Viscous liquid films on a porous vertical cylinder : dynamics and stability by Ding, Zijing, Wong, Teck Neng, Liu, Rong, Liu, Qiusheng

“…In addition, it was observed that the film ruptured when the permeability parameter β > 0, and the rupture time decreased with increasing β. …”
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Dynamics of the sub-Ohmic spin-boson model : a comparison of three numerical approaches by Yao, Yao, Duan, Liwei, Lü, Zhiguo, Wu, Chang-Qin, Zhao, Yang

“…Comparison of the up-state population evolution shows that the three approaches are in agreement in the weak-coupling regime but exhibit marked differences when the coupling strength is large. The Davydov D1 ansatz and the time-dependent density matrix renormalization group can both be reliably employed in the weak-coupling regime, while the former is also valid in the strong-coupling regime as judged by how faithfully the trial state follows the Schrodinger ¨ equation. …”
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A hole accelerator for InGaN/GaN light-emitting diodes by Zhang, Zi-Hui, Liu, Wei, Tan, Swee Tiam, Zhang, Yiping, Ji, Yun, Wang, Liancheng, Zhu, Binbin, Lu, Shunpeng, Zhang, Xueliang, Hasanov, Namig, Sun, Xiao Wei, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…The low hole mobility makes the holes less energetic, which hinders the hole injection into the multiple quantum wells (MQWs) especially when a p-type AlGaN electron blocking layer (EBL) is adopted. …”
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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

“…We also find that the graphene film forms an effective barrier to retard the degradation of the copper grid when the hybrid transparent conductor is heated in air up to high temperatures for an extended period of time. …”
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3-D mesh-based optical network-on-chip for multiprocessor system-on-chip by Ye, Yaoyao, Xu, Jiang, Huang, Baihan, Wu, Xiaowen, Zhang, Wei, Wang, Xuan, Nikdast, Mahdi, Wang, Zhehui, Liu, Weichen, Wang, Zhe

“…The floorplan is optimized to minimize the number of extra waveguide crossings caused when merging the 3-D ONoC to one optical layer. Based on a set of real applications and uniform traffic pattern, we develop a SystemC-based cycle-accurate NoC simulator and compare the 3-D mesh-based ONoC with the matched 2-D mesh-based ONoC and 2-D electronic NoC for performance and energy efficiency. …”
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Hydrogen-bond memory and water-skin supersolidity resolving the Mpemba paradox by Zhang, Xi, Huang, Yongli, Ma, Zengsheng, Zhou, Yichun, Zhou, Ji, Zheng, Weitao, Jiang, Qing, Sun, Changqing

“…Unlike other usual materials that lengthen and soften all bonds when they absorb thermal energy, water performs abnormally under heating to lengthen the O:H nonbond and shorten the H–O covalent bond through inter-oxygen Coulomb coupling [Sun et al., J. …”
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Bit-level multiplierless FIR filter optimization incorporating sparse filter technique by Ye, Wen Bin, Yu, Ya Jun

“…Thus, the bit-level optimization of multiplierless FIR filters for the first time becomes possible. When the sparse filter technique is employed for the multiplierless filter design, the sparsity of the filter is properly controlled so that the feasibility of the bit-level optimization in discrete space is maintained. …”
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Accumulation and enhanced cycling of polyphosphate by Sargasso Sea plankton in response to low phosphorus by Martin, Patrick, Dyhrman, Sonya T., Lomas, Michael W., Poulton, Nicole J., Van Mooy, Benjamin A. S.

“…Thus, polyP cycling may form a feedback loop that attenuates the export of phosphorus when it becomes scarce, contributes bioavailable P for primary production, and supports the export of carbon and nitrogen via sinking particles.…”
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Rational construction of LaFeO3 perovskite nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays for visible-light driven photocatalytic activity by Yu, Jiangdong, Xiang, Siwan, Ge, Mingzheng, Zhang, Zeyang, Huang, Jianying, Tang, Yuxin, Sun, Lan, Lin, Changjian, Lai, Yuekun

“…The absorption edge of LaFeO3 nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays displaying a red shift to ~540 nm was indicated by the results of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (DRS) when compared to TiO2 nanotube arrays, which means that the sample of LaFeO3 nanoparticle-modified TiO2 nanotube arrays had enhanced visible light response. …”
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Generalized sub–Schawlow-Townes laser linewidths via material dispersion by Pillay, Jason Cornelius, Natsume, Yuki, Stone, A. Douglas, Chong, Y. D.

“…For broadband gain, a simple interpretation of the Petermann and bad-cavity factors is presented in terms of geometric relations between the zeros and poles of the S matrix. When there is substantial dispersion, on the frequency scale of the cavity lifetime, the theory yields a generalization of the bad-cavity factor, which was previously derived for spatially uniform one-dimensional lasers. …”
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Individual subject meta-analysis of parameters for Giardia duodenalis shedding in animal experimental models by Adell, A. D., Miller, W. A., Harvey, D. J., Van Wormer, E., Wuertz, S., Conrad, P. A.

“…Based on the results of this meta-analysis, the infective stage (cyst versus trophozoite), parasite dose, and the interactions between dose and infective stage, as well as dose and species of experimental host, should be considered when designing experimental dose response studies that will assist in the study of zoonotic neglected tropical diseases globally.…”
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Seismic performance of reinforced concrete columns with plain longitudinal reinforcing bars by Pham, Thanh Phuong, Li, Bing

“…A correction factor is therefore proposed when employing ASCE/SEI 41-06 concrete provisions for shear strength evaluation of RC columns with plain longitudinal reinforcement.…”
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Two millennia of tropical cyclone-induced mud layers in a northern Yucatán stalagmite : multiple overlapping climatic hazards during the Maya Terminal Classic “megadroughts” by Frappier, Amy Benoit, Pyburn, James, Pinkey-Drobnis, Aurora D., Wang, Xianfeng, Corbett, D. Reide, Dahlin, Bruce H.

“…Tropical cyclone (TC) events are unlikely to flood the cave during drought when the water table is depressed. Applying TC masking to the Chaac paleorainfall reconstruction suggests that the severity of the Maya “megadroughts” was underestimated. …”
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Iron- and calcium-based biogrouts for porous soils by Chu, Jian, Ivanov, Volodymyr, Stabnikov, Viktor

“…Both biogrouts reduced the hydraulic conductivity of loose clean sand from 5 × 10−5 to 1·4 × 10−7 m/s when the precipitated metal content was at 1·5% w/w or lower. …”
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Dynamic request redirection and elastic service scaling in cloud-centric media networks by Tang, Jianhua, Tay, Wee Peng, Wen, Yonggang

“…We also present simulation results when various arrival traffic characteristics are varied, which again suggest that our proposed strategy performs well under these conditions.…”
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An efficient mechanism for dynamic multicast traffic grooming in overlay IP/MPLS over WDM networks by Cheng, Tee Hiang, Yu, Xiaojun, Xiao, Gaoxi

“…Comparison results show that both DL and LPF methods help improve OMP blocking performance, and contribution from the DL scheme is more significant when the fixed routing and first-fit wavelength assignment (RWA) strategy is adopted on the WDM layer. …”
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Using human movement data to identify potential areas of Zika transmission : case study of the largest Zika cluster in Singapore by Rajarethinam, Jayanthi, Ong, Janet, Lim, Shi-Hui, Tay, Yu-Heng, Bounliphone, Wacha, Chong, Chee-Seng, Yap, Grace, Ng, Lee-Ching

“…The odds ratio of ZIKV cases in a hexagon visited by an individual from the cluster, independent of the group of individuals, is 3.20 (95% CI: 2.65–3.87, p-value < 0.05), reflecting a higher count of ZIKV cases when there is a movement into a hexagon from the cluster locality. …”
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Single-event-transient resilient memory for DSP in space applications by Lwin, Ne Kyaw Zwa, Sivaramakrishnan, H., Chong, Kwen-Siong, Lin, Tong, Shu, Wei, Chang, Joseph S.

“…By means of the 128×9-bit memory implementation @ 65nm CMOS, we show that our memory design is inherent SEUand DEU-tolerant, and has 94.83% SET reduction and 92.05% Triple-Event-Upset (TEU) reduction when compared to the memory design embodying the 8-transistor (8-T) SRAM cells.…”
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A 0.9-µ A quiescent current output-capacitorless LDO regulator with adaptive power transistors in 65-nm CMOS by Chong, Sau Siong, Chan, Pak Kwong

“…The measured transient output voltage is 68.8 mV when load current is stepped from 0 to 100 mA in 300 ns with ${rm C}_{rm L} = 100$ pF. …”
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Ultra-high Q even eigenmode resonance in terahertz metamaterials by Al-Naib, Ibraheem, Yang, Yuping, Dignam, Marc M., Zhang, Weili, Singh, Ranjan

“…We report the simultaneous excitation of the odd and the even eigenmode resonances in a periodic array of square split-ring resonators, with four resonators per unit cell. When the electric field is parallel to their gaps, only the two well-studied odd eigenmodes are excited. …”
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