Next generation design of floating systems for coastal solar farms by Bi, Cheng

“…An increase in the porosity of the barriers reduces the displacement and wave loading on the barriers, but leads a higher wave transmission and larger platform displacement at the same time. …”
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Understanding single-protein fouling in micro- and ultrafiltration systems via machine-learning-based models by Tanudjaja, Henry Jonathan, Ng, Angie Qi Qi, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Membrane pore size is the most dominant influence on fouling followed by transmembrane pressure (TMP), while membrane configuration (i.e., flat-sheet, hollow fiber, or tubular) is the least dominant. …”
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Holocene relative sea-level histories of tropical islands by Tan, Fangyi

“…Predictions of the spatial patterns of RSL change to deeply uncertain, but potentially catastrophic ice-sheet melt rely on glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) models that are calibrated to Holocene RSL data. …”
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Mechanical properties of additively manufactured kraft paper lattices and paper-epoxy interpenetrating phase composites for polymer foam replacement by Lim, Guo Yao, Kuek, Ryan Jian Xing, Teo, Javen, Seetoh, Ian Peiyuan, Lai, Chang Quan

“…Closed-cell plate lattices, open-cell truss lattices, honeycombs and epoxy-paper interpenetrating phase composites (IPC) were fabricated using a sheet lamination technique. The microstructures of both paper and IPC samples were examined using scanning electron microscopy and gas pycnometry. …”
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Improved performance of gravity-driven membrane filtration for seawater pretreatment: Implications of membrane module configuration by Tan, Hwee Sin, Hochstrasser, Florian, Wu, Bing, Christen, Tino, Suwarno, Stanislaus Raditya, Liu, Xin, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Burkhardt, Michael, Pronk, Wouter, Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…This flux was higher than those in the lab-scale GDM reactor (16.3 ± 0.2 L/m2h; effective volume of 8.4 L) and in the filtration cell system (2.7 ± 0.6 L/m2h; feed side volume of 0.0046 L) when the same flat sheet membrane was used. Interestingly, when the filtration cell was submerged into the GDM reactor, the flux (17.2 L/m2h) was comparable to the submerged membrane module. …”
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Geotechnical and micro-structural behaviour of chemically stabilized tropical residual soil by Latifi, Nima

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An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…By varying the solution volume in the spin-coating process, the film thickness can be adjusted and hence the film transmittance and sheet resistance can be controlled. Second, Cu/rGO nanostructured composites have been synthesized through the electrochemical deposition method. …”
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Quad's India problem : no different from Beijing by Gupta, Sourabh

“…Australia, Japan and the US should first get New Delhi to revise its UNCLOS-related rules and regulations, which bear far greater similarity with Beijing’s than that of its Quad partners.…”
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Up in smoke : peatland fires in Russia and Indonesia by Sofiah Jamil

“…The heatwaves behind the current Russian fires bear similarities with the Indonesian experiences in 1998 and 2006, Indonesia and ASEAN could share their experiences in addressing peatland fires with Russia.…”
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Dynamic swimming pattern of Pseudomonas aeruginosa near a vertical wall during initial attachment stages of biofilm formation by Khong, Nicole Zi-Jia, Zeng, Yukai, Lai, Soak-Kuan, Koh, Cheng-Gee, Liang, Zhao-Xun, Chiam, Keng-Hwee, Li, Hoi-Yeung

“…The near wall behavior of ΔdipA allows it to be more effective to interact with the wall or wall-attached cells, thus leading to more adhesion events and a larger biofilm volume during initial attachment when compared with PAO1. …”
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How resource revenues can halve global poverty by Segal, P

“…The bitter struggles for oil nationalisation through the twentieth century bear witness to the sensitivity of this question. …”

Phase transitions by an abundant protein in the anammox extracellular matrix mediate cell-to-cell aggregation and biofilm formation by Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, Lu, Yang, Mugunthan, Sudarsan, Yang, Qiaohui, Chanda Segaran, Uma Shankari, Bessarab, Irina, Liebl, David, Williams, Rohan B. H., Law, Yingyu, Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…The isolated protein was stained positively by the β-sheet-specific stain thioflavin T, along with cell surface- and matrix-associated regions of the biofilm. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min

“…Microarchitecture analysis revealed that FT cycling rendered a change from sheet-like lamellae in FT0 sponges to interconnected polygonal pores in freeze-thawed sponges. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…Carbon nanomaterials are unique in terms of structure, carbon nanotube (CNT) bears a hollow one-dimensional structure; and graphene is an one-atom-thick sheet and has extremely high specific surface area; both of them are presenting excellent charge transport capability. …”
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What is to reproduce? On the overlap, development, and persistence account of reproduction by Palacios-González, C

“…Her account seems able to answer the question of whether reproduction takes place, and who reproduces, when we employ biotechnologies that bear little to no resemblance to naturally occurring human sexual reproduction. …”

Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

In2Se3-based two-dimensional photocatalysts for water-splitting by Wong, CCY

“…Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) confirmed the thin-sheet like morphology with around 10-50 layers of In₂Se₃. …”