Synthesis and characterization of Cu-Chalcogenide nanocrystals for potential applications in low-cost solar cells by Ahmadi, Mahshid

“…Hence, it can be deduced that the lattice is distorted and this likely to result in micro-strain in the crystal. The band gap of CuInxGa1-xSe2 NCs was measured optically (UV-Vis spectroscopy) and electrochemically (cyclic voltammetry). …”
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Antidiabetic activity of Curculigo latifolia extracts in vitro and in vivo studies by Ishak, Nur Akmal

“…In the present study, antidiabetic properties of C. latifolia in cell lines (in vitro) and in diabetic-induced rats were determined. …”
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Light-matter interactions in atomically thin transition metal dichalcogenides by Zhao, Jiaxin

“…By coherently superimposing excitons and cavity photons, the exciton-polaritons based on monolayer TMDs are stable at room temperature with considerable promise towards optoelectronic and valleytronic devices. In this thesis, I mainly focus on investigations on light-matter interactions in monolayer TMDs and microcavities. …”
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Spray cooling and condensation heat transfer in a liquid cooled server system by Liu, Pengfei

“…It is found that the spray cooling performance is mainly affected by the spray nozzle flow rate. The condenser fan power and condenser cooling water flow rate strongly affect the vapour recovery speed and are therefore critical parameters for system pressure control. …”
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汉唐女性复仇叙事研究 = A study on female revenge narratives from the Han to Tang dynasties by 戴倩倩 Dai, Qianqian

“…These narratives emphasize the oppression women experienced under patriarchy and the constraints on their power. Existing literature mainly focuses on later literary studies, but it is equally important that we should revisit to the origins. …”
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#Hooked? Extending the social cognitive model in examining the antecedents of problematic social network sites use among Singaporean adolescents and adults by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian

“…Most notably, a nuanced difference in how paternal and maternal relationships were associated with adolescents’ problematic SNSs was found—adolescents who had poor relationships with their fathers were more likely to depend on SNSs for identity formation—which had the strongest association with deficient self-regulation. …”
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Solution processed transition metal oxides selective contacts for Si heterojunction solar cells by Lu, Chenjin

“…The slightly lower performance is mainly attributed to the slightly smaller open circuit voltage (Voc) and fill factor (FF) in the s-MoOx/Si HSCs. …”
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Control schemes of voltage source converters in more-electronics power systems by He, Jinsong

“…Existing control methods are mainly linear approaches that merely ensure the local stability of the closed-loop system relating to specific operating points. …”
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Cognitive dynamic airspace management by Wong, Cheryl Sze Yin

“…Multi-objective EAs are fundamentally stochastic in nature, hence solutions are likely to be irreproducible. For reproducible and reliable solutions, deterministic algorithms are preferable. …”
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From the microbial to the mechanical : environmental impacts on coral nitrogen cycling, microbial communities, and skeletal properties by Moynihan, Molly Anne

“…As Porites corals are likely to incur higher forces in the direction parallel to corallite growth, particularly from predation, anisotropy may provide the skeleton with a structural advantage. …”
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Understanding the role of Enterococcus faecalis in polymicrobial wounds by Davient, Bala

“…Taken together, based on the experiments performed in this dissertation, I propose that the MPT system may not be directly regulating E. faecalis T7SS gene expression, but indirectly, likely through sensing the energy status of the cell. …”
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Experimental, numerical study and design of concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube columns and beam-column joints by Ma, Youxin

“…In addition, the widely used European code EN 1993-1-8 for joint design mainly address the design of steel structure and cannot be applied to the design of RCS joints. …”
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2DEG enhancement via epilayer stress engineering in AlN/GaN/AlN heterostructure by Patwal, Shashank

“…The higher thermal conductivities of AlN and 4H-SiC are likely to improve heat dissipation, thus providing greater thermal stability and lesser device deterioration due to self-heating. …”
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Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Bhattacharjee, NV, Schumacher, AE, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Graham, SM, Lacey, BWH, Maude, RJ, Runghien, T, Rodriguez, JAB

“…The reference forecast is our estimate of the most likely fertility future given the model, past fertility, forecasts of covariates, and historical relationships between covariates and fertility. …”