A combined numerical and experimental approach to investigations of body-freedom flutter on flying wings by Ang, Elijah Hao Wei

“…Hence, this brings about a need for a new methodology to flutter investigations, as conventional methods used in the past may not be applicable to flying wings undergoing BFF. …”
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Uncertainty quantification framework for combined statistical spatial downscaling and temporal disaggregation for climate change impact studies on hydrology by Rajendran Queen Suraajini

“…Singapore has witnessed the increased flood events which occurred in a short period of time in the recent past and the documental increasing trend in the rainfall amount is in agreement with the IPCC report. …”
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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Ferrari, AJ, Santomauro, DF, Aali, A, Lacey, BWH, Rodriguez, JAB

“…Here we report data for 2010 to 2021 to highlight trends in disease burden over the past decade and through the first 2 years of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”

In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…Interest in photocatalysis driven by solar energy has risen greatly over the past four decades due to the fact that it is one of the most promising approaches to help solve the energy crisis and effectively combat environmental contamination. …”
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Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-... by Schumacher, AE, Kyu, HH, Aali, A, Almidani, O, Bandyopadhyay, S, Basnyat, B, Maude, RJ, Bennett, D, Browne, AJ, Dolecek, C, Dunachie, SJ, Newton, CRJ, Rodriguez, JAB

“…<p><b>Interpretation</b></p> Global adult mortality rates markedly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021, reversing past decreasing trends, while child mortality rates continued to decline, albeit more slowly than in earlier years. …”

Printing of functional materials in 2D and 3D structures by Halevi, Oded

“…Despite their extensive investigations in the past twenty years, the utilization of MOFs for industrial and commercial applications is scarce, due to physical and chemical limitations. …”
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Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…In Singapore, while deaths among children and youths (age<19) have been steadily declining over the past decade, the number of child deaths caused by chronic conditions has increased by about 27% from 120 in 2014 to 152 in 2016. …”
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Variable computed tomography appearances of COVID-19 by Lim, Zhan Ye, Khoo, Hau Wei, Hui, Terrence Chi Hong, Kok, Shawn Shi Xian, Kwan, Kenneth Eng Ling, Young, Barnaby Edward, Tan, Cher Heng, Kaw, Gregory Jon Leng

“…Variable CT features were observed: consolidation with ground-glass opacities, ground-glass opacities with subpleural reticular bands, and an anterior-posterior gradient of lung abnormalities resembling that of acute respiratory distress syndrome. …”
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Mechanical properties and antioxidant activity of carrageenan-cellulose nanofiber incorporated butylated hydroxyanisole as active food packaging by Wan Amnin, Wan Yahaya, Syed Mohd Saufi, Tuan Chik, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman, Adibi, M. Nor, Khadijah Husna, Abd Hamid, Azilah, Ajit

“…However, the film's solubility, opacity, thickness, and moisture content improved with an increase in BHA concentration. …”
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Development of active packaging films from semirefined carrageenan integrated with rosemary essential oil and TiO2 nanoparticles by Khadijah Husna, Abd Hamid, Tarchiani, Jayakumar, Sarmeswari, Gunasegaran, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman

“…The SRC film with 1 wt% TiO2NPs displayed lower opacity values; however, the opacity of the films increased with the concentration of TiO2NPs, indicating their suitability for preventing spoilage in photosensitive foods. …”
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Methane precipitation in ice giant atmospheres by Toledo, D, Rannou, P, Irwin, PG, de Batz de Trenquelléon, B, Roman, M, Apestigue, V, Arruego, I, Yela, M

“…In addition, lower Keddy or μCH4 values result in smaller opacities. Methane supersaturation is promptly removed by condensation, controlling the decline in μCH4 with altitude in the troposphere. …”

Machine-Learning-Assisted Analysis of Visible Spectroscopy in Pulsed-Power-Driven Plasmas by Datta, Rishabh, Ahmed, Faez, Hare, Jack D.

“…Radiation transport simulations, which use spectral emissivity and opacity values generated using the collisional-radiative code PrismSPECT, are used to determine the spectral intensity generated by the plasma along the spectrometer’s line of sight (LOS). …”
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Residual learning diagnosis detection: an advanced residual learning diagnosis detection system for COVID-19 in industrial internet of things by Zhang, Mingdong, Chu, Ronghe, Dong, Chaoyu, Wei, Jianguo, Lu, Wenhuan, Xiong, Naixue

“…Unlike normal lungs, parts of the lungs infected with the COVID-19 developed lesions, ground-glass opacity, and bronchiectasis became apparent. Through a public dataset, in this article, we propose an advanced residual learning diagnosis detection (RLDD) scheme for the COVID-19 technique, which is designed to distinguish positive COVID-19 cases from heterogeneous lung images. …”
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Improved design of an advanced Ice Giants Net Flux Radiometer by Aslam, S, Calcutt, SB, Hewagama, T, Irwin, PG, Nixon, C, Quilligan, G, Roos-Serote, MC, Villanueva, G

“…Net flux measurements within spectral filter bands, ranging from solar to far-infrared, will help derive radiative heating and cooling profiles, and will significantly contribute to our understanding of the planet’s atmospheric heat balance and structure, tropospheric 3-D flow, and compositions and opacities of the cloud layers. The IG-NFR uses an array of non-imaging Winston cones integrated to a matched thermopile detector Focal Plane Assembly (FPA), with individual bandpass filters and windows, housed in a vacuum micro-vessel. …”

Sustainable food packaging biodegradable Carboxymethyl cellulose films reinforced with green-synthesized ZNO nanoparticles from pineapple waste by Hossain, Md. Sanower, Nur Iznin Hanis, Mohd Azhar, Nurul Aini, Mohd Azman, Jun Haslinda, Shariffuddin

“…Physical properties showed enhancement, including a thickness of 0.17.05 mm, opacity of 17%, moisture content of 52.38%, and water solubility of 64.52%. …”
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Laser-induced texturing: A sustainable approach to self-cleaning mechanisms in solar panel by Rai, Rahool, M., Ishak, Aiman, Mohd Halil, M. M., Quazi, Sudhakar, K.

“…Therefore, emphasis on the significance of understanding the effects of laser parameters on the resulting surface characteristics, such as water contact angle, self-cleaning efficiency, and opacity of the glass is discussed. Several studies conducted for metals show the effectiveness of laser-textured surfaces in mitigating dust accumulation. …”
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Percutaneous Intratumoral Immunoadjuvant Gel Increases the Abscopal Effect of Cryoablation for Checkpoint Inhibitor Resistant Cancer by Som, Avik, Rosenboom, Jan‐Georg, Wehrenberg‐Klee, Eric, Chandler, Alana, Ndakwah, Gabrielle, Chen, Eric, Suggs, Jack, Morimoto, Joshua, Kim, Jonathan, Mustafa, Abdul Rehman, Marcos‐Vidal, Asier, Fintelmann, Florian J., Basu, Arijit, Langer, Robert, Traverso, Giovanni, Mahmood, Umar

“…Rheological testing demonstrated the thermoresponsive increase in viscosity at body temperature and radio‐opacity via microCT. Its ability to significantly augment the abscopal rate of cryoablation is demonstrated in otherwise immunotherapy resistant metastatic tumors in two aggressive colorectal and breast cancer dual tumor models with an all or nothing response, responders generally demonstrating complete regression of bilateral tumors in 90‐day survival studies.…”
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Simultaneous super-resolution and classification of lung disease scans by Heba M. Emara, Mohamed R. Shoaib, Walid El-Shafai, Mohamed Elwekeil, Ezz El-Din Hemdan, Mostafa M. Fouda, Taha E. Taha, Adel S. El-Fishawy, El-Sayed M. El-Rabaie, Fathi E. Abd. El-Samie

“…To address this gap, we present a computer-aided diagnostic system for chest X-ray and CT images of several common pulmonary diseases, including COVID-19, viral pneumonia, bacterial pneumonia, tuberculosis, lung opacity, and various types of carcinoma. The proposed system depends on super-resolution (SR) techniques to enhance image details. …”
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Effect of surfactant HLB on some gel properties of pigeonpea and cowpea starches by Mwasaru, Mwanjala A., Muhammad, Kharidah

“…Surfactants of HLB 1.8, 3.8, 6.7, 16.0, and 20.0 significantly decreased the paste consistency of pigeonpea starch pastes at 97 °C. …”
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Spatial inter-centromeric interactions facilitated the emergence of evolutionary new centromeres by Guin, Krishnendu, Chen, Yao, Mishra, Radha, Siti Rawaidah B. M. Muzaki, Thimmappa, Bhagya C., O'Brien, Caoimhe E., Butler, Geraldine, Sanyal, Amartya, Sanyal, Kaustuv

“…We propose that spatial proximity of the homologous centromere DNA sequences facilitated karyotype rearrangements and centromere type transitions in human pathogenic yeasts of the CUG-Ser1 clade.…”
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