Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…Among these molecules were single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which allowed for the formation of GC–TMA–SWCNT and an assessment of the ability of the tethered SWCNTs to function as molecular wires for both solution-phase and SWCNT-bound species. The second part of the thesis puts the focus on the modification of activated carbon cloth (ACC) electrodes for their use in supercapacitors, such as electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs). …”
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Growth and physical properties of organic semiconducting single crystals by Tan, Ke Jie

“…Numerous high quality mono-component and charge-transfer (CT) binary-component molecular single crystals have been grown using solution phase and gas phase methods. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), single crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) and cross-polarized light microscopy (CPLM) were done to characterize the crystallinity and the crystal phase of the single crystals. …”
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Extreme learning machine for classification and clustering on multiview data by Chen, Jichao

“…The thesis develops a clustering algorithm called unsupervised feature selection based extreme learning machine (UFS-ELM). The proposed algorithm first transfers the data into a hidden space with nonlinear feature mapping of the ELM. …”
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Searching for Strong Gravitational Lenses by Lemon, Cameron, Courbin, Frédéric, More, Anupreeta, Schechter, Paul, Cañameras, Raoul, Delchambre, Ludovic, Leung, Calvin, Shu, Yiping, Spiniello, Chiara, Hezaveh, Yashar, Klüter, Jonas, McMahon, Richard

“…To use the current lens samples for science, and for the design of future searches, we list several selection biases that exist due to these discovery techniques. …”
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Mechanochemical synthesis of corannulene flanked n-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors and preparation of their metal complexes by Hum, Gavin, Muzammil, Ezzah M., Li, Yongxin, García, Felipe, Stuparu, Mihaiela Corina

“…In this context, we have developed synthetic routes to novel corannulene flanked imidazolium bromide NHC precursors both in the solid-state and solution phases. Our work presents a comprehensive comparative study of mechanochemical routes and conventional solution-based methods. …”
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Effects of inorganic salts on the phase separation of partially miscible solutes by Zhao, Dong-Yu, Ding, Bin, Zhu, Chuan-Yong, Gong, Liang, Duan, Fei

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The call to complain : antecedents to complaint behaviour (telecommunications industry). by Lim, An Qi., Ng, Shi Hui., Tan, Ming Hui.

“…A three stage reseach approach was adopted in this study, starting with a literature review on consumer complaint behaviour and its antecedents, which was followed by three focus group interviews on three different industries selected based on their relative importance to the Singapore market. …”
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A distributed control scheme of thermostatically controlled loads for the building-microgrid community by Wang, Yu, Tang, Yi, Xu, Yan, Xu, Yinliang

“…The control gains are selected based on a linear quadratic regulator approach to achieve optimal control performance. …”
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Isolation and screening of an extracellular organic solvent-tolerant protease producer by Geok, Lee Poh, Nyonya, Che, Razak, Abdul, Abd Rahman, Raja Noor Zaliha

“…This organic solvent-tolerant microorganism was found to be a polycyclic-aromatic-hydrocarbons (PAHs) degrader and identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain K. It was selected based on the stability of its proteolytic enzyme in the presence of various organic solvents. …”
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Note : Lack of influence of adherent Lactobacillus isolates on the attachment of Escherichia coli to the intestinal epithelial cells of chicken in vitro by Jin, L.Z., Ho, Y.W., Abdullah, N., Ali, M.A.

“…Two Lactobacillus isolates, Lact. acidophilus I 26 and Lact. fermentum I 25, were selected, based on their poor aggregation with Escherichia coli and strong ability to adhere to ileal epithelial cells (IEC), to study in vitro interactions with E. coli O1: K1, O2: K1 and O78: K80 in an IEC radioactive- assay under the conditions of exclusion (lactobacilli and IEC, followed by the addition of E. coli), competition (lactobacilli, IEC and E. coli together) and displacement (E. coli and IEC, followed by the addition of lactobacilli). …”
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Computational screening of FDA-approved hepatitis c drugs for inhibition of VEGFR2 in liver cancer by Roney, Miah, Issahaku, Abdul Rashid, Tufail, Nasir, Wilhelm, Anke, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Compared to the control compound, two FDA-approved HCV drugs (DB09102 and DB09027) were selected based on their binding energies and interactions with the target protein, which showed comparable binding energies. …”
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Pareto Optimization to Accelerate Multi-Objective Virtual Screening by Fromer, Jenna C., Graff, David E., Coley, Connor W.

“…Inspired by prior work that uses active learning to accelerate the identification of strong binders, we implement multi-objective Bayesian optimization to reduce the computational cost of multi-property virtual screening and apply it to the identification of ligands predicted to be selective based on docking scores to on- and off-targets. …”
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Development of genetic algorithm-based fuzzy rules design for metal cutting data selection by Wong, S.V, Hamouda, A.M.S

“…The fuzzy rules (Turning Handbook of High-Efficiency Metal Cutting, General Electric Co., Detroit) were selected based on trial and error and/or intuition. Genetic optimization has been suggested in this paper to further optimize the fuzzy rules. …”
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The search for inhibitors of the quorum sensing receptor of pseudomonas aeruginosa. by Chua, Jenna.

“…Twenty-seven compounds were selected based on docking scores and acquired to test for their efficacy as QSIs. …”
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Exploring the awareness and implementation of data journalism in Malaysian online newsrooms by Sarveshwaran Arumugam, Zaliza Nor Sarmiti Sarmidi

“…This method was carefully selected based on the accessibility of these individuals, given their high-ranking positions in their respective news organisations. …”
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A two-step approach for cost-effective design analysis of Net Zero Energy Homes by Li, Hong Xian, Li, Yan, Zhang, Limao

“…In addressing this issue and promoting the cost-effective design of NZEHs, a two-step cost analysis framework with a mathematical model is proposed in this research: (1) qualified NZEH design scenarios are selected based on energy simulation, monitoring, and the acceptance as an NZEH in terms of energy balance; and (2) cost performance is analyzed for these qualified NZEH design scenarios, based on which the cost-effective design scenario is identified for an NZEH. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Conventional and Modern High-Rise Hotels in Penang Based on Hourly Simulation of Cooling Load Performance Using Design Builder by Abdul Nasir, Muhammad Hafeez, Hassan, Ahmad Sanusi, Abdul Nasir, Aimi Salihah, Mohd Danuri, Mohd Suhaimi, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Deraman, Rafikullah

“…The case studies are selected based on the year of construction coupled with the architectural styles encompassing conventional and modern design of hotel facades. …”
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Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Methods for Narrowband Blind Adaptive Beamforming by Shonkwiler, Lara

“…They also bear the disadvantage that the appropriate algorithm must be selected based on the properties of the expected signal. …”
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Personality traits bias the perceived quality of sonic environments by Lindborg, PerMagnus, Friberg, Anders

“…Recordings of urban and restaurant soundscapes that had been selected based on their type were rated for Pleasantness and Eventfulness using the Swedish Soundscape Quality Protocol. …”
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Exploratory factor analysis of the items for measuring consumers' online health information seeking by Engku Alwi, Sharifah Sumayyah, Azmi Murad, Masrah Azrifah, Abdullah, Salfarina, Kamaruddin, Azrina

“…The questionnaire items were modified from 16 studies and adapted for this study. Consumers were selected based on simple random sampling from hospitals and universities in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. …”
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