Notes on Thermodynamics : Hot Oolong Cools / by Kang, Hway Chuan, author 655469, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…The book draws upon the idea of microstates where that clarifies the macroscopic ideas: entropy of mixing of gases is linked to Boltzmann and Gibbs' entropy formulations, thus motivating the formulation of the chemical potential of non-ideal systems in terms of their activities. …”
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Removal of ammonia from rubber wastewater using rubber-sludge-based biochar to enhance biogas production by NurulEzza Fazlina, Abu, Noor Yahida, Yahya, Fatin Zafirah, Mansur, Nurmunira, Muhammad

“…Initially, the RSB adsorbent was prepared by facile carbonization method and characterized with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 physisorption, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. …”
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Coloration and functionalization of organic cotton fabric using Chinese fringe leaf extraction: A greener approach by Hossain, Md Shazzat, Ullah, Mohammad, Mia, Rony, Assiri, Mohammed Ail, Zhou, Yahui, Saeed, Haroon A.M., Mahmud, Sakil

“…Comprehensive characterization techniques, such as optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), elemental mapping, and FTIR, validated the successful dyeing process which ensure the bonding between natural dyes and fabrics in the presence of mordant. …”
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Sheep as a Large-Animal Model for Otology Research: Temporal Bone Extraction and Transmastoid Facial Recess Surgical Approach by Waring, Nicholas A., Chern, Alexander, Vilarello, Brandon J., Lang, Jeffrey H., Olson, Elizabeth S., Nakajima, Hideko H.

“…Temporal bones were surgically prepared with an extended facial recess approach. Micro-CT scans of each temporal bone were obtained, and anatomic dimensions were measured. …”
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Shear behavior of greenschist along foliation plane considering anisotropy by Zhang, Qingzhao, Wu, Chuangzhou, Jang, Bo-An, Fei, Xunchang

“…Identical concrete replicas for the sheared greenschist samples are prepared using 3D scanning and printing, in this study, and sheared in four directions, i.e., 0°, 90°, 180°, and 270°, under four normal stresses (σ n / σ c = 0.1 , 0.2 , 0.3 , 0.4). …”
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Performance enhancement of ultrafiltration membrane via simple deposition of polymer-based modifiers by Tian, Miao, Wang, Rong, Goto, Atsushi, Mao, Weijia, Miyoshi, Yasuyuki, Mizoguchi, Hirotaka

“…The membrane surface morphology and topography were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and atom force microscope (AFM). …”
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Modeling of NF/RO membrane fouling and flux decline using real-time observations by Park, Jongkwan, Jeong, Kwanho, Baek, Sangsoo, Park, Sanghun, Ligaray, Mayzonee, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Cho, Kyung Hwa

“…When comparing the thickness of the fouling layer between OCT and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images, the OCT images showed values that were approximately 8 times higher than those of the SEM images. …”
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Super-resolution imaging of photogenerated charges on CdS/g-C₃N₄ heterojunctions and its correlation with photoactivity by Wu, Shuyang, Lee, Jinn-Kye, Lim, Pei Chong, Xu, Rong, Zhang, Zhengyang

“…High-resolution microscopy techniques including (scanning) transmission electron microscopy (TEM/STEM) and super-resolution fluorescence microscopy (SRM) were used to investigate the charge distribution and flow mechanism. …”
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2D-3D perovskite memristor with low energy consumption and high stability for neural morphology calculation by Sun, Kaixuan, Wang, Qingrui, Zhou, Long, Wang, Jingjuan, Chang, Jingjing, Guo, Rui, Tay, Beng Kang, Yan, Xiaobing

“…The results show that this new type of memristor has novel resistance switching characteristics, such as scanning-rate-dependent current switching property, good current-voltage (I–V) curve repeatability, and ultralow energy consumption. …”
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Modification of Agro-wastes Reinforced onto the PET Fabric for Decolorisation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent by Suradi, Siti Samahani, Kamaruzaman, Muhammad Zarif Hazim, Mohd Dali, Muhammad Izz Zakwan, Abu Bakar Sidik, Dilaeleyana, Bujang, Hazirah, Abdullah, Nurmina, Hairom, Nur Hanis Hayati, Dzinun, Hazlini, Rosley, Rozainita

“…The calcinated agro wastes/polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) reinforced onto the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fabrics were prepared by using the dip-coating technique and characterized via Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM-EDS), spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), turbidity and color of POME-FED. …”
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Extreme Water Uptake of Hygroscopic Hydrogels through Maximized Swelling‐Induced Salt Loading by Graeber, Gustav, Díaz‐Marín, Carlos D, Gaugler, Leon C, Zhong, Yang, El Fil, Bachir, Liu, Xinyue, Wang, Evelyn N

“…By tuning the salt concentration of the swelling solutions and the cross‐linking properties of the gels, hygroscopic hydrogels with extremely high salt loadings are synthesized, which enable unprecedented water uptakes of 1.79 and 3.86 gg<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> at relative humidity (RH) of 30% and 70%, respectively. …”
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On Power: How Colombia’s National Oil Company Can Support the Country’s Energy Transition by Beron, David

“…I show how the power supply crisis of 1992 revealed inseparable links between climate, energy, capital, and policy. …”
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Exploring the Internet Celebrity City: Social Media and Urban Space in China by Chen, Yufei

“…The term "Internet celebrity," or wanghong in Chinese, is utilized in modern Chinese media to refer to celebrities and the specific cultural and consumption trends linked to them. This concept has surfaced alongside the growth of e-commerce platforms, with the recognition that wanghong often engages in promoting products, services, or lifestyles to their followers. …”
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Controlling the thermally-driven crystallization of DNA-coated nanoparticles with formamide by Hueckel, Theodore, Woo, Seungyeon, Macfarlane, Robert J

“…While various design handles such as particle size, DNA design, and salt concentration influence the stability of the DNA duplexes linking PAEs in a lattice, their influence on the system's melting temperature (Tm) often follows complicated trends that make rational tuning of self-assembly challenging. …”
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Microfluidic Hanging Droplet as a Programmable Platform for Mammalian Egg Vitrification by Feng, Haidong, Katsikis, Georgios, Napier, India, Du, Gong, Lim, Josh, Doyle, Joseph, Manalis, Scott R, Griffith, Linda G

“…In addition, our platform performs real-time microscopy of the egg thereby enabling future studies where its morphology may be linked to functional outcomes. Our study contributes to the ongoing efforts to enhance the automation of embryology techniques towards broader applications in reproductive medicine both for clinical and research purposes.…”
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Grounding referring expressions in images by variational context by Zhang, Hanwang, Niu, Yulei, Chang, Shih-Fu

“…We focus on grounding (i.e., localizing or linking) referring expressions in images, e.g., 'largest elephant standing behind baby elephant'. …”
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Functional analysis of pro-apoptotic activity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) : role of BcL2 homology domain 3 (BH3) in HBV DNA polymerase and HBX by Chen, William Wei Ning.

“…Despite its widely accepted non-cytolytic nature, HBV proteins have been linked to apoptosis. However, little is known about the conditions under which HBV included apoptosis of host hepatocytes following natural infection and whether or how it may counteract apoptosis. …”
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Securing federated learning: a covert communication-based approach by Xie, Yuan-Ai, Kang, Jiawen, Niyato, Dusit, Nguyen, Thi Thanh Van, Nguyen, Cong Luong, Liu, Zhixin, Yu, Han

“…Due to the need for frequent model updates via wireless links, FLNs are vulnerable to various attacks (e.g., eavesdropping attacks, replay attacks, inference attacks, and jamming attacks). …”
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Intelligent reflecting surfaces-assisted hybrid THz/RF system over generalized fading by Premanand, Rithwik, Vishwakarma, Narendra, Singh, Ranjan, Madhukumar, A. S.

“…Specifically, the exact closed-form expressions for the probability density function (PDF) and cumulative distribution function (CDF) of the output signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) are derived for both THz and RF links. From this, the outage probability and average symbol error rate (SER) are derived. …”
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Toxoplasma gondii induced shift in decision making and impulsive behaviours in infected male rats (Rattus novergicus) by Tan, Donna

“…Finally, I extend these observations by linking observed behavioural changes to the endocrine environment akin to those observed during Toxoplasma gondii infection. …”
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