Mechanical performance of carbon fibre reinforced vinyl ester composite plate bonded concrete exposed to tropical climate by Abu Hassan, Shukur

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Enumeration, isolation, identification and probiotic characterisation of lactic acid bacteria from Nigerian human breast milk by Abdullahi, Binta Sambo

“…The ability of the eleven selected LAB to produce exopolysaccharide, deconjugate bile salt and reduce cholesterol was investigated. The entire eleven LAB produced exopolysaccharide, deconjugate bile salt and reduce cholesterol. …”
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Sol–gel transitions of comb-like polymethacrylate copolymers by mechano-thermal stimuli in water by Jonnalagadda, Umesh Sai, Nguyen, Tuan Minh, Li, Feifei, Lee, Jim H. C., Liu, Xu, Goto, Atsushi, Kwan, James J.

“…Upon addition of zinc perchlorate salt, this copolymer rapidly forms a hydrogel after exposure to either mechanical (i.e., ultrasound) or thermal stimuli. …”
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A newborn with ambiguous genitalia and persistent hypoglycemia by Salleh, Muhammad Farhan, Lai, Yin Ye, Mohamed Mokhtar, Normaizuwana, Thambiah, Subashini C., Samsudin, Intan Nureslyna

“…Infants with simple virilizing congenital adrenal hyperplasia do not produce cortisol efficiently; however, they can synthesize adequate aldosterone to maintain salt-water balance.…”

The Whole Picture : The colonial story of the art in our museums... and why we need to talk about it / by Procter, Alice, author 656024, Octopus (Online service) 656025

“…If you think art history has to be pale, male and stale - think again. Should museums be made to give back their marbles? …”
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Stingless bee (Heterotrigona itama) honey and its phenolic-rich extract ameliorate oxidant–antioxidant balance via KEAP1-NRF2 signalling pathway by Zulhilmi Cheng, Mohamad Zulhafiz Shafiq, Zulkhairi Amin, Fatin Aina, Zawawi, Norhasnida, Chan, Kim Wei, Ismail, Norsharina, Ishak, Nur Akmal, Mohd Esa, Norhaizan

“…Analyses of the liver, skeletal muscle and adipose tissues revealed differences in their capacities to scavenge free radicals and halt lipid peroxidation. Transcriptional alterations hypothesised tissue-specific control of KEAP1-NRF2 signalling by upregulation of Nrf2, Ho1 and Sod1 in a tissue-specific manner. …”
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Low wage work in the United Kingdom

“…The changes instituted by Tony Blair's New Labour government since 1997, including the introduction of the National Minimum Wage, halted the growth in low pay but have not reversed it. …”

Exploratory studies on aerogel composites for marine applications by Wong, Wai Kuan.

“…This project aims to look into combining aerogel with different materials forming composites to suit deep sea applications, thus combining advantages from both components: ability to withstand high pressures, salt water attack, and thermal variations, to name a few.…”
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Effects of osmotic dehydration on drying kinetics and bioactive properties of Jaboticaba berries by Chua, Lee Suan, Abd. Wahab, Nurul Syafiqah, Soo, John, Lv, Zhencheng

“…Prior to drying, the berries underwent osmotic dehydration using 70% sugar and 10% salt solutions separately. The drying behavior of the osmotically treated berries differed at higher temperatures (60-70 °C). …”

Ubin or, life in the woods. by Tan, Katrina Liyi.

“…Experimenting with the early photographic salt print process using local seawater, the work speaks of the organic beauty of the island and its ephemeral state.…”
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Correlative light and electron microscopy of telomeric repeat-binding factor 1 in mammalian cells by von Otter, Eric

“…The comparison shows that telomeric chromatin fibers more closely resemble heterochromatin regions, whereas telomeric chromatin in low salt conditions more closely resembles euchromatin chromatin in MEFs. …”
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Copper-nanoparticle-coated fabrics for rapid and sustained antibacterial activity applications by Gonçalves, Rui A., Ku, Joanne W. K., Zhang, Hao, Salim, Teddy, Oo, Guodong, Zinn, Alfred A., Boothroyd, Chris, Tang, Richard M. Y., Gan, Chee Lip, Gan, Yunn-Hwen, Lam, Yeng Ming

“…This study offers a rational strategy on how to slow down or even halt the transmission of infectious pathogens.…”
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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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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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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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