Comparison of Machine Learning-Based Methods for Narrowband Blind Adaptive Beamforming by Shonkwiler, Lara

“…Traditional blind source separation methods such as CMA, SOBI, JADE, and FastICA tend to be highly effective at beamforming datasets with moderate to large sample supports, but they do not perform well when they only have access to a limited number of data samples. They also bear the disadvantage that the appropriate algorithm must be selected based on the properties of the expected signal. …”
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Long contraction scour by Koh, Chun Wei

“…These scour holes will affect the structure stability and its lateral bearing capacity, which eventually leads to the collapse of the bridge. …”
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Easing the “second-shift” burden : grandparental childcare and the subjective wellbeing of working mothers in Singapore by Cheo, Rachel Ka Yang

“…However, it is still common for working mothers to bear the brunt of both domestic and paid work. In the present study, I explored the role of grandparents as providers of childcare for their grandchildren in contemporary Singapore. …”
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Vinyl sulfone functionalized injectable thermogels for facile peptide coupling by Oei, John Xin Jian

“…Divinyl sulfone (DVS) is a promising candidate to link the polymer and an adhesion ligand containing the thiol bearing peptide cysteine via thiol-Michael addition due its efficiency and mild reaction conditions. …”
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Creation of a sensor to measure strain of highly deformable solids by Serjouei, Ahmad

“…On most helicopters and fixed wing airplanes, there are other flight critical components that are not made of metal and composites, but made of rubber such as rubber bearings, rubber lead-lag dampers and rubber engine mounts which also require stress monitoring. …”
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The other side of the Elbe River: interventions in art, modernity, and coloniality in Poland by Michalska, DJ

“…<p>The artistic practices of Zofia Stryjeńska (1891-1976), Władysław Hasior, (1928-1999), Teresa Murak (1949-) and Roman Stańczak (1969-) all bear testimony – in their own distinct ways – to the ‘shock of the new’, the massive rupture brought by modernisation and capitalism in twentieth-century Poland. …”

Polyfluorinated crosslinker-based solid polymer electrolytes for long-cycling 4.5 V lithium metal batteries by Tang, Lingfei, Chen, Bowen, Zhang, Zhonghan, Ma, Changqi, Chen, Junchao, Huang, Yage, Zhang, Fengrui, Dong, Qingyu, Xue, Guoyong, Chen, Daiqian, Hu, Chenji, Li, Shuzhou, Liu, Zheng, Shen, Yanbin, Chen, Qi, Chen, Liwei

“…However, typical SPEs with easily oxidized oxygen-bearing polar groups exhibit narrow electrochemical stability window (ESW), making it impractical to increase specific capacity and energy density of SPE based LMBs with charging cut-off voltage of 4.5 V or higher. …”
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Behave The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst / by Sapolsky, Robert M., author 656050, Penguin Random House (Online service) 655978

“…Sapolsky's storytelling concept is delightful but it also has a powerful intrinsic logic: he starts by looking at the factors that bear on a person's reaction in the precise moment a behavior occurs, and then hops back in time from there, in stages, ultimately ending up at the deep history of our species and its evolutionary legacy. …”
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Optimizing material selection for brushed DC motor components using the VIKOR method: A comprehensive performance evaluation by Muhammad Nor Azril, Zulkafli, Mohd Azri Hizami, Rasid, Daing Mohamad Nafiz, Daing Idris

“…Results showed that the optimal material combination, consisting of a ferrite magnet, Al 356-T6 casing, chrome steel bearing, metal graphite brush, and nylon insulation, reduced winding temperature by 20 ℃ in a 5A copper losses test. …”
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Basic geotechnical characteristic of soft clay stabilised with cockle shell ash and silica fume by Suwito, Anang Rustanto, Muzamir, Hasan, Muhammad Syamsul Imran, Zaini

“…Soft clay soils can present challenges such as expansion, high malleability, limited water flow, and reduced load-bearing capability especially in areas with periodic rainfall. …”
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Object individuation and physical reasoning in infancy : an integrative account by Baillargeon, Renée, Stavans, Maayan, Wu, Di, Gertner, Yael, Setoh, Peipei, Kittredge, Audrey K., Bernard, Amélie

“…In this article, we argue that this confusing picture can be better understood by bringing to bear insights from a related subfield of infancy research, physical reasoning. …”
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Balanced callose and cellulose biosynthesis in Arabidopsis quorum-sensing signaling and pattern-triggered immunity by Liu, Xiaolin, Ma, Zhiming, Tran, Tuan Minh, Rautengarten, Carsten, Cheng, Yingying, Yang, Liang, Ebert, Berit, Persson, Staffan, Miao, Yansong

“…Notably, callose and cellulose biosynthesis share an initial substrate, UDP-glucose, which is the main load-bearing component of the CW. However, how these 2 critical biosynthetic processes are balanced during plant-pathogen interactions remains unclear. …”
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Aluminium(I) anion-supported zero-valent palladium complexes by Yan, Chenting, Koshino, Kota, Zhu, Lizhao, Kinjo, Rei

“…Although transition-metal complexes bearing group 13 ligands are accessible via salt metathesis with these anions, zero-valent transition-metal complexes have never been reported. …”
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High-efficiency magnetophoretic labelling of adoptively-transferred T cells for longitudinal in vivo magnetic particle imaging by Tay, Rong En, Lokamitra, P., Pang, Shun Toll, Low, Kay En, Tay, Hui Chien, Ho, Charmaine Min, Malleret, Benoit, Rötzschke, Olaf, Olivo, Malini, Tay, Zhi Wei

“…Methods: A high-efficiency magnetophoretic method was developed for facile magnetic labelling of hard-to-label immune cells, which were then injected into tumour-bearing mice and imaged over two weeks with a compact benchtop Magnetic Particle Imager (MPI) design. …”
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HYPERION: A HYdrogen PERmeatION Experiment to Quantify Hydrogen Transport in Fusion-Relevant Molten Salts by Cota, Jaron F.

“…The measurement of hydrogen transport properties of molten salts like FLiBe is crucial for the development of advanced nuclear technologies like lithium-bearing liquid immersion breeding blankets for fusion reactors. …”
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Backbone boogie : dance the osteoporosis away! by Gey, Elainn Yee Rong, Lim, Cheryl Yi Xuan, Tan, Cammie Yi Jia

“…Based on the formative research gathered, reducing susceptibility to osteoporosis was found to be largely dependent on early prevention through a combination of calcium, vitamin D and regular weight-bearing exercise. Exercise was the least known aspect of osteoporosis prevention by the target audience and about 50% did not regularly exercise at all. …”
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Investigation of wing rock on delta wing part 1 : flow field and hydrodynamic force analysis by Gan, Calvin Cheng Rui

“…Special attention was dedicated to the FTR device such that it only allowed movement around the longitudinal axis of the delta wing, and that special water-proof bearings were used to withstand the testing conditions. …”
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Residual strength of blast damaged reinforced concrete columns by Nair, Anand

“…Columns are key load-bearing elements that hold up framed structures. Exterior columns are probably the most vulnerable structural components to attacks from rebel forces. …”
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Soil-water characteristic curves of compacted soils by Ng, Keith Rui Kang

“…The process increases the soils’ strength characteristics, which in turn increases the bearing capacity of the foundations over the soil. …”
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The tribological performance of nano-activated carbon as solid additives in modified calophyllum inophyllum based-metalworking fluid by Zubaidah, Zamri, Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani, Radhiyah, Abd Aziz, Ainaa Mardhiah, Sabri, Norfazillah, Talib

“…The nano-additives have converted the sliding effect into a ball-bearing effect between the interfaces of the balls, creating a better oil protective film that helps form a gap between the mating surfaces during tribological testing.…”
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