Synthesis of aluminium-iron-silicide intermetallics by Sritharan, Thirumany.

“…However, the method based on the principle of self-propagating high temperature synthesis (SHS appears to be promising for ease production [1.2]The aluminium based intermetallic compounds that have been investigated by SHS production technqiues are the binary ones such as NiAl, TiAl, FeAl, NbAl, TaAl, CuAl, CoAl and RuAl [3-7].…”
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PDMS-PMHS coated optical fiber sensor for detection of ethyl acetate by Per, Junwei

“…This can be traced back to the advantages they have, like possessing excellent biocompatibility, good mechanical and optical properties, and the ease of structure modification. This study explores the possibilities of designing a pervaporation PDMS-PMHS membrane coated on an optical fiber, integrating fabry-perot interferometric technique for the detection of ethyl acetate in aqueous solution.…”
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Designing a digital fitness game system for older adults in community settings by Li, Jinhui, Erdt, Mojisola, Lee, James Chong Boi, Vijayakumar, Harsha, Robert, Caroline, Theng, Yin-Leng

“…We found that users’ perceived ease of use and usefulness have a significant impact on their actual intention of using the game system. …”
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Engineering the frontier orbitals of a diazadiborinine for facile activation of H2, NH3, and an isonitrile by Su, Yuanting, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

“…Thus, the 1,3,2,5‐diazadiborinine readily cleaves the H−H bond of dihydrogen and an N−H bond of ammonia under mild conditions. Moreover, it reacts with 2,6‐dimethylphenylisonitrile in a [4+1] cycloaddition at room temperature.…”
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Effect of Z19n, a synthetic compound, on Cutibacterium acnes growth and biofilm by Choo, Ying

“…As a chronic inflammatory skin disease of the pilosebaceous units and one of the most common skin disorders in the world, acne has affected 88% of adolescents aged 13-19 in Singapore.[1] Treatment for acne is the use of antibiotics. For mild to moderate acne, topical antibiotics are given while oral antibiotics are given to treat moderate to severe acne. …”
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Stable signal recovery in compressed sensing with a structured matrix perturbation by Yang, Zai, Zhang, Cishen, Xie, Lihua

“…Unlike existing robust signal recoveries with the recovery error growing linearly with the perturbation level, this paper analyzes the CS problem subject to a structured perturbation to provide conditions for stable signal recovery under measurement noise. Under mild conditions on the perturbed sensing matrix, similar to that for the standard CS, it is shown that a sparse signal can be stably recovered by ℓ1 minimization. …”
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Well-posedness and stability of a stochastic neural field in the form of a partial differential equation by Carrillo de la Plata, JA, Roux, P, Solem, S

“…In this article, we transform the problem through a suitable change of variables into a nonlinear Stefan-like free boundary problem and use its representation formulae to construct local-in-time smooth solutions under mild hypotheses. Then, we prove that fast-decaying initial conditions and globally Lipschitz modulation functions imply that solutions are global-intime. …”

Repairing the world: faith against online hate by Greenberg, Yudit

“…In a world of instant communication and social media, the ease with which hate, and bias spread compels us to rethink our approach in education and community learning. …”
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Business study mission to the Czech Republic : BENES a LAT's expansion into Vietnam by Chua, Ivana Xian Hui, Low, Desmond Chuen-wei, Niglmoro Erin Okuk, Donny Septianto

“…BaL is considering setting up a manufacturing plant in Vietnam to be closer to its European-based customers that have expanded into Asia, citing ease of language, hardworking workforce, stable political system, historical relations, and Czech knowhow with transition economies as reasons for choosing Vietnam…”
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Use of artificial intelligence in critical care: opportunities and obstacles by Pinsky, Michael R., Bedoya, Armando, Bihorac, Azra, Celi, Leo, Churpek, Matthew, Economou-Zavlanos, Nicoleta J., Elbers, Paul, Saria, Suchi, Liu, Vincent, Lyons, Patrick G., Shickel, Benjamin, Toral, Patrick, Tscholl, David, Clermont, Gilles

“…Background Perhaps nowhere else in the healthcare system than in the intensive care unit environment are the challenges to create useful models with direct time-critical clinical applications more relevant and the obstacles to achieving those goals more massive. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…Further analysis shows that less environmentally responsible firms have a lower fraction of bank debt in total debt, all else equal, consistent with the notion that banks are more environmentally sensitive than other lenders. …”
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On improving the performance of multicasting in mobile ad hoc networks by Xie, Jiawei

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FPGA based LFMCW generator for small target detection and ranging by Foo, Yong Jie

“…FMCW radar allows continuous transmission and thus increases the signal-to-noise to ease detection. Furthermore, FMCW radar also provides target’s range information. …”
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Political Violence and Sectarianism in Pakistan by Dorsey, James Michael

“…The focus on external enemies complicates efforts to reduce political violence, ease inter-communal strains, and facilitate easing of tensions with Pakistan’s neighbours.…”
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The Coming Trump-Putin Summit by Cheang, Chris

“…Their high-level encounter this month might provide the basis for some tangible movement to ease bilateral tensions. They could well make bold, unexpected moves to stabilise relations…”
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Certified grasping by Aceituno-Cabezas, Bernardo, Ballester, Jose, Rodriguez, Alberto

“…We develop convex-combinatorial models for each of these certificates, which can be expressed as simple semi-algebraic relations under mild-modeling assumptions, such as point-fingers and frictionless contact. …”
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Cyclodextrin-functionalized thiophene-based copolymers and their guest-host recognition behaviour by Soheila Bahmanjah.

“…These copolymers are quantitatively and rapidly converted into functionalized polymers under mild conditions by post polymerization reactions with 6^A-amino-6^A-alpha-deoxy-cyclodextrin and 6^A-amino-6^A-beta-deoxy-cyclodextrin.These polythiophene derivatives exhibit a highly conjugated form in the solid state at room temperature and their molecular recognition behaviour has been investigated. …”
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Virtual reality for medical application II by Yang, Cheng Yee

“…The project presents the use of Virtual Reality system combines with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in helping users or patients who have a mild-to-moderate mental health problem. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy considered as a new approach to psychotherapy that alleviates “bad” emotions and some minor mental illness with the use of a combination of cognitive and behavioral therapies. …”
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New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias by Bellenguez, C, Küçükali, F, Jansen, IE, Amin, N, Ahmad, S, Lovestone, S, Smith, AD, Warden, D, Wilcock, G, Laitinen, T, van Duijn, CM

“…We also built a new genetic risk score associated with the risk of future AD/dementia or progression from mild cognitive impairment to AD/dementia. The improvement in prediction led to a 1.6- to 1.9-fold increase in AD risk from the lowest to the highest decile, in addition to effects of age and the <i>APOE</i> ε4 allele.…”

Human herpesvirus 6 and 7 by Drysdale, S

“…Both HHV-6 and HHV-7 tend to produce mild self-limiting illness in immunocompetent children that typically develops in late infancy and early childhood. …”