Nontrivial quantum oscillation geometric phase shift in a trivial band by Datta, Biswajit, Adak, Pratap Chandra, Shi, Li-kun, Watanabe, Kenji, Taniguchi, Takashi, Song, Justin Chien Wen, Deshmukh, Mandar M.

“…In particular, we study the ABA-trilayer graphene, the band structure of which is composed of a weakly gapped linear Dirac band, nested within a quadratic band. …”
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Experimental study on sediment clump by Yang, Yang

“…The behavior of sediment clump was found to follow a probabilistic model and the disintegration depth of a sediment clump followed a one-sided bell-shaped curve. It was also observed that clump fragmentation would greatly affect the sediment clump behaviors.…”
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Two for tau: automated model discovery reveals two-stage tau aggregation dynamics in Alzheimer’s disease by Stockman, CA, Goriely, A, Kuhl, E, Jerusalem, A, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…We propose an innovative approach that uses constitutive neural networks to autonomously discover bell-shaped aggregation functions with multiple peaks from clinical positron emission tomography (PET) data of misfolded tau protein. …”

Implementation of dampers to reduce fatigue loading in 3D lattice structures by Chan, Zi Shan

“…An experiment is conducted on the damper materials using a 90mm by 90mm by 30mm PLA structure to determine the frequencies of damped and undamped, before using the Transmissibility equation to find the lowest ratio. …”
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A middle infrared hyperspectral imaging based on diffraction grating and metalens by Gong, Tu

“…Additionally, a simulation of a meta-diffraction grating for visible light is made based on relevant papers to enhance the understanding of meta-diffraction grating and familiarity with the simulation software. …”
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Prediction models for intradialytic hypotension in hemodialysis patients: a protocol for systematic review and critical appraisal by Li, Zifeng, Yang, Luhuan, Xi, Zuyang, Yi, Wen

“…The protocol has been prepared using the Preferred Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (PRISMA-P) guidelines. The systematic review protocol for IDH prediction in hemodialysis patients has been registered with the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols (INPLASY2023110081, DOI: 10.37766/inplasy2023.11.0081). …”
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Matters of Illuminance - Transforming Light into Material Artifacts by Callender III, Dexter

“…The artwork I produced as part of this research was exhibited at the Wiesner Gallery at MIT and aims to exist in a fine arts setting, contributing to the lineage of Light & Space artists such as Larry Bell and Robert Irwin.…”
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Investigation of the effect of trypsin on cell-detachment using quantitative phase interferometry (QPI) method by Law, Shawn Siang Wei

“…Results from QPI inspection, displayed that the cell shrank from its elongated profile to tall bell shape structure indicating detachment from substrate. …”
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Studies of injectable in situ depot-forming systems for drug delivery by Liu, Hui

“…These systems are composed of a biodegradable polymer poly(D,L-lactide) (PLA) or poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) and a low Mw model drug in an organic solvent. …”
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Evaluation & characterization of biodegradable polymer by Loo, Jason Zi Shun

“…The results gotten from FTIR spectrum revealed that the biodegradable polymer bags were made of polylactic acid (PLA) and well as tapioca starch. By exposing these samples to heat and water, the moisture content within the samples changed. …”
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Metasurface-tunable lasing polarizations in a microcavity by Yuan, Zhiyi, Huang, Shih-Hsiu, Qiao, Zhen, Wu, Pin Chieh, Chen, Yu-Cheng

“…The roles of intracavity metasurfaces and light–meta-atom interactions were investigated under a stimulated emission process in a microcavity. …”
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Rigid-elastic combined metamaterial beam with tunable band gaps for broadband vibration suppression by Zhang, Jiazhen, Peng, Xuzhang, Yu, Dewen, Hu, Guobiao, Yang, Yaowen

“…A parametric study elucidates the influences of geometric parameters on band gap formation, followed by an exploration of the tunability of the proposed meta-beam through a graded scheme and optimization strategy. …”
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Effect of B2O3 on the physical and mechanical properties of calcium fluoroaluminosilicate glass system by Mohammed Efa, Abdelkader, Matori, Khamirul Amin, Mohd Zaid, Mohd Hafiz, Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim, Zainuddin, Norhazlin, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi, Kamis, Shahira Liza

Direct ink writing 3D printing of smart responsive materials by Seah, Matthew Qi Hua

“…Using a 3D printer (Ultimaker) and Conductive PLA filament, a mesh-like structure was fabricated to act as a parallel circuit. …”
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Part geometry-driven crystallographic texture control in a 3D-printed austenitic steel – a strategy for near-monocrystalline microstructure generation by Chandra, Shubham, Tan, Xipeng, Kumar, Punit, Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…Strikingly, the strength of the 〈001〉 || z crystallographic texture and columnar grain width with increasing prism angle is seen to follow a ‘bell-curve’ profile which peaks with the X-90 shape. …”
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Comparison of models to predict incident chronic liver disease: a systematic review and external validation in Chinese adults by Cong, X, Song, S, Li, Y, Song, K, MacLeod, C, Cheng, Y, Lv, J, Yu, C, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Millwood, I, Wu, S, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Chen, Z, Li, L, Kartsonaki, C, Pang, Y

“…We aimed to systematically review CLD prediction models, meta-analyze their performance, and externally validate them in 0.5 million Chinese adults in the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB). …”

Comparison of models to predict incident chronic liver disease: a systematic review and external validation in Chinese adults by Cong, X, Song, S, Li, Y, Song, K, MacLeod, C, Cheng, Y, Lv, J, Yu, C, Sun, D, Pei, P, Yang, L, Chen, Y, Millwood, I, Wu, S, Yang, X, Stevens, R, Chen, J, Li, L, Kartsonaki, C, Pang, Y, Chen, Z

“…We aimed to systematically review and meta-analyze CLD prediction models and externally validated them in 0.5 million Chinese adults in the China Kadoorie Biobank (CKB).…”

Development and evaluation of a polygenic risk score for lung cancer in never-smoking women: a large-scale prospective Chinese cohort study by Wei, X, Sun, D, Gao, J, Zhang, J, Zhu, M, Yu, C, Ma, Z, Fu, Y, Ji, C, Pei, P, Yang, L, Millwood, IY, Walters, RG, Chen, Y, Du, H, Jin, G, Chen, Z, Hu, Z, Li, L, Shen, H, Lv, J, Ma, H

“…We first performed a large GWAS meta-analysis (8595 cases and 8275 controls) to systematically identify the susceptibility loci for lung cancer in never-smoking Asian women and then generated a PRS using GWAS datasets. …”

Cluster analysis on dynamic graphs by Nguyen, Ngoc Khanh

“…This project describes: a novel graph clustering algorithm that is an efficient extension of the Gibbs sampling under distance-dependent Chinese Restaurant Process, ddCRP for graph, a general cluster ensemble, and a cluster matching algorithm based on the concept of Meta-Graph [32], an algorithm pipeline to tackle the dynamic graph clustering problem, intensive experiments to measure performance of the new algorithms.…”
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Inflammatory biomarkers and motoric cognitive risk syndrome: multicohort survey by Groeger, Justina L., Ayers, Emmeline, Barzilai, Nir, Beauchet, Olivier, Callisaya, Michele, Torossian, Maral R., Derby, Carol, Doi, Takehiko, Lipton, Richard B., Milman, Sofiya, Nakakubo, Sho, Shimada, Hiroyuki, Srikanth, Velandai, Wang, Cuiling, Verghese, Joe

“…In meta-analysis, highest tertiles of IL-6 (aOR 1.57, 95%CI 1.01- 2.44) and CRP (aOR 1.65, 95%CI 1.09–2.48) was associated with MCR versus lowest tertiles in the pooled sample. …”
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