Thermal shock resistance enhancement by improved interfacial bonding for carbon/aluminium composites by Wei, Wenfu, Huang, Zhanglin, Yin, Guofeng, Yang, Zefeng, Li, Xiaobo, Zuo, Haozi, Deng, Qin, Huang, Guizao, Ren, Junwen, Liao, Qianhua, Yang, Yan, Wu, Guangning

“…However, the unstable bonding of the C/Al interface and significant thermal expansion differences have resulted in risks of the composites' failure once suffering from severe thermal shock. …”
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Understanding the bonding mechanisms of directly sputtered copper thin film on an alumina substrate by Lim, Ju Dy, Lee, Pui Mun, Chen, Zhong

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Hydrogen bond and surface stress relaxation by aldehydic and formic acidic molecular solvation by Chen, Jiasheng, Yao, Chuang, Zhang, Xi, Sun, Chang Q., Huang, Yongli

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Chemically bonded cationic β-cyclodextrin derivatives and their applications in supercritical fluid chromatography by Wang, Ren-Qi, Ong, Teng-Teng, Ng, Siu-Choon

“…Cationic β-cyclodextrin (CD) perphenylcarbamoylated derivatives were chemically bonded onto vinylized silica using a radical co-polymerization reaction. …”
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Rutting characteristics rolling-compacted open-graded friction courses by Phone Myint.

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Growth and characterization of InSb on (1 0 0) Si for mid-infrared application by Jia, Bo Wen, Tan, Kian Hua, Loke, Wan Khai, Wicaksono, Satrio, Yoon, Soon Fatt

“…Monolithic integration of InSb on (1 0 0) Si is a practical approach to realizing on-chip mid-infrared photonic devices. …”
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Thermal controls for NTU student satellite series-I (SCOOB-I) satellite by Birthi, Sanika

“…The development of miniature satellites for academic and scientific research is well understood due to its feasibility, cheaper manufacturing and launch costs, and capability of performing most tasks similar to larger ones. The satellites are subjected to harsh thermal load variations in orbit, affecting the performance of subsystems and payloads. …”
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Pandemics and International Norms: China's handling of the H1N1 flu by Zha, Daojiong

“…In the country’s first case of imported H1N1 flu, China quarantined all individuals who shared the same flight from Mexico City to Shanghai. …”
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Motivations for watching videos on mobile phones while driving in parking lots and while waiting at intersections in the United States by Gao, Jingkang, Jackson, Jason, Zhao, Jinhua

“…This is a two-part mixed methods study that investigated motivations for watching videos on mobile phones while driving. We make three theoretical contributions in this paper. …”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Greggio, J, Malamateniou, C, Baruteau, KP, Reyes-Aldasoro, CC, Huckstep, OJ, Francis, JM, Williamson, W, Leeson, P, Lewandowski, AJ, Lapidaire, W

“…Preterm males had a higher probability of a group 1 variant (circles with one or more hypoplastic segments only) than the full-term group (p = 0.024). …”

Currency Crisis : The Next One in ASEAN? by Lim, Christopher H., Tan, Ming Hui

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Terahertz conductivity of topological surface states in Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.8Se1.2 by Tang, Chi Sin, Xia, Bin, Zou, Xingquan, Chen, Shi, Ou, Hong-Wei, Wang, Lan, Rusydi, A., Zhu, Jian-Xin, Chia, Elbert E. M.

“…Recently, a new topological insulator Bi1.5Sb0.5Te1.7Se1.3 (BSTS) was found, showing high bulk resistivities of 1–10 Ω.cm and greater contrast between the bulk and surface resistivities compared to other Bi-based topological insulators. …”
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Mobile content contribution and retrieval : an exploratory study using the uses and gratifications paradigm by Chua, Alton Yeow Kuan, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Lee, Chei Sian

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Perspective: bonding and electronic origin of Au atomic-undercoordination-derivacy and nanoscale-size-dependency by Sun, Changqing

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Cobalt-Catalyzed, Imine-Directed Olefin Hydroarylation under Grignard-Free Conditions by Xu, Wengang, Pek, Jie Hui, Yoshikai, Naohiko

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Effect of chain length on low temperature gold-gold bonding by self assembled monolayers by Ang, X. F., Chen, Z., Wong, Chee C., Wei, J.

“…The tensile strength of thermocompression gold joints formed with prior surface coatings of alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) depends on the chain length (n) of the SAM. Enhancement of bond strength is most significant at n=6 while no improvement can be achieved using octadecanethiol (n=18). …”
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Abnormal N-heterocyclic carbene gold(I) complexes : synthesis, structure, and catalysis in hydration of alkynes by Xu, Xiangya, Kim, Seung Hyo, Zhang, Xi, Das, Atanu Kumar, Hirao, Hajime, Hong, Soon Hyeok

“…To investigate the structure, bonding, and catalytic activity of the aNHC-based Au complexes in comparison with their traditional NHC analogues, the sterically similar NHC-based Au complexes chloro(1,3-diisopropylimidazol-2-ylidene)gold(I) (7) and chloro(3-isopropyl-1-phenylimidazol-2-ylidene)gold(I) (8) were prepared from 1,3-diisopropylimidazolium iodide (3) and 3-isopropyl-1-phenylimidazolium iodide (4), respectively. …”
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Covalently bonded polyaniline/fullerene hybrids with coral-like morphology for high-performance supercapacitor by Lu, Xuehong, Xiong, Shanxin, Yang, Fan, Jiang, Hao, Ma, Jan

“…The specific capacitance of C60–PANI-EB and PANI-EB are 776 F g−1 and 492 F g−1 at current density of 1 mA cm−2, respectively. …”
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Inadequate social housing and health: the case of Oliver Bond House, in inner-city Dublin by Manzo, LKC, Grove, H

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Results:</strong> Four key concerns were identified by residents as part of this analysis: (1) substandard housing conditions which are physically harmful to health; (2) the emotional toll of an unsafe social environment; (3) lack of child friendly and community green spaces; and (4) constrained mobility due to inaccessible housing design.…”