A study on whole life cycle of carbon emissions of buildings by Koh, Jia Woei

“…The findings revealed a growing emphasis on integrating LCA practices with Building Information Modelling (BIM) and showcased the variety of different LCA software and regional carbon calculators. It also highlighted the challenges related to data quality, the scope of LCA, and the integration of BIM with LCA. …”
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Pre-failure strain localization in siliclastic rocks: a comparative study of laboratory and numerical approaches by Bianchi, Patrick, Selvadurai, Paul Antony, Zilio, Dal Luca, Vásquez, Antonio Salazar, Madonna, Claudio, Gerya, Taras, Wiemer, Stefan

“…These simulations revealed three distinct stages of preparatory processes: (i) highly dissipative fronts propagated towards the middle of the sample correlating with the observed acoustic emission locations; (ii) dissipative regions were individuated in the middle of the sample and could be linked to a discernible decrease of the P-wave velocities; (iii) a system of conjugate bands formed, coalesced into a single band that grew from the center towards the sample surface and was interpreted to be representative for the preparation of a weak plane. …”
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Urban vulnerability assessment of sea level rise in Singapore through the World Avatar by Phua, Shin Zert, Lee, Kok Foong, Tsai, Yi-Kai, Ganguly, Srishti, Yan, Jingya, Mosbach, Sebastian, Ng, Trina, Moise, Aurel, Horton, Benjamin Peter, Kraft, Markus

“…Current sea level rise vulnerability assessment tools are often regional, narrow in scope (e.g., economic or cultural aspects only), and are inadequate in representing complex non-geospatial data consistently. …”
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Next-generation sequencing (NGS) for assessment of microbial water quality : current progress, challenges, and future opportunities by Tan, BoonFei, Ng, Charmaine, Nshimyimana, Jean Pierre, Loh, Lay Leng, Gin, Karina Y.-H., Thompson, Janelle R.

“…In addition, sequencing methods targeting small subunit (SSU) rRNA hypervariable regions have allowed identification of signature microbial species that serve as bioindicators for sewage contamination in these environments. …”
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Carrier scattering mechanisms limiting mobility in hydrogen-doped indium oxide by Husein, Sebastian, Stuckelberger, Michael, West, Bradley, Ding, Laura, Dauzou, Fabien, Morales-Masis, Monica, Duchamp, Martial, Holman, Zachary, Bertoni, Mariana I.

“…By investigating the parameter space of the hydrogen content, temperature, and grain size, we define the three distinct regions in which the grain boundary, ionized impurity, and polar optical phonon scattering operate in this high mobility TCO.…”
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Caustic object construction based on multiple caustic patterns by Tandianus, Budianto, Johan, Henry, Seah, Hock Soon

“…We solve this problem by using a two-step optimization algorithm in which we adjust the position and size of the caustic regions in the first step and we adjust the caustic shapes in the second step. …”
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Urban flood detection with Sentinel-1 Multi-Temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) observations in a Bayesian Framework : a case study for Hurricane Matthew by Lin, Nina Yunung, Yun, Sang-Ho, Bhardwaj, Alok, Hill, Emma M.

“…This resulted in improved performance for urban and vegetated regions. We identified smooth surfaces, like asphalt roads, and SAR shadows as the major sources of underprediction, and aquatic plants and soil moisture changes were the major sources of overprediction.…”
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Matrix polysaccharides and SiaD diguanylate cyclase alter community structure and competitiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa during dual-species biofilm development with Staphylococ... by Chew, Su Chuen, Yam, Joey Kuok Hoong, Matysik, Artur, Seng, Zi Jing, Klebensberger, Janosch, Givskov, Michael, Doyle, Patrick, Rice, Scott A., Yang, Liang, Kjelleberg, Staffan

“…In contrast to the effect mediated by Psl, Pel reduced the effective crosslinking of the biofilm matrix and facilitated superdiffusivity in microcolony regions. These changes in matrix cross-linking enhance biofilm surface spreading and expansion of microcolonies in the later stages of biofilm development, improving overall dual-species biofilm growth and increasing biovolume severalfold. …”
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A novel method for segmenting growth of cells in sheared endothelial culture reveals the secretion of an anti-inflammatory mediator by Ghim, Mean, Pang, Kuin T., Arshad, Mehwish, Wang, Xiaomeng, Weinberg, Peter D.

“…Methods: Surface coating methods were developed for attaching cells only to some areas of culture-ware and preventing them from spreading into other regions even during prolonged culture. Results: Segmenting the growth of cells had no effect on cell shape, alignment and number per unit area compared to culturing cells in the whole well, but there were differences in tumour-necrosis-factor-α (TNF-α)-induced expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and monocyte adherence to the monolayer. …”
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Cloud Spark Cluster to analyse English prescription big data for NHS intelligence by Fernando, Sandra, Sowinski-Mydlarz, Viktor, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…This study illustrates regions as well as GP practices in terms of reimbursement cost, drug consumption level, the type of the drug, and the disease type; varied demand for dispensed chemical substances over the years; shows what diseases have increased or decreased over the years as well as the total cost and its trends.…”
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Image processing and machine learning techniques for Chagas disease detection and identification by Rada, Lavdie, Azzawi, Inass, Kumar, Preet, Brito-Loeza, Carlos Francisco, Karabağ, Cefa, Reyes-Aldasoro, Constantino C.

“…This research reduces dependence on skilled manual analysis holding a significant implications for healthcare in Chagas-affected regions by providing a rapid, automated solution to disease detection. …”
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Distribution of surface-active substances in the sea surface microlayers off the Malaysian peninsula by Mustaffa, Nur Ili Hamizah, Khairul Anuar, Ayu Nabila, Zaini, Nor Syafikah, Mohamed, Khairul Nizam, Latif, Mohd Talib

“…The sea surface microlayer (SML), particularly in monsoon-influenced regions, remains largely unexplored. This study aims to determine the concentrations, enrichment, and factors controlling the enrichment processes of surface-active substances (SASs), which include surfactants, dissolved monosaccharides (MCHOs), polysaccharides (PCHOs), total dissolved carbohydrates (TDCHOs), and transparent exopolymer particles (TEPs) around the coastal area of Malaysian Peninsula. …”
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Efficiency in real estate development: Is management or robotics the key? by Liu, Yuming, Hizami bin Alias, Aidi, Azam Haron, Nuzul, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Wang, Hao

“…Operational efficiency varied regionally, with the eastern area (mean 0.3963) outperforming the central (0.3651) and western (0.3790) areas. …”
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Correlation analysis on crash factor in Surabaya-Manyar toll road by Nurani Hartatik, Nurani Hartatik, Prasetijo, Joewono, Dwi Prasetyo, Yudi, Muhammad Isradi, Muhammad Isradi, Khilda Nistrina, Khilda Nistrina, Atqiya Muslihati, Atqiya Muslihati

“…Data on the volume of vehicles and frequency of accidents on the Surabaya-Manyar Toll Road between 2014 and 2018 were gathered through a collaborative effort between the Highway Patrol division of the East Java Regional Police and PT. Margabumi Matraraya, the toll road's management company. …”
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Green roof thermal performance of small-scale prototype using IES-VE simulation in tropical climatic condition by Md Yacob, Mohamad Norfekry, Kasmin, Hartini, Siti Nazahiyah Rahmat, Siti Nazahiyah Rahmat, Tukimat, Nurul Nadrah Aqilah, Ahmad Nazri, Mohd Ariff

“…Simulation using IES-VE approved that green roofs can potentially reduce indoor temperatures, demonstrating their suitability for tropical regions. These findings have significant implications for sustainable building design and urban planning in hot and humid climates.…”
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Calling for validation: demonstrating the use of mobile phone data to validate integrated land use transportation models by Jiang, Shan, Viña-Arias, Laura, Zegras, Christopher, Ferreira, Joseph, Gonzalez, Marta

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From the body to the brain: Studying drug delivery and physiological interactions using MRI by Dawson, Miranda

“…We discovered that individual brain regions display method-independent susceptibility to BBB disruption and washout, suggesting principles for calibrating drug delivery and understanding the propensity for chemical exchange across the BBB. …”
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Vehicle Routing Problem Formulation for Efficient Tracking of Objects in Low Earth Orbit by Shtofenmakher, Allan, Balakrishnan, Hamsa

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A novel grid-based clustering algorithm by Starczewski, Artur, Scherer, Magdalena M., Ksiek, Wojciech, Dȩbski, Maciej, Wang, Lipo

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Ultra-fast all-optical switching based on nanoantenna coupled to monolayer TMDs by Song, Qige

“…The band gaps of few-layer TMDs are in the visible and near-infrared regions, and their excitons have considerable binding energies at room temperature, high resonant oscillator strengths, and valley-selective circular dichroism due to spatial inversion symmetry breaking, which make TMDs particularly attractive. …”
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