COVID-19 and global governance: waking up to a safe new world by Caballero-Anthony, Mely

“…Trump went a step further and halted U.S. funds to the WHO. His decision is part of his strategy to deflect responsibility for his administration’s mishandling of the crisis. …”
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Study of cascade failures of power grids by Ng, Jason Wei Long.

“…The vulnerability of power grid is a key issue with large blackouts, causing power supply to be halted for millions. The complexity of power grid together with the excessive number of components made it difficult to be modeled. …”
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Investigation of Ni as Zn substitute in CZTS thin film solar cell by Quek, Ka Jun

“…In recent years, developments in achieving higher device performance have been halted due to the inherent Voc deficit of CZTSSe. …”
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Investigation of flow visualization and droplet vaporization in enclosed chamber by Poh, Cai Jia

“…In a conventional compressor, lubricant is used to lubricate, cool or seal the its internal components. Due to the dependence on lubricant in the design, such compressors are considered to have poor compactness and low portability. …”
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Deisgn of a miniature pulsatile pump by Leong, Jolynn Jia Hui.

“…Since there is no valve, seal or piston rod used to move the pumps, the pump design is simple and compact.…”
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Strained single-layer C2N membrane for efficient seawater desalination via forward osmosis : a molecular dynamics study. by Liu, Bo, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhou, Kun

“…The results show that with a biaxial tensile strain larger than 4%, the C2N membrane becomes permeable to the water molecules but completely impermeable to the salt ions. At the strain of 12%, a water flux as high as 14.36 L cm−2 h−1 can be obtained at the moderate temperature of 338 K. …”
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of Pt- and Pd-PCP pincer complexes bearing a para-N pyridinyl backbone by Wong, Esther Hui Yen, Jia, Yu-Xiang, Li, Yongxin, Pullarkat, Sumod Appukuttan, Leung, Pak-Hing

“…Subsequent facile metalation of the chiral ligand with Pt and Pd metal salts yielded the desired pincer complexes. The protonated form of these pincer complexes was also synthesised, and their structures were confirmed through the use of X-ray crystal diffraction and NMR spectroscopy analyses.…”
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Scheduling and resource optimization in rail operations : models and algorithms by Birhade, Mahendra Pandharinath

“…As these corridors are intensively utilized, efficient scheduling of trains with different priorities, speeds and halt pattern is critical for optimization of track capacity. …”
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The relations between Van Der Waals and covalent forces in layered crystals by Chaturvedi, Apoorva

“…The synthesis was achieved by plasma that was formed inside the inner sealed quartz tube heated by plasma surrounding the sealed ampoule. …”
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Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…It was found that dry friction losses at the shaft-journal supports remain significantly higher than the lubricated one. However, when using sealed thrust bearings at the end-face and sealed roller bearings at the shaft-journal-support, results proved similar to lubricated values of power friction losses. …”
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Membranes with ZIF-8 regulated MXene nanosheet stacks for efficient molecular sieving by Li, Jian, Li, Lei, Li, Xin, Dong, Liangliang, Wang, Zhenyu, Shen, Jiangnan, Van der Bruggen, Bart

“…Furthermore, the membranes preserved low salt rejections for Na2SO4, NaCl, MgSO4 and MgCl2. …”
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Green amorphous nanoplex as a new supersaturating drug delivery system by Cheow, Wean Sin, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…The roles of salt, drug, and PE in nanoplex formation are examined from ternary phase diagrams of the drug–PE complex, from which the importance of the drug’s charge density and hydrophobicity, as well as the PE ionization at different pH values, is recognized. …”
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Heavy metals distribution in mangrove leaves in various sudanese coastal zones at the red sea by Mohammad Khalil, Rabha Khalil, Solangi, Kashif Ali, Alhassan, Abdullahi Bala, Khan, Waseem Razzaq, Aljahdali, Mohammed Othman

“…The heavy metal accumulation typical of a mangrove species, Avicenna marina L.,(A. marina) leaves and soluble salts in sediments have not been studied on the Red Sea coast of Sudan. …”
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Mixed-sandwich Cp*Cr complexes containing poly(methimazolyl)borates (Cp* = C5Me5) : syntheses and structural and electrochemical studies by Kuan, Seah Ling, Leong, Weng Kee, Webster, Richard David, Goh, Lai Yoong

“…Reaction of the scorpionate salts K[HB(mt)3], Na[H2B(mt)2], and Li[HB(mt)2(pz)] with [Cp*CrBr2]2 (1) gave the 15-electron Cr(III) complexes [Cp*Cr{κ3-S,S′,S″-HB(mt)3}]Br (2), [Cp*Cr{κ2-S,S′-H2B(mt)2}Br] (3), and [Cp*Cr{κ2-S,S′-HB(mt)2(pz)}Br] (4) in moderate to high yields. …”
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Does not compute: social dissonance in England's computing education policy by Larke, L

“…</p> <p>England is at an important turning point as it haltingly transitions from its manufacturing roots to a digitalised knowledge society, with a growing nostalgia for its former position as an imperialistic power of world-leading technological advancement. …”

Analyses of human vaccine-specific circulating and bone marrow-resident B cell populations reveal benefit of delayed vaccine booster dosing with blood-stage malaria antigens by Barrett, JR, Silk, SE, Mkindi, CG, Kwiatkowska, KM, Hou, MM, Lias, AM, Kalinga, WF, Mtaka, IM, McHugh, K, Bardelli, M, Davies, H, King, LDW, Edwards, NJ, Chauhan, VS, Mukherjee, P, Rwezaula, S, Chitnis, CE, Olotu, AI, Minassian, AM, Draper, SJ, Nielsen, CM

“…Delayed boosting was necessitated due to trial halts during the pandemic and provides an opportunity to investigate the impact of dosing regimens. …”

Ortho-allylation of 1-arylpyrazoles with allyl phenyl ether via iron-catalyzed C-H bond activation under mild conditions by Asako, Sobi, Norinder, Jakob, Llies, Laurean, Yoshikai, Naohiko, Nakamura, Eiichi

“…An iron salt and a bipyridine-type ligand catalyze the ortho-allylation of 1-arylpyrazoles and congeners with allyl phenyl ether under mild conditions (0 °C). …”
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Cobalt-Catalyzed, Imine-Directed Olefin Hydroarylation under Grignard-Free Conditions by Xu, Wengang, Pek, Jie Hui, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…We report here that a cobalt catalyst generated from a cobalt(II) salt and a ligand using magnesium metal is capable of promoting hydroarylation reactions through chelation-assisted C−H activation. …”
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Basic studies of polymeric gels with specific applications to drug delivery applications by Li, Lin

“…The effects of polymer concentration, blending composition, temperature, salts, surfactants, magnetic field, etc are examined.…”
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In-situ rapid construction of aliphatic amine combined polyamide seawater reverse osmosis membrane for efficient boron removal by Li, Can, Lai, Gwo Sung, Zhao, Yali, Wang, Rong

“…Polyamide (PA) reverse osmosis membranes are commonly employed in seawater desalination owing to their effective salt rejection and water permeability; however, the elimination of small and neutral boron molecules from seawater remains a significant hurdle in energy-efficient and cost-effective desalination processes. …”
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