Novel structured transition metal dichalcogenide nanosheets by Zhang, Xiao, Lai, Zhuangchai, Ma, Qinglang, Zhang, Hua

“…Ultrathin two-dimensional (2D) layered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have attracted considerable attention owing to their unique properties and great potential in a wide range of applications. …”
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Modeling, air balancing and optimal pressure set-point selection for the ventilation system with minimized energy consumption by Jing, Gang, Cai, Wenjian, Zhang, Xin, Cui, Can, Yin, Xiaohong, Xian, Huacai

“…As a result, the revised system consumed less energy owing to the better-balanced system and optimized pressure set-point selection. …”
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Bipolar conduction and giant positive magnetoresistance in doped metallic titanium oxide heterostructures by Huang, Ke, Wang, Tao, Jin, Mengjia, Wu, Liang, Wang, Floria Junyao, Li, Shengyao, Qi, Dong-Chen, Cheng, Shuying, Li, Yangyang, Chen, Jingsheng, He, Xiaozhong, Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen J., Wang, Renshaw Xiao

“…Empowering conventional materials with unexpected magnetoelectric properties is appealing to the multi-functionalization of existing devices and the exploration of future electronics. Recently, owing to its unique effect in modulating a matter's properties, ultra-small dopants, for example, H, D, and Li, attract enormous attention in creating emergent functionalities, such as superconductivity, and metal–insulator transition. …”
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3D porous graphene films with large-area in-plane exterior skins by Tay, Roland Yingjie, Li, Hongling, Ng, Zhi Kai, Tsang, Siu Hon, Gao, Wei, Teo, Edwin Hang Tong

“…Herein, we present a new method to synthesize high-quality porous graphene film by incorporating an in-situ reduction-oxidation cycling treatment to generate micrometer-sized pores on commercial Ni foil using an all-CVD process route. Owing to the unique morphological features of the modified Ni template, the graphene film exhibits a holey surface with large-area exterior skin coverage of >94% and many interconnected ligaments within its porous interior. …”
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Dynamic obstacle avoidance in mobile robots using adversarial deep learning by Tan, Chun Ye

“…YOTEL Singapore, Haidilao restaurant, Jewel Changi Airport, Free the Robot restaurant are some examples of how robots may be integrated into businesses to expedite tasks such as item delivery, surveillance, and cooking. Lately, owing to the plight of COVID-19, more robots are deployed in hospitals to carry out disinfection activity and to do telepresence for the purpose of preventing the spread of infectious disease between people. …”
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Efficiency boosting by thermal harvesting in InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes by Lu, Shunpeng, Zhang, Yiping, Qiu, Ying, Liu, Xiao, Zhang, Menglong, Luo, Dongxiang

“…The underlying reason is that the wall-plug efficiency of the LED with a voltage lower than photon voltage (V < ℏω/q) is surprisingly enhanced by elevated temperature owing to the heat transmission by the LED under a high biased voltage in Group A. …”
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Triaxially strained suspended graphene for large-area pseudo-magnetic fields by Luo, Manlin, Sun, Hao, Qi, Zhipeng, Lu, Kunze, Chen, Melvina, Kang, Dongho, Kim, Youngmin, Burt, Daniel, Yu, Xuechao, Wang, Chongwu, Kim, Young Duck, Wang, Hong, Wang, Qi Jie, Nam, Donguk

“…Strain-engineered graphene has garnered much attention recently owing to the possibilities of creating substantial energy gaps enabled by pseudo-magnetic fields (PMFs). …”
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Antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the remote eradication of bacteria by Yan, Evelias, Kwek, Germain, Ng, Shuang Qing, Lingesh, Shonya, Xing, Bengang

“…Thus, it can target a broad spectrum of microorganisms, owing to the indirect interaction between PSs and the bacteria, resulting in the less likelihood for the development of drug resistant bacteria strains. …”
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IOT integration of a mobile application with a controller-based system: A by Pang, Bryan Seng Keong

“…Students enrolled in Nanyang technological University (NTU) often opt to choose on-campus accommodations owing to the remote and slight inaccessibility of the NTU campus. …”
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In-situ rapid construction of aliphatic amine combined polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane for efficient boron removal by Li, Can, Lai, Gwo Sung, Zhao, Yali, Wang, Rong

“…Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis membranes are commonly employed in seawater desalination owing to their effective salt rejection and water permeability; however, the elimination of small and neutral boron molecules from seawater remains a significant hurdle in energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination processes. …”
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Cationic carbon monoxide-releasing polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents by the synergetic activity by Wang, Liping, Zhong, Wenbin, Liu, Bo, Pranantyo, Dicky, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…This CO-releasing system may retain long-time antimicrobial ability after the complete release of CO molecules owing to the cationic structure. The novel CO-releasing polymers have great potential as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents in biomedical applications.…”
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Amorphous high-entropy phosphide nanosheets with multi-atom catalytic sites for efficient oxygen evolution by Li, Xiumin, Xie, Zhengkun, Roy, Soumyabrata, Gao, Longqing, Liu, Jie, Zhao, Bing, Wei, Ran, Tang, Bijun, Wang, Hongyan, Ajayan, Pulickel, Tang, Keyong

“…Furthermore, Fe and Ni/Co sites prefer to stabilize the HO* and HOO* intermediates respectively, conducive to breaking their scaling relation of Gibbs free energy during OER. Owing to its fine-tuned composition and the synergistic effect of multiple active sites, the FeCoNiCuYP/C electrocatalyst demonstrates superior OER performance in alkaline solutions, requiring a mere 316 mV overpotential to yield 100 mA cm-2 current density with excellent stability. …”
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Development of an air conditioning compressor for a 2-in-1 electric motor for electric vehicles by N. Satheesh Kumar

“…However, the market penetration of EVs is comparatively low, owing to its poor cruise range, cost and performance characteristics. …”
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Antimicrobial effects of moringa oleifera seeds on E. coli K-12 derivatives by Zhou, Lingyan

“…coli concentrations. MO seeds, owing to their coagulating and antimicrobial properties, undeniably have huge potentials and benefits at relatively low cost for water treatment, despite current knowledge limitations and practical application challenges. …”
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High-yield synthesis and optical properties of g-C3N4 by Yuan, Yanwen, Zhang, Lulu, Xing, Jun, Utama, M. Iqbal Bakti, Lu, Xin, Du, Kezhao, Li, Yongmei, Hu, Xiao, Wang, Shijie, Genç, Aziz, Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal, Arbiol, Jordi, Xiong, Qihua

“…Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), a metal-free semiconductor with a band gap of 2.7 eV, has received considerable attention owing to its fascinating photocatalytic performances under visible-light. g-C3N4 exhibits high thermal and chemical stability and non-toxicity such that it has been considered as the most promising photocatalyst for environmental improvement and energy conservation. …”
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Experimental investigation of fatigue in a cantilever energy harvesting beam by Avvari, Panduranga Vittal, Yang, Yaowen, Liu, Peiwen, Soh, Chee Kiong

“…Over the last decade, cantilever energy harvesters gained immense popularity owing to the simplicity of the design and piezoelectric energy harvesting (PEH) using the cantilever design has undergone considerable evolution. …”
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The magnificent manifestation of Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3 ceramics: A comprehensive exploration of different wet chemical routes via sol-gel and thermal treatment methods by Hon, Xiao Tong, Lau, Lik Nguong, Lim, Kean Pah, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Chen, Soo Kien, Shabdin, Muhammad Kashfi, Miryala, Muralidhar, Shaari, Abdul Halim

“…The mixed-valence manganite has sparked immense interest owing to its intriguing colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) effect. …”
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McCTRP : a cross-layer tree routing protocol for multichannel wireless sensor networks by Jing, Gang, Jia, Lei, Cai, Wenjian, Chen, Dongyan, Ding, Xudong

“…Our contribution includes: Adaptive beaconing corresponding to network topology; Beacon-driven, send-data and receive-data driven link quality estimations; and synchronized MAC and routing table management. …”
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Beyond a gut feeling : how the immune system impacts the effect of gut microbiota in neurodevelopment by Azhari, Atiqah, Azizan, Farouq, Esposito, Gianluca

“…Here, we present the immune system as the link that facilitates communication between the gut and the brain. …”
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Venezia e il Peloponneso, 992-1718 : indagini storiche tra territorio, biblioteca e archivio by Nanetti, Andrea

“…In an almost millenary chronology (992-1718), the Peloponnese – a land on the maritime border between the Ionian and the Aegean Seas, a cultural and commercial link between the Latin-Roman West and the Hellenistic East – is a privileged laboratory for the training of the next generation of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural historians, and for staunch supporters of peace among peoples.…”
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