European hedgehog's 'near threatened' listing raises concerns for an iconic species by Gazzard, A, Macdonald, DW, Rasmussen, SL

An Analytical Model for Pitch Moment Stiffness of Bolted Connections and Its Application in Ballscrew Bearing Support Block Selection by Harlalka, Akshay D., Slocum, Alexander H.

“…While analytical models for the axial stiffness of bolted joints are well developed, models for moment (angular) stiffness of bolted structures, such as ball screw bearing support blocks, are needed to help engineers rapidly design more efficient precision machines. …”
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Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of Pt- and Pd-PCP pincer complexes bearing a para-N pyridinyl backbone by Wong, Esther Hui Yen, Jia, Yu-Xiang, Li, Yongxin, Pullarkat, Sumod Appukuttan, Leung, Pak-Hing

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Case study of load-bearing precast wall system subject to low seismic intensity by linear and nonlinear analyses by Tiong, Patrick Liq Yee, Chiew, Sing Ping, Teow, Beng Hur

“…This paper investigates the behaviour of load-bearing precast wall system (namely the HC Precast System − HCPS) subject to seismicity in Malaysia. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 accessory protein 7b forms homotetramers in detergent by Surya, Wahyu, Queralt-Martin, Maria, Mu, Yuguang, Aguilella, Vicente M., Torres, Jaume

“…A global pandemic is underway caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The SARS-CoV-2 genome, like its predecessor SARS-CoV, contains open reading frames that encode accessory proteins involved in virus-host interactions active during infection and which likely contribute to pathogenesis. …”
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PESI: paratope-epitope set interaction for SARS-CoV-2 neutralization prediction by Wan, Zhang, Lin, Zhuoyi, Rashid, Shamima, Ng, Shaun Yue Hao, Yin, Rui, Senthilnath, J., Kwoh, Chee Keong

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The impact of evolving SARS-CoV-2 mutations and variants on COVID-19 vaccines by McLean, Gary R., Kamil, Jeremy, Lee, Benhur, Moore, Penny, Schulz, Thomas F., Muik, Alexander, Sahin, Ugur, Tureci, Ozlem, Pather, Shanti

“…The emergence of several new variants of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in recent months has raised concerns around the potential impact on ongoing vaccination programs. …”
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Southeast Asia initiative to combat SARS-CoV-2 variants (SEACOVARIANTS) consortium by Nhu, LNT, Chambers, M, Chantratita, N, Cheah, PY, Day, NPJ, Dejnirattisai, W, Dunachie, S, Grifoni, A, Hamers, RL, Hill, J, Jones, EY, Klenerman, P, Mongkolsapaya, J, Screaton, G, Sette, A, Stuart, D, Tan, CW, Thwaites, G, Thanh, VD, Wang, L-F, Tan, LV, SEACOVARIANTS Consortium

“…A strong and effective COVID-19 and future pandemic responses rely on global efforts to carry out surveillance of infections and emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants and to act accordingly in real time. …”

Mechanics of nonlinear short-wave generation by a moored near-surface buoy by Zhu, Q., Liu, Y., Tjavaras, A.A., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P.

“…We consider the nonlinear interaction problem of surface waves with a tethered near-surface buoy. Our objective is to investigate mechanisms for nonlinear short surface wave generation in this complete coupled wave-buoy-cable dynamical system. …”
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Design and optimisation of a tribometer system to characterise friction in near zero velocity by Ayu Lestari Dalimarta

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Near-infrared light for phototherapy : photothermal induced drug release and tumor ablation by Li, Menghuan

“…Amongst all these efforts, near-infrared-light-involved anticancer therapy has drawn increasing attention in recent years, due to the minimal invasiveness and high tissue penetration of near-infrared light (NIR). …”
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Near-infrared afterglow semiconducting nano-polycomplexes for multiplex differentiation of cancer exosomes by Lyu, Yan, Cui, Dong, Huang, Jiaguo, Fan, Wenxuan, Miao, Yansong, Pu, Kanyi

“…The sensor is composed of a near‐infrared semiconducting polyelectrolyte (ASPN) that forms a complex with a quencher‐tagged aptamer. …”
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Invisibility Dips of Near-Field Energy Transport in a Spoof Plasmonic Metadimer by Gao, Fei, Gao, Zhen, Luo, Yu, Zhang, Baile

“…Instead of observing in far field, the near-field energy transport is probed through the two SLSP resonators. …”
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Prism dispersion effects in near-guided-wave surface plasmon resonance sensors by Shalabney, Atef, Abdulhalim, Ibrahim

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Near-term deployment of novel carbon removal to facilitate longer-term deployment by Nemet, GF, Gidden, MJ, Greene, J, Roberts, C, Lamb, WF, Minx, JC, Smith, SM, Geden, O, Riahi, K

“…Yet at present, only 2 Gt is being removed per year, and nearly all of it is from forestry—only 0.1% is from novel forms of carbon removal. …”

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

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Infection risk of SARS-CoV-2 in a dining setting : deposited droplets and aerosols by Ding, Shirun, Lee, Jia Shing, Mohamed Arif Mohamed, Ng, Bing Feng

“…Considering that safe-distancing and mask-wearing measures are not strictly enforced in dining settings in the context of SARS-CoV-2, the infection risks of patrons in a dining outlet (e.g., a cafe) is assessed in this study. …”
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Acute inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by Francis, AG, Elhadd, K, Camera, V, Ferreira Dos Santos, M, Rocchi, C, Adib-Samii, P, Athwal, B, Attfield, K, Barritt, A, Craner, M, Fisniku, L, Iversen, AKN, Leach, O, Matthews, L, Redmond, I, O'Riordan, J, Scalfari, A, Tanasescu, R, Wren, D, Huda, S, Leite, MI, Fugger, L, Palace, J

“…Consequently, the mass SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program could result in increased rates of these conditions. …”

B cell receptor repertoire kinetics after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination by Kotagiri, P, Mescia, F, Rae, WM, Bergamaschi, L, Tuong, ZK, Turner, L, Hunter, K, Gerber, PP, Hosmillo, M, Hess, C, Clatworthy, MR, Goodfellow, IG, Matheson, NJ, McKinney, EF, Wills, MR, Gupta, RK, Bradley, JR, Bashford-Rogers, RJM, Lyons, PA, Smith, KGC

“…We analyze serial samples from 171 SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals and 63 vaccine recipients and find the global BCR repertoire differs between them. …”

Comparison of transport methodologies on near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments using CFD by Tee, Clarence Wei Tat

“…The focus of this study is to understand and quantify the differences between the two models when applied to near-field dispersion of heavy gases. The two methodologies are validated by simulating the dispersion phenomena for two test cases which largely bear resemblance to urban settings: a three-dimensional street canyon setup and the Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST) field experiment. …”
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