Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden... by Bender, RG, Sirota, SB, Swetschinski, LR, Berkley, JA, Eyre, DW, McManigal, B, Pollard, AJ, Roberts, T, Runghien, T, Sartorius, B

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, with its associated non-pharmaceutical interventions, global incident LRI cases and mortality attributable to influenza and RSV declined substantially. …”

Amino-functionalised β-diketiminate ligands (N-nacnacs): Synthesis and coordination chemistry with Main Group elements by Huan, D

“…The proposed mechanism suggests that in most cases, strong σ-donating groups favour the N,C-chelate aza-butadienyl configuration under ambient conditions. …”

Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…This can lead to instability problems of the two-stage converter, especially when the two sub-converters present close impedance magnitudes. Under such cases, the proposed controller optimization method is effective to solve the instability issues because it can avoid the magnitude dip of the DAB impedance. …”
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Control and operation of DC microgrids by Adhikari, Sujan

“…The proposed control strategies for operation of DC microgrid incorporating rooftop PV and HESS, interconnection of two DC microgrids consisting of PV and energy storages and bipolar-type DC microgrid consisting of two energy storages have been verified with Piecewise linear electrical circuit simulation (PLECS) software. Experimental cases have been carried out to validate the simulation studies with laboratory scale DC microgrid(s) prototype(s) developed at Water and Energy Research Laboratory (WERL), School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University.…”
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Printing of functional materials in 2D and 3D structures by Halevi, Oded

“…From the sub-nano to the macroscale, scientists and engineers have been exploring processes and technologies that may enable the formation of such structures. In many cases, functionalities and enhanced properties are gained once a certain degree of order is achieved; for example, in single crystals, self-assembled layers and three dimensional molecular networks. …”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…Also, when the thickness of the dielectric layer(s) above and/or below the SPR metal film is below a threshold value of 3 nm, the non-locality effect comes into picture where the metal can no longer be represented by a bulk permittivity. In these cases, the evaluation method needs to be modified so that the non-local effect can be considered. …”
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PostIndependentzia by Calzada, I

“…Implicitly, it is assumed and accepted that the independence or devolution processes (OECD, 2001) are essentially democratic processes, as shown by some of the EU cases and elsewhere around the world. However, in this preparatory work, it is vital that other territories should be observed, linked, compared and benchmarked. …”