One more minute by Liew, Ming Jia

“…The practically of timekeeping and reading has altered our perception of time.My research showed that time was felt to be most valuable when a person was made aware of his or her brief period of existence. …”
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A highly strained Al-Al σ-bond in dianionic aluminum analog of oxirane for molecule activation by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…The structure of 2 has been unambiguously ascertained by spectroscopic analysis as well as X-ray crystallography, and computational studies revealed that 2 bears a highly strained Al-Al σ-bond. 2 readily reacts with the unsaturated substrates such as isocyanide, ethylene, and ketone, concomitant with the cleavage of the Al-Al σ-bond under mild conditions, leading to the four- and five-membered heterocycles 3-5. …”
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Borderlands: The edges of Europe [Conference abstract] by Leonardi, Paola

“…and I have found endless examples of families and communities that have been split by borders or who felt an affinity with “the other side”. …”
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What is to reproduce? On the overlap, development, and persistence account of reproduction by Palacios-González, C

“…Her account seems able to answer the question of whether reproduction takes place, and who reproduces, when we employ biotechnologies that bear little to no resemblance to naturally occurring human sexual reproduction. …”

Development of a mobile application for items exchange by Ramanathan Rajaraj

“…The application has been named WExchange. With the increasing concern about environmental issues, being environmentally friendly and sustainable has gained importance around the world. …”
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Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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An assimilation of experience. by Mehraj Nisha.

“…The old box of a transistor was bandaged on all sides with scotch tape but still managed to entertain her whenever it felt like it. Mehru worked on, her tiny fingers turning the knob ever so slowly, softly rubbing its sides. …”
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An interactive projector camera system by Huang, Fu Quan.

“…A simple aquarium game has been build to demonstrate the usefulness of the system. …”
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Personalised video by Seah, Kai Ler

“…Due to the changing and enhancement in needs of the growing technology savvy society, many users have been looking for an extra edge in development when it comes to the technology aspects. …”
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Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. These numbers bear eloquent testimony to the increasing demand for protein therapeutics. …”
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Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

Application development on an Android smart-phone by Udit Batra

“…The alarm modules turn on a piercing alarm at full volume and can lock the phone if the owner suspects it has been stolen. The Locater module triangulates the location of the phone and sends back the latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates to the user, allowing easy recovery. …”
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From Sample to Answer: Innovations in sample processing and CRISPR-based diagnostics for enhanced clinical translation and field deployment by Arizti Sanz, Jon

“…Next, we made further improvements and thoroughly validated this platform to create SHINEv2, a further streamlined, equipment-free, and easily deployable technology with the ability to discriminate SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern (VOCs). Given the excellent programmability of CRISPR-Dx, we expanded the use of SHINE beyond SARS-CoV-2 to other clinically relevant pathogens. …”
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End of the line by Chia, Wei Ting

“…It tells the story of a dystopian Earth that has been visited by an alien who has accelerated the end of the world by causing a new Ice Age. …”
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Ozone reaction with interior building materials: Influence of diurnal ozone variation, temperature and humidity by Rim, Donghyun, Maddalena, Randy L., Nazaroff, William W., Gall, Elliott Tyler

“…Reactive uptake of ozone has been characterized for many building materials; however, scant information is available on how diurnal variation of ambient ozone influences ozone reaction with indoor surfaces. …”
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Relative deficiency in interferon-γ-secreting CD4+ T cells is strongly associated with poorer COVID-19 vaccination responses in older adults by Ho, Vanda W. T., Boon, Low Heng, Cui, Jianzhou, Juequn, Zhou, Shunmuganathan, Bhuvaneshwari, Gupta, Rashi, Tan, Nikki Y. J., Qian, Xinlei, Purushotorman, Kiren, Fong, Siew-Wai, Renia, Laurent, Ng, Lisa F. P., Angeli, Veronique, Chen, Jinmiao, Kennedy, Brian K., Ong, Catherine W. M., Macary, Paul A.

“…Although the two-dose mRNA vaccination regime provides protection against SARS-CoV-2, older adults have been shown to exhibit poorer vaccination responses. …”
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Fuel card system by Chew, Geck, Chong, Siew Ling, Tan, Siew Fang

“…Store cards have been a useful promotional tool used by retailers to increase consumer loyalty. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Singapore has been developing rapidly over the past decades. In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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The application of cyber-insurance in computer networks by Feng, Shaohan

“…By enabling the transfer of the cyber risks from the computer networks to a third party, i.e., cyber insurer, cyber-insurance has been recognized as a promising and efficient approach to manage the cyber risks. …”
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