NMDA receptor activation enhances inhibitory GABAergic transmission onto hippocampal pyramidal neurons via presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms by Xue, Jiu Gang, Masuoka, Takayoshi, Gong, Xian Di, Chen, Ken-Shiung, Yanagawa, Yuchio, Law, Alex Sai Kit, Konishi, Shiro

“…Our results from pharmacological tests suggest that the nitric oxide signaling pathway is mobilized by NMDAR activation in CA1 pyramidal neurons, which in turn retrogradely facilitates GABA release from the presynaptic terminals. …”
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Contribution of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in improving the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell by Junoh, Hazlina, Awang, Nuha, Ahmad, Siti Nur Afifi, Azhar, Masaud, Jaafar, Juhana, Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Qtaishat, Mohammed Rasool, Matsuura, Takeshi, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Abdul Rahman, Mukhlis, Mohd. Zainoodin, Azran

“…The structural flexibility of ZIF-8 within PES-cSMM facilitates efficient proton conduction, while the ZIF-8 cage acts as a robust methanol barrier. …”

SoK: Understanding Design Choices and Pitfalls of Trusted Execution Environments by Li, Mengyuan, Yang, Yuheng, Chen, Guoxing, Yan, Mengjia, Zhang, Yinqian

“…We introduce the TEE Runtime Architectural Framework (TRAF), a detailed framework that facilitates a thorough and methodical dissection of TEE designs by analyzing the high-level considerations made by TEE designs. …”
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Smart City Products and Their Materials Assessment Using the Pentagon Framework by Ponce, Pedro, Rojas, Mario, Mendez, Juana Isabel, Anthony, Brian, Bradley, Russel, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

“…The <i>Smart City Pentagon Framework Analyzer</i> is also presented, a dedicated web application that facilitates interaction with the framework. It allows product data input, provides feedback on alignment with the Penta-S features, and suggests personality traits based on the OCEAN model. …”
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A constrained instantaneous learning approach for aerial package delivery robots : onboard implementation and experimental results by Mehndiratta, Mohit, Kayacan, Erdal

“…Additionally, the fast C++ execution of NMPC and NMHE codes facilitates a complete onboard implementation of the proposed framework on a low-cost embedded processor.…”
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Freezing of impact water droplets on cold moving substrates by Mohamad Taufiq Md Tarmidi

“…Furthermore, the high speed camera facilitates the analysis of the droplet impingement as it is capable of capturing images of up to a million frames per second. …”
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Whole genome sequencing and comparative analysis of novel pathogen elizbethkingia anophelis against oxidative stress by Li, Yingying

“…Furthermore, we also showed that hemoglobin but not ferric iron greatly facilitates the growth, hydrogen peroxide tolerance and biofilm formation of E. anophelis NUHP1. …”
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Two-phase immersion cooling for power dense printed circuit board converters by Ristic-Smith, A

“…The system could theoretically sustain power dissipation of 30W/(L K), which is competitive with the best performing systems in previous literature. The design facilitates integration of semiconductor switches, decoupling capacitors and gate drivers in close proximity on a single printed circuit board. …”

Addressing inequities in research for early to mid-career women scientists in low- and middle-income countries: “Supporting Women in Science” programme by Das, JK, Raza, M, Padhani, ZA, Hussain, NF, Villar, J, Kennedy, S, Bhutta, ZA

“…The SWIS programme not only equips participants with knowledge and skills but also facilitates practical application through a simulated process, enabling participants to pursue future funding opportunities. …”

Educational resilience of unaccompanied and separated children by Aleghfeli, YK

“…</p> <p><strong>Novelty and Improvement:</strong></p> <p>The dissertation reveals that educational resilience development among UASCs can be conceptualized as a combination of intermental activities (between the UASC and their environment) and intramental activities (within the UASC), where having supportive relationships at home, school, and community facilitates UASCs to transition over time from their zone of proximal resilience development to their level of actual resilience development. …”

Paradoxical choice and the value of information in animals by Ajuwon, V

“…</p> <br> <p>In Chapter 3, I present <em>GoFish</em>, a novel, open-source platform, that facilitates automated and closed-loop learning experiments on fish and other aquatic species. …”

CipherTrace: automatic detection of ciphers from execution traces by Hassanin, MA

“…Generally, the detection and identification of cryptographic functions, routines, or algorithms facilitates malware analysis and forensics. However, most of the attempts presented in the literature have basically followed a top-down approach, which (by design) has limited them, as they are mainly focused on detecting certain implementations, rather than the building blocks, elements, or ingredients of cryptography in general. …”

A simplified weak coupling dynamic analysis method for running safety evaluation of train on bridges under earthquake excitation by Zhu, Zhihui, Gong, Wei, Zhou, Gaoyang, Yang, Yaowen, Jiang, Lizhong

“…This study proposes a simplified analysis method that couples the bridge and train-track subsystem in a weak form to facilitate the dynamic analysis of the train-track-bridge coupled system (TTBS) under earthquakes. …”
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Dual-functional witherite in improving chemical looping performance of iron ore and simultaneous adsorption of HCl in syngas at high temperature by Wang, Haiming, Liu, Guicai, Boon, Yinn Zhao, Veksha, Andrei, Giannis, Apostolos, Lim, Teik-Thye, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…The hexagonal structure of the BaFe12O19 facilitated the lattice oxygen mobility and thus improved greatly the redox performance of the IO. …”
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Barium aluminate improved iron ore for the chemical looping combustion of syngas by Wang, Haiming, Dou, Xiaomin, Veksha, Andrei, Liu, Wen, Giannis, Apostolos, Ge, Liya, Lim, Teik-Thye, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…Based on complementary characterization analyses, we found that more oxygen vacancies were formed in the modified OC due to the oxygen non-stoichiometry nature of the BaAl2O4 and its interaction with the iron oxide species. This interaction facilitated the rapid migration of the lattice oxygen in the bulk phase, thereby enhancing the reactivity and increasing the oxygen transport capacity of the OCs. …”
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Quantum spin Hall effect and topological phase transition in InNxBiySb1−x−y/InSb quantum wells by Song, Zhigang, Bose, Sumanta, Fan, Weijun, Zhang, Dao Hua, Zhang, Yan Yang, Li, Shu Shen

“…These edge-states are facilitated by the time-reversal symmetry and they are robust against nonmagnetic impurity scattering. …”
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Lower desorption temperature in CO 2 capture using various magnesium oxide loading on iron(III) oxide by ultrasonic-assisted synthesis: the adsorption-desorption and isotherm studi... by Lahuri, Azizul Hakim, Jaafar, Nur Farhana, Nordin, Norazzizi, Dzakaria, Norliza, Mohd Yusof, Syawal, Samidin, Salma, Sulaiman, Syazreen Nadia, Marliza, Tengku Sharifah

“…The Freundlich isotherm model fit the best with the experimental data suggesting that the heterogeneity surface facilitated a successful multilayer adsorption process. …”
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Light-activated, bioadhesive, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) brush coatings by Wang, Jian, Karami, Peyman, Ataman, Nariye Cavusoglu, Pioletti, Dominique P., Steele, Terry W. J., Klok, Harm-Anton

“…Rapid adhesion between tissue and synthetic materials is relevant to accelerate wound healing and to facilitate the integration of implantable medical devices. …”
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The history of Koi aquaculture in Singapore from 1965 to the present : translating translocated scientific knowledge from Japan into biosecurity by Tan, Delfinn Sweimay

“…The protocol was then transferred to Singapore and officials used a militarized concept of disease to translate the protocol into biosecurity regulations. This facilitated the formation of new koi-cultivation practices in the form of strict quarantine and certification measures that impacted farm practices and eventually the ornamental fish aquaculture industry in general. …”
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Agriculture and citadel in the Bronze Age Aegean: the view from western Anatolia by Maltas, T

“…Burial evidence from settlements with highly developed and corporate centralising structures, however, suggests that these ostensibly equalising institutions facilitated the emergence of high status and wealthy individuals. …”