Structural upgrading of reinforced concrete beams by MacAlevey, Niall F.

“…A modified slant shear test was used to measure the bond between preplaced aggregate concrete and plain concrete. …”
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Characterization and structural modification of polysilsesquioxanes for low dielectric constant (k) applications in deep sub-micron devices by Siew, Yong Kong.

“…On the other hand, thin film characterization and thermal analysis techniques gave evidences which support the notion that the redistribution of Si-0 and Si-ll bonds is the reaction mechanism responsible for the chemical changes induced by heating. …”
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Three-phase elliptical inclusions with internal uniform hydrostatic stress resultants in isotropic laminated plates by Wang, Xu, Zhou, Kun

“…Within the framework of the Kirchhoff-Love isotropic and laminated plate theory, we study the internal stress resultants of a three-phase elliptical inclusion which is bonded to an infinite matrix through an interphase layer. …”
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Mechanically durable and damage resilient dielectric elastomer actuators by Tan, Matthew Wei Ming

“…Owing to the dynamic nature of hydrogen bonds, elastomers were imparted with self-healing capabilities, at which bond reformation can be accelerated by incorporating polar solvents. …”
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Structure and subunit arrangement of Mycobacterial F1FO ATP synthase and novel features of the unique mycobacterial subunit δ by Kamariah, Neelagandan, Huber, Roland G., Nartey, Wilson, Bhushan, Shashi, Bond, Peter J., Grüber, Gerhard

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Light-activated, bioadhesive, poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) brush coatings by Wang, Jian, Karami, Peyman, Ataman, Nariye Cavusoglu, Pioletti, Dominique P., Steele, Terry W. J., Klok, Harm-Anton

“…UV-irradiation of the TFMDA containing brushes transforms the diazirine moieties into reactive carbenes that can insert into C-H, N-H, and O-H bonds and mediate the formation of covalent bonds between the brush surface and meniscus tissue. …”
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The magnificent manifestation of Nd0.7Sr0.3MnO3 ceramics: A comprehensive exploration of different wet chemical routes via sol-gel and thermal treatment methods by Hon, Xiao Tong, Lau, Lik Nguong, Lim, Kean Pah, Awang Kechik, Mohd Mustafa, Chen, Soo Kien, Shabdin, Muhammad Kashfi, Miryala, Muralidhar, Shaari, Abdul Halim

“…The XRD analysis revealed a single high-purity NSMO phase with insignificant alteration in Mn-O bond length and Mn-O-Mn bond angle for both samples. …”
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Part I: Chemical functionalization of peptides and proteins. Part II: Synthetic studies towards the total synthesis of Platensimycin by Jenefer Alam

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Trimerization of enones under air enabled by NHC/NaOtBu via a SET radical pathway by Zhang, Yuexia, Wu, Xingxing, Hao, Lin, Wong, Zeng Rong, Lauw, Sherman Jun Liang, Yang, Song, Webster, Richard David, Chi, Yonggui Robin

“…Molecular oxygen (air) is involved in key steps of the radical intermediate formation and carbon–carbon bond cleavage in this trimerization reaction to form highly substituted cyclohexane derivatives. …”
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An enhanced fourier neural operator surrogate for radioactive plume transport forecasting by Ayoub, Ali, Wainwright, Haruko M., Wang, Lijing, Sansavini, Giovanni

“…The speed and efficiency of this framework offers a powerful tool for swift decision-making during emergencies, facilitating risk-informed protective actions, evacuation execution, and zone delineation. Its application extends to various contaminant release and transport problems, and can be instrumental in engineering tasks requiring uncertainty quantification (UQ) for environmental risk assessment.…”
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Chiral phonons and giant magneto-optical effect in CrBr₃ 2D magnet by Yin, Tingting, Ulman, Kanchan Ajit, Liu, Sheng, Granados Del Águila, Andrés, Huang, Yuqing, Zhang, Lifa, Serra, Marco, Sedmidubsky, David, Sofer, Zdenek, Quek, Su Ying, Xiong, Qihua

“…Here it is shown that 2D magnetic CrBr3 hosts chiral phonons at the Brillouin-zone center. These chiral phonons are linear combinations of the doubly-degenerate Eg phonons, and the phonon eigenmodes exhibit clockwise and counterclockwise rotational vibrations corresponding to angular momenta of l = ± 1. …”
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Strut-and-tie and finite element modelling of unsymmetrically-loaded deep beams by Fan, Shengxin, Zhang, Yao, Ma, You-Xin, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Furthermore, a minimum-strain-energy criterion is adopted to define the optimal STM geometry from the stress field, including the dimensions of struts and nodal zones, and strut angles. The proposed STM is validated against 140 test results, including 14 unsymmetrically-loaded deep beams and 126 symmetric deep and short beams, and finite element models (FEMs) for the 14 unsymmetrical deep beams. …”
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Alteration of hippocampal CA2 plasticity and social memory in adult rats impacted by juvenile stress by Raghuraman, Radha, Navakkode, Sheeja, Sajikumar, Sreedharan

“…Unlike entorhinal cortical inputs, the Schaffer collateral inputs to CA2 do not support activity-dependent long-term potentiation (LTP), which serves as the basis for long-term memories. This LTP-resistant zone also expresses genes that restrict plasticity. …”
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Range front faulting and volcanism in the mono basin, eastern California by Bursik, Marcus, Sieh, Kerry

“…If the craters represent incipient caldera formation, then calderas such as Long Valley may also have formed in pull-apart zones.…”
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Desalination : discharging brine into coastal waters by Cher, Leo Wei Kwang.

“…Therefore, it is vital to find the techniques to enhance mixing of brine in the “allocated impact zone” thus preventing the spread of high salinity out of this region. …”
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UNCLOS and its Limitations as the Foundation for a Regional Maritime Security Regime by Sam, Bateman

“…This paper discusses key limitations of UNCLOS; particularly the use of territorial sea baselines, navigational regimes, exclusive economic zones (EEZs), and some other issues covered by the Convention, such as piracy, hot pursuit and the responsibilities of flag States. …”
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The Capacities of Coast Guards to deal with Maritime Challenges in Southeast Asia by Prabhakaran, Paleri

“…The governments have to appreciate and understand the role of the coast guard in safeguarding the maritime and other national interests in their identified maritime zones. Then only they will acquire the necessary capacity and competence. …”
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Antibacterial effect of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) against bacteria isolated from cats with otitis externa by Mokhtar, Aimi Najwa

“…There were significant differences in the diameter of inhibition zone (DIZ) of each bacterium tested against different antibiotics and the cinnamon paste (p = 0.000). …”
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A Proposed Framework of Unemployment and Youth Restiveness in the North-Eastern Nigeria: Exloring the Role of the “Almajiri” Culture by Abbo, Usman, Romle, Abd Rahim

“…More so as unemployment in Nigeria increase by 16% from 2011 to 2013 representing 39.9%, with youth unemployment representing 50% of this, where the north-eastern region continue to manifest the worst poverty rate compare to the other five geo-political zones couple with the existence of about 10 million “Almajiris” in the entire northern region which is much more than the total population of Sweden and the result of several investigation panels revealing the involvement of “Almajiri” in most of the violence occurring in the northern region from 1980 to 2010, where the vulnerability of the “Almajiri” due to abject poverty makes them a tool for unleashing violence by some unscrupulouselements. …”
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Isolation and reactivity of a chlorogermyliumylidene featuring two Ge – Cl units by Su, Yuanting, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

“…Reduction of 2 with an excess amount of lithium metal resulted in Ge–Ge bond formation concomitant with elimination of one of the Ge atoms of 2, to give rise to the digermylenedilithium compound 3 involving intramolecular coordination of the imines and the lone pairs to the Li atoms.…”
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