Carbon aerogel for removal of oils and organic solvents spills by Chen, Geng

“…A slower heating rate of 10°C/min produces a better sorption capacity aerogel than at 15°C/min. …”
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Development of in-line fiber-optic interferometric sensors by using biopolymer : chitosan. by Chen, Li Han.

“…The success of integrating chitosan diaphragm into the Fabry-Perot fiber sensor had motivated us to further employ the sensor for in-vivo ultrasound measurement. …”
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Dose response effect of carbohydrate mouth rinse on 10 km running time trial by Muhammad Saufy Abdul Karim

“…For the second and third sessions, participants were given either 25 ml of 6.4% CHO or 15% CHO solution to mouth-rinse. Heart Rate (HR), Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE), and time to completion were measured during each session. …”
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Retention in second year computing students in a London-based university during the post-Covid-19 era using learned optimism as a lens: a statistical analysis in R by Chrysikos, Alexandros, Bamford, Neal

“…The aim of the current research project is to investigate the low retention rate in second year undergraduate computing students at a London based university. …”
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Determinants of underdiagnosis of COPD in national and international surveys by Lamprecht, B, Soriano, JB, Studnicka, M, Kaiser, B, Vanfleteren, LE, Gnatiuc, L, Burney, P, Miravitlles, M, García-Rio, F, Akbari, K, Ancochea, J, Menezes, AM, Perez-Padilla, R, Montes de Oca, M, Torres-Duque, CA, Caballero, A, González-García, M, Buist, S

“…Only 26.4% reported a previous lung function test, and only 5.0% reported a previous diagnosis of COPD, whereas 9.7% had a postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC < LLN. Overall, 81.4% of (spirometrically defined) COPD cases were undiagnosed, with the highest rate in Ile-Ife, Nigeria (98.3%) and the lowest rate in Lexington, Kentucky (50.0%). …”

An autonomous vehicle simulation study : the misunderstood impact of a night driving environment on takeover performance by Lee, Lennell

“…Results indicate that, in the night driving environment, participants show a significantly higher mean takeover time and higher collision rate as compared to the day driving condition. Moreover, results also show that when facing a person hazard, participants had a significantly higher collision rate and different takeover quality as compared to facing a car hazard. …”
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Opportunities and challenges for international environmental engineering firms in the China market by Chen, Yi Ling.

“…In this report, the current China environmental conditions had been studied and focus on the water resources and solid waste management. …”
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Ellipsometry studies on anodic aluminium oxide (AAO)growth mechanism on high purity aluminium plate by Lim, Leng Khoon

“…Due to this novelty in the field of material science, many attentions had been directed towards the use and research of AAO. …”
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A manufacturing process reengineering effort of an edible oil company by Ow, Wing Yoong.

“…In recent years, the rate of change in the business world had accelerated tremendously. …”
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Natural language processing in urology: automated extraction of clinical information from histopathology reports of uro-oncology procedures by Huang, Honghong, Lim, Fiona Xin Yi, Gu, Gary Tianyu, Han, Matthew Jiangchou, Fang, Andrew Hao Sen, Chia, Elian Hui San, Bei, Eileen Yen Tze, Tham, Sarah Zhuling, Ho, Henry Sun Sien, Yuen, John Shyi Peng, Sun, Aixin, Lim, Jay Kheng Sit

“…Of the 11 data fields, a total of 8 data fields met the acceptable accuracy standard, while another 3 data fields had an accuracy rate between 61.2% and 89.7%. Noticeably, the rule-based approach was shown to be more effective and robust in extracting variables of interest. …”
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Understanding and improving the microbial fuel cell anodic electron transfer process by Peng, Luo

“…This potential-dependent physiology had been observed with Ferrimonas balearica as well, which is genetically distant from S. oneidensis. …”
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Accuracy of thoracolumbar pedicle screw insertion based on routine use of intraoperative imaging and navigation by Sundaram, Pirateb Paramasivam Meenakshi, Oh, Jacob Yoong-Leong, Tan, Mark, Nolan, Colum Patrick, Yu, Chun Sing, Ling, Ji Min

“…The pedicle screw breaches were graded according to the Gertzbein classification. The breach rate and revision rate were subsequently calculated. …”
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Immunoprofiling of drug-resistant epilepsy with a focus on glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 antibodies by McGinty, R

“…All were female and demonstrated continuous GAD65 autoantibody production throughout long-term follow-up. Five of seven had temporal lobe epilepsy, three had T1DM and two had had bilateral hippocampal sclerosis. …”

Peer to peer ranging system : hardware development by Tan, Ting Ze

“…With a constant and known signal propagation rate, the time of arrival of a signal can be used to calculate distance. [1] The project was dissected into two parts involving hardware development and software development. …”
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Design and implementation of a power-line intra-building communication device by Tan, Yu Qin

“…High speed communications power-lines had become increasingly demanding. Even so, the reliability of the communication over the power-lines is still questionable. …”
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Molecular and immunological profiling of Bartonella spp. in shelter cat population in Peninsular Malaysia by Alias, Nurul Najwa Ainaa

“…Results showed that 60.0% (66/110) cats had abnormal ratio of CD4 to CD8. Only one cat was positive for both PCR and antibody assays against Bartonella spp. had abnormal CD4:CD8; however, it did not show any clinical signs. …”
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Exergy analysis of a refrigeration compressor by Lee, Staniel Keng Yong.

“…They are described on a common basis, as exergy destruction rate or irreversibility. To achieve this, a mathematical model of the rolling piston compressor was first formulated. …”
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Feasibility study of using 3D printed polymer sleeves for local deburring of test coupons using Drag finishing process by Muhammad Asyaari Juraimi

“…Parametric studies are performed in Polyworks to compare the effects of Material Removal Rate, and geometry on the effects of the coupons. …”
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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…Though ESD achieves high rate of en bloc resection, it is technically difficult to master. …”
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Detecting adversarial samples for deep neural networks through mutation testing by Tan, Kye Yen

“…Both methods had shown reasonable detection rate.…”
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