Rigid-strut-containing crown ethers and [2]catenanes for incorporation into metal-organic frameworks by Zhao, Yan-Li, Liu, Lihua, Zhang, Wenyu, Sue, Chi-Hau, Li, Qiaowei, Miljanić, Ognjen Š., Yaghi, Omar M., Stoddart, J. Fraser

“…To introduce crown ethers into the struts of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), general approaches have been developed for the syntheses of dicarboxylic acid dibenzo[30]crown-10 (DB30C10DA), dicarboxylic acid di-2,3-naphtho[30]crown-10 (DN30C10DA), dicarboxylic acid bisparaphenylene[34]crown-10 (BPP34C10DA), and dicarboxylic acid 1,5-naphthoparaphenylene[36]crown-10 (NPP36C10DA). …”
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Synthesis of Au@Pd core/shell nanomaterials for high-performance ethanol oxidation reactions by Xu, Weichang

“…When the concentration of PdCl2 was reduced to 2.5 mM, the Au surface would be partially coated with Pd domains and the CV scan could facilitate the physical movement of Pd atoms to realize full coverage of the exposed Au surface. …”
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Design, fabrication and characterization of organic-inorganic hybrid solar cells by Ahmed Ali Said Ahmed

“…The achieved findings in this thesis include the following: (1) Six NDI-based molecules have been designed and synthesized as electron transporting layers in inverted perovskite solar cells; (2) Two pyrene-based molecules were designed and synthesized as electron transporting layers; (3) The effect of sulfur position in pyrene-based molecules was investigated (4) Three N-type conjugated polymers were explored as electron transporting layer (5) The effect of embedded sp2-nitrogen in donor and acceptors of conjugated polymer was explored and (6) Tellurium tetraiodide was explored as a promising light absorber in solar cells. …”
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How to learn Chinese characters? Exploring the effectiveness of different learning methods in young Singaporean children by Toh, Wendy Hwee Bin

“…The structured writing modality, regardless of its v focus, was found to be particularly effective for the low RA children in character learning as it allowed them to improve their learning outcomes. …”
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and its implications for U.S.-ASEAN economic governance architecture by Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol

“…Moreover, the text authorizes $1.5 billion to “the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development [USAID], and, as appropriate, the Department of Defense . . . for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, which shall be used” to achieve several objectives including ensuring “the regulatory environments for trade, infrastructure, and investment in partner countries are transparent, open, and free of corruption.” …”
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Principled asymmetric boosting approaches to rapid training and classification in face detection by Pham, Minh Tri

“…When compared with the Online Boosting algorithm recently applied to object detection problems, a 0-10% increase in accuracy and 5-30% gain in learning speed were observed. Second, training a face detector using boosting and Haar-like features often requires weeks of computation on a single CPU machine. …”
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Evaluating & enhancing deep learning systems via out-of-distribution detection by Christopher, Berend David

“…Then, we propose an OOD testing criteria to enhance error discovery and propose distribution aware robustness enhancement by showing that filtering errors far from the trained distribution increases robustness by 21.5\%. We then enhance the field of OOD by introducing a fine-grained OOD technique assessing the ground truth of data augmentation and increasing accuracy by 31.9\% by guiding data augmentation selection with distribution awareness. …”
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Evaporation and crystallisation of saline droplet with surfactant on smooth surfaces by Wong, Dennis Kin Wai

“…Recommended future work could include exploring the effects of varying different concentrations of NaCl below the supersaturation concentration range (1-15% of NaCl) and varying different concentrations of surfactants at the critical micelle concentration (CMC) levels (1-1.5 CMC). This could potentially offer new insights into the evaporative and crystallisation behaviour of the droplets, as well as new deposition patterns.…”
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Institutions and agricultural transformation: a study of induced innovation in the Philippine rice sector by Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis P.

“…Research methodologies to support the hypotheses included a three-part case-study which leveraged expert interviews; reviews of relevant policy documents; macro-level analysis of international data; and micro-level analysis building on farmer interviews over a 5-decade period published by the International Rice Research Institute. …”
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Surface reconstruction on spinel oxides for oxygen evolution reaction by Luo, Songzhu

“…The best-performed NiFe0.25Cr1.75O4 exhibits a ~1500% current density increases at overpotential η = 300 mV, outperforming many advanced NiFe-based OER catalysts. …”
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Charge storage and transport mechanisms in printable supercapacitors by Wee, Grace Tsyh Ying

“…Supercapacitors (SCs) exhibiting 20 to 200 times greater capacitance and energy density (5 Wh kg-1, 80-100 F g-1) than conventional capacitors and delivering higher power density ( 10 kW kg-1) than batteries, represent an unique class of technology with niche applications amongst other energy storage devices. …”
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Growth of gallium nitride nanowires by low pressure chemical vapor deposition (LPCVD) by Wang, Jianbo

“…A full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 101 meV was obtained. The experimental results suggest that the formation of high density GaN nanowires can be realized by using LPCVD technique with a reasonable process window. …”
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Cognitive enhancement in video game training: two separate routes of transfer? by Oei, Chie Ming

“…Finally, in Study 3, to test the hypothesis of a general transfer to measures of executive control, participants were Video games and cognition 5 trained to play games with different executive demands for 20 hours. …”
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Effects of geometrical parameters on performance of miniature centrifugal pump by Liu, Guiqin

“…According to the theoretical results, the optimum radius is 5.4 mm and 2.7 mm for 20 mm and 10 mm diameter models respectively. …”
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Measurement of isotherms and kinetics by volumetric method by Zulqarnain Abdul Halil

“…However, the current results also showed lower uptakes than a past journal by Himeno with 5 different types of activated carbons being experimented on. …”
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Tin oxide based dye sensitized solar cells by Teh, Jun Jie

“…Even though Ga-doping wasn’t found any changes in morphology and crystallinity, however it successfully increased the band edge of SnO2, in which it is capable of suppressing photoelectron backflow and achieving a higher open circuit voltage (Voc ~ 0.74 V). To the best of our known, this high Voc is the highest among SnO2 based electrodes without TiO2 knowledge. …”
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Thermodynamic modelling of adsorption isotherms and kinetics for gas storage and cooling applications by Sun, Baichuan

“…The proposed isotherm model is validated with the experimental data of silica gel + water and AQSOA-Z01, Z02, Z05 + water systems, and explains the S-shaped isotherms within acceptable error ranges (±5%), as compared with Langmuir and Toth isotherm equations. …”
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Finite element analysis of a free-standing concrete sea-wall as alternative to traditional land reclamation by Harris, Raymond

“…Singapore, a city-state home to 5.6 million population continues to grow as it strives to keep its competitive edge and sustain its economic development. …”
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Nation in action : making Chinese in the rural borderland between China and North Korea by Chen, Shiwei

“…Part II includes three empirical chapters that examine three aspects of everyday nationhood and ethnicity in the ethnic Korean village: the uses of a stone monument that commemorates the Korean War as part of nation-building (Chapter 4), economic development policy implementation and the uses of ethnic and national framing related to their implementation (Chapter 5), and the governance of emigration and the utilizations of ethnic capital and its impact on social relationship in both the sending and receiving societies (Chapter 6). …”
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Surface water sensitivity to climate variability by Paltan-Lopez, H

“…Furthermore, by applying this framework, this thesis found that committing to a 1.5oC level of warming, instead of 2.0°C, as agreed in Paris in 2015, may importantly decrease high flow occurrences in regions such central Asia or western Europe. …”