Methodological, political and legal issues in the assessment of the effects of nanotechnology on human health by Schulte, Paul A, Riediker, Michael, Fatkhutdinova, Liliya, Bergamaschi, Enrico, Canu, Irina Guseva

“…Scientific challenges include the array of physicochemical parameters and ENM production conditions, the lack of universally accepted definitions of ENMs and nanotechnology workers, and the lack of information about modes of action, target organs and likely dose–response functions of ENMs. Standardisation of data collection and harmonisation of research protocols are needed to eliminate misclassification of exposures and health effects. …”
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Rapid removal of chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene in water by aluminum-iron alloy particles by Xu, Jie, Pu, Yuan, Yang, Xiao Jin, Wan, Pingyu, Wang, Rong, Song, Peng, Fisher, Adrian

“…Alloying Al with Fe enhances reactivity towards chlorinated hydrocarbons' degradation and the enhancement is likely the consequence of galvanic effects between different phases (Al, Fe and intermetallic Al-Fe compounds such as Al13Fe4, Fe3Al and FeAl2) and catalytic role of these intermetallic Al-Fe compounds. …”
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Solubilization and characterization of extracellular proteins from anammox granular sludge by Boleij, Marissa, Seviour, Thomas, Wong, Lan Li, van Loosdrecht, Mark C. M., Lin, Yuemei

“…Physicochemical analyses of the granules indicated that extracellular structural matrix proteins likely have β-sheet dominated secondary structures. …”
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Rationally trust, but emotionally? The roles of cognitive and affective trust in laypeople's acceptance of AI for preventive care operations by Kyung, Nakyung, Kwon, Eric Hyeokkoo

“…However, individuals are less likely to accept and achieve the health behavior change suggested by AI than when they receive similar interventions from health experts. …”
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Autistic students' experiences, opportunities and challenges in higher education in Singapore: a qualitative study by Lim, Elinor, Wong, Shawn, Gurbuz, Emine, Kapp, Steven K., López, Beatriz, Magiati, Iliana

“…Participants also noted considerable social isolation of autistic students, likely linked to a double empathy problem between autistic and non-autistic students. …”
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A mechanism-based theory of cellular and tissue plasticity by Sun, Fuqiang, Fang, Chao, Shao, Xueying, Gao, Huajian, Lin, Yuan

“…Our theory predicts that endocytic vesicles with a size around 1 to 2 µm will most likely be formed and a higher irreversible shortening of cell junctions could be achieved if a long stimulation is split into multiple short ones, all in quantitative agreement with experiments. …”
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Inhaled nanomaterials and the respiratory microbiome : clinical, immunological and toxicological perspectives by Nur A’tikah Binte Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Hussain Kathawala, Poh, Tuang Yeow, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Ng, Kee Woei, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh

“…While associations between inhaled ambient ultrafine particles and host immune-inflammatory response are known, the airway and environmental microbiomes likely act as intermediaries and facilitate individual susceptibility to inhaled nanoparticles and toxicants. …”
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The imperative of arachidonic acid in human reproduction by Crawford, Michael A., Sinclair, Andrew J., Hall, Barbara, Ogundipe, Enitan

“…Stearic acid is similarly bio-magnified which is likely to provide for the sn-1 position in membrane synthesis. …”
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone aza-crown ether complexes as biomimetics for lanthanide and calcium dependent alcohol dehydrogenases by Vetsova, Violeta A., Fisher, Katherine R., Lumpe, Henning, Schäfer, Alexander, Schneider, Erik K., Weis, Patrik, Daumann, Lena J.

“…We show that when studying biomimetics for MDH, larger metal ions and those with lower charge in this case promote the dehydrogenation reaction more effectively and that this is likely an effect of the ligand design which must be considered when studying biomimetics. …”
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Overlooked effect of negative data on efficiency analysis by Lu, Wen-Min, Kweh, Qian Long, Ting, Irene Wei Kiong

“…Traditional techniques of handling negative data values in DEA, such as adding an arbitrary constant or substituting a small positive value, fail to account for the effect of production scale on efficiency and can produce misleading findings. This study thus proposes a novel method for dealing with negative output values in DEA by revising them based on production scale. …”
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Evaluating the effect of students' behavioural intention to use social media for collaborative learning by Nur Shamsiah, Abdul Rahman, Noor Azida, Sahabudin

“…The Structural Equation modelling (SEM) was used to test the model fit and corresponding hypotheses. The findings indicated that students’ attitudes and behaviour are strong indicators of their intentions to use social media for collaborative learning.…”
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Save the planet 2.0: A mini review of improving agricultural soil with terra preta by Norazlianie, Sazali, Kettner, Maurice, Salim, Naqib

“…This review offers in-depth assessment of Terra Preta by tracing its historical origins, inspecting its production processes, and exploring its contemporary utilization. By synthesizing findings from a wide array of scientific studies and field applications, this paper clarifies the deep potential of Terra Preta in increasing yield of crops, enhancing soil health and mitigating significantly to climate change. …”
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Anomaly Detection in Fractal Time Series with LSTM Autoencoders by Kirichenko, Lyudmyla, Koval, Yulia, Yakovlev, Sergiy, Chumachenko, Dmytro

“…Whittle’s method was utilized for the precise estimation of the Hurst exponent, thereby enhancing the model’s ability to differentiate between normal and anomalous data. The findings underscore the potential of machine learning techniques for robust anomaly detection in complex datasets.…”
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Mutual perceptions of Asia and the EU/Europe : media, elite and public opinion in Singapore and Germany by Uehlecke, Jana, Loke, Hoe Yeong

“…It seeks to do so through an analysis of the data collected from print and broadcast media, interviews with media practitioners, and the findings from public opinion surveys.…”
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Semiparametric estimation of additive quantile regression models by two-fold penalty by Lian, Heng

“…In particular, we are interested in finding nonzero components as well as linear components in the conditional quantile function. …”
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Urban innovation policy in the postdevelopmental era : lessons from Singapore and Seoul by Hartley, Kris, Woo, Jun Jie, Chung, Sun Kyo

“…Government documents are examined and findings compared.…”
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Cultural construction of success and epistemic motives moderate American-Chinese differences in reward allocation biases by Leung, Angela K.-Y., Kim, Young-Hoon, Tam, Kim-Pong, Chiu, Chi-yue, Zhang, Zhixue

“…In a study comparing the reward allocation biases of Americans and Chinese in different group outcome conditions, the authors showed that the abovementioned cultural difference is found (a) only for culturally congruent success experience (attaining approach goals for Americans and avoidance goals for Chinese) and (b) among individuals who are motivated by the need for cognitive closure to exhibit culturally typical responses. This finding has important implications for understanding the dynamic nature of cultural influences on social behaviors.…”
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Arsenene nanoribbon edge-resolved strong magnetism by Wang, Sanmei, Zhang, Xi, Huang, Yongli, Sun, Chang Qing

“…Consistency between bond-order-length-strength correlation (BOLS) theory and density functional theory (DFT) calculations verified that: (i) the edge bond contraction of 9.54% deepened the edge potential well of AsNR, (ii) a net charge of 0.06 e- transferred from the inner region to the edge; and (iii) the edge quantum well polarized the unpaired electron and the net spin (antiferromagnetic or ferromagnetic depending on the width) is localized at the zigzag edge. The finding sheds a light on applications of AsNR in magnetic storage devices.…”
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Monitoring of singlet fission via two-dimensional photon-echo and transient-absorption spectroscopy : simulations by multiple Davydov trial states by Sun, Kewei, Huang, Zhongkai, Gelin, Maxim F., Chen, Lipeng, Zhao, Yang

“…The simulated transient absorption signals show a fast decay of the first excited singlet state and exhibit multiple peaks revealing the tuning mode. These findings could be regarded as signatures of the CI in the singlet fission process.…”
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The green effect : the influence of indoor plants on economic decision making by Tan, Melissa Xin Ying, Leong, Ting, Pau, Olivia Li Min

“…More specifically, our paper presents various findings on the effect of greenery on an individual’s decision-making and cognitive performance, thus demonstrating the importance of natural elements in the physical environment. …”
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