Atomistic investigation of effect of alloying on mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of ternary FeCo-X (X = V, Nb, Mo, W) by Muralles, Mario, Oh, Joo Tien, Chen, Zhong

“…In contrast, Nb additions show enhanced stress accommodation through slip band formation within grains, preventing microcrack development. …”
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Characterization of structural and optical properties of Zinc Oxide thin films by Liu, Yuchan

“…Three dispersion models, namely, Sellmeier dispersion model, Cauchy model and Forouhi-Bloomer model, were used and evaluated to determine the optical constants of ZnO thin films below the energy band gap. On the other hand, two ellipsometric models, namely, two-phase model and three-phase point-by-point fit, were used to determine the optical constants above the band gap. …”
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INSBN alloy and INSB nanowire grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition by Jin, Yunjiang

“…The first part of this project deals with growth and characterization of the InSb1-xNx alloys, aiming to reduce the band gap of the alloy. InSb epitaxial layers on InSb substrate were firstly prepared by MOCVD and then the InSbN alloys. …”
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Design of voltage-controlled oscillators and frequency dividers for 60 GHZ wireless communication applications by Zou, Qiong

“…In this thesis, firstly, the Q enhancement of multiple-coupled LC-tank has been investigated, mainly for the purpose of designing VCOs with low phase noise under low power consumption for 60 GHz transceivers with a multi-conversion super-heterodyne architecture. Secondly, a Ku-band VCO using dual LC-tanks and transformer-based feedback technique is designed. …”
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Pathways of energy transfer in LHCII revealed by room-temperature 2D electronic spectroscopy by Wells, Kym L., Lambrev, Petar H., Zhang, Zhengyang, Garab, Gyözö, Tan, Howe-Siang

“…Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy has been used to study energy transfer dynamics in LHCII trimers from the chlorophyll b Qy band to the chlorophyll a Qy band. Observing cross-peak regions corresponding to couplings between different excitonic states reveals partially resolved fine structure at the exciton level that cannot be isolated by pump–probe or linear spectroscopy measurements alone. …”
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Finite temperature dynamics of a Holstein polaron : the thermo-field dynamics approach by Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

“…Results on the mean square displacements show that band-like transport features dominate the diagonal coupling cases, and there exists a crossover from band-like to hopping transport with increasing temperature when including off-diagonal coupling. …”
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Electrical and photoresponse properties of Co3O4 nanowires by Mukherjee, Bablu, Varghese, Binni, Karthik, K. R. G., Jinesh, K. B., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Tok, Eng Soon, Sow, Chorng Haur

“…Photoresponses of individual nanowires were obtained by global irradiation of laser beams with photon energies above band gap and at sub-band gap of the nanowires. The magnitude of photocurrent and its response time revealed that defect level excitations significantly contribute to the photoresponse of Co3O4 nanowires. …”
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Hole spin helix : anomalous spin diffusion in anisotropic strained hole quantum wells by Sacksteder, Vincent E., Bernevig, B. Andrei

“…We show that a simple two-band Hamiltonian can be used to describe the holes. …”
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An 8mW ultra low power 60GHz direct-conversion receiver with 55dB gain and 4.9dB noise figure in 65nm CMOS by Shang, Yang, Cai, Deyun, Fei, Wei, Yu, Hao, Ren, Junyan

“…An ultra low power direct-conversion receiver is demonstrated for V-band 60GHz applications in 65nm CMOS process. The power consumption is significantly reduced by the design of low-power low noise amplifier (LNA), transconductance mixer and variable gain amplifier (VGA). …”
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Power control system/algorithm study for multimedia communication in LEO satellite CDMA systems by Li, Wenzhen

“…In this study, the research emphasis is on the propagation loss combating techniques in LEO (low-earth-bit) satellite DS-CDMA systems operating at Ka-band. The proposed approaches are also applicable to LEO satellite systems operating at other bands (L/S bands) when the mobile moves in a nonuniform environment and a complete system evaluation is needed.…”
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Improved 3-D frequency-selective structures and their applications by Ahmed Abdelmottaleb Abdelfattah Attia Omar

“…The first structure is a tri-band second-order frequency-selective structure, while the second structure exhibits a dual-band third-order response. …”
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Regulation of cell migration by BMP signaling by Leong, Leslie Boon Hao

“…A morphogen is a soluble signaling molecule which instructs cellular processes in a concentration-dependent manner. Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMP) are morphogens essential for development and repair in both embryos and adults. …”
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Effects of dehydrothermal treatment on collagen by Yeo, Sherrill Yan Ling.

“…Collagen is the most fundamental unit of the extra cellular matrix and is found in most mammal tissues such as the tendon, cartilage, bone and skin. Due to its excellent biocompatibility, collagen is often used as a matrix for cell infiltration in many tissue regenerative applications. …”
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Synthesis and application of titanium dioxide nanotube and composites by Liang, Kun

“…Two different applications were explored using TiO2 nanotube structures and its composites: bone morphogenetic protein-2 (BMP-2) delivery and photocatalytic for water purification. …”
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Ontogeny of intestinal intratumoural macrophages and their contribution in cancer regulation by Soncin, Irene

“…In contrast to their LP counterparts, the intratumoural F4/80(hi) macrophages are able to self-renew and lose the bone marrow dependency. Since their depletion via CSF1R blockade diminishes the tumour burden, our data underline the potential of these tumour-promoting intestinal macrophages as an attractive target for successful cancer immunotherapies.…”
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Elucidation of the EP defect in Diamond-Blackfan anemia by characterization and prospective isolation of human EPs by Iskander, D, Psaila, B, Gerrard, G, Chaidos, A, Foong, HE, Harrington, Y, Karnik, LC, Roberts, I, de la Fuente, J, Karadimitris, A

“…By combining flow cytometry, cell-sorting, and single-cell clonogenic assays, we identified Lin(-)CD34(+)CD38(+)CD45RA(-)CD123(-)CD71(+)CD41a(-)CD105(-)CD36(-) bone marrow cells as EEP giving rise to BFU-E, and Lin(-)CD34(+/-)CD38(+)CD45RA(-)CD123(-)CD71(+)CD41a(-)CD105(+)CD36(+) cells as LEP giving rise to CFU-E, in a hierarchical fashion. …”

Glycosylphosphatidylinositol-specific, CD1d-restricted T cells in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria by Gargiulo, L, Papaioannou, M, Sica, M, Talini, G, Chaidos, A, Richichi, B, Nikolaev, AV, Nativi, C, Layton, M, de la Fuente, J, Roberts, I, Luzzatto, L, Notaro, R, Karadimitris, A

“…The mechanism of bone marrow failure (BMF) in paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is not yet known. …”

A KLF2-BMPER-Smad1/5 checkpoint regulates high fluid shear stress-mediated artery remodeling by Deng, H, Zhang, J, Wang, Y, Joshi, D, Pi, X, De Val, S, Schwartz, MA

“…Here we report that high FSS suppresses Smad1/5 by elevating KLF2, which induces the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) pathway inhibitor, BMP-binding endothelial regulator (BMPER), thereby de-inhibiting Akt. …”

Electrically tunable steganographic nano-optical coatings by Prabhathan, Patinharekandy, Sreekanth, Kandammathe Valiyaveedu, Teng, Jinghua, Singh, Ranjan

“…The proposed SNOC design combines a broad-band and a narrow-band absorber made up of PCMs to achieve tunable optical Fano resonance in the visible wavelength, which is a scalable platform for accessing the full-color range. …”
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Optimization of Sb2(S, Se)3 photoabsorbers for photoelectrochemical hydrogen evolution reaction by Lee, Kian Jie

“…This is due to their unique characteristics, such as tuneable band gap, quasi-1D crystal structure, appropriate band alignment for water splitting, a stable single orthorhombic phase, low cost and non-toxicity. …”
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