Transformation-invariant metamaterials by Zhang, Youming, Luo, Yu, Pendry, J. B., Zhang, Baile

“…The fundamental semiconductor concept of doping has recently been transplanted to photonics in the platform of epsilon-near-zero (ENZ) media. By doping nonmagnetic impurities, ENZ media can exhibit almost arbitrary magnetism. …”
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The maritime safety management system (MSMS) : a survey of the international shipping community by Thai, Vinh Van, Grewal, Devinder

“…The main objectives of this study are to identify key shorebased and near shore activities associated with maritime operations that are currently not covered by the ISM Code and players involved in these activities; to explore and analyse important relationships among them which can affect the management of safety; and to investigate the key safety issues within these relationships and the risks related to these safety issues. …”
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Phonon transport in nanowire with contacts : size and doping by Li, Jing, Au Yeung, Tin Cheung, Kam, Chan Hin

“…It is also found that the interior atom substitution has more impact on the thermal conductance over surface atom; substitution near contact surface reduces thermal conductance significantly; thermal conductance is suffering a 10%–20% variation due the random distribution of dopants; 17% of Ge content is sufficient to reduce thermal conductance by 80%.…”
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Fluorophore-doped core–multishell spherical plasmonic nanocavities : resonant energy transfer toward a loss compensation by Peng, Bo, Zhang, Qing, Liu, Xinfeng, Ji, Yun, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Huan, Alfred Cheng Hon, Sum, Tze Chien, Xiong, Qihua

“…However, the inherent and strong energy dissipation present in metals, especially in the near-infrared and visible wavelength ranges, significantly hampers the applications in nanophotonics. …”
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High refractive index inorganic–organic Interpenetrating Polymer Network (IPN) hydrogel nanocomposite toward artificial cornea implants by Chan-Park, Mary B., Beuerman, Roger W., Zhang, Quanyuan, Fang, Zheng, Cao, Ye, Du, Huamao, Wu, Hong, Duan, Hongwei, Xu, Rong

“…The equilibrium water content of the hydrogel nanocomposite reached 60.2% which is reasonably near to that of cornea. The material exerted minimal cytotoxicity toward primary epidermal keratinocyte cells. …”
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Influence of land-surface and turbulent parameterization schemes on regional-scale boundary layer characteristics over northern India by Panda, Jagabandhu, Sharan, Maithili

“…The qualitative and quantitative analyses indicate that the model predictions are relatively better over three north Indian cities namely Delhi, Ahmedabad and Jodhpur when the Mellor–Yamada–Janjic boundary layer scheme along with Noah land-surface model is used. The near surface flow features during both summer and winter cases indicate the major role of land surface models (LSMs) as compared to the boundary layer parameterizations in governing the regional scale flow fields. …”
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Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber based multifunctional optical system for trapping, position sensing, and detection of fluorescent particles by Shinoj, Vengalathunadakal Kuttinarayanan, Murukeshan, Vadakke Matham

“…This multifunctional optical system for trapping, position sensing, and fluorescent detection is designed such that a near-IR laser light is used to create an optical trap across a liquid-filled HC-PCF, and a 473 nm laser is employed as a source for fluorescence excitation. …”
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Visualizing vein patterns from color skin images based on image mapping for forensics analysis by Tang, Chaoying, Zhang, Hengyi, Craft, Noah, Kong, A. W.

“…Traditionally, it was difficult to use vein patterns in evidence images for forensic identification, because they were nearly invisible in color images. We proposed a computational method based on skin optics to uncover vein patterns from color images. …”
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Are Europeans ready for a more democratic European Union? New evidence on preference heterogeneity, polarisation and crosscuttingness by Hale, T, Koenig-Archibugi, M

“…Moreover, policy preferences tend to be less heterogeneous and polarised, and nearly as crosscutting, in the EU as a whole as in the United States. …”

Detecting changes in population trends in infection surveillance using community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as an exemplar by Pritchard, E, Vihta, K-D, Eyre, DW, Hopkins, S, Peto, TEA, Matthews, PC, Stoesser, N, Studley, R, Rourke, E, Diamond, I, Pouwels, KB, Walker, AS, COVID-19 Infection Survey Team

“…Change-points in growth rates of SARS-CoV-2 can be detected in near real-time using ISR and second derivatives of GAMs. …”

Boosting energy efficiency and selectivity of glucose oxidation toward glucuronic acid in high-frequency ultrasound using multicavity CuO catalytic cavitation agents by Xie, Z, Mahendran, V, Jonnalagadda, US, Fan, Q, Su, X, Fischer, AF, Tan, M, Tao, L, Jérôme, F, Kwan, JJ, Valange, S, Choksi, TS, Amaniampong, PN, Liu, W

“…Sonochemistry has shown potential to facilitate chemical conversion under near-ambient conditions in water without any chemical additive or other external stimulus. …”

Implications of human-nature interactions for livelihoods and conservation in Kasungu, Malawi by Mandoloma, L, Clark, M, Hughes, K, Coad, L, Milner-Gulland, E

“…Kasungu National Park plays a critical role in providing these resources, although harvesting is illegal, alongside neighbouring farms and community forests. Households near the park, women, and those of lower economic status were more likely to rely on the park for resources. …”

Structure of mushy layers grown from perfectly and imperfectly conducting boundaries. Part 2. Onset of convection by Hitchen, JR, Wells, AJ

“…The other limit, which we will call the Stefan limit, has small freezing-point depression and inhibits convection, which localises at onset to a high-porosity boundary layer near the mush–liquid interface. Scaling arguments characterise variation of the critical Rayleigh number and wavenumber based on the potential energy contained in order-one aspect ratio convective cells over the high-porosity regions. …”

Recent advances of optical imaging in the drying process of grains – a review by Jimoh, Kabiru Ayobami, Hashim, Norhashila, Shamsudin, Rosnah, Che Man, Hasfalina, Jahari, Mahirah

“…Meanwhile, the application of optical spectroscopy such as ultraviolet–visible (UV–Vis), near-infrared (NIR), and shortwave infrared (SWIR) spectral in grain drying were less evaluated in recent years. …”

Monitoring the drying process of glutinous rice using hyperspectral imaging coupled with multivariate analysis by Jimoh, Kabiru Ayobami, Hashim, Norhashila, Shamsudin, Rosnah, Che Man, Hasfalina, Jahari, Mahirah

“…Hyperspectral imaging (HSI) is an optical technology that harnesses the combination of imaging and spectroscopy techniques for quantifying and qualifying the physical, chemical, and biological properties of materials. The visible-near infrared (Vis-NIR) HSI system with a spectral range of 450–1000 nm was employed in this study to monitor the moisture content of glutinous rice during hot-air drying. …”
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A review on fall detection systems in bathrooms: challenges and opportunities by Ramanujam, E., Perumal, Thinagaran, Shankar, K.

“…The specific challenges related to FADEB are quoted that need to be addressed in the near future to monitor the falls inside the bathroom.…”

Thermal characterization of nanoscale material by Ho, Weng Fei.

“…Thin gold layers were deposited on top of these samples through e-beam deposition process to enhance sample heat absorption during photothermal experiment. …”
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Little captains at play by Yeoh, Claire Su-En, Lau, Kwee Fang, Soh, Madeline Huiting, Tan, Xiang Wei

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A local product-of-exponentials method for the kinematic calibration of modular reconfigurable robots by Tan, Chee Tat.

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Becoming Chetti Melaka : the intergenerational transmission of culture and gender role ideology between mothers and daughters of the Chetti Melaka community in Singapore. by Cheah, Emily Shi Hua.

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