Soft and highly-integrated optical fiber bending sensors for proprioception in multi-material 3D printed fingers by Capp, E, Pontin, M, Walters, P, Maiolino, P

“…However, existing integration approaches are cumbersome and require manual steps and complex assembly. We propose a semi-automated printing process where plastic optical fibers are embedded with readout electronics in 3D printed flexures. …”

Study on the use of options to profit from the stock market (simulated study). by Fong, Yong Jia., Cheng, Kia Seng., Lim, Qian Ling.

“…In our study, we illustrated the steps and strategies an investor can take. Next, we conducted a simulation to test our strategies.…”
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Corrosion damage detection in reinforced concrete using Rayleigh wave-based method by Cheng, Weixia, Sun, Hai-Han, Wan, Li Soon, Fan, Zheng, Tan, Kang Hai

“…As a comparison, electrochemical tests were performed to map the corrosion current density. The test results showed very good agreement with the corrosion damage map generated from the proposed Rayleigh wave-based method.…”
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High-performance one-dimensional halide perovskite crossbar memristors and synapses for neuromorphic computing by Vishwanath, Sujaya Kumar, Febriansyah, Benny, Ng, Si En, Das, Tisita, Acharya, Jyotibdha, John, Rohit Abraham, Sharma, Divyam, Dananjaya, Putu Andhita, Jagadeeswararao, Metikoti, Tiwari, Naveen, Kulkarni, Mohit Ramesh Chandra, Lew, Wen Siang, Chakraborty, Sudip, Basu, Arindam, Mathews, Nripan

“…Present approaches are limited to single element structures, fall behind in terms of switching reliability and scalability, and fail to map out the analog programming window of such devices. …”
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Harnessing full-text publications for deep insights into C. elegans and Drosophila biomaps by Arulprakasam, Karthick Raja, Toh, Janelle Wing Shan, Foo, Herman, Kumar, Mani R., Kutevska, An-Nikol, Davey, Emilia Emmanuelle, Mutwil, Marek, Thibault, Guillaume

“…The two databases are available at worm.bio-map.com and drosophila.bio-map.com.…”
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The implementation of Olympic education in a government primary school in Singapore : a case study by Chong, Choong Hian

“…The early planning stages from January 2000, as well as developmental steps thereafter, were evaluated and the endpoint of the process was delineated as being December 2001.…”
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A new method for enhancing high- k /metal-gate stack performance and reliability for high- k last integration by Yew, K. S., Tang, L. J., Ang, Diing Shenp

“…We show that multistep deposition cum two-step annealing, comprising an ultraviolet ozone (UVO) anneal followed by a low-temperature rapid thermal anneal (RTA), can significantly improve the performance and reliability of a 7.5-Å-equivalent-oxide-thickness (EOT) HfO2/TiN gate stack, comprising a 25-Å HfO2 on ~3 Å SiOx, i.e., prepared from direct HfO2 deposition onto an HF-last Si surface. …”
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Microfluidic platform for negative enrichment of circulating tumor cells by Sajay, Bhuvanendran Nair Gourikutty, Chang, Chia-Pin, Ahmad, Hamizah, Khuntontong, Puttachat, Wong, Chee Chung, Wang, Zhiping, Puiu, Poenar Daniel, Soo, Ross, Rahman, Abdur Rub Abdur

“…We present a method that performs negative enrichment in two steps from 2 ml of whole blood in a total assay processing time of 60 min. …”
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A steady-state analysis method for modular multilevel converters connected to permanent magnet synchronous generator-based wind energy conversion systems by Liu, Zhijie, Li, Kejun, Sun, Yuanyuan, Wang, Jinyu, Wang, Zhuodi, Sun, Kaiqi, Wang, Meiyan

“…In the proposed method, only the wind speed (operating condition) is required as input, and all the electrical quantities in the MMC, including the amplitudes, phase angles and their harmonics, can be calculated step by step. The analysis method is built on the proposed d-q frame mathematical model. …”
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Quenching the Haldane gap in spin-1 Heisenberg antiferromagnets by Wierschem, Keola, Sengupta, Pinaki

“…Using large-scale numerical simulations, we map out the J−D phase diagram and investigate the low-lying excitations of the Haldane phase in the J≪1 limit. …”
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Novel heat treatment methodology for residual stress relieve of AlSi10Mg without compromise of mechanical strength by Lim, Chong Heng

“…Semi-transparent grain orientation map superimposed on grain boundaries map reveals this trend via visual observation. …”
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Activity and stability optimization of RuₓIr₁₋ₓO₂ nanocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction by tuning the synthetic process by Nguyen, Tam Duy, Nguyen, Hai Hong, Dai, Chencheng, Wang, Jingxian, Scherer, Günther G.

“…Additionally, with more IrO2 component distributed on the particle surface, the two-step Ru0.5Ir0.5O2 NPs show better OER catalytic stability than RuO2 NPs.…”
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China as the next champion of globalisation? by Wu, Friedrich

“…As the US under Donald Trump and European powers like Britain and France turn their backs on globalisation, could or would China step in to be the next champion of globalisation? …”
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China's influence on fashion-making in Southeast Asia by Ling, Wessie

“…This podcast discusses Ling's research on China’s influence on fashion-making in Southeast Asia, from the fabric supply chain through design and sales; how fashion designers in the region feel about this influence and how these sentiments vary by country; steps Vietnamese designers are taking to highlight Vietnamese characteristics in fashion; how the research fieldwork and methodology are conducted for the study.…”
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Single-molecule diagnostics to support curative interventions for tuberculosis and HIV by Dougan, Tyler J.

“…But these more sensitive assays are one step closer to the true biology of these diseases, and these advances in accessibility bring this this ultrasensitive monitoring one step closer to the clinic.…”
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Investigating protein adsorption at solid-liquid interfaces towards the development of functional biomaterial coatings by Park, Jae Hyeon

“…The protein-surface interaction occurs spontaneously and almost at random but the detailed process can be broken down into step-by-step phases whereby a certain level of higher governance is embedded within the system that dictates its kinetics and trends. …”
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Exploring and Learning in Sparse Linear MDPs without Computationally Intractable Oracles by Golowich, Noah, Moitra, Ankur, Rohatgi, Dhruv

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Phonetic Faithfulness in Phonological Opacity by Kim, Yeong-Joon

“…Second, these phonetic biases, encoded in the phonetically enriched inputs, are mapped onto the nearest phonologically contrastive sounds to satisfy the requirement of phonetic faithfulness, resulting in surface phonological opacity. …”
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Complexity analysis of accelerated MCMC methods for Bayesian inversion by Hoang, Viet Ha., Schwab, Christoph., Stuart, Andrew M.

“…Balancing the sources of error arising from finite-dimensional approximation of the unknown field, the PDE forward solution map and the sampling of the probability space under the posterior distribution are essential for the design of efficient computational Bayesian methods for PDE inverse problems. …”
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Synthesis and design of dual-wideband bandpass filters with internally-coupled microstrip lines by Zhang, Runqi, Zhu, Lei

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