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Binder materials for the cathodes applied to self-stratifying membraneless microbial fuel cell (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors The recently developed self-stratifying membraneless microbial fuel cell (SSM-MFC) has been shown as a promising concept for urine treatment. The first prototypes employed cathodes made of activated carbon (AC) and polytetrafluoroe... Read More about Binder materials for the cathodes applied to self-stratifying membraneless microbial fuel cell.

Adaptive finite-time stabilization of chaotic flow with a single unstable node using a nonlinear function-based global sliding mode (2018)
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© 2018, Shiraz University. This article presents a novel adaptive finite-time stabilization technique based on global sliding mode for disturbed chaotic flow with a single unstable node. The considered chaotic flow has unusual characteristics contain... Read More about Adaptive finite-time stabilization of chaotic flow with a single unstable node using a nonlinear function-based global sliding mode.

Dynamic evolution of anodic biofilm when maturing under different external resistive loads in microbial fuel cells. Electrochemical perspective (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors Appropriate inoculation and maturation may be crucial for shortening the startup time and maximising power output of Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs), whilst ensuring stable operation. In this study we explore the relationship between e... Read More about Dynamic evolution of anodic biofilm when maturing under different external resistive loads in microbial fuel cells. Electrochemical perspective.

Bi-directional freeze casting of porous alumina ceramics: A study of the effects of different processing parameters on microstructure (2018)
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Highly aligned lamellar ceramic scaffolds were produced using a bi-directional freeze casting technique. A specially designed, sloped copper mould was covered with a polymer to modulate the temperature field. Effects of different processing parameter... Read More about Bi-directional freeze casting of porous alumina ceramics: A study of the effects of different processing parameters on microstructure.

Genomic profiling of IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant initial and matched recurrent glioblastomas reveals clinically actionable mutations (e.g. BRCA1/2) and resistance signatures (2018)
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Abstract: Background: Glioblastomas account for 90% of all adult brain tumours. Patient survival remains low because treatments are ineffective against this lethal disease. Understanding the genes and pathways altered in subtypes is necessary for th... Read More about Genomic profiling of IDH-wildtype and IDH-mutant initial and matched recurrent glioblastomas reveals clinically actionable mutations (e.g. BRCA1/2) and resistance signatures.

An effective two-stage stochastic multi-trip location-transportation model with social concerns in relief supply chains (2018)
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© 2018 Elsevier B.V. The distribution of emergency aid from warehouses to relief centers to satisfy the needs of the victims in the aftermath of a disaster is a complex problem because it requires a rapid response to human suffering when resources ar... Read More about An effective two-stage stochastic multi-trip location-transportation model with social concerns in relief supply chains.

Modeling dynamic frequency control with power reserve limitations (2018)
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The frequency variation of a power system depends on the relationship between power generation and consumption. Increase in loads, losses or inclusion of renewable energies will lead to inaccurate controllability of the network frequency, which is th... Read More about Modeling dynamic frequency control with power reserve limitations.

Practical steps to building science capital in the primary classroom (2018)
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An exploration of how meeting with engineers and scientists and other initiatives can help to increase science capital

Methods for comparing the responses from a Likert question, with paired observations and independent observations in each of two samples (2018)
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Assesses the robustness of the partially overlapping samples t-tests for ordinal samples. Introduces the Derrick-White Type I error robustness criteria.

Urine microbial fuel cells in a semi-controlled environment for onsite urine pre-treatment and electricity production (2018)
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© 2018 Microbial fuel cell (MFC) systems have the ability to oxidize organic matter and transfer electrons to an external circuit as electricity at voltage levels of

A robust design of an innovative shaped rebar system using a novel uncertainty model (2018)
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The current paper has investigated a newly developed re-bar system by implementing uncertainty models to optimise its geometry. The study of the design parameters of this re-bar system has been carried out utilising a novel uncertainty model that has... Read More about A robust design of an innovative shaped rebar system using a novel uncertainty model.

Establishing the usefulness of the GO-QOL in a UK hospital-treated population with thyroid eye disease in the CIRTED trial (2018)
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© 2018, © 2018 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a potentially sight-threatening and cosmetically disfiguring condition arising in 25–50% of patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism. CIRTED is the fir... Read More about Establishing the usefulness of the GO-QOL in a UK hospital-treated population with thyroid eye disease in the CIRTED trial.

Bias compensation recursive algorithm for dual-rate rational models (2018)
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© The Institution of Engineering and Technology 2018. In dual-rate rational systems, some output data are missing (unmeasurable) to make the traditional recursive least squares (RLS) parameter estimation algorithms invalid. In order to overcome this... Read More about Bias compensation recursive algorithm for dual-rate rational models.

Self-stratifying microbial fuel cell: The importance of the cathode electrode immersion height (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s) Power generation of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) is a very important electrochemical parameter to consider particularly when the output has to be harvested for practical applications. This work studies the effect of cathode... Read More about Self-stratifying microbial fuel cell: The importance of the cathode electrode immersion height.

Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia is a common urinary symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) which can affect quality of life (QoL) adversely. Melatonin is a hormone known to regulate circadian rhythm and reduce smooth muscle activity such as in... Read More about Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS).

Multi-functional microbial fuel cells for power, treatment and electro-osmotic purification of urine (2018)
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© 2018 The Authors. Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry. BACKGROUND: In this work, a small-scale ceramic microbial fuel cell (MFC) with a novel type of metal–... Read More about Multi-functional microbial fuel cells for power, treatment and electro-osmotic purification of urine.

High-sensitivity analysis of polarization by surface reflection (2018)
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© 2018, The Author(s). The exploitation of polarization information in the field of computer vision has become progressively more popular during the last few decades. This is primarily due to (1) the fact that polarization is a source of mostly untap... Read More about High-sensitivity analysis of polarization by surface reflection.

A GMSK VHF-uplink/UHF-downlink transceiver for the CubeSat missions: Thermo-functional performance (2018)
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© 2018, CEAS. Functional and thermal performance characteristics of a very high frequency/ultra high frequency (VHF/UHF) transceiver based on Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) modulation are presented. The transceiver has been designed for CubeSat... Read More about A GMSK VHF-uplink/UHF-downlink transceiver for the CubeSat missions: Thermo-functional performance.

Confidence in uncertainty: Error cost and commitment in early speech hypotheses (2018)
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© 2018 Loth et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credi... Read More about Confidence in uncertainty: Error cost and commitment in early speech hypotheses.

Transient Rheological Behavior of Semisolid SEED-Processed 7075 Aluminum Alloys in Rapid Compression (2018)
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© 2018, The Author(s). The transient rheological behavior and microstructure evolution of semisolid SEED-processed 7075 aluminum alloys were studied using the rapid compression tests. The effects of the TiB2 grain refinement on the grain morphology a... Read More about Transient Rheological Behavior of Semisolid SEED-Processed 7075 Aluminum Alloys in Rapid Compression.