Is clicking mechanism good for flapping wing micro aerial vehicle? by Chin, Yao Wei, Lau, Gih Keong

“…Through theoretical models and numerical studies, some dismissed its effect on flapping efficiency, while others predicted better thrust generation with it. …”
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Unveiling the dual role of chemically synthesized copper doped zinc oxide for resistive switching applications by Gollu, Sankara Rao, Roy, Sounak, Banerjee, Souri, Kundu, Souvik, Boppidi, Pavan Kumar Reddy, Raj, P. Michael Preetam, Challagulla, Swapna

“…PFM study exhibits the domain inversion with 180° polarization inversion by applying an external bias, evidencing its effectiveness for memory applications. When the electrical characteristics were concerned, the RS device based on this ferroelectric Cu:ZnO offers better performance, such as lower SET/RESET voltages (∼1.40 V), higher retention (up to 106 s) without distortion, and higher ON/OFF ratio (2.20 × 103), as compared to the former lower temperature annealed Cu:ZnO devices. …”
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Human agency and instrumental rationality: applying human capital to gender inequalities and intergenerational stratification by Luo, H

“…This thesis contends that educational attainment, a form of human capital, can evolve differently based on human agency and instrumental rationality, influencing its effectiveness in mitigating inequalities and enhancing mobilities.…”

Isolated low temperature heat release from binary blends of iso-octane, n-heptane and ethanol in a spark ignition engine by White, SP, Leach, FCP

“…The potential of using low temperature heat release (LTHR) to improve engine efficiency is of particular interest because of its effect on autoignition chemistry in spark ignition (SI) and advanced compression ignition engines (ACI). …”

Optimizing OOD Detection in Molecular Graphs: A Novel Approach with Diffusion Models by Shen, Xu, Wang, Yili, Zhou, Kaixiong, Pan, Shirui, Wang, Xin

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Physico-chemical and microstructure of artificial soils stabilised with lime-zeolite by Felix Ling, Ngee Leh

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Minimum Wage Policy Effects on Economic Efficiency and Poverty (S/O 12183) by Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini, Hassan, Sallahuddin, Gee, Chan Sok

“…Hence, the objective of this study is to analyze the effect of minimum wage policy on a country's efficiency and also its effect on poverty. To achieve the objective, in the first stage, we estimated economic efficiency for all the countries and efficiency of economic sector in Malaysia by using the non-parametric method. …”
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Titanium dioxide/agglomerated-free reduced graphene oxide hybrid photoanode film for dye-sensitized solar cells photovoltaic performance improvement by Abu Bakar Suriani, Muqoyyanah, Azmi Mohamed, Mamat, M. H., Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Khairul Ahmad, Abdul Khalil, H. P. S., Marwoto, Putut, Muhammad Danang Birowosuto

“…Post-annealing treatment of TiO 2 NRs–NFs was also done in order to investigate its effect on the DSSCs performance. Meanwhile, the rGO solution was produced by reducing a graphene oxide (GO) solution utilizing hydrazine hydrate via a chemical reduction process. …”
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Antihyperlipidemic and hepatoprotective effect of Zingiber cassumunar Rhizome extract in high-fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats: the role of antioxidant activity by Mahfudh, Nurkhasanah, Sulistyani, Nanik, Sari, Novita Sari, Sari, Indah Puspita, Dedi, Adrian, Othman, Fezah, Zakaria, Zainul Amiruddin

“…The present study was to evaluate the antihyperlipidemic and hepatoprotective effects of Z. cassumunar rhizome extract (ZCRE) in high-fat diet (HFD)-induced hyperlipidemicrats model and investigate the mechanism through its effect on the endogenous antioxidant enzymes. In this study, the rhizomes of Z. cassumunar was extracted using ethanol 96% (v/v) and evaporated to get the concentrated Z. cassumunar rhizome extract (ZCRE). …”
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Habit Formation and Political Persuasion: A Behavioral and Statistical Approach by Tohidi Kalorazi, Amir

“…Through empirical analyses, we establish the validity of the entropy metric, demonstrating its effectiveness in capturing distinct behavioral patterns beyond mere frequency. …”
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Offline eLearning for undergraduates in health professions : a systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction by Wark, Petra A., Rasmussen, Kristine, Belisario, José Marcano, Molina, Joseph Antonio, Loong, Stewart Lee, Cotic, Ziva, Papachristou, Nikos, Riboli–Sasco, Eva, Car, Lorainne Tudor, Musulanov, Eve Marie, Zhang, Yanfeng, Kunz, Holger, George, Pradeep Paul, Heng, Bee Hoon, Wheeler, Erica Lynette, Al Shorbaji, Najeeb, Svab, Igor, Atun, Rifat, Majeed, Azeem, Car, Josip

“…To inform investments in offline eLearning, we need to establish its effectiveness in terms of gaining knowledge and skills, students’ satisfaction and attitudes towards eLearning. …”
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A standardised fraction 1 (SF1) from clinacanthus nutans attenuates the stemness of cervical cancer stem-like cells via inhibition of notch1 signalling by Ismail, Faridah

“…However, no study has reported its effect on CSCs. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the antitumour effect of SF1, a semi-purified fraction from C. nutans, on CSCs derived from cervical cancer (CCSCs) and the underlying mechanisms. …”
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Discrete time optimal control and its applications in power systems by Zhang, Hehong

“…Speci fically, the field PMUs data are filtered using the proposed TD based on the DTOC algorithm. To test its effectiveness, I compare the system emergency control schemes' solutions and the corresponding control results during cascading failures based on the filtered data and the noise-free PMUs data, respectively. …”
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Learning to generalize to new tasks/domains with limited data by Peng, Danni

“…The method is evaluated in two real-world application domains: few-shot image classification and user cold-start recommendations, to demonstrate its effectiveness. Meta-learning derives common knowledge by assuming that all tasks are available at once. …”
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Disaster risk modeling and assessment towards enhanced infrastructure resilience under extreme events by Wang, Ying

“…The experimental study on a recent open-source dataset named xBD validates its effectiveness in solving the extremely imbalanced classification problem for building damages. …”
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Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Cytokine Delivery by Pires, Ivan S.

“…When evaluated for its effectiveness in this highly aggressive model, two doses could significantly enhance survival compared to even five times (5x) the amount of free cytokine. …”
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Development of serum alternative with fermented soybean residue (okara): towards cultured meat production application by Teng, Ting Shien

“…The protein hydrolysates prepared from fermentation was subsequently tested on various cell lines to determine its effect at maintain the cell viability and stimulating cell proliferation. …”
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Study of planning and operational aspects of tidal in-stream power generation by Mahda J. Jahromi

“…Another paper which I found very inspiring at the beginning of this work was the paper by Biswarup, et. al. of the Imperial College of London who did a thorough investigation on the performance of an Archimedes Wave Swing (AWS) and its effect on the neighboring networks[19]. Although the paper was centered on a wave converting system and not tidal current generators, the author found it very useful due to the many similarities that exist between the two. …”
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Towards robust sensing and recognition : from statistical learning to transfer learning by Yang, Jianfei

“…The proposed platform is an IoT-enabled platform which leverages off-the-shelf (COTS) WiFi routers for sensing. To demonstrate its effectiveness, we develop an occupancy detection system and a sedentary behavior monitoring system, and evaluate their performance in real-world scenarios. …”
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Health monitoring, lifetimes estimation, and thermal management of IGBT-based power converters by Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik

“…Ageing of IGBT modules and its effect on on-state resistance is investigated using accelerated power cycling in order to trigger solder die-attach degradation and bond wire lift-off damage. …”
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