Exploring the limitations of osmotically assisted reverse osmosis: membrane fouling and the limiting flux by Peters, Christian D., Li, Dan, Mo, Zijing, Hankins, Nicholas P., She, Qianhong

“…First, internal membrane fouling at the draw (permeate) side was shown to be insignificant. …”
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Financial forecasting using meta-cognitive fuzzy neural networks by Singh Akhand Pratap

“…Some potential ways to address the above issues could be usage of synthetic data through time-series models to train the model till the test date; usage of manual inferences drawn from the indicators to make judgements about the present day; usage of multiple machine learning models and combining the results from all; usage of dynamic feature selection mechanism to make improvements to the prediction; and usage of dynamic thresholds that are dependent on the market conditions. …”
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Understanding the viral protein structures of clinically relevant arboviruses and fragment-based screening for antivirals by Farhana Abu Bakar

“…In recent years, antiviral drug discovery has increasingly relied on the use of high-resolution structural information of important viral proteins and have led to the development of potent inhibitors. …”
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Next generation electrolytes for sodium ion battery by Do, Minh Phuong

“…Following, the relation of anion core structures, functional groups and cations to essential physicochemical properties had been drawn. For thermal safety, IL-based full cell Na0.6Mn0.9Co0.1O2/Na2.55V6O16 is capable to operate at elevated temperature and safer than organic-based cell in calorimetry tests with lower onset temperature and self-heating rate. …”
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3-way tug-of-war configurable arena by Kang, Leland Hoe Jae

“…At the end of the report, conclusions and summary will be drawn based on the results and problems identified during the entire process. …”
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Competition in two-sided market : with heterogeneous users and negative externalities. by Chen, Hongyu.

“…Under the two-sided market model, we observe that there exists full participation for end-users and under advertisement for advertisers. …”
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Digging for literature on tailoring cultural offers with and for older people from ethnic minority groups: a scoping review by Tierney, S, Gorenberg, J, Santillo, M, Westlake, D, Wong, G, Husk, K, Vougioukalou, S, Baxter, R, Dawson, S, Roberts, N, Potter, C, Warburton, H, McDougall, B, Latchem, J, Mahtani, KR

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Screening of 906 references–59 of which were read as full documents–resulted in six sources being included in the review. …”

Design, simulation, and testing of a low cost laser micromachining system for flexible and rapid tissue-on-chip fabrication. by Nin, Jorge A.

“…With fabrication times of 6-8 minutes for small features and less than an hour for a full chip, our method represents a significant advancement in rapid prototyping capabilities. …”
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The effects of ALA accreditation standards on library education programs accredited by the American Library Association by Mounce, Michael E.

“…Also, they were asked to provide the following information: location within the United States, the number of full-time equivalents (FTEs) enrolled, and the age of their programs. …”
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Optimising expression and purification of Dengue soluble E protein by Poh, Nina Yong Xin

“…It offers insights into viral-host immune interactions. The full-length E protein is essential for vaccine design. …”
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Press ECCS to Doubt (Your Causal Graph) by Markakis, Markos, Zhang, Ziyu, Shahout, Rana, Gao, Trinity, Liu, Chunwei, Sabek, Ibrahim, Cafarella, Michael

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Rethinking relief, reconstruction and development : evaluating the effectiveness and sustainability of post-disaster livelihood aid by Daly, Patrick, Mahdi, Saiful, McCaughey, Jamie, Mundzir, Ibnu, Halim, Agus, Nizamuddin, Ardiansyah, Srimulyani, Eka

“…However, aid packages were generally not able to support the development of full-time, sustainable new livelihoods for people lacking pre-disaster training and experience. …”
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Shadow connection. by Poh, Kian Sing.

“…Through this final year project, I seek to understand the use of the player’s shadow as a game controller and the possible effect of drawing the distance between the player and the game closer, making the player’s realization of the game controller being a crucial existence. …”
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Ion doping behavior of stöber silica-nanosynthesis and application by Song, Xiaohui

“…Besides, we can dope positive charged organic molecules inside silica nanoparticle, such as dyes, drugs, and so on. The above synthesis control is important to silica application in biosensors, drug delivery, catalysts, and battery. …”
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Association of current Schistosoma mansoni, Schistosoma japonicum, and Schistosoma mekongi infection status and intensity with periportal fibrosis: a systematic review and meta-ana... by Ewuzie, A, Wilburn, L, Thakrar, DB, Cheng, H, Reitzug, F, Roberts, N, Malouf, R, Chami, GF

“…Two reviewers independently screened abstracts and full-text reports for eligibility. A third reviewer was consulted in cases of disagreement. …”

Breaking permutation-based mesh steganography and security improvement by Wang, Yimin, Kong, Lingsheng, Qian, Zhenxing, Feng, Guorui, Zhang, Xinpeng, Zheng, Jianmin

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Fictions of youth: childness in selected West African novels, 1991-2009 by Moellenberg, T

“…A "child" here is defined as a human person under age 18 and is referred to using the term <em>childness</em>, drawing from the work of children's literature scholar Peter Hollindale. …”

Magnetism of two-dimensional chromium tellurides by Yang, Jiefu, Zhu, Chao, Deng, Ya, Tang, Bijun, Liu, Zheng

“…Chromium tellurides (CrxTey), in particular, have drawn interest due to their exceptional magnetic properties and diverse range of chemical stoichiometries, attributed to the phenomenon of chromium self-intercalation. …”
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Understanding mechanisms that maintain social anxiety disorder in autistic individuals through the Clark and Wells (1995) model and beyond: a systematic review by Lei, J, Mason, C, Russell, A, Hollocks, M, Leigh, E

“…All studies employed cross-sectional design, and no causality inferences could be drawn. Methodological issues around potential construct overlaps between social anxiety and autistic traits are highlighted. …”

Is moral understanding a kind of moral vision? by Hills, A