Field‐Programmable Topographic‐Morphing Array for General‐Purpose Lab‐on‐a‐Chip Systems
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Advanced Materials"
DOI: 10.1002/adma.202410604
Abstract: Lab‐on‐a‐chip systems seek to leverage microfluidic chips to enable small‐scale fluid manipulation, holding significant potential to revolutionize science and industry. However, existing microfluidic chips have been largely designed with static fluid structures for specific single‐purpose… read more here.
Keywords: field; purpose; chip systems; lab chip ... See more keywords
Dual purpose, bio-based polylactic acid (PLA)-polycaprolactone (PCL) blends for coated abrasive and packaging industrial coating applications
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Journal of Polymer Research"
DOI: 10.1007/s10965-020-02320-0
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to replace the existing synthetic kraft paper with a biodegradable PLA-PCL kraft paper that can serve as a valuable coated abrasive and packaging products replacing the conventional petroleum based… read more here.
Keywords: abrasive packaging; purpose; pla; coated abrasive ... See more keywords
Women's beliefs about the purpose and value of routine pelvic examinations
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2017 at "American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology"
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.12.031
Abstract: BACKGROUND: The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that a pelvic examination be offered to asymptomatic women after an informed discussion with their provider. Although the adverse health outcomes that the examination averts were… read more here.
Keywords: examination; purpose; value; open communication ... See more keywords
Thermal performance of a dual-purpose collector-cum-storage type air-water heater
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "Applied Thermal Engineering"
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2020.115094
Abstract: Abstract The aim of this study is to design and develop a dual-purpose integrated solar collector-storage device that can simultaneously provide hot water and hot air. The device can be used as a single purpose… read more here.
Keywords: heater; purpose; water; dual purpose ... See more keywords
Enzyme-Enhanced Selective Physicochemical Transformation of Lignocellulosic Fibers for Green Textiles: A Case Study with Dual-Purpose Pineapple Plant toward Sustainable Agro-Industries
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2025 at "ACS Omega"
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.5c04005
Abstract: Using leaf fibers from pineapple (PALFs) as a model dual-purpose plant, we deliberately explore the effect of bio- and semibiobased treatment using xylanase, cellulase, and a mixture of pectinase and amylase. We assess these treatments… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; plant; xylanase; purpose ... See more keywords
Sense of Meaning and Purpose Making Mitigates the Experience of Stress among Hawai'i Farmers.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2023 at "Journal of agromedicine"
DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2215238
Abstract: OBJECTIVES Farming is widely acknowledged as being extremely challenging and stressful, yet also potentially very meaningful as farming is an important element of any society and connected to our cultural heritage. Only a few studies… read more here.
Keywords: meaning purpose; hawai farmers; experience stress; purpose ... See more keywords
Organizing Interdisciplinary Research on Purpose
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Bioscience"
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/biab128
Abstract: The star-nosed mole is aptly named. Its distinctive snout consists of 22 tendrils ringing a pair of nostrils and, from some angles, the entire setup resembles a misshapen star. The tendrils are fleshy and look… read more here.
Keywords: purposiveness; teleology; interdisciplinary research; organizing interdisciplinary ... See more keywords
Novel Dual-Purpose Algorithm for Principal and Minor Component Analysis
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2020 at "IEEE Access"
DOI: 10.1109/access.2020.2973352
Abstract: A dual-purpose algorithm is capable of estimating the principal component and minor component from input signals by simply switching the sign of some terms in the same learning rule. Compared with single-purpose algorithms, a dual-purpose… read more here.
Keywords: minor component; purpose algorithm; purpose; dual purpose ... See more keywords
An All-Optical General-Purpose CPU and Optical Computer Architecture
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of Lightwave Technology"
DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2024.3458459
Abstract: Energy efficiency of electronic digital processors is primarily limited by the energy consumption of electronic communication and interconnects. The industry is almost unanimously pushing towards replacing both long-haul, as well as local chip interconnects, using… read more here.
Keywords: architecture; purpose; general purpose; purpose cpu ... See more keywords
Editor’s Desk: The Potential and Promise of Purpose-Driven Organizations
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "American Journal of Health Promotion"
DOI: 10.1177/0890117119855446
Abstract: In his 2018 letter to the chief executive officers (CEOs) of some of the nation’s largest publically traded organizations, Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock (a global investment management corporation), said ‘‘Without a sense of… read more here.
Keywords: work; purpose; company; purpose also ... See more keywords
The Will and the Way? Associations Between Purpose and Grit Among Students in Three US Universities
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2019 at "Journal of College Student Development"
DOI: 10.1353/csd.2019.0031
Abstract: Purpose is defined as a longstanding aim that is personally meaningful but also involves a desire to contribute to the world beyond the self (Damon, Menon, & Bronk, 2003). Research suggests that purpose is a… read more here.
Keywords: purpose; college; college students; grit ... See more keywords