Review of Experimental Work in Biomimetic Foils by Triantafyllou, Michael S., Techet, Alexandra H., Hover, Franz S.

“…This review focuses primarily on experimental studies on some of the, at least partially understood, mechanisms, which include 1) the formation of streets of vortices around and behind two- and three-dimensional propulsive oscillating foils; 2) the formation of vortical structures around and behind two- and three-dimensional foils used for maneuvering, hovering, or fast-starting; 3) the formation of leading-edge vortices in flapping foils, under steady flapping or transient conditions; 4) the interaction of foils with oncoming, externally generated vorticity; multiple foils, or foils operating near a body or wall.…”
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Automated analysis of security APIs by Lin, Amerson H

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Dual spectrometer system with spectral compounding for 1-μm optical coherence tomography in vivo by Cui, Dongyao, Liu, Xinyu, Zhang, Jing, Yu, Xiaojun, Ding, Sun, Luo, Yuemei, Gu, Jun, Shum, Ping, Liu, Linbo

“…Output of two superluminescent diode sources is combined to provide near infrared illumination from 755 to 1105 nm. The spectral interference is detected using two spectrometers based on a Si camera and an InGaAs camera, respectively. …”
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Impact of the internet on the travel industry in Singapore. by Goh, Junfeng., Koh, Pei Shi., Tan, Eugene Jun Hao.

“…However, this phenomenon is also a threat to travel intermediaries, who may become obsolete in the near future. In the light of the e-revolutionizing travel industry, this research sought to provide valuable insights on both travel organizations’ and consumers’ perspectives on the changing landscape of the travel industry in Singapore. …”
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Pose buddy : workout platform with PoseNet by Ong, Jia Ying

“…Due to the Coronavirus outbreak, exercising outdoors has been made near impossible. Some have started working out at home in hopes of keeping fit. …”
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The development of volcanic ash cloud layers over hours to days due to atmospheric turbulence layering by Bursik, Marcus, Yang, Qingyuan, Bear-Crozier, Adele, Pavolonis, Michael, Tupper, Andrew

“…We review data on the characteristics of turbulence layering in the free atmosphere, as well as examples of observations of layered clouds both near-vent and distally. We then explore dispersion models that explicitly use the observed layered structure of atmospheric turbulence. …”
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Injection-driven fracture instability in granite : mechanism and implications by Ji, Yinlin, Wu, Wei

“…The instability of the natural fracture is due to the near-uniform reduction in effective normal stress associated with a low fluid overpressure ratio. …”
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Electricity load forecasting for smart home by Lin, James Rizhong

“…The dataset collected was of the average daily power consumption of a single residential home near France, Paris. Exogenous variables that affect energy usage, such as air temperature and humidity have also been added to the dataset. …”
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Neural processing of sexist comments: associations between perceptions of sexism and prefrontal activity by Neoh, Michelle Jin-Yee, Bizzego, Andrea, Teng, Jia Hui, Gabrieli, Giulio, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Participants (N = 67) read experimental vignettes describing scenarios of comments involving gender stereotypes while near-infrared spectroscopy recordings were made to measure the hemodynamic changes in the prefrontal cortex. …”
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Improved extreme learning machine for spectra classification of Covid-19 by Wang, Changyang

“…This study demonstrates the feasibility of using near-infrared spectroscopy based on throat swab sample extracts for the relatively straightforward system classification of COVID-19.…”
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Design of finger-probe holder for continuous non-invasive blood glucose monitoring device for intensive care unit by Soh, Phey Hong.

“…Near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy is a promising technique for non-invasive blood glucose measurement. …”
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Theoretical and experimental study of semiconducting iron disilicide and its applications to thin film solar cells by Tan, Khing Hong

“…In addition, β-FeSi2 is expected as a promising photovoltaic material with a theoretical conversion efficiency as high as 23% due to its ultrahigh optical absorption coefficient in the order of 105 cm-1 near the absorption edge. These properties, along with other features such as abundance of constituent elements, nearly lattice-matched to Si, and high thermal stability and oxidation resistance, have made β-FeSi2 one of the most attractive materials of choice for future generation thin film photovoltaic applications. …”
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Crystallographic details of the nucleotide-binding pocket of subunit A and B of A-ATP synthases and insight into the nucleotide-binding subunit α of the Escherichia coli F-ATP synt... by Vikeramjeet Singh Tadwal

“…Archaea are considered to be the most primitive organisms forming a separate evolutionary kingdom located near to the root of evolutionary tree, which have evolved separately during the course of evolution. …”
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Synthesis of a catalyst for water splitting by Siow, Wern Chiet.

“…However, in view of the depletion of fossil fuels in the near future and environmental concerns for nuclear energy, alternative clean energy sources which has a tolerable environmental impact are being heavily researched and developed. …”
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Editorial : special issue on “artificial intelligence for future wireless communications and networking” by Tang, Jianhua, Wang, Jian, Feng, Gang, Quek, Tony Q. S.

“…Lee Sedol has witnessed the power of AI beyond what many of us can imagine. In the near future, autonomous vehicles, intelligent mobile networks, and intelligent internet-of-things will become a norm and AI will be one of the key technologies to make all these possible. …”
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Transformation-invariant metamaterials by Zhang, Youming, Luo, Yu, Pendry, J. B., Zhang, Baile

“…The fundamental semiconductor concept of doping has recently been transplanted to photonics in the platform of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media. By doping nonmagnetic impurities, ENZ media can exhibit almost arbitrary magnetism. …”
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The maritime safety management system (MSMS) : a survey of the international shipping community by Thai, Vinh Van, Grewal, Devinder

“…The main objectives of this study are to identify key shorebased and near shore activities associated with maritime operations that are currently not covered by the ISM Code and players involved in these activities; to explore and analyse important relationships among them which can affect the management of safety; and to investigate the key safety issues within these relationships and the risks related to these safety issues. …”
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Phonon transport in nanowire with contacts : size and doping by Li, Jing, Au Yeung, Tin Cheung, Kam, Chan Hin

“…It is also found that the interior atom substitution has more impact on the thermal conductance over surface atom; substitution near contact surface reduces thermal conductance significantly; thermal conductance is suffering a 10%–20% variation due the random distribution of dopants; 17% of Ge content is sufficient to reduce thermal conductance by 80%.…”
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High refractive index inorganic–organic Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) hydrogel nanocomposite toward artificial cornea implants by Chan-Park, Mary B., Beuerman, Roger W., Zhang, Quanyuan, Fang, Zheng, Cao, Ye, Du, Huamao, Wu, Hong, Duan, Hongwei, Xu, Rong

“…The equilibrium water content of the hydrogel nanocomposite reached 60.2% which is reasonably near to that of cornea. The material exerted minimal cytotoxicity toward primary epidermal keratinocyte cells. …”
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Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber based multifunctional optical system for trapping, position sensing, and detection of fluorescent particles by Shinoj, Vengalathunadakal Kuttinarayanan, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham

“…This multifunctional optical system for trapping, position sensing, and fluorescent detection is designed such that a near-IR laser light is used to create an optical trap across a liquid-filled HC-PCF, and a 473 nm laser is employed as a source for fluorescence excitation. …”
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