An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…These cracks are unique in that it radial from the fastener's hole which made radiography nearly impossible in picking it up.…”
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Investigating the potential of axonopus compressus to phytoremediate molybdenum by Eng, Zhi Xian

“…Mo accumulation in dry tissue of AC peaked in Week 1 and gradually decreased with time. Control AC and pots spiked with more than 20 ppm exhibited stunted growth two weeks after treatment. …”
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Acquisition of Thai as a foreign language through watching subtitled drama series by Hing, Ting Fang

“…Thus, this paper discusses the effectiveness of using subtitled drama series as the main teaching method to acquire Thai as a foreign language (TFL) and the register that would be picked up by language learners through this teaching method. …”
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An on-nanoparticle rolling-circle amplification platform for ultrasensitive protein detection in biological fluids by Yan, Juan, Song, Shiping, Li, Bing, Zhang, Qingzhi, Huang, Qing, Zhang, Hua, Fan, Chunhai

“…The nanoRCA assay is applicable to the detection of two tumor markers in biological fluids: prostate-specific antigen in spiked sera and interleukin-8 in saliva.…”
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Exposure to Pb-halide perovskite nanoparticles can deliver bioavailable Pb but does not alter endogenous gut microbiota in zebrafish by Patsiou, Danae, del Rio-Cubilledo, Cristina, Catarino, Ana Isabel, Summers, Stephen, Afiq Mohd Fahmi, Boyle, David, Fernandes, Teresa F., Henry, Theodore B.

“…Induction of mt2 and reduction of ala-d expression levels in liver tissues showed Pb bioavailability after 2-d and 4-d dietary exposure to perovskite-spiked feeds. Changes in gut microbiota of adult zebrafish were detected after 14-d exposure to Pb-spiked food, but no changes were detected from perovskite-NP spiked food. …”
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Shape and Motion Optimization of Rigid Planar Effectors for Contact Trajectory Satisfaction by Jiang, Rebecca H., Doshi, Neel, Gondhalekar, Ravi, Rodriguez, Alberto

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Calcined bone provides a reliable substrate for strontium isotope ratios as shown by an enrichment experiment by Snoeck, C, Lee-Thorp, J, Schulting, R, de Jong, J, Debouge, W, Mattielli, N

“…<p><b>Results</b></p> The strontium isotopic ratios of all samples immersed in the spiked solution were strongly modified showing that significant amounts of strontium had been adsorbed or incorporated. …”

Application of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy to determine free fatty acid contents in palm olein by Che Man, Y.B., Setiowaty, G.

“…This set was prepared by spiking increasing amounts of oleic acid into a series of palm oleins that covers a wide range of FFA (0.08-1.04%). …”
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Spintronics devices for neuromorphic computing by Tang, Shawn Zhen Kee

“…To solve this, we discuss the possibility of using a geometrically pinned magnetic domain wall memory device that utilises anti-notches for pinning, as the free layer of an MTJ, for future use in a three-terminal MRAM. …”
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Effects of lumbar support to reduce discomfort during prolonged riding among motocyclists by Mohd Shafiei, Umi Kalsom

“…Electromyography (EMG) signals were recorded from right and left erector spinae musculature during 2 hours riding session. …”
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Transverse domain wall profile for spin logic applications by Ramu, Maddu, Murapaka, Chandrasekhar, Goolaup, Sarjoosing

“…The topological defects of Transverse DWs (TDW) are of paramount importance as regards to the deterministic pinning and movement of DW within complex networks of conduits. …”
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Cell-based assays in flowing and sessile drops by Prastowo, A

“…The impact of this arrangement on cells, and the alternation of the pinning line/interface by Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) is examined in some details. …”

Developing Agility and Quickness / by Dawes, Jay, editor 522947, National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.) 422, Human Kinetics (Online service) 656055

“…Developing Agility and Quickness helps athletes blow past those barriers thanks to the top sport conditioning authority in the world, the National Strength and Conditioning Association. NSCA hand-picked its top experts to present the best training advice, drills, and programs for optimizing athletes’ linear and lateral movements. …”
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X-ray and ultrasonic testing techniques for defect inspection in composite by Zhou, David Yutian.

“…However, its ability in picking up incipient heat damage (Specimen A, B and C) is uncertain and requires further confirmation. …”
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Target Design and Optimizations for Spent Fuel Transmutation by Tukharyan, Grigor

“…A proposed tank design with a lead/Tc-99 target that is surrounded by LLFP pins and heavy water is considered for the spallation study. …”
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The problem-solving processes in physics of junior college students in Singapore by Tan, Bak Seng.

“…The sample of this study consisted of twenty year one students randomly picked by teachers from three junior colleges. They were divided into two equal groups, a high performers group and a low performers group. …”
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Learning to detect cells using non-overlapping extremal regions by Arteta, C, Lempitsky, V, Noble, JA, Zisserman, A

“…Finally, dynamic programming picks a set of non-overlapping regions that match the model. …”

Innovative UWB phase shifters using groove gap-waveguide technology inspired by metasurfaces for beamforming networks operating at 100 GHz by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Zidour, Ali, Virdee, Bal Singh, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Shahid, Saleem, See, Chan Hwang, Limiti, Ernesto

“…The metasurface features a "bed-of-nails" structure, where metal pins are connected to a bottom layer and spaced <λ/4 from a top plate. …”
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Dynamics of three-dimensional helical domain wall in cylindrical NiFe nanowires by Wong, De Wei, Chandra Sekhar, M., Gan, Wei Liang, Purnama, Indra, Lew, Wen Siang

“…A minimum current density is needed to overcome an intrinsic pinning to drive the helical DW, and the propagation along the nanowire is accompanied by a rotational motion. …”
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Russian oil – challenges and possibilities by Moe, A

“…After Russian oil production had fallen to a low of 303 million tonnes per year in 1996–8, production picked up rapidly – some years showing an increase exceeding 10 per cent – until 2004 when it reached 459 million tonnes. …”