Astray by Tan, Ken Wei Hao

“…Inspiration to do this project came fortunately with the advent of “YouTube” which had opened up my world to so much life changing content and as I was watching “The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross” something clicked in my head when he, in one episode said “I spent half my life doing someone else’s thing, painting should make you happy and if it doesn’t make you happy, you’re doing the wrong thing.” …”
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Characteristic vibration patterns of odor compounds from bread-baking volatiles upon protein binding : density functional and ONIOM study and principal component analysis by Treesuwan, Witcha, Hirao, Hajime, Morokuma, Keiji, Hannongbua, Supa

“…Lys296, Tyr268, Thr118 and Ala117 were identified as key residues in the binding site. …”
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Public goods in the short and long term by Trammell, P

“…</p> <p>All three are theory papers, but little else unites them methodologically. Their common thread is a motivation: to improve how classical utilitarians spend their resources, given the complex relationships spending in one time and place can have to other markets or other times. …”

Humans first: why people value animals less than humans by Caviola, L, Schubert, S, Kahane, G, Faber, NS

“…The key driver behind moral anthropocentrism was thus mere species-membership (<em>speciesism</em>). However, all else equal, participants still gave more moral weight to individuals with higher mental capacities (<em>individual mental capacity principle</em>), suggesting that the belief that humans have higher mental capacities than animals is part of the reason that they give humans moral priority. …”

Exploring demographic disparities in the mastery of higher-order thinking skills among primary school pupils by Yee Mei Heong, Yee Mei Heong, Mahmad, Mohd Faisal, Tee Tze Kiong, Tee Tze Kiong, Kok Boon Ching, Kok Boon Ching, Azid, Nurulwahida, Nur Rahma Putra, Andika Bagus

“…Today's pupils should cultivate higher-order thinking skills (HOTS) more than anything else. This study aims to assess the HOTS level among primary school pupils based on demographics and their differences. …”
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Linking dual mode of action of host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin: structures, lipopolysaccharide and LptAm binding of designed analogs by Sinha, Sheetal, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Sperandeo, Paola, Polissi, Alessandra, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…Further, atomic resolution structures and interactions of Ala based thanatin analogs define plausible correlations with antibacterial activity and LPS, LptAm interactions. …”
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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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Cross-reactive dengue human monoclonal antibody prevents severe pathologies and death from Zika virus infections by Kam, Yiu-Wing, Lee, Cheryl Yi-Pin, Teo, Teck-Hui, Howland, Shanshan W., Siti Naqiah Amrun, Lum, Fok-Moon, See, Peter, Kng, Nicholas Qing-Rong, Huber, Roland G., Xu, Mei-Hui, Tan, Heng-Liang, Choo, Andre, Maurer-Stroh, Sebastian, Ginhoux, Florent, Fink, Katja, Wang, Cheng-I, Ng, Lisa F.P., Rénia, Laurent

“…The SIgN-3C variant with Leu-to-Ala mutations in the Fc region (SIgN-3C-LALA) did not induce antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) in vitro but provided similar levels of protection in vivo. …”
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The impact of social isolation on delayed hospital discharges of older hip fracture patients and associated costs by Landeiro, F, Leal, J, Gray, A

“…These two variables also increased the number of days of delayed discharges (2.6 and 4.9 extra days, respectively, holding all else constant). Patients who were admitted from an institution were less likely to have delayed discharges (OR 0.2) with 5.5 fewer days of delay. …”

Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) enabled digital pen by Tan, Joel Qi Zhi

“…Upon completing the data collection, data were imported into AlaVar5 to compute the Allan standard deviation of each axis of the accelerometer and gyroscope. …”
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Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic studies of the structure and interactions between hepatitis B virus core and surface antigens with peptides by Muhamad, Azira

“…In a previous study, a disulfide constrained cyclic peptide cyclo S1,S9 Cys-Glu-Thr-Gly-Ala-Lys-Pro-His-Cys (S1, S9-cyclo-CETGAKPHC) was isolated from a phage displayed cyclic peptide library using an affinity selection method against HBsAg. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…</p> <p>We have taken the liberty of re-naming our collection: until now, it has been commonly known as the Waddell Manuscript, or else as the Waddell Edition of the rNying ma'i rgyud 'bum, after the British officer who brought it to the U.K. …”

Semiconductor quantum well photodetector for fibre optical communication application by Li, Dao Sheng

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A brush with savage beauty: fashioning identities in the art of Juan Luna (1884-1895) by Khua, Kelly Janine Xiao Rong

“…His monumental work 'Spoliarium' won the gold medal at the 1884 Exposición Nacional de Bellas Artes in Madrid, a triumph that nationalists of the Propaganda Movement viewed as a sign of racial equality. …”
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