Characteristics of scanning curves of two soils by Tami, Denny, Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon

“…Scanning curves were then constructed using the matric suction and water content data measured at the bottom, middle and top parts of the slope models and were compared with the primary drying and primary wetting soil-water characteristic curves that were measured separately. …”
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Sugar-modified G-quadruplexes : effects of LNA-, 2'F-RNA- and 2'F-ANA-guanosine chemistries on G-quadruplex structure and stability by Phan, Anh Tuân, Li, Zhe, Lech, Christopher Jacques

“…Our results are summarized in two parts: (I) Generally, LNAG substitutions into ‘anti’ position guanines within a guanine-tetrad lead to a more stable G-quadruplex, while substitutions into ‘syn’ positions disrupt the native G-quadruplex conformation. …”
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Looting the LUTs : FPGA optimization of AES and AES-like ciphers for authenticated encryption by Khairallah, Mustafa, Chattopadhyay, Anupam, Peyrin, Thomas

“…Additionally, we show that using FPGA technology mapping instead of logic optimization, the area of both the linear and non linear parts of the round function of several AES-like primitives can be reduced, without affecting the run-time performance. …”
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Amphiphilic Janus magnetoplasmonic nanoparticles: pH-triggered self-assembly and fluorescence modulation by Lu, Derong, Hou, Shuai, Liu, Sheng, Xiong, Qirong, Chen, Yonghao, Duan, Hongwei

“…It was found that the increase in the relative ratio of pH-responsive hydrophobic BCP and hydrophilic polymer grafts on two different parts of the JNP led to a morphological transition of assemblies from micellar cluster to lamellae to vesicle. …”
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Pottery of the colonial world: the study of European porcelain in Istana Kampong Gelam, Singapore (IKG) by Sim, Sxuann Mei Xuan

“…This thesis hopes to contribute to existing scholarship on colonial material culture in Singapore and by extension Southeast Asia by first creating an European porcelain typology which can be used as a basis for comparing European porcelain excavated in Singapore and potentially across SEA and other parts of the British empire in future.…”
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Debonding of bonded composite joints with TEP modified epoxy adhesives by Caglar, Hasan, Sridhar, Idapalapati, Sharma, Mohit, Chian, Kerm Sin

“…Prevention of mechanical and thermal damage to the composite parts is crucial during the debonding process of adhesive joints. …”
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A pile of ghosts: a cinematic heterotopia of spectral urbanization by Raidel, Ella

“…As the process of filmmaking goes, settings and castings are staged to re-enact situations that have been observed during the field trips that were undertaken in many parts of China. The search for the unknown narrative keeps modifying and displacing the semantics of the film script. …”
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Hydrous melting driven upwelling from the mantle transition zone in the Mongolia plateau revealed by receiver function analysis by He, Jing, Xu, Mijian, Wu, Qingju, Zhang, Fengxue

“…The topographies of the 410 km (D410) and 660 km (D660) discontinuities are both characterized by slight depressions in most parts of the Mongolia Plateau. An obvious low-velocity layer (LVL) atop the MTZ with an average thickness of ∼40 km is observed beneath this study area, indicating the hydrous partial molten layer atop the D410 and a hydrous MTZ. …”
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Path planning and simulation for two mobile robots by Sheng, Hao Ran

“…In simulation, how the task subdivides into many small parts and how to assign those sub-task to 2 mobile robots and make 2 mobile robots corporate like human behavior.With technology learning and task execution, we can reveal the capacity of two mobile robots to collaborate seamlessly. …”
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Design of a conformal end-fire array antenna by Hou, Zheyi

“…The substrate of this array antenna consists of 3 parts: 1. A conducting surface (Perfect E) served as ground plane, 2. …”
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Strain-hardening cementitious composites ultra-thin whitetopping (SHCC-PUTW) for rapid asphalt pavement rehabilitation by NguyenDinh, Nen, Liu, Yangqing, Qiu, Jishen, Bawono, Ali Aryo, He, Shan, Lechner, Bernhard, Yang, En-Hua

“…The current work includes four parts. First, the desirable combinations of SHCC's tensile and compressive uniaxial behaviors are identified in the analytical model and experimental study to enhance its flexural strength for pavement application. …”
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Design of a droop control scheme for programmable sources in a microgrid testbed by Lim, Liang Yuan, Krishnan, Ashok, Foo, Eddy Yi Shyh

“…Conversely, the programmable source does not have a power-frequency droop characteristic since it has no rotating parts. This paper demonstrates how the programmable source can be programmed to contain the power-frequency droop characteristics inherent to the synchronous generator. …”
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Quantitative mass spectrometry of human reticulocytes reveal proteome-wide modifications during maturation by Chu, Trang T. T., Sinha, Ameya, Malleret, Benoit, Suwanarusk, Rossarin, Park, Jung Eun, Naidu, Renugah, Das, Rupambika, Dutta, Bamaprasad, Ong, Seow Theng, Verma, Navin Kumar, Chan, Jerry K., Nosten, François, Rénia, Laurent, Sze, Siu Kwan, Russell, Bruce, Chandramohanadas, Rajesh

“…The extended nature of cytoskeletal network may partly account for increased deformability and shape changes, as reticulocytes transform to normocytes.…”
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Defending, contesting and rejecting formal drinker categories: how UK university students identify as ‘light-drinkers’ or ‘non-drinkers’ by Conroy, Dom, Griffin, Christine, Morton, Charlotte

“…Interviews suggested how formal definitions could create ideological dilemmas for participants, partly through investment in how formally defined drinker categories connected with recent personal drinking practices. …”
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Enhanced simulation of atmospheric blocking in a high-resolution earth system model: projected changes and implications for extreme weather events by Gao, Y, Guo, X, Lu, J, Woollings, T, Chen, D, Guo, X, Wu, L

“…In this study, we use the high-resolution Community Earth System Model (CESM-HR; 25 km atmosphere and 10 km ocean) to show that CESM-HR reduces biases in atmospheric blocking for both winter and summer, particularly for events lasting longer than 10 days. This improvement is partly due to reduced sea surface temperature biases at higher resolution. …”

The physiological effect of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanopesticide on Aedes aegypti Larvae by Ting, Chuan Hsieh, Syahirah Zakaria, Siti Khadijah Mohd Bakhori, Shahrom Mahmud, Siti Nasuha Hamzah

“…After exposure to ZnO nanoparticles, Ae. aegypti larvae showed morphological abnormalities, including distorted and shrunk body parts as well as midgut rupture. Overall, the findings suggest that ZnO nanoparticles have the potential to replace chemical pesticides as a means of reducing the populations of Ae. aegypti mosquitoes.…”
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Effect of mangostin on the functional activity and integrity of the Plasmodium falciparum and infected and Uninfected red blood cells membrane by Ibraheem, Z.O., Majid, R.A., Noor, S.M., Farook, M.D., Basir, R.

“…Mangostin is a natural xanthanoid obtained from various parts of the mangosteen tree Garcinia mangostana with diverse medicinal effects, such as; antioxidant, antibacterial, anticancer and anti-inflammatory. …”

Development of 3D-printed customized facial padding for burn patients by Ahmad Fozi, Muhammad Aiman, Salleh, Mohamed Najib, Ismail, Khairul Azwan

“…Practical implications This paper suggests that an additive manufacturing method using 3D printing is capable of producing accurate, functional and low-cost medical parts for rehabilitation. Moreover, the 3D-printed padding fabricated by additive manufacturing assists in generating optimal pressure, which is necessary for effective pressure therapy. …”
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Permanent Magnet Hybrid Core Inductors for High Saturation Capability by Yang, Rachel S., Nadler, Andrew B., Sullivan, Charles R., Perreault, David J.

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Assembly and programming of a micro-compression platform with in-situ imaging system by Lee, Judy Qian Hui.

“…By designing and fabricating some of the hardware parts, coupled with the purchase of necessary equipments, a micro-compression set-up was built. …”
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