Synthesis of gold–tin alloy nanoparticles with tunable plasmonic properties by Anthony J. Branco, Sarah S. Dawes, Noah L. Mason, Maria V. Fonseca Guzman, Melissa E. King, Michael B. Ross

“…This protocol describes the steps for synthesizing gold nanoparticle seeds, diffusing Sn into the seeds by chemical reduction, and the optical and structural analysis by UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and electron microscopy.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Fonseca Guzman et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for detecting RBM33-binding sites in HEK293T cells using PAR-CLIP-seq by Fang Yu, Shun Liu, Allen C. Zhu, Chuan He, Zhijian Qian

“…. : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Protocol for renal ischemia-reperfusion injury by flank incisions in mice by Yung-Ting Cheng, Ya-Chun Tu, Yu-Hsiang Chou, Chun-Fu Lai

“…. : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Dissociation and flow cytometric isolation of murine intestinal epithelial cells for multi-omic profiling by Yong Ge, Mojgan Zadeh, Mansour Mohamadzadeh

“…Herein, we describe a step-by-step protocol for the isolation of highly viable intestinal epithelial cells using ethylenediaminetetraacetate acid and TrypLE Express, which can subsequently be employed for multi-omic analyses, including single-cell RNA sequencing.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Ge et al. (2022).1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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2.017J / 1.015J Design of Systems Operating in Random Environments, Spring 2006 by Hover, Franz, Triantafyllou, Michael

“…Finally, it also covers extreme events and probability of failure; examples include extreme waves and 100-year events. Students undertake a term project, focusing on electronics and instrumentation, and design for the ocean environment.…”
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Is social capital associated with reliability of information in online communities? by Cheong, Fiona Wei Zhi, Teo, John Cheng Siang, Zhang, Ronson Lihong

“…While most scholars choose to focus and debate over the existence, creation of and plainly list the values that social capital creates, this research paper addresses the gap between the nature of social capital and the type of value it creates. We undertake an exploratory case study approach to investigate whether social capital leads to the creation of reliable information. …”
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A study of Singapore’s off-peak car (OPC) scheme the motorists' perspective by Mohamad Farhan Sukri.

“…Its objective is to reduce traffic congestion during the peak hours. This study would undertake a critique of Singapore's unique OPC scheme as a Traffic Demand Management (TDM) measure. …”
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Does economic freedom fosters banks’ performance? Panel evidence from Malaysia by Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah

“…We find that overall economic freedom and business freedom exerts positive impacts, implying that higher (lower) freedom on the activities that banks can undertake and entrepreneurs to start businesses increases (reduces) banks’ profitability. …”
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Non-ESL teacher trainee's perception towards the teaching of English as second language / Mohd Amir Izuddin Mohamad Ghazali by Mohamad Ghazali, Mohd Amir Izuddin

“…For various reasons, results indicate that the non-ESL teacher trainee believed that English is very important to learn and it provides a lot of benefits for the future undertaking of their professional and personal development.…”
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Maintaining Biodiversity during Biofuel Development by von Maltitz, G, Nickless, A, Blanchard, R

“…. • Understanding how impacts can be predicted and modelled as a component of multi-criteria decisions surrounding strategic decision making on whether to undertake a biofuels programme or not. • Operational planning at the biofuel plantation level to minimise negative biodiversity impacts. • Minimising the risk of invasive alien species (IAS) resulting from biofuel production. …”

Embodied sound: aural architectures and the body by Ouzounian, G

“…This article examines two sound installations distributed on CD: Maryanne Amacher's Sound Characters (Making the Third Ear) (1999) and Bernhard Leitner's KOPFRÄUME (HEADSCAPES) (2003). The author undertakes an embodied reception of these works, experimenting with new models of listening and analysis that take into consideration aspects of the built environment, social spaces and imaginary architectures as these are perceived at the intersection of sound, space and the body. …”

The governance structure for data access in the DIRECT consortium: an innovative medicines initiative (IMI) project by Teare, H, De Masi, F, Banasik, K, Barnett, A, Herrgard, S, Jablonka, B, Postma, J, McDonald, T, Forgie, I, Chmura, P, Rydzka, E, Gupta, R, Brunak, S, Pearson, E, Kaye, J

“…The DIRECT project is an example of such a venture, funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (IMI JU). This paper describes the data access policy that was developed within DIRECT to support data access and sharing, via the establishment of a 3-tiered Data Access Committee. …”

Heterotic bundles on Calabi-Yau manifolds with small Picard number by He, Y, Kreuzer, M, Lee, S, Lukas, A

“…We undertake a systematic scan of vector bundles over spaces from the largest database of known Calabi-Yau three-folds, in the context of heterotic string compactification. …”

What should fiscal councils do? by Lars Calmfors, L, Wren-Lewis, S

“…The paper then outlines the specific tasks that a fiscal council might undertake, and examines how these are combined in eleven fiscal councils. …”

Children's Responses to Risk in Agricultural Work in Andhra Pradesh, India by Morrow, V, Vennam, U

“…Previous literature on hazardous child labour tends to focus on single industries or crops, overlooking the variety of activities that children undertake in subsistence farming. We analyse survey and qualitative data from children, and present rates of work, injuries experienced, how children deal with risks, and perceived benefits of work. …”

The Role of Career Aspirations and Financial Constraints in Individual Access to Vocational Training. by Greenhalgh, C, Mavrotas, G

“…Low income is associated with the failure to undertake training, suggestive of market failure in selection. …”

Business freedoms and employment rights in the European Union by Prassl, J

“…Having surveyed three important Directives which regulate employees’ rights in transfers of undertakings, collective redundancies, and the organisation of working time, I argue that future challenges based on Article 16 CFR are unlikely to succeed: even in situations where the Directives limit employers’ economic freedoms, such interference is justified and proportionate.…”

An anthropological toolkit: sixty useful concepts by Zeitlyn, D

“…As a devout nonconformist, I hope that the following sections provide material, ammunition and succour to those undertaking nuanced anthropological analysis (and their kin in related disciplines)…. …”

There is no mystery to sleep by Foster, RG

“…This Opinion Paper explores the logic which enables all animal sleep to be defined as follows: Sleep is a period of physical inactivity during which time an individual of a particular species avoids movement within an environment to which it is poorly adapted, whilst using this time to undertake a range of essential biological activities that allow optimum performance during the period of activity.…”

World Wide Web of Humanities Final Report by Meyer, E, Carpenter, K, Middleton, M

“…This can be cost‐prohibitive in terms of resources and time, and more importantly can dissuade researchers from undertaking relevant research simply due to the technical barriers involved.…”