Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…In order to provide illustrative points of comparison, analogous metal complexes bearing various strong-field ligands are also synthesized and analyzed using the same approach.…”

Bacteria-mediated anti-cancer therapy by Bhave, Madhura Satish

“…However, IB significantly inhibited the growth of the tumors and improved the survival rate of immunocompetent CT26 tumor-bearing mice. Histological analysis showed that IB increased the necrotic area in HCT116 tumors. …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…Herein, PI-derived block copolymers are synthesized via ring-opening copolymerization of lactide (LA) (a control monomer) and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)-propylene carbonate (MAC) from the OH-terminal ends of the PI block to produce PLA-PI-PLA (TB1, a control) and PMAC-PI-PMAC (TB2). …”
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Conditional prosociality in development: deconstructing social and materialistic factors that modulate early prosocial behavior by Lee, Kristy Jia Jin

“…Children witnessed the transgressor destroy the victim's tower of blocks, responded to the victim's pleas for help in rebuilding her tower, and shared resources with both actresses. …”
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VO离合词的离析现象 ： 基于普通话与新加坡华语对比研究 = A corpus-based comparative study of VO separable verbs in Mainland Mandarin and Singapore Mandarin Chinese... by 符传婧 Foo, Chuan Jing

“…本文的普通话和新加坡华语语料分别取自北京大学CCL语料库和东南亚华文媒体语料库。在前人研究（如Her (1996)，王海峰（2010）等）基础上，本文查看使用频率较高的离合词在两个汉语变体中的多方面句法表现（如体标记“了、着、过”在VO离合词中的出现位置等），从而比较其所表现的词或词组特征。…”
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Geobarrier system for use in underground structure by Leong, Eng Choon, Zhai, Qian, Tan, Sze Tiong, Wang, Chien Looi, Lim, Vincent Han, Kew, Jernice Huiling, Seow, Wei Kiong, Wong, Johnny Liang Heng, Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Gofar, Nurly, Mohamed, Haneena

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Thomas Kling: influences, contemporaries, successors. A study in poetic tradition / Thomas Kling: Einflüsse, Zeitgenossen, Nachfolger. Studie über poetische Tradition by Rakar, I

“…With the help of Eliot and Pound, it challenges Bloom’s psychoanalytic, ahistorical model of influence by suggesting instead a positive and active relation between the poet, his/her literary predecessors and contemporaries, and considering the process of reception in the historical context. …”

中国大陆文化软实力对台湾政治安全的影响 ：以偶像养成类综艺选秀节目为案例分析 = The influence of mainland China’s cultural soft power on Taiwan's political security : a case study on idol survival variety programmes... by 王凯义 Ong, Kai Yi

“…By analysing and examining the development of idol survival variety programmes in Mainland China and Taiwan, specifically “Youth With You (season 2)” and “Dancing Diamond 52” from Mainland China and Taiwan respectively, the paper posits that through the broadcasting of idol survival variety programmes, Mainland China has enhanced her national image and gained greater cultural impact alongside international influences. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced bioceramic nanocomposites by Hu, Huanlong

“…Bioceramics play an important role in the replacement and regeneration of human tissues, but their intrinsic brittleness and low wear resistance make the monolithic bioceramics still problematic for load-bearing applications. The two dimensional (2D) graphene and one dimensional (1D) carbon nanotube (CNT), as the secondary strong and tough biocompatible nanofillers, are popular nanocarbons to reinforce bioceramics. …”
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Engineered terahertz emission from spintronic heterostructures: amplitude, phase and chirality by Agarwal, Piyush

“…To summarize, the thesis aims to contribute to the synergies of spintronics and photonics for advanced applications in developing scalable devices bearing low-cost fabrication with on-chip compatibility.…”
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Amino-functionalised β-diketiminate ligands (N-nacnacs): Synthesis and coordination chemistry with Main Group elements by Huan, D

“…The establishment of a library of germylenes and stannylenes bearing different N-bound aromatic substituents with varying degrees of steric bulk allows for a systematic study of the steric effects of the flanking aryl groups on the overall molecular metrics of these complexes. …”

Holistic teaching workload allocation for research-intensive universities by Roopchandani, Arpit

“…It is based on the workload a faculty will endure to manage his/her research team consisting of researchers at all levels. …”
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Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…The analysis results offer instructive implications to fine-tune the design rules of the DAB converters. Bearing the mind that the impedance model of the DAB converter is closely related to the modulation schemes, the impacts of three typical modulation methods on the DAB impedances are analyzed and compared. …”
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Evolutionary explanations and the debunking of moral beliefs by Cofnas, N

“…I argue that Street oversold the power of her evolutionary explanations, thus leaving an opening for realists to claim that moral beliefs with less powerful evolutionary explanations can escape debunking. …”

Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…First, an international qualitative systematic review was carried out to comprehensively understand the lived experience of parents who experienced the chronic and life-threatening illness of their child and his or her subsequent death. Second, developed from the findings of the systematic review, a first-of-its kind qualitative research in the Asian context was subsequently conducted to elicit the lived experience of parents in Singapore whose children suffered and died from a chronic life-threatening illness. …”
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