Structure and subunit arrangement of Mycobacterial F1FO ATP synthase and novel features of the unique mycobacterial subunit δ by Kamariah, Neelagandan, Huber, Roland G., Nartey, Wilson, Bhushan, Shashi, Bond, Peter J., Grüber, Gerhard

“…Recently, the crystallographic structures of the mycobacterial α3:β3:γ:ε-domain and c subunit ring were resolved. Here, we report the first purification protocol of the intact M. smegmatis F1FO ATP synthase including the F1-domain, the entire membrane-embedded FO sector, and the stator subunits b’ and the fused b-δ. …”
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Space efficient meta-grid lines for mutual coupling reduction in two-port planar monopole and DRA array by Mishra, Mohit, Chaudhuri, Sumantra, Kshetrimayum, Rakhesh Singh, Alphones, Arokiaswami, Esselle, Karu P.

“…The TPDRAA's operating frequency can be tuned by changing the parameters of the annular ring slot in the excitation patch. The bandwidth of TPDRAA can be further increased by merging the two resonances of the two annular ring slots in the excitation patch. …”
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Discrete and fine wavelength tunable thermo-optic WSS for low power consumption C+L band tunability by Prabhathan, Patinharekandy, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham, Zhang, Huijuan, Chen, Shiyi, Zhang, Jing

“…With the observed discrete tunability (7.3 mW/FSR) and fine tunability (5 mW/nm) of the WSS, the power requirement for full band tuning can be reduced to 32.7% of that of a single ring tuning.…”
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Synthesis and characterization of a novel biodegradable polylactide. by Cheong, Qi Li.

“…Three-arm and four-arm star-shaped poly(DL-Lactide) (PLA) oligomers were successfully synthesized using glycerol and pentaerythritol initiator with 4-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) organocatalysts by ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in bulk. A series of crosslinked PLA samples were prepared using different reaction conditions and purification techniques. …”
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Performance study and assessment of phase noise suppression by incoherent addition in a mode-locked fiber laser system by Xue, Jin, Li, Nanxi, Wu, Kan, Wong, Jia Haur, Ouyang, Chunmei, Aditya, Sheel, Shum, Perry Ping

“…Two different types of interferometers, Mach–Zehnder and ring, are investigated experimentally for different background phase noise levels. …”
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An on-chip opto-mechanical accelerometer by Dong, Bin, Kwong, Dim Lee, Cai, H., Tsai, J. M., Liu, A. Q.

“…In this paper, a novel in-plane opto-mechanical accelerometer is demonstrated, which employs Whisper Gallery Mode (WGM) ring resonator (RR) as a displacement sensor that monolithically integrated with a nano-tethered proof mass with high mechanical Q-factor. …”
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Producing microscale Ge textures via titanium nitride- and nickel-assisted chemical etching with CMOS-compatibiliyty by Liao, Yikai, Shin, Sang-Ho, Jin, Yuhao, Wang, Qi Jie, Kim, Munho

“…Schottky contact barrier of metal catalyst with Ge is also investigated indicating similar hole injection efficiency among TiN, Ni, and Ti/Ni with Ge junction due to strong Fermi level pinning effect. The TiN- and Ni-assisted chemical etching of Ge shed light on CMOS-compatible Ge-based photonic and optoelectronic applications.…”
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π-Extended pyrrole-fused heteropine: synthesis, properties, and application in organic field-effect transistors by Wang, Weifan, Hanindita, Fiona, Tanaka, Yusei, Ochiai, Kotaro, Sato, Hiroyasu, Li, Yongxin, Yasuda, Takuma, Ito, Shingo

“…While the success is based on thiophene-containing compounds, aromatic compounds that contain thiepine, a sulfur-containing seven-membered-ring arene, has been less well investigated. Here we report the synthesis and properties of π-extended pyrrole-fused heteropine compounds such as thiepine and oxepine. …”
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Low divergence single-mode surface-emitting concentric-circular-grating terahertz quantum cascade lasers by Liang, Guozhen, Liang, Houkun, Zhang, Ying, Li, Lianhe, Davies, A. Giles, Linfield, Edmund, Yu, Siu Fung, Liu, Hui Chun, Wang, Qi Jie

“…We demonstrate that deformation of the device boundary, caused by anisotropic wet chemical etching is the cause of this double-lobed profile, rather than the expected ring-shaped pattern.…”
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A three-membered diazo-aluminum heterocycle to access an Al=C π bonding species by Yan, Chenting, Kinjo, Rei

“…[1+2] cycloaddition between a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)aluminyl anion (3) and diaryldiazomethane affords an AlN2 three-membered ring species (4). Compound (4) is thermally unstable and spontaneously releases N2 gas under the mild reaction condition to generate an ion-separated species 5. …”
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Synthesis of stable fused furan-based molecule for organic electronics by Fun, Daryl Jia Wei

“…The focus of this project is the chemical synthesis and characterization of a furan-based fused-ring unit. These units acts as cornerstone for development of non-fullerene acceptors for organic electronic applications. …”
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Spontaneous symmetry breaking of an optical polarization state in a polarization-selective nonlinear reson by Manannikov, K, Mironova, E, Poliakov, A, Mikhaylov, A, Ulanov, A, Lvovsky, A

“…We pump the vapor cell with horizontally polarized light while the vertical polarization, which is initially in the vacuum state, is resonated in a ring cavity. Microscopic field fluctuations in this mode experience cumulative gain due to the compound action of amplification due to the self-rotation and feedback through the resonator, eventually acquiring a macroscopic magnitude akin to an optical parametric oscillator. …”

Innovative application and driving of enhancement mode gallium nitride power transistors by Cai, Aaron Qingwei

“…This is further improved by proposing a 2-stage, 2-phase gate driver to reduce the gate ringing. Simulation is conducted to verify the design and the proposed design demonstrates reduction in gate ringing. …”
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Synthesis of polymeric materials derived from abundant natural feedstocks using non-toxic heavy metals by Navickaite, G

“…<p>The aims of this Thesis were: firstly, to develop new di(amido)siloxane complexes using relatively non-toxic bismuth and scandium metals, and secondly, to examine the activity of the bismuth compounds in ring-opening polymerisation (ROP) and small molecule activation reactions.…”

Biothermoplastic elastomer (BTPE), influence of architecture on mechanical properties by Tjin, Monica Suryana.

“…Biodegradable thermoplastic elastomer was acquired by synthesizing four-armed and three-armed star-shaped copolymers via ring-opening polymerization with multifunctional initiator, such as pentaerythritol and glycerol, using stannous octoate (SnOct2) catalyst in bulk at 130oC. …”
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Droplet wetting and evaporation on hydrophilic and hydrophobic surfaces by Phonkrit, Boonchuaysream

“…The droplets also experience contact line pinning-depinning during the CCA and mixed modes on patterned substrates. …”
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A flat carborane with multiple aromaticity beyond Wade–Mingos’ rules by Lu, Wei, Do, Dinh Cao Huan, Kinjo, Rei

“…Nevertheless, the delocalization of those electrons simultaneously induces two independent π- and two independent σ-aromatic ring currents, rendering quadruple aromaticity.…”
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Fabrication of ordered nanoring arrays via the footprint of a polymer nanosphere monolayer by Zhao, Qin, Leng, Bing, Wu, Linda Yong Ling, Wong, Chee Cheong

“…The method is based on the observation that arrays of residual ring-shaped footprints would be left on the silicon substrate by directly peeling off the polystyrene nanosphere monolayer. …”
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Infusing epistemic perspectives on scientific practices in science teacher education by Erduran, S, Saribas, D, Kaya, E

“…The depiction of scientific practices relies on a theoretical model called the Benzene Ring Heuristic (BRH) which consolidates the epistemic, cognitive and social aspects of scientific practices into a holistic and visual representation. …”

Accelerating the design of biomimetic materials by integrating RNA-seq with proteomics and materials science by Guerette, Paul A, Hoon, Shawn, Seow, Yiqi, Raida, Manfred, Masic, Admir, Wong, Fong T, Ho, Vincent H B, Kong, Kiat Whye, Demirel, Melik C, Pena-Francesch, Abdon, Amini, Shahrouz, Tay, Gavin Z, Ding, Dawei, Miserez, Ali

“…In one example, we rapidly engineer recombinant squid sucker ring teeth proteins into a range of structural and functional materials, including nanopatterned surfaces and photo-cross-linked films that exceed the mechanical properties of most natural and synthetic polymers. …”
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