Robust cooperative control and optimization of multi-agent systems by Sun, Chao

“…Firstly, we consider the robust finite-time connectivity-preserving consensus tracking and formation control problems. An integral sliding mode based framework is proposed to simultaneously achieve disturbance rejection, finite-time convergence, and connectivity preservation for double-integrators with bounded disturbances and a virtual leader. …”
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Comparison between self-sampling and gynecologist sampling of cervical specimen for pap cytology and HPV DNA detection among women in Jempol, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ibrahim, Zaidah

“…The prepared PAP cytology slides were evaluated for specimen adequacy, presence of endocervical cells or transformation zone cells and cytological interpretation for cells abnormalities. …”
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A generalised study of 3D confined jet at a wall by Lim, Raine Jia Ying

“…In berthing ports for large ships, the underlying sediment plays a critical role in resisting geotechnical failures like overturning or sliding of retaining walls. However, the powerful thrust generated by ship propellers can scour the seabed at the wall's toe, potentially weakening the sediment and compromising the stability of the wall. …”
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EEG based brain signal analysis on stress level by Ng, Yu Xin

“…In this study, the average of EED power spectrum density in Theta band (4-7Hz), Alpha band (8-12Hz) and Beta band (13-30HZ) were extracted using a 4 second sliding window with 1 second overlapping. Other stress features such as Bandpower asymmetry, bandpower difference and bandpower ratio can be derived from the power features. …”
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PARP1 resolves DNA replication defects in PCNA-associated DNA repair disorder by Wang, L

“…The toroidal structure of a PCNA trimer makes it a sliding clamp protein, which utilizes its interdomain connecting loop (IDCL) interacting with PIP-box containing proteins to recruit these clients to sites of DNA replication to enable their functions. …”

Mechanics of fracture and flexure in Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves by Zhang, H

“…In grounding zones and floating ice shelves, ice fracturing is often associated with flexure modulated by ocean tides and subglacial water flow, as well as stresses created by shearing, such as pinning points. Fracture and flexure significantly affect the vulnerability of Antarctic ice shelves to hydrofracturing and, by altering buttressing effects, the mass balance of the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet. …”

Shear-flow characteristics of rock fractures and implications for injection-induced seismicity by Ji, Yinlin

“…In the injection-driven shear tests, the sawcut and natural fractures exhibit dynamic slip (seismic) and quasi-dynamic sliding (aseismic), respectively, which are controlled by several physical processes, such as thermal pressurization and stress imbalance. …”
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Molecular recognition in protein-DNA assemblies by Davey, Curt Alexander

“…We showed that platinum adducts formed by reaction of cisplatin or oxaliplatin with the nucleosome core inhibit histone octamer-DNA sliding, but do not cause significant alteration of nucleosome positioning. …”
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) enhanced biosensors by Zhang, Jinling

“…In the first part of my work, I designed two kinds of Au nanohole array, with (PAuNH array) and without (AuNH array) photoresist between the Au layer and the glass slides for the purpose of fluorescent enhancement using a model dye Alexa 647. …”
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RNA interference silencing of interleukin-6 in mesenchymal stromal cells and antitumour efficacy against multiple myeloma cells by Teoh, Hoon Koon

“…Further histological analysis also showed increasing presence of lymphocytic infiltrates and significant decrease of mitotic index from 21 in tumours co-injected with control MSC to 15 in both U266 tumours co-injected with MSC transfected with IL-6 siRNA and MSC transduced with IL-6 shRNA indicating reduction of proliferating cells in the treated tumours (P<0.05, ANOVA with n = 3 slides/group). In conclusion, both RNAi pathways were equally effective in suppressing IL-6 expression in MSC and displayed in vitro and in vivo antitumor efficacy against U266 cells. …”
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Analysis and design of curved steel beam member in elevation using Eurocode 3 by Yandarmadi, Kelvin

“…This paper specifically focuses on analysing simply supported boundary condition curved beam member which pinned on the one end and roller that can be moved horizontally on the other end. …”
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Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…The basic characteristics of friction and dry sliding friction were covered to better understand the principals behind the friction losses. …”
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Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…The single seedling nursery tray of rectangular shape was developed with length 635 mm, width 335 mm and height 40 mm with open top and square growing cavities of 15 x 15 mm separated by a thickness of 1mm with 30 mm height. A sliding base plate 635mm long, 332 mm wide and 4mm thick, served as a valve in holding and placing seedling for transplanting into the field. …”
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Challenges and applications to operando and in situ TEM imaging and spectroscopic capabilities in a cryogenic temperature range by Tyukalova, Elizaveta, Vas, Joseph Vimal, Ignatans, Reinis, Mueller, Aaron David, Medwal, Rohit, Imamura, Masaaki, Asada, Hironori, Fukuma, Yasuhiro, Rawat, Rajdeep Singh, Tileli, Vasiliki, Duchamp, Martial

“…Such studies are promising for studying the pinning of the ferroelectric and magnetic domains versus temperature, spin-polarized current, and externally applied magnetic field to better manipulate the domain walls. …”
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Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…Such surface modifications can achieve a change in the carrier concentration by change in work function or shifting- pinning of the Fermi level, or additional field generated due to dipoles created at the surface. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…The reinforcing mechanism was due to the lubrication and pinning effects of rGO, which resulted in high resistance to penetration, elastic recovery capability, low-cycle fatigue resistance, and microcrack propagation inhibition properties. …”
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Low complexity spectrum sensing for cognitive radio enabled aeronautical communication systems by Koodathumkal Mathew Libin

“…A simplified cyclostationary detection (CD) scheme is proposed as the fourth work to get the best trade-off between accuracy, complexity, and sensing duration. In this scheme, a sliding correlation-based CD is proposed. The test statistic is a likelihood ratio test (LRT) in which the cyclostationary feature is normalized with the real-time noise variance. …”
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