Selective targeting of MYC mRNA by stabilized antisense oligonucleotides by Gill, Taylor, Wang, Haichuan, Bandaru, Raj, Lawlor, Matthew, Lu, Chenyue, Nieman, Linda T, Tao, Junyan, Zhang, Yixian, Anderson, Daniel G, Ting, David T, Chen, Xin, Bradner, James E, Ott, Christopher J

“…To support bioactivity, we designed and synthesized this focused library of MYCASOs incorporating locked nucleic acid (LNA) bases at the 5'- and 3'-ends, a phosphorothioate backbone, and internal DNA bases. …”
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Error measurements for a quantum annealer using the one-dimensional Ising model with twisted boundaries by Chancellor, Nicholas, Crowley, Philip J. D., Durić, Tanja, Vinci, Walter, Amin, Mohammad H., Green, Andrew G., Warburton, Paul A., Aeppli, Gabriel

“…A finite length ferromagnetic chain with opposite spin polarization imposed at its two ends is one of the simplest frustrated spin models. …”
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Oncle Jazz by Lim, Esther Mu Hui

“…More than a completed project, Oncle Jazz is also an open-ended inquiry on designing animated loops, motion for sound, and reviewing systems for sustainable growth in the author’s own art practice. …”
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Employment of professional managers in local Chinese family businesses : issues and problems. by Ong, Ai Ming.

“…With professionalisation mooted as the key for survival and growth of family businesses, this study examined the motivations for nine professional mangers to join local Chinese family businesses, through the use of a short closed-ended questionnaire and in-depth interviews. The managers revealed that they accepted the job offers mainly because of the expected job nature, control and autonomy at work, career prospects and attractive compensation packages. …”
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Komet by Lim, Guo Jun

“…Snow falls, star falls One step, one beginning Two worlds meet one A trail to ever last Butterfly city, never night city Red light, green light Ghosts of thousand faces Beckoning from the wall Good, bad, and ugly Stone ocean, iron sky Omens of million wings The lady fortune frowns So ends the pendulum Farewell goodbye An empty longing For things long gone -In memory of all good things-…”
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The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…Its blend of a page-turning story, evocative Tokyo setting and utterly surprising ending make it a must-read for anyone interested in international fiction.…”
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4.510 Digital Design Fabrication, Fall 2005 by Sass, Lawrence

“…It is taught in phases starting with rapid prototyping and ending with digital mockups of building components fabricated from CAD files on a one-to-one scale.…”
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Carl by Lee, Alicia Shu Hsien

“…The player will have to go different options throughout the game which will eventually lead them to one of the two endings. In this oppressive society, the player has the power to decide Carl’s life to either rise up to the top or rise up against the government for the good of the people.…”
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Book review : Jerry John Rawlings: leadership and legacy: a pan-African perspective by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…He began his political career in the late 1970s as a fiery revolutionary and ended it more than three decades later as a popularly elected president, winning two terms in office via a liberal democratic political system. …”
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Evaluating the rheological, chemical and mechanical properties of hybrid asphalt binders and mixtures for enhanced performance by Wan Noor Hin, Mior Sani, Putra Jaya, Ramadhansyah, Khairil Azman, Masri, Amar, Dulaimi

“…A Marshall stability tests were then performed to evaluate the mechanical stability of the hybrid asphalt mixture under load-bearing conditions. Consequently, the hybrid asphalt mixture demonstrated favourable outcomes in improving the hot mix asphalt characteristics. …”
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Product expansions of q-character polynomials by Balachandran, Adithya, Gadish, Nir, Huang, Andrew, Sun, Siwen

“…The product structure is similarly polynomial in q in many cases, governed by polynomials $$R_{\lambda ,\mu }^{\nu }(q)$$ R λ , μ ν ( q ) indexed by triples of partitions, which we compute in some cases. Our calculations seem to exhibit several unexpected patterns. Mainly, we conjecture that certain indecomposable statistics generate the whole ring and indeed prove this for statistics associated with matrices consisting of up to 2 Jordan blocks. …”
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Protocol for a scoping review on information needs and information-seeking behaviour of people with dementia and their non-professional caregivers by Au, Shu Ting, Soong, Aijia, Kyaw, Bhone Myint, Tudor Car, Lorainne

“…Yet, currently available sources do not seem to be effective for patients and caregivers, who report a need for more information and guidance. …”
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Does different framing in news articles influence the public’s knowledge and stigmatisation towards young adults with autism? by Leow, Yan Jie

“…Reading a news article framed episodically seemed to increase public’s stigma towards young adults with autism more than reading a news article framed thematically. …”
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An appraisal of existing seismic vulnerability assessment methodologies by Kathotia, Vaibhav

“…This research is just as important for the older generation of buildings, which need to be retrofitted for protection if they seem highly vulnerable to sustain extensive damages. …”
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Myth ascendant: issues of culture, media, and identity in the celebrity career of Glenn Gould by Campbell, A

“…Despite the persistent cultural fascination with Gould, as evidenced in the seemingly endless supply of biographies, films, novels, and fan texts which narrate and celebrate his life and work, modern Gould scholarship has consistently neglected issues relating to his artistic reception. …”

Participation and cooperation in global climate governance by Rowan, SS

“…<p>International climate politics have seemed stalled throughout much of the past three decades. …”

The influence of nature and culture in the formation of traditional food at Lenggong Valley, Perak by Abdul Raji, Mohd Nazri, Ab. Karim, Shahrim, Esa, Jamilah Hani

“…Despite that, research on the formation of traditional food is seemingly limited, particularly in the rural area. …”
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‘Who’s the fairest of them all?’ The impact of men on the stepmother-daughter relationship in Snow White by Tan, Aaron Justin Li Jie

“…In fairy tales, there are no ambiguities or complications but instead, straightforwardness in the narrative trajectory, where good deeds are rewarded and wicked deeds punished as seen in the ‘happily ever after’ of Snow White and the cruel ending of the stepmother. This idea of a ‘happily ever after’ is the main crux of Snow White and its attainment is determined by masculine imagination; the female beauty as an index of female desirability, which Snow White clearly embodies. …”
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Determination of the surface sterilization protocol and optimization of ficus carica callus induction: Unveiling the potential of auxins and low kinetin concentration on callogenes... by Sin, Phin Yin, Tan, Suat Hian, Lim, Hooi Thong, Putri Shareen, Rosman, Karim, Md. Rezaul

“…Ficus carica, commonly referred as fig, is a fruit-bearing tree that has high nutritional and medicinal value. …”
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Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…High-dimensional probability theory bears vital importance in the mathematical foundation of data science. …”
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