Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2005 Mw8.6 Nias‐Simeulue earthquake : spatial overlap and localized viscoelastic flow by Qiu, Qiang, Feng, Lujia, Hermawan, Iwan, Hill, Emma M.

“…We estimate the coseismic slip using near-field static GPS offsets, and vertical displacements based on satellite and coral data, while we estimate the afterslip simultaneously with viscoelastic flow using approximately nine years of GPS data following the event. …”
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Strained single-layer C2N membrane for efficient seawater desalination via forward osmosis : a molecular dynamics study. by Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…To understand the underlying mechanism, the potential mean force profile, water density distribution and hydrogen bonding dynamics are analyzed to investigate both the diffusion of the water molecules near the membrane and in the bulk salt solution. …”
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Over 20% efficient CIGS-perovskite tandem solar cells by Guchhait, Asim, Dewi, Herlina Arianita, Leow, Shin Woei, Wan, Hao, Han, Guifang, Firdaus Suhaimi, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Wong, Lydia Helena, Mathews, Nripan

“…The usage of thin Ag as a buffer layer demonstrated indium tin oxide (ITO) contacts that were resistant to delamination and yielded a 16.0% efficiency of semitransparent perovskite solar cell with average transparency of 12% in visible range and >50% in near-infrared. Further application in tandem with Cu(In,Ga)Se showed an overall efficiency of 20.7% in a 4-terminal (4T) configuration, exceeding the individual efficiencies of the subcells.…”
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In vitro and In vivo photothermal cancer therapeutic effects of gold nanorods modified with mushroom β-glucan by Li, Xiaojie, Zhou, Jiajing, Dong, Xiaonan, Cheng, Wai-Yin, Duan, Hongwei, Cheung, Peter C. K.

“…The photothermal cancer therapeutic effect of the AuNR-Glu nanohybrids produced by coating native gold nanorods (AuNRs) with a natural mushroom biopolymer from the Pleurotus tuber-regium sclerotia (Glu) were studied in the second near-infrared window (NIR-II). The AuNR-Glu exhibited low cytotoxicity and high biocompatibility due to the surface modification of Glu when compared with the native AuNRs. …”
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Africa Digest : Trends and issues in business Vol. 18 by Burger, Johan

“…With the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, the continent’s near-term economic growth prospects appear increasingly dim. …”
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RoboTSP - a fast solution to the robotic task sequencing problem by Suárez-Ruiz, Francisco, Lembono, Teguh Santoso, Pham, Quang-Cuong

“…First, we propose a fast, near-optimal, algorithm to solve RTSP. The key to our approach is to exploit the classical distinction between task space and configuration space, which, surprisingly, has been so far overlooked in the RTSP literature. …”
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Leveraging nanocrystal HKUST-1 in mixed-matrix membranes for ethylene/ethane separation by Chuah, Chong Yang, Samarasinghe, Samarasinghe Arachchige Sulashi Chathushka, Li, Wen, Goh, Kunli, Bae, Tae-Hyun

“…Overall, our results edge near the upper bound, confirming the effectiveness of leveraging nanocrystal HKUST-1 filler for performance enhancements in mixed-matrix membranes for C₂H₄/C₂H₆ separation.…”
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Characterization of negative bias temperature instability in ultra-thin oxynitride gate P-MOSFETs by Wang, Shuang

“…These deep-level trapped charges are located in the oxide near the Si-SiO2 interface, but of high energy states beyond the electron tunneling energy window and the charge pumping current measurement capability. …”
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Process optimization for selective laser sintering of polypropylene by Wu, Kunlin

“…The result shows that the polypropylene powder used in this research has a near-spherical shape, smooth particle surfaces, fairish particle size and wide sintering window, which ensure the great flowability of the powder, thus leading to excellent printing performance. …”
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Powder reuse in laser metal deposition phase III - part 2 : feasibility and sustainability by Han, Wen Siew

“…Laser Metal Deposition is an additive manufacturing technique that is well-known for producing near-net-shape components with intricate geometries. …”
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Translational and rotational critical-like behaviors in the glass transition of colloidal ellipsoid monolayers by Zheng, Zhongyu, Ni, Ran, Wang, Yuren, Han, Yilong

“…Critical-like behaviors have been found in translational degrees of freedom near the glass transition of spherical particle systems mainly with local polycrystalline structures, but it is not clear if criticality exists in more general glassy systems composed of nonspherical particles without crystalline structures. …”
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3D path planning and real-time collision resolution of multirotor drone operations in complex urban low-altitude airspace by Zhang, Na, Zhang, Mingcheng, Low, Kin Huat

“…Subsequently, a local collision resolution method is proposed to avoid near mid-air collision of the dynamic threats. The method is based on the Markov decision process (MDP) to implement real-time dynamic collision avoidance. …”
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Characterizing correlation within multipartite quantum systems via local randomized measurements by Liu, Zhenhuan, Zeng, Pei, Zhou, You, Gu, Mile

“…Thus we provide a tool for proving multipartite correlations that can be applied to near-term quantum devices.…”
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Investigating the neural mechanisms of recreational role-playing associated with the reduction of subclinical anxiety by Wong, Jason Kang Chiang

“…This study thus sought to investigate the neural activations associated with recreational role-playing and subclinical anxiety, and if the former provided therapeutic benefits. 30 dyads were recruited to participate in four within-subjects conditions: (i) baseline, (ii) natural conversation, (iii) simple role-play, (iv) and role-reversal. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy was used to examine brain activity. …”
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Bacteriological studies for Kranji catchment by Lee, Li Jun.

“…In the near future, Singapore plans to revamp Kranji Reservoir and to re-open its tropical wetland to public recreational activities. …”
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Prediction of mean axial velocity of a free turbulent propeller jet by Hong, Jian-Hao, Yeh, Po-Hung, Chiew, Yee-Meng

“…Simulating propeller-induced jet velocities that extend from near to far fields is the first step in elucidating this phenomenon and seeking solutions. …”
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Atomically dispersed reactive centers for electrocatalytic CO2 reduction and water splitting by Zhang, Huabin, Cheng, Weiren, Luan, Deyan, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…The rationally designed near-range coordination environment, long-range electronic interaction and microenvironment of the coordination sphere cast huge influence on the reaction mechanism and related catalytic performance of SACs. …”
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Giant photonic spin Hall effect empowered by polarization-dependent quasibound states in the continuum in compound grating waveguide structures by Wu, Feng, Liu, Tingting, Long, Yang, Xiao, Shuyuan, Chen, Gengyan

“…In this paper, we theoretically propose a polarization-dependent bound state in the continuum (BIC) in a compound grating waveguide structure based on the selectable guided resonance at near-infrared wavelengths. Empowered by the unique resonant property and polarization-dependent property of the quasi-BIC, the transverse shift of the PSHE can be intensively enhanced to the order of hundreds of micrometers. …”
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ACIL: analytic class-incremental learning with absolute memorization and privacy protection by Zhuang, Huiping, Weng, Zhenyu, Xie, Renchunzi, Toh, Kar-Ann, Lin, Zhiping

“…Empirical validations demonstrate ACIL’s competitive accuracy performance with near-identical results for various incremental task settings (e.g., 5-50 phases). …”
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Controlled synthesis of cubic and hexagonal phase lanthanide doped NaYF4 up-converters by Ho, John Chun Wan.

“…Larger crystals could be doped in solar cells to convert near infrared light to visible light and subsequently to improve light harvesting efficiency of solar cells.…”
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