Three-dimensional structure of human β-defensin 28 via homology modelling and molecular dynamics by Kwak, Sang Kyu, Chen, Wenwen, Tay, Derrick Kok Sing, Leong, Susanna Su Jan

“…In comparison with circular dichroism experimental data as well as stabilities of β-sheets and α-helix, HBD-28 with a reliable 3D structure was found.…”
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Fabrication and characterization of flexible-conductive nanocomposites by Lau, Jun Jie

“…The active electrodes were fabricated from 3D porous MnO2 assembled from cross-walled and interconnected sheet-architectural MnO2 on CNF based paper substrates. …”
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Influence of nanoclay on the morphology of polypropylene foam by Chan, Weng Wan

“…Extrusion allows for high volume production of various items such as sheets, tubes and films. The thermoplastic foams are lightweight, have a high strength to weight ratios and good thermal and acoustic insulation. …”
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Experimental determination of dust cloud deflagration parameters of selected hydrogen storage materials: Complex metal hydrides, chemical hydrides, and adsorbents by Khalil, YF

“…These insights are also critical for designing adequate safety features such as explosion relief venting and isolation devices and for supplementing missing data in materials safety data sheets.…”

Elevated temperature material properties of a new high-chromium austenitic stainless steel by Liang, Yating, Manninen, Timo, Zhao, Ou, Walport, Fiona, Gardner, Leroy

“…A total of 164 tensile coupons extracted from both cold-rolled and hot-rolled sheets were tested; 80 coupons were tested isothermally with temperatures ranging from 25 °C to 1100 °C, and 84 were tested anisothermally with stress levels ranging from 10% to 90% of the material 0.2% proof stress at room temperature. …”
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Simulation and development of triple-junction color sensors using CMOS-compatible processing by Chen, Jun

“…Afterwards, the mask layout, process run sheets based on two basic models: abrupt junction model and linearly graded junction model, were designed and confirmed. …”
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Transition metal dichalcogenides (MoS2, MoSe2, WS2 and WSe2) exfoliation technique has strong influence upon their capacitance by Ambrosi, Adriano, Eng, Alex Yong Sheng, Sofer, Zdeněk, Pumera, Martin, Mayorga-Martinez, Carmen Clotilde

“…Exfoliation of TMD materials to obtain single to few layer sheets is generally obtained through the intercalation of organolithium compounds. …”
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Augmenting research consent: should large language models (LLMs) be used for informed consent to clinical research? by Allen, J, Schaefer, O, Porsdamm Mann, S, Earp, B, Wilkinson, D

“…Given the complex nature of consent in clinical research, which involves both written documentation (in the form of participant information sheets and informed consent forms) and in-person conversations with a researcher, the use of LLMs raises significant concerns about the adequacy of existing regulatory frameworks. …”

Borocarbonitride, (BN)x(C)1-x, nanosheet-reinforced polymer nanocomposites for high mechanical performance by Sreedhara, M.B., Barua, Manaswee, Chaturvedi, Abhishek, Rao, C.N.R., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…Herein, we examine the reinforcing effect of nanosheets of borocarbonitide, (BN)x(C)1-x, which are analogues to graphene (x = 0) and boron nitride sheets (x = 1), whose surface functional groups vary with the composition, on the mechanical and thermal properties of poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA. …”
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Microfabrication and characterisation of thin films on rigid and flexible substrates by Tan, Justin Yang Yeh

“…Copper foil, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film and graphite sheets were used as flexible substrates. Characterisation criteria of the thin films during deposition include percentage of Fe deposited, grain size, deposition thickness and growth rate. …”
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Fleet management system for car rental company by Jong, Zhi Guang

“…The current status of the company is that they have been using the conventional method to calculate profit and losses through excel sheets and does not have a proper filing and archive system. …”
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How J-chain ensures the assembly of immunoglobulin IgM pentamers by Giannone, Chiara, Mess, Xenia, He, Ruiming, Chelazzi, Maria R., Mayer, Annika, Bakunts, Anush, Nguyen, Tuan, Bushman, Yevheniia, Orsi, Andrea, Gansen, Benedikt, Degano, Massimo, Buchner, Johannes, Sitia, Roberto

“…The J-chain interacts with the hydrophobic β-sheets selectively exposed by nascent pentamers. Completion of an amyloid-like core triggers JC folding and drives disulfide rearrangements that covalently stabilize JC-containing pentamers. …”
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Nanyang Technological University indoor map by Tsui, Chung Lok

“…The indoor map was built as a website using Hypertext Mark-up Language (HTML), Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), and JavaScript (JS). Several JS libraries were used, mainly Leaflet, which served as the foundation for the indoor map. …”
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Bending of composite sandwich beams with metal facesheets by Toh, Yi Kang

“…The specimens were composed of Unifoam Polystyrene foam core sandwiched between two aluminium face sheets. Numerical analysis was carried out via the use of Finite Element Software, ANSYS. …”
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Projectile impact-induced spalling damage on carbon fiber reinforced polymer strengthened RC plates by Tu, Huan, Fung, Tat Ching, Del Linz, Paolo, Tan, Kang Hai

“…To improve the performance of RC structures under impulsive loading, affixing externally-bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) sheets on structural elements is a practical method. …”
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A book is a body by Goh, Su-Lynn

“…A book is defined as sheets of paper bound together. It is no coincidence that the parts of a book are named after the anatomy of a human body. …”
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Synthesis of graphene soluble in organic solvents by simultaneous ether-functionalization with octadecane groups and reduction by Liu, Jincheng, Wang, Yinjie, Xu, Shiping, Sun, Darren Delai

“…The exfoliated OD-Gs were testified to 23 be monolayer sheets by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Mechanical properties of sandwich composite made of syntactic foam core and GFRP skins by Salleh, Zulzamri, Su, Haibin, Md Mainul Islam, Epaarachchi, Jayantha Ananda

“…In particular, the mechanical properties, such as the compressive, tensile and flexural behaviour, of sandwich composites formed from glass fibre sheets used as the skin and glass microballoon/vinyl ester as the syntactic foam core were investigated in this report. …”
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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the foreland fold-and-thrust belt of the United Arab Emirates by Abdelmaksoud, A, Ali, MY, Searle, MP

“…Loading of the Semail ophiolite thrust sheet and accompanying allochthonous thrust sheets resulted in uplift at ca. 95 Ma and rapid subsidence at ca. 83 Ma, indicating the transition of the Arabian margin from a rifted passive margin to a foreland basin. …”

Dynamic drug combination methods for suppressing bacterial antibiotics resistance adaptation by Bhone, Myint Kyaw

“…In this study, the effects of using conventional antibiotics in combination with phytochemicals were studied by using checker board methods and time-kill assays using 12 S. aureus strains. …”
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