An evidence-based serious game app for public education on antibiotic use and resistance: randomized controlled trial by Huang, Zhilian, Ow, Jing Teng, Tang, Wern Ee, Chow, Angela

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Tantalum based amorphous thin films as copper diffusion barrier by Yan, Hua

“…Among all Ta-based binary alloy barriers, interface integrity of Ta-Ni barrier is well maintained at initial failure temperature, while interface integrity is completely lost for Ta-Cr and Ta-Ti barriers. …”
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Advances in 3D optical profilometry by Huang, Lei

“…The combination of both fringe projection and reflection techniques is a practical solution as well. At last, a method is proposed to analyze the fringe patterns of double-side reflection from the front and rear interfaces of a transparent surface to retrieve the fringe phase from either surface for further dimensional reconstruction.…”
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Thermoplastic polymer nanocomposites based on polydopamine-coated clay : preparation, structures and properties by Phua, Si Lei

“…On the other hand, the stabilizing function of D-clay was verified using polypropylene (PP) as the polymer matrix since PP is well-known for its poor UV stability. Firstly, D-clay was incorporated into polyether-based PU via solvent mixing and good filler dispersion was obtained. …”
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Dynamic drug combination methods for suppressing bacterial antibiotics resistance adaptation by Bhone, Myint Kyaw

“…Therefore, there is a concern that MRSA would gradually become fully-resistant to vancomycin in the near future and newer treatment strategies or compounds that can effectively cure S. aureus related infections should be well underway before our last antibiotic runs out. …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…Bringing together the experiences of the novel’s characters, their dilemmas between staying or leaving, and the closing chapter; as well as Yan Ge Ling’s own life, it becomes apparent that the “New Nomadic Spirit” is uniquely transcendental, going beyond the original cultural referents of identity. …”
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Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…The theoretical analysis of the energy absorption and distribution in the thin film composite provides a guideline for selection of thermoplastic and elastomer as well as estimation of the power required for ultrasonic bonding of the film composite. …”
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Posture control and balance for quality of walking in rehabilitation by Li, Lei

“…Thus, the research work reported in this thesis focuses on developing methods of coordination and control of human posture and the stabilizing devices to make sure that they are working closely and well together to reduce human effort. The research work covers three aspects: human posture and passive stabilizing device control, trajectory generation and human-intention recognition, and development of active balance stabilizer mechanism. …”
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Budget efficient online active learning and its applications by Hao, Shuji

“…Third, in the typical online learning setting, most of the OAL algorithms adopt the margin-based query strategies, which usually assume that the model is well trained and the margin value is accurate. However, this assumption is often not true in reality, such as in the early training phrase. …”
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The relations between Van Der Waals and covalent forces in layered crystals by Chaturvedi, Apoorva

“…While traditionally every layered material has out-of-plane anisotropy on account of their sensitivity to van der Waals forces, there is less explored member of LTMD family that has both in-plane and out-of-plane anisotropy as well as insensitivity towards weak forces (vdW forces). …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of aeroacoustic damping performance of in-duct double-layer orifice plates by Li, Jing

“…After comparison, it is found that the numerical results agree very well with the experimental results. In summary, parametric measurements and numerical simulations are conducted to gain insight on the noise damping performance of double- and single-layer in-duct perforated plate in the presence of a mean flow. …”
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新移民的跨国实践和离散论述 ：孙侠(铃铛)个案研究 = Transnational practice and diasporic discourses of new immigrant : a case study on Sun Xia (Ling Dang) by Sun, Guizi

“…Through her entire transnational linkages, she enjoys the sense of belongingness as well as spiritual freedom from globalization.…”
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Control and operation of modular multilevel converters by Yang, Shunfeng

“…Among them, the MMC possesses great performance in terms of functionality, hardware implementation, configuration complexity, output power quality, efficiency and reliability, and it shows considerable research potential in the academic world as well. This thesis aims to investigate the control and operation strategies that related to the efficiency, nonlinearity, modularity and reliability of MMCs. …”
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Assessing the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived secondary organic aerosol formation in PM2.5 collected from the Birmingham, Alabama, ground site during the 2013... by Guo, Hongyu, Rattanavaraha, Weruka, Stone, Elizabeth A., Offenberg, John H., Zhang, Zhenfa, Gold, Avram, Surratt, Jason D., Chu, Kevin, Riva, Matthieu, Lin, Ying-Hsuan, Baumann, Karsten, Shaw, Stephanie L., Budisulistiorini, Sri Hapsari, Edgerton, Eric S., King, Laura, Weber, Rodney J., Neff, Miranda E.

“…Tracers quantified using both surrogate and authentic standards were compared with collocated gas- and particle-phase data as well as meteorological data provided by the Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization (SEARCH) network to assess the impact of anthropogenic pollution on isoprene-derived SOA formation. …”
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Simulations study of fluid-structure interaction of a wind turbine by Zheng, Shuai

“…The target of current work is to obtain detailed information of flow field and structure response simultaneously using the finite element analysis (FEA) method as well as providing new reliable and accurate approach which could be quickly and economically employed in wind turbine FSI problem analysis. …”
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Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Rigotti, NA, Clair, C, Munafo, MR, Stead, LF

“…The effect of these interventions was independent of the patient's admitting diagnosis and was found in rehabilitation settings as well as acute care hospitals. There was no evidence of effect for interventions of lower intensity or shorter duration. …”

Thomas Kling: influences, contemporaries, successors. A study in poetic tradition / Thomas Kling: Einflüsse, Zeitgenossen, Nachfolger. Studie über poetische Tradition by Rakar, I

“…Other examples point to forms of proximity and affinity, as well as counter-positioning as a reaction to rivalry. …”

Development of single seedling nursery tray for the System of Rice Intensification by Zubairu, Usman Bashar

“…Similarly, M1000 increased from 27.1 to 29.9g as well as arithmetic and geometric mean diameters from 4.8 to 4.9 and 3.4 to 5.7 mm. …”
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Using density dependent approach for simulation and control of seawater intrusion into coastal aquifers by Saad Nusari, Mohammed Saleh

“…Recharging by multiple injection wells as a control method and discharging saline water by multiple discharge wells are more effective than recharging by single injection wells and discharging by single discharge wells in reducing the inland movement of seawater intrusion wedge. …”
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Effects of probiotic supplementation on calcium absorption and bone health status in ovariectomized rats by Parvaneh, Kolsoom

“…Single species bacteria have increased the expression of runt related transcription factor (RUNX-2), bone morphometric protein2 (BMP-2), secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC), Collagen type 1 & 2 (Col 1&2), osterix (OSX), as well as calcium sensing receptor (CaSR) genes (p<0.05), and have decreased parathyroid receptor (PTHr) (p<0.05) as compared to Ovx non-treated group. …”
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