Comparison of a simplified skin pointer device compared with a skeletal marker for knee rotation laxity : a cadaveric study using a rotation-meter by Puah, Ken Lee, Yew, Andy Khye Soon, Chou, Siaw Meng, Lie, Denny Tijauw Tjoen

“…One Kirscher wire was driven into the tibial tubercle as a bone marker and a skin pointer was attached. Rotational forces of 3, 6 and 9 nm applied at 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° of knee flexion were analysed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and paired t-test. …”
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One-pot synthesis of lithium-rich cathode material with hierarchical morphology: methodology by Bruce, P

BMPR1A promotes ID2–ZEB1 interaction to suppress excessive endothelial to mesenchymal transition by Lee, Heon-Woo, Adachi, Takaomi, Pak, Boryeong, Park, Saejeong, Hu, Xiaoyue, Choi, Woosoung, Kowalski, Piotr S, Chang, C Hong, Clapham, Katharine R, Lee, Aram, Papangeli, Irinna, Kim, Jongmin, Han, Orjin, Park, Jihwan, Anderson, Daniel G, Simons, Michael, Jin, Suk-Won, Chun, Hyung J

“…Components of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling have been implicated in both pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). …”
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Segmentation of liver tumor from CT images by La, Cam Chung

“…Finally, a new semi-automatic method is proposed to improve liver tumor segmentation by finding out the ribcage curves on every CT slice, using the rib bone traces. One can use the rib curve as a post-processing step to fine tune the segmentation.…”
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Pan-Tonkin Gulf cooperation : de-securitising the South China Sea? by Li, Mingjiang

“…The Pan-Tonkin Gulf proposal, if adopted, will turn the South China Sea into an "internal lake" of this regional economic zone.…”
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The prevalence and phenomenological effects of superstitious behaviour in pre-competition sport rituals amongst Asian inter-varsity athletes by Tan, Lloyd Guan Yu

“…Keywords: Superstitious, Sport Rituals, Inter-varsity athletes, Locus of control, Individual zone of optimal functioning…”
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Seepage effects on settling velocity by Goh, Alvin Hanchang.

“…This experimental project investigates the possible effect of upward seepage on the terminal or settling velocity of sediment particles as well as its influence on the different zones of sediment particle motion. The analysis involves both experimental and analytical approaches. …”
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Mathematical model of plant nutrient uptake by Roose, T

“…The water uptake model shows that the water saturation can develop pseudo-steady-state wet and dry zones in the rooting region of the soil. The dry zone is shown to stop the movement of nutrient from the top of the soil to the groundwater. …”

Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2005 Mw8.6 Nias‐Simeulue earthquake : spatial overlap and localized viscoelastic flow by Qiu, Qiang, Feng, Lujia, Hermawan, Iwan, Hill, Emma M.

“…This localized viscoelastic flow coincides with a low-velocity zone below Toba volcano, as imaged by tomography studies; it is possible that the viscoelastic flow beneath the volcano accelerated following this event.…”
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Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a piezoelectric energy harvester with mechanical plucking mechanism by Noh, Jinhong, Bae, Sungryong, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Kim, Pilkee

“…For periodic plucking, successful synchronization between the motions of the piezoelectric energy harvester and the rotating plectrum must occur within a limited contact zone. Otherwise, dynamic interferences often cause the plectrum to fail to pluck the energy harvester exactly within the contact zone. …”
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Long-term slip rate of the southern San Andreas Fault from 10Be-26Al surface exposure dating of an offset alluvial fan by Ryerson, Frederick J., Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Klinger, Yann, Sieh, Kerry, Tapponnier, Paul, Mériaux, Anne-Sophie

“…Field mapping complemented with topographic data, air photos and satellite images allows precise determination of piercing points across the fault zone that are used to measure an offset of 565 ± 80 m. …”
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Weaponising of the COVID-19 pandemic by Petho-Kiss, Katalin

“…This established snapshot view could serve as the basis for amendments to be made in countering terrorism strategies both in the conflict and in the non-conflict zones.…”
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Locomotion study and improvement of multi-legged robots involving CG adjustment by Chen, Wenjie.

“…However, these demanding specifications are not always compatible when legged robots walk on terrain containing a lot of forbidden zones. This thesis is aimed to present and investigate the CG (Center of Gravity) adjustment methods, and provide strategies to improve legged machines' comprehensive (static and dynamic) locomotion behaviors on rough terrain.…”
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Modeling pedestrian activity in cities with urban network analysis by Sevtsuk, Andres, Kalvo, Raul

“…Car-centered travel demand models and land-use-transportation interaction models have historically analyzed zone-to-zone trips along major roadways, largely omitting pedestrian and bicycle trips and creating a gap in the ability for planners and urban designers to systematically assess non-motorized outcomes of development interventions. …”
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Dynamic lateral crushing of empty and sandwich tubes by Fan, Zhihua., Shen, Jianhu., Lu, Guoxing., Ruan, Dong.

“…The propagation of plastic bending in the form of double-moving-hinges is the main mechanism of energy dissipation, as opposed to the low velocity impact which involves stationary plastic deformation zones.…”
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Assisted child-minding based on visual activity monitoring in a home camera surveillance system by Wu, Jason Weixiang.

“…Firstly, the proposed system will require the user to identify the estimated location of the child and define a danger zone of which the child may endanger himself if he should come into contact with. …”
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Condition monitoring of thermal comfort and energy efficiency for indoor environment of buildings by Chua, Andy Bing Zhong

“…Performance factors encompass energy consumption, zone conditions and thermal comfort index. In this study, various popular cooling methodologies were modelled and simulated using TRNSYS. …”
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Transmission-scanning electron microscopy of interface fracture of ferrite deformation twins by Koko, A, Marrow, TJ

“…This provided details of the lattice misorientation and dislocation arrangement, including the dislocation-free zone at the twin tip. These observations provide evidence for the link between microcracking of the irregular twin/parent interface and relaxation of the residual strains that arise from twin growth, offering new insights into fracture mechanics in these materials.…”

Different icosahedra in metallic glasses : stability and response to shear transformation by Wang, Chang Chun., Wong, C. H.

“…Newly created icosahedra during the deformation process are as prone as non-icosahedral atoms with low-population polyhedra to the formation of shear transformation zones (STZs). Interconnected networks have been proven to play a critical role on their response to shear strain. …”
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Telomere biology disorders by Kam, Michelle L. W., Nguyen, Trang T. T., Ngeow, Joanne Yuen Yie

“…Telomeres are DNA-protein structures at chromosome ends that maintain chromosome stability; their length affects cell replicative potential and senescence. A constellation of bone marrow failure, pulmonary fibrosis, liver cirrhosis and premature greying is suggestive, however incomplete penetrance results in highly variable manifestations, with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis as the most common presentation. …”
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