A conformal transformation approach to wide-angle illusion device and absorber by Huang, Yao, Zhang, Youming, Zhang, Jingjing, Liu, Dongjue, Wang, Qijie, Zhang, Baile, Luo, Yu

“…We theoretically investigate the illusion device designed by a conformal transformation that can render an elliptic defect behave like a flat mirror. Different from illusion devices consisting of the complementary medium and anti-object with negative permittivity and permeability, our proposed illusion device requires only isotropic positive permittivity medium. …”
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A detailed full-order discrete-time modeling and stability prediction of the single-phase dual active bridge DC-DC converter by Iqbal, Mohammad Tauquir, Maswood, Ali Iftekhar, Tariq, Mohd, Iqbal, Atif, Verma, Vimlesh, Urooj, Shabana

“…Furthermore, the critical gain for the stable region with variations in the circuit parameters like load resistance, circuit equivalent inductance, and voltage demand is extensively studied. …”
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Android mobile-platform-based image reconstruction for photoacoustic tomography by Hui, Xie, Rajendran, Praveenbalaji, Muhamad Ar Iskandar Zulkifli, Ling, Tong, Pramanik, Manojit

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Rapid controllable synthesis of branched Au superparticles: formation mechanism of toggling the growth mode and their applications in optical broadband absorption by Zhong, Shichuan, Hang, Lifeng, Wen, Lulu, Zhang, Tao, Cao, An, Zeng, Pan, Zhang, Hanlin, Liu, Dilong, Cai, Weiping, Li, Yue

“…We develop a tunable, ultrafast (5 seconds), and mass-producible seed-mediated synthesis method to prepare branched Au superparticles consisting of multiple small Au island-like nanoparticles by a wet chemical route. We reveal and confirm the toggling formation mechanism of Au superparticles between the Frank-van der Merwe (FM) growth mode and the Volmer-Weber (VW) growth mode. …”
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Divergent acute versus prolonged pharmacological GLP-1R responses in adult β cell-specific β-arrestin 2 knockout mice by Bitsi, Stavroula, El Eid, Liliane, Manchanda, Yusman, Oqua, Affiong I., Mohamed, Nimco, Hansen, Ben, Suba, Kinga, Rutter, Guy A., Salem, Victoria, Jones, Ben, Tomas, Alejandra

“…The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is a major type 2 diabetes therapeutic target. …”
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Quantum synchronization effects induced by strong nonlinearities by Shen, Yuan, Mok, Wai-Keong, Noh, Changsuk, Liu, Ai Qun, Kwek, Leong-Chuan, Fan, Weijun, Chia, Andy

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Machine-learning-assisted optimization of a single-atom coordination environment for accelerated fenton catalysis by Fu, Haoyang, Li, Ke, Zhang, Chenfei, Zhang, Jianghong, Liu, Jiyuan, Chen, Xi, Chen, Guoliang, Sun, Yongyang, Li, Shuzhou, Ling, Lan

“…Here, we broaden the use of ML to assist the construction of Fenton-like single-atom catalysts (SACs) by developing a methodology including model building, training, and prediction. …”
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Geometric optimization of double layered microchannel with grooves array for enabling nanoparticle manipulation by Zhang, Boran, Wu, Wenshuai, Zhao, Qianbin, Yan, Sheng

“…In addition to multi-physical assists like acoustic and electrical fields, optimization of a structural design is a promising way to improve the functional capability of a microchannel. …”
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Rapid characterization of graded alloys fabricated by 3D printing by Bella Lee Hoondal

“…In conclusion, 3D printing's capabilities empower scientists to tackle the challenges posed by materials like Cu. Achieving good density and low porosity in these alloys is the ultimate objective, and characterization plays an indispensable role in this pursuit. …”
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Design and verification of carefree maneuvering protection for a high performance fighter aircraft by Jebakumar, S. K., Pashilkar, Abhay A., Sundararajan, Narasimhan

“…The multi-modal genetic algorithm then uses operators like cross-over and mutation on a starting population of chromosomes to evolve new inputs sequences which are then run to obtain the aircraft response. …”
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Small but prospective: development of enzyme-responsive small molecule fluorescent probes for specific bacterial imaging by Yan, Evelias Hui Xin

“…Owing to the evolving pathogenicity of bacteria, whereby more drug-resistant bacteria has been emerging and bacteria developing their own defense mechanism, traditional antimicrobial approaches like antibiotics treatment have been clinically ineffective. …”
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论新加坡方言节目的字幕翻译策略 —— 以方言剧《亲家、冤家做头家》为例 = A study of Singapore dialect subtitling strategies in “I Want To Be A Towkay!”... by 张恺芯 Teow, Kai Xin

“…Dialect programmes in Singapore are predominantly in Chinese dialects such as Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese, with a little mix of other languages like English, Chinese and Malay. These dialect programmes are often subtitled in English and Chinese, involving both intra-linguistic translation (dialect to Chinese) and inter-linguistc translation (dialect to English). …”
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PLATON: top-down R-tree packing with learned partition policy by Yang, Jingyi, Cong, Gao

“…The exponential growth of spatial data poses new challenges to the performance of spatial databases. Spatial indexes like R-tree greatly accelerate the query performance and can be effectively constructed through packing, i.e., loading all data into the index at once. …”
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Rational design and synthesis of degradable poly(imidazolium ester) antibiotics by Xu, Xiaofei

“…Through systematic experimentation, we established a library of degradable antimicrobial polymers possessing antibiotic-like potency and tunable degradation rates. Systematic evaluation, assessing bacterial potency and toxicity, unveiled a standout candidate, PBIE3. …”
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Investigating hybrid methods of fabricating formamidinium-based perovskite solar cells by Krishnan, Sriniketh

“…Hence, a global effort into emerging technologies like perovskite solar cells (PSCs) is being undertaken. …”
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Dynamic properties of structures integrated with tuned liquid sloshing dampers analyses by Gospel, Jessica Vania

“…Spectral analysis techniques like Power Spectral Density (PSD) further enhance signal processing capabilities, describing power distribution across frequencies. …”
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Reversing the interfacial electric field in metal phosphide heterojunction by Fe-doping for large-current oxygen evolution reaction by Li, Zhong, Xu, Chengshuang, Zhang, Zheye, Xia, Shan, Li, Dongsheng, Liu, Liren, Chen, Peng, Dong, Xiaochen

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Counterproductive effects of anti-CD38 and checkpoint inhibitor for the treatment of NK/T cell lymphoma by Lee, Wendy W. L., Lim, Jing Quan, Tang, Tiffany Pooi Ling, Tan, Daryl, Koh, Ser Mei, Puan, Kia Joo, Wang, Liang Wei, Lim, Jackwee, Tan, Kim Peng, Chng, Wee Joo, Lim, Soon Thye, Ong, Choon Kiat, Rotzschke, Olaf

“…This is largely due to limited treatment options, especially for relapsed patients. Immunotherapies like immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) and anti-CD38 therapies have shown promising but variable clinical efficacies. …”
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3D printing of bio-inspired porous polymeric solar steam generators for efficient and sustainable desalination by Hou, Yanbei, Gao, Ming, Bai, Xueyu, Zhao, Lihua, Du, Hejun, Zhou, Kun

“…The optimized porous structure endows the printed SSGs with capillary force, greatly promoting water transport. The tree-like topology enables high water evaporation rates under various simulated solar radiation conditions. …”
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Numerical modeling of motion and deformation of cells in microscale hydrodynamic and electric fields by Ye, Ting

“…For 3D problems however, the MPBLS method becomes tedious as usual, since the Lagrangian particles in 3D domain are not easily used to describe the information of surface-like interface. • The modified SIMPLER algorithm introduces an improved velocity correction to speed up the convergence of momentum equations, and further integrates a fine adjustment to satisfy the continuity equation with higher accuracy. …”
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