System dynamics of human body thermal regulation in outdoor environments by Melnikov, Valentin, Krzhizhanovskaya, Valeria V., Lees, Michael H., Sloot, Peter M. A.

“…We propose a modification of the skin blood flow model which, while keeping realistic values and responsiveness, improves skin temperature prediction nearly fourfold. We further analyze the sensitivity of the model with respect to climatic and personal parameters. …”
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A byte sequence is worth an image: CNN for file fragment classification using bit shift and n-gram embeddings by Liu, Wenyang, Wang, Yi, Wu, Kejun, Yap, Kim-Hui, Chau, Lap-Pui

“…Experiments on the FFT-75 dataset validate that our proposed method can achieve notable accuracy improvements over state-of-the-art methods in nearly all scenarios.…”
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Weakly confined organic–inorganic halide perovskite quantum dots as high-purity room-temperature single photon sources by Wang, Bo, Lim, Melvin Jia Wei, Loh, Siow Mean, Mayengbam, Rishikanta, Ye, Senyun, Feng, Minjun, He, Huajun, Liang, Xiao, Cai, Rui, Zhang, Qiannan, Kwek, Leong Chuan, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Blundell, Steven A., Sum, Tze Chien

“…Superior single photon purity with low g^((2) ) (0)<0.07±0.03 and nearly blinking-free behaviour (ON-state fraction >95%) in 11 nm FAPbBr3 QDs is achieved at room temperature; attributed to their long exciton lifetimes (τ_X) and short biexciton lifetimes (τ_XX). …”
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Computational design of a novel soft-Xray-based turbulence diagnostic in NSTX-U by Chen, Xiang

“…Assumptions from the previous study, such as infinitely thin beam size, are relaxed to assess their impact on reconstruction. …”
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Investigation of solar cell carrier lifetime using photoconductance lifetime measurements by Sng, Joseph Ding Wen

“…For comparison, we have also studied electron beam deposited MoOx as a passivation layer. The evaluation of the quality of the passivation is done by measuring the effective lifetime of Si via the Sinton WCT-120 Photoconductance Lifetime tester. …”
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Effect of geometric scaling on the microstructural development of selective laser melted metal parts by Ng, Angelin Shia Yin

“…This study discusses the effect of geometric scaling, delay time (i.e., the time it takes for the laser beam to jump from one scan vector to the adjacent scan vector, which is controlled by the jump speed), gas flow, and defocusing distance on microstructural development and mechanical properties of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel. 316L stainless steel has been used in various industries such as aerospace and petrochemical industries due to its superior properties such as very good corrosion resistance. …”
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On shear adhesion of adhesive fibrils by Linghu, Changhong, Du, Zihao, Sun, Yi, Chen, Weiqiu, Hsia, K. Jimmy

“…Our model reveals that, depending on the fibrillar aspect ratio, the adhesive fibril exhibits three distinct deformation regimes: thin film shearing, thick block shearing, and slender beam bending. The important parameters governing the shear adhesion of the lap shear system are the aspect ratio of fibrils, elastic moduli of the fibrils and substrates, while the Poisson's ratio of fibrils has no noticeable effect. …”
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Bacteria-mediated anti-cancer therapy by Bhave, Madhura Satish

“…However, IB significantly inhibited the growth of the tumors and improved the survival rate of immunocompetent CT26 tumor-bearing mice. Histological analysis showed that IB increased the necrotic area in HCT116 tumors. …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…Herein, PI-derived block copolymers are synthesized via ring-opening copolymerization of lactide (LA) (a control monomer) and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)-propylene carbonate (MAC) from the OH-terminal ends of the PI block to produce PLA-PI-PLA (TB1, a control) and PMAC-PI-PMAC (TB2). …”
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新加坡华人对中国的贡献 ：新加坡城市规划之父刘太格个案研究 = Contributions of Singaporean Chinese to China : a case study on Singapore’s father of city planning Liu Thai Ker... by 冯时辉 Phang, Shi Hwee

“…However, in the fields of urban planning and development which bears the origins to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries was left unexplored by the academic circles. …”
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Non-Destructive Material Characterization Methods / by Otsuki, Akira, editor 655994, Jose, Seiko, editor 655996, Mohan, Manasa, editor 655997, Thomas, Sabu, editor 391529

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Squeezing the Quantum Noise of LIGO below the Standard Quantum Limit by Jia, Wenxuan

“…The SQL applies when using uncorrelated photons or coherent light to measure the object, such as a laser beam. However, introducing quantum correlations through squeezed light, a technique called squeezing (Chapter 2), can circumvent this limit. …”
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Growth of gallium nitride nanowires by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) by Wang, Jianbo

“…Growth of III-Nitride nanowires on Si, which is the most commonly used substrate in microelectronic industry, using different growth techniques such as conventional Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition (MOCVD), and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) etc. have been explored. Low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD), which is widely used in Si wafer fabs, is of particular interest due to its low cost, ability to handle large size wafer and high throughput. …”
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Ordered hybrid nanoneedle arrays for gas sensing by Liu, Hai

“…In the present thesis, a novel ordered metal/silicon hybrid nanoneedle array is fabricated using an ion beam that patterns the metal/silicon substrate producing a pillar array followed by the self-organization of hybrid nanoneedles. …”
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Comparative analysis of dehydration techniques on phytochemical and antibacterial properties on pink and purple flowers impatiens walleriana by Tan, Suat Hian, Sin, Phin Yin, Ros Azlinawati, Ramli, Mohd Hairul, Ab. Rahim, Nyuk, Ling Ma

“…The antibacterial activity of I. walleriana against E. coli was nearly twice as strong as that of synthetic antibiotics. …”
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Co-seismic ruptures of the 12 May 2008, Ms 8.0 Wenchuan earthquake, Sichuan : East–west crustal shortening on oblique, parallel thrusts along the eastern edge of Tibet by Liu-Zeng, J., Zhang, Z., Wen, L., Sun, J., Xing, X., Hu, G., Xu, Q., Zeng, L., Ding, L., Ji, C., Hudnut, K. W., van der Woerd, J., Tapponnier, Paul

“…The principal rupture, on the NW-dipping Beichuan fault, displays nearly equal amounts of thrust and right-lateral slip. …”
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In-situ power generation and nutrients recovery from waste activated sludge – long-term performance and system optimization by Wu, Dan, Sun, Faqian, Chua, Desmond Feng Jun, Lu, Dan, Stuckey, David Campbell, Zhou, Yan

“…This study reports an integrated sludge treatment and resource recovery system that consisted of a sludge pre-treatment reactor and a microbial fuel cell (MFC) aiming for simultaneous energy and nutrients recovery. Nearly one year performance of the system in terms of power generation, nutrients removal efficiency, key dissolved organic matters (DOMs) transformation and microbial community change were investigated and reported. …”
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Persuasion for protection: an analysis of online safety videos on YouTube by Huang, Liuyu, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Yin, Stella Xin

“…Findings: The findings highlight that the primary focus of these PSAs is on online safety behaviors and general instructions on online hygiene. Interestingly, nearly half of the videos employ a neutral frame, while a significant portion provides no evidential support. …”
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Broadband surface-wave transformation cloak by Xu, Su, Xu, Hongyi, Gao, Hanhong, Jiang, Yuyu, Yu, Faxin, Joannopoulos, John D., Soljačić, Marin, Chen, Hongsheng, Sun, Handong, Zhang, Baile

“…These cloaks consist of specifically designed nonmagnetic metamaterials and achieve nearly ideal transmission efficiency over a broadband frequency range from 0+ to 6 GHz. …”
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Constraints on dark photon dark matter using data from LIGO’s and Virgo’s third observing run by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…To perform this analysis, we use two methods, one based on cross-correlation of the strain channels in the two nearly aligned LIGO detectors, and one that looks for excess power in the strain channels of the LIGO and Virgo detectors. …”
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