Monitoring membrane biofouling via ultrasonic time-domain reflectometry enhanced by silica dosing by Sim, S. T. V., Suwarno, S. R., Chong, T. H., Krantz, William B., Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…This novel UTDR technique was applied to detect biofouling on flat sheet polyethersulfone ultrafiltration (UF) and thin film composite polyamide reverse osmosis (RO) membranes in a canary cell flow configuration. …”
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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the foreland fold-and-thrust belt of the United Arab Emirates by Abdelmaksoud, A, Ali, MY, Searle, MP

“…Loading of the Semail ophiolite thrust sheet and accompanying allochthonous thrust sheets resulted in uplift at ca. 95 Ma and rapid subsidence at ca. 83 Ma, indicating the transition of the Arabian margin from a rifted passive margin to a foreland basin. …”

Magnetohydrodynamics CU˗TiO2 hybrid nanofluid with viscous dissipation by Rahimah, Jusoh, Zulkhibri, Ismail, Muhammad Khairul Anuar, Mohamed, Nooraini, Zainuddin

“…The manufacturing of glass fibre, aerodynamic plastic sheet extrusion, metal spinning, condensation of metallic plates, wire drawing, and hot rolling are a few examples of these uses. …”
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MoiréWidgets: High-Precision, Passive Tangible Interfaces via Moiré Effect by Campos Zamora, Daniel, Dogan, Mustafa Doga, Siu, Alexa F, Koh, Eunyee, Xiao, Chang

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Humic acid-induced formation of tobermorite upon hydrothermal treatment with municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash and its application for efficient removal of Cu(II) ions by Luo, Hongwei, He, Dongqin, Zhu, Weiping, Wu, Yichao, Chen, Zhitao, Yang, En-Hua

“…After hydrothermal treatment, the morphology and microstructure of IBA remarkably changed from sheet-like to particle-like, thereby resulting in substantial increases of sorption capacity. …”
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Biomineralization in barnacle base plate in association with adhesive cement protein by Hur, Sunyoung, Méthivier, Christophe, Wilson, Axel, Salmain, Michèle, Boujday, Souhir, Miserez, Ali

“…In addition, polarization modulation infrared reflection-absorption spectroscopy of MrCP20 established that, during crystal growth, the content of β-sheet structures in MrCP20 increases, in line with the formation of amyloid-like fibrils. …”
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Performance of pulsed plasma thrusters by Loh, Kelvin Kwong Lam.

“…This work can be further improved by coupling the resistive MHD equations with the external circuit equations to include resistive effects in the plasma sheet.…”
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A low cost multi-touch surface by Chng, Eric Boon Keat.

“…An experiment to improve the sensitivity of the touch surface was then conducted by coating silicone onto a plastic sheet to create a compliant surface. The results have shown that this compliant surface did not perform well, but further research has also shown the potential of compliant surfaces, given suitable types of silicone and projection surfaces. …”
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Study of integral equation theory and human beta defensin 28 by Chen, Wenwen

“…In comparison with circular dichroism experimental data as well as stabilities of beta-sheet and alpha-helix, HBD-28 with a reliable 3D structure was found.…”
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Synthesis and applications of novel graphene-based composites by Cao, Xiehong

“…No external carbon sources like hydrocarbons or ethanol were required. In this method, GO sheet was served as the both template and carbon source for the synthesis of rGO/CNW composite. …”
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Mortgage loan tenure preferences and impact of property cooling measures. by Nur Atiqah Ngaiman., Phua, Stephanie Jia Ying., Muhammad Syukri Ismail.

“…Lastly, we recommend the government to introduce a fact sheet that includes total mortgage payment and interest amounts, as findings reveal that information on loans provided makes a difference in the preference for loan tenures.…”
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Highly transparent and conductive electrode based on aligned silver nanowires by Sin, Terence Jia Chern

“…Moreover, the AgNW thin film with 90° cross alignment possessed significantly enhanced electrical and optical properties (i.e. sheet resistance, Rs = 3.7 W/sq and transmittance, T550nm = 85%), compared to that of randomly-orientated AgNWs (i.e. …”
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Infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry study of sulfur-doped In0.53Ga0.47As ultra-shallow junctions by Richard D'Costa, Vijay, Subramanian, Sujith, Li, Daosheng, Wicaksono, Satrio, Yoon, Soon Fatt, Tok, Eng Soon, Yeo, Yee-Chia

“…Our results indicate that sub-10 nm sulfur-doped layers with active carrier concentration as high as 1.7 × 1019 cm−3 were achieved. Sheet resistances estimated from infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry are in good agreement with those obtained by electrical methods.…”
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The Performance and Fouling Control of Submerged Hollow Fiber (HF) Systems: A Review by Akhondi, Ebrahim, Zamani, Farhad, Tng, Keng Han, Leslie, Gregory, Krantz, William B., Fane, Anthony Gordon, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Compared to submerged flat sheet (FS) membranes, submerged hollow fiber (HF) membranes are more common due to their advantages of higher packing density, the ability to induce movement by mechanisms such as bubbling, and the feasibility of backwashing. …”
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Microbend fiber optic sensor for perioperative pediatric vital signs monitoring by Chen, Zhihao, Hee, Hwan Ing, Ng, Soon Huat, Teo, Ju Teng, Yang, Xiufeng, Wang, Dier

“…The sensor was placed under a barrier sheet on the operating table. All patients received standard intraoperative monitoring. …”
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Effect of processing parameters on electroless Cu seed layer properties by Chen, Z., Chan, L., See, Alex K. H., Law, S. B., Zeng, K. Y., Shen, L., Tee, K. C., Ee, Elden Yong Chiang

“…It shows that as the deposition time increases, the surface coverage of Cu film on activated TiN is improved and there is a significant reduction in sheet resistance and an increase in grain size of deposited copper film. …”
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Characteristics of a single-layer graphene field effect transistor with UV/ozone treatment by Tran, Xuan Anh, Yu, Hongyu, Sun, Xiaowei, Liu, W. J., Liu, X. B., Wei, J.

“…It is observed that the number of the defects in graphene sheet increases with the UV/ozone treatment time, evidenced by Raman spectra. …”
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Modeling of electric MHD flow of nanoparticles in a CMC-water based casson hybrid nanofluid over a porous medium by Alkasasbeh, Hamzeh Taha, Hanandeh, Feras A., Aljunaeidia, Bajes Z., Al-Olaimat, Nesreen M., Alzyout, Abduallah M., Khalil, Sara A., Muhammad Khairul Anuar, Mohamed

“…The principal focus of this exploration is to study the computationally simulate the combined convection of CMC-water-based Casson hybrid nanofluid through a stretching sheet with electric magnetic force in a porous medium. …”
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Modeling, validation, and performance of low-frequency piezoelectric energy harvesters by Abdelkefi, A., Barsallo, Nilma, Tang, Lihua, Yang, Yaowen, Hajj, Muhammad R

“…Analytical and finite element electromechanical models that take into account the fact that the piezoelectric sheet does not cover the whole substrate beam are developed. …”
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Electrical and optical properties of hybrid transparent electrodes that use metal grids and graphene films by Ho, Xinning, Lu, Haijing, Liu, Wenjun, Tey, Ju Nie, Cheng, Chek Kweng, Kok, Eugene, Wei, Jun

“…A hybrid transparent conductor that integrates a metallic Cu grid and graphene film promises to be a suitable candidate. Flexibility, sheet resistance, and transmittance comparable to ITO have been demonstrated. …”
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