Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

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Developing a web app in conjunction with a honey dehydrator by Sim, Yang Kai

“…Honey is a sweet tasting viscous liquid made by bees, and honey harvesting practices have grown in the last few decades. …”
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It's not that dark, after all by Chia, Glenda

“…This project seeks to spotlight the stories being shared and invites others to immerse themselves in the storytelling in hopes that insights will be caught and different perspectives taught in the process. …”
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IS activity in Southeast Asia by Liow, Joseph Chinyong, Liow Chin Yong, Joseph

“…The increasing number of recruits from Indonesia and Malaysia to Islamic State reflects the evolving security threat to Southeast Asia. The emerging pattern bears lessons for countries in the region.…”
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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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Fragmentation of white phosphorus by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)alumanyl anion by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Structural and electronic features of the latter were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic means, X-ray diffraction analysis, and computational studies, which revealed that 2 bears highly polarized Al (δ+) and P (δ-) and relatively short Al-P bonds, indicative of the σ-donating and π-accepting nature of CAAAl groups.…”
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Winner–loser plant trait replacements in human-modified tropical forests by Pinho, BX, Melo, FPL, ter Braak, CJF, Bauman, D, Maréchaux, I, Tabarelli, M, Benchimol, M, Arroyo-Rodriguez, V, Santos, BA, Hawes, JE, Berenguer, E, Ferreira, J, Silveira, JM, Peres, CA, Rocha‐Santos, L, Souza, FC, Gonçalves-Souza, T, Mariano-Neto, E, Faria, D, Barlow, J

“…Combining floristic and functional trait data for 1,207 tree species across 271 forest plots, we find that forest loss consistently caused an increased dominance of low-density woods and small seeds dispersed by endozoochory (winner traits) and the loss of distinctive traits, such as extremely dense woods and large seeds dispersed by synzoochory (loser traits). …”

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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Colorization of monochrome images with texture by Tan, Shamane Mei Hsia.

“…This paper examines the various colorization techniques that have been invented and improvised in the recent decades. …”
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Response to Comment on “Unique in the shopping mall: On the reidentifiability of credit card metadata” by de Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre, Pentland, Alex

“…The synthetic data set that they “successfully anonymize” bears no resemblance to modern high-dimensional data sets on which their methods fail. …”
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The Science of Plants : Inside their Secret World / by Fewster, Helen, editor 655692, Ambrose, Jamie, contributor 655693, Bayton, Ross, contributor 655694, Candeias, Matt, contributor 655695, Jose, Sarah, contributor 655696, Mikolajski, Andrew, contributor 382928, Ripley, Esther, contributor 655697, Summers, David, contributor 260394, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, contributor 10725, DK Publishing, Inc 584081

“…DK's elegant introduction to botany is packed with sumptuous photos and crystal-clear artworks that explain the mechanics of photosynthesis, why leaves change colour, how cacti store water, and how seeds know when to grow. Filled with fascinating stories of how plants protect themselves from predators, and how flowers use colour and scent to interact with - and manipulate - the creatures around them, The Science of Plants is a fresh and engaging introduction to the mysterious inner workings of the plant world.…”

Effect of fertilizer on yield and quality of Jatropha curcas L. Oil. by Zhou, Yanfang.

“…The yield and quality of the oil extracted from Jatropha seeds were investigated under three different controlled nutrient conditions based on the amount of Osmocote® Plus added. …”
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Negative density dependence promotes persistence of a globally rare yet locally abundant plant species Oenothera coloradensis by Stears, AE, Heidel, B, Paniw, M, Salguero-Gómez, R, Laughlin, DC

“…Persistence of seeds in a seed bank, which is often ignored in models of population dynamics, can also buffer small populations against collapse. …”

Linear A libation tables : a semitic connection explored by Eu Min, Niki Cassandra, Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco Paolo

“…Attempts to decipher the writing system have been unsuccessful for several reasons. Unlike the Linear B language (Mycenaean Greek), Minoan, the language hidden behind Linear A and still undeciphered, bears no apparent similarity to Greek, and any ‘translation’ of Linear A based provisionally on Linear B phonetic values has not produced any tangible result. …”
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Regression analysis ofr characterization of materials for photovoltaic cells by Vundavalli, Bala Satya Manikanta

“…The traditional Design-of-Experiments (DoEs) adapted so far, are slow and the information obtained sometimes bears little relevance to optimizing the key performance parameters of merit. …”
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Crystal phase and architecture engineering of lotus thalamus-shaped Pt-Ni anisotropic superstructures for highly efficient electrochemical hydrogen evolution by Zhang, Zhicheng, Liu, Guigao, Cui, Xiaoya, Chen, Bo, Zhu, Yihan, Gong, Yue, Saleem, Faisal, Xi, Shibo, Du, Yonghua, Borgna, Armando, Lai, Zhuangchai, Zhang, Qinghua, Li, Bing, Zong, Yun, Han, Yu, Gu, Lin, Zhang, Hua

“…The Pt‐Ni ASs with Pt‐rich surface are composed of one Ni‐rich “core” with face‐centered cubic (fcc) phase, Ni‐rich “arms” with hexagonal close‐packed phase protruding from the core, and facet‐selectively grown Pt‐rich “lotus seeds” with fcc phase on the end surfaces of the “arms.” …”
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Programmable DNA-mediated decision maker by Shu, Jian-Jun, Wang, Qi-Wen, Yong, Kian-Yan

“…DNA-mediated computing is a novel technology that seeks to capitalise on the enormous informational capacity of DNA and has tremendous computational ability to compete with the current silicon-mediated computing, due to massive parallelism and unique characteristics inherent in DNA interaction. …”
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The technological-industrial complex and education : navigating algorithms, datafication, and artificial intelligence in comparative and international education / by Curtis, Sydney Marie Simone, author 654828, Desimoni, Victoria, author 654829, Crumley-Effinger, Max, author 654830, Salajan Florin 654831, Jules, Tavis Deryck 654858, SpringerLink (Online service)

“…The advent of advanced technologies, particularly AI, has been a game changer for research, teaching, and learning methods. …”
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Responses of herbaceous mimosa (Mimosa strigillosa), a new reclamation species, to soil pH by Nuruddin, Ahmad Ainuddin, Chang, Mingteh

“…These pots were treated with H2SO4 or Ca(OH)2 to adjust each pot to its designated pH level. After 15 days of seeding, the emergence rate was at best about 50-70% for pH 4.7-6.6. …”
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A perspective on the role of point-of-care "immuno-triaging" to optimize COVID-19 vaccination distribution in a time of scarcity by Zhang, Yi, Rogers, Angela, Nadeau, Kari, Gu, Jun, Yang, Samuel

“…Vaccine bears hope to bring COVID-19 pandemic under control. …”
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