Meeting of minds: narratives as a tool to reduce prejudice toward stigmatized group members by Kim, Nuri, Lim, Cui Min

“…Findings indicate that first-person narratives are more effective than third-person narratives in inducing social presence of the stigmatized outgroup character; photos, unexpectedly, did not have such an effect. Social presence, in turn, plays a key role in facilitating positive intergroup outcomes from reading online narrative texts. …”
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Towards precision dosing of nanoparticles in mammalian cells by Singh, Hemang Raj

“…Current in vitro assays of nanotoxicity studies rely on suspension-based delivery of ENMs into cells, which are in turn internalised by endocytosis. However, transformations of ENMs in suspension affect mass transport of particles from media to the cells, failure to characterise accurate dosages of NPs delivered into cells result in some of the disparity between in vitro and in vivo toxicity assays. …”
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A CMOS balun with common ground and artificial dielectric compensations applied in a wideband RF front-end by Yang, Geliang, Tang, Kai, Wang, Zhigong

“…This paper presents a compact on-chip balun with a turn ratio of 1:2, and its application for sub-6 GHz wideband front-end. …”
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A war in all but name: expanding the timeline of conflict in the Malayan emergency by Ho, Benjamin

“…This relegation of the Emergency to a simple conflict in terminology should in turn provoke questions about the root of conflict between the two sides. …”
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Re-refining used lubricating oil by Ng, Yui Ming.

“…If too much TPAOH was added, the sludge would turn watery making separation from oil difficult. …”
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Exploring human computation via interactive online application by Lee, Ming Hua.

“…The results are stored and analyzed, and turn out to be not quite expected.…”
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Design of a thyristor-switched capacitor type voltage regulator of a self-exited induction generation by Oun, Chuan Teck.

“…As the voltage regulator controller is used to maintain the generated voltage at its required range, it must be able to measure the voltage at the generator terminal, thus this project will look into the way of measuring the voltage and design of the control circuit used to control the thyristor to turn on and off. Simulation of the voltage regulator controller will be performed to obtain the main structure of the controller circuit, after which the controller is then constructed into hardware. …”
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Functional roles of transforming growth factor activated Kinase-1 (TAK1) in skin wound healing by Tan, Siew Hwey

“…We show here that during wound healing, TAK1 activates von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor (pVHL) expression in keratinocytes which, in turn, represses the expression of PDGF-B and, integrins beta1 and beta5 via inhibition of the Sp1-mediated transcription. …”
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Effect of food texture on impression formation and prosocial behaviors by Tan, Kah Min

“…Many studies have showcased that particular tastes can influence judgements and behaviors but no studies to date has explored the extent to which how food texture can affect social perception and in turn influence behaviors. The present study seeks to investigate the metaphorical link between food texture and social perception along with social behaviors. …”
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Fabrication of smart structures through selective laser melting (3D printing) (II) by Ong, Cindy

“…Selective Laser Melting (SLM) of Nickel-Titanium SMAs uses high energy lasers to melt the powder, which in turn alters the microstructure of the alloy. Microstructure differs according to the SLM parameters used. …”
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Study of heat transfer through micro-structured surfaces by Chin, Wei Hao

“…Each chip has a different microstructure in the form of very small and elongated pin-fins, which will in turn affect the critical heat flux of each component. …”
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Immersing into 360 virtual reality by Lim, Zijie

“…Clickable annotations, also known as hotspots, are allowed on YouTube videos and this provides a method to create clickable buttons that could allow the user to choose options within the video. eViacam software has been included to act as a mouse to allow hand gestures to be part of the video. This can then in turn allow the hand to click on the hotspots. …”
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The design of liquid desiccant dehumidification control system by Wang, Gaige

“…In the thesis, we first introduce LDDS working principles, involved technologies, and then we turn to construct the control system, including the design of control circuits and development of control programs based on STM32 microcontroller. …”
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Monitoring the Wobbe Index of Natural Gas Using Fiber-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Sandfort, Vincenz, Trabold, Barbara M., Abdolvand, Amir, Bolwien, Carsten, Russell, Philip St. J., Wöllenstein, Jürgen, Palzer, Stefan

“…In contrast to bandgap PCF, kagomé-PCF allows for reliable detection of Raman-scattered photons even below 1200 cm−1, which in turn enables fast and comprehensive assessment of the natural gas quality of arbitrary mixtures.…”
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Conversion, ethnology, and law in the conquest of the Philippines by Cobo, NC

“…It also shows that the unique circumstances of the Philippines resulted in the flourishing of academic textual production by civil and ecclesiastical officials in this period; of highly local colonial institutions, within which ecclesiastical figures acquired unprecedented political authority; and of unique systems of colonial extraction and governance, and the ways in which these impacted indigenous communities and were in turn shaped by the people and circumstances of the Philippines.…”

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras by Baker, TR, Adu-Bredu, S, Affum-Baffoe, K, Aiba, S, Akite, P, Alexiades, M, Almeida, E, de Oliveira, EA, Davila, EA, Amani, C, Andrade, A, Aragao, L, Araujo-Murakami, A, Arets, E, Arroyo, L, Ashton, P, Ifo, SAA, Aymard, GAC, Baisie, M, Balee, W, Balinga, M, Banin, LF, Banki, O, Baraloto, C, Malhi, Y, Moore, S

“…These lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the Americas, contain dioecious species. In turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. …”

Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…I propose a series of diachronic norms to guide solidary agents in navigating power and knowledge asymmetries. In Chapter 4, I turn to the process of personal transformation undergone by solidary agents. …”

Retrieve, reason, and refine: generating accurate and faithful patient instructions by Liu, F, Yang, B, You, C, Wu, X, Ge, S, Liu, Z, Sun, X, Yang, Y, Clifton, DA

“…An accurate and easy-to-follow PI can improve the self-management of patients which can in turn reduce hospital readmission rates. However, writing an appropriate PI can be extremely time consuming for physicians, and is subject to being incomplete or error-prone for (potentially overworked) physicians. …”

Tropical Deep Convection, Cloud Feedbacks and Climate Sensitivity by Stephens, GL, Shiro, KA, Hakuba, MZ, Takahashi, H, Pilewskie, JA, Andrews, T, Stubenrauch, CJ, Wu, L

“…This impacts low cloud changes and in turn the model warming response through low cloud feedbacks. …”

Development of Food Waste Management Guidelines in Harmonizing and Sustaining the Ecosystem of the UUM Lake Restaurant (S/O 14247) by Yean, Tan Fee, Johari, Johanim, Hassan, Zuraida, Alias, Nursiha, Abdullah, Nor Azimah Chew, Abdul Rahman, Hazlan

“…This study addresses this issue by developing food waste management guidelines that prioritize 4Rs (Rethink, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle) strategies that restaurants can use to prevent and divert wasted food. That, in turn, not only helps in reducing the volume and the cost of disposal, but also helps reduce pollution, save natural resources, and move towards becoming an environmentally friendly restaurant…”
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