The Age of Phillis and Collage — The Age of Phillis (Roundtable) by Mazella, David

“…Students sometimes expressed frustration, too, at the disconnect between the tragedies, losses, and dis-placements summarized in the biographies and the formal constructions and tone of the po-etry. My attempts to provide context also fell flat. …”
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A novel approach to designing a guitar distortion effects pedal by Zheng, Luka

“…The final product should be able to be used over a wide range of music genres, giving the user the ability to control the amount of distortion to taste and the frequency response of the pedal, also known as tone control.…”
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Key transcriptional regulators of neutrophil function in inflammation by Ai, Z

“…Neutrophils undergo tightly controlled genomic and transcriptional changes while transitioning between bone marrow, blood, and tissue sites. However, the molecular mechanisms underlining neutrophil function during inflammation have yet to be fully elucidated. …”

The art of an emotional past; memory and lament in the Singaporean novel. by Ng, Apple Keng Ee.

“…More importantly, we are tired of celebrating the “happy”, clean and “desirable” elements of our society. The celebratory tone when approaching our memory has taken an aggressive forefront of the tourism board brochures and official social mantra. …”
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Thermal spraying of bioceramic (Hydroxyapatite) coatings by Kweh, Sidney Wei Kheong.

“…Hydroxyapatite (HA) is one such biomaterial which possesses unique biocompatibility that can promote osteogenesis or new bone formation. Thermal spray processes like plasma spraying are widely used to coat metallic implants with HA which proved to be highly effective. …”
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Using podcasts to cultivate learner-teacher rapport in Higher Education settings by Conroy, Dom, Kidd, Warren

“…Podcasts may help establish teacher credibility, may help teachers feel more familiar/approachable to learners and may provide an outlet to communicate in a kind, informal tone to attenuate learning-related anxiety. We draw on findings from our small-scale exploratory study to present practical guidance for developing podcasts designed (in part) to cultivate teacher-student rapport.…”
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Transcriptional regulation of type I interferon responses of myeloid antigen presenting cells by Sin, Wei Xiang

“…Here we show IRF7 also regulates IFN-β responses to bacterial lipopolysaccharide in bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) but not in bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDCs). …”
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Exploring translation strategies for didactic literature by Liao, Shuyan

“…Due to the didactic nature of the ST, it is imperative for the translator to consider the tone and style of the texts in order to create the same effect on the target readers. …”
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Textures of being: fostering hair texture inclusivity in Singapore by Shreya, Menon

“…These include a vast majority of skin tones, facial features, and hair textures to name a few. …”
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Monitoring of group discussion using Android apps by Hamdi Hamzah

“…Monitoring any group can be done using non-verbal (facial expressions, body languages, gestures, etc ) or/and verbal (voice tone, voice pitch,...etc) signals. Despite the impressive advancements in video-audio signal processing, analyzing different aspects of human interaction as empathy, hostility, (dis-)agreement, flirting, dominance, superiority, inferiority, etc. remains very challenging. …”
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First clinical experience following the consensus guide for calibrating a proton stopping power ratio curve in a new proton centre by Koh, Calvin Wei Yang, Lew, Kah Seng, Wibawa, Andrew, Master, Zubin, Yeap, Ping Lin, Chua, Clifford Ghee Ann, Lee, James Cheow Lei, Tan, Hong Qi, Park, Sung Yong

“…Results: The results show a WET difference of less than 3.5% except for the result in the Bone region between Schneider's and ESTRO's methods. …”
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Application of MCG-PTCC system on neo-cartilage regeneration by Jiang, Yuwei

“…This project aims to apply the advance fabricated micro-cavities gel (MCG) construct and the innovative phase transfer cell culture (PTCC) strategy to cartilage tissue engineering to realize the self-formation of the bone fide neo-cartilage tissue. The phenomenon called edge flourish (EF) is the underlying principle for successfully creating the MCG-PTCC system. …”
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System design and development of human-robot interaction control scheme for assistive robotic Arm extender by Yang, Sibo

“…Notably, the ARAE system significantly reduces muscle activity, offering particular benefits to patients with low muscle tone. However, challenges persist for those with high spasticity due to complex interactions and increased resistance from muscle tone. …”
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Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement by Montserrat Espanol Pons.

“…Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an appropriate ceramic for artificial teeth or bones due to its excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity. …”
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Comparison of a simplified skin pointer device compared with a skeletal marker for knee rotation laxity : a cadaveric study using a rotation-meter by Puah, Ken Lee, Yew, Andy Khye Soon, Chou, Siaw Meng, Lie, Denny Tijauw Tjoen

“…One Kirscher wire was driven into the tibial tubercle as a bone marker and a skin pointer was attached. Rotational forces of 3, 6 and 9 nm applied at 0°, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90° of knee flexion were analysed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and paired t-test. …”
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Short-term facial skin simulation system by Zhong, Yunjie

“…However, it is difficult for customers to see the actual product's effect how skin pore or skin tone are improved through the text description, numerical information, and advertisement that may be overly glorified. …”
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The first person pronoun in archaic Chinese, with a note on duplex characters by Benedict, Paul K.

“…Tibeto-Burman (TB) *nga (tone *A) `first person pronoun' and the topic marker (TM) *ga - ka play a strange "cat and mouse" game as they romp about the family. …”
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The contemporary approach to a low cost carrier’s business model : through a value network. by Chong, Sue Lin., Ong, Jia Yun., Tan, Kenneth Wei Jie.

“…The growing trend of the Low Cost Carrier business model has set the tone for what is to come in the near future in the aviation scene. …”
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Translator’s visibility in mediating confrontational responses of “challenge” strategy at China’s diplomatic press conferences by Yang, Wei, Mansor, Nor Shahila, Ang, Lay Hoon, Yang, Mingxing

“…In maintaining the confrontational tone, the main strategies involve modulation in syntax and reduction in lexicon. …”
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BMPR1A promotes ID2–ZEB1 interaction to suppress excessive endothelial to mesenchymal transition by Lee, Heon-Woo, Adachi, Takaomi, Pak, Boryeong, Park, Saejeong, Hu, Xiaoyue, Choi, Woosoung, Kowalski, Piotr S, Chang, C Hong, Clapham, Katharine R, Lee, Aram, Papangeli, Irinna, Kim, Jongmin, Han, Orjin, Park, Jihwan, Anderson, Daniel G, Simons, Michael, Jin, Suk-Won, Chun, Hyung J

“…Components of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signalling have been implicated in both pathogenesis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and endothelial-mesenchymal transition (EndoMT). …”
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