Improved meet-in-the-middle Nostradamus attacks on AES-like hashing by Dong, Xiaoyang, Guo, Jian, Li, Shun, Pham, Phuong, Zhang, Tianyu

“…Kelsey and Kohno demonstrated a herding attack requiring O(√n · 22n/3) evaluations of the compression function of H, where n represents the output and state size of the hash, placing this attack between preimage attacks and collision searches in terms of complexity. …”
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In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…Pt deposits act as efficient electron sinks (as judged by quenching of the continuum absorption) and activate the reductive component of the photocatalytic cycle (through ionosorption of dioxygen and/or reduction of protons), further enhancing the overall efficiency. …”
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How did ancient human activities influence the properties and development of soil?—a case study of the Yangshao Village cultural relic site, Henan Province by Zha, Lisi, Wang, Wenjing, Zhong, Junhong, Su, Yiqi, Chang, Dandan

“…From the type and content of clay minerals, it could be seen that the soil in this layer has been transported from other places, has a high content of clay particles, and has experienced fire baking. …”
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Enhancing fouling mitigation of submerged flat-sheet membranes by vibrating 3D-spacers by Tan, Yong Zen, Mao, Ziming, Zhang, Yanjun, Tan, Wen See, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Wu, Bing, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Furthermore, two types of wave-like spacers were designed based on CFD simulation, in which perforation were placed on the spacer in order to enhance shear rate and provide a path for the back transport of foulants into the bulk feed. …”
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Interval job scheduling with machine launch cost by Ren, Runtian, Zhu, Yuqing, Li, Chuanyou, Tang, Xueyan

“…Once a job arrives, it must be placed on a machine immediately and run for a period of its processing length without interruption. …”
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Waffle-inspired hydrogel-based macrodevice for spatially controlled distribution of encapsulated therapeutic microtissues and pro-angiogenic endothelial cells by Pham, Chi H. L., Zuo, Yicong, Chen, Yang, Tran, Nam M., Nguyen, Dang T., Dang, Tram T.

“…The waffle-inspired grid-like micropattern of the "lock" component effectively entraps insulin-secreting microtissues in controlled locations while the interlocking design places them in a co-planar spatial arrangement with close proximity to vascular-inductive cells. …”
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Reclaimed seawater discharge – desalination brine treatment and resource recovery system by Tu, Wei Han, Zhao, Ya, Chan, Wei Ping, Lisak, Grzegorz

“…This process is coupled with existing resource recovery techniques and waste alkali CO2 capture processes to produce an economically viable waste treatment process with minimal CO2 emissions. In this work, we placed significant focus on the electrolysis of brine, which simultaneously lowers the salinity of the desalination brine (56.0 ± 2.1 g/L) to seawater level (32.0 ± 1.4 g/L), generates alkali brine from seawater (pH 13.6) to remove impurities in brine (Mg2+ and Ca2+ to below ppm level), and recovers magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, chlorine, bromine, and hydrogen gas as valuable resources. …”
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Piscidin-1-analogs with double L- and D-lysine residues exhibited different conformations in lipopolysaccharide but comparable anti-endotoxin activities by Kumar, Amit, Mahajan, Mukesh, Awasthi, Bhanupriya, Tandon, Anshika, Harioudh, Munesh Kumar, Shree, Sonal, Singh, Pratiksha, Shukla, Praveen Kumar, Ramachandran, Ravishankar, Mitra, Kalyan, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Ghosh, Jimut Kanti

“…High resolution NMR studies revealed that both piscidin-1 and T15,21K-piscidin-1 adopted helical structures, with latter showing a shorter helix, higher amphipathicity and cationic residues placed at optimal distances to form ionic/hydrogen bond with lipid A of LPS. …”
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Progress in prediction of photocatalytic CO2 reduction using machine learning approach: A mini review by Ali, Md Mohshin, Hossen, Md. Arif, Azrina, Abd Aziz

“…The rapid progression of industrial revolution has contributed to an increase in greenhouse gases (GHGs) emission, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2), exacerbating global warming and placing unwanted pressure on limited energy resources, ultimately causing energy scarcity. …”
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Envisioning Water: Sustainability and Future-Making in Dubai and Los Angeles by Christidi, Nadia

“…Los Angeles, which sources the majority of its water through aqueduct systems from faraway places where water is becoming increasingly taxed, is looking to produce more of its water supply locally, and especially through wastewater recycling. …”
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From Shipyard to Sea: A Flexible System Design Approach to the Transition from Shipbuilding to Operations A Case Study Using the United States Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter P... by Kime, Jeremy A.

“…In light of these factors the current approach, which places significant strain on crews, escalates costs, and delays operational use of the Coast Guard’s newest assets, warrants thorough examination. …”
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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.

“…Less thought has been placed into the specific aspects of light absorption as the key step in photocatalytic mechanisms. …”
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Towards a Single Bio-molecule Detector Based on CMOS Nanofluidic Platform by Zikrallah, Ahmed S.

“…A silicon Single Photon Avalanche Detectors (SPADs) was also implemented and placed near the nanochannels to utilize fluorescence labeling imaging techniques. …”
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Accelerating Practical Engineering Design Optimization with Computational Graph Transformations by Sharpe, Peter D.

“…Consequently, code transformations present a competitive avenue for increasing the adoption of advanced optimization techniques in industry, all without placing the burden of deep expertise in applied mathematics and computer science on end users. …”
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High-performance partially aligned semiconductive single-walled carbon nanotube transistors achieved with a parallel technique by Wang, Yilei, Pillai, Suresh Kumar Raman, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…By immersing an aminosilane-treated wafer into a solution of nanotubes placed on a rotary shaker, the repetitive flow of the nanotube solution over the wafer surface during the deposition process orients the nanotubes toward the fluid flow direction. …”
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从意识形态的构建探究主旋律电影和文化软实力的关系 ：以《流浪地球》为例 = The construction of ideologies in “The Wandering Earth” : the relationship between main melody films and China’s soft power... by 刘鈺鈴 Low, Tina Yu Ling

“…Since the concept of soft power was raised in 1990, China has placed an emphasis on exercising soft power to increase its influence across the country. …”
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Ultrasensitive metadevices for biosensing by Xiao, Shuqi

“…However, major barriers remain in building point-of-care plasmonic devices due to absorption losses inherent in metals at optical band, specificity of analyte identification, the difficulty in placing the sample molecules at the hot-spots on the devices. …”
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Removal of nitrogen using different carbon source by Chen, Yimin.

“…From the batch reactor containing methanol, we had observed the presences of gas bubbles, indicating denitrification had took placed. These bubbles would entrap in solid and hinder settleability causing particles to remain in suspension. …”
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Patch repair technology with sacrificial zinc anodes in RC slabs with corroded steel bars by Christian, Alvin

“…Two RC slabs have sacrificial anodes installed in the patch work area with one slab having a single 300 mm × 50 mm × 10 mm zinc plate placed in the centre of the patch work, while the other slab having twelve 25 mm × 50 mm × 10 mm zinc plates spread evenly within the patch work. …”
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OS-FCM: a semi-supervised clustering approach to investigating consumers' usage patterns of contactless shopping-delivery (S-D) channel by Chen, Tianyi, Wong, Yiik Diew, Yuen, Kum Fai, Li, Duowei, Wang, Xueqin

“…However, in the data as collected by a questionnaire survey, distinct usage patterns are not always easily observed due to the existence of outliers, which places a challenge for the investigation. Hence, this study develops a labelling approach, named OS-FCM, to determine the usage patterns. …”
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