Parametric optimization of engine performance and emissions for hydroxy blended gaseous fuels by Ijaz Malik, Muhammad Ali, Ikram, Adeel, Sohail, Shayan, Naqvi, Muhammad, Khubaib, Muhammad, Hussain, Fayaz, Zhang, Bo

“…Under such conditions, the observed values were: brake torque of 7.94 Nm, brake power (BP) of 2.14 kW, BSFC of 0.35 kg/kWh, BTE of 23.5 %, CO of 796.24 ppm, CO2 of 6.84 %v, HC of 97.07 ppm, and NOx of 281.6 ppm. …”
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Development and characteristics of stackable cassava (Manihot esculanta Crantz) chips by Ismail, Nur `Aini

“…The shape of sliced cassava is ellipse with 5.0 cm major diameter and 4.8 cm minor diameters. …”
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How balanced are you? Bilingualism and the development of attentional control in English-Mandarin preschool children by Chan, Clara Gek Hoon

“…Given that engaging in the cognitive processes of language management in the brain is likely to result in changes to the neural system to improve cognitive efficiency, bilingualism is expected to positively benefit cognitive control. …”
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Spectral, spatial, and temporal characteristics of underwater ambient noise in the Beaufort Sea in 1994 and 2016 by Chen, R., Poulsen, A., Schmidt, H.

“…Spectral comparison shows noise within 20–350 Hz is ∼30 dB louder in 1994 than 2016; however, this is likely due to higher array self noise during SIMI94. …”
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Prototypical career paths in urban, suburban, and rural locations in the United States by Setor, Tenace, Joseph, Damien

“…What are the prototypical career paths thus formed? Who are the likely incumbents of these career paths? What are the consequences of pursuing these career paths? …”
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The role of online media in mobilizing large-scale collective action by Chen, Zhuo, Oh, Poong, Chen, Anfan

“…The results showed that messages generated by users who occupied peripheral positions (i.e., lower k-coreness) and by those connecting others within closed communities (i.e., lower brokerage) were more likely to diffuse than those generated by central users or those who bridged different communities. …”
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Identification of GABAergic neurons innervating the zebrafish lateral habenula by Ramaswamy, Mahathi, Cheng, Ruey-Kuang, Jesuthasan, Suresh

“…Mechanisms governing release of GABA from the neurons in the posterior hypothalamus, which are likely to be in the tuberomammillary nucleus, remain to be defined.…”
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Governing failure mode of unsaturated soil slopes under rainwater infiltration by Huang, Wengui, Leong, Eng-Choon, Rahardjo, Harianto

“…The governing failure mode is likely to be affected by soil properties, slope geometry, depth of wetting front and contribution of matric suction to shear strength, which were investigated in this study. …”
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Computational cell fate modelling for discovery of rewiring in apoptotic network for enhanced cancer drug sensitivity by Chua, Huey Eng, Zhang, Fan, Zheng, Jie, Mishra, Shital Kumar, Bhowmick, Sourav Saha

“…Our method employs Genetic Algorithm to search for the most likely network topologies by iteratively generating simulated protein phosphorylation data using ODEs and the rewired network and then fitting the simulated data with real data of cancer signalling and cell fate. …”
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Thermal and oxidative degradation mechanism of hydroxyl terminated natural rubber for solid rocket propellant binders / by Norfhairna Baharulrazi, 1985- author 594316, Husin Mohd Nor, supervisor 594317, Wan Khairuddin Wan Ali, supervisor 253428, Fakulti Kejuruteraan. Sekolah Kejuruteraan Kimia dan Tenaga 617434

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Media watchdogs in India by Rajan, R. V.

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Book review: Roderick B. Campbell, Archaeology of the Chinese Bronze Age: From Erlitou to Anyang (Los Angeles: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press, 2014), 208 pp. ISBN: 978193174... by Hein, A

Application of glucoamylase hydrolysis with anaerobically driven microbial fuel cells : Effect on energy generation from potato wastes by Siddique, Md Nurul Islam, Zaied, Khalid, Mohd Zamri, Ibrahim, Noraaini, Ali, Nazaitulshila, Rasit, Muhammad Syarifuddin, Yahya, Ghanem, Waheed Ali H.M.

“…The maximum voltage measured was 1.1 V. When the external resistance was 1091 Ω, the power density reached its greatest point of 93 mW/m3. …”
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Evaluating the performance of agricultural tractor engine using cottonseed oil biodiesel by Adnan, Fattah Khalid, Muhamad, Mat Noor, Abdulrahman, Ribwar Kermanj, Badruddin, Irfan Anjum, Kamangar, Sarfaraz

“…The Belarus 920 tractor, with a maximum output of 74.5kW, was put through a Power Take Off (PTO) test in this study to assess its performance and emission components when fueled with conventional petroleum diesel, B20, B50, and B100 of Cotton Seed Oil Biodiesel (CSOME). …”
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Search of the early O3 LIGO data for continuous gravitational waves from the Cassiopeia A and Vela Jr. supernova remnants by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…Estimates from simulated continuous wave signals indicate we achieve the most sensitive results to date across the explored parameter space volume, probing to strain magnitudes as low as ~$6.3\times10^{-26}$ for Cas A and ~$5.6\times10^{-26}$ for Vela Jr. at frequencies near 166 Hz at 95% efficiency.…”
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Development of oil-based gels as versatile drug delivery systems for pediatric applications by Kirtane, Ameya R., Karavasili, Christina, Wahane, Aniket, Freitas, Dylan, Booz, Katelyn, Le, Dao Thi Hong, Hua, Tiffany, Scala, Stephen, Lopes, Aaron, Hess, Kaitlyn, Collins, Joy, Tamang, Siddartha, Ishida, Keiko, Kuosmanen, Johannes L. P., Rajesh, Netra Unni, Phan, Nhi V., Li, Junwei, Krogmann, Annlyse, Lennerz, Jochen K., Hayward, Alison, Langer, Robert, Traverso, Giovanni

“…Administering medicines to 0- to 5-year-old children in a resource-limited environment requires dosage forms that circumvent swallowing solids, avoid on-field reconstitution, and are thermostable, cheap, versatile, and taste masking. …”
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3-D Topology Optimization of Spatially Averaged Surface-Enhanced Raman Devices by Hammond, Ian M.

“…An objective function represented by ട|E|⁴dV effectively approximates Raman enhancement. This function tends to diverge near sharp tips and other singular geometries in three-dimensional spaces for relevent materials. …”
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Wearable bio-adhesive metal detector array (BioMDA) for spinal implants

“…The customized decoupling models developed facilitate the precise determination of the horizontal and vertical positions of the implants with incredible levels of accuracy (e.g., <0.5 mm). These data support the potential use of BioMDA in real-time/dynamic postoperative monitoring of spinal implants.…”
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McCTRP : a cross-layer tree routing protocol for multichannel wireless sensor networks by Jing, Gang, Jia, Lei, Cai, Wenjian, Chen, Dongyan, Ding, Xudong

“…Our protocol has been implemented on a testbed consisting of 53 nodes deployed in a 5-story building. Experimental results show that our approach provides fast convergence rate, stable topology and over 99.8% data transmission reliability.…”
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Performance improvements of microchannel heat sink using wavy channel and nanofluids by Sakanova, Assel, Keian, Chan Chun, Zhao, Jiyun

“…Three different types of nanofluids with volume concentration ranges from 1% to 5% are applied. The effect of wavy MCHS is shown on thermal resistance, pressure drop, friction factor. …”
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