Tailoring the properties of shape memory polymers via UV cross-linking by Gay, Angela Shi Hui

“…This study covers the experimental investigation of ultraviolet (UV) resin and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)-like resin properties when it is cross-linked via UV and its shape memory behaviour. …”
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Wireless drive of piezoelectric components by Satyanarayan Bhuyan

“…To widen the application range of piezoelectric devices, various new techniques including wireless drive of piezoelectric components by parallel plate capacitor structure, focused electric field, focused electric field structure in electric resonance with an inductor, dipole antenna-like structure, and flat spiral coil antenna-like electric field generator in resonance with a capacitor are proposed and investigated. …”
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Fuzzy associative memory architecture by Ting, Chan Wai

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Laddered multilevel inverters used in solar panel system by Chen, Junyan

“…And a simple contrast is made between the laddered inverters and the multilevel inverters like diode-clamped inverters. Simulations are achieved by the software – PSIM 8.0. …”
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Nonlinear modelling and control of a quadplane by Sheikh Moheed Muzaffar

“…Vertical Take-off and Landing (VTOL) capabilities of fixed-wing UAV is currently being researched because of its ability to takeoff/land like rotor-craft, yet transition to forward flight like a fixed-wing. …”
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NiNC Catalysts in CO 2 -to-CO Electrolysis by Zhang, H, Qi, M, Wang, Y

“…Recent study by Strasser et al. in Nature Chemical Engineering presents a high-performance CO2-to-CO electrolyzer utilizing a NiNC catalyst with nearly 100% faradaic efficiency, employing innovative diagnostic tools like the carbon crossover coefficient (CCC) to address transport-related failures and optimize overall efficiency. …”

British Muslim youth and religious fundamentalism: a quantitative investigation by Kashyap, R, Lewis, VA

“…Notably, like Christian youth, Muslim youth express stronger support for including religion in public debates than their elders. …”

Phase transitions by an abundant protein in the anammox extracellular matrix mediate cell-to-cell aggregation and biofilm formation by Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Yang, Qiaohui, Chanda Segaran, Uma Shankari, Bessarab, Irina, Liebl, David, Williams, Rohan B. H., Law, Yingyu, Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…The Brosi_A1236 structure was computationally predicted to consist of immunoglobulin-like anti-parallel β-strands, and circular dichroism conducted on the isolated surface protein indicated that β-strands are the dominant higher-order structure. …”
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The stalks of the motor A1A0 ATP synthase come into the focus : structural insight into subunits E, F and H by Gayen, Shovanlal

“…The protein is dimeric and has a boomerang-like shape, composed of two arms of 12.0 and 6.8 nm in length. …”
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Synthesis and optical characterization of cadmium sulfide (CdS) single crystals for laser cooling effect by Zhang, Chiyuan

“…But large scale is needed instead of nano size in order to make this material useful in real life, for example, optical refrigerator or self-cooling laser. …”
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Advanced shape memory technology to reshape product design, manufacturing and recycling by Sun, Ke Yuan, Yang, Wen Guang, Lu, Haibao, Huang, Wei Min, Qi, Hang Jerry, Wu, Xue Lian

“…It is concluded that the ASMT is indeed able to provide a range of powerful approaches to reshape part of the life cycle or the whole life cycle of products.…”
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Effect of surface mechanical treatments on the microstructure-property-performance of engineering alloys by Kumar, Dharmesh, Idapalapati, Sridhar, Wang, Wei, Narasimalu, Srikanth

“…One technique for increasing the fatigue life is by inducing surface residual stress to inhibit crack initiation. …”
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Study of long-range dispersion for Cesium-137 in Southeast Asia by Soh, Rachel Li Yi

“…The nuclear crisis in 2011 at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has brought greater awareness to safety issues of NPP. Long half-life radionuclides can be transported in the atmosphere and across oceans for long distances, which can exceed thousands of kilometers and allow effects of radioactive fallout to be more widespread. …”
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Zhuangzi's concept of you 遊: limitless transformation along with things by Kamamoto, Yuka

“…It is generally taken to mean the ideal Zhuangzian way of life, whereby one wanders around the world freely and aimlessly without having an ultimate goal in mind. …”
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Language attitudes of the T’rung by Perlin, Ross

“…The results show unanimity about the importance of Chinese in all aspects of life, although few T’rung speak the language well and it is a relative newcomer to the region. …”
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Finding meaning behind immortality of Anne Rice’s vampires. by Nurhayati Zakaria.

“…This paper investigates the alluring appeal of immortality through the exploration of humans’ instinctive anxieties against death; it shows how experience in life shapes an individual’s personality and character which in turn is fossilized and magnified during his or her immortal existence; and finally illustrates how the very nature of being trapped in a state of arrested development renders the disenchanted vampire’s perspective of immortality as one that is more limiting rather than liberating.…”
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Transcriptomic profiling of polymicrobial biofilm dynamics on catheters in Vitro by Lai, Valerie Jia Hui

“…Dispersal marks the end of the biofilm life cycle and the beginning of bacterial dissemination which is believed to be responsible for biofilm virulence. …”
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A low-power IoT platform based smart plug for smart home system by Yang, Huan

“…With the rapid development of Internet of things (IoT) and Wireless technology, the intelligent home system has been realized in real life. Comparing with the traditional wall plug, the smart power plug that has longer service life and longer maintenance cycle is safer and more convenient to use. …”
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Homo europaeus: identity, bureaucracy and belonging in Brussels by Montgomery, S

“…The second analyzes how Europeanness as a recognition of selfhood, a mode of belonging and a way of life is enacted and performed within these spaces. …”

‘Urge, urge, urge, dogs gnawing’: pain, play and the material text in Jonathan Swift's Journal to Stella by Williams, A

“…This chapter explores how Swift uses his text to record the physical ailments of the public figures who dominate his working life, linking these very public bodies to Swift’s own physical experiences. …”