Mechanistic study and applications of lanthanide-based upconversion nanomaterials by Wei, Wei

“…This makes the investigation on lanthanide-based UC nanomaterials one of the most popular research frontiers in recent years. Although fruitful achievements have been made in this field, further understanding of lanthanide UC mechanism, better synthetic approach to obtain UCNPs with good water dispersibility, and further improvement of their UC efficiency are still issues to be addressed. …”
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Phenotypes and subphenotypes of delirium: a review of current categorisations and suggestions for progression by Bowman, EML, Cunningham, EL, Page, VJ, McAuley, DF

“…Despite an exponential increase in delirium research in recent years, the pathophysiological mechanisms resulting in the clinical presentation of delirium are still hypotheses. …”

Back to basics with teacher recruitment: what do STEM undergraduates want? by Snell, RJS, Klassen, RM, Thompson-Lee, S, Wang, H

“…The recruitment of undergraduate students in England into teacher education is a recognised challenge with recruitment targets having been missed in nine of the last 10 years. The recruitment shortfalls are most acute within STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) subjects. …”

Thermally activated delayed fluorophore and plasmonic structures integrated with perovskites for X-ray scintillation and imaging by Jana, A, Cho, S, Sasikumar, K, Ju, H, Im, H, Taylor, RA

“…This has spurred research into radioluminescence-enhancing mechanisms and solution-processable scintillating materials made from earth-abundant elements that have excellent optoelectronic properties, including high quantum yields and a low afterglow effect. In recent years, a range of metal halide perovskite (MHP) integrated with thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) materials have been developed, exhibiting excellent scintillation properties and a high spatial resolution. …”

Mobile robot localization in geometrically symmetric environments by Lyu, Yaozeng

“…However, extremely similar and ambiguous environments make these methods difficult to accomplish the localization tasks. In recent years, the ambient magnetic field-based localization has proven to be a feasible solution due to its pervasiveness and ease of implementation, where meter-level accuracy has been achieved in semi-indoor or indoor environments. …”
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Experimental, numerical study and design of concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube columns and beam-column joints by Ma, Youxin

“…Steel-concrete composite construction has been widely used for many years in medium to high rise buildings in Singapore, China, America and Japan. …”
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A review of extraction methods for the analysis of pharmaceuticals in environmental waters by Daniels, Kevin D., Park, Minkyu, Huang, Zhenzhen, Jia, Ai, Flores, Guillermo S., Lee, Hian Kee, Snyder, Shane Allen

“…Historically, the ability to detect pharmaceuticals in environmental waters has been limited. However, growing technological advancements are changing pharmaceutical detection capabilities and our understanding of their occurrence in environmental waters. …”
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Recent advances in the development of liquid crystalline nanoparticles as drug delivery systems by Leu, Jassica S. L., Teoh, Jasy J. X., Ling, Angel L. Q., Chong, Joey, Loo, Yan Shan, Mat Azmi, Intan Diana, Zahid, Noor Idayu, Bose, Rajendran J. C., Madheswaran, Thiagarajan

“…In addition, the composition of mesophases can be modified by pore diameters, thus influencing drug release. Much research has been conducted in recent years to improve their preparation and characterization, as well as to control drug release and improve the efficacy of loaded bioactive chemicals. …”
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Handbook on the State of the Art in Applied Psychology /Edited by Peter Graf, David J. A. Dozois by Graf, Peter, (Professor of psychology), editor 636055, Dozois, David J. A., editor 497583, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…David Dozois put the focus on areas where the most profound recent progress has been made. They also emphasize the link between science and practice, showcasing basic science research that has practical implications for real world problems. …”
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Women Entrepreneurs in the Middle East : Context, Ecosystems, and Future Perspectives for the Region / by Nziku, Dina M., editor 656305, Dana, Leo Paul, editor 189293, Clausen, Helene Balslev, editor 656306, Salamzadeh, Aidin, editor 656307, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…"Straddling North Africa and Western Asia, the Middle East has been a cradle of civilisation and entrepreneurship - well before the arrival of Islam. …”
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The capabilities of Multiclass Support Vector Machine (MSVM) training algorithms in grading agarwood essential oil by Anis Hazirah ‘Izzati H., Al-Hadi, Siti Mariatul Hazwa, Mohd Huzir, Nurlaila, Ismail, Zakiah, Mohd Yusoff, Saiful Nizam, Tajuddin, Mohd Nasir, Taib

“…Multiclass support vector machine has been identified to be a very effective tool for classification. …”
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Swept-source Raman spectroscopy of chemical and biological materials by Song, Jeonggeun, So, Peter T. C., Yoo, Hongki, Kang, Jeon Woong

“…Significance Raman spectroscopy has been used as a powerful tool for chemical analysis, enabling the noninvasive acquisition of molecular fingerprints from various samples. …”
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Radioactive Atoms and Molecules for Fundamental Physics by Udrescu, Silviu-Marian

“…Recently, atoms and molecules containing short-lived radioactive isotopes have been proposed as particularly sensitive laboratories to search for physics beyond the SM, especially at the nuclear level. …”
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Nanoscale Origins of Thermal Transport Phenomena for Hybrid Layered Perovskites by Dahod, Nabeel S.

“…While significant early strides have been made in investigating charge carrier transport through dynamic models and sophisticated experiments, comparatively little attention has been given to understanding the manner in which the design of these nanostructured solids impacts their macroscopic thermal properties via thermal carrier (phonon) transport. …”
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p53-sensitive epileptic behavior and inflammation in Ft1 hypomorphic mice by Vernì, Fiammetta, Saggio, Isabella, Burla, Romina, La Torre, Mattia, Zanetti, Giorgia, Bastianelli, Alex, Merigliano, Chiara, Del Giudice, Simona, Vercelli, Alessandro, Di Cunto, Ferdinando, Boido, Marina

“…Epilepsy is a complex clinical condition characterized by repeated spontaneous seizures. Seizures have been linked to multiple drivers including DNA damage accumulation. …”
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History dependence of the microstructure on time-dependent deformation during in-situ cooling of a nickel-based single-crystal superalloy by Panwisawas, Chinnapat, D’Souza, Neil, Collins, David M., Bhowmik, Ayan, Roebuck, Bryan

“…Time-dependent plastic deformation through stress relaxation and creep deformation during in-situ cooling of the as-cast single-crystal superalloy CMSX-4® has been studied via neutron diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, electro-thermal miniature testing, and analytical modeling across two temperature regimes. …”
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Correlative light and electron microscopy of telomeric repeat-binding factor 1 in mammalian cells by von Otter, Eric

“…Further, the accumulation of senescent cells in human tissues with age has been implicated in age-related disease and human aging. …”
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Synthesis and application of peptidoglycan oligomers as metabolic labeling agents for bacteria by He, Jingxi

“…Although many major discoveries have been made on the bacterial cell wall in the past decade, much remains uncertain about the working mechanisms of bacterial cell wall biogenesis, as well as its dynamic transformations during a bacterium’s life cycle. …”
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An on-skin electrode with anti-epidermal-surface-lipid function based on a zwitterionic polymer brush by He, Ke, Liu, Zhiyuan, Wan, Changjin, Jiang, Ying, Wang, Ting, Wang, Ming, Zhang, Feilong, Liu, Yaqing, Pan, Liang, Xiao, Meng, Yang, Hui, Chen, Xiaodong

“…On‐skin flexible devices provide a noninvasive approach for continuous and real‐time acquisition of biological signals from the skin, which is essential for future chronic disease diagnosis and smart health monitoring. Great progress has been achieved in flexible devices to resolve the mechanical mismatching between conventional rigid devices and human skin. …”
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Investigation of transition metal oxides as electrocatalysts for water oxidation by Li, Haiyan

“…Scalable hydrogen production by water splitting has been given high expectations to satisfy the ever-growing demands for renewable clean energy and cut greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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