Modeling of functional materials : perovskite solar cells by Aruj Shukla

“…However, for a more holistic analysis of perovskite light harvesters as replacement to the existing TiO2 nano particles, a more nuanced modeling and analysis which incorporates a study of transport properties such as trapping effects (for further spike in efficiency), photo catalytic reaction kinetics and surface & bulk defects (for easier fabrication) is demanded as an integral part of future research plans.…”
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The impacts of US Fed interest rate liftoff on Southwest Asia stock markets, sovereign bond and currencies by Ooi, Teik Khim

“…Based on the more reliable model I (using FFF), it implies the negative effect of spike in VIX dominated the positive effect from lower market expectation on interest rate lift-off, which led to decline in ASEAN financial market during 2015 A SEAN slump.…”
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High wavenumber coherent structures in low re apg-boundary-layer transition flow—a numerical study by Lo, Edmond Yat-Man, Chen, Weijia

“…Both parts are imbedded at the primary Λ-vortex stage and spatially coincide with the spike region and high shear layer. The tip part is associated with the later first ring-like vortex, while the rear part with the remainder of the Λ-vortex. …”
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Time to fill up India’s strategic oil reserves by Narula, K

“…Although oil stocks are generally not released to manage oil prices (the IEA’s intention is to stabilize the market and release stocks only in case of physical shortages), it may be possible to use the stored oil to offset a spike in oil prices, especially for developing countries which have administered oil prices.…”

Modelling Malaysia air quality data using Bayesian Structural Time Series models by Aeshah Mohammed, Mohd Aftar Abu Bakar, Mahayaudin M. Mansor, Noratiqah Mohd Ariff

“…The BSTS model integrates three main techniques: The structural model, which employs the Kalman filter approach to model trend and seasonality components; spike and slab regression for variable selection; and Bayesian model averaging to estimate the best-performing prediction model while accounting for uncertainty. …”
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Strategies to modulate Amorphous Oxide Semiconductor properties for low temperature transparent transistors by Kulkarni, Mohit Rameshchandra

“…Oxygen vacancies are typically controlled during the growth of the thin films by modulating the partial pressure of oxygen during sputtering/ other vacuum deposition processes or through high-temperature post-deposition annealing. …”
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Automated teller machines in Singapore by Soh, Yong Chee, Phua, Alice Loo Huay, Tan,Yang Leng

“…Activation of ATMs can also be enhanced by substituting the present A TM card and PIN system with either voice recognition, retina recognition or thumbprints. …”
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Real time analysis of social behavior from video and kinect recordings by Ramasamy, Pandi Ramesh

“…Finally,analysis will be performed using pattern recognition algorithms and machine learning classifiers to detect the emotion of the subject.In this project,machine learning classifiers such as K-nearest neighbors,Naive Bayes and C4.5 Decision tree learning has been used. The prime aim is to pin point the most seemly machine learning classifier for obtaining highest accuracy for classification.…”
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Cytoplasmic long noncoding RNAs are frequently bound to and degraded at ribosomes in human cells by Carlevaro-Fita, Joana, Rahim, Anisa, Guigó, Roderic, Johnson, Rory, Vardy, Leah Karen Anne

“…Recent footprinting studies have made the surprising observation that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) physically interact with ribosomes. However, these findings remain controversial, and the overall proportion of cytoplasmic lncRNAs involved is unknown. …”
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Orbital stability in a classical pilot-wave system by Liu, Nicholas Z.

“…This thesis focuses on the features responsible for the quantisation of orbital radii, and rationalises this quantisation in terms of the stability of circular orbits arising in the presence of a rotating frame and a central force. We find that orbital quantisation is most pronounced when the waves generated by each bounce decay slowly. …”
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Terahertz conductivity of topological surface states in Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 by Tang, Chi Sin, Xia, Bin, Zou, Xingquan, Chen, Shi, Ou, Hong-Wei, Wang, Lan, Rusydi, A., Zhu, Jian-Xin, Chia, Elbert E. M.

“…Using Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy (THz-TDS), we present complex conductivity of BSTS single crystals, disentangling the surface and bulk contributions. We find that the Drude spectral weight is 1–2 orders of magnitude smaller than in other Bi-based topological insulators, and similar to that of Bi2Se3 thin films, suggesting a significant contribution of the topological surface states to the conductivity of the BSTS sample. …”
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Strain engineering of antimonene by a first-principles study : mechanical and electronic properties by Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Kistanov, Andrey A., Cai, Yongqing, Xue, Ming, Zhou, Kun

“…Recent success in the experimental isolation and synthesis of highly stable atomically thin antimonene has triggered great interest into examining its potential role in nanoelectronic applications. …”
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Study and analysis of soft grippers for assembly tasks by Tan, Hong Wei

“…Traditional rigid grippers present difficulties in handling thin and flexible workpieces, particularly clothing in polybags due to their inherent flexibility and potential sagging of the bags. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and terahertz study of metal oxides by He, Mi

“…Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy is employed to investigate the complex conductivity of Ag- and Cu-doped ZnO thin films, as well as the THz response of the BiFeO3 thin film on SrLaAlO4. …”
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Effect of N incorporation on the characteristics of InSbN P–N diodes by Pham, H. T., Lim, Kim Peow, Yoon, Soon Fatt, Tan, Kian Hua

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Prism dispersion effects in near-guided-wave surface plasmon resonance sensors by Shalabney, Atef, Abdulhalim, Ibrahim

“…The dispersion relation of two thin films bounded by two semi-infinite media is derived when the prism dispersion is considered.…”
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A hybrid DGTD-TDIE method for solving complex electromagnetic problems by Gao, S. P., Cao, Q. S., Zhu, M., Lu, Y. L., Ding, Jun

“…The hybrid DGTD-TDIE method is highly applicable to the interaction problem between arbitrarily shaped thin wires and dielectric structures with complex media compositions. …”
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Polarization holography using diarylethene dye (b1536) doped polymer by Tan, Wei Jie.

“…Polarization holography has great potential to achieve 100% diffraction efficiency, even for thin holograms, and removal of twin image for 3D display. …”
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Hybrid machining of structural ceramics by Choon, Yee King.

“…Two methodologies of liquid-assisted laser etching were adopted: (1) static 1.6cm-thick of water and KOH, (2) alcohol thin-film with thickness less than 1mm respectively. …”
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Electrical charge transport and optical properties of iron pyrite by Shukla, Sudhanshu

“…Charge carrier dynamics in nanocube thin film revealed fast carrier localization and long-lived trap states in the pure pyrite. …”
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