Interface engineering for organic−inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells by Foo, Shini

“…As can be seen in the second work, passivation at the ETL/OIHP interface using the heterogeneous ETL showed significant improvement in device reproducibility although further enhancements in device stability and efficiency are desirable. Owing to ionic and soft bonding characteristics of OIHP materials, defects such as under−coordinated ions and dangling bonds tend to concentrate at the OIHP/HTL interface. …”
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Neural combinatorial optimization: from routing to integer programming by Wu, Yaoxin

“…However, most COPs are difficult to solve exactly owing to their NP-hardness. Heuristics thus are often leveraged as a popular class of optimization methods to solve COPs. …”
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Clustering-based solutions for energy efficiency, adaptability and resilience in IoT networks by Shivaraman, Nitin

“…IoT devices must be adaptable to these dynamic changes and maintain a stable load on the network. Owing to their low- cost nature and susceptibility to damage, tampering or battery exhaustion, some devices may become faulty leading to unexpected behavior. …”
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Revolutionizing procurement: Unveiling next-gen supplier strategies in UAE's oil & gas sector by Alhammadi, Ali, Yusaf, Talal, Soar, Jeffrey, Mahmood Ali, Bashar, K., Kadirgama, Yousif, Belal F

“…In fiercely competitive arenas like the oil and gas industry, cultivating robust supplier relationships isn't just beneficial—it's indispensable. …”
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Hybrid biometric authentication for automatic teller machine by Arokiasamy, Steven R., Tomal, Md Raihanul Islam, Moorthy, Kohbalan, Mohd Daud, Kauthar

“…Traditional security measures, such as Personal Identification Numbers (PINs), are increasingly proving insufficient due to issues like card theft, ATM scams, and other security breaches. …”
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Technology-integration in language studies: Cultivating future paradigms

“…Comprising seven chapters, each chapter examines how different technological platforms can be leveraged to foster collaborative learning, improve student engagement, and address the challenges educators and learners face. Tools like Coggle, Storyboard, Google Docs, Canva, and AI-owered platforms such as ChatGPT can revolutionise learning, but only if their application is carefully understood and tailored to the needs of educators and learners. …”
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Wettability of laser surface modified soda lime silica glass by Abdul Fattah, Mohamad Tahir, Nur Najwa, Khairul Azman, Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad, Izwan, Ismail

“…The findings are significant to designing self-cleaning glass surfaces for applications like solar panels and high-rise building glass windows.…”
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Advancing battery thermal management: Future directions and challenges in nano-enhanced phase change materials-based systems by Mahendran, Samykano

“…The widespread adoption of lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries in electric and hybrid vehicles has garnered significant attention due to their high energy density, impressive power-to-mass ratio, and extended lifespan. However, challenges like non-uniform temperature distribution, suboptimal energy storage, and slower release rates have surfaced. …”
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An experimental investigation on the mechanical performance of sustainable asphalt pavement incorporating waste glass powder by Hasan, Kamrul, Fariha, Noshin Anjum, Bashar, Jummana Benta, Alakhali, Ahmed K., Fadzil, Mat Yahaya

“…Thus, adding proper amount of glass powder significantly improves the hardness, strength, and resistance to structural deformation like rutting and cracking, making it a valuable option for pavement construction.…”
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Crowdsourcing as Reflective Political Practice: Building a Location-based Tool for Civic Learning and Engagement by Graeff, Erhardt

“…Using a needs assessment of Boston-area municipalities, I reinforce my argument and concretize a set of design goals for a new socio-technical system to foster local civic learning and engagement around issues like urban planning. In the end, I respond to the research challenge and design goals by introducing a prototype for a location-based survey platform for Android smartphones called Action Path, and discuss early-stage user feedback and future work.…”
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BitPacker: Enabling High Arithmetic Efficiency in Fully Homomorphic Encryption Accelerators by Samardzic, Nikola, Sanchez, Daniel

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Optimization-Based Budget Pacing in eBay Sponsored Search by Chen, Qinyi, Nguyen, Phuong Ha, Gligorijevic, Djordje

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Examples out of Thin Air: AI-Generated Dynamic Context to Assist Program Comprehension by Example by Mattis, Toni, Krebs, Eva, Rinard, Martin C., Hirschfeld, Robert

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Securing the Future: Critical Materials Policies for the US Energy Transition by Concordel, Adrien

“…As the U.S. pushes forward industrial policies to support its energy transition with policies like the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) to develop domestic green-tech supply chains, it overlooks the crucial need for a sustainable and secure supply of critical materials. …”
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Benchmarking Graph Transformers Toward Scalability for Large Graphs by Lim, Katherine S.

“…In particular, the self-attention mechanism of GTs mitigates the fundamental limitations of over-squashing, over-smoothing, and limited expressiveness that GNNs face. Furthermore, like transformers used for natural language processing and computer vision, GTs have the potential to become foundation models that can be used for various downstream tasks. …”
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Minimally invasive neuromodulation using mechanically-sensitive ion channels and magnetically-actuated nanotransducers by Malkin, Elian

“…Traditional methods of neuronal activity modulation, like pharmacological interventions and noninvasive techniques such as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have limitations in specificity and penetration depth. …”
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NeuralMOVES: Extracting and Learning Surrogates for Diverse Vehicle Emission Models by Ramirez Sanchez, Edgar

“…This makes it cumbersome for macroscopic analysis and unsuitable for microscopic analyses like eco-driving, which demands emissions estimation for individual steps. …”
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Thermal proteome profiling of breast cancer cells reveals proteasomal activation by CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib by Miettinen, Teemu P., Peltier, Julien, Härtlova, Anetta, Gierliński, Marek, Jansen, Valerie M., Trost, Matthias, Björklund, Mikael

“…Loss of ECM29 activates the proteasome, blocks cell proliferation, and induces a senescence‐like phenotype. Finally, we find that ECM29 mRNA levels are predictive of relapse‐free survival in breast cancer patients treated with endocrine therapy. …”
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How J-chain ensures the assembly of immunoglobulin IgM pentamers by Giannone, Chiara, Mess, Xenia, He, Ruiming, Chelazzi, Maria R., Mayer, Annika, Bakunts, Anush, Nguyen, Tuan, Bushman, Yevheniia, Orsi, Andrea, Gansen, Benedikt, Degano, Massimo, Buchner, Johannes, Sitia, Roberto

“…Completion of an amyloid-like core triggers JC folding and drives disulfide rearrangements that covalently stabilize JC-containing pentamers. …”
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Flame retardancy of highly filled polyamide 6/clay nanocomposites by Dasari, Aravind, Yu, Zhong-Zhen, Mai, Yiu-Wing, Liu, Songlin

“…Factors such as incoherency, poor stability and non-uniformity of the char or the presence of large cracks and formation of island-like structures were insignificant in slowing down the heat release and mass loss rates. …”
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