Signs of criticality in social explosions by Beiró, Mariano G., Chung, Ning Ning, Chew, Lock Yue, Gandica, Yérali

“…The importance of analysing systems near a critical point is that any small disturbance can escalate and induce large-scale-nationwide-chain reactions.…”
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Investigation of far infrared emission and UV protection properties of polypropylene composites embedded with candlenut-derived biochar for health textiles by Low, Rayland Jun Yan, He, Pengfei, Junianto, Qiu, Ningyu, Ong, Amanda Jiamin, Choo, Hong Han, Manik, Yosia Gopas Oetama, Siburian, Rikson, Goei, Ronn, Burns, Stephen F., Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong, Lipik, Vitali, Chang, Boon Peng

“…Additionally, biochar enhanced UV and near-infrared (NIR) blocking capabilities, achieving an ultra-protection factor (UPF) of 91.41 and NIR shielding of 95.85%. …”
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Validating Thai translations of perceptual soundscape attributes: a non-Procrustean approach with a Procrustes projection by Watcharasupat, Karn N., Ooi, Kenneth, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Jaratjarungkiat, Sureenate, Gan Woon-Seng

“…Subsequent analyses yielded a two-dimensional projection with [Formula presented] explained variance and near-perfect alignment of the composite Pleasantness and Eventfulness axes. …”
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Optical properties of ultrathin metal oxide and metal films : effect of free electrons, quantum confinement and localized surface plasmon resonance by Li, Xiao Dong

“…The comparison study of the free electrons between the undoped ZnO and AZO shows that free electrons could greatly suppress the excitonic absorption near the band edge and result in an expansion of band gap due to the free electrons effect. …”
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Antimicrobial effects of moringa oleifera seeds on E. coli K-12 derivatives by Zhou, Lingyan

“…With continuous research and development, the great underlying values of MO seeds in this regard could be harnessed in the near future.…”
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Model predictive control for converters in hybrid AC/DC microgrid part II by Loh, Zheng Yang

“…Climate changes caused by global warming will not only have disastrous effects on many industries of a country but also the safety and well-being of the people living near the coastal regions. There are many legislative implementations in attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Unveiling the dual role of chemically synthesized copper doped zinc oxide for resistive switching applications by Gollu, Sankara Rao, Roy, Sounak, Banerjee, Souri, Kundu, Souvik, Boppidi, Pavan Kumar Reddy, Raj, P. Michael Preetam, Challagulla, Swapna

“…X-ray diffraction, high resolution transmission electron microscope, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, UV-VIS-near infrared spectrometer, and piezoelectric force microscopy (PFM) were employed to study the crystallinity, interfaces, chemical compositions, bandgap, and domains in Cu:ZnO thin films, respectively. …”
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Single plasmonic structure enhanced dual-band room temperature infrared photodetection by Tong, Jinchao, Luo, Yu, Zhang, Dawei, Zhang, Dao Hua, Tobing, Landobasa Yosef Mario

“…Dual-band photodetection in mid- and near-wave infrared spectral bands is of scientific interest and technological importance. …”
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Narrow bandgap oxide nanoparticles coupled with graphene for high performance mid-infrared photodetection by Hu, Xiaonan, Zhang, Daliang, Tao, Ye, Yu, Xuechao, Li, Yangyang, Liu, Zhixiong, He, Yongmin, Md. Azimul Haque, Liu, Zheng, Wu, Tom, Wang, Qi Jie

“…However, the operation bandwidth of such photodetectors has been limited to visible and near-infrared regimes. Here we demonstrate a mid-infrared hybrid photodetector enabled by coupling graphene with a narrow bandgap semiconductor, Ti2O3 (Eg = 0.09 eV), which achieves a high responsivity of 300 A W−1 in a broadband wavelength range up to 10 µm. …”
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Morphology control and thermal stability of binderless-graphene aerogels from graphite for energy storage applications by Nguyen, Son Truong, Nguyen, Hoa Tien, Rinaldi, Ali, Nguyen, Nam P. V., Fan, Zeng, Duong, Hai Minh

“…Of all the challenges facing human beings in the near future, energy related issues are likely to be the grandest. …”
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Rupture kinematics of the 2005 Mw 8.6 Nias-Simeulue earthquake from the joint inversion of seismic and geodetic data by Konca, A. Ozgun, Hjorleifsdottir, Vala, Song, Alex Teh-Ru, Avouac, Jean-Philippe, Ji, Chen, Sieh, Kerry, Helmberger, Don V., Briggs, Richard W., Meltzner, Aron J.

“…Thus, this earthquake provides a unique opportunity to assess the source characteristics of a megathrust event from the joint analysis of seismic data and near-field static co-seismic displacements. Based on the excitation of the normal mode data and geodetic data we put relatively tight constraints on the seismic moment and the fault dip, where the dip is determined to be 8° to 10° with corresponding moments of 1.24 × 10^22 to 1.00 × 10^22 N m, respectively. …”
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An epigenetic locus associated with loss of smell in COVID-19 by Aslan, Elif Sibel, White, Kenneth, Meral, Gulsen, Akcay, Zeyneb Nur, Altundag, Aytug, Gur, Savas, Dokur, Mehmet, Baktir, Mehmet Akif, Batur, Lutfiye Karcioglu

“…Previous studies, including genome-wide association studies (GWAS), have identified genetic variants near the UGT2A1 and UGT2A2 genes that are linked to anosmia in COVID-19 patients. …”
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Repeatability, reproducibility, and observer variability of body composition assessment with single-slice lumbar MRI by Nowak, M, Núñez, L, Hill, CE, Davis, T, Cardiel, LF, Schooler, GR, Mermekli, A, Salvati, R, Thomaides Brears, H, Pansini, M, Robson, MD

“…Analyst-radiologist comparisons showed near-perfect correlations (r = 0.97–1.00, p < 0.001) and excellent reliability (ICC: 0.96–1.0). …”

Uncovering the potential of yttrium doped zinc oxide nanoparticles as an efficient catalyst for photodegradation of recalcitrant pollutant and a contributor antibacterial property by Peechmani, Prakash, Mohd. Makhtar, Siti Nurfatin Nadhirah, Mansur, Sumarni, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Kamaludin, Roziana, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Wong, Keng Yinn, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Abdul Rahman, Mukhlis, Jaafar, Juhana, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi

“…High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) showed an increase in grain size as the concentration of Y3+ ions inside the ZnO matrix increased. Ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectroscopic measurement revealed a red shift of the bandgap energy of 0.128 eV, which confirmed the substitution process. …”

Effectiveness of R&D Capabilities Towards Operational Performance Moderated by Intellectual Property Rights by Anuar, Herman Shah, Zulhumadi, Faisal, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli

“…Therefore, relationship between internal R&D and operation performance moderated by Intellectual property rights will encourage or betterment of firms in the near future. The environment and conditions for R&D activity have changed significantly in the last decade. …”
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Spatiotemporal signatures of elastoinertial turbulence in viscoelastic planar jets by Yamani, Sami, Raj, Yashasvi, Zaki, Tamer A., McKinley, Gareth H., Bischofberger, Irmgard

“…In agreement with linear stability analyses of viscoelastic jets, an inertioelastic shear-layer instability emerges near the edge of the jet for small levels of elasticity, independent of bulk undulations in the fluid column. …”
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Explorations of combined nonsolvent and thermally induced phase separation (N-TIPS) method for fabricating novel PVDF hollow fiber membranes using mixed diluents by Zhao, Jie, Chong, Jeng Yi, Shi, Lei, Wang, Rong

“…To further control the membrane formation especially near the membrane surface, an amphiphilic additive Pluronic F127 was also added as a potential pore-former and surface hydrophilicity modifier. …”
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Timber-framed building damage from tephra fall and lahar : 2015 Calbuco eruption, Chile by Hayes, Josh L., Calderón B., Rodrigo, Deligne, Natalia I., Jenkins, Susanna F., Leonard, Graham S., McSporran, Ame M., Williams, George Thomas, Wilson, Thomas M.

“…The 2015 subplinian eruption of Calbuco volcano, Chile, caused damage to buildings near the volcano because of tephra fall and lahars. …”
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Optical study of excitonic complexes in transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers by Bao, Di

“…In this thesis, we investigate the excitonic structures of TMDs monolayers via optical spectroscopy. With near-resonance photoluminescence excitation spectroscopy, multiple scattering processes between excitons and phonons carrying non-zero wavevector are revealed, indicating the presence of indirect excitons whose constituent electrons and holes locate at different valleys. …”
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Multi-objective optimization design and performance evaluation of a novel multi-stream intermediate fluid vaporizer with cold energy recovery by Wang, Zhe, Cai, Wenjian, Hong, Wei, Shen, Suping, Yang, Huizhu, Han, Fenghui

“…The results indicate that this new type of IFV can reach the highest cold energy recovery efficiency up to 95% within the 8% error range when the heat transfer capacity is 11.5 kW and the heat medium flow rate is near 330 L/h.…”
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