Colossal positive magnetoresistance in surface-passivated oxygen-deficient strontium titanite by David, Adrian, Tian, Yufeng, Yang, Ping, Gao, Xingyu, Lin, Weinan, Shah, Amish B., Zuo, Jian-Min, Prellier, Wilfrid, Wu, Tom

“…Here we report colossal positive magnetoresistance (CPMR) (>30,000% at a temperature of 2 K and a magnetic field of 9 T) discovered in degenerate semiconducting strontium titanite (SrTiO3) single crystals capped with ultrathin SrTiO3/LaAlO3 bilayers. The low-pressure high-temperature homoepitaxial growth of several unit cells of SrTiO3 introduces oxygen vacancies and high-mobility carriers in the bulk SrTiO3, and the three-unit-cell LaAlO3 capping layer passivates the surface and improves carrier mobility by suppressing surface-defect-related scattering. …”
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Mapping refuse profile in Singapore old dumping ground through electrical resistivity, S-wave velocity and geotechnical monitoring by Yin, Ke, Tong, Huan Huan, Noh, Omar, Wang, Jing-Yuan, Giannis, Apostolos

“…Geotechnical monitoring (borehole) confirmed geophysical outcomes tracing different layers such as soil capping, decomposed refuse materials and inorganic wastes. …”
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Cytoplasmic long noncoding RNAs are frequently bound to and degraded at ribosomes in human cells by Carlevaro-Fita, Joana, Rahim, Anisa, Guigó, Roderic, Johnson, Rory, Vardy, Leah Karen Anne

“…Polysomal lncRNAs are distinguished by a number of 5′ mRNA-like features, including capping and 5′UTR length. On the other hand, nonpolysomal “free cytoplasmic” lncRNAs have more conserved promoters and a wider range of expression across cell types. …”
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Colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals for light-emitting devices : from materials to device perspectives by Shendre, Sushant

“…A combination of the peripheral edge passivation through crown growth and a gradiently alloyed shell achieving flat surface capping, while also suppressing Auger recombination by smoothening the interface electrostatic potential, leads to the increased PL QY and makes surface chemical robustness possible. …”
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Electronic reconstruction and surface two-dimensional electron gas in a polarized heterostructure with a hole-doped single copper-oxygen plane by Yang, Xiaoping, Su, Haibin

“…In addition, a possible SrTiO3 capping layer is introduced in which, instead of La-d3z2−1, Ti-t2g orbitals exchange holes with electrons of Cu-eg orbitals.…”
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Learning design for short-duration e-textile workshops: outcomes on knowledge and skills by Ioannou, Andri, Miliou, Ourania, Georgiou, Yiannis, Timotheou, Stella, Barkhuus, Louise, Rode, Jennifer

“…We further document a series of emerging challenges, including the children’s unwillingness to engage or lack of adeptness with software, a tension between aesthetics and construction, creativity limited by samples of previous e-textile projects, and the difficulty in grasping the materiality of e-textiles. We propose that some direct instruction and facilitation is not incompatible with the making ethos; the approach can help address these challenges, allowing young children to benefit from their participation in short-duration e-textile workshops.…”
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A flexible endoscopic robotic suturing system for gastrointestinal perforations : animal study by Cao, Lin, Li, Xiaoguo, Phan, Phuoc Thien, Tiong, Anthony Meng Huat, Kaan, Hung Leng, Ho, Khek Yu, Chiu, Philip Wai Yan, Phee, Soo Jay

“…We developed a flexible endoscopic robotic suturing system which can endoscopically close gastrointestinal wounds with standard stitches and knots using a robotic suturing arm (Ø4.4 mm) and a grasping arm (Ø4.2 mm). Both arms are flexible, through-the-scope, and have five Degrees Of Freedom (DOFs). …”
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Image noise removal and detection by Edirachcharige Sahan Ruchira Jinadasa

“…Further clarification is given as to how and why these noises are present in images. After grasping the concept of noise, the report will continue by demonstrating the different tools and filters used to overcome these noises. …”
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Vertical distribution of heavy metals in seawater column during IBA construction in land reclamation – re-exploration of a large-scale field trial experiment by Yin, Ke, Chan, Wei-Ping, Dou, Xiaomin, Lisak, Grzegorz, Chang, Victor Wei-Chung

“…As the current study took account of major field factors during land reclamation, including seawater depth (m), IBA loading (ton), IBA dropping method, particle dispersive area (m2), and settling time (min), these findings are valuable for the risk assessment of IBA utilization in land reclamation.…”
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Low temperature photoresponse of monolayer tungsten disulphide by Cao, Bingchen, Shen, Xiaonan, Shang, Jingzhi, Cong, Chunxiao, Yang, Weihuang, Eginligil, Mustafa, Yu, Ting

“…These findings are discussed in terms of charge trapping and localization.…”
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Mitigating initial capacity loss for practical lithium-ion battery by Cao, Shengkai

“…While numerous promising anode materials with optimized electrochemical performance, such as fast-charging capability and long-term stability have been developed, they still suffer from low initial Coulombic efficiency (ICE) due to solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation and lithium trapping, which impede their commercialization. In this thesis, new insights and strategies for the two mechanisms leading to initial capacity loss (ICL) based on different type of anode materials were investigated.…”
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Robotic manipulation of microscopic objects using multiple laser-driven fingertips by Quang, Minh Ta

“…In the research, multiple optically trapped micro-beads are first utilized as the laser-driven fingertips, and several control techniques will then be explored to achieve various manipulation tasks, which are beyond the capability of manipulation using single optical trapping. …”
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Parameter extraction of solar cells by Weng, YiJie

“…Although this low absorption coefficient can be overcome by light trapping, researchers have started looking into the context of organic solar cell. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min, Zhao, Zhitong, Ng, Kee Woei

“…Meanwhile, it is found that complete thiol-capping of HHK samples significantly inhibits cryogel formation as compared to partially or uncapped HHK samples, suggesting the dominant role of disulfide stabilization in cryogelation. …”
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Molecular architecture of the Chikungunya virus replication complex by Tan, Yaw Bia, Chmielewski, David, Law, Michelle Cheok Yien, Zhang, Kuo, He, Yu, Chen, Muyuan, Jin, Jing, Luo, Dahai

“…Within the core RNA replicase, the viral polymerase nsP4, which is in complex with nsP2 helicase-protease, sits in the central pore of the membrane-anchored nsP1 RNA-capping ring. The addition of a large cytoplasmic ring next to the C terminus of nsP1 forms the holo-RNA-RC as observed at the neck of spherules formed in virus-infected cells. …”
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Hole array enhanced dual-band infrared photodetection by Suo, Fei, Tong, Jinchao, Chen, Xiren, Xu, Zhengji, Zhang, Dao Hua

“…In this work, we propose a photon-trapping hole-array structure integrated in a nip InAsSb-GaSb heterostructure for the enhancement of the photoresponse in both near- and mid-infrared regions. …”
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Pseudospin dynamics in multimode polaritonic Josephson junctions by Pavlovic, G., Malpuech, G., Shelykh, Ivan A.

“…In particular, it can lead to renormalization of the oscillation frequency, appearance of higher order harmonics, and induce transition between the regimes of free Josephson oscillations and macroscopic quantum self-trapping.…”
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Synthesis, characterization, and bipolar transporting behavior of a new twisted polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon: 1′,4′-Diphenyl-naphtho-(2′.3′:1.2)-pyrene-6′-nitro-7′-methyl carbox... by Zhang, Qichun, Divayana, Yoga, Xiao, Jinchong, Wang, Zhijuan, Tiekink, Edward R. T., Doung, Hieu M., Zhang, Hua, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Sun, Xiaowei, Wudl, Fred

“…An asymmetric twistacene, 1′,4′-diphenyl-naphtho-(2′.3′:1.2)-pyrene-6′-nitro-7′-methyl carboxylate (tetracene 2), was synthesized by using benzyne-trapping chemistry. Its structure, determined by X-ray crystallography, confirmed that this material has a twisted topology with torsion angles as high as 23.8(3)°. …”
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Preparation of MoS2-polyvinylpyrrolidone nanocomposites for flexible nonvolatile rewritable memory devices with reduced graphene oxide electrodes by Liu, Juqing, Zeng, Zhiyuan, Cao, Xiehong, Lu, Gang, Wang, Lianhui, Fan, Qu-Li, Huang, Wei, Zhang, Hua

“…These experimental results prove that the electrical transition is due to the charge trapping and detrapping behavior of MoS2 in the PVP dielectric material. …”
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Effective small organic molecule as a defect passivator for highly efficient quasi-2D perovskite light-emitting diodes by Li, Y, Li, F, Yu, Z, Tamilavan, V, Oh, C-M, Jeong, WH, Shen, X, Lee, S, Du, X, Yang, E, Ahn, Y, Hwang, I-W, Lee, BR, Park, SH

“…The small organic molecule can passivate defects on the grain surround and surface of perovskite crystal structures, preventing nonradiative recombination and charge trapping. In this study, a new small organic additive called 2, 8-dibromodibenzofuran (diBDF) is reported and examines its effectiveness as a passivating agent in high-performance green quasi-2D PeLEDs. …”