R&D at UPM Part 2: research snapshots (new findings, research highlights and new achievements)

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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from A Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from a Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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Narsarsukite Na2TiOSi4O10 as a low voltage silicate anode for rechargeable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries by Chaupatnaik, Anshuman, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Barpanda, Prabeer

“…Narsarsukite Na2TiOSi4O10 forms a low voltage silicate anode for secondary Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.…”
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The role of ADAM10 and mucin-like molecules in modulating cell-cell interactions by Drexhage, L

“…Uptake of apoptotic corpses by phagocytes is facilitated by the molecular expression and secretion of find-me and eat-me signals by apoptotic cells, balanced with negative efferocytic don’t eat-me sig- nals and don’t-come-close-to-me barriers. …”

Translational and rotational critical-like behaviors in the glass transition of colloidal ellipsoid monolayers by Zheng, Zhongyu, Ni, Ran, Wang, Yuren, Han, Yilong

“…We find rich features of the Ising-like criticality in structure and slow dynamics at the ideal glass transition point ϕ0, showing the thermodynamic nature of glass transition at ϕ0. …”
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The role of ion exchange in the passivation of In(Zn)P nanocrystals with ZnS by Cho, Deok-Yong, Xi, Lifei, Boothroyd, Chris, Kardynal, Beata, Lam, Yeng Ming

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Artificial Intelligence for the Electron Ion Collider (AI4EIC) by Allaire, C., Ammendola, R., Aschenauer, E.-C., Balandat, M., Battaglieri, M., Bernauer, J., Bondì, M., Branson, N., Britton, T., Butter, A., Chahrour, I., Chatagnon, P., Cisbani, E., Cline, E. W., Dash, S., Dean, C., Deconinck, W., Deshpande, A., Diefenthaler, M., Ent, R., Fanelli, C., Finger, M., Finger, M., Fol, E., Furletov, S., Gao, Y., Giroux, J., Waduge, N. C. Gunawardhana, Hassan, O., Hegde, P. L., Hernández-Pinto, R. J., Blin, A. Hiller, Horn, T., Huang, J., Jalotra, A., Jayakodige, D., Joo, B., Junaid, M., Kalantarians, N., Karande, P., Kriesten, B., Elayavalli, R. Kunnawalkam, Li, Y., Lin, M., Liu, F., Liuti, S., Matousek, G., McEneaney, M., McSpadden, D., Menzo, T., Miceli, T., Mikuni, V., Montgomery, R., Nachman, B., Nair, R. R., Niestroy, J., Oregon, S. A. Ochoa, Oleniacz, J., Osborn, J. D., Paudel, C., Pecar, C., Peng, C., Perdue, G. N., Phelps, W., Purschke, M. L., Rajendran, H., Rajput, K., Ren, Y., Renteria-Estrada, D. F., Richford, D., Roy, B. J., Roy, D., Saini, A., Sato, N., Satogata, T., Sborlini, G., Schram, M., Shih, D., Singh, J., Singh, R., Siodmok, A., Stevens, J., Stone, P., Suarez, L., Suresh, K., Tawfik, A.-N., Acosta, F. Torales, Tran, N., Trotta, R., Twagirayezu, F. J., Tyson, R., Volkova, S., Vossen, A., Walter, E., Whiteson, D., Williams, M., Wu, S., Zachariou, N., Zurita, P.

“…The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art facility for studying the strong force, is expected to begin commissioning its first experiments in 2028. …”
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Effect of Spacecraft Charging on Performance of Ion Electrospray Propulsion Systems by Shaik, Saba Z., Corrado, Matthew N., Lozano, Paulo C.

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Surface Friction and Spectroscopic Probes of New Physics with Trapped Ions by Counts, Ian T.

“…To trap a single ion under vacuum is to control a microscopic, isolated quantum laboratory. …”
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Electrochemical Methods for Water Purification, Ion Separations, and Energy Conversion by Alkhadra, Mohammad A, Su, Xiao, Suss, Matthew E, Tian, Huanhuan, Guyes, Eric N, Shocron, Amit N, Conforti, Kameron M, de Souza, J Pedro, Kim, Nayeong, Tedesco, Michele, Khoiruddin, Khoiruddin, Wenten, I Gede, Santiago, Juan G, Hatton, T Alan, Bazant, Martin Z

“…This review provides a comprehensive description of the principles and applications of electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion. Electrochemical methods have attractive features such as compact size, chemical selectivity, broad applicability, and reduced generation of secondary waste. …”
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Systematic Studies on the Chelating Ligand Effects of Novel Borafluoronium Ions by Allen, Marissa D.

“…This study explores the synthesis and characterization of borafluoronium ions via a ligand-based strategy using bidentate amine and phosphine bases as chelating agents to cationic boronium ions.The borafluoronium complexes A–C were synthesized in high yields (80%–95%) and characterized using NMR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. …”
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A statistical approach to heavy-ion transfer reactions to the continuum by Karp, Joel Steven.

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Paper-based solution sampling coupled with potentiometric ion sensors by Ding, Ruiyu

“…The determination of heavy metals and clinically relevant ions is vital to maintain environmental quality and human health. …”
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Mitigating initial capacity loss for practical lithium-ion battery by Cao, Shengkai

“…Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with high energy and power density are urgently required for electric vehicles and aerospace industry. …”
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Recovery of ammonia from municipal wastewater through ion exchange by Aqilah Hani Binte Alfian

“…Treatment methods such as ion exchange which is presently used in water softening can be effective in the removal of ammonia. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…This dissertation focuses on the design and fabrication of lithium ion battery anodes based on Si nanostructures and the investigation of their charge/discharge behaviors. …”
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Study on localized ion transportation phenomena in YSZ at high temperature by Ng, Chee Seng

“…There has been reports on variation of ionic conductivity in nanocrystalline structure of YSZ thin film where grain boundary in YSZ has played an important role in ionic transport of oxygen ions in YSZ electrolyte. Reported studies confirmed that diffusion of oxygen ion across the grain boundary is slower than in the bulk region. …”
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High fidelity model of lithium-ion batteries for health monitoring by Hema, Koppula

“…In this thesis, we use ANSYS Fluent to implement a High-fidelity model of lithium-ion.…”
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The influence of polarisation on the behaviour of anions within ion channels and nanopores by Phan, LX

“…Ion and water interactions within ion channels and nanopores hold significant biological and technological importance. …”