Benzene Adsorption from Dry and Humid Air on Activated Carbons from Japanese Cypress Wood Prepared by CO2 and K2CO3 Activation by Veksha, Andrei, Uddin, Md. Azhar, Sasaoka, Eiji, Kato, Yoshiei

“…Porous properties of the ACs, such as BET surface area and micropore volumes Vmic(N2) and Vmic(CO2), were characterized by N2 and CO2 adsorption isotherms. …”
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Synthesis of eco-friendly bio-based coconut shell magnetic biochar for efficient bisphenol S sequestration in aqueous environment: green technology breakthrough by Katibi, Kamil Kayode, Shitu, Ibrahim Garba, Syahidah Azis, Rabaah, Soo Kien, Chen, Kean Pah, Lim, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Md Yunos, Khairul Faezah, Abdulhameed Amusa, Abiodun, Titilayo Katibi, Muibat

“…Utilizing pyrolysis and co-precipitation techniques, the magnetic biochar was characterized through various methods including surface chemistry (pHpzc), electron dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) N2 adsorption-desorption, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”

A Performance Analysis between Conventional and Shariah Private Retirement Scheme in Malaysia (S/O 14551) by Sofi, Mohd Fikri

“…Our contribution perspicuously highlights that Islamic funds or the alternative funds are demonstrated to be of greatly competitive in this new market of retirement savings since their inception in 2012. They do not only beat the market over the period, but also strive against the peers ferociously to attain the objective and the interest of fund holders for a better protection of future retirement. …”
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Curiosity Opens Relationships of the World and with Others: Narratives from Doing Teaching and Learning Through Curiosity by Cavicchi, Elizabeth

“…What potentials does curiosity bear for education? Some characterizations portray curiosity as self-motivated search for answers, a drive conformable with conventional education’s imperative for correct answers. …”
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A secret of high-rate mass transfer in anammox granular sludge : "lung-like breathing" by Xu, Dongdong, Kang, Da, Yu, Tao, Ding, Aqiang, Lin, Qiujian, Zhang, Meng, Hu, Qianyi, Zheng, Ping

“…The AnGS cultivated in a bioreactor with higher nitrogen removal rate (NRR) was found to have the higher ExCA and ExCF when determinated at the same BLR, and the “lung-like breathing” behavior of one type of AnGS was revealed to bear a significantly (p < 0.05) positive correlation with the specific anammox activity (SAA). …”
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Structural behavior of tubular frame under elevated temperature by Tan, Peng Hoe.

“…In this study, a two-bay-two-floor steel tubular frame, separated as four individual compartments, was modeled to investigate the behaviour of tubular frame under transient elevated temperature. To bear a resemblance to real fire condition, transient elevated temperature analysis was run to provide a more realistic solution. …”
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PLATON: top-down R-tree packing with learned partition policy by Yang, Jingyi, Cong, Gao

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Secondary structure predictor by Kong, Benjamin Xupeng

“…This means predicting the likelihood of sequences that will form secondary structures such as alpha helices, beta strands and coiled coils. There are two different methods in secondary structure prediction. …”
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Pembangunan Dan Keberkesanan Aplikasi Pembelajaran Geometri Realiti Terimbuh (Learngeoar) Terhadap Keupayaan Visualisasi Ruang Dan Pencapaian Tajuk Ruang Dalam Kalangan Murid Tahun... by Nadzeri, Mohamad Basri

“…The design and development phase involve seven expert lecturers and teachers, along with 30 year-two pupils through alpha and beta testing to ensure the validity and reliability of the LearnGeoAR application. …”
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China's geopolitical influence on the maritime industry by Chan, Lin Si

“…Upon analysis of the data, the report finds that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), with its extensive network of infrastructure projects has the potential to increase trade, reduce shipping time and costs, increase port operations and marine insurance premiums, and lastly strengthen the Renminbi (RMB) currency. …”
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BEM-PSP for single-carrier and SC-FDMA communication over a doubly selective fading channel by Liu, Xiaobei, Anand, Kushal, Guan, Yong Liang, Deng, Li, Fan, Pingzhi, Zhou, Zhengchun

“…The resultant BEM-PSP receiver significantly improves the channel estimation mean square error (MSE) and the bit error rates (BER) performance in fast fading multi-path channel, thanks to the channel tracking capability embedded within its Viterbi equalizer. …”
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Applications of deep learning for physical layer of wireless communication systems by Xie, Yihang

“…The 1D-TRNet receiver outperforms traditional OFDM receivers and state-of-the-art generalized approximate message passing (GAMP) receivers in terms of bit-error rate (BER) performance. The third research work proposes a deep learning-based 5G receiver, named communication transformer network (Comm-Trans Net), which is designed to be robust for different sub-types of TDL channels. …”
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USRP-based wireless communication demonstrations for capacity improvement: from coding and waveform design perspectives by Liu, Yile

“…Additionally, a Single-Input Single-Output (SISO) communication system is also investigated to compare the bit error rate (BER) performance in a block fading channel among no coding, (3,6) Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code, and Root-Protograph (RP-LDPC) code. …”
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Unraveling the Dynamics of Mental and Visuospatial Workload in Virtual Reality Environments by Bernal, Guillermo, Jung, Hahrin, Yassı, İsmail Emir, Hidalgo, Nelson, Alemu, Yodahe, Barnes-Diana, Tyler, Maes, Pattie

“…Our findings indicate a broadband increase in EEG power just prior to a helper event, followed by a spike of visuospatial engagement (parietal alpha and beta 0-1-3 s) occurring concurrently with a decrease in mental workload (frontal theta 2&ndash;4 s), and subsequent decreases in visuospatial engagement (parietal theta at 14 s) and physiological arousal (HRV at 20 s). …”
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Cross dataset workload classification using encoded wavelet decomposition features by Lim, Wei Lun, Sourina, Olga, Wang, Lipo

“…This was achieved with a classification system trained using sparse encoded representations of the decomposed wavelets in the alpha, beta and theta power bands, which learnt a feature representation that outperformed benchmark power spectral density features by 3.5%. …”
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Stochastic backward/forward sweep power flow analysis for islanded microgrids by Subramanian, Lalitha, Gooi, Hoay Beng

“…The distributed generation units are modelled as solar generation with their uncertainties defined by Beta distribution while the load uncertainties are modelled using normal distribution. …”
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Cortical neurophysiology of ALS by Proudfoot, M

“…ALS related reductions in beta-band coherence were noted in both corticospinal and inter- hemispheric communication.…”

PRMT5 controls the innate immune response by Zhang, C

“…Using the PRMT5 inhibitor T1-44, we observed increased intron retention and subsequent accumulation of dsRNAs and interferon-beta (IFN-β) both in vivo and in vitro, in an E2F1 dependent manner. …”

Relationship between inherited genetic variation and survival from colorectal cancer stratified by tumour location by Wills, C, Watts, K, Houseman, A, Maughan, TS, Fisher, D, Al-Tassan, NA, Houlston, RS, Escott-Price, V, Cheadle, JP

“…We investigated the relationship between Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase Type 2 Beta (PI4K2B) expression in colorectal tumours and survival in 597 patients from The Human Protein Atlas (THPA). …”

Review of coronavirus in rats: a potential zoonotic threat by Saulol Hamid, Nur-Fazila, Abd Rahaman, Yasmin, Farzee, Faranieyza-Afiqah, Abdul Rahman, Nawal-Amani, Arshad, Siti Suri, Mohamed Sohaimi, Norfitriah

“…All known rat coronaviruses are members of the beta genus. Betacoronavirus are divided into five subgenera, i.e., Embecovirus, Hibecovirus, Merbecovirus, Nobecovirus, and Sarbecovirus. …”
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