Development of diamond-like carbon films for large area microelectronic applications using ECR-CVD by Yoon, Soon Fatt.

“…In this project, the ECR-CVD technique has been used to deposit amorphous and diamond-like carbon films from a mixture of hydrogen and methane, and for the characterisation of optical, structural and mechanical properties of the films, the following analytical techniques has been employed.…”
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Fabrication and packaging of piezoresistive MEMS pressure sensor array for passive fish-like underwater sensing by Chia, Mark Sebastian Xiong Wei.

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Human metapneumovirus in Singapore : epidemiology, fusion-attachment protein interaction and virus-like particle assembly by Loo, Liat Hui

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DRD-UNet, a UNet-like architecture for multi-class breast cancer semantic segmentation by Ortega-Ruíz, Mauricio Alberto, Karabağ, Cefa, Roman-Rangel, Edgar, Reyes-Aldasoro, Constantino Carlos

“…This paper describes a UNet-like deep learning architecture called DRD-UNet, which adds a novel processing block called DRD (Dilation, Residual, and Dense block) to a UNet architecture. …”
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Recombinant expression systems for production of stabilised virus-like particles as next-generation polio vaccines by Sherry, L, Bahar, MW, Porta, C, Fox, H, Grehan, K, Nasta, V, Duyvesteyn, HME, De Colibus, L, Marsian, J, Murdoch, I, Ponndorf, D, Kim, S, Shah, S, Carlyle, S, Swanson, JJ, Matthews, S, Nicol, C, Lomonossoff, GP, Macadam, AJ, Fry, EE, Stuart, DI, Stonehouse, NJ, Rowlands, DJ

“…Continued use of these vaccines, however, threatens ultimate disease eradication and achievement of a polio-free world. Virus-like particles (VLPs) that lack a viral genome represent a safer potential vaccine, although they require particle stabilization. …”

Bacteriocin-like peptides encoded by a horizontally acquired island mediate Neisseria gonorrhoeae autolysis by Poncin, K, McKeand, SA, Lavender, H, Kurzyp, K, Harrison, OB, Roberti, A, Melia, C, Johnson, E, Maiden, MCJ, Greaves, DR, Exley, R, Tang, CM

“…The nap island in the gonococcus encodes 3 cationic, bacteriocin-like peptides which have no detectable antimicrobial activity. …”

Distinct movement disorders in contactin-associated-protein-like-2 antibody-associated autoimmune encephalitis by Gövert, F, Abrante, L, Becktepe, J, Balint, B, Ganos, C, Hofstadt-van Oy, U, Krogias, C, Varley, J, Irani, SR, Paneva, S, Titulaer, MJ, de Vries, JM, Boon, AJW, Schreurs, MWJ, Joubert, B, Honnorat, J, Vogrig, A, Ariño, H, Sabater, L, Dalmau, J, Scotton, S, Jacob, S, Melzer, N, Bien, CG, Geis, C, Lewerenz, J, Prüss, H, Wandinger, K-P, Deuschl, G, Leypoldt, F

“…In the elderly, anti-LGI1 and contactin associated protein like 2 (CASPR2) antibody-associated diseases compose a relevant fraction of autoimmune encephalitis. …”

Elucidation of the ion transport mechanisms in CorA, a divalent cation transporter. by Nurhuda Nordin.

“…Both Mg2+ and Co2+ are essential ions for organisms, without which pathophysiological effects would occur. …”
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Recent Progress of Deep Learning Methods for Health Monitoring of Lithium-Ion Batteries by Madani, Seyed Saeed, Ziebert, Carlos, Vahdatkhah, Parisa, Sadrnezhaad, Sayed Khatiboleslam

“…In recent years, the rapid evolution of transportation electrification has been propelled by the widespread adoption of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) as the primary energy storage solution. …”
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Accounting for the Effects of Probabilistic Uncertainty During Fast Charging of Lithium-ion Batteries by Kim, Minsu, Schaeffer, Joachim, Berliner, Marc D, Sagnier, Berta Pedret, Findeisen, Rolf, Braatz, Richard D

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Online estimation of power capacity with noise effect attenuation for lithium-ion battery by Wei, Zhongbao, Zhao, Jiyun, Xiong, Rui, Dong, Guangzhong, Pou, Josep, Tseng, King Jet

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Application of microwave-assisted orange peel digestion in lithium-ion battery recycling by Nawfal Alimullah Marican

“…As the demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to increase year on year, various concerns begin to arise, such as the possible shortage of important metals such as lithium, cobalt, manganese and lithium. …”
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Thermally assisted alkali/zinc ion hybrid battery for high roundtrip efficiency by Liu, Yezhou, Gao, Caitian, Yun, Jeonghun, Kim, Yeongae, Kim, Moobum, Li, Jia, Li, Xiaoya, Lee, Seok Woo

“…We present a thermally assisted K/Zn ion hybrid battery for high roundtrip efficiency. …”
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State of health estimation for lithium-ion batteries based on data driven techniques by Chee, Nigel Zachary

“…Lithium-Ion batteries (LIBs) have an increasingly critical role in the daily lives of people with their applications in renewable and non-renewable energy systems as an energy storage solution. …”
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Development and characterization of deep reactive ion etching technology for through silicon interconnection by Nagarajan, Ranganathan

“…Deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) is an enabling technology for three dimensional (3D) integration of planar integrated circuits. …”
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Polymer based photonic crystal fibre sensor for detection of nickel ions in water by Mangalapriyaa Doraisamy

“…In this report, the possibilities of utilizing Mach-Zehnder Interferometer design for the detection of heavy metal ions: nickel cations (Ni2+) would be explored. This report investigates the optimization of coating of chitosan (2%) onto an optical fibre sensor and its sensitivity in sensing nickel (II) chloride-ions.…”
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Recent Advances on Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Molecules and Ions in Biosystems by Gu, Bin, Zhang, Qichun

“…The mechanisms of upconversion as well as the luminescence resonance energy transfer process is introduced first, followed by a detailed summary on the recent researches of UCNP-based biodetections including the detection of inorganic ions, gas molecules, reactive oxygen species, and thiols and hydrogen sulfide.…”
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Specific ion effects enhance local structure in zwitterionic osmolyte solutions (data) by Agg, KJ, Groves, TS, Miao, S, Fung, YKC, Alderman, OLG, Headen, TF, Hughes, T-L, Smith, GN, Youngs, TGA, Tellam, JP, Chen, Y, Perkin, S, Hallett, JE

Degradation monitoring and characterization in lithium-ion batteries via the asymptotic local approach by Couto, LD, Reniers, J, Zhang, D, Howey, DA, Kinnaert, M

“…Degradation mechanisms affecting the long-term performance of lithium-ion batteries should be monitored and characterized. …”

Heterogeneity in definitions of surgical site infection after cranial surgery limits the validity of research findings in neurosurgery: a systematic review by Majidi, N, Sivakumar, A, Vogt, A, Ranganathan, S, Ashkan, K, Price, SJ, Lee, KS

“…This heterogeneity has hindered the ability to draw conclusions about the effects of interventions, with only 4.0% of authors accounting for this in their findings. It is important to be cautious when reviewing studies that report SSI-CRAN outcomes without acknowledging this heterogeneity, as the validity of their reported evidence may be limited. …”