Hydrogels from polymer for biomedical applications by Teo, Man Ru

“…The effect of the Ca2+ or Mg2+ on the thermoreversible gelation properties of kappa-carrageenan were studied using mirco-differential scanning calorimetry (micro-DSC) and rheology. The use of micro-differential scanning calorimetry shed light on the formation and melting thermal reversibility of kappa-carrageenan with the addition of Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions. …”
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Microstructural evolution of electrospun microfibers for biomedical applications by Chandler, A

“…At the fiber level, micro-computed tomography (µCT) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed that stretching caused alignment, thinning, and coalescence of the fibers. …”

Mean square consensus of multi-agent systems over fading networks with directed graphs by Xu, Liang, Zheng, Jianying, Xiao, Niao, Xie, Lihua

“…It is then shown that the mean square consensusability is solely determined by the edge state dynamics on a directed spanning tree. As a result, sufficient conditions are provided for mean square consensus over fading networks with directed graphs in terms of fading parameters, the network topology and the agent dynamics. …”
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Data-driven methods to predict the stability metrics of catalytic nanoparticles by Prabhu, Asmee M., Choksi, Tej S.

“…Ab initio methods can calculate these metrics but are computationally intensive due to the large configurational space that these nanostructures span. Moreover, sub-nanometer nanoparticles are structurally flexibile under reaction conditions. …”
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Development and characterization of a microneedle-based sensor by Chan, Kenzo Zheng Long

“…With the improved functionality, this study represents a significant step forward in wearable sensor technology for personalized healthcare monitoring, with potential applications spanning medical diagnostics, drug monitoring, and public health surveillance.…”
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Novel polymer electrolyte based on cob-web electrospun multi component polymer blend of polyacrylonitrile/poly(methyl methacrylate)/polystyrene for lithium ion batteries : preparat... by Srinivasan, Madhavi, Prasanth, Raghavan, Aravindan, Vanchiappan

“…The thermal and crystalline properties of the blend are studied by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), respectively. Morphology of the membrane is examined by field emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM). …”
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Time of flight difraction - an alternate non-destructive testing procedure to replace traditional methods by Koyickal Gopalan Prabhakaran.

“…Data is stored in a digital format with a single vertical ‘scan’ line characterizing the structure of the weld.…”
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NeuroTribes : The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently / by Silberman, Steve, author 656044, Allen & Unwin (Online service) 656043

“…The perpetrators in Silberman’s telling are scientists, political leaders, and clinicians whose fixation on their interpretation of “normal” led to acts of deep cruelty and inhumanity against autistic people, deeds that span the spectrum from superficial to sadistic. The narrative arc is roughly chronological, stretching across time and highlighting some of the Big Non-autistic Names in autism’s long, strange and often terrible trip: Hans Asperger, Leo Kanner, Bruno Bettelheim, Bernard Rimland, Ole Ivar Lovaas, Lorna Wing. …”
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Compositionally graded alloys fabricated using the laser powder bed fusion technique by Wei, Siyuan

“…Incomplete mixing of the powders combined with the high aspect ratio of the melt pool and the 67° scan rotation between successive layers are the reasons behind the formation of these bands. …”
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Towards a Prime Factorization of Proteins by Radev, Simeon

“…This is particularly the case in the richly complex field of protein analysis, whereby unique and novel insights into the structural organization of proteins can help illuminate their functional space, and in particular lead toward a factorization of the structural space into a set of motif building blocks, which completely span this universe. This thesis creates a new inference interface for performing such analysis, by leveraging the sequential learning process of a neural autoencoder to construct a decomposition of proteins as a hierarchical sequence of embedded representation vectors. …”
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Emotikon : audio production of the interpretation of human emotion through soundscape and music by De Cotta, Timothy Alexander, Long, Lyndsey Liting

“…We wanted to appeal to the various feelings of the listener in five songs that spanned a range of musical genres, and more ambitiously, try to manipulate how the listener was feeling in a short period of time.…”
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Survival of mammoths (Mammuthus sp.) into the Late Pleistocene in Southwestern British Columbia (Vancouver Island), Canada by Termes, L, Keddie, G, Hebda, R, Trask, P, Arbour, V, Speller, C, Paskulin, L, Ramsey, C, Richards, MR

“…We undertook radiocarbon dating on all specimens and were able to obtain dates (due to preservation) on 16 of these remains, including re-dating a previously dated mammoth using newer radiocarbon extraction methods. The mammoth dates span a wide range, from >47,500 to 18,000 radiocarbon years BP (uncalibrated). …”

The Viking Great Army north of the Tyne: A Viking camp in Northumberland? by Kershaw, J, Jarman, C, Weber, H, Horton, M

“…We argue that the site was strategically situated and long-lived, with evidence for occupation spanning the Roman to later medieval periods. We note, in particular, indications of high-status early medieval activity, which stand out in a Northumbrian context. …”

On the higher-order edge toughness of a graph by Chen, C.C., Koh, K.M., Peng, Y.H.

“…Besides giving the of the cth-order edge toughness τc(G) of a graph G, we prove that 'τc(G)≥k if and only if G has k edge-disjoint spanning forests with exactly c components'. We also study the 'balancity' of a graph G of order p and size q, which is defined as the smallest positive integer c such that τc(G) = p/(p-c). © 1993.…”
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Imagining the Voltage of Neurons Distributed Across Entire Brains of Larval Zebrafish by Wang, Zeguan

“…The microscope combines remote refocusing and an ultrafast dual-camera system to significantly enhance the scanning and acquisition speed of light-sheet microscopy. …”
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Food inventory mobile application to reduce food wastage by Ng, Tiffany Dan Yi

“…The project's objective is to design a user-friendly mobile application that allows food items to be inputted into an inventory using various methods, including manual entry, barcode scanning, and receipt scanning. The application also features a customisable expiry date reminder and a grocery list function to aid users in making plans and minimising impulse purchases. …”
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Coda. by Zurianah Hashim.

“…The marriage between text and image has been used often in artworks spanning across different media platforms, channelled through various techniques for a multitude of purposes. …”
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Collaspe failure of layered composite pipe by Wong, Chee Kin.

“…Every layered composite pipe is designed to ensure safe and reliable performance during its operational life span. Through investigation on the collapse failure of the pipe, unnecessary catastrophic accident can be averted. …”
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The black swan of American Presidency : comparing Obama and Trump's foreign policies on Southeast Asia by Desker, Reesa Corrie

“…Within the span of a decade, America has elected two successive presidents whose personalities and visions stand far apart on the leadership and political spectrum. …”
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Predictive accuracy of the RSI in the shipping freight market (dry bulk sector) by Tee, Sandrina Jie Yi

“…Evidence from Singapore stock market” , technical analysis, with the Relative Strength Index in particular, has been shown to generate profitable trades through the Singapore Exchange over a time span of 21 years. This hence serves as a motivation for this study to test the accuracy of Relative Strength Index on the shipping market in hope of providing a useful tool for investors.…”
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