Finite element analysis of a free-standing concrete sea-wall as alternative to traditional land reclamation by Harris, Raymond

“…Now with the increasing cost of sand fill materials due to scarcity, the conventional method of land reclamation is becoming less feasible. …”
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NeuroTribes : The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently / by Silberman, Steve, author 656044, Allen & Unwin (Online service) 656043

“…The perpetrators in Silberman’s telling are scientists, political leaders, and clinicians whose fixation on their interpretation of “normal” led to acts of deep cruelty and inhumanity against autistic people, deeds that span the spectrum from superficial to sadistic. The narrative arc is roughly chronological, stretching across time and highlighting some of the Big Non-autistic Names in autism’s long, strange and often terrible trip: Hans Asperger, Leo Kanner, Bruno Bettelheim, Bernard Rimland, Ole Ivar Lovaas, Lorna Wing. …”
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Impact of BPL penalty functions and PSF models in PET/CT radial spatial resolution recovery by Si, Wang Jie

“…Scans were done with default settings of scout view, followed by CT axial slice scan and subsequently PET scan with 1 minute per bed position. …”
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Electrospun TiO2-graphene composite nanofibers as a highly durable insertion anode for lithium ion batteries by Zhang, Xiang, Kumar, Palaniswamy Suresh, Aravindan, Vanchiappan, Liu, Huihui, Sundaramurthy, Jayaraman, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Duong, Hai Minh, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Madhavi, Srinivasan

“…Li/TiO2–G half-cells showed an initial discharge capacity of 260 mA h g–1 at current density of 33 mA g–1. …”
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The effects of CT-based attenuation correction on the accuracy of 99mtc SPECT/CT quantification by Vijayakumar, Shamalah S

“…In terms of methodology, the study used NEMA 2012/IEC 2008 phantoms filled with 99mTc and the GE Discovery NM/CT 670 Pro SPECT/CT system, using tumor-to-background ratios (TBR) of 4:1 and 10:1. …”
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Effect of the shapes of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Loo, Zhi Yung

“…A total of 130 PLAXIS models were created and tested. A sand-filled dike with an impermeable clay core of height 12 m, 80 m base width and 8 m span at the crest is adopted as the model in this study. …”
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Heat transfer of 3D-printed porous structure used in cold plate by Tew, Hong Boon

“…Lastly, the investigation shows that the porous-filled cold plates have better thermal performances as compared to the cold plate filled with a typical swirling insert.…”
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Impact of dust deposition on PV performance and hotspot generation: I-V and thermal analysis with SEM and UV-VIS-NIR by Islam, Md. Imamul, Mohd Shawal, Jadin, Al Mansur, Ahmed

“…Electrical characterization through I-V curve analysis revealed a decline in key parameters such as short-circuit current (Isc), open-circuit voltage (Voc), maximum power (Pmax), and fill factor (FF), indicating reduced performance attributable to dust accumulation. …”
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Effects of transport inhibitors on the cellular uptake of liposomes from mycobacterium smegmatis by human monocytes dendritic cells by Nordin, Nor Asyikin

“…Therefore, in this proposed study, we are going to fill up the gaps by investigating the uptake mechanisms of liposomes-Msmeg as a potent lipid-based vaccine by DCs from PBMC in healthy individuals.…”
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Experimental and numerical investigation on precast CECFST column-to-column connections subjected to axial and eccentric compression by Zhu, Gaoming, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Concrete-encased concrete-filled steel tube (CECFST) is a new type of composite member featuring superior structural performance and high construction productivity. …”
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Proactive monitoring in process control using predictive trend displays by Yin, Shanqing

“…Four studies were conducted during the span of this project, each filling in knowledge gaps either not found in current literature, or provided empirical proof-of-concept for a viable predictive tool that improved control performance. …”
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How do you predict your future movement and locations? by Ko, Zhan Hong

“…The data collection process spanned over a total duration of two and a half months from the 1st of January to the 15th of March. …”
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Cu-doped nickel oxide interface layer with nanoscale thickness for efficient and highly stable printable carbon-based perovskite solar cell by Bashir, Amna, Lew, Jia Haur, Shukla, Sudhanshu, Gupta, Disha, Baikie, Tom, Chakraborty, Sudip, Patidar, Rahul, Bruno, Annalisa, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Akhter, Zareen

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest reported efficiency for such a large area perovskite solar device. I-V scans show that the introduction of Cu:NiOx mesoporous scaffold increases the photocurrent, and yields fill factor (FF) values exceeding 57% due to the better interface and increased hole extraction efficiency. …”
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The Japanese economy in crises : a time series segmentation study by Cheong, Siew Ann, Fornia, Robert Paulo, Lee, Gladys Hui Ting, Kok, Jun Liang, Yim, Woei Shyr, Xu, Danny Yuan, Zhang, Yiting

“…Of these, the second and main stage affecting 21 industries lasted only 27 days, in contrast to the two-and-a-half-years across-the-board recovery from the 1997–2003 financial crisis. …”
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Chimpanzee self-medication in Budongo Forest: investigating the use of putative self-medicative resources in the Sonso and Waibira communities by Freymann, E

“…<p>This DPhil project explores established and putative self-medicative behaviors amongst wild chimpanzees (<em>Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii</em>) in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. The study spans eight and a half months of multidisciplinary data from two wild chimpanzee communities, Sonso and Waibira, supplemented by thirty years of longitudinal data. …”

New material brazing by Sivaprasaath, Chandrasagaran

“…The brazed sample was cut in half moulded into a plastic resin and polished to reveal the microstructure. …”
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Multidecadal Morphodynamic evolution of shorelines and coral reefs along the Arabian Sea Coast of Oman: Bar Al Hikman Peninsula by Teillet, T, Bois, P, Homewood, P, Mettraux, M, Samimi-Namin, K, Vahrenkamp, V

“…By combining sedimentological fieldwork with photo-interpretations of satellite images spanning 50 years, this study documents significant coastal geomorphological changes. …”

New binders for Li-ion batteries by Peck, Steve Teck Wei

“…It was found that pectin binder was superior to conventional PVDF binder in both cycling performance and rate capability, consistent with observations of micrographs obtained from Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) imaging. Varying the silicon loading in the electrode produced results that were consistent with the theory described in the literature review, with initial capacity increasing and capacity retention decreasing with increased silicon loading. …”
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Long term surface deformation of Soufrière Hills volcano, Montserrat from GPS geodesy : inferences from simple elastic inverse models by Herd, Richard A., Strutt, Michael H., Ryan, Graham., Widiwijayanti, Christina., Voight, Barry., Mattioli, Glen.

“…Campaign and continuous GPS geodetic measurements on Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat are reported from 1995 to 2009, spanning three dome growth and repose episodes. Uniform elastic half-space inversions were used to examine how crustal pressure sources evolved by inverting subsets of all available 3D site data for any given episode using a single Mogi-source. …”
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Development and characterization of collagen type I and hyaluronic acid (HA) based interlaced scaffolds for tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVS) by Nazir, R

“…This thesis, therefore, is the first attempt to develop interlaced scaffolds from collagen type I and hyaluronic acid (HA), polymers found in the natural valve, via a modified carbodiimide based crosslinking technique. Scanning electron micrographs (SEM) and images of Alcian blue – Periodic acid Schiff (PAS) stained samples suggested that our crosslinking technique yielded an ECM mimicking microstructure with interlaced bands of collagen and HA in the hybrid scaffolds. …”