Effects of quarantine in imperfect disease control by Yang, Jiongcheng

“…After that we do some analysis to the model and find the optimal control. In the first part, when considering the control strategies, we use SIR type model to understand the dynamics. …”
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Teaching and learning enabled by technology : design and development of active learning for small classes by Khor, Le Yi

“…This motivated the researcher to find ways to improve the video watching experience to better supplement the learning for students. …”
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Effects of peer pressure on endogenous goal setting and performance by Lim, Wee Meng, Chua, Shannen Qi Shan, Tan, Li Xuan

“…We have 2 main results. Firstly, we find that the effects of peer pressure on endogenous goals are significant in males. …”
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Statistical predictions of trading strategies in electronic markets by Cartea, Á, Cohen, SN, Graumans, R, Labyad, S, Sanchez Betancourt, L, van Veldhuijzen, L

“…The coefficients from the fitted models are used to cluster trading behaviour and we find that algorithms registered as Liquidity Providers exhibit the widest range of trading behaviour among dealing capacities. …”

Clustering-triggered emission of EPS-605 nanoparticles and their application in biosensing by Li, Chengcheng, Shi, Xiaotong, Zhang, Xiaodong

“…It could be used to detect Fe3+ with a low limit of detection (0.06 μM) and a wide detection range from 0.05 to 250 μM. Overall, these findings not only benefit the exploitation of EPS-based nonconventional biomacromolecule luminogens, but also reveal the potential applications of EPS-605 in biosensing/bioimaging, anticounterfeiting, and encryption owing to its excellent biocompatibility, environmental friendliness, and intrinsic photoluminescence property.…”
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Experimental and simulation analysis of energy absorption capacity of 3D printed structure design by Low, Evans Tze Sheng

“…Closed-foam cellular structures are widely used for energy absorption owing to their unique properties. This report investigates features that enhances energy-absorption in foams and compares the effect with other types of structures. …”
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On the translation of tourism from the perspective of cross-cultural: a case study of the Luoyang Longmen Grottoes by Yu, Hanqi

“…Tourism, owing to its substantial influx of tourists annually, has consistently been a pivotal sector driving economic growth and cultural exchange in many countries, particularly post-pandemic. …”
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Effects of heat treatment parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser power bed fusion (LPBF) 316L stainless steel by Sun, Yuheng

“…Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) significantly enhances the microstructure and mechanical properties of 316L compared to conventional manufacturing methods, owing to the rapid cooling rates and high energy input involved in the LPBF process. …”
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Understanding the behaviour of engineered nanoparticles in food by Ong, Pei Ying

“…It was revealed that two washes are sufficient to isolate the hard protein corona from the loosely bound proteins (soft protein corona). These findings are useful as they can be used as a basis for future approach to study and understand nanoparticle-corona complexes.…”
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Mechanically durable and damage resilient dielectric elastomer actuators by Tan, Matthew Wei Ming

“…However, electric fields to drive actuation require kilovolt range inputs that pose a safety concern and limits their compatibility with portable power sources. Owing to their soft nature, these DEAs are also susceptible to premature failure generated by physical damages within dynamic environments. …”
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Mechanical properties of lightweight aggregate concrete containing unground palm oil fuel ash as partial sand replacement by H. Mohd, Hanafi, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Wan Ahmad, Saffuan, Budiea, Ahmed Mokhtar Albshir, Kusbiantoro, Andri, Nabilla, Mohamad, Rafiza, Abdul Rahman, Błoch, Katarzyna

“…The results show the enhancement of concrete strength relative to the control mixture by using 10% of ash. This is owing to void filling mechanism and product of pozzolanic reaction due to the fine particles of the ash.…”
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Remote epitaxy by Kim, Hyunseok, Chang, Celesta S., Lee, Sangho, Jiang, Jie, Jeong, Junseok, Park, Minseong, Meng, Yuan, Ji, Jongho, Kwon, Yeunwoo, Sun, Xuechun, Kong, Wei, Kum, Hyun S., Bae, Sang-Hoon, Lee, Kyusang, Hong, Young Joon, Shi, Jian, Kim, Jeehwan

“…Although the principle of remote epitaxy is simple, it is often challenging to perform owing to stringent requirements for sample preparation and procedure control. …”
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A model for wet-casting polymeric membranes incorporating nonequilibrium interfacial dynamics, vitrification and convection by Lee, Hanyong., Krantz, William B., Hwang, Sun-Tak.

“…This new model also incorporates densification-induced convection that arises owing to density changes associated with the concentration gradients and contributes to the mass-transfer fluxes. …”
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Synthesis of porous, hollow metal MCO3 (M=Mn, Co, Ca) microstructures and adsorption properties thereof by Cai, Ren, Du, Yaping, Peng, Shengjie, Bi, Hengchang, Zhang, Wenyu, Yang, Dan, Chen, Jing, Lim, Tuti Mariana, Zhang, Hua, Cao, Y. Charles, Yan, Qingyu

“…As a proof of concept, these porous MnCO3 hollow microcubes were applied to water treatment and exhibited an excellent ability to remove organic pollutants in waste water owing to their hollow structure and large specific surface area.…”
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Separation of acetylene from carbon dioxide and ethylene by a water-stable microporous metal – organic framework with aligned imidazolium groups inside the channels by Lee, Jaechul, Chuah, Chong Yang, Kim, Jaheon, Kim, Youngsuk, Ko, Nakeun, Seo, Younggyu, Kim, Kimoon, Bae, Tae Hyun, Lee, Eunsung

“…Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) in general are strong candidates for these separations owing to the presence of functional pore surfaces that can selectively capture a specific target molecule. …”
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Stretchable energy storage devices : from materials and structural design to device assembly by Gong, Xuefei, Yang, Qi, Zhi, Chunyi, Lee, Pooi See

“…Stretchable energy storage devices (SESDs) are indispensable as power a supply for next-generation independent wearable systems owing to their conformity when applied on complex surfaces and functionality under mechanical deformation. …”
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The thinnest light disk: rewritable data storage and encryption on WS₂ monolayers by Zhao, Weiwei, Cai, Shuang, Wei, Xin, Zheng, Ting, Xu, Xin, Zafar, Amina, Liu, Hongwei, Yu, Ting, Lu, Junpeng, Chen, Yunfei, Ni, Zhenhua

“…The high encryption level is ensured by the threshold power upon which the data deletion will be triggered. Owing to the high spatial resolution and power sensitivity, the storage capacity within <1 nm thickness can be up to ≈62.5 MB cm⁻², and the writing speed can reach ≈6.25 MB s⁻¹. …”
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Design, fabrication, evaluation of low-speed UAV wing flap actuated with shape memory alloy by Seow, Aik Khiam

“…Although SMA possess very high kinetic output and instantaneous actuation upon heating, owing to their slow cooling rate, difficulties have been encountered in using them as actuation mechanisms for some aerospace applications requiring repeated actuations under relatively high frequency. …”
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Prototyping wireless pulse oximeter by Ng, Kimberly Jin Jin

“…The demographic time bomb has been a major concern for many countries around the globe. Many lives were lost owing to the neglect of one’s health condition. This paper describes the incorporation of ZigBee protocol into medical devices such as Pulse Oximeter. …”
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Designed formation of hollow particle-based nitrogen-doped carbon nanofibers for high-performance supercapacitors by Chen, Li-Feng, Lu, Yan, Yu, Le, Lou, Xiong Wen (David)

“…By embedding ultrafine zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF-8) nanoparticles into electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN), the as-prepared composite nanofibers are carbonized into hierarchical porous nanofibers composed of interconnected nitrogen-doped carbon hollow nanoparticles. Owing to its unique structural feature and the desirable chemical composition, the derived HPCNFs-N material exhibits much enhanced electrochemical properties as an electrode material for supercapacitors with remarkable specific capacitance at various current densities, high energy/power density and long cycling stability over 10 000 cycles.…”
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