Design rationale for stimuli-responsive, semi-interpenetrating polymer network hydrogels–a quantitative approach by Gupta, Nupur, Liang, Yen Nan, Lim, Jacob Song Kiat, Hu, Xiao

“…These findings offer new insights on the factors affecting structural and physicochemical properties of such semi‐IPN hydrogels, which should in turn serve as a general guideline for materials design.…”
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Robust inference of memory structure for efficient quantum modeling of stochastic processes by Ho, Matthew, Gu, Mile, Elliott, Thomas J.

“…Here, we introduce a protocol for blind inference of the memory structure of quantum models—tailored to take advantage of quantum features—direct from time-series data, in the process highlighting the robustness of their structure to noise. This in turn provides a way to construct memory-efficient quantum models of stochastic processes while circumventing certain drawbacks that manifest solely as a result of classical information processing in classical inference protocols.…”
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欧阳修 "治道" 观的思想依据 ：以其早期政论文为探讨中心 = On the grounding of Ouyang Xiu's political ideals : reading of Ouyang Xiu's early political writings (1034-1048)... by 王康惟 Ong, Ernest Kan Wee

“…Accordingly, the discussion will cover the ideal role of a king and its courtiers, with the consideration of the influence of human relationship in his political ideals. Then, the paper will turn to guiding beliefs that Ouyang Xiu had that resulted in his political ideals, where his method and stand on Chinese classics will be introduced as a basis to understand his “Zhengtong” (正统) theory and thoughts on historical changes. …”
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Supply chain resilience for global operations (2) : a re-evaluation of performance benchmarking (information sharing) by Tan, Tricia Zann Yinn

“…Nobody had foreseen the emergence of Coronavirus (COVID-19) - the black swan event that turned the world upside down. Strict regulations including quarantines, lockdowns were enforced nationally that in turn resulted in immense consequences internationally. …”
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Reliable environmental trace heavy metal analysis with potentiometric ion sensor - reality or a distant dreams by Lisak, Grzegorz

“…Over two decades have passed since polymeric membrane ion-selective electrodes were found to exhibit sufficiently lower detection limits. This in turn brought a great promise to measure trace level concentrations of heavy metals using potentiometric ion sensors at environmental conditions. …”
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A cationic thorium-organic framework with triple single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation peculiarities for ultrasensitive anion recognition by Li, Zi-Jian, Lei, Min, Bao, Hongliang, Ju, Yu, Lu, Huangjie, Li, Yongxin, Zhang, Zhi-Hui, Guo, Xiaofeng, Qian, Yuan, He, Ming-Yang, Wang, Jian-Qiang, Liu, Wei, Lin, Jian

“…Moreover, the single-crystal-to-single-crystal transition in NaIO3 solution can efficiently and selectively turn the ligand-based emission off, leading to the lowest limit of detection (0.107 μg kg-1) of iodate, one of the primary species of long-lived fission product 129I in aqueous medium, among all luminescent sensors.…”
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On the robustness of average losses for partial-label learning by Lv, Jiaqi, Liu, Biao, Feng, Lei, Xu, Ning, Xu, Miao, An, Bo, Niu, Gang, Geng, Xin, Sugiyama, Masashi

“…Our work draws attention to ABS research, which can in turn boost IBS and push forward the whole PLL.…”
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Power management system design and optimization for European Student Moon Orbitor (ESMO) by Muhammad Dzahir Mohamed Zain Affandi.

“…Since there is a high floating voltage of 80V at the load side, it is necessary to implement a bootstrap circuitry to provide the necessary voltage to turn on the respective switches. In addition, with the help of the protection circuit, the inrush current can be modulated to operate at a maximum of 2.5A and a duration of 32ms before an internal shutdown is initiated. …”
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Service quality gaps in the container shipping industry by Phua, Jia Hui.

“…Being the main mode of transport used in most supply chain, service quality in container liner shipping can help increase competitiveness of the supply chain and in turn benefit all parties in the supply chain. To deliver service quality, container liner shipping company has to minimize the existing perception gap in service quality between themselves and the shippers through understanding of the shippers’ needs today. …”
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Anodic TiO2 nanotube arrays with high surface area for dye-sensitized solar cells by Wang, Xiaoyan

“…This project aims to enlarge tube surface area for high dye loading amount and in turn enhance conversion efficiency of DSSC devices. …”
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Transcriptional regulation of type I interferon responses of myeloid antigen presenting cells by Sin, Wei Xiang

“…The high basal IRF7 expression in steady-state BMDMs was maintained by constitutive IFN-β signaling, which was in turn dependent on tonic signaling by IL-27p28. Accordingly, in response to TLR4 ligation, BMDMs but not BMDCs depended on IL-27p28 to induce IFN-β synthesis. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Results from the analyses in this project have helped to understand the stability of the retaining wall retaining 10 m to 20 m of seawater. This, in turn, contributes to the feasibility of the non-soil fill reclamation method. …”
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Indefinite metamaterials for optical applications by Bisht, Ankit

“…The hyperlens generates a band of flat hyperbolic dispersions in spherical coordinates, which in turn supports the propagation of high wave-vector spatial harmonics leading to far-field super-resolution imaging. …”
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Efficient generation of an array of single silicon-vacancy defects in silicon carbide by Wang, Junfeng, Zhou, Yu, Zhang, Xiaoming, Liu, Fucai, Li, Yan, Li, Ke, Liu, Zheng, Wang, Guanzhong, Gao, Weibo

“…This method serves as a critical step in integrating single VSi defect emitters with photonic structures, which, in turn, can improve the emission and collection efficiency of VSi defects when they are used in a spin photonic quantum network. …”
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Characterizing the conformational landscape of MDM2-binding p53 peptides using molecular dynamics simulations by Yadahalli, Shilpa, Li, Jianguo, Lane, David P., Gosavi, Shachi, Verma, Chandra Shekhar

“…Using our hypothesis, we suggest mutations to the 12/1 peptide that increase its helicity in simulations and may, in turn, shift the binding towards conformational selection. …”
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Argon-plasma-controlled optical reset in the SiO2/Cu filamentary resistive memory stack by Kawashima, T., Yew, K. S., Kyuno, K., Zhou, Yu, Ang, Diing Shenp, Zhang, H. Z.

“…From the enhanced O-H peak in the Fourier-transform infrared spectrum of the plasma-treated oxide, it is proposed that the Ar plasma has created more oxygen vacancies in the surface region of the oxide. These vacancies in turn adsorb water molecules, which act as counter anions (OH-) promoting the migration of Cu cations into the oxide and forming a more complete Cu filament that is less responsive to light. …”
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NMDA receptor activation enhances inhibitory GABAergic transmission onto hippocampal pyramidal neurons via presynaptic and postsynaptic mechanisms by Xue, Jiu Gang, Masuoka, Takayoshi, Gong, Xian Di, Chen, Ken-Shiung, Yanagawa, Yuchio, Law, Alex Sai Kit, Konishi, Shiro

“…Our results from pharmacological tests suggest that the nitric oxide signaling pathway is mobilized by NMDAR activation in CA1 pyramidal neurons, which in turn retrogradely facilitates GABA release from the presynaptic terminals. …”
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A circular ferrofluid driven microchip for rapid polymerase chain reaction by Sun, Yi, Kwok, Yien Chian, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…A small ferrofluid plug, containing sub-domain magnetic particles in a liquid carrier, is driven by an external magnet along the circular microchannel, which in turn propels the PCR mixture through three temperature zones. …”
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Exploring effects of calcitonin and procalcitonin in cardiomyocytes by Moreira, LMF

“…PCT is an important mediator of inflammation, which, in turn plays a role in poAF. Functional studies in guinea pig CMs showed that CT administration inhibits arrhythmia and reduces Ca2+ transient amplitude induced by pacing fura2-loaded CMs in high Ca2+ solution. …”

Field relations, petrogenesis and emplacement of the Bhagirathi leucogranite, Garhwal Himalaya by Searle, M, Metcalfe, RP, Rex, AJ, Norry, MJ

“…</p> <p>The Bhagirathi leucogranite is situated structurally above the kyanite and sillimanite gneisses of the Vaikrita Group which, in turn, overlie the north-dipping Main Central Thrust zone of inverted metamorphic isograds. …”