Impact of peer review on reports of randomised trials published in open peer review journals : retrospective before and after study by Hopewell, S, Collins, G, Boutron, I, Yu, L, Cook, J, Shanyinde, M, Wharton, R, Shamseer, L, Altman, D

“…The number of changes between manuscript versions was relatively small; most involved adding new information or altering existing information. Most changes requested by peer reviewers had a positive impact on the reporting of the final manuscript--for example, adding or clarifying randomisation and blinding (n=27), sample size (n=15), primary and secondary outcomes (n=16), results for primary or secondary outcomes (n=14), and toning down conclusions to reflect the results (n=27). …”

Changi International Airport modelling and visualization by Kumar, Vaibhav

“…The models were designed to be modular to facilitate LEGO-like freedom in altering the taxiway design. Additionally, wireless cameras were mounted on top of the Air Traffic Control Tower model to simulate the Smart Tower capability that is currently installed on the actual ATC Tower of CIA. …”
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Investigation of residual stress retention of titanium alloy after different levels of material removal by Muhammad Siddiq Bin Abdul Shukor

“…The impact of the processes will then propagate into the material thus altering the microstructure within the material. To induce them, industries commonly utilize processes such as deep cold rolling and hammer peening, which involves plastically deforming the surface of the material. …”
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Plant-soil and biotic interactions in tropical forests by Collins, Colton Lawrence Edward Iolani

“…These impacts, while not altering tree diversity or forest structure, lead to important community composition changes. …”
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End-fire surface wave antenna with metasurface coating by Wang, Ping, Shen, Zhongxiang

“…It is found that by altering the surface reactance of the MS array, the surface wave propagating in the grounded slab can be manipulated to suppress the radiation of TM1 mode region at a specific high frequency. …”
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Optimizing diode laser performance: effective noise reduction in a three-dimension printing machine by Farhan, Mohammed F., Salman, Suhad D., Leman, Z., Alkbir, M.F.M., Januddi, Fatihhi

“…Results indicate that altering components, such as stepper motor drivers, significantly reduces noise. …”
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Characterisation of Miswak (Salvadora persica) fibre-reinforced polylactic acid composites prepared by twin screw extrusion by Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan, Ali, Radzi

“…This problem was resolved by chemically altering the surface of natural fibres using a 2 wt% sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution. …”
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Utilization of biomass pectin polymer to build high efficiency electrode architectures with sturdy construction and fast charge transfer structure to boost sodium storage performan... by Zhao, Jing, Yang, Xu, Zhang, Yu, Loh, Xian Jun, Hu, Xiaodong, Chen, Gang, Du, Fei, Yan, Qingyu

“…However, excess carbon increases the difficulty of adhering the active materials. Besides, the ionic insulation of PVDF hinders the transfer of Na⁺, which severely limits the rate capability. …”
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Wettability modification of glass surfaces by deposition of transparent conducting oxides using laser texturing by Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir, Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad, Izwan, Ismail

“…The modified glass surface demonstrated the ability to produce tunable wettability by altering its surface topography and surface chemistry using TCO.…”
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Fabrication Strategies for 2D Halide Perovskite Towards Next-Generation Optoelectronic Applications by Cho, Seong H., Jung, Yonghoon, Jang, Yeoun-Woo, Kim, Hyemin, Kim, Jaehyeon, Lim, Changhyun, Park, Ki-Tae, Kim, Seongheon, Chu, Young H., Kim, Taehoon, Lee, Jieun, Lee, Changhee, Park, Junhyoung, Yoon, Kyung T., Eom, Dongguen

“…We discuss the unique properties of these materials, including the ability to modify optical and electronic characteristics by altering the organic cations and the layer number in the perovskite structure. …”
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Carbon–metal compound composite electrodes for capacitive deionization : synthesis, development and applications by Tang, Kexin, Hong, Terence Zhi Xiang, You, Liming, Zhou, Kun

“…This study comprehensively reviews the use of carbon–metal composites as electrodes for efficient CDI desalination, mainly with respect to their design strategies, synthesis, structural and electrochemical properties and desalination performance, and the roles that the metal compounds play in altering the structure and properties of their carbon composites. …”
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A functional logic for neurotransmitter corelease in the cholinergic forebrain pathway by Nair, Aditya, Teo, Yue Yang, Augustine, George James, Graf, Martin

“…The cholinergic system of the basal forebrain plays an integral part in behaviors ranging from attention to learning, partly by altering the impact of noise in neural populations. …”
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Characterizing the interplay between super enhancers and chromatin interactions in cancer by Choudhary, Ruchi

“…We propose that SEs use chromatin loops to drive gene transcription, and altering chromatin interactions can downregulate SEs and disrupt enhancer-promoter interactions controlling oncogenes and tumor progression. …”
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Trifluoroacetic acid as a molecular probe for the dense phase in liquid-liquid phase-separating peptide systems by Lim, Jessica, Chin, Sze Yuet, Miserez, Ali, Xue, Kai, Pervushin, Konstantin

“…We show that TFA can be employed to probe specific interactions in coacervating bioinspired peptide phenylalanine (Phe) 19F-labeled at a single site, altering its liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) behavior. …”
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Preparation and characterization of novel chiral metasurfaces and their interaction with active materials by Wang, Zeng

“…Due to the complexity of the chiral structures, it is challenging to achieve tunable optical chiral responses that only based on the localized surface plasmon resonances via simply altering the parameters, which highly limits the practical usage. …”
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Elucidating the catalytic effect of metal ions in montmorillonite on thermal degradation of organic modifier by Zope, Indraneel Suhas, Dasari, Aravind, Camino, Giovanni

“…This work explores the effect of metal ions (MIs) like Mg2+, Al3+ and Fe3+ that are inherent to clay in altering the kinetics of degradation of organic modifier, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br). …”
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Cylinder-wall interference effects on finite-length wavy cylinders at subcritical Reynolds number flows by New, T. H., Shi, Shengxian., Liu, Yingzheng.

“…The presence of these coherent streamwise vortices is postulated to play a key role in significantly reducing flow-altering effects associated with the end-walls.…”
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Contribution of poultry farm practice to the structure and composition of bacterial communities in the soil of poultry farms in Lagos, Nigeria by Ajayi, A, Adewale, B, Osuolale, K, Chukwu, E, Utibeima, EU, Yisau, J, Abubakar, R, Ezeobi, P, Okwuzu, J, Salako, B, Oyetibo, GO, Tobun, YA, Adeoti, ST, Macaulay, R, Omileye, A, Yussuf, R, Sheppard, SK, Smith, SI

“…Background: Poultry farming practices can impact soil health by altering its microbial and organic composition. On one hand, this could improve soil fertility, but on the other, it may pose health risks to humans and the environment. …”

Recent insight into the advances and prospects of microbial lipases and their potential applications in industry by Eskandari, Azadeh, Thean, Chor Leow, Abdul Rahman, Mohd Basyaruddin, Oslan, Siti Nurbaya

“…Furthermore, the present research unveils the obstacles encountered in employing lipase, the patterns observed in lipase engineering, and the application of CRISPR/Cas genome editing technology for altering the genes responsible for lipase production. …”

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

“…Hence, the response surface methodology was utilized to create 13 sets of randomized experiments by altering the catalyst dosage and degradation time to predict the degradation of CR dye.…”