When self-worth is threatened: the role of perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth in desire for social affiliation. by Wu, Jinghang.

“…Even though social affiliation is largely beneficial in times of threat, certain dispositions may hinder people from tapping on this useful resource. We are interested in how perfectionism and contingencies of self-worth may affect people’s social affiliation desires after a threat. …”
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Investigation of low coherence interferometry techniques for biomedical applications by Chow, Tzu Hao

“…The light beams of LCI and optical tweezers are collinear, thereby ensuring a good axial accuracy. The trapping dynamics of a trapped microsphere under different trapping conditions were investigated. …”
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Electron spin resonance evidence for electro-generated hydroxyl radicals by Pei, Shuzhao, You, Shijie, Ma, Jun, Chen, Xiaodong, Ren, Nanqi

“…Excessive addition of a DMPO agent and fast spin trapping allowed suitable kinetic conditions to be set for effective spin trapping of electro-generated •OH and subsequent ESR identification. …”
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Synthesis of lead selenide (PbSe) quantum dots for photovoltaic applications by Yang, Shuai

“…PbSeO3 phase was present in X-ray Diffraction (XRD) patterns that suggested the PbSe had low stability due to lack of capping agent. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) results confirmed that the particle size increased with increasing water to surfactant ratio, and UV-vis NIR Absorption Spectra of the PbSe quantum dots showed a red shift also with increasing water to surfactant ratio, the corresponding band gap was more than 1eV, which was larger than that of bulk PbSe.…”
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Celebrating creation : therapeutic use of art and design for the elderly. by Lim, Dorothy Ghim Woon.

“…Luke’s Eldercare are given the opportunity to exercise their creativity, as well as to work their muscles, keeping their minds and bodies alive and active. Tapping into the vast potential of Art and Design, my project aims to explore collaborative possibilities between the elderly and myself as a designer-cum-facilitator; to drive out the gloom and doom in their hearts, and ultimately to bring a breath of fresh air into their lives.…”
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Towards haptic intelligence in robots by learning from demonstration by Turlapati Sri Harsha

“…To the best of my knowledge, no approach has been presented to infer grasp status from just the sensed forces in a grasp. …”
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Development of a learning system for robot control by Tan, Chee Wee

“…As robot manipulator often requires managing a variety of tasks regarding grasping an object, it requires recognizing the object. …”
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Step motion control of servo motors for robotic orthosis triggered by bio signal by Tommy Kangdra.

“…Currently, some of Robot aided Rehabilitation system for upper extremities face challenges to provide system which is low cost and portable, promotes active engagement and provides pinching and grasping movement as it is the basic and important movement for hands to do Activities of Daily Living. …”
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Application of parabolic reflector to harness solar energy by Valliappan, Arunachalam

“…Various methods at various places are suggested for trapping the solar energy.…”
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Development of perovskite-based light emitting diodes with improved stability 1.0 by Sim, Zong Huan

“…The stability of the perovskite NCs were improved by varying the combination of halide ions and the type of capping ligands (oleic acid and stearic acid) used. …”
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Loading dynamics of cold atoms into a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber by Wang, Yu, Chai, Shijie, Xin, Mingjie, Leong, Wui Seng, Chen, Zilong, Lan, Shau-Yu

“…Cold atoms trapped and guided in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers provide a scalable diffraction-free setting for atom-light interactions for quantum technologies. …”
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Effect of embedded nanoparticle surface chemistry on plasmonic organic photovoltaic devices by Wong, Terence Kin Shun

“…Due to the tendency of the ligands in causing exciton quenching, carrier trapping and recombination, the device power conversion efficiency (PCE) can be lower than a BHJ device without NPs. …”
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Four secular Ruke Dongba notes generated during fieldwork: an innovative language documentation approach by Xu, Duoduo

“…IPA symbols, a fundamental tool of field linguists, facilitate learners in grasping a language and nonalphabetic scripts. In addition to analyzing the Ruke Dongba pictographs attested in the secular manuscripts in the context of history of writing, this study contributes to the linguistic description of Ruke Dongba culture and the diversity of Dongba tradition.…”
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‘The Poetic' as visual rhetoric in book design by Chong, Yee Cher

“…Firstly, it expands the adjective poetic by tapping into its evocative effects and transformative qualities. …”
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Optimization of operational conditions for continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero discharge by Lim, Deric Weikang.

“…Membrane Distillation Crystallization (MDC) is an innovative approach which involves the integration of the Membrane Distillation (MD) process together with a crystallizer unit. By tapping onto the potentials of MD, it becomes possible to operate under a supersaturated state of the solution, thereby achieving the objective of zero discharge to the environment while recovering valuable salts. …”
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On-Demand Bioadhesive Dendrimers with Reduced Cytotoxicity by Gao, Feng, Djordjevic, Ivan, Pokholenko, Oleksandr, Zhang, Haobo, Zhang, Junying, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…In vitro toxicity is reduced by an order of magnitude upon amine capping while retaining bioadhesive properties. The in vivo immunological response to PAMAM-g-diazirine formulations was found to be optimal in comparison to standard poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) thin films.…”
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An iGlu receptor antagonist and its simultaneous use with an anticancer drug for cancer therapy by Luo, Zhong, Li, Peizhou, Tan, Si Yu, Ang, Chung Yen, Nguyen, Kim Truc, Zhao, Yanli

“…Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) were employed as the delivery vehicle for both L1 and Dox by conjugating the iGlu receptor antagonist on the surface and encapsulating Dox within the mesopores. Dox was then trapped within the mesopores by functionalizing a redox-cleavable capping group on the MSNP surface, and it could be released upon exposure to the reductive glutathione. …”
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Rethinking the Evaluation of Compositional Reasoning for Modern VLMs by Huang, Irene Y.

“…Recent advancements in modern Vision-Language Models (VLMs), comprising a visual encoder coupled with a Large Language Model (LLM) decoder, have demonstrated remarkable proficiency in Compositional Reasoning (CR). CR entails grasping the significance of attributes, relations, and word order. …”
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Development of sensorised tool for robotic manipulation of objects by Seetharaman, Yuvanesh

“…However commonly robotic grippers often face difficulties when grasping objects with irregular shapes or uneven surfaces. …”
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“Laboratory in a dirty sky”: Aerial media, art, and air pollution in Project Da Vinci (1974–1979) by McCormack, DP

“…This article develops the idea of aerial media as a way of grasping the conceptual and empirical intersection of geographies of air pollution, artistic experiment, and media. …”