Suppressing condensation frosting using micropatterned ice walls by Zuo, Zichao, Zhao, Yugang, Li, Kang, Zhang, Hua, Yang, Chun

“…In this work, we adopt the concept of three-dimensional overlapping dry zones by patterning microscopic ice walls on a smooth substrate, engendering a sustainable frost coverage of less than 13 %. …”
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Modulating the coordination environment of Co single-atom catalysts: impact on lithium-sulfur battery performance by Li, Yi, Chen, Zhaoyang, Zhong, Xin-Yu, Mei, Tiehan, Li, Zhao, Yue, Liang, Yang, Jin-Lin, Fan, Hong Jin, Xu, Maowen

“…This configuration enhances the electron transfer with Li2S6, where the electrons tend to aggregate between P and Li atoms as two separate parts rather than a single merged zone as observed in symmetric Co-N4 SACs. This process facilitates polysulfide decomposition and promotes Li2S nucleation/oxidation. …”
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Biological corneal inlay for presbyopia derived from small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) by Liu, Yu-Chi, Teo, Ericia Pei Wen, Ang, Heng Pei, Seah, Xin Yi, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Yam, Gary Hin Fai, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh

“…The lenticule implantation effectively resulted in central corneal steepening (simulated keratometric values increased by 1.8–2.3 diopters), central hyper-prolate changes (asphericity Q values changed by −0.26 to −0.36), corneal anterior surface elevation (7.7–9.3 μm) and reasonable effective zone (1.5–1.8 times of the lenticule physical diameter), with no differences among the three groups. …”
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Settlement behavior of shallow foundations in unsaturated soils under rainfall by Kim, Yongmin, Park, Hyundo, Jeong, Sangseom

“…Shallow foundations are often situated on unsaturated zones above the groundwater table. In this study, the influence of rainfall infiltration on the settlement behavior of shallow foundations was investigated using numerical analyses. …”
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Overturning of No-Tension Towers by Moir, Katherine

“…Unreinforced masonry is assumed to be incapable of withstanding tension, thus anticipating a progressive fracturing to occur outside the compressive zone of masonry towers as they incline under the force of self-weight alone. …”
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Impact of Acoustic and Optical Phonons on the Anisotropic Heat Conduction in Novel C-Based Superlattices by Talwar, Devki N., Becla, Piotr

“…Miniband formation and anti-crossings in ωSLj(k→) lead to the reduction in phonon conductivity κz along the growth direction by an order of magnitude relative to the bulk materials. Due to zone-folding effects, the in-plane phonons in SLs exhibited a strong mixture of XC-like and YC-like low-energy ωTA , ωLA modes with the emergence of stop bands at certain |k→SL| . …”
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On the shear failure of incipient rock discontinuities under CNL and CNS boundary conditions : insights from DEM modelling by Shang, Junlong, Zhao, Zhiye, Ma, S.

“…The significant increase of shear stress in the CNS direct shear tests conducted in this study was related to the opening of newly created micro-cracks and creation of the rupture zones within the rock bridges, leading to a dramatic increase in the normal stresses. …”
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Standalone immersion cooling for high performance servers by Liang, Wayne

“…Future works are proposed to enhance two-phase immersion cooling methods, including the exploration of the use of more cost-effective and efficient coolant and the possibility of an exploration of an alternate method using a multi-fluid cooling system where different coolant fluid can be used to cool a specific zone of the electronic device to achieve targeted cooling to mitigate any hot spot which may lead to newer findings for future works.…”
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Integral modelling of brine discharge in coastal waters by Teo, Wei Qiang.

“…This is achieved by discharging at an angle and establishing a mixing zone. The brine discharge is considered a negatively buoyant jet compared to the ambient water because it is heavier and thus will sink to the sea bed. …”
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The triangulation of another earth, moon and sunshine. by Xie, Wilson Zhi Wei.

“…The ‘terrestrial celestials’ functions as a near-Earth zone setting that reconfigures the idea of space travel through contraction, rather than expansion into deep space. …”
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Experience and perceptions of mental ill-health in people with epilepsy in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study by Tsigebrhan, R, Newton, CR, Selamu, M, Hanlon, C

“…The setting was Gurage Zone in south-central Ethiopia, where efforts had been made to expand access to mental health and epilepsy care through integration in primary health care. …”

GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis model for utility water demand: the case of Lodwar Municipality, Turkana County, Kenya by Wanguba, B, Siriba, DN, Okumu, BO

“…Consequently, the addition of more input variables affecting demand is likely to improve the results over changing aspects within the zones. Municipality water utility managers and decision-makers can therefore employ the model information to highlight suitable areas for network expansion as well as infrastructure management planning within the municipality. …”

Timely community palliative and end-of-life care: a realist synthesis by Petrova, M, Wong, G, Kuhn, I, Wellwood, I, Barclay, S

“…This is challenged by: (1) accumulated evidence demonstrating low accuracy of prognostic judgements; (2) many individuals’ orientation towards Living and Hope; (3) expanding grey zones between palliative and curative care; (4) the complexity of referral decisions; (5) the loss of pertinent information in hierarchical relationships and (6) the ambiguous value of having ‘more time’. …”

Ammonia volatilization from urea as affected by tropical‐based palm oil mill effluent (Pome) and peat by Siva, K. B., Aminuddin, H., Husni, M. H. A., Manas, A. R.

“…An attempt was made to establish a preferred environment within the urea-soil reaction zone (microsite) using palm oil mill effluent (POME) and peat. …”

Spatial variability of total nitrogen, and available phosphorus of large rice field in Sawah Sempadan Malaysia by Mohamed Ganawa, Eltaib Saeed, Mohd Soom, Mohd Amin, Musa, Mohd Hanafi, Mohamed Shariff, Abdul Rashid

“…The results suggest that soil chemical properties measured may be useful in the field management zones that could maximize application benefits. © 2003 Science Society of Thailand under Royal Patronage. …”
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Development and in vitro bioevaluation of cockle shell-calcium carbonate (Aragonite) nanoparticles for intracellular drug delivery by Isa, Tijani

“…The mean diameter of inhibition zone was 18.6 ± 0.5 mm, which was better than ciprofloxacin alone (11.7 ± 0.9 mm), while the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and the minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of the formulation were lower than those of free drugs. …”
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An eco-friendly synthesis of titanium oxide nanoparticles mediated from Syringodium isoetifolium and evaluate its biological activity and photocatalytic dye degradation. by Sundar, Velmani, Balasubramanian, Balamuralikrishnan, Sivakumar, Mani, Chinnaraj, Santhosh, Palani, Vino, Maluventhen, Viji, Kamyab, Hesam, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Arumugam, Maruthupandian, Zuleta Mediavilla, Diana Patricia

“…The investigation of antibacterial activity was against various microorganism, Staphylococcus epidermidis of the prime zone of inhibition was 18.6 mm and the anticancer activity against a human breast cancer cell line indicated excellent inhibition of cell viability; the IC50 value of 60 µg/mL shows dose-dependent specificity. …”

Codesign of quantum error-correcting codes and modular chiplets in the presence of defects by Lin, Sophia Fuhui, Viszlai, Joshua, Smith, Kaitlin N., Ravi, Gokul Subramanian, Yuan, Charles, Chong, Frederic T., Brown, Benjamin J.

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First results on a new PIAA coronagraph testbed at NASA Ames by Belikov, R., Pluzhnik, E., Connelley, M. S., Witteborn, F. C., Lynch, D. H., Cahoy, K. L., Guyon, O., Greene, T. P., McKelvey, M. E.

“…At time of this writing, we are operating a refractive PIAA system and have achieved contrasts of about 1.2×10-7 in a dark zone from 2.0 to 4.8 λ/D (with 6.6×10-8 in selected regions). …”
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Modeling, air balancing and optimal pressure set-point selection for the ventilation system with minimized energy consumption by Jing, Gang, Cai, Wenjian, Zhang, Xin, Cui, Can, Yin, Xiaohong, Xian, Huacai

“…Traditional static pressure reset control strategies commonly use a feedback indicator to reset the static pressure; this results in under-ventilation in certain zones and over-ventilation in others. Based on this issue, the objective of this study was to develop a model-based, improved, static pressure reset control strategy, providing a well-balanced system to eliminate under-ventilation and over-ventilation, while consuming minimal energy. …”
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