Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…In this thesis, incorporating insights from public international law into rationalist IR approaches, I argue that soft law instruments can have important effects over time and bring substantial costs for states to bear. This is particularly the case for soft law instruments ‘hardening’ through domestic law, treaties or customary international law, increasing the sovereignty and implementation costs attached to commitment. …”

Unravelling giant molecular clouds by Liang, F

“…<p>Giant molecular clouds (GMCs) provide the fuel for star formation and bear various feedbacks. Thus, they are key to our understanding of galaxy evolution and the baryon cycle. …”

The effect of silver nitrate and silver thiosulphate on in vitro shoot regeneration of australian pink finger lime (Citrus australasica cv. Mia Rose) by Qiao, Stephanie Er Wong, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Bee, Lynn Chew

“…Conventional propagation of C. australasica is challenged by incompatibility issues during grafting and budding, its monoembryonic nature, and the lengthy time required to flower and bear fruits. Micropropagation on the other hand is an efficient alternative to conventional propagation for various commercial crops including citruses. …”
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Borocarbonitride, (BN)x(C)1-x, nanosheet-reinforced polymer nanocomposites for high mechanical performance by Sreedhara, M.B., Barua, Manaswee, Chaturvedi, Abhishek, Rao, C.N.R., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…Herein, we examine the reinforcing effect of nanosheets of borocarbonitide, (BN)x(C)1-x, which are analogues to graphene (x = 0) and boron nitride sheets (x = 1), whose surface functional groups vary with the composition, on the mechanical and thermal properties of poly(vinyl alcohol), PVA. …”
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In2Se3-based two-dimensional photocatalysts for water-splitting by Wong, CCY

“…<p>Photocatalytic water splitting has been a burgeoning field of study due to its potential to change the world’s fossil-based energy structure; however, an ideal photocatalyst has yet to be identified despite years of research. Recent research has revealed that indium selenide (In₂Se₃) carries great potential in being a promising photocatalytic water splitting catalyst due to its unique intrinsic ferroelectricity, suitability of band structure and ability to be exfoliated into two-dimensional (2D) sheets. …”

Neutron diffraction as a precise and reliable method for obtaining structural properties of bulk quantities of graphene by Sofer, Zdeněk, Šimek, Petr, Jankovský, Ondřej, Sedmidubský, David, Beran, Přemysl, Pumera, Martin

“…Graphene based carbon materials have attracted a great deal of attention in the last decade; nowadays tons of graphene are produced yearly. However, there is lack of precise and reliable techniques for the determination of structural properties of graphene on the bulk scale. …”
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Structural behavior of tubular frame under elevated temperature by Tan, Peng Hoe.

“…In this study, a two-bay-two-floor steel tubular frame, separated as four individual compartments, was modeled to investigate the behaviour of tubular frame under transient elevated temperature. To bear a resemblance to real fire condition, transient elevated temperature analysis was run to provide a more realistic solution. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…The retaining wall structure constructed must be able to bear the lateral loading of 10 m to 20 m of seawater level. …”
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Maths pro (I) by Teo, Yu Quan

“…In 2005, the Singapore Government spearheaded an initiative called the Intelligent Nation 2015 (iN2015), which is a 10 year masterplan to grow the Infocommunication industry and also to make use of Infocommunication technology (IT) to enhance and build a well-connected society. …”
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Shape-morphing structures based on perforated kirigami by Zhang, Yunlan, Yang, Jingyi, Liu, Mingchao, Vella, Dominic

“…One of the exciting manufacturing paradigms is transforming flat 2D sheets with prescribed cuts (i.e. kirigami) into 3D structures. …”
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Failure of plastic structures due to drop impact by Yuen, Shuqin.

“…The final type of specimen is plain acrylics sheets of varying thickness of 1.5mm, 2mm and 3mm. …”
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Readability of chairman's statement in Singapore. by Goh, Eng Yang., Lim, Poh Chen., Wee, Kian Seng.

“…This is because majority of them do not have the time or the expertise to read detailed financial statements such as Balance Sheets or Profit and Loss statements. Hence, it is important that chairman’s statements are written in a form that is readable and understandable by majority of shareholders. …”
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The impact of the solar energy on the load profile of the building by Zhang, Jun

“…Unlike fossil fuels such as oil and natural gases, the silicon sheets – known as solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, harness the sun’s energy, turning it into electricity, while emitting minimal greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide. …”
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How J-chain ensures the assembly of immunoglobulin IgM pentamers by Giannone, Chiara, Mess, Xenia, He, Ruiming, Chelazzi, Maria R., Mayer, Annika, Bakunts, Anush, Nguyen, Tuan, Bushman, Yevheniia, Orsi, Andrea, Gansen, Benedikt, Degano, Massimo, Buchner, Johannes, Sitia, Roberto

“…The J-chain interacts with the hydrophobic β-sheets selectively exposed by nascent pentamers. Completion of an amyloid-like core triggers JC folding and drives disulfide rearrangements that covalently stabilize JC-containing pentamers. …”
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Projectile impact-induced spalling damage on carbon fiber reinforced polymer strengthened RC plates by Tu, Huan, Fung, Tat Ching, Del Linz, Paolo, Tan, Kang Hai

“…To improve the performance of RC structures under impulsive loading, affixing externally-bonded Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) sheets on structural elements is a practical method. …”
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Synthesis of graphene soluble in organic solvents by simultaneous ether-functionalization with octadecane groups and reduction by Liu, Jincheng, Wang, Yinjie, Xu, Shiping, Sun, Darren Delai

“…The exfoliated OD-Gs were testified to 23 be monolayer sheets by transmission electron microscope (TEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). …”
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Mechanical properties of sandwich composite made of syntactic foam core and GFRP skins by Salleh, Zulzamri, Su, Haibin, Md Mainul Islam, Epaarachchi, Jayantha Ananda

“…In particular, the mechanical properties, such as the compressive, tensile and flexural behaviour, of sandwich composites formed from glass fibre sheets used as the skin and glass microballoon/vinyl ester as the syntactic foam core were investigated in this report. …”
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Tectono-stratigraphic evolution of the foreland fold-and-thrust belt of the United Arab Emirates by Abdelmaksoud, A, Ali, MY, Searle, MP

“…Loading of the Semail ophiolite thrust sheet and accompanying allochthonous thrust sheets resulted in uplift at ca. 95 Ma and rapid subsidence at ca. 83 Ma, indicating the transition of the Arabian margin from a rifted passive margin to a foreland basin. …”

Curiosity Opens Relationships of the World and with Others: Narratives from Doing Teaching and Learning Through Curiosity by Cavicchi, Elizabeth

“…What potentials does curiosity bear for education? Some characterizations portray curiosity as self-motivated search for answers, a drive conformable with conventional education’s imperative for correct answers. …”
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A secret of high-rate mass transfer in anammox granular sludge : "lung-like breathing" by Xu, Dongdong, Kang, Da, Yu, Tao, Ding, Aqiang, Lin, Qiujian, Zhang, Meng, Hu, Qianyi, Zheng, Ping

“…The AnGS cultivated in a bioreactor with higher nitrogen removal rate (NRR) was found to have the higher ExCA and ExCF when determinated at the same BLR, and the “lung-like breathing” behavior of one type of AnGS was revealed to bear a significantly (p < 0.05) positive correlation with the specific anammox activity (SAA). …”
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