R&D at UPM Part 2: research snapshots (new findings, research highlights and new achievements)

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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from A Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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A Lean Management Approach of Rice Subsidy Distribution: Some Findings from a Study in Selangor by Sarjiman, Yatimah, Mad Lazim, Halim, Lamsali, Hendrik

“…Methodology: For that purpose, a survey was conducted on 10 senior government officials who manage matters related to fertilizer subsidies in the Ministry, Farmers Organization Board, Area Farmers Organization, Department of Agriculture and Subsidy Product Suppliers and 20 farmers in the area studied. by using Lean Management as the main point in this study. Findings: The collected data were analyzed using ATLAS.ti and Microsoft Excel. …”
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Inducing alternating nanoscale rectification in a dielectric material for bidirectional-trigger artificial synapses by Berco, Dan, Ang, Diing Shenp

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The role of ion exchange in the passivation of In(Zn)P nanocrystals with ZnS by Cho, Deok-Yong, Xi, Lifei, Boothroyd, Chris, Kardynal, Beata, Lam, Yeng Ming

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Narsarsukite Na2TiOSi4O10 as a low voltage silicate anode for rechargeable Li-ion and Na-ion batteries by Chaupatnaik, Anshuman, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Barpanda, Prabeer

“…Narsarsukite Na2TiOSi4O10 forms a low voltage silicate anode for secondary Li-ion and Na-ion batteries.…”
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Artificial Intelligence for the Electron Ion Collider (AI4EIC) by Allaire, C., Ammendola, R., Aschenauer, E.-C., Balandat, M., Battaglieri, M., Bernauer, J., Bondì, M., Branson, N., Britton, T., Butter, A., Chahrour, I., Chatagnon, P., Cisbani, E., Cline, E. W., Dash, S., Dean, C., Deconinck, W., Deshpande, A., Diefenthaler, M., Ent, R., Fanelli, C., Finger, M., Finger, M., Fol, E., Furletov, S., Gao, Y., Giroux, J., Waduge, N. C. Gunawardhana, Hassan, O., Hegde, P. L., Hernández-Pinto, R. J., Blin, A. Hiller, Horn, T., Huang, J., Jalotra, A., Jayakodige, D., Joo, B., Junaid, M., Kalantarians, N., Karande, P., Kriesten, B., Elayavalli, R. Kunnawalkam, Li, Y., Lin, M., Liu, F., Liuti, S., Matousek, G., McEneaney, M., McSpadden, D., Menzo, T., Miceli, T., Mikuni, V., Montgomery, R., Nachman, B., Nair, R. R., Niestroy, J., Oregon, S. A. Ochoa, Oleniacz, J., Osborn, J. D., Paudel, C., Pecar, C., Peng, C., Perdue, G. N., Phelps, W., Purschke, M. L., Rajendran, H., Rajput, K., Ren, Y., Renteria-Estrada, D. F., Richford, D., Roy, B. J., Roy, D., Saini, A., Sato, N., Satogata, T., Sborlini, G., Schram, M., Shih, D., Singh, J., Singh, R., Siodmok, A., Stevens, J., Stone, P., Suarez, L., Suresh, K., Tawfik, A.-N., Acosta, F. Torales, Tran, N., Trotta, R., Twagirayezu, F. J., Tyson, R., Volkova, S., Vossen, A., Walter, E., Whiteson, D., Williams, M., Wu, S., Zachariou, N., Zurita, P.

“…The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC), a state-of-the-art facility for studying the strong force, is expected to begin commissioning its first experiments in 2028. …”
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Effect of Spacecraft Charging on Performance of Ion Electrospray Propulsion Systems by Shaik, Saba Z., Corrado, Matthew N., Lozano, Paulo C.

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Electrochemical Methods for Water Purification, Ion Separations, and Energy Conversion by Alkhadra, Mohammad A, Su, Xiao, Suss, Matthew E, Tian, Huanhuan, Guyes, Eric N, Shocron, Amit N, Conforti, Kameron M, de Souza, J Pedro, Kim, Nayeong, Tedesco, Michele, Khoiruddin, Khoiruddin, Wenten, I Gede, Santiago, Juan G, Hatton, T Alan, Bazant, Martin Z

“…This review provides a comprehensive description of the principles and applications of electrochemical methods for water purification, ion separations, and energy conversion. Electrochemical methods have attractive features such as compact size, chemical selectivity, broad applicability, and reduced generation of secondary waste. …”
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A statistical approach to heavy-ion transfer reactions to the continuum by Karp, Joel Steven.

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Paper-based solution sampling coupled with potentiometric ion sensors by Ding, Ruiyu

“…The determination of heavy metals and clinically relevant ions is vital to maintain environmental quality and human health. …”
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Mitigating initial capacity loss for practical lithium-ion battery by Cao, Shengkai

“…Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) with high energy and power density are urgently required for electric vehicles and aerospace industry. …”
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Recovery of ammonia from municipal wastewater through ion exchange by Aqilah Hani Binte Alfian

“…Treatment methods such as ion exchange which is presently used in water softening can be effective in the removal of ammonia. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…The method is expected to be promising for many practical applications such as lithium ion batteries and solar cells.…”
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Study on localized ion transportation phenomena in YSZ at high temperature by Ng, Chee Seng

“…There has been reports on variation of ionic conductivity in nanocrystalline structure of YSZ thin film where grain boundary in YSZ has played an important role in ionic transport of oxygen ions in YSZ electrolyte. Reported studies confirmed that diffusion of oxygen ion across the grain boundary is slower than in the bulk region. …”
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High fidelity model of lithium-ion batteries for health monitoring by Hema, Koppula

“…In this thesis, we use ANSYS Fluent to implement a High-fidelity model of lithium-ion.…”
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The influence of polarisation on the behaviour of anions within ion channels and nanopores by Phan, LX

“…Ion and water interactions within ion channels and nanopores hold significant biological and technological importance. …”

Understanding the molecular mechanism of ion and amino acid transport in neurons by Baroniņa, A

“…<p>In this thesis I aimed to understand how two membrane proteins, a solute carrier transporter and an ion channel, function in neuronal membranes. I used structural and biophysical methods to identify the molecular elements involved in the substrate selectivity and transport regulation.…”

An empirical study on service quality of shipping lines and its relationship with customer satisfaction by Chye, Hui Hong, Lim, Imy, Soh, Hui Ping

“…This serves as the foundation of the present research from which relevant conceptual issues are applied to derive the findings. In tum, possible implications and recommendations are provided to the shipping lines. …”
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Polymer based photonic crystal fibre sensor for detection of nickel ions in water by Mangalapriyaa Doraisamy

“…In this report, the possibilities of utilizing Mach-Zehnder Interferometer design for the detection of heavy metal ions: nickel cations (Ni2+) would be explored. This report investigates the optimization of coating of chitosan (2%) onto an optical fibre sensor and its sensitivity in sensing nickel (II) chloride-ions.…”
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