Behaviour of precast concrete joints subject to a missing column scenerio by Wee Jun Yang.

“…The sub-assemblages include two-span beams with two column stubs and a middle beam-column joint. …”
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Characterization of harbor seal whisker by MAHESWARI BALAN.

“…In addition, a theoretical model based on elliptical conical beam, was developed to study the behaviour of the whiskers. …”
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Small-scale wind energy harvesting using piezoelectric materials by Zhao, Liya

“…A two degree-of-freedom galloping piezoelectric energy harvester (GPEH) is proposed which successfully enhances the output power in low wind speeds. A beam stiffener is employed as an electromechanical coupling magnifier, which is proved to be an easy but greatly effective efficiency enhancing method for energy harvesting from VIV, flutter as well as galloping. …”
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Purely absorptive fifth-order three-dimensional electronic spectroscopy by Zhang, Zhengyang, Wells, Kym Lewis, Tan, Howe-Siang

“…We demonstrate a method to measure a purely absorptive fifth-order three-dimensional (3D) electronic spectrum based on a pulse-shaper assisted pump-probe beam geometry setup. The 3D spectra are measured as a function of two independently controlled population times. …”
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Improved Temporal Stability of Polymethine Laser Dyes in Aqueous Solutions by Hackett, C.E., Dewey, C.F. Jr

“…Polymethine laser dyes which fluoresce in the near infrared in organic solvents generally exhibit poor temporal stability at room temperature. …”
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Design and analysis of a slider-level piezoelectric sensor array for head-disk contact detection by Yuan, Yanhui, Du, Hejun, Chow, Kun Shyong, Zhang, Mingsheng, Yu, Shengkai, Liu, Bo

“…To realize higher areal densities towards 10 Tbit/in2, the ever decreasing flying height of the slider approaches the near-contact regime. It is essential to monitor head-disk interactions to prevent instability and damage to the head-disk interface. …”
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Extension of solutions of convolution equations in spaces of holomorphic functions with polynomial growth in convex domains by Khoi, Le Hai., Ishimura, Ryuichi., Abanin, Alexander V.

“…In this paper we consider a problem of extension of solutions to homogeneous convolution equations defined by operators acting from a space A−∞(D+K)A−∞(D+K) of holomorphic functions with polynomial growth near the boundary of D+KD+K into another space of such a type A−∞(D)A−∞(D) (D and K being a bounded convex domain and a convex compact set in CC, respectively). …”
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new urban giants : the ultimate skyscrapers / by Spirito, Gianpaola, author 496164, Terranova, Antonino, 1942-, author editor 656235

“…Dubai is the current record holder, but is likely to lose the title in the near future. In teh meantime, the world's metropolises accumulate impressive arrays of tall buildings, while the old western cities are dotted with new smaller but bizarre towers. …”

Fluid-fluid displacement in porous-media microfluidics by Qiu, Yu

“…This fluid-solid interaction—exacerbated by the roughness inherent to all natural and engineered surfaces—introduces a large energy dissipation near the solid boundary that challenges our ability to interpret laboratory experiments and develop mathematical models. …”
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Plasmon geometric phase and plasmon hall shift by Shi, Li-kun, Song, Justin Chien Wen

“…This plasmon Hall shift, tunable by Hall conductivity as well as plasmon wavelength, displaces the incident and reflected plasmon trajectories and can be readily probed by near-field photonics techniques. Anomalous plasmon geometric phases dramatically enrich the nanophotonics toolbox, and yield radical new means for directing plasmonic beams.…”
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Magic-angle helical trilayer graphene by Devakul, Trithep, Ledwith, Patrick J., Xia, Li-Qiao, Uri, Aviram, de la Barrera, Sergio C., Jarillo-Herrero, Pablo, Fu, Liang

“…While nominally forming a supermoiré (or moiré-of-moiré) structure, we show that HTG locally relaxes into large regions of a periodic single-moiré structure realizing flat topological bands carrying nontrivial valley Chern number. These bands feature near-ideal quantum geometry and are isolated from remote bands by a very large energy gap, making HTG a promising platform for experimental realization of correlated topological states such as integer and fractional quantum anomalous Hall states.…”
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Mesoscopic model for the electromagnetic properties of arrays of nanotubes and nanowires : a bulk equivalent approach by Franck, Pierre, Baillargeat, Dominique, Tay, Beng Kang

“…Through simulation of single and bundled carbon nanotube (CNT) structures, we demonstrate the near equivalence of both models in transmission as well as in radiation. …”
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Numerical studies of sessile droplet shape with moving contact lines by Liu, Jing, Nguyen, Nam-Trung, Yap, Yit Fatt

“…The continuum model formulated by Ren and E was used near the contact line [1]. Our code was validated by comparing it with other numerical results, and gave a lower mass loss of less than 2%. …”
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Mobile apps development for NTU canteens by Chua, Joy Yun Hui

“…The global Smartphone audience surpassed the 1 billion mark in 2012 and will total 1.75 billion in 2014. Nearly two-fifths of all mobile phone users—close to one-quarter of the worldwide population—will use a Smartphone at least monthly in 2014. …”
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Implementation of multiple band gaps of quantum wells/dots based on inductively-coupled argon plasma technique by Dong, Nie

“…In this techinque, the mobile point defects are generated at the near surface region of a structure dut to exposure to ICP Ar plasma and enhance intermixing in the subsequent rapid thermal annealing (RTA) process, whereas band-gap halftones can be achieved in several approaches.…”
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1,3,2-diazaphospholene-catalysed reduction of unsaturated bonds by Chong, Che Chang

“…Understanding these catalytic systems plays a crucial role in the development of a more robust and effective catalyst in the near future.…”
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Open water disposal of barged sediment by Er, Jenn Wei

“…Coastal activities, like land reclamation and dredging, usually involve open water sediment disposal, and they are being conducted intensively around the world. The near-source transport of disposed sediment is directly related to the method that the sediments are released, so it is essential to consider realistic physical conditions in order to improve engineering and environmental assessments. …”
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3-D Topology Optimization of Spatially Averaged Surface-Enhanced Raman Devices by Hammond, Ian M.

“…This function tends to diverge near sharp tips and other singular geometries in three-dimensional spaces for relevent materials. …”
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Study on supply chain challenges in container shipping : the port operator's perspectice by Muhammad Zulkarnain Mess.

“…The discussion in the report were made without much consideration for current economic woes, as it is deemed that the recession is only temporary, and that world trade, global container trade and ultimately global port throughput will continue to grow vigorously in the near future. Main challenges faced by port operators highlighted in the report include the ever increasing size of vessels, the chronic problem of port congestions and mergers and acquisitions of shipping lines. …”
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Electro-optical simulation of an organic solar cell by Xu, Baohua.

“…Moreover these solar cells have better optical absorption in the visible light range (which the bulk of the solar spectrum resides) as opposed to silicon solar cell which only absorbs in the near infra-red. This allows organic solar cells to absorb light much more effectively. …”
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