The Pareto principle: to what extent does it apply to resource acquisition in stable microbial communities and thereby steer their geno-/ecotype compositions and interactions between their members? by Timmis, Kenneth, Verstraete, Willy, Regina, Viduthalai Rasheedkhan, Hallsworth, John E.

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Effect of alkalization time on the toughness and strength of jute sack waste lamina composite as an alternative car bumper material by Heri, Yudiono, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Sarwi, Asri, Hanif, Hidayat, Chikam, David Badi’ul, Aprilian, Johan Andric, Toni Agung, Supriyadi, Cionita, Tezara, Deni Fajar Fitriyana, .

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Stepped solar stills: A comprehensive review of design, performance, and optimization strategies for sustainable water desalination by El-Sebaey, Mahmoud S., Alrashidi, Abdullah, Suraparaju, Subbarama Kousik, Sathyamurthy, R., Essa, Fadl A., Arjun Singh K., ., Rajamony, Reji Kumar

“…This research intends to scrutinize stepped solar stills’ effectiveness, examining their design, operation, and applications. …”
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Steps Toward Development of a Comprehensive Set-Based Design Process Model: A Case Study by Page, Jonathan, Seering, Warren

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One-step synthesis of cyclodextrin-capped gold nanoparticles for ultra-sensitive and highly-integrated plasmonic biosensors by Zhang, Nancy Meng Ying, Qi, Miao, Wang, Zhixun, Wang, Zhe, Chen, Mengxiao, Li, Kaiwei, Shum, Ping, Wei, Lei

“…In this work, we synthesize high-quality and monodisperse β-cyclodextrin-capped gold nanoparticles (β-CD-capped AuNPs) in one-step facile and eco-friendly process, where β-CD functions as both reducing and capping agent. …”
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Rethinking the role that the “step” in the load–displacement curves can play in measurement of fracture toughness for hard coatings by Zhang, Xiaomin, Zhang, Sam

“…This paper scrutinizes the “step” and finds that the “step” is a gap artificially bridged up with a straight line and that the “step” size corresponds with the thickness of the coating in testing. …”
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Self-supervised machine learning to characterise step counts from wrist-worn accelerometers in the UK Biobank by Small, SR, Chan, S, Walmsley, R, von Fritsch, L, Acquah, A, Mertes, G, Feakins, BG, Creagh, A, Strange, A, Matthews, CE, Clifton, DA, Price, AJ, Khalid, S, Bennett, D, Doherty, A

“…<p><strong>Purpose:</strong> Step count is an intuitive measure of physical activity frequently quantified in health-related studies; however, accurate step counting is difficult in the free-living environment, with error routinely above 20% in wrist-worn devices against camera-annotated ground truth. …”

Investigation of core compositions for efficient 976 nm lasing from step index large-mode-area fiber by Li, Huizi, Chen, Shaoxiang, Sidharthan, Raghuraman, Ma, Jie, Xia, Nan, Chang, Chen Jian, Kim, Jaesun, Yoo, Seongwoo

“…We present an efficient 976 nm fiber laser achieved in a step index large-mode-area (LMA) fiber by 915 nm diode pumping. …”
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Suppressing motion-induced phase error by using equal-step phase-shifting algorithms in fringe projection profilometry by Wu, Gaoxu, Yang, Tian, Liu, Fei, Qian, Kemao

“…Phase-shifting fringe projection profilometry is a widely used and important technique for three-dimensional surface measurement, where N-step fixed-step phase-shifting algorithms are commonly used. …”
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Enhancement of a Stepping Stone Detection Algorithm Using Data Mining and Associate Rule Techniques (S/O: 12896) by Omar, Mohd Nizam, Ghazali, Osman, Daud, Ali Yusny, Azzali, Fazli

“…Stepping stone listed as one of the technique that most used by an intruder to hide their tracks. …”
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Handbook Of Marine Craft Hydrodynamics And Motion Control / by Fossen, Thor I., author 571020, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

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Development of nitride-based optical phased array at 1092 nm for the optical addressing of ⁸⁸Sr+ Ion by Lim, Yu Dian, Goh, Simon Chun Kiat, Seit, Wen Wei, Zhao, Peng, Guidoni, Luca, Likforman, Jean-Pierre, Tan, Chuan Seng

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Microencapsulation of virgin coconut oil with varied hydrophile-lipophile values of surfactants and wall material by 2-step emulsification method / by Nor Farahiyah Aman Nor, , 1982-, author 593285, Harisun Ya'akob, supervisor 579290, Nor Hasmaliana Abdul Manas, 1988-, supervisor 599232, Fakulti Kejuruteraan Kimia dan Kejuruteraan Tenaga 599090

Microencapsulation of virgin coconut oil with varied hydrophile-lipophile values of surfactants and wall material by 2-step emulsification method / by Nor Farahiyah Aman Nor, , 1982-, author 593285

Carbon dioxide capture from biomass pyrolysis gas as an enabling step of biogenic carbon nanotube synthesis and hydrogen recovery by Veksha, Andrei, Lu, Jintao, Tsakadze, Zviad, Lisak, Grzegorz

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Development of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane decorated with flake-like structure by two-step synthesis for seawater desalination by membrane distillation by Omar, Najib Meftah Almukhtar, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Tai, Zhong Sheng, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Wong, Keng Yinn, Tan, Huiyi, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Ooi, Boon Seng, Nomura, Mikihiro, Iwamoto, Yuji

“…The surface roughening step was attained through the hydrothermal treatment of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO) at different reaction times (2- 5 h) on the MK-SS HFM surface. …”

Influences of country of origin (COO), branding, and ethnocentrism on product evaluation : a case study of the Malaysian consumer attitude towards foreign and domestic cars. by Yeo, Ee Ee., Yet, Han Yin.

“…This study investigates the degree of influence of country of origin (COO), global branding, and ethnocentrism on Malaysians’ preference of cars. The research was primarily based in Malaysia but a secondary research was also carried out in Singapore, with the purpose of examining the differences in attitudes between the two groups of people.…”
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Variable-Inverter-Rectifier-Transformer: A Hybrid Electronic and Magnetic Structure Enabling Adjustable High Step-Down Conversion Ratios by Moon, Intae, Ranjram, Mike Kavian, Perreault, David J

“…This functionality is valuable in converters with wide operating voltage ranges and high step-up/down, as it offers a means to reduce copper loss within the transformer while also facilitating voltage doubling and quadrupling. …”
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Optimisation of syngas production from a novel two-step chemical looping reforming process using Fe-dolomite as oxygen carriers by Xu, Tingting, Wang, Xun, Xiao, Bo, Zhao, Haibo, Liu, Wen

“…In this study, we demonstrate that a two-step chemical looping reforming (TS-CLR) process is capable of alleviating the equilibrium limit to produce syngas of higher CO and H2 contents. …”
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Supporting insulin initiation in type 2 diabetes in primary care: results of the Stepping Up pragmatic cluster randomised controlled clinical trial by Furler, John, O’Neal, David, Speight, Jane, Manski-Nankervis, Jo-Anne, Gorelik, Alexandra, Holmes-Truscott, Elizabeth, Ginnivan, Louise, Young, Doris, Best, James, Patterson, Elizabeth, Liew, Danny, Segal, Leonie, May, Carl, Blackberry, Irene

“…Objective: To compare the effectiveness of a novel model of care (“Stepping Up”) with usual primary care in normalising insulin initiation for type 2 diabetes, leading to improved glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. …”
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