Combining laser frequency combs and iodine cell calibration techniques for Doppler detection of exoplanets by Cahoy, K., Fischer, D., Spronck, J., Demille, D.

“…We propose a fiber-fed high precision spectrograph design that combines the existing ~5000-6000 A Iodine calibration system with a high-precision Laser Frequency Comb (LFC) system from ~6000-7000 A that just meets the redward side of the Iodine lines. The scientific motivation for such a system includes: a 1000 A span in the red is currently achievable with LFC systems, combining the two calibration methods increases the wavelength range by a factor of two, and moving redward decreases the 'noise' from starspots. …”
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Sequence-Dependent & -Independent Effects of Intron-Mediated Enhancement (IME) by Kowal, Emma J. K.

“…In this study we report the design and execution of several massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs), interrogating the effect of tens of thousands of synthetic and natural intron sequences on gene expression in the human HEK293T and HeLa cell lines. We observe that even with random internal sequence, most of these introns splice well and trigger IME. …”
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Multi-criteria re-entrant jobs scheduling problems using GA and AHP by Lin, Danping.

“…The validation is conducted in two experiments, firstly single GA is implemented for the re-entrant lines and later a new combination of GA and AHP is carried out. …”
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Study of cascade failures of power grids by Ng, Jason Wei Long.

“…The substations and the transmission lines are denoted as the nodes and edges of the complex network respectively. …”
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EMS of hybrid AC/DC micro grid by Zhao, Yi

“…The issues coming along with traditional power system can be terrible for the environments, such as large use of fossil fuels, coal; long distance of transmission lines also will cause the cost of money and fuels for the electricity transmission process. …”
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Barriers and leverage points for seeing alcohol differently in integrated care systems in England: a senior stakeholder interview study by Madden, Mary, Stewart, Duncan, McCambridge, Jim

“…Results: ICS formation occurred when services had been under sustained pressures with lines of communication and accountability emergent and unclear. …”
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The role of CD1a in dengue infection by Yang, J

“…To investigate the effect of dengue infection on the function of CD1a-reactive T cells, polyclonal blood T cells from patients and controls, and CD1a-autoreactive T cells clone/lines were utilised. The production of IFN-γ and GM-CSF by CD1a-autoreactive T cells was reduced when co-cultured with dengue-infected presenting cells. …”

Development of coherent detector technologies for sub-millimetre wave astronomy observations by Tan, B-K

“…</p> <p>Using the current 16-pixel 350 GHz SIS receiver, HARP-B, we have observed the ¹²CO J=3→2 emission lines from two nearby galaxies. An important result we found is that the ¹²CO J=3→2 correlates strongly with the 8 μm Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon emission.…”

Dwelling encounters: migration, diversity and ambivalence in an Istanbul neighborhood by Biehl, K

“…In this dissertation I apply a novel theoretical approach drawing on the concept of dwelling for understanding how residents of Kumkapı relate to their environment and make sense of it. I propose three lines of argument that unfold sequentially through the organizing structure of the thesis. …”

An aerodynamic investigation of a high-pressure turbine using rotor casing static pressure measurements at engine representative conditions with different tip designs, tip gaps, an... by Singh, D, Beard, PF, Cardwell, D, Staelens, V, Bahulekar, P, Stokes, M, Bather, S, Chana, K

“…Steady and unsteady casing static pressure measurements were acquired, using pneumatic lines and high-frequency response (∼100 kHz) Kulite pressure transducers, respectively. …”

BRCA1 regulation of breast cancer cell motility by Hernandez Nuñez, ZE

“…Time-lapse microscopy of breast cancer cell lines with various BRCA1 backgrounds was employed to evaluate the impact of inhibiting ubiquitin ligase activity. …”

How are cognitive maps formed and encoded in humans? by Glitz, L

“…In Chapter 4, we find evidence for the latter, with trajectory training resulting in neural encoding of the map that is more similar to separate transitive lines along rows and columns, the extent of which is related to behavioural accuracy. …”

Conservation of red blood cell signalling in Plasmodium merozoite invasion by Yong, James Jia Ming

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Capping layer enabled controlled fragmentation of two-dimensional materials by cold drawing by Chen, Ming, Li, Dong, Hou, Yuxin, Gu, Mengxi, Zeng, Qingsheng, Ning, De, Li, Weimin, Zheng, Xue, Shao, Yan, Wang, Zhixun, Xia, Juan, Yang, Chunlei, Wei, Lei, Gao, Huajian

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Investigation of the reliability of nano-nickel/niobium oxide-based multilayer thin films deposited on polymer substrates for flexible electronic applications by Sahay, Rahul, Tu, Yen-Cheng, Aziz, Izzat, Budiman, Arief S., Tan, Cher Ming, Lee, Pooi See, Thomas, Olivier, Raghavan, Nagarajan

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Bioinspired iontronic synapse fibers for ultralow-power multiplexing neuromorphic sensorimotor textiles by Chen, Long, Ren, Ming, Zhou, Jianxian, Zhou, Xuhui, Liu, Fan, Di, Jiangtao, Xue, Pan, Li, Chunsheng, Li, Qingwen, Li, Yang, Wei, Lei, Zhang, Qichong

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Current evidence and future direction on evaluating the anticancer effects of curcumin, gingerols, and shogaols in cervical cancer: a systematic review by Rahim, Unwaniah Abdull, Mustapa, Marami, Mohamed Shakrin, Nik Noorul Shakira, Nurdin, Armania, Mohamad Taridi, Nursiati, Mohd Yusof, Yasmin Anum, Mad Nordin, Mariam Firdhaus, Che Roos, Nur Aishah

“…Only studies investigating the effects of curcumin, gingerol, shogaol, and/ or their combination in human cervical cancer cell lines and/or rodent animal models implanted with cervical cancer xenografts were included. …”
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Ultrathin silica mesh protected Pt nanoparticles for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) by Hung, Hsi Chien

“…The remarkable catalytic stability and activity can be attributed to porous network of the SiO2 layers, which not only prevented Pt from sintering during HER, but also allowed reactant molecules to be transported through its pores easily to reach the active catalytic sites on encapsulated Pt nanoparticles. Importantly, 0.2nm and 0.6nm SiO2-encapsulated electrocatalysts were found to have the best HER activities, with a Tafel slope of 58 and 57 mV dec−1 respectively. …”
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Self-healing characterizations of polyurea/polyurethane coating & its formulation optimization by Sim, Celine (Shen Silin)

“…The frequency of regular maintenance work can also be reduced as the coating is capable of forming bonds at ruptured sites. This reduces the cost of maintenance and the risk involved in workers engaging in maintenance work. …”
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Food environments and obesity: a geospatial analysis of the South Asia Biobank, income and sex inequalities by Atanasova, Petya, Kusuma, Dian, Pineda, Elisa, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, De Silva, Laksara, Hanif, Abu A. M., Hasan, Mehedi, Hossain, Md Mokbul, Indrawansa, Susantha, Jayamanne, Deepal, Jha, Sujeet, Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Katulanda, Prasad, Khawaja, Khadija I., Kumarendran, Balachandran, Mrida, Malay K., Rajakaruna, Vindya, Chambers, John Campbell, Frost, Gary, Sassi, Franco, Miraldo, Marisa

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study analysed South Asia Biobank surveillance and environment mapping data for 12,167 adults collected between 2018 and 2020 from 33 surveillance sites in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Individual-level data (demographic, socio-economic, and health characteristics) were combined with exposure to healthy and unhealthy food environments measured with geolocations of food outlets (obtained through ground-truth surveys) within 300 m buffer zones around participants' homes. …”
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