Topological phenomena at defects in acoustic, photonic and solid-state lattices by Lin, Zhi-Kang, Wang, Qiang, Liu, Yang, Xue, Haoran, Zhang, Baile, Chong, Yidong, Jiang, Jian-Hua

“…Topological lattice defects in topological materials offer a platform to explore a diverse range of phenomena, such as robust topological-bound states, fractional charges, topological Wannier cycles, chiral and gravitational anomalies, topological lasers and topological-defect-induced pumping and non-Hermitian skin effects. In this Perspective article, we survey the developments in this rapidly moving field from both theoretical and experimental perspectives, with an emphasis on the latter. …”
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Cationic surfactants: a review by Gonçalves, Rui A., Holmberg, Krister, Lindman, Björn

“…The versatile properties of single- and double-chain cationic surfactants and other special cationics such as gemini, catanionic, bolaform, amino acid- and sugar-based surfactants, are presented and discussed together with skin toxicity and environmental considerations. The effects of cationic surfactant mixing with other surfactants, polymers, proteins, and DNA are also shown and examined. …”
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Design of high electromagnetic compatibility wireless power transfer system for wireless motors by Zhang, Xiongce

“…Coupled Mode Theory and mutual inductance model theory, as well as Proximity and Skin Effect, are analyzed to lay the foundation for the study of wireless charging systems. 2. …”
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Hybrid brain computer interface for relaxation management by Ngian, Michelle Mei Xue

“…During the experiment, electroencephalogram (EEG), eye positions, photoplethysmogram (PPG), galvanic skin response (GSR) and heart rate variability (HRV) of the participants are recorded. …”
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Tissue engineering approach using fibrous scaffold with matricellular protein for wound healing by Chen, Huizhi

“…In this regards, this dissertation aims to design superior fibrous structure for tissue-engineered skin graft and reveal the possible underlying mechanisms. …”
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Electrospun composite nanofibers and their multifaceted applications by Sahay, Rahul, Kumar, Palaniswamy Suresh, Sridhar, R., Sundaramurthy, Jayaraman, Venugopal, J., Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…Nanofibrous materials that mimic the native extracellular matrix (ECM) and promote the adhesion of various cells are being developed as tissue-engineered scaffolds for the skin, bone, vasculature, heart, cornea, nervous system and other tissues. …”
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Turing pattern formation in reaction-cross-diffusion systems with a bilayer geometry by Diaz, A, Krause, A, Maini, PK, Gaffney, E, Seirin-Lee, S

“…Nonetheless, the impact of tissue stratification in such systems is under-explored, despite its ubiquity in the context of a thin epithelium overlying connective tissue, for instance the epidermis and underlying dermal mesenchyme of embryonic skin. In particular, each layer can be subject to extensively different biochemical reactions and transport processes, with chemotaxis - a special case of cross-diffusion - often present in the mesenchyme, contrasting the solely molecular transport typically found in the epidermal layer. …”

Clinical, Ethical, and Legal Considerations Raised by Self-Reported Genital Mutilation Following Voluntary Cosmetic Labiaplasty by Metaxas, T, Earp, BD, Bader, D, Ghasemi, S, Solari, M, Abdulcadir, J

“…Genital modifications experienced as harmful, or that are performed without informed consent, should be studied in relationship to one another and evaluated with consistent principles, regardless of the skin color of the individuals concerned, their cultural, ethnic, or religious background, or the name given to the genital modification they underwent.…”

Deep learning-based microcirculation performance classification using multispectral photoacoustic technology by Chua, Hui Ling, Huong, Audrey

“…Meanwhile, pulse oximeter performance varies with factors like the subject’s skin colour. This study explores the feasibility of using an in-house assembled multispectral photoacoustic (PA) system to investigate microcirculation performance in human subjects. …”
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Structural edge detection of photographic images of rooms with machine learning by Yao, Xin Meng

“…Future works include further enhancing the current model’s accuracy and creating an algorithm to construct a wireframe model from the line equations.…”
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The design of a CMOS only low-power low-voltage low-dropout voltage regulator (LDO) with an embedded voltage reference by Xie, Xinzhe

“…A recycling folded cascode (RFC) amplifier achieves higher loop gain, improving load and line regulation. A recovery time enhancement circuit reduces overshoot recovery. …”
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Mimo: multipath signals and location aware by Luo, Yong Bin.

“…In this report, experimental study was conducted to investigate the multipath effect and the improvement to the signal quality by measuring the QoS parameters between MIMO (802.11n) and SISO (802.11a/b/g) under line of sight (LOS) and non-line of sight (NLOS) environment. …”
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A low-cost dual output switch mode power supply (SMPS) for laptop by Palaniappan Balathandayutham

“…It switches at a much-higher frequency 40 kHz than that of the AC line, which means that the transformer that it feeds can be much smaller than one connected directly to the line/mains. …”
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Thermodynamics of hairy black holes in Lovelock gravity by Hennigar, Robie A., Tjoa, Erickson, Mann, Robert B.

“…We also report on a number of novel results, including ‘virtual triple points’ and the first example of a ‘λ-line’ — a line of second order phase transitions — in black hole thermodynamics.…”
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Specific inhibition of PI3K p110δ inhibits CSF‐1‐induced macrophage spreading and invasive capacity by Mouchemore, KA, Sampaio, N, Murrey, MW, Stanley, ER, Lannutti, BJ, Pixley, FJ

“…While primary bone marrow‐derived macrophages and the immortalized bone marrow‐derived macrophage cell line M−/−.WT express all three class IA PI3K isoforms, p110δ predominates in the cell line. …”

Particle self-assembly in sessile droplet on patterned substrate by Lim, Si Xian

“…All the droplets evaporated in CCR mode and exhibit an octagonal wetting area except 0.1(wt%) for both the 3μm and 10μm particles with depinning of contact line take placed. This indicates that the particle is the pinning force that prevents contact line withdrawal. …”
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Convergence issues in online marketing models : case study of catalog retailers. by Gupta, Ajay., Ghante, Anantha P. V.

“…The primary objective of this dissertation is to study the on-line retail business models to develop an understanding of the convergence of the catalog retailers in integrating online marketing into their business models.…”
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Novel single-step hydrophobic modification of polymeric hollow fiber membranes containing imide groups : its potential for membrane contactor application by Zhang, Yuan, Wang, Rong, Zhang, Lizhi, Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…Poly(amide–imide) (PAI) hollow fiber membrane with controlled pore structure as porous substrate was fabricated by dry-jet wet spinning process, followed by a wet-chemical hydrophobic modification using octadecylamine. …”
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Process Parameter Optimisation for Endohedral Metallofullerene Synthesis via the Arc-Discharge Method by Sinha, Sapna, Sanfo, Karifa, Dallas, Panagiotis, Kumar, Sujay, Porfyrakis, Kyriakos

“…Endohedral metallofullerenes, in particular, can possess unpaired electron spins, driven by the enclosed metal atom or cluster, which yield valuable magnetic properties. …”
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Search for gravitational waves from Scorpius X-1 with a hidden Markov model in O3 LIGO data

“…Results are presented for a semicoherent search for continuous gravitational waves from the low-mass x-ray binary Scorpius X-1, using a hidden Markov model (HMM) to allow for spin wandering. This search improves on previous HMM-based searches of Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory data by including the orbital period in the search template grid, and by analyzing data from the latest (third) observing run. …”
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