Secure sharing and storage of genome data using blockchain technology by Mahtolia Ronan

“…Evaluation of the performance will be conducted using the gas fees of the transactions by the users as compared to the possible profits they could earn by charging researchers to view their data. …”
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The effect of China's weak institutional environment on the quality of Big 4 audits by Ke, Bin, Lennox, Clive S., Xin, Qingquan

“…The Big 4 are less likely to issue modified audit reports, and they charge lower audit fees for clients that are listed only in China. Finally, companies listed only in China have larger signed abnormal accruals than do companies cross-listed in Hong Kong. …”
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TDSF: Two-phase tamper detection in semi-fragile watermarking using two-level integer wavelet transform by Amrullah, Agit, Ernawan, Ferda, Anis Farihan, Mat Raffei, Liew, Siau-Chuin

“…The initial phase will check four segments to determine the tampered bit or not. …”
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De novo genome sequence assembly of the RNAi-tractable endosymbiosis model system Paramecium bursaria 186b reveals factors shaping intron repertoire by Leonard, G, Jenkins, BH, Savory, FR, Kilias, ES, Maguire, F, Varma, V, Milner, DS, Richards, TA

Finite element analysis on post-buckling of thin-walled structures using ANSYS by Theint, Yi Mon

“…The results obtained were checked against experimental data and led to the development and the revision of design procedures for the pin-ended lipped column and hollow box section.…”
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Presence of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Northern Apennines, Italy by Ragagli, C, Mannelli, A, Ambrogi, C, Bisanzio, D, Ceballos, LA, Grego, E, Martello, E, Selmi, M, Tomassone, L

Making the world a better place? English higher education and global public good by Marginson, S, Yang, L, Brotherhood, T

“…Two-thirds of science papers with UK authors involve international collaboration, one-quarter of higher education students are international, and their fees constitute more than a fifth of institutional income. …”

A highly strained Al-Al σ-bond in dianionic aluminum analog of oxirane for molecule activation by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Since aluminum is the most electropositive element among the p-block elements, the construction of molecules bearing a dianionic Al-Al σ-bond is inherently highly challenging. …”
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Average velocity of grains moving over a channel bed by Song, Chengwei

“…Therefore, the results in today’s experiment are going to be checked against the results in the past paper. In order to obtain better analytical results, the idea of dimensional analysis is applied in the discussion. …”
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Design and development of small scale index matching tunnel by Tan, Yu Tiong

“…Then, the results of the experiment are cross-checked with the theoretical equations, an analysis is being accounted for the difference in result. …”
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Greenly prepared antimicrobial cotton fabrics using bioactive agents from Cupressaceae pods by Syed, Murtaza Haider, Mior Ahmad Khushairi, Mohd Zahari, Qutaba, Syed, Norhayati, Abdullah, Syed, Lubna, Abro, Zamir Ahmed

“…Finally, the antimicrobial activity of the greenly developed antimicrobial cotton fabrics was checked against Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, Bacillus and Candida albicans by using the AATCC 100-2004 test method. …”
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Performance cost index in evaluating oil palm stem as alternative fibre material in chain of custody certification of plywood mills in Malaysia by Adnan, Aida

“…Result of the study shows that seven cost components were identified in COC certification; 1) cost of procuring certified raw material (MYR1.24/m³ to MYR2.44/m³); 2) consultancy (plus training) MYR0.41/m³ to MYR0.47/m³); 3) auditing fees (MYR0.99/m³ to MYR1.59/m³); 4) documentation (MYR0.04/m³ to MYR0.27/m³); 5) marketing or promotional (MYR0.35/m³ to MYR0.49/m³); 6) continuous training (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.21/m³) and 7) cost for hiring additional staff or reward given (MYR0.00/m³ to MYR0.06/m³). 41% of the certification cost was due to certified raw material which is statistically significant at P≤0.05. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…Carbon nanomaterials are unique in terms of structure, carbon nanotube (CNT) bears a hollow one-dimensional structure; and graphene is an one-atom-thick sheet and has extremely high specific surface area; both of them are presenting excellent charge transport capability. …”
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Human factors evaluation of conflict resolution aid in future air traffic control by Pereira, Theresse Vanessa

“…In 1929, the airport operator employed him to prevent collisions between aircrafts and his tools of communication were simply a red flag to indicate “hold” and a checked one for “go”. With the advancement of technology over the next few decades, high tech equipment were integrated into air traffic control, such as the radar, to meet the growing number of flights as more people turned to aeroplanes as a means of commercial transport. …”
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Unstoppable Wallets: Chain-assisted Threshold ECDSA and its Applications by Zyskind, Guy, Yanai, Avishay, Pentland, Alex

“…Using that deployment, we showcase the protocols' applicability for two interesting applications, policy checking and wallet exchange, as well as their efficiency by demonstrating low gas costs and fees.…”
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Shattered nation: inequality and the geography of a failing state by Dorling, D

“…No other European country has such miserly unemployment benefits; university fees so high; housing so unaffordable; or a government economically so far to the right. …”

A novel fabrication method for submicron hydrogel particles loaded with protein drug by Philips Laulia

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Pilot feasibility study to determine the utility of direct access and quantitative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the assessment of suspected acute biliary o... by Novak, A, Acharya, A, Beer, S, Espinosa, A, Smith, GB, Saga, C, Andrews, J, Bailey, A, Soonawalla, Z, Bungay, H, Pavlides, M

Impact of innovation on performance of shipping companies in Singapore by Nah, Laura Yan Ling

“…A survey with 17 Singapore-registered ship-owning companies was conducted and results were checked for validity using the Spearman’s rho and Cronbach’s alpha tests. …”
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Forecasting air passenger volume in Singapore: Determining the explanatory variables for econometric models by Guo, Rui, Zhong, Zhao Wei

“…Before applying for model simulation, correlations among variables were checked. Various combinations of the variables were implemented to establish the models. …”
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