba, Chowdari, Bobba V. R., Dong, Zhili, White, Timothy John

“…Pure and carbon (C)-coated CaMoO4 were synthesized by solution precipitation and solgel methods, and their electrochemical properties were studied vs Li by galvanostatic cycling and cyclic voltammetry (CV). …”
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Thermal conductivity of titanium aluminum silicon nitride coatings deposited by lateral rotating cathode arc by Ding, X. Z., Cheong, J. Y., Samani, M. K., Amini, Shahrouz, Khosravian, Narjes, Tay, Beng Kang, Chen, Gang

“…Thermal conductivity of the pure TiN coating is about 11.9 W/mK. With increasing the (Al + Si)/Ti atomic ratio, the coatings' thermal conductivity decreased monotonously. …”
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Analytic laboratory performance of a point of care urine culture kit for diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing by Bongard, E, Frimodt-Møller, N, Gal, M, Wootton, M, Howe, R, Francis, N, Goossens, H, Butler, C

“…The UK Flexicult™ SSI urinary kit was compared to routine NHS culture for identification of a pure or predominant uropathogen at ≥105 cfu/mL, with a positive discordancy rate of 13.5 % and a negative discordancy rate of 3 %. …”

Isolation, characterization and identification of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria from the rhizosphere of Acacia mangium at sandy BRIS soil by Mustapha, Zakiah, Othman, Radziah, Nik Muhammad Nasir, Nik Nurnaeimah, Zawawi, Dhiya Dalila

“…This study has isolated, characterized, and identified potential plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) with multiple PGP characteristics (N2-fixation, P- and K-solubilization, IAA, and siderophores production) from the rhizosphere BRIS soil of Acacia mangium. A total of 24 pure colonies were isolated and only 8 colonies were selected for further evaluation of the growth rate in 5% organic molasses medium supplemented with 2% KNO3. …”
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Mechanical properties and flammability analysis of wood fiber filled polylactic acid (PLA) composites using additive manufacturing by Siddiqui, Vasi Uddin, Yusuf, J., Sapuan, S.M., Hasan, Mohammad Zaid, Mudah Bistari, Muhammad Muawwidzah, Mohammadsalih, Zaid G.

“…The findings indicated that bio-composites and their adopted printing orientations confirmed the significant effects on the mechanical properties. Pure PLA possessed superior properties in all directions compared to wood/PLA. …”
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The Insulation Performance of Novel Refrigerant Gas as an Alternative to SF6 for Medium Voltage Switchgear by Ahmed, Rizwan, Abd-Rahman, Rahisham, Ullah, Zahid, Ullah, Rahmat, Sami, Irfan, Mohd Yousof, Mohd Fairouz

“…For comparison, identical experiments are conducted with pure SF6. R507 gas was found to be a promising substitute for SF6 gas, with its dielectric strength being approximately 0.95 times that of SF6 gas. …”
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Screening of lactic acid fermentation by Rhizopus oryzae on banana peel using two-level factorial analysis by Mohd. Yaminudin, Nurul Syafiqah, Kamaludin, Atikah, Kamaruddin, Sharir Aizat, Aziman, Siti Nurbalqis, Mohd. Zain, Nor Azimah, Ahmad Nasir, Nor Atikah Husna

“…For ages, pure sugars or edible crops have produced lactic acid. …”
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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

“…Notably, the reaction rate constant (k) of Pani@rGO/CuO for CR dye was 3.27 times greater than that of pure CuO. Additionally, the hydrogen production capability of Pani@rGO/CuO was evaluated, and it exhibited the highest performance of 16.7 mmol h−1 g−1. …”

Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…The 1 wt% rGO based composites exhibited ~3.35 times lower wear rate than that of pure HA sample under 1 µm/s scratching speed and 5 mN normal force conditions. …”
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Nitrogen-doped TiO2 nanotube array films with enhanced photocatalytic activity under various light sources by Lai, Yue-Kun, Huang, Jianying, Zhang, Hui-Fang, Subramaniam, Vishnu-Priya, Tang, Yuxin, Gong, Dangguo, Sundar, Latha, Sun, Lan, Chen, Zhong, Lin, Changjian

“…The experimental results showed that there were four primary intermediates existing in the photocatalytic reaction. Compared with the pure TiO2 nanotube array film, the N-doped TiO2 nanotubes exhibited higher photocatalytic activity in degradating methyl orange into non-toxic inorganic products under both UV and simulated sunlight irradiation.…”
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Enhanced ferromagnetism of ZnO@Co/Ni hybrid core@shell nanowires grown by electrochemical deposition method by Tran, Dat Quang, Akabori, Masashi, Pham, Huyen Trang, Nguyen, Tam Duy, Md. Earul Islam

“…In which, for the coating time of 10, 15, 20 min, the value of Ms is around 0.67, 0.88 and 2.56 emu g−1 for ZnO@Co NWs, and about 0.013, 0.022 and 0.031 emu g−1 for ZnO@Ni NWs, respectively, in comparison with the number of 0.016 emu g−1 for pure ZnO NWs. Interestingly, we also found the temperature dependence of ferromagnetism of such Co/Ni coated ZnO NWs. …”
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Practical application of browns and grays based on a vector concept : the practical strength the asymmetrical Munsell color space by Ng, Woon Lam

“…Students realized the Itten Color Wheel did not indicate these less chromatic browns and grays in relation to their pure hues while the Munsell Color Space arranged these browns and grays progressively in accurate vector length from one hue to another. …”
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Synergistic effects in hydrodynamic cavitation abrasive finishing for internal surface-finish enhancement of additive-manufactured components by Nagalingam, Arun Prasanth, Yuvaraj, Hemanth Kumar, Yeo, Swee Hock

“…The synergistic effects yielded 80% higher material removal and over 90% (Ra) higher surface-finish enhancement in HCAF conditions than those from pure cavitation and abrasion. A synergy map is proposed to quantify the contribution from the synergistic effects from hydrodynamic cavitation abrasive finishing. …”
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High performance composite membranes comprising Zn(pyrz)2(SiF6) nanocrystals for CO2/CH4 separation by Gong, Heqing, Chuah, Chong Yang, Yang, Yanqin, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…Binary CO2/CH4 mixture gas permeation tests revealed that both CO2 permeability and CO2/CH4 selectivity of mixed-matrix membranes, especially for the membrane with 20 wt% filler loading, were significantly improved compared to those of pure polymeric membrane owing to the selective CO2 uptake and transport by Zn(pyrz)2(SiF6) crystals. …”
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Stainless steel channel sections under combined compression and minor axis bending – part 2 : parametric studies and design by Liang, Yating, Zhao, Ou, Long, Yue-ling, Gardner, Leroy

“…Improved design rules featuring more efficient interaction curves, anchored to more precise end points (i.e. cross-section resistances under pure compression and bending moment), are then proposed and presented. …”
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Game of drones by Wei, LuoBin

“…Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) and Pure Pursuit controller are utilised to obtain an accurate trajectory tracking. …”
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Leveraging nanocrystal HKUST-1 in mixed-matrix membranes for ethylene/ethane separation by Chuah, Chong Yang, Samarasinghe, Samarasinghe Arachchige Sulashi Chathushka, Li, Wen, Goh, Kunli, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…The C₂H₄ and C₂H₆ diffusivity, as well as solubility, were also improved substantially as compared to the pure polymeric membranes. Overall, our results edge near the upper bound, confirming the effectiveness of leveraging nanocrystal HKUST-1 filler for performance enhancements in mixed-matrix membranes for C₂H₄/C₂H₆ separation.…”
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Performance of thermoplastic composite tubular structures by Tan, Kian Cheow

“…Hybrid carbon polypropylene tubular composite structure has shown positive results in comparison with pure woven carbon and Innegra polypropylene configurations. …”
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