Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…It was made with 924 cone shape seed pickers for attachment of individual seeds and dropping the seeds into 924 SRI tray holes. …”
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A novel two-degrees-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester by Wu, Hao, Tang, Lihua, Yang, Yaowen, Soh, Chee Kiong

“…In this article, a novel compact piezoelectric energy harvester using two vibration modes has been developed. The harvester comprises one main cantilever beam and an inner secondary cantilever beam, each of which is bonded with piezoelectric transducers. …”
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Sproutly : plantable packaging by Dhanusha Surendran

“…The packaging is 100% compostable, made with recycled paper, and embedded with seeds. As such, the packaging germinates when planted. …”
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Recent study on biodegradable hydrogels for agriculture application: A review by Wan Amirah Najwa, Wan Anuar, Ros Azlinawati, Ramli, El-Sayed, Marwa M., Warkar, Sudhir G.

“…Finally, important conclusions and outlook have been mentioned at the end of this article.…”
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Target Design and Optimizations for Spent Fuel Transmutation by Tukharyan, Grigor

“…This thesis examines the feasibility of using proton beams to transmute LLFPs into shorterlived or stable isotopes. …”
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Interactive image segmentation by Tsoi, Lok Yin

“…As the trend of photo-taking continues, there has been an increasing need for photo-editing software. …”
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Study on mechanism and influential factors of progressive collapse resistance of base-isolated structure by Bao, Chao, Zhang, Yuhang, Lv, Dahai, Wang, Huxiang, Ma, Xiaotong, Cao, Jixing, Lim, Kar Sing

“…The isolation bearing failure position, the size of the beam of the seismic isolation layer, the type of the isolation bearing, and the horizontal stiffness of the seismic isolation layer on the capacity of the remaining structure were compared and analyzed. …”
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Modeling, validation, and performance of low-frequency piezoelectric energy harvesters by Abdelkefi, A., Barsallo, Nilma, Tang, Lihua, Yang, Yaowen, Hajj, Muhammad R

“…Analytical and finite element electromechanical models that take into account the fact that the piezoelectric sheet does not cover the whole substrate beam are developed. A linear analysis of the analytical model is performed to determine the optimal load resistance. …”
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Up in smoke : peatland fires in Russia and Indonesia by Sofiah Jamil

“…Russia’s peatland fires, like those in Indonesia, have been triggered by high global temperatures. The heatwaves behind the current Russian fires bear similarities with the Indonesian experiences in 1998 and 2006, Indonesia and ASEAN could share their experiences in addressing peatland fires with Russia.…”
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The behaviour of steel and composite structures under a middle-column-removal scenario by Yang, Bo

“…Firstly, the behaviour of different types of steel bolted beam-column joints under a middle-column-removal scenario has been studied by experimental tests. …”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The ‘polluter pays’ principle has been implemented by several pieces of environmental legislation in China as a means to confront the issue of liability in the case of bankrupt polluters. …”
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A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe by Juodžbalis, I, Maiolino, R, Baker, WM, Tacchella, S, Scholtz, J, D’Eugenio, F, Witstok, J, Schneider, R, Trinca, A, Valiante, R, DeCoursey, C, Curti, M, Carniani, S, Chevallard, J, de Graaff, A, Arribas, S, Bennett, JS, Bourne, MA, Bunker, AJ, Charlot, S, Jiang, B, Koudmani, S, Perna, M, Robertson, B

“…Several different models have been proposed to explain these findings, ranging from heavy seeds to light seeds experiencing bursts of high accretion rate10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15–16. …”

Dynamic trapping and manipulation of biological cells with optical tweezers by Sun, Dong, Hu, Songyu., Cheah, Chien Chern, Li, Xiang

“…Current control techniques for optical tweezers work only when the cell is located in a small neighbourhood around the centroid of the focused light beam. Therefore, the optical trapping fails when the cell is initially located far away from the laser beam or escapes from the optical trap during manipulation. …”
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Uncovering the mechanical secrets of the squirting cucumber by Box, F, Moulton, DE, Vella, D, Lowe, T, Goriely, A, Thorogood, C, Bhagotra, Y

“…<p>Rapid movement is rare in the plant kingdom, but a prerequisite for ballistic seed dispersal. A particularly dramatic example of rapid motion in plants is the squirting cucumber (<em>Ecballium elaterium</em>) which launches its seeds explosively via a high-pressure jet. …”

Polarization sensitive multi-hollow-core antiresonant fiber by Raynal, Guillaume, Goel, Charu, Yoo, Seongwoo, Chang, Wonkeun

“…Of particular interest is the development of an inline multicore polarization beam splitter. To this end, multicore fiber designs have been investigated, but mostly in simulation studies. …”
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Investigation of radiant panel cooling systems for sensible cooling in air conditioning by Teo, Nguan Teck.

“…In creating the active chilled beam systems, two air handling units were considered, namely Dedicated Outdoor Air System (DOAS) and the active desiccant dehumidification system. …”
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How resource revenues can halve global poverty by Segal, P

“…The bitter struggles for oil nationalisation through the twentieth century bear witness to the sensitivity of this question. …”

Biomedical cellular imaging using digital holographic photothermal microscope by Hendry Renaldo.

“…The technique is based on recording the interference between two laser beams, namely the object beam and the reference beam with a Charged Coupled Device (CCD) camera and numerically reconstructing the interference result (hologram) with a computer of sufficient speed. …”
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Studies on laser design and laser micro-machining by Chen, Yihong.

“…With its increasing use in material processing, the need for further study and improvement of the laser beam performance becomes necessary to achieve optimal processing quality. …”
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Mediating effects of satisfaction in the relationship between motivation factors and continuous viewing intentions towards Chinese documentary programs by Mengyu, Li

“…Based on the content of adopted theories, viewers’ cognitive needs, affective needs, tensionfree needs, and public perception were testified as motivating factors. …”
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