Thiophene‐fused‐heteroaromatic diones as promising NIR reflectors for radiative cooling by Chen, Wangqiao, Song, Yujie, Zhang, Liying, Liu, Ming, Hu, Xiao, Zhang, Qichun

“…The comparison of the internal temperature difference relative to a control house was measured and the maximum temperature was 12 °C lower than that in the control house.…”
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A first-principles study on the adsorption of small molecules on antimonene : oxidation tendency and stability by Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Zhou, Kun, Dmitriev, Sergey V., Zhang, Yong-Wei

“…The interaction of the O2 molecule with antimonene is much stronger than that with phosphorene. Surprisingly, the kinetic barrier for the splitting of O2 molecule on antimonene is low (∼0.40 eV), suggesting that pristine antimonene may undergo oxidation under ambient conditions, especially at elevated temperatures. …”
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Silicone 3D printing : process optimization, product biocompatibility, and reliability of silicone meniscus implants by Luis, Eric, Pan, Houwen Matthew, Sing, Swee Leong, Bastola, Anil Kumar, Goh, Guo Dong, Goh, Guo Liang, Tan, Joel Heang Kuan, Bajpai, Ram, Song, Juha, Yeong, Wai Yee

“…Failure results were analyzed using the two-parameter Weibull probability distribution model and Weibull regression analysis and revealed that the Weibull modulus had a value greater than 1 in all groups, indicating an increasing failure rate with time for Ecoflex 30 and 50 meniscus implants. …”
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Plasmonic-induced overgrowth of amorphous molybdenum sulfide on nanoporous gold : an ambient synthesis method of hybrid nanoparticles with enhanced electrocatalytic activity by Phan-Quang, Gia Chuong, Yang, Zhe, Koh, Charlynn Sher Lin, Sim, Howard Yi Fan, Leong, Shi Xuan, Ling, Xing Yi

“…Importantly, we find that the hybrid particles exhibit higher bridging and an apical S to terminal S atomic ratio than pure molybdenum sulfide, which gives rise to their enhanced electrocatalytic performance for hydrogen evolution reaction. …”
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Enhanced procurement and production strategies for chemical plants : utilizing real-time financial data and advanced algorithms by Sikorski, Janusz J., Inderwildi, Oliver, Lim, Mei Qi, Garud, Sushant S., Neukäufer, Johannes, Kraft, Markus

“…Analysis conducted on June 11, 2018, in the biodiesel scenario shows that up to 219.28 USD per tonne of biodiesel can be earned by buying contracts for delivery of crude palm oil in July 2018 and selling contracts for delivery of biodiesel in August 2018 which equates to a margin 11.6% higher than in case of the direct trade. Moreover, it is shown that losses of up to 11.3% can be avoided, and therefore, it is shown that there is realistic scope for increasing the profitability of a chemical plant by exploiting the opportunities across different commodity markets in an automated manner. …”
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Effects of plant functional group removal on CO2 fluxes and belowground C stocks across contrasting ecosystems by Grau-Andrés, Roger, Wardle, David A., Gundale, Michael J., Foster, Claire N., Kardol, Paul

“…Both CO2 exchange and C stocks responded more strongly to shrub removal than to moss removal. Shrub removal reduced gross primary productivity of the forest floor consistently across the island gradient, but it had no effect on respiration, which suggests that loss of belowground C caused by the removals was driven by reduced litter inputs. …”
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An evaluation of inhaled antibiotic liposome versus antibiotic nanoplex in controlling infection in bronchiectasis by Tran, The-Thien, Yu, Hong, Vidaillac, Celine, Lim, Albert Y. H., Abisheganaden, John A., Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…The CIP liposome, however, possessed much lower CIP payload than the nanoplex (84% versus 3.5%), resulting in high lipid contents in its DPI formulation that led to higher cytotoxicity and lower aerosolization efficiency. …”
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The peculiarities of knowledge management processes in SMEs : the case of Singapore by Wee, Janet Chui Neo, Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan

“…Findings The SME owner, rather than the employees, was found to be the key source and creator of knowledge and the sole driver of the KM processes. …”
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V4C3TxMXene : a promising active substrate for reactive surface modification and the enhanced electrocatalytic oxygen evolution activity by Du, Cheng‐Feng, Sun, Xiaoli, Yu, Hong, Fang, Wei, Jing, Yao, Wang, Yonghui, Li, Shuiqing, Liu, Xianhu, Yan, Qingyu

“…In particular, a current density of 10 mA cm−2 can be reached by the nanohybrid with the optimized Ni/Fe ratio at an overpotential (η) as low as 275.2 mV, which is comparable to most of the state‐of‐the‐art OER catalysts and better than other MXene‐based derivatives. Demonstrated by the tunable physicochemical properties and excellent structural stability of these nanohybrids, we may envision the promising role of the M4X3‐based MXenes as substrates for a wide range of energy conversion and storage materials.…”
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Legal translation and ISO standards : a case study by See, Tingting

“…Accordingly, the aims of this dissertation are to (a) assess whether ISO certified LSPs produce translation of better quality than non-ISO certified LSPs do; (b) analyse the cost-benefits of engaging an ISO certified LSP as compared to a non-ISO certified LSP and (c) identify factors that affect patrons’ motivation in the selection of LSPs for legal translation. …”
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Cognitive subtyping in schizophrenia : a latent profile analysis by Lim, Keane, Smucny, Jason, Barch, Deanna M., Lam, Max, Keefe, Richard S. E., Lee, Jimmy Chee Keong

“…CFA revealed that cognitive profiles are better explained by distinct meaningful profiles than a severity linear continuum. Associations between profiles and negative symptoms were observed. …”
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Thermoeconomic analysis and optimization of the small scale power generation and carbon dioxide capture system from liquefied natural gas by Kanbur, Baris Burak, Xiang, Liming, Dubey, Swapnil, Choo, Fook Hoong, Duan, Fei

“…Also, the impact of levelized component cost is found more significant than the destruction costs. To define the best trade-off point of the proposed system, the multiobjective optimization is performed by using genetic algorithm. …”
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Bipolar conduction and giant positive magnetoresistance in doped metallic titanium oxide heterostructures by Huang, Ke, Wang, Tao, Jin, Mengjia, Wu, Liang, Wang, Floria Junyao, Li, Shengyao, Qi, Dong-Chen, Cheng, Shuying, Li, Yangyang, Chen, Jingsheng, He, Xiaozhong, Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen J., Wang, Renshaw Xiao

“…Moreover, the bipolar conduction induces a giant magnetoresistance up to 900% at 6 T, which is ≈6 times higher than its conventional phase. This study paves a way to empower conventional materials in existing electronics and induce novel electronic phases.…”
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Modulation of instagram number of followings by avoidance in close relationships in young adults under a gene x environment perspective by Bonassi, Andrea, Carollo, Alessandro, Cataldo, Ilaria, Gabrieli, Giulio, Tandiono, Moses, Foo, Jia Nee, Lepri, Bruno, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Moreover, users reporting high avoidance levels displayed fewer followings than users who reported low levels of avoidance. …”
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Multi-branch sandwich piezoelectric energy harvester : mathematical modeling and validation by Li, Xiangyang, Yu, Kaiping, Upadrashta, Deepesh, Yang, Yaowen

“…The stiffness of sandwich harvester and consequently its resonant frequency can be tuned more flexibly than the CPEH by choosing different materials and adjusting the geometric dimensions of the core and skins. …”
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Effects of double aging on inconel 718 fabricated by laser metal deposition by Tham, Nataniel Yong Syn

“…The hardness of the sample subjected to double aging with the sample aged at 760 °C followed by 650 °C for 10 hours was found to be higher than the sample single aged at 760 °C for 10 hours, implying a positive effect when aging at lower temperature. …”
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Cool surface as urban heat island effect mitigation strategy for tropical climate by D E V S Kiran Kumar

“…Due to retention of solar radiation heat, reduced ventilation and concentrated anthropogenic heat activities, many urban areas experience higher ambient temperatures than their less developed rural surroundings. This phenomenon is often referred to as the urban heat island (UHI) effect. …”
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In situ growth of [hk1]-oriented Sb2S3 for solution-processed planar heterojunction solar cell with 6.4% efficiency by Jin, Xin, Fang, Yanan, Salim, Teddy, Feng, Minjun, Hadke, Shreyash, Leow, Shin Woei, Sum, Tze Chien, Wong, Lydia Helena

“…The planar heterojunction solar cell using [hk1]-oriented Sb2S3 achieves a power conversion efficiency of 6.4%, performing at almost 20% higher than devices based on a [hk0]-oriented absorber. …”
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First-principles study of the anisotropic thermal expansion and thermal transport properties in h-BN by Niu, Bo, Zhong, Lixiang, Hao, Wei, Yang, Zhihua, Duan, Xiaoming, Cai, Delong, He, Peigang, Jia, Dechang, Li, Shuzhou, Zhou, Yu

“…Our results show that the in-plane k is much higher than the cross-plane k, and the values at 300 K are 286.6 and 2.7 W m−1 K−1, respectively. …”
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Efficiency boosting by thermal harvesting in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes by Lu, Shunpeng, Zhang, Yiping, Qiu, Ying, Liu, Xiao, Zhang, Menglong, Luo, Dongxiang

“…The underlying reason is that the wall-plug efficiency of the LED with a voltage lower than photon voltage (V < ℏω/q) is surprisingly enhanced by elevated temperature owing to the heat transmission by the LED under a high biased voltage in Group A. …”
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