Access to spirocyclic oxindoles via N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of enals and oxindole-derived α,β-unsaturated imines by Jiang, Kun, Tiwari, Bhoopendra, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…A diastereoselective access to β-lactam fused spirocyclic oxindoles and related compounds bearing all carbon spiro centers is described. This N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed process employed challenging β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated imines to react with enals.…”
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A scandal in the British Empire: child guardianship, theosophy, sexuality and fatherhood in Besant v. Narayaniah by Tan, Fidellithy

“…The initial chapter delves into Annie Besant, examining how her self-representation as a maternal figure shaped her positioning as the boys' guardian in court. …”
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Unbiased in silico design of pH-sensitive tetrapeptides by Hu, Yue, Rigoldi, Federica, Sun, Hui, Gautieri, Alfonso, Marelli, Benedetto

“…We used coarse-grain molecular dynamics simulations to screen all possible histidine-bearing tetrapeptide sequences, finding novel peptide sequences with pH-tunable assembly properties. …”
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Greening our laws : revising land acquisition law for coal mining in India by Srivastav, S, Singh, T

“…The Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957 provides minimal social and environmental safeguards, and deviates, in important ways, from India’s general land acquisition law. …”

Black Phosphorus Nanoparticle Labels for Immunoassays via Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Mediation by Mayorga-Martinez, Carmen Clotilde, Mohamad Latiff, Naziah, Eng, Alex Yong Sheng, Sofer, Zdeněk, Pumera, Martin

“…The detection signal is produced via nanoimpacts of the BP NPs followed by HER catalysis.…”
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N-Heterocyclic carbene catalyzed aza-benzoin reaction for access to α-aminoketone molecules containing benzothiazole fragments by Li, Wei, Lv, Jie, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…The target benzothiazole-containing aminoketone products bearing different substituents and substitution patterns can be obtained in good to excellent yields under mild conditions.…”
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Report on business attachment with Great Eastern Life. by Koo, Wan Yee.

“…The author was attached to the Actuarial Departments for ten weeks and this report aims to summarize her training experience and to comment on the programme's effectiveness.…”
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RES.2-001 Engineering Design Instructional Computer System (EDICS), Spring 2008 by Wilson, David Gordon, Blanco, Ernesto, Tsutsumi, Seichi, Flowers, Woodie

“…EDICS, or Engineering Design Instructional Computer System, is an interactive multimedia program started in 1981, which consists of three chapters on bearings, rotors and cylinders, lets students with little background in engineering learn about procedures on a computer with text, graphics, animation, sound and diagrams.Online Publication…”
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Carbene-catalyzed N,N-nucleophilic activation of thioureas for access to pyrimidinthione derivatives by Cao, Liya, Li, Tingting, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Jin, Zhichao

“…Pyrimidinthione derivatives bearing various substituents and substitution patterns are afforded as the products in moderate to good yields.…”
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Development of collagen scaffold with internal channels via indirect rapid prototyping by Yeong, Wai Yee

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Report on industrial attachment with Jurong Consultants Pte Ltd by Cheong, Teresa Wen Ling.

“…She learnt to build to good rapport with her colleagues and trained herself to communicate confidently with authorities and contractors. …”
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Mao Mao : don’t ask for a 20ft truck by Choo, Daniel Kok Wai

“…The story is about a little girl moving from her kampung house to an HDB flat and the struggle she goes through to keep her pet chicken. …”
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中国加入WTO与产业结构调整 = China's accession to WTO and industrial structure adjustment by 刘志庆 Liu, Zhiqing, 傅丽萍 Fu, Liping

“…Based on the theory of comparative advantage and the reality of industry structure, this paper analyses the impacts of China’s entry to WTO on her macroeconomics, agriculture, manufacturing, and service industries and suggests adjustment strategies for them.…”
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Biocementation of fine-grained soil by Ong, Jun Hao

“…However, the California Bearing Ratio tests did not show improvement for samples tested immediately after compaction. …”
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An autonomous ultrasonic fastener holes inspection system of an aircraft lower wing skin by Lim, Chee Wei.

“…Fasteners like rivets and bolts bear a large part of the stress and thus require frequent inspection for cracks around the fastener's holes. …”
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Efficient top-k continuous query processing over sliding window model (SWM) method on uncertain data stream by Wahab, Raja Azhan Syah Raja, Rum, Siti Nurulain Mohd, Ibrahim, Hamidah, Ishak, Iskandar

“…As a result of both the sheer amount of data generated and the rate of change, traditional processing methods are in dire need of an upgrade. …”
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Preparation of 1T′-phase ReS2xSe2(1‑x) (x = 0−1) nanodots for highly efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction by Lai, Zhuangchai, Chaturvedi, Apoorva, Wang, Yun, Tran, Thu Ha, Liu, Xiaozhi, Tan, Chaoliang, Luo, Zhimin, Chen, Bo, Huang, Ying, Nam, Gwang-Hyeon, Zhang, Zhicheng, Chen, Ye, Hu, Zhaoning, Li, Bing, Xi, Shibo, Zhang, Qinghua, Zong, Yun, Gu, Lin, Kloc, Christian, Du, Yonghua, Zhang, Hua

“…As a source of clean energy, a reliable hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) requires robust and highly efficient catalysts. …”
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Building oxime-Ni2+ complex on polymeric carbon nitride : molecular-level design of highly efficient hydrogen generation photocatalysts by Zhen, Wenlong, Yuan, Xu, Ning, Xiaofeng, Gong, Xuezhong, Xue, Can

“…This work provides a new way to synthesize low-cost photocatalysts with surface grafting of noble-metal-free molecular HER catalysts for efficient light-driven hydrogen generation.…”
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Synergy of Nb doping and surface alloy enhanced on water–alkali electrocatalytic hydrogen generation performance in Ti‐based MXene by Du, Cheng‐Feng, Sun, Xiaoli, Yu, Hong, Liang, Qinghua, Dinh, Khang Ngoc, Zheng, Yun, Luo, Yubo, Wang, Zhiguo, Yan, Qingyu

“…As expected, the Ni0.9Co0.1@ NTM nanohybrids present an extraordinary HER activity in alkaline solution, which only needs an overpotential (η) of 43.4 mV to reach the current density of 10 mA cm−2 in 1 m KOH solution and shows good stability. …”
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Unconventional exhibitions of desire. by Ng, Hwei Yun.

“…Thus, her books provide an unfolding of possibilities for society.…”
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