Fairy lanterns in focus by Thorogood, CJ, Yunoh, S-MM

“…<p>So-called fairy lanterns (<em>Thismia</em>) are among the most extraordinary flowering plants, yet little is known about their ecology. There has been a spate of recent species discoveries revealing a bewildering diversity of flower forms. …”

Windowed Fourier ridges for demodulation of carrier fringe patterns with nonlinearity : a theoretical analysis by Agarwal, Nimisha, Wang, Chenxing, Qian, Kemao

“…Accurately extracting phase or phase derivative is the most important requirement in optical metrology. However, in practice, there are many error sources, among which nonlinear distortion in fringe patterns is often encountered. …”
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Design of an eco-friendly vegetable/flower bed for the HDB balcony by Chang, Cheng Hung.

“…The purpose of designing an ecology-friendly flower bed in HDB flat is mainly to provide a more convenient method for folks in the city to grow plants of their choices through a simple way. …”
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In Children, N -Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Antibody Encephalitis Incidence Exceeds That of Japanese Encephalitis in Vietnam by Huong, NHT, Toan, ND, Thien, TB, Khanh, TH, Tuan, NM, Truc, TT, Nghia, NA, Thinh, LQ, Thoa, NTK, Nhan, LNT, Minh, NNQ, Turner, HC, Thwaites, CL, Hung, NT, Tan, LV, Irani, SR, Quy, DT

“…Any child admitted to the Department of Infectious Diseases and Neurology fulfilling the case definition of encephalitis was eligible to participate. …”

On the use of physics in machine learning for manufacturing process inspection by Barbastathis, George, Zhang, Qihang, Pandit, Ajinkya, Tang, Wenlong, Papageorgiou, Charles, Braatz, Richard, Myerson, Allan S, Tan, Bingyao, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…SPIE Optical Metrology, 2023, Munich, Germany…”
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Optical differentiators and integrators : recent advances and applications, and enormous potential applications by Ngo, Nam Quoc

“…The existing applications of ODs include ultrawideband communications (UWB), optical metrology, dispersion-managed soliton pulse generation for ultrahigh-speed soliton transmission systems, ultrashort flat-top pulse generation for the demultiplexing of 640 Gbit/s data in ultrahigh-speed optical communication systems, and optical computing. …”
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Developing sustainable human macaque communities by Jones-Engel, Lisa, Engel, Gregory, Gumert, Michael David, Fuentes, Agustín

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Six-year removal of co-dominant grasses alleviated competitive pressure on subdominant grasses but dominant shrub removal had neutral effects in a subalpine ecosystem by Li, Wenjin, Knops, Johannes M. H., Png, Kenny Guochen, Yan, Xi, Dong, Huan, Li, Jinhua, Zhou, Huakun, Sierra, Rubén Díaz

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A study on giant panda recognition based on images of a large proportion of captive pandas by Chen, Peng, Swarup, Pranjal, Matkowski, Wojciech Michal, Kong, Adams Wai Kin, Han, Su, Zhang, Zhihe, Rong, Hou

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Root nutrient uptake strategies across forest types in Singapore's Central Catchment Nature Reserve by Poon, Hock Jin

“… • Despite recent advances in our understanding of roots and their processes, tropical belowground ecology remains understudied, especially in Southeast Asia.…”
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Anticipating evolutionary responses of mosquito mating systems to population suppression with mass-reared males by Cator, LJ, Bonsall, MB

“…We provide a mathematical framework for integrating mosquito mating ecology into models of population suppression. Given that these strategies are being increasingly deployed, anticipating and managing evolutionary responses of target population behavior should be a priority for research.…”

Bioconversion of styrene to poly(hydroxyalkanoate) (PHA) by a new bacterial strain Pseudomonas putida NBUS12 by Tan, Giin-Yu Amy, Chen, Chia-Lung, Ge, Liya, Li, Ling, Tan, Swee Ngin, Wang, Jing-Yuan

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Revealing the potential role of hsa-miR-663a in modulating the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway via miRNA microarray in spinal muscular atrophy patient fibroblast-derived iPSCs by Gandhi, Gayatri, Kodiappan, Radha, Abdullah, Syahril, Teoh, Hoon Koon, Tai, Lihui, Cheong, Soon Keng, Yeo, Wendy Wai Yeng

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Observations on baboons, Papio anubis, in an arid region in Ethiopia by Aldrich-Blake, FP, Bunn, TK, Dunbar, RI, Headley, PM

“…A population of baboons, <i>Papio anubis</i>, was studied for 3 months in an area of arid thornscrub in Ethiopia. The ecology of the habitat is described. Eight troops were surveyed, and one troop was studied in detail. …”

Multiple wavelength fringe analysis for surface profile measurements by Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Pramanik, Manojit

“…Interferometry has been widely used for surface metrology because of their precision, reliability, and versatility. …”
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Mechanical properties and deformation behaviour of early age concrete in the context of digital construction by Panda, Biranchi, Lim, Jian Hui, Tan, Ming Jen

“…Experimental investigations were carried out to measure green strength and stiffness of fresh fly ash-cement mortar with applied 3D optical metrology. The compressive green strength was linked with material yield strength evolution and later, modified with nanoclay for higher buildability properties. …”
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Seroepidemiology of COVID-19 in pregnant women and their infants in Uganda and Malawi across multiple waves 2020-2022 by Hookham, L, Cantrell, L, Cose, S, Freyne, B, Gadama, L, Imede, E, Kawaza, K, Lissauer, S, Musoke, P, Nankabirwa, V, Sekikubo, M, Sommerfelt, H, Voysey, M, PeriCOVID Consortium, Le Doare, K

“…Overall, 63% of pregnant women had a SARS-CoV-2 positive serology. Over subsequent waves (delta and omicron), in the absence of vaccination, seropositivity rose from 20% to over 80%. …”

Distinctive antibody responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and brain infection by Spatola, M, Nziza, N, Irvine, EB, Cizmeci, D, Jung, W, Van, LH, Nhat, LTH, Ha, VTN, Phu, NH, Nghia, HDT, Thwaites, GE, Lauffenburger, DA, Fortune, S, Thuong, NTT, Alter, G

“…<br> Using a high throughput systems serology approach, we deeply profiled the antibody responses against 10 different <i>M. tuberculosis</i> antigens, including lipoarabinomannan (LAM) and purified protein derivative (PPD), in HIV-negative adults with pulmonary TB (n = 10) versus TBM (n = 60). …”

Opportunities for machine learning to accelerate halide-perovskite commercialization and scale-up by Kumar, Rishi E., Tiihonen, Armi, Sun, Shijing, Fenning, David P., Liu, Zhe, Buonassisi, Tonio

“…In this perspective, we review practical challenges hindering the commercialization of halide perovskites, and discuss how machine-learning (ML) tools could help: (1) active-learning algorithms that blend institutional knowledge and human expertise could help stabilize and rapidly update baseline manufacturing processes; (2) ML-powered metrology, including computer imaging, could help narrow the performance gap between large- and small-area devices; and (3) inference methods could help accelerate root-cause analysis by reconciling multiple data streams and simulations, focusing research effort on areas with highest probability for improvement. …”
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Measurement of buried undercut structures in microfluidic devices by laser fluorescent confocal microscopy by Li, Shiguang, Liu, Jing, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Fang, Zhong Ping, Yoon, Soon Fatt

“…Measuring buried, undercut microstructures is a challenging task in metrology. These structures are usually characterized by measuring their cross sections after physically cutting the samples. …”
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