A “seat-squatting” strategy via lithium substitution to suppress Fe-migration in Na layered oxide cathodes by Niu, Yaoshen, Hu, Zilin, Mao, Huican, Zhou, Lin, Wang, Liguang, Lou, Xiaobing, Zhang, Bo, Xiao, Dongdong, Yang, Yang, Ding, Feixiang, Rong, Xiaohui, Xu, Juping, Yin, Wen, Zhang, Nian, Li, Zhiwei, Lu, Yaxiang, Hu, Bingwen, Lu, Jun, Li, Ju, Hu, Yong-Sheng

“…Na-ion batteries (NIBs) are emerging as a promising alternative to Li-ion batteries (LIBs). …”
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Design and fabrication of MEMS optical switches by Li, Jing

“…This thesis focuses on the research related to the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) optical switch consisting of three major areas, micromahined actuator, deep reactive ion etching (DRIE) fabrication, and total internal reflection (TIR) optical switch.…”
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Physics-informed deep learning for multi-species membrane separations by Rehman, Danyal, Lienhard, John H.

“…Conventional continuum models for ion transport across polyamide membranes require solving partial differential equations (PDEs). …”
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Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores

“…What SDNs reveal has been surprising, including a rapidly increasing number of examples such as extraordinarily fast water transport, distorted fluid-phase boundaries, strong ion-correlation and quantum effects, and dielectric anomalies that are not observed in larger pores. …”
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A high efficiency buck converter for IoT sensors by Mo, Mingwei

“…With the surge in Internet of Things (IoT) applications, from smart homes to Industry 4.0 and healthcare, there's a critical need for power-efficient DC-DC converters to support the wide operational spectrum of IoT devices, especially those powered by Li-ion batteries. Powering a vast network of IoT devices presents challenges due to their limited battery capacity and the impracticality of frequent battery replacements. …”
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Transcriptional brain networks and their key regulators across the human lifespan by Wehrspaun, CC

“…In addition to temporal development, I analysed transcriptional network dynamics across the spatial axis and detected a network of ion channel/transporter genes that express their longest 3’ untranslated regions (3’UTRs) exclusively in the brain. …”

Performance of epoxy-based self-healing mortar by Ariffin, Nur Farhayu

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Mini suction probe for matric suction measurements by Meilani, Inge, Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon, Fredlund, Delwyn G.

“…Matric suctions as high as 400 kPa were successfully measured on soil specimens over a time span of 15 h. On the other hand, the mini suction probes were also found to be able to measure a matric suction of 200 kPa for a longer period of 155 h.…”
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Advancing specificity in delirium: the delirium subtyping initiative by Bowman, EML, Brummel, NE, Caplan, GA, Cunningham, C, Evered, LA, Fiest, KM, Girard, TD, Jackson, TA, LaHue, SC, Lindroth, HL, Maclullich, AMJ, McAuley, DF, Oh, ES, Oldham, MA, Page, VJ, Pandharipande, PP, Potter, KM, Sinha, P, Slooter, AJC, Sweeney, AM, Tieges, Z, Van Dellen, E, Wilcox, ME, Zetterberg, H, Cunningham, EL

“…<p><strong>Discussion</strong></p> The DSI made recommendations spanning the breadth of delirium research including clinical features, study planning, data collection, and data analysis for characterization of candidate delirium subtypes. …”

Designing a brain-computer interface platform for attention training by B Thirukarthik

“…In this study, we will be looking into a new platform to aid in training the attention span of the regular persons. This platform is a game application designed in Unity Engine and uses the Muse2 device as a BCI and the Tobii Eye Tracker as input method to control the player and complete minor objectives. …”
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Spatial-temporal sensor data imputation in traffic data modelling by Nie, Helei

“…The results show that RBF approach is capable of imputing missing values, especially in a short missing span. By incorporating the available dimensions of the data, RBF method can utilize the information from time and space dimensions for effective imputation with higher missing ratios. …”
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CFD investigation of a distributed propulsion system by Chng, Jia Yang

“…A distributed propulsion system uses a series of engines distributed span-wise across the aircraft’s wing with the aim to increase aircraft performance. …”
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Finding meaning behind immortality of Anne Rice’s vampires. by Nurhayati Zakaria.

“…Immortality plays a central role in the continuous inquiry into the vampires’ nature and existence throughout the span of many centuries. These novels follow the psychological and emotional experiences of vampiric immortality, firstly, via two first-person accounts of two separate vampires, Louis and Lestat, and later trace Rice’s interpretation of vampiric urban legend through the stories of various vampires of different walks of life. …”
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Behaviour of precast concrete joints subject to a missing column scenerio by Wee Jun Yang.

“…The sub-assemblages include two-span beams with two column stubs and a middle beam-column joint. …”
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Micropipette aspiration of a living cell by Badjo, Wenna

“…Using the viscoelastic model, it was found that PDMS 20:1 will result in higher stiffness of cell and the longer the cell is cultured on the substrate, the stiffer the cell, however this is only apply for the span of 7 days. On the other hand, no substantiate conclusion is drawn from the elastic modulus. …”
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Effect of a circular tunnel in the foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Yeong, Siang Phong

“…A dry sand dike of 12 m crest span, 60 m base width and 8 m height is selected as the model in this study. …”
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Futurism: performance and performativity of a movement by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig

“…Performance interventions span across the history of this movement (Goldberg, 2011): from the notorious 'serate' instigated by Marinetti, in which the audience would be purposefully scandalised, provoked and offended, to the futurist music concerts that provided an ancestral root for the aesthetics of synthesised sound in contemporary music (Rodney, 1976), not to mention the Russian counterpart of this movement, which embraced, on stage, such wide a field as to encompass theatre, opera, dance, music and scenic design. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Albini, D, Ransome, E, Dumbrell, AJ, Pawar, S, O’Gorman, EJ, Smith, TP, Bell, T, Jackson, MC, Woodward, G

“…While substantial empirical evidence has accumulated in recent years on such changes, we still lack general insights due to a limited coverage of warming scenarios that span spatial and temporal scales of relevance to natural systems. …”

Ritual, community, and conflict: reflections on the science of the social and its practical implications by Whitehouse, H

“…Theprocess has involved various theoretical, methodological, and practical challenges and advances,discussed in this book review forum from a variety of novel angles. Contributors span a broadrange of disciplines, including cognitive and evolutionary anthropology (Atran, Burdett, Lanman,Stanford), history (Larson, Martin), philosophy (McCauley), religious studies (Wood) and compu-ter science (Lane). …”

Ionization calculations using classical molecular dynamics by Plummer, D, Svensson, P, Gericke, DO, Hollebon, P, Vinko, SM, Gregori, G

“…To illustrate the method, two simple models applicable to partially ionized hydrogen plasma are presented in which pair potentials are employed between ions and neutral particles. Within the models, electrons are either bound in the hydrogen ground state or distributed in a uniform charge-neutralizing background. …”