Natural avian inspired ornithopter UAV by Kaung, Ko Ko

“…Studied areas cover chord and span of the wings based on different birds slow/ fast big.small flyers, flight dynamics inclusive of propulsion and lift and maneuvrability, structural designs along with material selection and on board and ground based electronics systems, and lastly the motor driven gearbox. Several prototypes and modular parts such as gear boxes and wings are explored to obtain varying results to obtain optimum flight worthy prototype.…”
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The sustainability of nuclear energy in Southeast Asia: opportunities and challenges by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Caballero-Anthony, Mely, Trajano, Julius Cesar I., Sembiring, Margareth

“…Hence, there is a need for ASEAN member states to start discussing possible regional mechanisms on the prevention of the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. Lastly, the region is home to the world’s major food producers and exporters. …”
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Tree water uptake on suction distribution in unsaturated tropical residual soil slope by Mohd. Fakhrurrazi Ishak

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Mine yOur owN Anatomy: revisiting medical image segmentation with extremely limited labels by You, C, Dai, W, Liu, F, Min, Y, Dvornek, NC, Li, X, Clifton, DA, Staib, L, Duncan, JS

“…Second, we construct a set of objectives that encourage the model to be capable of decomposing medical images into a collection of anatomical features in an unsupervised manner. Lastly, we both empirically and theoretically, demonstrate the efficacy of our MONA on three benchmark datasets with different labeled settings, achieving new state-of-the-art under different labeled semi-supervised settings. …”

Cellular and structural dynamics of the intracellular trafficking receptor KDELR by Frey, DM

“…Moreover, while the structural determination of KDELR-cargo complexes proved difficult, presumably due to intrinsic flexibility between cargo and KDELR, three crystal structures inform on the importance of the ERS’-4 position’s chemical nature and a non-canonical ERS’ binding mode. Lastly, NMR-spectroscopically analysing a validated, 13C-labelled KDELR2 model revealed ERS-binding-induced changes in KDELR’s C-terminal dynamics. …”

Τhe burial rite of Enchytrismos in Attica, Euboea and Boeotia during the Late Geometric and Archaic periods. Towards an understanding of its social significance by Vlanti, AD

“…<p>Inhumation inside ceramic vessels, conventionally termed “enchytrismos” in modern scholarship, is a long-lasting practice attested in the Aegean world and beyond. …”

Due regard obligations in the law of the sea convention by Fasia, EE

“…Further, the analysis on interstitiality demonstrates that DROs serve as an organising principle of the LOSC, facilitating the consideration even of issues not explicitly regulated in the Convention. Lastly, the thesis makes a normative proposition that due regard should be viewed as a way to resolve broader law of the sea questions beyond the realm of the LOSC.…”

Planetary health-informed health systems change: a circumpolar-based multi-methods approach by Redvers, N

“…Findings included the need for things to be done “in the right way”, and the sentiment that the Land is not just an experience but a way of life. Lastly, I carried out a scoping review to identify current planetary health frameworks for health systems. …”

Fragrance carrier based on zeolite-A modified bentonite as a controlled release system in air freshener applications by Kusrini, Eny, Anwar Usman, Ayuningtyas, Karina, Wilson, Lee D., Putra, Nandy, Prasetyo, Agus Budi, Rahman, Arif, Nugrahaningtyas, Khoirina Dwi, Santosa, Sri Juari, Noviyanti, Atiek Rostika

“…The quality of air fresheners with low cost production can be improved by using a carrier matrix such as synthetic zeolite to increase the long-lasting properties of fragrance product by encapsulation technique. …”
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The effects of a blended learning model on the physical fitness of Chinese university students: a cluster randomized controlled trial in basketball education by Wang, Chen, Yuan, Yubin, Ji, Xueyan

“…The participants were divided into an experimental group (blended learning) and a control group (traditional learning). The intervention lasted for 16 weeks, and physical fitness indices such as body mass index (BMI), lung capacity, sit and reach, pull-ups/sit-ups, standing long jumps, 50-meter runs, and 1000/800-meter runs were measured before and after the intervention. …”
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Knowledge and practice on exclusive breastfeeding and association with work-related factors among mothers in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Rosdi, Nur Hanim Natasha Mohd

“…The results demonstrated 115 (75.7%) of participants have an excellent level of EBF knowledge and 91 (59.9%) of participants have an excellent level of EBF practice. Lastly, there were no association between three work-related factors [ working hours (p = 0.559), private room to express breastmilk (p = 0.233), maternity leave period (p = 0.697)] and level of EBF practice. in this study. …”
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Knowledge and attitude towards diabetic retinopathy among diabetic patients in outpatient clinics at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia by Zolkiflee, Nur Dafinah Zolkiflee

“…There was no association between knowledge score and attitude score (p = 0.746), the result shows only 39 (47.6%) of participants have good knowledge and high-level attitude. Lastly, there was the association between sociodemographic factors [gender (p = 0.024), type of diabetes mellitus (p = 0.000), duration of diabetes mellitus (p = 0.040)] and no association between [age (p = 0.082), educational level (p = 0.292), type of treatment (p = 0.977)] and the level of knowledge on diabetic retinopathy. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Electrode Fabricated by using FDM in DieSinking EDM by Kit, Fong Mun, Ng Yang Zu, Nicolas, Abdul Haq, Reazul Haq, Manshoor, Bukhari, Abdul Ghafir, Mohammad Fahmi, Marwah, Omar Mohd Faizan, Hoffmann, Jörg

“…Additionally, the FDM electrode was able to machine the mild steel workpiece with 1 mm infit at a peak current of 16 A and pulse-on time of 50 µs without suffering premature electrode failures such as edge failure, delamination, distortion and rupturing. Lastly, the machining performance of the FDM electrode was comparable to the copper electrode in terms of MRR, EWR and SR. …”
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Topological effects on the magnetoconductivity in topological insulators by Sacksteder, Vincent E., Arnardottir, Kristin Bjorg, Kettemann, Stefan, Shelykh, Ivan A.

“…In addition, we present both an analytical formula and numerical results for the tilted-field magnetoconductivity which has been measured in several experiments. Lastly, we predict that as the temperature is reduced Δσ will enter a wrapped regime where it is sensitive to diffusion processes which make one or more circuits around the TI. …”
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Optical coherence tomography angiography imaging to monitor anti-VEGF treatment of corneal vascularization in a rabbit model by Devarajan, Kavya, Ong, Hon Shing, Lwin, Nyein C., Chua, Jacqueline, Schmetterer, Leopold, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh, Ang, Marcus

“…It was observed that aflibercept provided longer lasting effect than ranibizumab. We also observed that in both drugs, the topical route of administration topical provided longer regression outcomes compared to one-time sub-conjunctival injection. …”
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Label-free microfluidic cell sorting and detection for rapid blood analysis by Lu, Nan, Tay, Hui Min, Petchakup, Chayakorn, He, Linwei, Gong, Lingyan, Maw, Kay Khine, Leong, Sheng Yuan, Lok, Wan Wei, Ong, Hong Boon, Guo, Ruya, Li, Holden King Ho, Hou, Han Wei

“…Next, we will highlight research efforts that combine label-free microfluidics with machine learning approaches to enhance detection sensitivity and specificity in clinical studies, as well as innovative microfluidic solutions which are capable of fully integrated and label-free blood cell sorting and analysis. Lastly, we will envisage the current challenges and future outlook of label-free microfluidics platforms for high throughput multi-dimensional blood cell analysis to identify non-traditional circulating biomarkers for clinical diagnostics.…”
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Ultralow-threshold two-photon pumped amplified spontaneous emission and lasing from seeded CdSe/CdS nanorod heterostructures by Xing, Guichuan, Liao, Yile, Wu, Xiangyang, Chakrabortty, Sabyasachi, Liu, Xinfeng, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee, Sum, Tze Chien, Chan, Yinthai

“…Ultrafast optical spectroscopy verified that while the Auger processes in these heterostructures are indeed suppressed, ASE in these samples could also be strongly affected by a fast hole trapping process to the NR surface states. Lastly, to exemplify the potential of these seeded CdSe/CdS nanodot/nanorod heterostructures as a viable gain media for achieving two-photon lasing, a highly photostable microsphere laser with an ultralow pump threshold is showcased.…”
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Industrial symbiosis and the successional city : adapting exchange networks to energy constraints by Terway, Timothy M. (Timothy Michael)

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Modelling self-awareness in social robot by Zhang, Jiaheng

“…A human study was also conducted to rate the effectiveness of the above methods, in an effort to compare the above methods with human understanding and judgement of the text. Lastly, these sentiments and emotions were tagged to major events present in the book and a Self- Awareness data model was created to represent the relationships between the extracted data. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance and research methodology by Li, Wei

“…Second, cross-sectional analyses show that p-hacking is more prevalent among untenured authors, male authors, sole authors, and authors from higher-ranking schools. Lastly, we discussed multiple hypotheses testing methods and disclosure-based solution to guard against p-hacking. …”
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