Part I : Peptide functionalized materials for gram-negative bacteria targeted PDT and LPS sensing. Part II : Small peptide and membrane lipid based self-assembled nanostructures fo... by Liu, Fang

“…In part II, my first project is the development of novel drug-loaded nanogels for pH sensitive drug release, which will be described in chapter 3. In our research, the most commonly used model drug doxorubicin (Dox) was conjugated to an Fmoc group protected short peptide through an acid-labile hydrazone-bond to form a peptide-Dox prodrug. …”
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Failure analysis and characterization for microelectronic packaging by Lin, Pamela

“…Thermal problems such as the silicon (Si) substrate cracking and interfacial delamination are increasingly dominant due to the presence of high heat density in the small multilayer IC packaging. …”
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Pnictogen-halide semiconductors for photovoltaics by Liu, P

“…The effect of antisolvent treatment and precursor/substrate pre-heating temperature, as well as the annealing temperature on the final morphology of the films prepared were investigated. …”

Next generation design of floating systems for coastal solar farms by Bi, Cheng

“…The solar irradiation over the PV panels is calculated considering the dynamic change of their tilt angles along with the platform motion under wave action, and the operational temperature of the PV panels is estimated based on the heat transfer with the ambient water underneath. …”
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Surface engineering to manipulate solar energy for thermal management by Fei, Jipeng

“…Furthermore, we demonstrated significant thermal management by applying a designed coating with both radiative cooling and solar heating functions. The main contribution of this work is verification of the effective liquid matching method for optical regulation, which pushed the optical contrast to an extreme value that could facilitate both optical and thermal management. …”
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Reduced cell and stack modeling of planar solid oxide fuel cells by He, Zhongjie

“…The variation in the pathways of conductive heat transfer between the flow field and adjacent layers is captured by functional correlation factors that are derived based on a Laplace equation. …”
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Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><strong>Background</strong></p> Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are handheld electronic vaping devices that produce an aerosol by heating an e‐liquid. People who smoke, healthcare providers, and regulators want to know if ECs can help people quit smoking, and if they are safe to use for this purpose. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…&lt;h4&gt;Background&lt;/h4&gt;Electronic cigarettes (ECs) are handheld electronic vaping devices which produce an aerosol by heating an e-liquid. People who smoke, healthcare providers and regulators want to know if ECs can help people quit smoking, and if they are safe to use for this purpose. …”

Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…Our Si-ARC-TMDC sensor model discussed in chapter 5 is an extension of a previously proposed Si-TMDC model. …”
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Evaluation of Enterococcus hirae isolated from vegetable wastes as probiotic and improvement of immune response in African catfish (Clarias spp.) by Hamid, Nur Hidayahanum

“…Not only that, dietary E. hirae at both concentrations significantly (p<0.05) increased the expression level of the alpha-2- macroglobulin (α2M), CC chemokine, CXC chemokine, lysozyme C (LYZC), myeloperoxidase (MYE), NF-kappa-B1 p105 subunit (NF-K) and bactericidal permeability-increasing protein (BPIP) genes in head kidney, liver and spleen. At the same time, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) gene expression was slightly down-regulated in those organs. …”
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Investigations into femtosecond laser hybrid manufacturing for 3D power sources by Tham, Nicholas Cheng Yang

“…With these parameters, localised PG (LPG) from PI can be fabricated in-situ without causing damage to the electronics substrate below from excessive heating. Thermochromic paper, which changes colour above a defined temperature is used to validate the model. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of Algan/Gan high electron mobility transistors on silicon by Tham, Wai Hoe

“…Nevertheless with the mitigation of self-heating, GaN-on-SOI substrates is deemed to be an excellent alternative in the Si integration technology. …”
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