Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…PI block copolymer systems containing reactive poly(ester carbonate)s have not yet been reported and are expected to act as effective reactive dispersing agents of SWNTs. …”
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Role of N-WASP in cell proliferation : implication for organ development and cancer by Verma, Apoorva

“…Development of organs such as lungs and mammary glands requires elongation and branching of epithelial tissues which are critically depended on apical-basal polarity, cell adhesion, cell proliferation and interactions with the extracellular matrix proteins. N-WASP has also been shown to regulate cell invasion and EMT (Epithelial to Mesenchymal transition), which are often upregulated during cancer progression. …”
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Two-dimensional (2D) covalent organic framework as efficient cathode for binder-free lithium-ion battery by Yao, Chang-Jiang, Wu, Zhenzhen, Xie, Jian, Yu, Fei, Guo, Wei, Xu, Zhichuan Jason, Li, Dong-Sheng, Zhang, Shanqing, Zhang, Qichun

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Modelling familiarity : towards age-friendly exergame design by Zhang, Hao

“…Although the benefits of taking physical exercises has been highly publicized, the majority of older adults do not achieve the minimum physical activity level. …”
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Controlling the magnetic properties of LaMnO3/SrTiO3 heterostructures by stoichiometry and electronic reconstruction : atomic-scale evidence by Li, Mengsha, Tang, Chunhua, Paudel, Tula R., Song, Dongsheng, Lü, Weiming, Han, Kun, Huang, Zhen, Zeng, Shengwei, Wang, Renshaw Xiao, Yang, Ping, Ariando, Chen, Jingsheng, Venkatesan, Thirumalai, Tsymbal, Evgeny Y., Li, Changjian, Pennycook, Stephen John

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Suppressed deep traps and bandgap fluctuations in Cu2CdSnS4 solar cells with ≈8% efficiency by Hadke, Shreyash, Levcenko, Sergiu, Gautam, Gopalakrishnan Sai, Hages, Charles J., Márquez, José A., Izquierdo-Roca, Victor, Carter, Emily A., Unold, Thomas, Wong, Lydia Helena

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Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…With intensification of water scarcity, forward osmosis has been drawing increasing attention due to its low energy requirement and power of removing pollutants in wastewater treatment and desalination processes. …”
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Probabilistic modeling of nodal charging demand based on spatial-temporal dynamics of moving electric vehicles by Musa, Ryan Rezal

“…Global warming has long been a hot topic in discussion around the world very frequently in the past recent years and numerous times people have tried to make the situation improve and get better. …”
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Extracellular nucleic acids in monochloraminated drinking water distribution systems by Bairoliya, Sakcham

“…Removal of extracellular nucleic acids could make the monitoring of the DWDS microbiome more reliable, but at the same time, it might relay information that has previously not been considered. The objective of the study is to explore the occurrence, extraction, and quantification of extracellular nucleic acids in the DWDS. …”
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ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase encoding genes in E. coli from pig and pig farm workers in Vietnam and their association with mobile genetic elements by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Bortolaia, Valeria, Dang, Son Thi Thanh, Truong, Duong, Olsen, John E., Dalsgaard, Anders

“…In three strains, we observed a novel bla CTX-M-27 harboring IncF type of plasmid which had not been reported before. Its closest reference in NCBI was the non-ESBL Salmonella Typhimurium plasmid pB71 that might have experienced an insertion of bla CTX-M-27. …”
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Modulation and control strategies for neutral-point-clamped converters by Beniwal, Neha

“…Finally, this thesis summarizes the work that has been done and presents some directions for future research.…”
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Conditional prosociality in development: deconstructing social and materialistic factors that modulate early prosocial behavior by Lee, Kristy Jia Jin

“…Cost was operationalized as the time and effort expended on providing help to the victim of a moral transgression, that could otherwise have been used to earn a reward from a productive task. …”
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Coacervates derived from mussel foot proteins by Guo, Qi

“…Biomimetics has inspired the development of various advanced technologies and novel materials, in which mussel adhesion has been regarded as a practical strategy to investigate the underwater adhesives with robust wet adhesion capacities attributed to the abundant post-translationally modified amino acid l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (Dopa) in mussel foot proteins (Mfps). …”
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Intelligent agent design for persuading the elderly to adopt a healthy lifestyle by Yu, Xinjia

“…Extensive user studies (n=62) have been conducted in this thesis to support the effectiveness of our proposed model and agent design in both communication engagement and persuasion effectiveness. …”
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Multi-sensor calibration and multi-modal perception for intelligent systems by Zhang, Jun

“…Thirdly, for the extrinsic calibration between a non-repetitive scanning 3D LiDAR and a thermal camera, limited work has been performed. Thus, ThermalVoxCalib is proposed. …”
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论新加坡对红头巾和印度建筑工的态度 = A case study of Singapore government and Singaporeans' attitude towards Samsui women and Indian construction workers by 颜莉娜 Gan, Linda

“…Samsui Women worked in Singapore’s construction sites during the early 20th Century and have contributed to Singapore’s nation building during Singapore’s founding years. Samsui Women have been adored by many Singaporeans due to their good qualities such as independence and perseverance. …”
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Selective laser melting of ceramic particles strengthened stainless steel by Zhai, Wengang

“…Yield strength of wrought 316L can be as low as 170 MPa according to ASTM A240. Efforts have been made to fabricate ceramic particles strengthened stainless steel composites. …”
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A 1.3-micrometre-thick elastic conductor for seamless on-skin and implantable sensors by Jiang, Zhi, Chen, Nuan, Yi, Zhigao, Zhong, Junwen, Zhang, Feilong, Ji, Shaobo, Liao, Rui, Wang, Yan, Li, Haicheng, Liu, Zhihua, Wang, Yang, Yokota, Tomoyuki, Liu, Xiaogang, Fukuda, Kenjiro, Chen, Xiaodong, Someya, Takao

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Development of novel electrospun nanofibrous scaffold with nanomaterials for target adsorption in different applications by Lim, Huai Xun

“…With the concerning rise in pollution of waters threatening the critical sources of clean water, tremendous amounts of efforts had been put into the research and development of water treatment technologies, inexhaustive of conventional municipal water treatment, to ion-exchange, electrolysis or biological treatment, membrane technology is one of the most energy efficient processes to remove targeted solutes from water. …”
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Effect of surface albedo of urban fabrics on urban climate in tropical area by Long, Yongping

“…With urbanization, the original rural landscapes have been replaced by artificial infrastructures, which decrease the effective albedo in urban areas. …”
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