Online game for Chinese chess by Lee, Jia Woei.

“…Most of the board games and card games have been converted to online games for players around the world to spar online. …”
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An experimental investigation on the noise emission and fuel consumption of diesel engine by Foo, Jin Yuan

“…Road traffic has always been a source of noise pollution owing to the rapid advancement in technology and growing population. …”
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The thermodynamics of multicomponent high-entropy materials by Cantor, B

“…Human development has been based for millennia on manufacturing materials using a conventional alloying strategy of selecting a principal component for the primary property requirement of the material and then adding one or two minor alloying components at relatively low concentrations, either to enhance the primary property or to provide additional secondary properties. …”

Interactive mapping for public transit planning: Comparing accessibility and travel-time framings by Stewart, Anson, Zegras, P Christopher

“…In particular, the accessibility version seems to mitigate skepticism and car users’ predispositions against upgrading bus service. …”
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Microstructure tailoring in hot-pressed silicon carbide by Lee, Yan Xi.

“…The contribution of elongation grains may very likely be a result of the 3C4H transformation as the maximum elongation seems to coincide with the maximum transformation. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…It also helps with recovery after eccentric workload, reducing the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness. KT seems to be able stimulate the muscles and increase activity, resulting in slight increase in performance. …”
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The physics of oil outflow from crude oil tankers during ship-ship collisions by Qu, Guan Lin

“…Ship sizes do not have significant effect on the percentage of oil outflow. However, VLCC seems to leak the largest amount due to its largest capacity.…”
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The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome by Zhu, D, Judge, PK, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG

“…As we predict complementary and different mechanisms of nephroprotection and cardioprotection for these different interventions, it seems logical that they should be deployed together to maximise benefits. …”

Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…The proposal for a crude oil price band, revived by the Indian delegation during the Jeddah Meeting in July 2008, seems to be gathering support. The French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged ‘oil producers to agree a target price range, based on a clearer understanding of the long-term fundamentals’. …”

The global prevalence of sexual disorder in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Salari, Nader, Hesampour, Arian, Abdolmaleki, Amir, Heidarian, Pegah, Shohaimi, Shamarina, Mohammadi, Masoud

“…Based on the findings, the prevalence of SD among RA individuals was found relatively high; thus, the application of measures seems necessary to prevent sexual disorders in RA cases. …”

Responses of herbaceous mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa), a new reclamation species, to soil pH by Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Chang, Mingteh

“…The plant can survive and grow at soil pH as low as 4.7, but the optimum growth seems to be on soils with pH ranging from 6.2 to 7.1. …”
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Co-synthesis of CuO-ZnO nanoflowers by low voltage liquid plasma discharge with brass electrode by Li, Chaojiang, Cao, Xun, Li, W. H., Zhang, Bowei, Xiao, Longqiang

“…Transition metal oxides CuO-ZnO nano-flowers have been simultaneously synthesized by the low voltage liquid plasma discharge method using brass cathode. …”
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Sunlight and Culture by Fredriksson, Per G., Mohanty, Aatishya

“…The effects of the individualism vs. collectivism cultural dichotomy on economic outcomes have been widely recognized in the literature. We propose and test the hypothesis that individuals and populations located in areas exposed long-term to more ultraviolet radiation (UV-R; sunlight) exhibit a greater degree of collectivism. …”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…One key disadvantage of grafting by diazonium chemistry is the inherent tendency of the grafted film to bear multilayers of organic molecules, which is not desired in most applications requiring modified electrodes. …”
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Long-term mindfulness meditation increases occurrence of sensory and attention brain states by Panitz, DY, Mendelsohn, A, Cabral, J, Berkovich-Ohana, A

“…Interest has been growing in the use of mindfulness meditation (MM) as a therapeutic practice, as accumulating evidence highlights its potential to effectively address a range of mental conditions. …”

Information gathering: dissociable effects of autistic and alexithymic traits in youths aged 6–25 years by Lee, KS, Long, EL, Catmur, C, Hauser, TU, Bird, G

“…Autistic youths tend to react negatively to uncertain events. Little is known about the cognitive processes associated with this intolerance of uncertainty, most notably the tendency to actively gather information to minimize uncertainty. …”

Cytoophidium complexes resonate with cell fates by Li, Y, Liu, J

“…Including CTPS, an increasing number of metabolic enzymes have been found to form cytoophidia in cells. However, the distribution and relationship among cytoophidia formed by different metabolic enzymes remain elusive. …”

Alleviating the Danger Of A Single Story Through Liberatory Computing Education by Walker, Raechel, Dias, Olivia, Taylor, Matthew, Breazeal, Cynthia

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A Machine Learning Based Approach to Reaction Rate Estimation by Johnson, Matthew S., Green, William H.

“…Current techniques for fast automatic rate estimation tend to be poorly optimized and tedious to maintain and extend. …”
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Droplet condensation on the patterned surface: molecular dynamics simuation by Goh, Jun Kang

“…Enhanced surface wettability is expected to accelerate the process of liquid film formation and improve the overall heat transfer process, whereas lower cooling temperatures and higher pressures tend to result in greater condensation through increased supersaturation and molecular collisions. …”
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