Aerodynamic Effects of High-Speed Train Positions During Tunnel Exit Under Crosswind Conditions Using Computational Fluid Dynamics by Rajendran, S, Ishak, I. A, Arafat, M, Mohammad, A. F, Salleh, Z. M, Samiran, N. A, Ja’a, M. N. M, Sulaiman, S

“…Strong crosswinds can cause catastrophic accidents like overturning and derailment in extreme circumstances, therefore the train's capacity to tolerate their impacts is crucial. …”
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Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Anthropogenic activities emit ~2,000 Mg y−1 of the toxic pollutant mercury (Hg) into the atmosphere, leading to long-range transport and deposition to remote ecosystems. …”
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The theoretical direct-band-gap optical gain of Germanium nanowires by Xiong, Wen, Wang, Jian-Wei, Fan, Weijun, Song, Zhigang, Tan, Chuan Seng

“…When taking into account free-carrier absorption loss, the calculated results show that a positive net peak gain is most likely to occur in the heavily doped nanowires with smaller diameters. …”
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Suction Variation of a Single Mature Tree on Top of Tropical Residual Soil by Solahuddin, Daud, Muhammad Farhan, Zolkepli, Mohd Fakhrurrazi, Ishak, Zaihasra, Abu Talib

“…The decreases of matric suction occur after a long duration of intense rainfall. This was an initial condition before the water uptake driven by the active root tree generated the maximum matric suction (low moisture content). …”
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A review of organic phase change materials and their adaptation for thermal energy storage by Yadav, Aman, Pandey, A. K., Mahendran, Samykano, Kalidasan, B., Said, Zafar

“…However, low thermal conductivity and leakage problems during the phase transition of O-PCMs are of great concern. To overcome the long-standing drawbacks of O-PCMs, we critically discussed the preparation techniques of macro encapsulation phase change (MaPCM), microencapsulation phase change materials (MPCM), shape stabilized phase change materials (SSPCM), eutectic phase change materials (EPCM), nano-enhanced phase changematerials (NePCM) along with themorphological insights, thermal propertyenhancements & molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of the prepared composite PCMs. …”
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Analysis of photovoltaic module degradation: An experimental investigation on the correlation between partial shading, hot spots, and EVA discoloration by Islam, Md. Imamul, Mohd Shawal, Jadin, Al Mansur, Ahmed, Mohd Salmizan, Mohd Zain, Ul Haq, Mohammad Asif

“…The performance of solar PV modules is impacted by several environmental stressors, including high ambient temperatures, inadequate sunlight, shade, dust, soiling, cell damage, etc. To guarantee long-term clean and sustainable energy generation, it is crucial to understand performance degradation and PV module reliability. …”
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Autonomous navigation robot using slam and path planning based on a Single RP-LIDAR by Abu Ubaidah, Shamsudin, Puteri Alisha Balqis, Mohd Sharif, Soomro, Zubair Adil, Ruzairi, Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Athif, Mohd Faudzi, Wan Nurshazwani, Zakaria, Mohamad Heerwan, Peeie, Salaan, Carl John O.

“…First, a global planner, utilizing the A* algorithm, facilitates long-distance trajectory planning while accounting for static obstacles. …”
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Camel Milk and Oxidative stress: Therapeutic potential against metabolic syndrome diseases by Musa, Khalid Hamid, Hamad, Essam M., Elnour, Ahmed Adam Hassan Mohammed

“…Further clinical trials and research are essential to fully comprehend the therapeutic potential of CM, including dosage, long-term implications, and appropriate integration within extensive treatment schemes for metabolic syndromes and associated disorders. …”
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AN AI-based hybrid model for early Alzheimer’s detection using MRI images by Al-Shoukry, Suhad, Zalili, Musa

“…SPECT imaging with PIB is a very accurate means of identifying very early signs of AD that needs to be treated after prevent further deterioration, lessening the patient’s discomfort and saving money for the healthcare industry in the long run. Because the failures of this approach have been widely identified in early stage detection, it can, therefore, be greatly beneficial to lower the social and economic implications of AD. …”
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Evaluating the effect of rapamycin treatment in Alzheimer’s disease and aging using in vivo imaging: the ERAP phase IIa clinical study protocol by Svensson, Jonas E., Bolin, Martin, Thor, Daniel, Williams, Pete A., Brautaset, Rune, Carlsson, Marcus, Sörensson, Peder, Marlevi, David, Spin-Neto, Rubens, Probst, Monika, Hagman, Göran, Morén, Anton Forsberg, Kivipelto, Miia, Plavén-Sigray, Pontus

“…Methods ERAP is a six-month-long, single-arm, open-label, phase IIa biomarker-driven study evaluating if the drug rapamycin can be repurposed to treat Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Delivery of therapeutic carbon monoxide by gas-entrapping materials by Byrne, James D., Gallo, David, Boyce, Hannah, Becker, Sarah L., Kezar, Kristi M., Cotoia, Alicia T., Feig, Vivian R., Lopes, Aaron, Csizmadia, Eva, Longhi, Maria Serena, Lee, Jung Seung, Kim, Hyunjoon, Wentworth, Adam J., Shankar, Sidharth, Lee, Ghee Rye, Bi, Jianling, Witt, Emily, Ishida, Keiko, Hayward, Alison, Kuosmanen, Johannes L. P., Jenkins, Josh, Wainer, Jacob, Aragon, Aya, Wong, Kaitlyn, Steiger, Christoph, Jeck, William R., Bosch, Dustin E., Coleman, Mitchell C., Spitz, Douglas R., Tift, Michael, Langer, Robert, Otterbein, Leo E., Traverso, Giovanni

“…Carbon monoxide (CO) has long been considered a toxic gas but is now a recognized bioactive gasotransmitter with potent immunomodulatory effects. …”
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SNARGs under LWE via Propositional Proofs by Jin, Zhengzhong, Kalai, Yael, Lombardi, Alex, Vaikuntanathan, Vinod

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A wireless, battery-free device enables oxygen generation and immune protection of therapeutic xenotransplants in vivo by Krishnan, Siddharth R, Liu, Claudia, Bochenek, Matthew A, Bose, Suman, Khatib, Nima, Walters, Ben, O’Keeffe, Laura, Facklam, Amanda, Langer, Robert, Anderson, Daniel G

“…The immune isolation of cells within devices has the potential to enable long-term protein replacement and functional cures for a range of diseases, without requiring immune suppressive therapy. …”
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Towards Health Centered Drug Policy: An Analysis of Past and Developing Drug Policy by Lewis, Benjamin B.

“…Decriminalization has the potential to restore justice to communities decimated by traditional U.S. drug policy and could shift public focus towards medical approaches to treating addiction, however, inertia in drug policy persists, influenced by America’s popular political beliefs about illicit substances. A long-standing narrative in the United States views marijuana as a “gateway drug” that introduces users to harder substances, which then have adverse effects on their health and livelihood. …”
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Designing Electricity Distribution Network Tariffs for Beneficial Electrification by Turk, Graham

“…In this thesis, we challenge that perception by asking whether well-designed distribution network tariffs can deliver a win-win in the long run, reducing operating costs for EVs and/or CCHPs and average network costs for households that cannot yet afford to electrify. …”
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Photocatalysis in a New Light: A Biohybrid Approach for Improved Reactivity with Tunable, Low-Energy Light Excitation by Cesana, Paul T.

“…The dominant process by which absorbed sunlight is transferred between these sites is through resonance energy transfer, which is highly efficient over long distances. This work highlights that light capture and energy transfer are crucial steps for the design of highly efficient photocatalysts in the future. …”
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Piezoelectric single crystal based one-dimensional phased array for breast tissue imaging by Du, Wenya

“…Replacing rigid transducers with conformable ultrasound transducer arrays can allow image acquisition on curved body parts, improve image quality, and enable functions such as long-term monitoring. In this thesis, I propose a conformable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) consisting of a one-dimensional (1D) phased array and a nature-inspired patch design, which offers large-area, deep tissue scanning and multi-angle, repeatable breast imaging while avoiding the drawbacks of conventional ultrasound imaging technologies. …”
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Robust Reinforcement Learning Strategies with Evolving Curriculum for Efficient Bus Operations in Smart Cities by Tang, Yuhan, Qu, Ao, Jiang, Xuan, Mo, Baichuan, Cao, Shangqing, Rodriguez, Joseph, Koutsopoulos, Haris N, Wu, Cathy, Zhao, Jinhua

“…It’s difficult to learn them all together, due to learning complexity, we employ domain knowledge and develop a gradually expanding action space curriculum, enabling agents to learn these strategies incrementally. We incorporate Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) in our model considering the temporal interrelation among these actions. …”
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Picophytoplankton of the Northeast U.S. Shelf: Community Composition and Dynamics by Stevens, Bethany Lynn Fowler

“…This thesis uses a combination of long-term monitoring, cruise data, population models, and high-throughput sequencing to investigate the dynamics of picophytoplankton across scales of space and time that are relevant both to the physiology of the individual cells and to the structure of the Northeast U.S. …”
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SeaScan: An Energy-Efficient Underwater Camera for Wireless 3D Color Imaging by Naeem, Nazish, Rademacher, Jack, Patnaik, Ritik, Boroushaki, Tara, Adib, Fadel

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