Two kinds of phase transition in photonic systems with application to optical isolation by Zhou, Xin

“…In the third part, we study the realization of an unpaired Dirac cone at the center of the first Brillouin zone, using a gyromagnetic photonic crystal with broken square sub-lattice symmetry and broken time reversal symmetry. …”
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A network-based approach to interpreting pore blockage and cake filtration during membrane fouling by Han, Qi, Li, Weiyi, Trinh, Thien An, Liu, Xin, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Three fouling parameters can be obtained to characterize the fouling behavior, namely, the probabilistic factor for deposition in the dead zone (β), the initial cake resistance (Rc0), and the specific cake resistance with respect to cake thickness (R′c), by best-fitting the experimental flux-decline data to the network model. …”
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Holocene rate of slip and tentative recurrence interval for large earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, Cajon Pass, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, Weldon, Ray J.

“…Detailed mapping of the San Andreas fault zone, where it crosses Cajon Creek in Southern California, has revealed a number of late Quaternary deposits and geomorphological features offset by the fault. …”
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A circular ferrofluid driven microchip for rapid polymerase chain reaction by Sun, Yi, Kwok, Yien Chian, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…A small ferrofluid plug, containing sub-domain magnetic particles in a liquid carrier, is driven by an external magnet along the circular microchannel, which in turn propels the PCR mixture through three temperature zones. Amplification of a 500 bp lambda DNA fragment has been demonstrated on the polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) PCR microchip fabricated by CO2 laser ablation and bonded by a low pressure, high temperature technique. …”
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Soil suction model for grass evapotranspiration by Ong, Choon Kian

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Educational resilience of unaccompanied and separated children by Aleghfeli, YK

“…</p> <p><strong>Novelty and Improvement:</strong></p> <p>The dissertation reveals that educational resilience development among UASCs can be conceptualized as a combination of intermental activities (between the UASC and their environment) and intramental activities (within the UASC), where having supportive relationships at home, school, and community facilitates UASCs to transition over time from their zone of proximal resilience development to their level of actual resilience development. …”

Isolation and identification of tannin-degrading bacteria from goat feces, ruminal fluid, and rumen gut by Muhammad Syafiq Suhaimi, Fayyadhah Asyiqin Zailani, Nur Farah Syuhada Mohd Zaki, Farizan Aris, Mohd Taufiq Mat Jalil, Nurul Aili Zakaria

“…A total of 42 tannin degraders were isolated, and 10 TDBs were chosen for further characterization based on the hydrolyzed zone produced. Molecular identification revealed the presence of Bacillus cereus (TDB536), Lysinibacillus macroides (TDB17), Acinetobacter nosocomialis (TDB18, 20, 23, 24, 30, 35), and Staphylococcus saprophyticus (TDB40). …”
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Bioinformatics analysis and spatiotemporal distribution of the f lic gene and its protein isolated from Escherichia coli-infected patients in Eastern Algeria by Harrar, Abdenassar, Awang Hamat, Rukman, Hamidechi, Mohamed Abdelhafid

“…Results: Bioinformatics analysis highlighted the strong conservation of the structures of the fliC protein sequences, especially at the two N- and C-terminal ends, and strong variability in the central zone. This remarkable fliC intersequence similarity is corroborated by the presence of protein motifs identified in the PROSITE protein motif database. …”
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Comparative spatial predictions of the locations of soil-rock interface by Qi, Xiaohui, Pan, Xiaohua, Chiam, Kiefer, Lim, Yong Siang, Lau, Sze Ghiong

“…Advantages of the spline regression method over the conditional random field methods include that (i) it provides a clear and explicit spatial trend of the SRI, which well reflects the geological complexity of the sites; (ii) it avoids the cumbersome estimation of random field parametric values, which is a challenging task under the condition of limited data; and (iii) it can differentiate the zones with different prediction accuracies, which cannot be accomplished by the conditional random field method due to limited data. …”
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Ultra low power asynchronous-logic quasi-delay-insensitive circuit design by Ho, Weng Geng

“…When six rudimentary library cells embodying our proposed SAHB are compared against the conventional async QDI PCHB approach, at nominal voltage of VDD = 1V @1GHz, SAHB collectively features simultaneously ~64% lower power, ~21% faster and ~6% smaller IC-area. Three 64-bit Kogge-Stone (KS) pipeline adders based on SAHB, PCHB and sync approaches (@65nm CMOS) are designed. …”
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Effects of double aging on inconel 718 fabricated by laser metal deposition by Tham, Nataniel Yong Syn

“…Additionally, this process has lower heat affected zone allowing agile and localised repair compared to traditional welding or casting which has its disadvantages. …”
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Evaluating slope stability using regional water balance analysis by Rangarajan, Saranya

“…Therefore, the primary objective of this study is to perform regional three-dimensional (3D) water balance analyses using GEOtop software to evaluate the VWC changes in the soil under extreme rainfall conditions for three zones in Singapore. The water balance results from the extreme rainfall analyses were used to perform regional slope stability analyses using Scoops3D to obtain the factor of safety (FOS) maps. …”
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Development of pigmented human skin constructs via 3D drop-on-demand bioprinting by Ng, Wei Long

“…The study highlights the importance of hierarchical pore sizes within the 3D dermal skin constructs and provides critical insights (optimal pore size range for each region of the proposed tri-zone dermal constructs) for the development of improved dermal skin constructs using MMC. …”
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Combustion performance of various syngas compositions in swirl combustor. by Samiran, Nor Afzanizam

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Characterisation of collagen type I/ type II composite scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering by Tamaddon, M

“…</p> <p>Monomeric collagen type II alone and mixed with equal amounts of chondroitin sulphate formed the layers corresponding to different zones of cartilage. Fibrillogenesis was performed <em>in vitro</em>. …”

Numerical investigation of a first-stage stator turbine blade subjected to NH3–H2/air combustion flue gases by Alrebei, OF, Le Page, LM, Hewlett, S, Bicer, Y, Amhamed, A

“…However, separation near the leading edge at the blade's lower edge becomes more significant for the NH3–H2/air combustion flue gases compared to CH4/air combustion, causing a large circulation zone under the blade's lower surface due to the higher kinematic viscosity for the NH3–H2 fuel to the CH4 fuel (i.e., 2.06 ×10−5cm2/s and 1.75 ×10−5 m2/s, respectively). …”

Comparison between self-sampling and gynecologist sampling of cervical specimen for pap cytology and HPV DNA detection among women in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ibrahim, Zaidah

“…The prepared PAP cytology slides were evaluated for specimen adequacy, presence of endocervical cells or transformation zone cells and cytological interpretation for cells abnormalities. …”
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Demographic and developmental factors in peacebuilding program among Yemeni university students by Ali Saleh, Ali Alwainani

“…As conflict zones increase around the world, youth continue to be victims of the violence. …”
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Food environments and obesity: a geospatial analysis of the South Asia Biobank, income and sex inequalities by Atanasova, Petya, Kusuma, Dian, Pineda, Elisa, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, De Silva, Laksara, Hanif, Abu A. M., Hasan, Mehedi, Hossain, Md Mokbul, Indrawansa, Susantha, Jayamanne, Deepal, Jha, Sujeet, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Katulanda, Prasad, Khawaja, Khadija I., Kumarendran, Balachandran, Mrida, Malay K., Rajakaruna, Vindya, Chambers, John Campbell, Frost, Gary, Sassi, Franco, Miraldo, Marisa

“…Individual-level data (demographic, socio-economic, and health characteristics) were combined with exposure to healthy and unhealthy food environments measured with geolocations of food outlets (obtained through ground-truth surveys) within 300 m buffer zones around participants' homes. Multivariate regression models were used to assess association of exposure to healthy and unhealthy food environments on waist circumference, BMI, and probability of obesity for the total sample and stratified by sex and income. …”
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Timber-framed building damage from tephra fall and lahar : 2015 Calbuco eruption, Chile by Hayes, Josh L., Calderón B., Rodrigo, Deligne, Natalia I., Jenkins, Susanna F., Leonard, Graham S., McSporran, Ame M., Williams, George Thomas, Wilson, Thomas M.

“…The 419 buildings for which we did not assign a damage state either had too little information or fell outside of tephra and/or lahar hazard zones. The minimum tephra thickness isopach band that caused complete collapse was 10 to 15 cm (dry deposit loading ~1 to 1.6 kN m−2, saturated deposit loading 1.6 to 2.4 kN m−2), but most commonly (55% of tephra exposed DS5 houses n = 11), this occurred at 15 to 30 cm (dry deposit loading ~1.5 to 3.3 kN m−2, saturated deposit loading 2.4 to 4.8 kN m−2). …”
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