Condition monitoring of thermal comfort and energy efficiency for indoor environment of buildings by Chua, Andy Bing Zhong

“…In the context of this study, the vapour compression refrigeration system consumed the least amount of energy per annum and resulted in the lowest amount of total costs per annum. …”
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Investigation of image processing algoriths for medical applications by Aung, Htet Myet Chel

“…Medical imaging is practically taking images of human’s organs, body parts, tissues and so on. However, any electronic device whether analog or digital device can be affected from unwanted signal known as noise. …”
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Why ‘strategic competitor’? : China’s national image formation in the United States facilitated by the Chinese media in Xi Jinping era by Liu, Kai

“…All of these questions will be answered in this paper, and to be more specific, this paper consists of four main parts. In the first section, an overall introduction of national image and media’s role in national image formation will be covered. …”
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Biofuels as alternative energy sources for shipping industry : assessment of straight vegetable oil as marine fuel by Low, Chun Feng

“…International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has introduced “Initial IMO Strategy” in view of the Paris Agreement1 laid out by the United Nation. The purpose of this strategy is to reduce GHG emission in the shipping industry. …”
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Ultra low-power UWB-RFID system for precise location-aware applications by Zhou, Yuan, Law, Choi Look, Xia, Jingjing

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Characterising the iron dependence of T-cells by Teh, MR

“…Meanwhile, iron deficiency remains globally prevalent affecting >1.2 billion people. Pre-clinical studies demonstrate that iron restriction impairs T-cell proliferation, activation and effector function in models of vaccination, autoimmunity and infection. …”

Human nature, after all: affective realism in Russian foreign policy by Edinger, H

“…Its actions have repeatedly blindsided foreign policy analysis. That is partly due to shortcomings of predominant theoretical paradigms in International Relations. …”

Tileable superconducting quantum circuits with magnetic flux control by Fasciati, SD

“…Superconducting circuits are a leading platform for quantum information processing, partly due to the great freedom of tailoring circuit parameters which enables the implementation of a wide variety of Hamiltonians. …”

Oxazolidinone antibiotics impair ex vivo megakaryocyte differentiation from hematopoietic progenitor cells and their maturation into platelets by Milosevic, TV, Vertenoeil, G, Vainchenker, W, Tulkens, PM, Constantinescu, SN, Van Bambeke, F

“…Yet, the megakaryocytic lineage was markedly affected, with a decreased differentiation of CD34+ into CD41+/CD42+ cells, an abolition of proplatelet formation and striking decrease in the numbers of large polylobulated nucleus megakaryocytes, with a complete loss of intracellular demarcation membrane system, disappearance of mitochondria, and suppression of CYTOX activity. …”

Vehicle number plate detection and verification using yolo frameworks. by H. Hussein, S. Y. S., M. Ariff, M. H., A. Rahman, M. A.

“…Vehicle number plate detection is a process of identifying and localizing license plates in images or videos, which is crucial in different applications such as toll collection, law enforcement, parking management, traffic monitoring, and access control systems. …”
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Performance of photogrammetry-based makeshift 3D scanning system for geometrical object in reverse engineering by Muhammad Nur Farhan, Saniman, Hariz Syahmi, Zulkifli, Muhammad Izhar, Ishak, Khairul Anuar, Abd Wahid, Amzari, Zhahir, Wan Mansor, Wan Muhamad

“…In some cases, a makeshift 3D scanner is needed immediately, such as for emergency spare parts reproduction. Thus, this research aims to investigate the feasibility of a low-cost makeshift 3D scanner using a mobile phone and the photogrammetry method in reconstructing digital 3D models of geometrical objects. …”
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Microwave-assisted extraction of phenolic compounds from Commiphora gileadensis leaf and their characterization by Mokaizh, A. A., Nour, Abdurahman Hamid, Ukaegbu, Chinonso Ishmael

“…Commiphora gileadensis (C. gileadensis) is a plant traditionally used in many parts of the world for medicinal purposes. However, the benefits of this plant are yet to be uncovered due to the use of conventional extraction methods during its extraction. …”
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Self-Supervised Learning across the Spectrum by Shenoy, Jayanth, Zhang, Xingjian Davis, Tao, Bill, Mehrotra, Shlok, Yang, Rem, Zhao, Han, Vasisht, Deepak

“…Satellite image time series (SITS) segmentation is crucial for many applications, like environmental monitoring, land cover mapping, and agricultural crop type classification. …”
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Empirical estimation of metal powder bed fusion technological improvement rate by Alves de Campos, António, Torres Ferreira, Bruna, Gonçalves, Afonso, Leite, Marco, Ribeiro, Inês, L. Magee, Christopher, Henriques, Elsa

“…Our findings underscore PBF's capability of keeping pace with its growing significance and wider industrial applications. …”
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Learning Model Predictive Control Parameters via Bayesian Optimization for Battery Fast Charging by Hirt, Sebastian, Höhl, Andreas, Schaeffer, Joachim, Pohlodek, Johannes, Braatz, Richard D, Findeisen, Rolf

“…Traditional methods address this issue by modifying the finite horizon cost function to better reflect the overall operational cost, learning parts of the prediction model from data, or implementing robust MPC strategies, which might be either computationally intensive or overly cautious. …”
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Influence of particle velocity when propelled using N2 or N2-He mixed gas on the properties of cold-sprayed Ti6Al4V coatings by Tan, Adrian Wei-Yee, Lek, Jun Yan, Boothroyd, Chris Brian, Sun, Wen, Bhowmik, Ayan, Marinescu, Iulian, Song, Xu, Zhai, Wei, Li, Feng, Dong, Zhili, Liu, Erjia

“…This technology has the potential to enhance or restore damaged parts made of light metal alloys, such as Ti6Al4V (Ti64). …”
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Confined jet impingement boiling in a chamber with staggered pillars by Qiu, Lu, Dubey, Swapnil, Choo, Fook Hoong, Duan, Fei

“…In the simulation, the boiling heat transfer is predicted with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) boiling model, in which the wall heat flux is composed of three parts. The predicted boiling curve is compared with the measured one, and the calculated distributions of the vapor volume fraction adjacent to the boiling wall are compared with the captured images. …”
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Mannitol enhances antibiotic sensitivity of persister bacteria in Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by Rice, Scott A., Barraud, Nicolas, Buson, Alberto, Jarolimek, Wolfgang

“…The failure of antibiotic therapies to clear Pseudomonas aeruginosa lung infection, the key mortality factor for cystic fibrosis (CF) patients, is partly attributed to the high tolerance of P. aeruginosa biofilms. …”
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Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…Steel plate girders have been employed as structural bridge parts since the 19th century. They are typically made up of built-up sections in the shape of I-beams. …”
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Design of Cleavable Monomers and Cross-Linkers for the Synthesis of Degradable Polymer Architectures by Cardoso da Costa, Leticia

“…The first half of this thesis focuses on the design of new degradable bottlebrush and brush-arm star polymers (BASPs) via ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP). …”
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