Controls on present-day and future rainfall over southern Africa in coupled climate models by Munday, C

“…In the future projections, the model diversity in rainfall response is associated with differences in the large scale adjustment of the tropical atmosphere to warming. In models projecting the highest magnitude drying, the northern tropical oceans warm at a faster rate than the tropical mean (+0.5 K), and this is associated with enhanced subsidence and greater atmospheric stability over southern Africa. …”

Novel reactive power control strategy for mitigating voltage rise in the Malaysian low voltage distribution network with high PV penetration by Alwez, Mustafa Abo, Jasni, Jasronita, Wahab, Raghad, Mohd.Radzi, Mohd Amran, Azis, Norhafiz

“…Unlike conventional methods with fixed reactive power references, the proposed technique dynamically adjusts the reactive power reference in real time, considering voltage and active power injection. …”
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Physical, mechanical and thermal properties of novel bamboo/kenaf fiber-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) hybrid composites by Khan, Abir, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan, Zainudin, E.S., Zuhri, M.Y.M.

“…DSC analysis indicated a reduction in the glass transition temperature (Tg) across all fiber-reinforced samples and revealed significant adjustments in melting and crystallization temperatures. …”
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Relationship between personality traits, parental attachment, locus of control and acculturation with psychological well-being of Iranian adolescents in Malaysia by Mobarakeh, Mohammad Reza Vakili

“…Factors influencing adolescent psychological well-being have always been the basic issues in adolescent adjustments. Psychological well-being among the Iranian adolescents who migrate is one of the most important subjects in the foreign countries. …”
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Scheduling and resource optimization in rail operations : models and algorithms by Birhade, Mahendra Pandharinath

“…Our model explicitly handles station capacity constraints, assigns trains to platforms in a conflict free-manner with a possibility of overtaking of multiple trains at a station, and directly generates feasible timetable for the entire corridor that can be implemented without any further adjustments. We test our model with real data obtained from IR. …”
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Development of a Self-Report Measure of Prediction in Daily Life: The Prediction-Related Experiences Questionnaire by O’Brien, Amanda M., May, Toni A., Koskey, Kristin L. K., Bungert, Lindsay, Cardinaux, Annie, Cannon, Jonathan, Treves, Isaac N., D’Mello, Anila M., Joseph, Robert M., Li, Cindy, Diamond, Sidney, Gabrieli, John D. E., Sinha, Pawan

“…Purpose Predictions are complex, multisensory, and dynamic processes involving real-time adjustments based on environmental inputs. Disruptions to prediction abilities have been proposed to underlie characteristics associated with autism. …”
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Evidence for cross-protection against subsequent febrile respiratory illness episodes from prior infections by different viruses among Singapore military recruits 2009-2014 by Chen, Mark I-Cheng, Loh, Jin Phang, Chuah, Cheryl X. P., Gao, Christine Qiu Han, Sun, Yinxiaohe, Ng, Sock Hoon, Koh, Victor Wee-Hong, Goh, Ee Hui, Zhao, Xiahong, Tambyah, Paul Anantharajah, Cook, Alex R., Chng, Jeremiah, Pang, Junxiong, Tan, Boon Huan, Lee, Vernon J.

“…Results were statistically significant even after adjustment for the interval between enlistment and FRI (P < .001). …”
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Highly stable and efficient planar perovskite solar cells using ternary metal oxide electron transport layers by Thambidurai, Mariyappan, Shini, Foo, Harikesh, Padinhare Cholakkal, Mathews, Nripan, Dang, Cuong

“…Ternary metal oxides exhibit excellent potentials as ETLs since their electrical and optical properties are attunable through simple compositional adjustments. In this paper, we demonstrate the use of solution-processed zinc oxide (ZnO) and zinc tin oxide (ZTO) films as highly efficient ETLs for perovskite solar cells. …”
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Superior catalytic combustion of methane over Pd supported on oxygen vacancy-rich NiAl2O4 by Li, Sha, Li, Jie, He, Zirui, Sheng, Yao, Liu, Wen

“…The particle size of PdO can be effectively controlled by adjusting the temperature of the subsequent calcination of the Pd-loaded spinel catalyst. …”
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Graphene nanoscroll/nanosheet aerogels with confined SnS 2 nanosheets : simultaneous wrapping and bridging for high-performance lithium-ion battery anodes by Zhang, Youfang, Zhao, Chenyang, Zeng, Zhihui, Ang, Jia Ming, Che, Boyang, Wang, Zhe, Lu, Xuehong

“…During quenching, wrapping SnS2 nanosheets in the nanoscrolls and bridging the one-dimensional nanoscrolls by the two-dimensional nanosheets occur simultaneously, and the ratio of nanoscrolls/nanosheets can be controlled by simply adjusting quenching conditions. The optimized SnS2/GNA is highly porous with a large specific surface area of 127.1 m2 g−1 and multi-scale pore structure, which can effectively prevent SnS2 aggregation to provide abundant lithiation/delithiation sites, and buffer volumetric change and pulverization of SnS2 nanosheets. …”
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Combined knee osteoarthritis and diabetes is associated with reduced muscle strength, physical inactivity, and poorer quality of life by Seow, Shi Rui, Mat, Sumaiyah, Teoh, Jun Jie, Mohamad Yusup, Amyra, Rajab, Nor Fadilah, Ismail, Intan Safinar, Ajit Singh, Devinder Kaur, Shahar, Suzana, Tan, Maw Pin, Berenbaum, Francis

“…Knee osteoarthritis+diabetes+ was independently associated with reduced handgrip strength, 5 Times Sit to Stand Test, quality of life, and physical inactivity after adjustment. Knee osteoarthritis+diabetes-was independently associated with reduced Timed Up and Go test and social isolation. …”
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Quantitative Modeling for Guiding the Transition to Low-Carbon Logistics by Lehmann, Jonas

“…We find that incorporating cost uncertainty captures a broader range of future technology pathways, and dynamically adjusting fleet transition strategies may offer advantages over static, deterministic approaches.…”
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In Tension: Computational exploration of the design space of tensile network structures by Burke, Adam T.

“…Physical models and computational methods can be used for the form-finding of tensile network structures; however the primary challenge in the design process is the adjustment of the network parameters to achieve a specific design. …”
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Retrieval of refractivity fields from GNSS tropospheric delays: theoretical and data-based evaluation of collocation methods and comparisons with GNSS tomography by Shehaj, Endrit, Geiger, Alain, Rothacher, Markus, Moeller, Gregor

“…This paper focuses on the retrieval of refractivity fields from GNSS measurements by means of least-squares collocation. Collocation adjustment estimates parameters that relate delays and refractivity without relying on a grid. …”
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High-performance partially aligned semiconductive single-walled carbon nanotube transistors achieved with a parallel technique by Wang, Yilei, Pillai, Suresh Kumar Raman, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…By immersing an aminosilane-treated wafer into a solution of nanotubes placed on a rotary shaker, the repetitive flow of the nanotube solution over the wafer surface during the deposition process orients the nanotubes toward the fluid flow direction. By adjusting the nanotube concentration in the solution, the nanotube density of the partially aligned network can be controlled; linear densities ranging from 5 to 45 SWNTs/μm are observed. …”
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Assessment of redistribution policies in Singapore by Ang, Xin Rui, Cham, Zhi An, Peh, Earl Hao Kien

“…Specifically, our study makes adjustments to policy expenditure and recipient profiles based on income and annual value (AV) of homes to address the research questions: What is the impact of an increase in consumption tax on inequality such as the recently announced increase in Goods and Services Taxes (GST) from 7% to 9%? …”
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Numerical modeling of motion and deformation of cells in microscale hydrodynamic and electric fields by Ye, Ting

“…. • The modified SIMPLER algorithm introduces an improved velocity correction to speed up the convergence of momentum equations, and further integrates a fine adjustment to satisfy the continuity equation with higher accuracy. …”
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Anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays with high surface area for dye-sensitized solar cells by Wang, Xiaoyan

“…Two-step anodization by adjusting voltage from high to low produces double-layered nanotubes. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Therefore, three metaheuristics, including multi‐objective water flow, non‐dominated sorting genetic, and a multi‐objective simulated annealing algorithm have been used to find near‐optimal solutions to the problem. After adjusting the parameters of the algorithms using the Taguchi method, the results obtained from the algorithms were analyzed with a statistical test and the performance of the algorithms was evaluated. …”
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The prognostic impact of minimally invasive esophagectomy on survival after esophagectomy following a delayed interval after chemoradiotherapy; a secondary analysis of the DICE stu... by Markar, SR, Sgromo, B, Evans, R, Griffiths, EA, Alfieri, R, Castoro, C, Gronnier, C, Gutschow, CA, Piessen, G, Capovilla, G, Grimminger, PP, Low, DE, Gossage, J, Gisbertz, SS, Ruurda, J, van Hillegersberg, R, D'journo, XB, Phillips, AW, Rosati, R, Hanna, GB, Maynard, N, Hofstetter, W, Ferri, L, Berge Henegouwen, MI, Owen, R

“…Survival analysis showed MIE was associated with improved survival in univariate (P=0.014), multivariate analysis after adjustment for smoking, T and N stage, and histology (HR=1.69; 95% CI 1.14 to 2.5) and propensity matched analysis (P=0.02). …”