Injectable and biomimetic poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogel systems for in situ therapeutic cell delivery by Cao, Ye

“…This work showed that covalently conjugating elastin to gelatin-PEG hydrogel is more effective in guiding fibroblast behavior by promoting the spreading and proliferation of NHDFs and finally to secret their-own ECM protein in 3-D. Results from NHDFs studies showed that proliferation rate of NHDFs in GEP45 (13.5%) and GEP30 (11.4%) were higher than that of control (7.3%) on day 9. …”
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Hybrid lasers and modulator on silicon in the near- and mid-infrared region by Hu, Xiaonan

“…The entire route to develop the hybrid QCL on SOI is presented, including the fabrication procedures, the Au-Au bonded device with designed wafer, plasma assisted wafer bonding technique and finally the hybrid QCL device. No such device is demonstrated when the work was initialized. …”
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Development of (TAML) iron complexes for photocatalytic, oxidative water treatment by Lim, Jia Hui

“…On the other hand, labile halides favor the FeIII 1-TAML•+ tautomer, which is susceptible to nucleophilic substitution on the ligand. Finally, we anchored 3 on g-C3N4 as a photosensitizer, and characterized the g-C3N4-3 composite using DRS, IR spectroscopic, and XAS measurements. …”
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Player acceptance of human computation games by Wang, Xiaohui

“…Aesthetic experience, usability, and output quality played a different role in predicting the acceptance of the HCG and the HCS, indicating that acceptance of the HCG and the HCS should be treated differently. Finally, Study III was conducted to investigate the HCG acceptance in the mobile context and with continuous use. …”
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Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…Next, the use ofthe isolobal analogy in describing fragments that are related to the cyanide and cyaphide ions is outlined. Finally, reported examples of the cyaphide ion in the chemical literature are surveyed, and their syntheses and characterization are discussed.…”

Impact of interspecific competition on African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in an ecosystem with artificial perennial water provision by Sandoval Serés, ME

“…Thirdly, I evaluated if African wild dogs avoid large competing predators (leopards, lions and hyaenas) reactively or proactively in space and time at different spatial and temporal scales, using camera trap data to perform generalized linear mixed models, activity pattern overlap and time-to-event analyses (Chapter 4). Finally, I discussed water management strategies to help decrease the level of interspecific competition on African wild dogs and assist in their conservation (Chapter 5). …”

Production risk and technical efficiency of Thai Koi (Anabas testudineus Bloch) farming in some selected areas of Bangladesh by Sarker, Md. Al Amin

“…In particular, the development of low-cost feeds would help to secure farmer’s profit margins at a competitive level. Finally, the outlook for the Thai koi culture could be very positive in meeting the future demand of fish. …”
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IFA/1 : an interactive airline fleet assignment model by Duchesne de Lamotte, Herve

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A Tactile-enabled Hybrid Rigid-Soft Continuum Manipulator for Forceful Enveloping Grasps via Scale Invariant Design by Taylor, Ian H., Bawa, Maheera, Rodriguez, Alberto

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Sketching With Your Voice: "Non-Phonorealistic" Rendering of Sounds via Vocal Imitation by Caren, Matthew, Chandra, Kartik, Tenenbaum, Joshua, Ragan-Kelley, Jonathan, Ma, Karima

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Exciton Dynamics and Anisotropy in 2D Metal Organochalcogenolate Semiconductors by Lee, Woo Seok

“…This showcases the richness of excitonic physics in these materials, which arises from their low-symmetry crystal structures. Finally, we show that the electronic and excitonic structure of AgSePh can be engineered through organic functionalization, resulting in giant excitonic anisotropy and a completely different absorption spectrum in 2D AgSePh-F₂(2,3). …”
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Grid compliance for the land based electrical power generators by Yang, Shicong

“…The simulation results show that the proposed method is able to enhance the LVRT capability of the modeled engine generator to comply one of the most stringent LVRT capability requirement. Finally the effectiveness and performance are validated by a down-scaled prototype in the laboratory. …”
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Mechanism design for internet of things services market by Jiao, Yutao

“…For a more general case with only the historical location data available, we finally propose a deep learning based strategyproof deployment mechanism to maximize the platform’s utility. …”
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Task allocation and scheduling for distributed job execution by Guan, Yitong

“…As a result, there are multiple choices for placing tasks that preserve data locality. Finally, we generalize AMF to such scenarios and define Generalized Aggregate Max-min Fairness (GAMF) which also requires the aggregate resource allocation across all sites to be max-min fair. …”
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Interfacial mechanics investigation of transmission components under non-Newtonian lubrication conditions by Bai, Xueyu

“…Meanwhile, the impact energy is the decisive factor for the peak stress, maximum hydrodynamic force, and restitution coefficient. Finally, the FD-based EHL model of heterogeneous materials in impact motion is further extended to plasto-elastohydrodynamic lubrication (PEHL). …”
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Multi-scale and multiphase modeling of abrasive flow machining process with experimental validation by Mohamed Adel Abdelhakem Amen

“…The current study scaled up the process, developed a methodology, and then design the corresponding test rig to obtain the MR amount for a single tested abrasive particle. Finally, it is observed that the experimental behavior agrees with the behavior predicted through simulation. …”
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Energy-efficient video streaming over wireless networks by Chuah, Seong Ping

“…In the Rayleigh fading channel, we derive probabilistic transmission policies which exploit the fading statistics to achieve the energy e±ciency gain. Finally, we further extend our focus to joint video coding and transmission. …”
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Water treatment using one-dimensional manganese oxide based materials by Zhang, Tong

“…Experimental results indicated that the adsorption and oxidation abilities of the MnO2 sphere were increased as compared to the 1D K-OMS-2 nanowires, and a dead-end microfiltration setup was also used to investigate the separability of the material. Finally, a novel free-standing nanofibrous microfiltration membrane was successfully assembled using hierarchical TiO2/K-OMS-2 nanocomposites, which was synthesized based on the 1D K-OMS-2 nanowires. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…With the metal particles as a sacrificial template, a large area catalyst metal mesh is then fabricated. Finally, SiNW arrays are obtained by performing solution etching with the metal mesh as the catalyst. …”
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Fabrication of 3D microfeatures on thin metal foils using laser-induced shock pressure by Nagarajan, Balasubramanian

“…This significant difference in deformation mechanism with FPLSF is attributed to the concurrent reduction in plastic strain, strain rate and the inertia effects, resulting from the FPLSF process configuration. Finally, finite element analysis (FEA) of FPLSF is performed to study the deformation characteristics of metal foil and flexible pad. …”
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