Ethylene-vinyl acetate/poly (propylene carbonate) nanocomposites: effects of graphene oxide on microstructure, shape memory, and mechanical characteristics by Azizli, Mohammad Javad, Vafa, Ehsan, Parham, Somayeh, Rezaeeparto, Katayoon, Azizli, Fatemeh, Mohammad Hashemi, Mohammad Hashemi, Kamyab, Hesam, Chelliapan, Shreeshivadasan, Mohammad Amani, Ali, Honarkar, Hengameh, Mokhtary, Masoud

“…The morphologies of the synthesized nanocomposites were studied by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which showed that adding GO/rGO hybrid made better uniformity in the matrix rather than GO and rGO. …”

Development of differential optical absorption spectroscopy (DOAS) system for hazardous methane gas detection in the near infrared region by Khandaker, Sayma, Hasan, Md Mahmudul, Nurulain Nadhirah, Shaipizaman, Mohd Amir Shahlan, Mohd Aspar, Hadi, Manap

“…An in-depth examination of the absorption lines was conducted to determine the optimal wavelength for measurement. …”
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Hackathons as Participatory Design: Iterating Feminist Utopias by Hope, Alexis, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Hoy, Josephine, Michelson, Rebecca, Roberts, Jennifer, Krontiris, Kate, Zuckerman, Ethan

“…Key to our re-imagining of conventional innovation structures is a focus on experience design, where joy and play serve as key strategies to help people and institutions build relationships across lines of difference. We conclude with a discussion of design principles applicable not only to designers of events, but to social movement researchers and HCI scholars trying to address oppression through the design of technologies and socio-technical systems.…”
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Multiplexed CRISPR/CAS9‐mediated engineering of pre‐clinical mouse models bearing native human B cell receptors by Wang, Xuesong, Ray, Rashmi, Kratochvil, Sven, Melzi, Eleonora, Lin, Ying‐Cing, Giguere, Sophie, Xu, Liling, Warner, John, Cheon, Diane, Liguori, Alessia, Groschel, Bettina, Phelps, Nicole

“…We validate this technology with the rapid generation of three BCR KI lines expressing native human precursors, instead of computationally inferred germline sequences, to HIV broadly neutralizing antibodies. …”
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Aneuploid senescent cells activate NF-κB to promote their immune clearance by NK cells by Wang, Ruoxi W., Viganò, Sonia, Ben-David, Uri, Amon, Angelika, Santaguida, Stefano

“…Inactivating NF‐κB abolishes NK cell‐mediated clearance of untransformed aneuploid cells. In cancer cell lines, NF‐κB upregulation also correlates with the degree of aneuploidy. …”
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How information about historic carbon emissions affects support for climate aid: evidence from a survey experiment by Charnysh, Volha, Kalow, Jared, Lieberman, Evan, Walk, Erin

“…However, in democratic countries such as the United States, it remains uncertain whether such messages can affect public opinion, especially across partisan lines. We conducted a pre-registered survey from a national online pool (N = 5,002) with a built-in experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of alternative communications strategies associated with historic carbon emissions in increasing support for climate aid. …”
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A novel low-crosstalk driveline based on spoof surface plasmon polaritons by Zhao, Shumin, Zhang, Hao Chi, Liu, Liangliang, Zhao, Jiahao, Yang, Cheng

“…By using traditional drivelines, for example, microstrip lines, the distance between adjacent drivelines should be large enough to reduce the multichannel coupling effects. …”
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Fullwave modeling of coplanar-waveguide discontinuities for applications in filter design and metamaterial characterization by Gao, Jing

“…Coplanar waveguide (CPW) has been finding wide applications in microwave integrated circuit (MIC) and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) due to several advantages it offers over microstrip lines. Typical discontinuities characteristics are an integral part of practical circuit design. …”
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New techniques for automated architectural reconstruction from photographs by Werner, T, Zisserman, A

“…Second, we develop and refine a technique for piecewise planar model fitting involving sweeping polygonal primitives, and assess the performance of this technique. Third, lines at infinity are constructed from image correspondences and used to sweep planes in the principal directions. …”

Integrative taxonomy clarifies the evolution of a cryptic primate clade by van Elst, T, Sgarlata, GM, Schüßler, D, Tiley, GP, Poelstra, JW, Scheumann, M, Blanco, MB, Aleixo-Pais, IG, Rina Evasoa, M, Ganzhorn, JU, Goodman, SM, Hasiniaina, AF, Hending, D, Hohenlohe, PA, Ibouroi, MT, Iribar, A, Jan, F, Kappeler, PM, Le Pors, B, Manzi, S, Olivieri, G, Rakotonanahary, AN, Rakotondranary, SJ, Rakotondravony, R

“…Here we illustrate best practices for clarifying cryptic diversification processes by presenting an integrative framework that leverages multiple lines of evidence and taxon-informed cut-offs for species delimitation, while placing special emphasis on identifying patterns of isolation by distance. …”

Antitumor polycyclic acridines. 7. Synthesis and biological properties of DNA affinic tetra- and pentacyclic acridines by Stanslas, Johnson, Hagan, Damien J., Ellis, Michael J., Turner, Claire, Carmichael, James, Ward, Wynne, Hammonds, Timothy R., Stevens, Malcolm F. G.

“…The novel water-soluble agent dihydroindolizino[7,6,5-kl]acridinium chloride 14 has inhibitory activity in a panel of non-small-cell lung and breast tumor cell lines exceeding that of m-AMSA. The salt inhibited the release of minicircle products of kDNA confirming that disorganization of topoisomerase II partly underlies the activity of the compound. …”

Spent coffee grounds enhanced compressive strength of cement mortar: An optimization study by Yee, Jia Jun, Khong, Sheh Ching, Tee, Kong Fah, Jolius, Gimbun, Chin, Siew Choo

“…There is limited optimization study on the SCG addition in mortars, hence this study was performed to optimize the curing time and SCG addition in cement mortar to achieve the highest compressive strength through response surface methodology. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) characterization was carried out on the SCG particles to identify their physical properties. …”
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Rejuvenating organic soil behavior with crushed waste concrete: experimental and mineralogical investigations by Almsedeen, Ayah, Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak, Nurmunira, Muhammad, Siddiqua, Sumi, Muhammad Nizam, Zakaria

“…Subsequently, a comprehensive series of laboratory tests were conducted, including compaction tests using the standard Proctor test, Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) tests, and Physicochemical assessments comprising of pH, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy-Dispersive X-ray (EDX), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses. …”
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High-efficiency metalenses for zone-plate-array lithography by Smith, Henry I, Mondol, Mark, Zhang, Feng, Savas, Timothy, Walsh, Michael

“…MEEP software is used to predict focal efficiency of the completed metalens design. Scanning-electron-beam lithography was used to fabricate effective-index-modulated metalenses in CSAR-62 e-beam resist. …”
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Africa Digest : Trends and issues in business Vol. 18 by Burger, Johan

“…The Africa Digest is a fortnightly e-newsletter scanning the key trends in the macro-environment and industry to promote knowledge and raise understanding of business in Africa. …”
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Quantitative analysis of 10 classes of phospholipids by ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry by Huang, Qingxia, Lei, Hehua, Dong, Manyuan, Tang, Huiru, Wang, Yulan

“…The method takes three steps: first and second steps identified phospholipid structures in a mixture containing aliquots of all the samples using the combinations of multiple reaction monitoring (MRM), product ion scan and retention time in the positive and negative ion modes. …”
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Semiconductor nanostructures for light-driven chemical reactions by Chua, Wan Yi

“…The Fe3O4@TiO2 photocatalyst was characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX), solar simulator, gas chromatography (GC), transmission electron microscope (TEM), x-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis). …”
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The effect of customised plantar pressure accommodated 3D printed insoles on footwear cushioning during walking by Seet, Nicholas Wenhan

“…Three participants were involved in this study. An initial 3D scan of the participants’ feet was conducted to obtain the 3D model of the feet, which would then be utilised in the design of the customised insoles via Computer Aided Design (CAD). …”
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Experimental study for synthesization and characterization of porous adsorbents for cooling and gas storage applications by Soh, Michael Wai Kit

“…The surface properties of these MOFs are measured by 1) thermos-gravimetric analyzer (TGA) for measuring the thermal stability and 2) scanning electron micrography (SEM) for the morphology. …”
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Enhanced anti-fouling and catalytic performance of nanocomposite membrane to improve water purification by Goh, Natalie Sze Min

“…In this project, the membranes underwent a comprehensive series of performance & characterisation tests and analyses such as the Deionised (DI) Water & Acid Orange 7 (AO7) Flux Tests, AO7 Particle Rejection Test, AO7 Visual Test & Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-VIS) Spectroscopy Test, Catalytic Membrane Reliability Test, Video Contact Angle (VCA) Analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) Analysis and Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) Analysis. …”
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