Effects of initial oxide layer on growth of titania nanotubes by Lim, Jonathan Jian Wei.

“…In this study, commercially obtained titanium foils were annealed first at different temperatures (i.e., 300°C, 400°C, 500°C, 600°C, 700°C, and 800°C) for a dwell duration of 10 min, or at same temperature of 400°C for different dwell durations (i.e., 10 min, 30 min, and 60 min), in order to form different oxide layers. …”
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Unveiling the importance of controllable growth of c-axis oriented Sn-doped ZnO nanorod arrays: Towards humidity sensing applications by Ahmad Syakirin, Ismail @ Rosdi, Mohamad Hafiz, Mamat, Ruziana, Mohamed, Embong, Z., Kossar, Shahnaz

“…Morphology images taken using a Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) demonstrated an enlargement of the average diameter of the nanorod arrays from 55 nm at 5 min immersion to 122 nm at 200 min immersion. The cross-sectional and surface elemental analysis showed that the sample immersed for 60 min has the highest detection of Sn, with a bulk concentration of 1.8 at.% and surface concentration of 1 at.%. …”
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Maternal separation does not produce a significant behavioral change in mice by Tan, Shawn, Ho, Hin San, Song, Anna Yoonsu, Low, Joey, Je, Shawn Hyunsoo

“…Previously, studies reported that maternal separation (MS) in the early postnatal stages triggers depression-and/or anxiety-like behaviors in rats. However, similar studies using mice have reported inconsistent behavioral outcomes. …”
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Self-assembled Cu-Ni bimetal oxide 3D in-plane epitaxial structures for highly efficient oxygen evolution reaction by Li, Chaojiang, Zhang, Bowei, Li, Yong, Hao, Shiji, Cao, Xun, Yang, Guang, Wu, Junsheng, Huang, Yizhong

“…To improve the catalytic activity of copper based electrode for oxygen evolution reaction (OER), double cathodes liquid plasma discharge (DC-LPD) method was developed to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) nest-like structures electrode on the nickel foam (NF). …”
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Elucidation of thermally induced internal porosity in zinc oxide nanorods by Handoko, Albertus D., Liew, Laura-Lynn, Lin, Ming, Sankar, Gopinathan, Du, Yonghua, Su, Haibin, Dong, Zhili, Goh, Gregory Kia Liang

“…The pore volume growth rate is proportional to the heat treatment time, indicating that the process is diffusion controlled, akin to a reverse Ostwald ripening-like process. A manageable pore growth rate of 1.4–4.4 nm3·min−1 was observed at 540 °C, suggesting that the effective control over internal porosity can be achieved by carefully controlling the heat-treatment profile. …”
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An image processing approach to feature-preserving B-spline surface fairing by Kawasaki, Taro, Jayaraman, Pradeep Kumar, Shida, Kentaro, Zheng, Jianmin, Maekawa, Takashi

“…This is inspired by the success of many recent research works on the use of normal field for reconstructing mesh models, and makes use of the impressive simplicity and effectiveness of bilateral-like filtering for image denoising. In particular, our approach adaptively partitions the B-spline surface into a set of segments such that each segment has approximately uniform parameterization, generates an image from each segment in the parameter space whose pixel values are the normal vectors of the surface, and then applies a bilateral filter in the parameter domain to fair the normal field. …”
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Upcycling of brewers' spent grains via solid-state fermentation for the production of protein hydrolysates with antioxidant and techno-functional properties by Chin, Yi Ling, Chai, Kong Fei, Chen, Wei Ning

“…An evaluation of functional properties suggested that fermented extracts presented superior emulsifying abilities (15-34 m2/g of activity and 16-42 min of stability), foaming properties (16-30% capacity and 7-14% stability), and water/oil binding capacities (0.41 g/g and 0.24 g/g, respectively). …”
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Elucidating the catalytic effect of metal ions in montmorillonite on thermal degradation of organic modifier by Zope, Indraneel Suhas, Dasari, Aravind, Camino, Giovanni

“…This work explores the effect of metal ions (MIs) like Mg2+, Al3+ and Fe3+ that are inherent to clay in altering the kinetics of degradation of organic modifier, hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br). …”
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High-Density 3D-Boron Nitride and 3D-Graphene for High-Performance Nano–Thermal Interface Material by Loeblein, Manuela, Tsang, Siu Hon, Pawlik, Matthieu, Phua, Eric Jian Rong, Yong, Han, Zhang, Xiao Wu, Gan, Chee Lip, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong

“…Compression studies on three-dimensional foam-like graphene and h-BN (3D-C and 3D-BN) revealed their high cross-plane thermal conductivity (62–86 W m–1 K–1) and excellent surface conformity, characteristics essential for thermal management needs. …”
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Mechanisms of ciliary targeting: entering importins and Rabs by Lu, Lei, Madugula, Viswanadh

“…Primary cilium is a rod-like plasma membrane protrusion that plays important roles in sensing the cellular environment and initiating corresponding signaling pathways. …”
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Experimental and numerical study of self-locking adaptable inter connection for modular steel structures by Nadeem, Gohar, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Bakar, Nabilah Abu, Karim, Izian Abd, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…The findings indicated that the gap produced between connection and column under higher displacement was sensitive to the outer bolt and spring pin. This gap could be further reduced by increasing the number of outer bolts and by reducing tolerance between adapter and column walls.…”

Smart home control system design using internet of things based energy harvesting technology by Silalahi, Lukman Medriavin, Indrawan, Muhammad Rafi, Budiyanto, Setiyo, Hanafi, Dirman, Abdul Hamid, Abdul Hamid, Ronaldo, Davit

“…The objective of this research is to provide security for homeowners by facilitating fingerprints and PIN (Personal Identification Numbers) in entering the house, then in the event of a power outage, it activates the function of energy harvesting technology. …”
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Inclusions in calcite phantom crystals suggest role of clay minerals in dolomite formation by Farsang, Stefan, Pekker, Péter, Lampronti, Giulio I., Molnár, Zsombor, Milovský, Rastislav, Pósfai, Mihály, Ozdín, Daniel, Raub, Timothy D., Redfern, Simon Anthony Turner

“…This enhancement may result in the formation of large-scale clay-carbonate successions in aqueous settings, including the enigmatic, pink-colored cap dolostones succeeding late Neoproterozoic "Snowball Earth"deposits. …”
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Effect of cooking method on the physicochemical properties of tomatoes by Arnida Hani Teh, Teo, Wan Ting

“…The cooking conditions used were boiling at 100°C for 6 min, frying at 230°C for 4.5 min, baking at 175°C for 25 min, and cooking with an air fryer at 200°C for 15 min. …”
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Smart antennas for CDMA systems by Wang, Feng

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Design and implementation of bluetooth-enable GMS phone by Li, Yan.

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Toxicity, permeability and drug-metabolizing enzyme activities of curcumin analogues by Yakubu, Ndatsu

“…The heartbeats of zebrafish larvae subjected to BDMC33 and MS65, separately, for 5 days were 113±0.05 min-1(BDMC33), 112±0.12 min-1 (MS65), 109.3±0.14 min-1 (curcumin), and 110±1.10 min-1 (EF-24), while that of the normal zebrafish larvae was 117±0.15min-1. …”
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Novel integrated circuit pressed ceramic package antenna by Xue, Yang

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Synthesis of fiber gratings using genetic algorithm by Zhao, Ning.

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Implementation of voice over Internet Protocol using session initialization protocol by Chua, Eng Huat.

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