Mechanism of charge transfer and its impacts on Fermi-level pinning for gas molecules adsorbed on monolayer WS2 by Zhou, Changjie, Yang, Weihuang, Zhu, Huili

“…The phenomenon of Fermi-level pinning was discussed in light of the traditional and orbital mixing charge transfer theories. …”
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The impact of Ming and Qing dynasty maritime bans on trade ceramics recovered from coastal settlements in northern Sumatra, Indonesia by Tai, Yew Seng, Daly, Patrick, Mckinnon, E. Edwards, Parnell, Andrew, Feener, R. Michael, Majewski, Jedrzej, Nazli Ismail, Sieh, Kerry

“…We review published literature and historical texts to propose that three periods of official Chinese maritime bans impacted the composition and circulation of trade ceramics along Asian trade routes: Ming Ban 1 (1371 – 1509), Ming Ban 2 (1521 – 1529), and Qing Ban (1654 – 1684). …”
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Enhanced visualization of fine needles under sonographic guidance using a MEMS actuator by Shen, Zhiyuan, Zhou, Yufeng, Miao, Jianmin, Vu, Kien Fong

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Unusual Na+ ion intercalation/deintercalation in metal-rich Cu1.8S for Na-ion batteries by Park, Hyunjung, Kwon, Jiseok, Choi, Heechae, Shin, Donghyeok, Song, Taeseup, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…A key issue with Na-ion batteries is the development of active materials with stable electrochemical reversibility through the understanding of their sodium storage mechanisms. …”
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Investigation of ion transport and electrochemical performance of fluorinated and lithiated gel polymer electrolytes for lithium ion batteries by Shubha Nageswaran

“…One of the main challenges that restrict the large scale application of lithium ion batteries for high energy and high power density applications is the electrolyte. …”
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New binders for Li-ion batteries by Peck, Steve Teck Wei

“…Silicon, as a potential lithium ion battery anode material, possesses extremely high specific capacity and low potential with respect to lithium metal resulting in high specific energy. …”
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Optically detected magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses on the role of magnetic ions in colloidal nanocrystals by Dehnel, Joanna, Harchol, Adi, Barak, Yahel, Meir, Itay, Horani, Faris, Shapiro, Arthur, Strassberg, Rotem, de Mello Donegá, Celso, Demir, Hilmi Volkan, Gamelin, Daniel R., Sharma, Kusha, Lifshitz, Efrat

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Experimental and numerical studies of pin-ended S960 ultra-high strength steel press-braked channel section columns by Ong, Shao Quan

“…The structural testing programme were performed on two nonslender plain channel sections and comprised detailed measurements of initial global and local geometric imperfections, as well as a total of 10 flexural buckling tests on pin-ended columns buckling about their minor axes. …”
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Comparison and validation of sensors for 3D and 2D motion capture to measure 10-pin bowling specific kinematics by Lim, Matthew Jing Long

“…Ten pin bowling is a competitive sport that requires athletes to score as many pins possible using a bowling ball. …”
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Precision Metrology with Ytterbium Ions for New Physics Search by Kniazev, Evgenii

“…We conduct the isotope shift experiment by measuring ions one at a time and in a co-trapped configuration following the protocol of correlation spectroscopy. …”
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Effects of divalent ions on anaerobic digestion of food waste by Goh, Cindy Shu Wei.

“…The main aim of this Final Year Project was to provide an opportunity for the student to study the effect that divalent ions Ca and Mg have on the efficiency of anaerobic digestion.…”
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A review of the ion exchange leaching method for extracting rare earth elements from ion adsorption clay by Nurul Aniyyah, Mohamad Sobri, Noorlisa, Harun, Mohd Yusri, Mohd Yunus

“…Ion exchange leaching is the most effective way for REE extraction since 90% of the total REEs exists in an ion exchangeable phase. …”
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Physically tailoring ion fluxes by introducing foamlike structures into polymeric membranes of solid contact ion-selective electrodes by Cheong, Yi Heng, Lisak, Grzegorz

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Compressive strength and fire resistance of mortar containing crushed cockle shell as fine aggregate replacement by Hanis Nadiah, Ruslan, Khairunisa, Muthusamy, Mohd Faizal, Md Jaafar, Nabilla, Mohamad, Nur Farah Aziera, Jamaludin

“…Thus, the current study investigates the influence of substitution of crushed cockle shell as a partial fine aggregate on the compressive strength and fire resistance of mortar. …”
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The enduring importance of the “fine cuts” approach to psychology: EPS Mid-Career Award Lecture 2024 by Bird, G

“…In this article, I take a selective review of work undertaken by my colleagues and me in an attempt to show the enduring importance of the “fine cuts” approach to psychology. This approach highlights the importance of causal, specific, and falsifiable psychological models, and the rigorous experimental designs needed to test them. …”

Long-term fine particulate matter exposure on lung cancer incidence and mortality in Chinese nonsmokers by Chen, Z, Meng, X, Han, Y, Mou, Y, Ji, C, Zhu, X, Yu, C, Sun, D, Yang, L, Sun, Q, Chen, Y, Du, H, Dai, J, Hu, Z, Lv, J, Jin, G, Ma, H, Kan, H, Li, L, Shen, H

“…<p><strong>Rationale:</strong> The association between fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) and lung cancer incidence in non-smokers (LCINS) remains inconsistent. …”

Spherical mask: coarse-to-fine 3D point cloud instance segmentation with spherical representation by Shin, S, Zhou, K, Vankadari, M, Markham, A, Trigoni, N

“…Coarse-to-fine 3D instance segmentation methods show weak performances compared to recent Grouping-based, Kernel-based and Transformer-based methods. …”

Determination of chlorine-containing compounds in disinfectants using ion-exchange chromatography by Lapina, Eugenia A., Zverev, Sergey A., Andreev, Sergey V., Sakharov, Konstantin A.

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Developing a system that uses ultrawide-band inertial measurement units to quantify selected 10-Pin skills in real-time by Wee, Joel Jiewei

“…Ten-pin bowling is a unique abstract sport that requires bowlers to deliver a 11-to-16-pound ball in a five-step approach for the ball to travel down the oiled lane to knock down 10 pins. …”
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Optimizing graphene anode performance in lithium-ion batteries: investigating the effects of diverse thermal conditions by Ng, Zen Ian, Leong, Yien Leng, Lim, Hong Ngee, Chong, Woon Gie, Huang, Nay Ming

“…The resulting GNPs exhibit a significant number of structural defects (ID/IG: 0.262), which provide abundant active sites to store lithium ions and offer sufficient pathways for the quick transfer of lithium ions and electrons. …”