Constructing intrinsic delaunay triangulations from the dual of geodesic voronoi diagrams by Liu, Yong-Jin, Fan, Dian, Xu, Chun-Xu, He, Ying

“…We first compute a geodesic Voronoi diagram (GVD) by taking all mesh vertices as generators and then find its dual graph. The sufficient condition for the dual graph to be a proper triangulation is that all Voronoi cells satisfy the so-called closed ball property. …”
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Exciton dynamics in colloidal quantum-dot leds under active device operations by Shendre, Sushant, Sharma, Vijay Kumar, Dang, Cuong, Demir, Hilmi Volkan

“…This allows us to reveal the statistically significant changes in the behavior of QD emission in the device at different levels of applied voltages and injection currents. We find that the QD emission efficiency first drops in device fabrication with Al electrode deposition and that the QD exciton lifetime is then statistically reduced further under the QLED’s working conditions. …”
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Investigation of nonlinear ultrasonic guided waves in open waveguides based on perfectly matched layers by Zuo, Peng, Liu, Yang, Zhou, Yu, Fan, Zheng

“…Two examples, an aluminum plate attached to an elastomer and an aluminum plate with water loaded on one side, are studied to demonstrate the proposed methods and reveal some interesting phenomena that only exist in open waveguides. It is interesting to find out that the amplitude of the attenuated second harmonic wave in immersed waveguides can keep constant with propagation distance, only if the primary wave is non-leaky, which may bring potential non-destructive test applications for underwater inspections. …”
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Cultured and popular literary circuits on Facebook: a case study of Singaporean print culture in social media by Sagun, Karryl Kim, Luyt, Brendan

“…Such findings suggest the possibility that booksellers can reach out to both circuits. …”
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Wetting transition of sessile and condensate droplets on copper-based superhydrophobic surfaces by Zhao, Yugang, Zhang, Hui, Wang, Wei, Yang, Chun

“…The apparent contact angle on the surfaces of coarsely packed nano-asperities reduces from over 150° to around 110°, and the sliding angle increases from less than 5° to over 60° within 200 s, whereas the changes of both angles on the surfaces of densely packed nano-asperities are not noticeable. We also find that in dropwise condensation, condensed droplets on the surfaces of densely packed nano-asperities maintain a stable Cassie’s mode, while condensate droplets on the surfaces of coarsely packed nano-asperities are in Wenzel’s mode. …”
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A multidisciplinary survey of computational techniques for the modelling, simulation and analysis of biochemical networks by Decraene, James, Hinze, Thomas

“…From a theoretical point of view it allows the exploration of network structures and dynamics, to find emergent properties or to explain the organisation and evolution of networks. …”
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Osmotic gradients induce bio-reminiscent morphological transformations in giant unilamellar vesicles by Oglęcka, Kamila, Sanborn, Jeremy, Parikh, Atul N., Kraut, Rachel S.

“…In the presence of net osmotic gradients, we find that the in-plane phase separation potential of these mixtures is non-trivially altered and a variety of out-of-plane morphological remodeling events occur. …”
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The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…Using capped GCSE points as the academic attainment variable, we find that permanently excluded pupil scores were nearly 25 points lower than their non-permanently excluded peers. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Therefore, three metaheuristics, including multi‐objective water flow, non‐dominated sorting genetic, and a multi‐objective simulated annealing algorithm have been used to find near‐optimal solutions to the problem. After adjusting the parameters of the algorithms using the Taguchi method, the results obtained from the algorithms were analyzed with a statistical test and the performance of the algorithms was evaluated. …”
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Neural and psychological correlates of stuttering by Demirel, B

“…My research examines the stuttering phenomenon in two stages: first, using functional MRI (fMRI) to find differences in brain activity associated with stuttering, and second, developing innovative techniques to provide options for people who want to work on their fluency.…”

Precision holography and supersymmetric theories on curved spaces by Genolini, P

“…Surprisingly, in five dimensions we find that no choice of standard holographic counterterms is compatible with supersymmetry, which leads us to introduce novel finite boundary terms. …”

Practical guide to implementing patient-reported outcome measures in gender-affirming care: evaluating acceptability, appropriateness and feasibility by Kamran, R, Jackman, L, Laws, A, Stepney, M, Harrison, C, Jain, A, Rodrigues, J

“…<p><strong> Conclusions </strong></p>Gender-affirming healthcare professionals and TGD patients find the PG-PROM-GAC acceptable, appropriate and feasible. …”

N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor- antibody encephalitis impairs maintenance of attention to items in working memory by Dor, A, Harrison, C, Irani, SR, Al-Diwani, A, Grogan, J, Manohar, S

“…This is the first causal test in humans of the role of NMDARs in actively maintaining attention in working memory and feature binding. We find patients have difficulty with both these processes in support of computational models. …”

BCC metals in extreme environments: modelling the structure and evolution of defects by Gilbert, M

“…Additionally, we compare the diffusion rates of these vacancy loops to their interstitial counterparts and find that, while interstitial loops are more mobile, the difference in mobility is not as significant as might have been expected. …”

Thermo-catalytic decomposition of cotton seed press cake over nickel doped zeolite Y, hydrogen: enhanced yield of bio-oil with highly selective fuel-range hydrocarbons by Afraz, Marrij, Nisar, Jan, Shah, Afzal, Ali, Ghulam, Muhammad, Faisal, Anwar, Farooq, Wan Abdul Karim Ghani, Wan Azlina

“…Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) of pyrolytic bio-oil depicted the presence of C2-C26 hydrocarbons. The findings of this investigation showed that the synthesis of bio-oil with highly selective fuel-range hydrocarbons could be efficiently induced through the pyrolysis of CSPC biomass employing nickel impregnated zeolite Y, hydrogen catalyst. …”
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Unveiling potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer recurrence: differentially expressed genes and pathways in post-surgery patients by Hamad, Hamad Ali, Saeed, Hammad Khalaf, Hussein, Talib Hammad, Hussain, Abdalwahab Bdewi, Md Hashim, Nur Fariesha

“…The aim of this research is to find out the fundamental genes linked with progression of cancer that may play a critical role in breast cancer recurrence. …”
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Insights on the characteristics and therapeutic potential of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes for mitigation of Alzheimer’s disease’s pathogenicity: a systematic review by Mohammed Yousuf Abdi, Sarah, Mustaffa Al-Bakri, Siti Sarah, Nordin, Norshariza

“…PubMed, Scopus, and Medline were used to find relevant published works from January 2016 until December 2020, using assigned keywords including “Alzheimer’s disease”, “secretome”, and “exosomes”. …”

Absolute deviance method for symmetrical uniform designs by Lau, Grace Chui Ting

“…Furthermore, an optimization part is added to the cutting method to find an appropriate number for experimental runs of the initial design. …”
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Recent developments in chemical techniques for foulant removal from NF membranes by Samavati, Zahra, Goh, Pei Sean, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Hashim, Norbaya, Kerisnan@Krishnan, Nirmala Devi, Yahaya, Nasehir Khan E. M., Raja Mamat, Raja Baharudin

“…Nanofiltration (NF) membranes find extensive use in many fields such as food processing, water treatment, and resource recovery due to their exceptional capacity to selectively separate small solutes and exhibit high permeability to water. …”
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A study on the pedagogical content knowledge of Medical English teachers in medical universities in China: The problems and strategies by Kong, Yuan, Ali, Nor Liza

“…Through investigation, this study aimed to understand the pedagogical content knowledge of medical English teachers from the four dimensions: i) knowledge of content and language integration, ii) knowledge of teaching contexts and objectives, iii) knowledge of teachers and students, iv) knowledge of teaching strategies, in order to find out the potential problems, analyze the causes and make out the corresponding strategies. …”
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