Is backsliding possible on Xunzi’s view? by Sung, Winnie

“…On the third interpretation, to be transformed is to have accumulated significantly more moral knowledge than ordinary untransformed people. …”
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Scalable multifunctional MOFs-textiles via diazonium chemistry by Li, Wulong, Yu, Zhen, Zhang, Yaoxin, Lv, Cun, He, Xiaoxiang, Wang, Shuai, Wang, Zhixun, He, Bing, Yuan, Shixing, Xin, Jiwu, Liu, Yanting, Zhou, Tianzhu, Li, Zhanxiong, Tan, Swee Ching, Wei, Lei

“…Additionally, by directly tethering a hydrophobic molecular layer onto the MOF-coated surface, superhydrophobic ZIF-67-CT is achieved with excellent self-cleaning, antifouling, and oil-water separation performances. More importantly, the reported strategy is generic and applicable to other MOFs and cellulose fiber-based materials, and various large-scale multi-functional MOFs-textiles can be successfully manufactured, resulting in vast applications in wastewater purification, fragrance industry, and outdoor gears.…”
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Enhanced cholesterol-dependent hemifusion by internal fusion peptide 1 of SARS Coronavirus-2 compared to its N-terminal counterpart by Pattnaik, Gourab Prasad, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Chakraborty, Hirak

“…However, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS) coronaviruses contain more than one fusion peptide sequences. We have shown that the internal fusion peptide 1 (IFP1) of SARS-CoV is far more efficient than its N-terminal counterpart (FP) to induce hemifusion between small unilamellar vesicles. …”
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Context-aware deep model for joint mobility and time prediction by Chen, Yile, Long, Cheng, Cong, Gao, Li, Chenliang

“…Mobility prediction, which is to predict where a user will arrive based on the user's historical mobility records, has attracted much attention. We argue that it is more useful to know not only where but also when a user will arrive next in many scenarios such as targeted advertising and taxi service. …”
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Characterization and application of natural and recombinant butelase-1 to improve industrial enzymes by end-to-end circularization by Hemu, Xinya, Zhang, Xiaohong, Nguyen, Giang K. T., To, Janet, Serra, Aida, Loo, Shining, Sze, Siu Kwan, Liu, Chuan-Fa, Tam, James P.

“…In turn, ligase-improved enzymes could be a general and environmentally friendly strategy for producing more stable and efficient industrial enzymes.…”
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Adjoint-state traveltime tomography for azimuthally anisotropic media in spherical coordinates by Chen, Jing, Chen, Guoxu, Nagaso, Masaru, Tong, Ping

“…According to the numerical experiments, this new eikonal solver achieves a second-order accuracy and is about two orders of magnitude more accurate than the commonly used first-order fast sweeping method with similar runtime. …”
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Charge transfer enhancement at the CZTS photocathode interface using ITO for efficient solar water reduction by Tay, Ying Fan, Zhang, Mengyuan, Zhang, Shuo, Lie, Stener, Chiam, Sing Yang, Wong, Lydia Helena

“…The solution-processed CZTS thin film coated with a CdS/ITO double layer and Pt catalyst (CZTS/CdS/ITO/Pt) yielded a photocurrent of 29 mA cm−2 at 0 VRHE and an onset potential of 0.75 VRHE, which is significantly higher than that of the pristine CZTS/CdS/Pt photocathode. More importantly, the addition of the ITO layer was found to have a “recovery” effect that enables the CZTS/CdS/ITO/Pt photocathode to remain stable under photo-reducing conditions, as confirmed by dark linear sweep voltammetry runs after a stability test. …”
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Translational and rotational critical-like behaviors in the glass transition of colloidal ellipsoid monolayers by Zheng, Zhongyu, Ni, Ran, Wang, Yuren, Han, Yilong

“…Critical-like behaviors have been found in translational degrees of freedom near the glass transition of spherical particle systems mainly with local polycrystalline structures, but it is not clear if criticality exists in more general glassy systems composed of nonspherical particles without crystalline structures. …”
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Server-aided revocable predicate encryption : formalization and lattice-based instantiation by Ling, San, Nguyen, Khoa, Wang, Huaxiong, Zhang, Juanyang

“…In this work, we consider the server-aided revocation mechanism in the more elaborate setting of predicate encryption (PE). …”
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The roles of particles in enhancing membrane filtration: a review by Wang, Jingwei, Cahyadi, Andy, Wu, Bing, Pee, Wenxi, Fane, Anthony Gordon, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Finally, future research directions are recommended based on the understanding accumulated, namely, hybridization of the various beneficial roles, development of customized particles, and more understanding/optimization of the energy – fouling mitigation tradeoff.…”
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Signal processing on simplicial complexes with vertex signals by Ji, Feng, Kahn, Giacomo, Tay, Wee Peng

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Entanglement in smart hydrogels: fast response time, anti-freezing and anti-drying by Feng, Yuqin, Wang, Shancheng, Li, Yaqin, Ma, Wenxia, Zhang, Gang, Yang, Ming, Li, Haibo, Yang, Yongsheng, Long, Yi

“…Different from the conventional methods which hinder the movement of the polymer network, through entanglement with HPC fibers, the composite hydrogel shows both improved Young's modulus and toughness and more importantly improved smart functionalities including response speed, anti-drying, and anti-freezing capabilities and cycle stability. …”
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Enhanced monsoon-driven upwelling in Southeast Asia during the Little Ice Age by Chen, Mengli, Martin, Patrick, Ren, Haojia, Zhang, Run, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Chen, Yi-Chi, Hughen, Konrad A., Phan, Kim Hoang, Vo, Si Tuan, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank

“…Here, we reconstructed changes in seawater phosphate concentration and nitrate source over the past 400 years, which reveals a more than 50% decline in residence time of seawater phosphate, and 8%–48% decline in subsurface nitrogen supply following the coldest period of Little Ice Age. …”
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Counting and mapping of subwavelength nanoparticles from a single shot scattering pattern by Chan, Eng Aik, Rendón-Barraza, Carolina, Wang, Benquan, Pu, Tanchao, Ou, Jun-Yu, Wei, Hongxin, Adamo, Giorgio, An, Bo, Zheludev, Nikolay I.

“…In a proof of principle experiment, we demonstrated particle counting accuracies of more than 90%. We also demonstrate that the particle locations can be mapped on a 4 × 4 grid with a nearly perfect accuracy (16-pixel binary imaging of the particle ensemble). …”
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The impact of repeated notifications and notification checking mode on investors' reactions to managers’ strategic positive title emphasis by Chen, Wei, Tan, Hun-Tong, Wang, Elaine Ying

“…As a result, compared to a title without a strategic positive emphasis, we find that a title with a strategic positive emphasis is more likely to result in a favorable investment judgment when investors receive repeated notifications in a one-by-one mode than when they receive a notification for the first time. …”
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All it takes is empathy: how virtual reality perspective-taking influences intergroup attitudes and stereotypes by Chen, Vivian Hsueh-Hua, Ibasco, Gabrielle C.

“…Results indicated that participants in the outgroup VRPT condition reported significantly more positive attitudes and stereotypes towards outgroup members than those in the ingroup VRPT condition. …”
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Bio-catalyzed oxidation self-charging zinc-polymer batteries by Pan, Jun, Liu, Yanhong, Yang, Jian, Wu, Jiawen, Fan, Hong Jin

“…The low efficiency of self-charging has been the key challenge at present. Here, a more efficient autoxidation self-charging mechanism is realized by introducing hemoglobin (Hb) as a positive electrode additive in the polyaniline (PANI)-zinc battery system. …”
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Local vs. cooperative: unraveling glass transition mechanisms with SEER by Ciamarra, Massimo Pica, Ji, Wencheng, Wyart, Matthieu

“…The analysis reveals that cooperative effects do not control the fragility of such liquids: the change of energy of local barriers determines the change of activation energy. More generally, these methods can now be used to measure the degree of cooperativity of any liquid model.…”
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Pollen geochronology from the Atlantic coast of the united states during the last 500 years by Christie, Margaret A., Bernhardt, Christopher E., Parnell, Andrew C., Shaw, Timothy Adam, Khan, Nicole S., Corbett, Dorbett Reide, García-Artola, Ane, Clear, Jennifer, Walker, Jennifer S., Donnelly, Jeffrey P., Hasse, Tobias R., Horton, Benjamin P.

“…Additionally, in a total of 24 models, including one or more pollen chronohorizons, increased precision (up to 41 years) or no change was found in 18 models.…”
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The novel quinoline derivative SKA-346 as a KCa3.1 channel selective activator by Wong, Brandon Han Siang, Shim, Heesung, Goay, Stephanie Shee Min, Ong, Seow Theng, Nur Ayuni Binte Muhammad Taib, Chai, Kelila Xin Ye, Lim, Kerry, Huang, Dachuan, Ong, Choon Kiat, Vaiyapuri, Thamil Selvan, Cheah, Yeong Cheng, Wang, Yulan, Wulff, Heike, Webster, Richard David, Shelat, Vishalkumar G., Verma, Navin Kumar

“…SKA-346 could serve as a template for the development of more potent KCa3.1 activators to enhance T-cell cytotoxicity in cancer.…”
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