Is Africa’s growing public debt really crowding out private investment? by Mulangu, Francis

“…Third, do African firms rely on commercial banks to support both their working capital expenditures and long-term investment? Moreover, how has this changed over the period during which national debts have been rising? …”
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Identification and application of self-binding zipper-like sequences in SARS-CoV spike protein by Zhang, Si Min, Liao, Ying, Neo, Tuan Ling, Lu, Yanning, Liu, Ding Xiang, Vahlne, Anders, Tam, James Pingkwan

“…Meanwhile, the coiled-coil-forming Leu/Ile heptad repeat sequences within the S protein were under-represented during peptide array scanning, in agreement with that long peptide lengths were required to attain high helix-mediated interaction avidity. …”
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An ultrastable lithium metal anode enabled by designed metal fluoride spansules by Yuan, Huadong, Nai, Jianwei, Tian, He, Ju, Zhijin, Zhang, Wenkui, Liu, Yujing, Tao, Xinyong, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Here, we design “spansules” made of NaMg(Mn)F3@C core@shell microstructures as the matrix for the LMA, which can offer a long-lasting release of functional ions into the electrolyte. …”
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Risk assessment model for UAV cost-effective path planning in urban environments by Hu, Xinting, Pang, Bizhao, Dai, Fuqing, Low, Kin Huat

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Efficient threshold function secret sharing with information-theoretic security by Luo, Jinglong, Zhang, Liang Feng, Lin, Fuchun, Lin, Changlu

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Tactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived softness by Pasqualotto, Achille, Ng, Megan, Tan, Zheng Yee, Kitada, Ryo

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Simultaneous mid-infrared gas sensing and upconversion based on third harmonic generation in cascaded waveguides by Pan, Jianxing, Chen, Zhenxing, Huang, Tianye, Zeng, Shuwen, Cheng, Zhuo, Huang, Pan, Zhao, Xiang, Shum, Perry Ping, Brambilla, Gilberto

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Lancing drug reservoirs into subcutaneous fat to combat obesity and associated metabolic diseases by Than, Aung, Duong, Phan Khanh, Zan, Ping, Liu, Junjie, Leow, Melvin Khee-Shing, Chen, Peng

“…Here, a new self-administrable and minimally invasive transdermal drug delivery strategy for home-based long-term treatment of obesity and other diseases is developed. …”
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Bioinspired mechanically interlocking structures by Zhu, Ming, Zhang, Feilong, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Mechanically interlocking structures at various interfaces in nature have been observed for a long time, and their underlying interacting mechanisms have been deeply investigated. …”
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An in-depth exploration of the post-test informational needs of BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variant carriers in Asia by Yuen, Jeanette, Fung, Si Ming, Sia, Chin Leong, Venkatramani, Mallika, Shaw, Tarryn, Courtney, Eliza, Li, Shao-Tzu, Chiang, Jianbang, Tan, Veronique Kiak-Mien, Tan, Benita Kiat-Tee, Ngeow, Joanne

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Studying the pyroelectric effects of LiNbO3 modified composites by Zhang, Fan, Kang, Hua, Lin, Yixuan, Guan, Li, Aslan, Hüsnü, Zhang, Meining, Niu, Lin, Dong, Mingdong

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Impact of molecular linker size on physicochemical properties of assembled gold nanoparticle mono-/multi-layers and their applicability for functional binding of biomolecules by Krikstolaityte, Vida, Hamit-Eminovski, Jildiz, Abariute, Laura, Niaura, Gediminas, Meskys, Rolandas, Arnebrant, Thomas, Lisak, Grzegorz, Ruzgas, Tautgirdas

“…Both AuNP mono- and multilayers, attached/interlinked via long flexible PLL molecules assembled to denser and more soft/viscous structures compared to those interlinked by short MHP compounds. …”
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A C-terminal peptide of TFPI-1 facilitates cytosolic delivery of nucleic acid cargo into mammalian cells by Fazil, Mobashar Hussain Urf Turabe, Chalasani, Madhavi Latha Somaraju, Choong, Yeu Khai, Schmidtchen, Artur, Verma, Navin Kumar, Saravanan, Rathi

“…Efficient intracellular nucleic acid delivery into mammalian cells remains a long-standing challenge owing to poor cell permeability and uptake of naked nucleic acids across the cell membrane and limited cargo stability. …”
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Coarse-grained simulation of mechanical properties of single microtubules with micrometer length by Zha, Jinyin, Zhang, Yuwei, Xia, Kelin, Gräter, Frauke, Xia, Fei

“…Because single microtubules are some micrometers long, it is difficult to simulate such a large system using an all-atom model. …”
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Flexible and deployable colon support structure for endoluminal interventions by Miyasaka, Muneaki, Liu, Jiajun, Cao, Lin, Lai, Wenjie, Li, Xiaoguo, Tiong, Anthony Meng Huat, Lim, Gerald Cheng Le, Quek, Banjamin Wei Jian, Kaan, Huang Leng, Dolgunov, Dmitrii, Ho, Khek Yu, Phee, Soo Jay

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Effectiveness of data auditing as a tool to reinforce good research data management (RDM) practice: a Singapore study by Lau, Hui Xing, Lee, Celine Ser Lin, Yusuf Ali

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Amorphous VO₂ : a pseudocapacitive platform for high-rate symmetric batteries by Chao, Dongliang, DeBlock, Ryan, Lai, Chun-Han, Wei, Qiulong, Dunn, Bruce, Fan, Hong Jin

“…Such a symmetric battery offers safer operation in terms of overcharging, overdischarging, polarity reversal, high charge/discharge current abuse, and long-term usage. The results suggest that amorphous transition metal oxides may offer advantageous attributes for rapid, safe, and energy-dense storage.…”
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Optimal probes for global quantum thermometry by Mok, Wai-Keong, Bharti, Kishor, Kwek, Leong Chuan, Bayat, Abolfazl

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Performance risk assessment in public–private partnership projects based on adaptive fuzzy cognitive map by Chen, Hongyu, Zhang, Limao, Wu, Xianguo

“…High complexity exists underlying public–private partnership (PPP) projects due to their huge scale, large investment, and long-term relationships among various participants, leading to difficulty in managing PPP project performance risk. …”
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Development of reduced graphene oxide from biowaste as an electrode material for vanadium redox flow battery by Abbas, Aumber, Eng, Xue Er, Ee, Nicholas, Saleem, Faisal, Wu, Dan, Chen, Wenqian, Handayani, Murni, Tabish, Tanver A., Wai, Nyunt, Lim, Tuti Mariana

“…Vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) is a renowned electrochemical energy storage device for large scale applications owing to its promising storage capability, long life and safety. However, the lower efficiency of VRB system combined with the non-renewable graphite-based electrodes have limited the widespread of VRB commercial market. …”
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