Chemical vapor deposition of 3D transition metal oxide and chalcogenide nanocrystals by Hu, Dianyi

“…The free of dangling bonding of the van der Waals substrate enables the easy migration of the absorbed species, thus facilitating the lateral growth and resulting in the formation of 2D crystals. …”
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Microtissue-encapsulating devices for hypoxia reduction of cellular therapeutics in diabetes treatment by Chen, Yang

“…We optimized microwell side length, peg diameter and number of cells seeded per hydrogel template to facilitate formation of toroid microtissues. Microtissues in toroidal geometry retained geometrical, structural integrity and homogeneous distribution following encapsulation in the macrodevice. …”
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Cryogelation of human hair keratins by Chua, Huei Min

“…This novel concept of amalgamating HHK and cryogelation was premised on the ability of cryogelation to facilitate natural crosslinking between the HHK molecules through disulphide bonds due to the abundance of cysteine residues. …”
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Preliminary environmental risk consideration for small UAV ground risk mapping by Chung, Han Jie, Mohd Hasrizam Che Man, Sivakumar, Anush Kumar, Low, Kin Huat

“…Insights from this study will facilitate the demarcation of low, medium, and high-risk areas for risk assessment of sUAVs operation in Singapore.…”
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The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis by Williams, Hywel C., Schmitt, Jochen, Thomas, Kim S., Spuls, Phyllis I., Simpson, Eric L., Apfelbacher, Christian, Chalmers, Joanne R., Furue, Masutaka, Katoh, Norito, Gerbens, Louise A. A., Leshem, Yael A., Howells, Laura, Singh, Jasvinder A., Boers, Maarten

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Thermally induced phase separation PVDF membrane fabricated by using NaCl coagulation bath: relation of membrane surface morphology and permeation performance by Chen, Ningyuan, Zhao, Jie, Shi, Lei, Goto, Atsushi, Wang, Rong

“…This control mechanism facilitates the precise adjustment of the outer surface morphology in the fabrication of membranes. …”
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The stalks of the motor A1A0 ATP synthase come into the focus : structural insight into subunits E, F and H by Gayen, Shovanlal

“…The energy provided for or released during the process of ATP hydrolysis or synthesis is transmitted via the stalk parts to the membrane-bound AO domain to facilitate ion conduction. The stalk parts have an important role for the regulation of this class of enzymes and are separated into a central part (C:D:F) and peripheral parts (Ex:H2:aN). …”
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A product conceptualization strategy based on crowd-innovation by Chang, Danni

“…Specific issues, such as how to incorporate crowdsourcing to facilitate concept generation for the creation of innovative concepts, how to implement concept evaluation and selection in a crowdsourcing environment, and how to verify crowdsourced conceptual designs further in terms of innovativeness, have to be addressed well. …”
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Non-invasive nanosensor monitoring of mRNA expression for regenerative medicine application by Wiraja, Christian

“…Especially for the field of regenerative medicine, such nanosensor can facilitate swifter translation of various therapeutic approaches by providing scientists information regarding dynamic cellular changes with both spatial and temporal resolution. …”
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Parallel and distributed algorithms for computational fluid flow simulations by Vu, Thanh Tung

“…This work highlights potentials to efficiently utilize methods from computer science – especially from the field of high-performance computing to improve solutions from engineering-based domains to facilitate the treatment of complex problems. The synergistic effects between the two disciplines are obvious and promising.  …”
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Player acceptance of human computation games by Wang, Xiaohui

“…In terms of practical implications, finding of this research may facilitate the understanding of user requirements and lead to the development of more successful HCGs that are attractive to target audiences.…”
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Neuronal control of cardiac excitability in pro-hypertensive states by Larsen, H

“…In particular, the role of Ca²⁺ and cyclic nucleotides in the facilitation of neurotransmission are explored.</p> <p><b>Chapter 2</b> details the methods used in this thesis. …”

Quantifying the energy consumption of the water use cycle by Cardenes Trujillo, I

“…The main hypotheses are as follows: firstly, a detailed understanding of the use of energy in water infrastructure systems can facilitate more efficient and sustainable water infrastructure systems and, secondly, that incorporating energy into planning for water and wastewater resources can help understand the impacts of decisions and establish trade-offs between actions.…”

The development and validation of digital medical education environment (digimee) instrument in measuring online learning environment for undergraduate medical students by Haris, Noor-I-Kiran

“…The number of items per component were as follows: Cognitive Enhancement (5 items), Content Curation (6 items), Cybergogical Practices (6 items), Learner Characteristics (7 items), Digital Capability (4 items), Platform Usability (4 items), Facilitation Dynamics (5 items), Social Interactions (4 items), and Institutional Support (5 items). …”
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Localization and motion planning of mobile robots by Dai, Yunxiang

“…The proposed system can be applied to various cases such as unmanned inspection or autonomous transportation in seaports or industrial parks, facilitating the working efficiency and making humans free from arduous tasks. …”
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Biomimetic whisker transducer for vibrissal tactile sensing by Ju, Feng

“…It also possesses features such as compact structure, good versatility and easy instrumentation, which facilitate its deployment on robots. Vibrissal tactile texture sensing and object locating were first investigated. …”
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Constraint satisfaction approach to product configuration with cost estimation by Wang, Lin

“…Mapping relationships between concepts of the extended DCSP-based system and the data traditionally stored in product data models are also analyzed to facilitate the construction of the extended DCSP-based system. …”
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HPC simulations of information propagation over complex networks by Jin, Jiangming

“…This thesis describes a simulation methodology that can facilitate simulations of information propagation in HPC environments. …”
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The role of filamentous phage in the development of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Manisha Mukherjee

“…This work also focuses on the development of a mixed species biofilm model comprised of Pseudomonas protegens, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae to understand the interspecies interaction and to facilitate studies on how bacteriophage impact biofilm development and stability. …”
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Biomolecular hydration in protein-protein interaction, protein stability and aggregation and lead optimization : computational studies by Mohan Rajan Pradhan

“…This is a novel finding and I believe will facilitate the design of specific inhibitors of eIF4E which is a therapeutic target in oncology. …”
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