Part I: Synthesis of sex pheromone of the pine sawfly, Macrodiprion Nemoralis. Part II: Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of iriomoteolide-1a by Chin, Yen Jin

“…Conjugate addition of Grignard reagents to α,β-unsaturated esters is one of the most convergent strategies for the construction of C–C bonds. Our group has previously developed a highly efficient CuI-Tol-BINAP-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate using Grignard reagents. …”
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Study of integral equation theory and human beta defensin 28 by Chen, Wenwen

“…We first construct the slit-fluid bridge function by wall-particle bridge diagrams with hb-bond (i.e. bulk-fluid total correlation function hb). …”
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Offshore renminbi market. by Peh, Derrick Chin Kiat., Heng, Zoey Peishan., Sei, Sin Yee.

“…Chapter 3 examines the offshore renminbi market from the borrowers’ point of view. An analysis of bond issuers is also presented. Chapter 4 explains offshore clearing of the renminbi, and examines the reasons accounting for a different renminbi foreign exchange rate onshore (CNY) and offshore (CNH). …”
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Longitudinal shear behaviour in composite slab with profiled steel decking by Ang, Yi Wen

“…For both failure, the cause was by shear bond, which will be further analysed in relation to the calculated empricical parameters of ‘m’ and ‘k’ values in m-k method. …”
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Electronics and optoelectronic applications of Van Der Waals heterostructures by Yang, Jian

“…The hysteresis of the transistors was eliminated because of the dangling bond-free interfaces. Third, a junction gate field-effect transistor was designed and fabricated on high-performance P-N junction of TMDCs. …”
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What causes the low viscosity of ether-functionalized ionic liquids? Its dependence on the increase of free volume by Chen, Zhengjian, Xue, Tong, Lee, Jong-Min

“…To maximize this effect, the alkoxy groups were supposed to contain a rod-like alkyl tail and a short –CH2– spacer between the ether O atom and the cationic N atom, and be in an environment without hydrogen bond donors. Generally, the ether-functionalized pyrrolidinium and ammonium RTILs possess high conductivity (up to 4.97 mS cm−1 at 25 °C) and wide electrochemical windows (~5.75 V), indicating their significant promise for electrochemical applications.…”
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Cadmium isotope fractionation during adsorption onto calcite by Peng, H, Liu, P, Zheng, H, Belshaw, NS, Hu, S, Zhu, Z

“…The enrichment of lighter Cd isotopes may result from highly distorted octahedral Cdsingle bondO6 sites of inner-sphere Cd complexes on calcite, indicated by extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS). …”

A signal through the noise: accurate determination of hydrogen atom positions in crystal structures and optimisation of Laue neutron diffraction methods by Sackman, GA

“…This has allowed a variety of chemically and crystallographically interesting studies to be performed, specifically:</p> <p>Determining the novel geometry around transition-metal hydride centers, where the signal due to the hydrides can be more confidently distinguished than in an X-ray diffraction experiment; using Laue neutron derived difference Fourier maps to demonstrate that proton disorder can be mistakenly assigned in X-ray derived crystallographic models; performing variable temperature Laue neutron diffraction to identify proton migratory behaviour across short-strong hydrogen bonds; reassigning the space group of a previously reported cobalt(III) coordination complex, in which the lack of inversion symmetry becomes apparent upon accurate determination of the hydrogen atom positions; using Laue neutron diffraction data to more confidently classify systems as co-crystals or salts.…”

Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…The results from this part are then used to achieve the formation of multiple carbocyclic rings in a single step bearing a new exocyclic C-C bond. Finally, the developed methodology is applied for the synthesis of steroid-like compounds, including the formal synthesis of (±)-nor-estradiol.…”

Managing phosphorus : under acid soils environment by Musa, Mohamed Hanafi

“…On hydrolysis, the high energy pyrophosphate bond in ATP releases energy to drive other plant processes, such as those involved in the active uptake of plant nutrients. …”
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Synthesis of HTMS-HTES Hydrophobic Coating for Cotton and Polyester Fabrics via Sol-Gel Method by Nurul Hidayah, Abu Bakar, Wan Norfazilah, Wan Ismail

“…FTIR confirmed siloxane Si-O-Si bond formation, and SEM-EDX indicated good adhesion, promising water-repellent textiles for various industries.…”
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Core – shell CuPd@Pd tetrahedra with concave structures and Pd-enriched surface boost formic acid oxidation by Chen, Yifan, Yang, Yifan, Fu, Gengtao, Xu, Lin, Sun, Dongmei, Lee, Jong-Min, Tang, Yawen

“…It is demonstrated that L-proline plays a vital role as a structure-directing agent in tuning the nucleation and growth of concave CuPd@Pd tetrahedra because of the strong coordination abilities of C[double bond, length as m-dash]O, O–H and N–H groups with metal ions. …”
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Colorimetric detection of salivary α‑amylase using maltose as a noncompetitive inhibitor for polysaccharide cleavage by Tsyrulneva, Iuna, Alagappan, Palaniappan, Liedberg, Bo

“…The ability of α-amylase to cleave α-bonds of polysaccharides is utilized for developing a colorimetric assay. …”
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A post-treatment method to enhance the property of aerosol jet printed electric circuit on 3D printed substrate by Wang, Bing, Zhang, Haining, Choi, Joon Phil, Moon, Seung Ki, Lee, Byunghoon, Koo, Jamyeong

“…Detailed analysis showed that the C-C bond increased obviously after treatment. The change of electrical resistance was found to be limited to the material's surface. …”
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Three-dimensional structure of Megabalanus rosa cement protein 20 revealed by multi-dimensional NMR and molecular dynamics simulations by Mohanram, Harini, Kumar, Akshita, Verma, Chandra Shekhar, Pervushin, Konstantin, Miserez, Ali

“…We found that 12 out of 32 Cys in the sequence engage in disulfide bonds that stabilize the β-sheet domains owing to their placement at the extremities of β-strands. …”
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Characterization of the biosynthetic gene cluster and shunt products yields insights into the biosynthesis of balmoralmycin by Ma, Guang-Lei, Xin, Lingyi, Liao, Yanghui, Chong, Zhi-Soon, Candra, Hartono, Pang, Li Mei, Lee, Sean Qiu En, Gakuubi, Martin Muthee, Ng, Siew Bee, Liang, Zhao-Xun

“…Balmoralmycin (compound 1) represents a unique group of angucyclines that contain an angular benz[a]anthracene tetracyclic system, a characteristic C-glycosidic bond-linked deoxy-sugar (D-olivose), and an unsaturated fatty acid chain. …”
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Temperature and burning history affect emissions of greenhouse gases and aerosol particles from tropical peatland fire by Kuwata, Mikinori, Kai, Fuu Ming, Yang, Liudongqing, Itoh, Masayuki, Gunawan, Haris, Harvey, Charles F.

“…Mass spectrometric analysis of organic components indicated that aerosol particles emitted at higher temperatures had more unsaturated bonds and ring structures than that emitted from cooler fires. …”
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Capillary filling in nanochannels : modeling, fabrication and experiments by Phan, Vinh-Nguyen, Joseph, Pierre, Djeghlaf, Lyes, Allouch, Alaa el dine, Bourrier, David, Abgrall, Patrick, Gue, Anne-Marie, Yang, Chun, Nguyen, Nam-Trung

“…Nanochannels of 45 nm and 80 nm depth, 10 μm width, were etched in silicon and bonded to a glass cover. Experiments on filling of non-electrolytic liquid in silicon nanochannels were carried out. …”
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Converting candlenut shell waste into graphene for electrode applications by Siburian, Rikson, Tarigan, Kerista, Manik, Yosia Gopas Oetama, Hutagalung, Fajar, Alias, Yatimah, Chan, Yong Ching, Chang, Boon Peng, Siow, Jonathan, Ong, Amanda Jiamin, Huang, Jingfeng, Paiman, Suriati, Goh, Boon Tong, Simatupang, Lisnawaty, Goei, Ronn, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong, Raja Yahya, Mohd Fakharul Zaman, Bahfie, Fathan

“…FTIR, XPS, and Raman spectroscopy further confirmed the presence of graphene through the detection of Csp2 aromatic bonds and the characteristic D, G, and 2D peaks. …”
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Charge shielding effects of PEG bound to NH2-terminated PAMAM dendrimers – an experimental approach by Johnston, Brandon M, Grodzinsky, Alan J, Hammond, Paula T

“…We find that covalently bound PEG chains reduce the electrostatic binding affinity more significantly than what can be achieved through covalent bonds only. Contrary to previous thought, this reduction is not explained by the steric hindrance effects of PEG chains, suggesting that other, non-covalent interactions between PEG and PAMAM are present. …”
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