Conversion from carbon nanotubes to boron nitride nanotubes and boron nitride-carbon nanotubes by Wei, Mingwei

“…Based on these properties, BNNTs are proposed to be candidate for diverse applications including reinforcement, field emitter, biological sensor and polyer wrapping. Owing to the remarkable properties of BNNTs and the many applications that such nanotubes might enable, the growth methodology of high quality BNNTs is a critical subject studied by many in the past two decades. …”
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The potential mechanisms of tissue flossing with Flossband application around the joints or soft tissues: A theoretical framework by Gao, Jianhong, Thung, Jin Seng, Chee, Chen Soon, Tee, Chris Chow Li, Tengku Kamalden, Tengku Fadilah, Samsudin, Shamsulariffin, Mohd Ali, Azril Syazwan

“…To fill the knowledge gap about the Flossband wrapping mechanisms and Flossband application mastering, an initial theoretical framework delineating the advantages of Flossband application mechanisms is needed. …”
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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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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. …”

Understanding the role of tourist-oriented villages in promoting rural tourism in China: integrating rural landscapes and tourist services by Yi, Yayun, Siow, May Ling, Ibrahim, Roziya, Abdul Aziz, Faziawati

“…After analyzing the data by integrated review, it is evident that the “wisdom product” concept, which integrates a high-quality rural landscape with tourism services through cultural branding, can improve the attractiveness of tourist-oriented villages and achieve sustainable growth. By grasping this concept, rural areas can experience a revival, enabling local governments, villagers, and tourism service providers to actively participate in the long-term planning, management, and development of tourist-oriented villages, crucial for the enduring success of rural tourism initiatives in China.…”

Crowd monitoring and detection by Li, Xin

“…Current trace together system is also not convenient to the elderly who cannot use a smartphone. The tapping-in device has a high faulty rate and cannot recognize a certain number of smartphones. …”
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Reconfigurable origami transparent cellulose triboelectric paper for multi-modal energy harvesting by Xiong, Jiaqing, Li, Yi, Gao, Dace, Chen, Jian, Parida, Kaushik, Lee, Pooi See

“…Operating in single-electrode mode, the CEP-TENG can harvest energy from human motions by tapping, scavenge wind energy via mechanical interaction, as well as harvest energy from water, including acidic and alkaline water in virtue of protection by an extra hydrophobic cellulose oleoyl ester nanocoating. …”
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Investigation of power and transportation networks for future connection of electric vehicles (EV) by Soh, Desmond Junhao

“…To determine if charging station tapping supply from the sub-station would have any impact to the power load, quality and if it affects the transportation flow in the surrounding area.…”
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Robotic formation control in micro world by Lai, Chin Hong

“…This radiation pressure is huge enough to trap certain microscopic sized cells or particles. …”
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Cold atoms laboratory in a hollow core fiber by Leong, Wui Seng

“…However, the short quantum spin coherence time of $\sim$\SI{100}{\micro\second} due to the differential AC stark shift from the trapping beam is a major obstacle to reaching high sensitivity of the optically trapped atom interferometer inside the HCF. …”
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Study of degradation mechanism of metal nanocrystal-based gate stacks by Chen, Yining

“…We also discuss the phenomenon of the post-breakdown recovery on the metal nanocrystal-based gate stack and the possibility of such charge-trapping gate stack as a candidate for a resistive switching memory cell.…”
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Advancements in sustainable material development: A comprehensive review of coir fiber and its composites by Imran, Al Ichlas, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Cionita, Tezara, Hadi, Agung Efriyo, Setiyo, Muji, Mohd Ruzaimi, Mat Rejab, Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Dewi, Rozanna

“…This confirms previous findings and contributes toward enhancing our understanding that coir fiber is extensively utilized in multiple industries, including housing, construction, transportation, biomedical, wrapping, electrical power, communication technology, biofuel, and bioenergy due to their natural abundance, affordability, ease of shaping, superior durability, and eco-friendly characteristics. …”
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Exploiting diffusion prior for real-world image super-resolution by Wang, Jianyi, Yue, Zongsheng, Zhou, Shangchen, Chan, Kelvin C. K., Loy, Chen Change

“…To remedy the loss of fidelity caused by the inherent stochasticity of diffusion models, we employ a controllable feature wrapping module that allows users to balance quality and fidelity by simply adjusting a scalar value during the inference process. …”
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A new design of a compact strontium cold-atom source by Xu, D

“…We have investigated the feasibility of direct trapping of cold atoms from the atomic flux out of a hot oven. …”

Techno-economic feasibility of biogas renewable energy plant: A case of Malaysian Palm Oil Mill. by Nitamakwuavan, S., Abd. Rahim, N.

“…By using the multi-criteria analysis method, the closed tank system is identified as the most practical biogas trapping system. The economic analysis with 10.56% internal rate of return, payback time at 8.3 years, and net present value of RM 12,187,432.00 show that the biogas renewable energy plant is economically viable. …”

Graphene metamaterials for intense, tunable, and compact extreme ultraviolet and X-ray sources by Pizzi, Andrea, Rosolen, Gilles, Wong, Liang Jie, Ischebeck, Rasmus, Soljačić, Marin, Feurer, Thomas, Kaminer, Ido

“…Here, plasmonic modes supported by multilayer graphene metamaterials are shown to provide a larger interaction area with the electron beam, while also tapping into the extreme confinement of graphene plasmons to generate high-frequency photons with relatively low-energy electrons available from tabletop sources. …”
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Cognitive information systems for context-aware decision support by Teng, Teck Hou

“…Experimental results are reported using a simulated Command and Control (C2) problem domain to illustrate how the CaDS framework is able to reduce the cognitive load of the users and improve the prediction accuracies for option generation. For tapping a variety of knowledge, this thesis presents a systematic procedure for integrating domain knowledge with Reinforcement Learning (RL) using FALCON. …”
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