Development of schlieren-image based flow diagnostics and analysis for supersonic jet flows by Lim, Desmond Haoxiang

“…The technique was applied to over-expanded baseline and 30° bevelled jets with the results agreeing well with earlier studies. When compared against PIV results, the much higher spatial and temporal resolution of SIVOF resulted in sharper and clearer vortical structures that can be tracked across several time-resolved frames. …”
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Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…The research gap for the isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter has been identified as well. To analyze the stability of the DAB-based two-stage AC-DC-DC converter, the full-order impedance model of the DAB converter is derived for the first time in this thesis. …”
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Grid integration and coordinated control of voltage source inverters with energy storage systems by Qi, Yang

“…Such a negative impact cannot be avoided given that the voltage-feedback control is well designed to have excellent tracking ability. …”
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Optical properties of semi-conductive MXene Sc2COx, CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets and quantum dots by Chen, Qiran

“…Experimental work is carried out and the results agree with our theoretical results very well. For quantum dot, the size effect on the electronic structure and optical properties of cubic CsPbBr3 perovskite quantum dots are investigated by using an 8-band k · p model which is also based on effective-mass envelope function theory with exciton binding energy consideration. …”
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Enhancing tensile and fatigue properties of additively manufactured alloys by post-processing heat treatment by Radhakrishnan, Jayaraj

“…Amongst the different AM techniques, laser beam-powder bed fusion (LB-PBF) is the most abundantly investigated process due to its deep market penetration as well as the vast number of LB-PBF machine manufacturers. …”
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The sensitivity of tsunami models and tsunami energy to geologically constrained fault sources and shallow bathymetry by Felix, Raquel Picar

“…The choice of specific resolu-tion should also depend on the mean distribution of data points, so that most of the data are represented well in the interpolated bathymetry. The use of publicly avail-able coarse-resolution dataset such as GEBCO, however, will lead to highly unreliable estimations of tsunamis at the coast. …”
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Grand challenges in entomology: priorities for action in the coming decades by Luke, Sarah H., Roy, Helen E., Thomas, Chris D., Tilley, Luke A. N., Ward, Simon, Watt, Allan, Carnaghi, Manuela, Jaworski, Coline C., Tercel, Maximillian P. T. G., Woodrow, Charlie, Aown, Susmita, Banfield-Zanin, Jennifer A., Barnsley, Sarah L., Berger, Iris, Brown, Mark J. F., Bull, James C., Campbell, Heather, Carter, Ruth A. B., Charalambous, Magda, Cole, Lorna J., Ebejer, Martin J., Farrow, Rachel A., Fartyal, Rajendra S., Grace, Miriam, Highet, Fiona, Hill, Jane K., Hood, Amelia S. C., Kent, Eleanor S., Krell, Frank-Thorsten, Leather, Simon R., Leybourne, Daniel J., Littlewood, Nick A., Lyons, Ashley, Matthews, Graham, Mc Namara, Louise, Menéndez, Rosa, Merrett, Peter, Mohammed, Sajidha, Murchie, Archie K., Noble, Michael, Paiva, Maria-Rosa, Pannell, Michael J., Phon, Chooi-Khim, Port, Gordon, Powell, Charlotte, Rosell, Stewart, Sconce, Francisca, Shortall, Chris R., Slade, Eleanor M., Sutherland, Jamie P., Weir, Jamie C., Williams, Christopher D., Zielonka, Natalia B., Dicks, Lynn V.

“…Overall, the challenges provide a diverse array of options to inspire and initiate entomological activities and reveal the potential of entomology to contribute to addressing global challenges related to human health and well-being, and environmental change.…”
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Fabrication of hollow fiber membranes using amphiphilic block copolymers as pore-forming additives by Loh, Chun Heng

“…Considering this stability issue, as well as the strong pore-forming ability of Pluronic F127 and the effectiveness of Pluronic/LiCl mixed additive to form smaller surface pores as observed in the above PVDF study, the Pluronic/LiCl mixed additive consisting of a very low concentration of Pluronic has been used in further study which investigated the effects of spinning conditions on PVDF hollow fiber fabrication. …”
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Salient keypoint detectors and compact feature descriptors for 3D perception by Prakhya, Sai Manoj

“…The proposed keypoint detection module finds reliable keypoints that work well with nearest neighbour association and represent the scene comprehensively while working in real time, which are the key requirements of SDO. …”
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The effects of atmosphere-ocean-wave coupling during tropical cyclone by Garg, Nikhil

“…It is well recognized that air-sea interaction affects the development and modulation of tropical cyclone (TC). …”
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Effects of positive education approach on academic boredom, intrinsic motivation, positive emotions and thought-action repertoire among private college students in Shaanxi Province... by Jie, Zheng

“…There were no statistically significant differences in the mean scores of LRB, CRB, IM, PE, and TAR from pre-test to post-test (p .01); the PEA was much better than the TEA in reducing students’ academic boredom (LRB, CRB) and improving their wellbeing (PE, TAR) as well as academic success (IM) (p .01). An examination of the mean scores indicated a significantly lower level of LRB in the experimental group (M=22.00, SD=7.59) than in the control group (M=31.11, SD=8.28) (p .01); a significantly lower level of CRB in the experimental group (M=21.14, SD=7.24) than in the control group (M=31.17, SD=9.40) (p .01); a significantly higher level of IM in the experimental group (M=62.52, SD=12.07) than in the control group (M=54.30, SD=14.35) (p .01); a significantly higher level of PE in the experimental group (M=28.43, SD=6.29) than in the control group (M=25.51, SD=5.41) (p .01); a significantly higher level of TAR in the experimental group (M=9.27, SD=5.70) than in the control group (M=5.48, SD=4.01) (p .01). …”
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Antistaphylococcal and antibiofilm activities of ethanolic extract of Piper cubeba L. by Velu, Selvi

“…Biofilm forming patterns of S. aureus isolates and antibiofilm activity of ethanolic P. cubeba L. extract were performed in presterilized flat-bottom 96-well microplate and were quantified using 2,3-bis (2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl)-5-[(phenyl-amino) carbonyl]-2H tetrazolium-hydroxide (XTT) reduction assay. …”
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General Fuzzy Switchboard Transformation Semigroup by Ebas, Nur Ain, Jacob, Kavikumar, Rusiman, Mohd Saifullah, Shaf, Muhammad Ammar, Deivanayagampilla, Nagarajan

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Coordinated power management for islanded microgrids by Lin, Pengfeng

“…The main idea of the DCC is to partition the DC MG into dispatchable unit (DU) subsystems and the lumped load. A well-devised high gain observer is adopted to estimate the electrical coupling of a particular DU subsystem with other DUs and the load. …”
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Low complexity spectrum sensing for cognitive radio enabled aeronautical communication systems by Koodathumkal Mathew Libin

“…Computationally efficient, fast, and reliable detection techniques that perform well in low signal-to-noise ratio and noise uncertainty scenarios are required in LDACS. …”
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Development of resistive random access memory for next-generation embedded non-volatile memory application by Sun, Jianxun

“…Prior works have been accomplished at the “macro” level to achieve multi-level cell (MLC) operation. It is well known that the MLC can be obtained through tuning of the DC operation parameters like set compliance current (CC) and reset stop voltage (SV). …”
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Hybrid free space optics/radio frequency communication for next generation wireless networks by Sharma, Shubha

“…To overcome the deterioration in the performance of the FSO link, multiple apertures/antennas are employed in the hybrid FSO/RF system, which are well known to counteract the adverse fading effects. …”
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High p16 expression and heterozygous RB1 loss are biomarkers for CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance in ER+ breast cancer by Palafox, Marta, Monserrat, Laia, Bellet, Meritxell, Villacampa, Guillermo, Gonzalez-Perez, Abel, Oliveira, Mafalda, Brasó-Maristany, Fara, Ibrahimi, Nusaibah, Kannan, Srinivasaraghavan, Mina, Leonardo, Herrera-Abreu, Maria Teresa, Òdena, Andreu, Sánchez-Guixé, Mònica, Capelán, Marta, Azaro, Analía, Bruna, Alejandra, Rodríguez, Olga, Guzmán, Marta, Grueso, Judit, Viaplana, Cristina, Hernández, Javier, Su, Faye, Lin, Kui, Clarke, Robert B., Caldas, Carlos, Arribas, Joaquín, Michiels, Stefan, García-Sanz, Alicia, Turner, Nicholas C., Prat, Aleix, Nuciforo, Paolo, Dienstmann, Rodrigo, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Lopez-Bigas, Nuria, Scaltriti, Maurizio, Arnedos, Monica, Saura, Cristina, Serra, Violeta

“…Here, we show that p16 overexpression is associated with reduced antitumor activity of CDK4/6 inhibitors in patient-derived xenografts (n = 37) and estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cell lines, as well as reduced response of early and advanced breast cancer patients to CDK4/6 inhibitors (n = 89). …”
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Observation of flat bands and Dirac cones in a pyrochlore lattice superconductor by Huang, Jianwei, Setty, Chandan, Deng, Liangzi, You, Jing-Yang, Liu, Hongxiong, Shao, Sen, Oh, Ji Seop, Guo, Yucheng, Zhang, Yichen, Yue, Ziqin, Yin, Jia-Xin, Hashimoto, Makoto, Lu, Donghui, Gorovikov, Sergey, Dai, Pengcheng, Denlinger, Jonathan D., Allen, J. W., Hasan, M. Zahid, Feng, Yuan-Ping, Birgeneau, Robert J., Shi, Youguo, Chu, Ching-Wu, Chang, Guoqing, Si, Qimiao, Yi, Ming

“…We observe evidence of flat bands originating from the Ce 4f orbitals as well as flat bands from the 3D destructive interference of the Ru 4d orbitals. …”
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Characterisation of transport and thermodynamic properties for various binary electrolytes by Hou, T

“…The model fit new experimental results very well, verifying the measured property correlations.…”