Crack healing in reactive MgO-slag system via bacteria induced carbonate precipitation by Zheng, Yanying

“…In this study, crack healing in reactive MgO-slag system was investigated via bacteria induced carbonate precipitation. Self-healing regimes such as alternating bacteria medium soaking and carbon dioxide curing cycles and alternating water and carbon dioxide cycles were adopted in this project. …”
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Isentropic diagnostics of mean circulation and water vapour budget for the Asian monsoon by Lee, Shao Yi

“…These comparisons may not reflect the actual dynamical regimes that local “Hadleys” lie in, because the global zonal mean meridional circulation is not representative of the meridional circulation in the monsoon and oceanic regions. …”
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Characterization of structural and optical properties of Zinc Oxide thin films by Liu, Yuchan

“…The objective of this thesis is to determine the optical properties of ZnO thin films with spectroscopic ellipsometry in a wide spectral region covering the both regimes of below and above the ZnO bandgap. Three dispersion models, namely, Sellmeier dispersion model, Cauchy model and Forouhi-Bloomer model, were used and evaluated to determine the optical constants of ZnO thin films below the energy band gap. …”
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Investigating whether executive functioning, working memory capacity, & long-term memory can be improved by cognitive training by Lim, Ming Ze

“…Paired-sample t-tests indicated that two training regimes (i.e., daily meditation training and practicing retrieval) led to changes that improve participants’ ability to store and retrieve episodic information formed while reading text passages. …”
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Network analysis and data science for finance: from traditional markets to decentralised exchanges by Miori, D

“…Otherwise, we study returns of an heterogeneous set of indices belonging to multiple asset classes, and characterise their network of evolving correlations to identify market regimes that are found to have distinguishable macroeconomic features. …”

Conservation planning in Europe: ecological, financial, and political challenges by Hannemann, H

“…Probably unsurprisingly, the distribution of biodiversity in Europe mostly does not match political entities, all of which have individual aims, financial resources, and biodiversity management regimes in place. All have a significant impact on biodiversity conservation planning because i) the use of geo-politically truncated data influences modelling predictions, ii) financial commitment to biodiversity conservation varies between countries influencing success outcomes, iii) biodiversity persistence in current and future climate change does not recognise geo-political boundaries, and iv) many of the key environmental frameworks are implemented within countries and do not considering trans-boundary issues.…”

Ammonia volatilization from urea as affected by tropical‐based palm oil mill effluent (Pome) and peat by Siva, K. B., Aminuddin, H., Husni, M. H. A., Manas, A. R.

“…The organic materials were separately matrixed with urea into pelletized form and evaluated under laboratory regimes for the per cent NH3 volatilization, pH change, and ammonium-nitrogen (NH4-N) recovery. …”

Pedestrian-oriented development in Beirut: A framework for estimating urban design impacts on pedestrian flows through modeling, participatory design, and scenario analysis by Sevtsuk, Andres, Kollar, Justin, Pratama, Daniel, Basu, Rounaq, Haddad, Jawad, Alhassan, Abdulaziz, Chancey, Bahij, Halabi, Mohamad, Makhlouf, Rawad, Abou-Zeid, Maya

“…We illustrate how each scenario affects pedestrian trip generation across various trip types and trip distribution on individual street segments. Our approach demonstrates how urban design interventions–both land use changes and street quality improvements–can influence pedestrian travel demand. …”
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Modeling and compressing 3-D facial expressions using geometry videos by Xia, Jiazhi, Quynh, Dao Thi Phuong, He, Ying, Chen, Xiaoming, Hoi, Steven C. H.

“…Our framework includes a set of algorithms to construct GVs, such as hole filling, geodesic-based face segmentation, expression-invariant parameterization (EIP), and GV compression. …”
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3D deep learning on medical images : a review by Singh, Satya P., Wang, Lipo, Gupta, Sukrit, Goli, Haveesh, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyás, Balázs

“…We review the significant research in the field of 3D medical imaging analysis using 3D CNNs (and its variants) in different medical areas such as classification, segmentation, detection and localization. We conclude by discussing the challenges associated with the use of 3D CNNs in the medical imaging domain (and the use of deep learning models in general) and possible future trends in the field.…”
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High-mass loading V3O7·H2O nanoarray for Zn-ion battery : new synthesis and two-stage ion intercalation chemistry by Chen, Duo, Lu, Menjie, Wang, Boran, Cheng, Hongfei, Yang, Hang, Cai, Dong, Han, Wei, Fan, Hong Jin

“…The stepwise and reversible intercalation process is manifested by different diffusion energy barriers and segmented electrochemical kinetics in various discharge depths. …”
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Ingestible artificial urinary biomarker probes for urine test of gastrointestinal cancer by Xu, Cheng, Xu, Mengke, Hu, Yuxuan, Liu, Jing, Cheng, Penghui, Zeng, Ziling, Pu, Kanyi

“…Upon reaction with a cancer biomarker in the colon segment, HATS releases a small fragment of tetrazine that can transverse the intestinal barrier, enter blood circulation, and ultimately undergo renal clearance to urine. …”
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Self-Assembly of Semiconducting Polymer Amphiphiles for In Vivo Photoacoustic Imaging by Xie, Chen, Zhen, Xu, Lei, Qunli, Ni, Ran, Pu, Kanyi

“…Optical and simulation studies reveal that the poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) grafting density plays a critical role in determining the packing of SP segments inside the core of nanoparticles, consequently affecting the optical properties. …”
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Structures of Mycobacterium smegmatis 70S ribosomes in complex with HPF, tmRNA, and P-tRNA by Mishra, Satabdi, Ahmed, Tofayel, Tyagi, Anu, Shi, Jian, Bhushan, Shashi

“…A comparison of the P/P state with the hibernating state provides possible functional insights about the Mycobacteria-specific helix H54a rRNA segment. Interestingly, densities for all the four OB domains of bS1 protein is visible in the hibernating 70S ribosome displaying the molecular details of bS1-70S interactions. …”
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Intelligent transportation system based on image processing by Liu, Yizhe

“…Another objective of this project is to do the data analysis, to compare the performance of image processing methods in different environmental conditions. All the image segmentation methods and road traffic analysis algorithms have been realized by MATLAB functions. …”
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Segregation in carbon steels by Liong, Wei Hao.

“…The occurrence of an optimum temperature at which the segregation centerline is removed and the minimal loss of strength is discussed. In the concluding segment, a general overview of analysis is given and possible recommendations are proposed as well.…”
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A study of crack propagation in microforming tools by Muhammad Shahid Shith.

“…This is carried out by using properties of AISI M2 as a reference tool steel material and ABAQUS/Standard 6.9 to run simulations. The project is segmented into four different phases. The first phase consisted of modeling a global model of the predetermined microforming die. …”
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Studies of bioactivity of proteins encapsulated in liposomes by Ho, Amelia May Teng.

“…The eye has a unique structure with barriers which pose challenges for drug delivery, especially to the posterior segment of the eye. As such, drug delivery systems such as liposomes have recently been investigated. …”
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Integrative imaging and electron cryo-tomography of viral transport mechanisms by Grange, M

“…I show that (i) in situ sub-volume averaging from single tomograms can guide and complement segmentation of biological features and (ii) that novel, transient processes can be imaged with high levels of detail. …”

Revolutionizing treatment for disorders of consciousness: a multidisciplinary review of advancements in deep brain stimulation by Yang, Y, Cao, T, He, S, Wang, L, He, Q, Fan, L, Huang, Y, Zhang, H, Wang, Y, Dang, Y, Wang, N, Chai, X, Wang, D, Jiang, Q, Li, X, Liu, C, Wang, S

“…During the evolution of DOC therapy, the segmentation of central nuclei, the recording of single-neurons, and the analysis of local field potentials have emerged as favorable technical factors that enhance the efficacy of DBS treatment. …”