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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All carbon based high energy lithium-ion capacitors from biomass : the role of crystallinity by Sennu, Palanichamy, Arun, Nagasubramanian, Madhavi, Srinivasan, Aravindan, Vanchiappan, Lee, Yun-Sung

“…This results clearly demonstrate that the surface functionality and heteroatom doping with tubular structure synergistically facilitates the Li+ and electron transport properties to realize higher energy density for this fascinating all carbon-based Li-ion capacitor.…”
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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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Simplified hybrid control strategy for stand-alone DC microgrid with photovoltaic system to extend battery lifespan by Yan, Hein Wai, Farivar, Glen G., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Pou, Josep

“…Additionally, the proposed solution does not require the knowledge of the load, which facilitates its application. The effectiveness of the proposed control strategy is validated with simulation results.…”
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A weighting factor free model predictive control for a flying capacitor converter in a DC microgrid by Jayan, Vijesh, Amer Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Ghias

“…The presence of multiple FCs facilitates the converter to interface a low-voltage battery to a high-voltage DC bus at reduced voltage stress on its power switches. …”
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Structural insights into viral RNA capping and plasma membrane targeting by Chikungunya virus nonstructural protein 1 by Zhang, Kuo, Law, Yee-Song, Law, Michelle Cheok Yien, Tan, Yaw Bia, Wirawan, Melissa, Luo, Dahai

“…The multifunctional CHIKV protein, nsP1, facilitates virus RNA replication and transcription by anchoring the viral replication complex (RC) to plasma membrane vesicles and synthesizing the viral RNA 5' cap-0. …”
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Selective separation and recovery of lithium, nickel, MnO₂, and Co₂O₃ from LiNi₀.₅Mn₀.₃Co₀.₂O₂ in spent battery by He, Hongping, Feng, Junli, Gao, Xiaofeng, Fei, Xunchang

“…The Co, Ni and Mn ions are dissolved in a sequence, which facilitates their separation and recovery. As the main components of the final residual solids, Co2O3 and MnO2 present in distinctly different sizes and shapes, which are beneficial for their separation and direct usage.…”
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A molecular dynamics simulation to shed light on the mechanical alloying of an Al-Zr alloy induced by severe plastic deformation by Morkina, Alina Y., Babicheva, Rita I., Korznikova, Elena A., Enikeev, Nariman A., Edalati, Kaveh, Dmitriev, Sergey V.

“…In contrast, the involvement of dislocations in the case of normal orientation of grain boundaries with Zr segregation significantly contributes to deformation and facilitates better dissolution of Zr in the Al matrix. …”
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Optical quantum sensing for agnostic environments via deep learning by Zhou, Zeqiao, Du, Yuxuan, Yin, Xu-Fei, Zhao, Shanshan, Tian, Xinmei, Tao, Dacheng

“…This distilled knowledge facilitates the identification of optimal optical setups associated with maximal QFI. …”
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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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Customer co-creation in B2C e-commerce: does it lead to better new products? by Pee, Loo Geok

“…The business-to-consumer e-commerce platform facilitates direct reach to customers and is especially conducive to large-scale customer co-creation. …”
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Knot optimization for biharmonic B-splines on manifold triangle meshes by Hou, Fei, He, Ying, Qin, Hong, Hao, Aimin

“…The new representation also facilitates optimization-driven knot selection for constructing biharmonic B-splines on manifold triangle meshes. …”
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Identification of bacterial biofilm and the Staphylococcus aureus derived protease, staphopain, on the skin surface of patients with atopic dermatitis by Sonesson, Andreas, Przybyszewska, Kornelia, Eriksson, Sigrid, Mörgelin, Matthias, Kjellström, Sven, Davies, Julia, Potempa, Jan, Schmidtchen, Artur

“…The data presented here provide novel information on staphopains present in S. aureus biofilms in vivo, and illustrate the complex interplay between biofilm and LL-37 in skin of AD patients, possibly leading to a disturbed host defense, which facilitates bacterial persistence.…”
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Function of second cladding layer in hollow core tube lattice fibers by Huang, Xiaosheng, Yoo, Seongwoo, Yong, KenTye

“…A small core, on the other hand, facilitates the gas-filled TLF applications, but at the expense of the increased mode attenuation. …”
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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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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. …”