Probing the toxicity mechanism of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on bacteria by Hartono, Maria Regina, Kushmaro, Ariel, Chen, Xiaodong, Marks, Robert S.

“…Using a field-emission scanning electron microscope, we demonstrated that membrane damage is caused largely by MWCNTs trapping bacteria and piercing the cell walls. As a result of our observations, we propose integrating MWCNTs and bacteria degradation for pollutant removal in nutrient-rich media to minimize the toxicity effect of CNTs.…”
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Broadband strip-line ferromagnetic resonance spectroscopy of soft magnetic CoFeTaZr patterned thin films by Jin, Tian Li, Nongjai, R., Asokan, K., Ghosh, A., Aparnadevi, M., Suri, P., Piramanayagam, S. N., Gupta, Surbhi, Kumar, Durgesh

“…With higher fluences, damping constant showed a continuous increase from 0.0103 to 0.0430. …”
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Rollover of apparent wave attenuation in ice covered seas by Li, Jingkai, Kohout, Alison L., Doble, Martin J., Wadhams, Peter, Guan, Changlong, Shen, Hayley H.

“…These phenomena are direct consequences of the wind input and nonlinear energy transfer, which offset the damping caused by the intervening ice.…”
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An analytic approach for optimal geometrical design of GaAs nanowires for maximal light harvesting in photovoltaic cells by Wu, Dan, Tang, Xiaohong, Wang, Kai, Li, Xianqiang

“…Semiconductor nanowires(NWs) with subwavelength scale diameters have demonstrated superior light trapping features, which unravel a new pathway for low cost and high efficiency future generation solar cells. …”
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Developing a novel radical source for cold, controlled reaction studies by Wu, LY

“…The presence of a molecular precursor in a trapping-mediated process at low surface temperatures and incident energies, while suggested in theoretical studies, remains a question to be answered in future experiments.…”

Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…To satisfy these stability criteria, the terminal impedances of the sub-converters should be modified via passive or active damping methods. The research gap for the isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter has been identified as well. …”
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Electrical machine fault analysis and modelling by using electromagnetic approach by Zhang, Meng Qi

“…In this study, the time-stepping FEM analysis is used to model machine static-, dynamic-, and mixed- airgap eccentricity fault conditions. …”
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Influence of active subsystems on electric vehicle behavior and energy characteristics by Shyrokau, Barys, Savitski, Dzmitry, Wang, Danwei

“…For normal operation conditions, Step Steer maneuver in time-based domain and Sine Sweep maneuver in frequency domain are also investigated. …”
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Forces on oscillating uniform and tapered cylinders in a crossflow by Hover, F. S., Techet, A. H., Triantafyllou, M.S.

“…The apparatus allows very low equivalent system damping and strict control of the parametric values and structure of the equivalent system. …”
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Cathode material investigation towards high-performance aluminum batteries by Gong, Xuefei

“…It is due to the large electrostatic interactions between trivalent Al3+ and the framework of cathode materials, thus resulting in the destruction of the lattices of cathode materials, trapping Al3+ ions into the framework of cathode materials and hindering the subsequent Al3+ intercalation. …”
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Enhanced energy dissipated foams for bicycle helmets by Zheng, John Yizhe

“…Polyether Block Amide (PEBA) is a high performing thermoplastic elastomer known for its outstanding energy damping properties and this provides a new avenue of development in helmet safety for bicycles. …”
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Electrochromic smart window for modulation of infrared heat by Loke, Jie Yi

“…The improved electrochromic performance is due the existence of Nd-Mo co-dopants that restrict the trapping of Li+ ions within the α-WO3 framework. This reduces the degree of crystallization of α-WO3 layer and improves the electronic conductivity by transferring excess electrons to the conduction band of the SnO2. …”
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Geometric optimization of double layered microchannel with grooves array for enabling nanoparticle manipulation by Zhang, Boran, Wu, Wenshuai, Zhao, Qianbin, Yan, Sheng

“…Microfluidic manipulation has been widely applied in bio-chemical research and applications, including bacteria/cell/protein mixing, separation, focusing, concentration, and trapping. One of the current severe challenges of this technique is to manipulate particles smaller than micrometer scale. …”
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Neotropical understory birds and mammals show divergent behaviour responses to human pressure by Negret, Pablo Jose, Luskin, Mathew Scott, Gomez-Valencia, Bibiana, Diaz-Pulido, Angelica, Romero, Luis Hernando, Restrepo, Adriana, Zaehringer, Julie G., Jones, Kendall R., Ochoa-Quintero, Jose Manuel, Mendes, Calebe Pereira

“…Here we used information from camera trapping (367 camera stations and 16,939 camera/days) along a gradient of human pressure in the Colombian Llanos to assess diel activity changes in understory birds and mammals. …”
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Design of phase locked loop with PVT tolerance by Chong, Kok Foong

“…For the same target frequency, the maximum variation in damping factor has been reduced from about 1.3 to slightly over 1.05. …”
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Electron transport and visible light absorption in a plasmonic photocatalyst based on strontium niobate by Wan, D. Y., Zhao, Y. L., Cai, Y., Asmara, T. C., Huang, Z., Chen, J. Q., Hong, J., Yin, Sheng Ming, Nelson, C. T., Motapothula, M. R., Yan, B. X., Xiang, D., Chi, X., Zheng, H., Chen, W., Xu, Rong, Ariando, Rusydi, A., Minor, A. M., Breese, M. B. H., Sherburne, M., Asta, M., Xu, Q-H, Venkatesan, T

“…We propose that the hot electron and hole carriers excited via Landau damping (during the plasmon decay) are responsible for the photocatalytic property of this material under visible light irradiation.…”
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Ultralow-threshold two-photon pumped amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from seeded CdSe/CdS nanorod heterostructures by Xing, Guichuan, Liao, Yile, Wu, Xiangyang, Chakrabortty, Sabyasachi, Liu, Xinfeng, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee, Sum, Tze Chien, Chan, Yinthai

“…Ultrafast optical spectroscopy verified that while the Auger processes in these heterostructures are indeed suppressed, ASE in these samples could also be strongly affected by a fast hole trapping process to the NR surface states. Lastly, to exemplify the potential of these seeded CdSe/CdS nanodot/nanorod heterostructures as a viable gain media for achieving two-photon lasing, a highly photostable microsphere laser with an ultralow pump threshold is showcased.…”
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Structure and dynamics of magnetic domain walls in multi-sublattice magnetic oxides by Huang, Siying

“…For the anomalously fast DW motion, we present an explanation by the field-like torque counteracting the damping-like torque and increasing the spin Hall efficiency. …”
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An atomtronic experimental setup for engineering quantised circulations by Gan, Koon Siang

“…It is composed of two independent 532nm traps which provide strong vertical confinement to study 2D physics, and lateral trapping that can create highly tunable arbitrary traps. …”
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Bayesian dynamic programming approach for tracking time-varying model properties in SHM by Yang, Yanping, Zhu, Zuo, Au, Siu-Kui

“…The methodology is applied to tracking modal properties, e.g., natural frequency and damping ratio, of structures using output-only ambient vibration data. …”
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