Patient-Centered Clinical Trial Design for Heart Failure Devices via Bayesian Decision Analysis by Chaudhuri, Shomesh E., Adamson, Phillip, Bruhn-Ding, Dean, Ben Chaouch, Zied, Gebben, David, Rincon-Gonzalez, Liliana, Liden, Barry, Reed, Shelby D., Saha, Anindita, Schaber, Daniel, Stein, Kenneth, Tarver, Michelle E., Lo, Andrew W.

“…This result reflects the willingness of heart failure patients to bear additional risks of the investigational device in exchange for its probable benefits. …”
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Towards Synergistic Understanding of Language Processing in Biological and Artificial Systems by Hosseini Asl, Eghbal

“…Over the past five years, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have achieved capabilities in the comprehension and production of language that are indistinguishable from those of humans, and their internal representations bear similarity to activity within the language network. …”
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Location identification of line supports using experimental modal analysis by Wu, Lei, Yang, Yaowen, Maheshwari, Muneesh

“…In many engineering applications, line supports are used to reinforce long span structures such as multi-span beams and plates. However, the presence of line supports usually causes local stress concentration. …”
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An artificial neural network model for multi-flexoelectric actuation of plates by Fan, Mu, Yu, Pengcheng, Xiao, Zhongmin

“…Flexoelectric effect can be used to design actuators to control engineering structures including beams, plates, and shells. Multiple flexoelectric actuators method has the advantage of less stress concentration and better control effect, but the mode-dependent optimal actuator locations could influence the flexoelectric actuation effect significantly. …”
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Electrical and photoresponse properties of Co3O4 nanowires by Mukherjee, Bablu, Varghese, Binni, Karthik, K. R. G., Jinesh, K. B., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Tok, Eng Soon, Sow, Chorng Haur

“…Photoresponses of individual nanowires were obtained by global irradiation of laser beams with photon energies above band gap and at sub-band gap of the nanowires. …”
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Evaluation of scanner parameters on ebt 2 And ebt 3 film analysis by Azhan, Siti Nur Amirah

“…The EBT 2 and EBT 3 films were initially irradiated with photon and electron beams of different energies (6 MV, 10 MV, 6 MeV and 9 MeV) using Siemens Primus Linear Accelerator. …”
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Low-temperature specific heat capacity of water-ammonia mixtures down to the eutectic by Chua, Bing Hong, Gloesener, Elodie, Choukroun, Mathieu, Vu, Tuan H., Melwani Daswani, Mohit, Journaux, Baptiste, Styczinski, Marshall J., Vance, Steven D.

“…Cp measurements of the liquid were also obtained in the partial melting domain between the eutectic and liquidus. …”
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Multilevel mechanisms driving intraplate volcanism in Central Mongolia revealed by adjoint waveform tomography of receiver function and ambient noise data by Xu, Mijian, Wang, Kai, Chen, Jing, He, Jing, Liu, Qinya, Liu, Yiduo, Huang, Zhouchuan, Tong, Ping

“…The small-scale low-velocity zones in the crust and uppermost mantle reveal a crustal magma reservoir and partially molten subcontinental lithospheric mantle (SCLM). Melt fraction estimation indicates low-degree partially molten crust and SCLM. …”
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Role of Sm3+ ions as network-modifying on elastic, mechanical, and radiation shielding properties of MgO–B2O3–TeO2 glasses by Zalamin, S.N.F., M Zaid, M.H., Matori, K.A., Karim, M.K.A., Yaakob, Y., Cheong, W.M., Loh, Z.W., Sayyed, M.I.

“…A series of samarium doped magnesium borotellurite glass with empirical formula (60-)TeO2–30B2O3–10MgO– (Sm2O3) was produced via melt-quenching technique, with x is varied to 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mol. …”
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A novel two-degrees-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester by Wu, Hao, Tang, Lihua, Yang, Yaowen, Soh, Chee Kiong

“…In this article, a novel compact piezoelectric energy harvester using two vibration modes has been developed. The harvester comprises one main cantilever beam and an inner secondary cantilever beam, each of which is bonded with piezoelectric transducers. …”
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Regulasi dan Dasar Ekonomi Sebelah Penawaran: Langkah Alternatif untuk Mengurangkan Bebanan Ekonomi Peniaga dalam Majlis Perbandaran Kubang Pasu (MPKP) (S/O: 14674) by Abdullah, Muhammad Ridhuan Bos, Noor, Mohd Saifoul Zamzuri, Bakar, Normizan, Hasan Basri, Bakti, Fadzim, Wan Roshidah, Musa, Rusmani

“…Perlu kita akui, krisis pada kali ini adalah berbentuk dimensi baru (new normal) dan berkadaran dan wujud kesukaran untuk mengurangkannya. …”
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A new countermeasure to combat the embedding-based attacks on the Goldreich-Goldwasser-Halevi lattice-based cryptosystem by Mandangan, Arif, Nazaruddin, Nazreen Syazwina, Asbullah, Muhammad Asyraf, Kamarulhaili, Hailiza, Che Hussin, Che Haziqah, Olayiwola, Babarinsa

“…Recently, an improved version of the GGH cryptosystem, namely the GGH-MKA cryptosystem, has been proven immune to the embedding-based attacks. …”
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Rational design and synthesis of degradable poly(imidazolium ester) antibiotics by Xu, Xiaofei

“…While antimicrobial polymers have been explored as promising substitutes for antibiotics in academic scenarios, a majority of these polymers feature non-degradable backbones. …”
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Investigating the inner controls on explosive eruptions using textural analyses and petrology by Bernard, Olivier

“…I find that sudden decompression-induced crystallization of the matrix due to important undercooling of the melt plays a major role in promoting mafic magma fragmentation and generating mafic PDCs. …”
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Strain rate, temperature, and their coupled effects on the deformation process of four polycarbonates and a short glass fibre reinforced polycarbonate composite by Song, P

“…<p>Polycarbonate is a typical glassy thermoplastic polymer, which has been widely used in engineering applications because of its ductility, transparency and impact resistance. …”

USRP-based wireless communication demonstrations for capacity improvement: from coding and waveform design perspectives by Liu, Yile

“…Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM), a recent technology that utilizes vortex beams, provides a new dimension in mobile communication by enabling high-speed data transmission through superimposing multiple vortex waves. …”
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Restoring restaurant design and layout: towards safer dining out experience by Che Ishak, Farah Adibah, Kang, Sing Suan, Mohd Fikeri, Nor Amalin Sahiira, Karim, Shahrim, Mohamad, Siti Fatimah

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Kajian Perspektif di Kalangan Pemaju Perumahan Tentang System Binaan Banggunan Berindustri (IBS) di Negeri Kedah dan Perlis by Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Zulhumadi, Faisal, Redzuan, Kamaruddin, Anuar, Herman Shah, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan

“…Namun penerimaan oleh pihak yang terlibat terhadap sesuatu teknologi adalah merupakan suatu yang rumit terutamanya yang melibatkan teknologi baru. Justeru itu kajian ini akan mengupas sejauhmana kadar penggunaan teknologi ’Industrialised Building System,’ faktor-faktor yang menyebabkan halangan terhadap penggunaan teknologi ini serta kelebihan dan kekurangannya. …”
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Comparison of transport methodologies on near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments using CFD by Tee, Clarence Wei Tat

“…The two methodologies are validated by simulating the dispersion phenomena for two test cases which largely bear resemblance to urban settings: a three-dimensional street canyon setup and the Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST) field experiment. …”
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Holocene relative sea-level histories of tropical islands by Tan, Fangyi

“…Predictions of the spatial patterns of RSL change to deeply uncertain, but potentially catastrophic ice-sheet melt rely on glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) models that are calibrated to Holocene RSL data. …”
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