A variational master equation approach to quantum dynamics with off-diagonal coupling in a sub-Ohmic environment by Sun, Ke-Wei, Fujihashi, Yuta, Ishizaki, Akihito, Zhao, Yang

“…A master equation approach based on an optimized polaron transformation is adopted for dynamics simulation with simultaneous diagonal and off-diagonal spin-boson coupling. Two types of bath spectral density functions are considered, the Ohmic and the sub-Ohmic. …”
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Optical study of excitonic complexes in transition metal dichalcogenides monolayers by Bao, Di

“…The different energy splittings of the excitonic features in a magnetic field arise from several contributions, including spin magnetic moment, valley magnetic moment and atomic orbital magnetic moment. …”
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Electronic structure of topological quantum materials probed by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy by Schröter, N

“…Graphene is predicted to be a quantum spin Hall insulator, but due to the weak spin-orbit coupling (SOC) of carbon, the predicted bulk energy gap at its Dirac point remains unresolved. …”

Discovering and forecasting extreme events via active learning in neural operators by Pickering, Ethan, Guth, Stephen, Karniadakis, George Em, Sapsis, Themistoklis P

“…Extreme events in society and nature, such as pandemic spikes, rogue waves or structural failures, can have catastrophic consequences. …”
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A study on epidemic modelling using deterministic and stochastic SIR compartmental models by Lim, Lionel Rui Qi

“…Among all networks considered, the BA network in particular has shown to consistently demonstrate spikes in epidemic reproduction at the onset, suggesting higher vulnerability to epidemic spreading for real-world communal structures with properties akin to the BA network. …”
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Point of care assay for blood aripiprazole concentrations: development, validation and utility by Atkins, M, Taylor, D, Catalan, A, Desouza, N, Chesney, E, Reilly, TJ, Baburina, I, Hilaire, MR, Dratcu, L, Harland, R, Salamone, SJ, McGuire, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Method:&nbsp;</strong>Analytical performance (sensitivity, precision, recovery and linearity) of the assay were established using spiked whole blood and control samples of varying aripiprazole concentration. …”

Hand-held devices for generating force/torque perturbations by Wong, Yoke Cung.

“…The working principle is to spin the flywheel at a certain angular speed and then break this rotation motion within a very short period so that relatively high deceleration will take place and torque will be generated. …”
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Topological phases with parafermions: theory and blueprints by Alicea, J, Fendley, P

“…First we generalize the intimate connection between the -symmetric Ising quantum spin chain and Majorana fermions to -symmetric chains and parafermions. …”

Gender equality, growth, and how a technological trap destroyed female work by Humphries, J, Schneider, B

“…We then explain how a crucial example of technological unemployment for women&#x2014;the destruction of hand spinning during the British Industrial Revolution&#x2014;contributed to the emergence of the male breadwinner family. …”

Azadihomocorannulene as a heptagon-embedded diradicaloid by Hamamoto, Yosuke, Wang, Weifan, Li, Yongxin, Ito, Shingo

“…The synthesis was achieved through a mechanochemical C(sp2)-H/C(sp3)-H coupling in the presence of sodium as a key reaction. Electron spin resonance studies revealed that the neutral azapentabenzodihomocorannulene adopts a singlet diradical (diradicaloid) ground state with a small singlet-triplet energy gap of 2.1 kcal/mol. …”
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Magnetism in graphene oxide induced by epoxy groups by Lee, Dongwook, Seo, Jiwon, Zhu, Xi, Cole, Jacqueline M., Su, Haibin

“…Local density approximation calculation results well reproduce the magnetic moments obtained from experiments, and these results indicate that the unpaired spin induced by the presence of epoxy groups is the origin of the magnetism. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…The conductive rGO films are fabricated by reduction of spin-coated GO films. 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. …”
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Magnetic levitation using neodymium magnets for vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) II by Lai, Chunji

“…This project involved the design and fabrication of a test model vertical axis wind turbine, however as this experiment was carried out indoor without any wind condition, the author used a dc motor to simulate the wind required to spin the turbine. The advantage of this motor allows the author some control over the speed of the turbine. …”
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Singlet fission in organic crystals : ultrafast spectroscopic study by Ma, Lin

“…Singlet fission (SF) is a spin-allowed process in which one singlet excited molecule shares its energy with an adjacent molecule in the ground state, both molecules forming a pair of triplet states. …”
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Molecular modulation of fluorene-dibenzothiophene-S,S-dioxide-based conjugated polymers for enhanced photoelectrochemical water oxidation under visible light by Dai, Chunhui, Gong, Xuezhong, Zhu, Xianglin, Xue, Can, Liu, Bin

“…Moreover, C12 was used for preparation of a composite film with TiO2 nanorod arrays via spin-coating to yield an approximately 11-fold higher anodic PEC activity than that of pure TiO2. …”
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Annihilation mechanisms for interacting skyrmions in magnetic nanowire by Al Saidi, W., Bhatti, Sabpreet, Piramanayagam, S. N., Sbiaa, R.

“…In this paper, the interaction, dynamics and annihilation mechanisms of Néel skyrmions in nanowire confinement under the influence of spin-transfer torque (STT) and edge forces have been studied. …”
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Situational awareness (perception) assessment of ATC monitoring via brain eye measures by Lai, Marissa Shi Lin

“…When the subjects are trying to pay more attention, spikes in their cognitive activity were observed. …”
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An analysis of heavy silicone oil treatment for inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Hammer, M, Ie, A, Eibenberger, K, Auffarth, GU, Xue, K

“…Results: Fill-induced pressure spikes (&gt; 30 mmHg) within 14 days post-surgery were common after Densiron tamponade, especially in patients previously on glaucoma drops. …”

Assessing the financial performance of container shipping companies by Cai, Kewei

“…Over the past few decades, a phenomenon was observed where container shipping lines are adapting vertical integration strategies towards the ports and logistics market, which is outside of their core business. …”
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Developing a lightscape application (using a raspberry PI) by Ong, Wenchuan

“…The project aims to develop a web application, which will be hosted within the Raspberry Pi, for controlling the brightness of constant light source from the high power LED via the Raspberry Pi’s General Purpose Input Output (GPIO) pins and gather optimal settings for projecting images with the Light Blaster. …”
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