Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Cytokine Delivery by Pires, Ivan S.

“…Aspects on the manufacturing of other lipid-based nanocarriers such as discoidal assemblies and immune stimulating complexes (ISCOMs) are also explored. We show that employing a bottom-up approach to produce lipid-based NPs from mixed micelles allows for greater control over NP self-assembly. …”
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Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…Among these, the class of actuators employing soft materials deformed by applying the electric field, known as Dielectric elastomer actuators, are preferred owing to their advantages of simple fabrication, large actuation strain and control by electrical stimulus. …”
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Efficient techniques for subgraph mining and query processing by Lin, Wenqing

“…The basic idea is to employ GPUs to parallelize a large number of subgraph matching tasks in computing subgraph frequencies from random graphs, so as to reduce the overall computation time of network motif discovery. …”
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Synaptic plasticity in VLSI : a floating-gate approach by Gopalakrishnan, Roshan

“…As these rules are being proposed by neurobiologists, we as engineers try to implement them in silicon in order to employ them in complex real world applications. …”
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Indoor occupancy estimation using environmental parameters by Masood, Khalid Mustafa

“…In this work, we propose novel feature selection techniques that employ both static and dynamic features. We study the performance of these algorithms with experimental data collected through a multi-sensory network in an office space. …”
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Pulsed laser scan methodology for single event effect (SEE) qualification by Chua, Chung Tah

“…This methodology builds on existing laser system by employing the scan methodology to improve efficiency and repeatability. …”
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“British English is much more prestigious, everybody knows that!”: reproducing and resisting hegemonic language ideologies in Chilean English teacher education by Pérez Andrade, Gonzalo

“…This is particularly relevant for the English language teaching profession due to the large number of teachers who are non-native speakers of the language, since these ideologies have the power to influence ideas regarding (self-)efficacy, employability, and even discrimination (Holliday, 2015). …”
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Light-matter interactions in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides by Zhao, Jiaxin

“…In Chapter 3, we start with investigations on the carrier dynamics and many-body interactions in monolayer TMDs by employing transient absorption spectroscopy. As for monolayer tungsten disulphide (WS2), the exciton energy renormalization is revealed with a distinct red-blue-red shift upon above-bandgap optical excitations. …”
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Design and analysis of passive phase shifters using controllable defected ground structures in 65nm CMOS technology for 77-81 GHz automotive radar by Wu, Jiaqi

“…Active phase shifters like vector summing type employing active devices consume large amount of power and the phase accuracy is normally low due to the active components. …”
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Solution processed transition metal oxides selective contacts for Si heterojunction solar cells by Lu, Chenjin

“…Overall, this study has demonstrated the potentials to employ fast and convenient solution processed MoOx for Si HSCs with good cell performance. …”
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Neural combinatorial optimization: from routing to integer programming by Wu, Yaoxin

“…To tackle these issues, we then employ DRL to learn large neighborhood search (LNS) algorithm for solving integer programs (IPs), which can be used to model general COPs. …”
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Towards electrically injected colloidal semiconductor lasers by Thung, Yi Tian

“…To this end, this thesis explores employing two-dimensional CdSe-based nanoplatelets (NPLs) as an alternative gain medium, investigating their electrical injection and lasing applications, and demonstrating optically pumped NPL lasing with potential for electrically injected laser development. …”
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Salient keypoint detectors and compact feature descriptors for 3D perception by Prakhya, Sai Manoj

“…Therefore, we propose to employ lattice quantization to efficiently compress 3D feature descriptors. …”
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Printing of functional materials in 2D and 3D structures by Halevi, Oded

“…In recent years, controlled deposition of functional materials has become a highly investigated field. Employing either two dimensional (2D) or three dimensional (3D) printing, many functional materials can be utilized for various applications once defined patterns or structures can be formed. …”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…Conventional sensors employ the Kretschmann configuration which is 50 nm Au coated on a high R.I. prism. …”
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