Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

“…In particular, after Chinese think tanks and regulatory agencies raised alarms regarding national security, the state has taken serious suppressive actions against some metaverse sectors like cryptocurrency.5 China banned all domestic cryptocurrency transactions and mining in 2021. …”
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Effects of accelerated carbonation on fine incineration bottom ash: CO2 uptake, strength improvement, densification, and heavy metal immobilization by Sun, Xinlei, Xu, Bo, Yi, Yaolin

“…However, this process generates incineration bottom ash (IBA), which is an aggregate-like waste containing heavy metals. Due to the higher heavy metal contents, fine IBA can be removed from total IBA and treated separately to promote the use of IBA. …”
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Upcycling waste plastic into 2D-carbon nanomaterials for high-performance supercapacitors by incorporating NiCo2O4: a sustainable approach to renewable energy by Bhatt, Diksha, Pathak, Mayank, Thakur, Nishtha, Tatrari, Gaurav, Rath, Tanmoy, Judeh, Zaher, Sahoo, Nanda Gopal

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USRP-based wireless communication demonstrations for capacity improvement: from coding and waveform design perspectives by Liu, Yile

“…Today's society is increasingly reliant on mobile communications, especially driven by emerging technologies like the Internet of Things, autonomous driving, and smart cities. …”
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On the privacy protection of fingerprint templates by Li, Sheng.

“…Once the template is stolen, it is difficult to be replaced like passwords and the private personal information associated with the stolen template would also be exposed. …”
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Development of interpenetrating network (IPN) hybrid composite for thin film protection by Seah, Geok Leng.

“…Anti-biofouling aims to prevent the acculumulation of biological organisms like proteins and micro-organisms on surfaces. …”
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Developing of applications on the Googles Android powered devices and Arduino-powered platforms 1 by Muhammad Syafiq Ma'arof

“…As such, smartphone are now capable of replacing many devices with similar features like directional bank ATMs, iPods and roadmaps. [28] Raspberry Pi is a mini-sized computer capable of beings used for many different things that a desktop is capable of. …”
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Coating deposition in cold spray process by Koh, Pak Keng

“…The deposition phenomenon of the coating, during build-up on a stationary substrate, at different dwell times was also experimentally investigated. The mound-like built up was cross sectioned and viewed with microscopy and showed delamination from the substrate. …”
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Oxygen suffocation for firefighting in underground cavern by Yeo, Wei Liang

“…Inhalation of soot and CO would result in health impact like headache or nausea within 1 hour of exposure, and life threatening or death within 2-3 hours of exposure. …”
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An integer optimization framework for future air traffic flow management by Diao, Xudong

“…Then, we propose a new ATFM model based on the new airspace structure and in the model, operations like rerouting, ground-holding and cancellations are all considered on a flight-by-flight basis. …”
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Engineering memristor : control over the fourth fundamental element for memory application and beyond by Ge, Ning

“…The eventual goal is that computer chips can think like human brains too. Since the announcement of HP’s groundbreaking news, numerous papers aimed to analyze the special attributes of the memristor have been published. …”
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On strong semismoothness and superlinear convergence of complementarity problems over homogeneous cones by Nguyen, Hai Ha

“…Especially, for the class of symmetric cones, beside defi ning the symmetric cone via using the concept of homogeneous cone, we also introduce the closely related concepts like Euclidean Jordan algebra, Jordan frame, Pierce decomposition, etc. …”
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Use of Dual Capillary Barrier as Cover System for a Sanitary Landfill in Singapore by Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanag, Alfrendo, Harnas, F. R., Leong, Eng Choon

“…These wastes create problems related to cost and space for disposal, especially for countries with limited land area like Singapore. Therefore, it is important to choose suitable landfill management system (i.e. cover system) for optimization of landfill area in Singapore. …”
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Rapid defect detections of bonded wafer using near infrared polariscope by Asundi, Anand Krishna, Ng, Chi Seng

“…The stress field generated at the wafers bonded interface will looks like a 'butterfly' pattern. Wafer pairs Pyrex-Si and Si-Si bonded interface will be examined.…”
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Decellularization of human stromal refractive lenticules for corneal tissue engineering by Yam, Gary Hin-Fai, Yusoff, Nur Zahirah Binte M., Goh, Tze-Wei, Setiawan, Melina, Lee, Xiao-Wen, Liu, Yu-Chi, Mehta, Jodhbir Singh

“…Our results concluded that femtosecond laser-derived human stromal lenticules decellularized by 0.1% SDS could generate a transplantable bioscaffold with native-like stromal architecture and chemistry.…”
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Active/Reactive Power Control of PV Grid-tied NPC Inverter Using 3-D Space Vector Modulation in abc Coordinate by Dehghani Tafti, Hossein, Maswood, Ali Iftekhar, Roomi, Muhammad Musthafa

“…Various operation conditions like partial shading of PV strings and balanced/unbalanced grid faults are implemented.…”
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Surface structure formation in WE54 Mg alloy subjected to ultrafast laser texturing by Khadka, Indira, Castagne, Sylvie, Wang, Zhongke, Zheng, Hongyu

“…The surface portion containing yttrium was converted into a white crystal-like structure as observed by optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM). …”
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β-Ginkgotides: Hyperdisulfide-constrained peptides from Ginkgo biloba by Wong, Ka Ho, Tan, Wei Liang, Xiao, Tianshu, Tam, James P.

“…Transcriptomic analysis showed precursor βgb1 has a four-domain architecture and revealed an additional 76 β-ginkgotide-like peptides in 59 different gymnosperms, but none in angiosperms. …”
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Is clicking mechanism good for flapping wing micro aerial vehicle? by Chin, Yao Wei, Lau, Gih Keong

“…The click mechanism system is designed like a thin elastic plate which was compressed until bent, with its center point stable at either the top most extreme or the bottom most extreme positions. …”
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The moral formation of the intellectual appetite in Hugh of St. Victor, Philip Melanchthon, and John Henry Newman by Williams, B

“…This thesis is partially about trying to understand this desire to know, often referred to as the "intellectual appetite," and the ends toward which it should be directed. Like other appetites, the intellectual appetite can be morally ordered or disordered. …”