“Why do people kill each other?” (Tolstoy and empire) by Zorin, A

“…Tolstoy always believed that the resistance to invaders and the defence of land where humans were born, by which products they are fed and where they are going to life after death is natural, but considered this instinct as pre-moral and pre-Christian contradicting the personal moral conscience that unconditionally rejects all sorts of violence.…”

Dilute antimonide nitride for long wavelength infrared photodetection by Chen, X. Z., Jin, Y. J., Zhang, D. H.

“…The ratio to the total nitrogen bonds formed in the materials varies with preparation conditions. …”
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Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…The theoretical analysis of the energy absorption and distribution in the thin film composite provides a guideline for selection of thermoplastic and elastomer as well as estimation of the power required for ultrasonic bonding of the film composite. The experiment shows sufficient bonding strength in the bonded samples and verified the feasibility of this methodology. …”
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Family factors and adolescent depression by Ho, Swee Yin.

“…The study investigates the correlations among family cohesion, family adaptability, parent-child bonding and depressive symptoms.…”
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Machine learning driven synthesis of two-dimensional materials by Chia, Jia Jun

“…No humans are born perfect and as such people tend to make mistakes or have limited capabilities in certain aspect as compared to machines. …”
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Soft cells and the geometry of seashells by Domokos, G, Goriely, A, Horváth, ÁG, Regős, K

“…Remarkably, these ideal soft shapes, born out of geometry, are found abundantly in nature, from cells to shells.…”

Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores

“…Existing theories often fail to predict the exotic effects observed in the narrowest of such pores, called single-digit nanopores (SDNs), which have diameters or conduit widths of less than 10 nm, and have only recently become accessible for experimental measurements. …”
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The rise and fall of Britain’s golden cohort: how the remarkable generation of 1925-1934 had their lives cut short by austerity by Hiam, L, Dorling, D

“…The British born between 1925 and 1934 experienced exceptional improvements in their annual mortality; earning them the title ‘the Golden Cohort’. …”

Constructions of Japan and the Japanese : war, memory and foreign policy in Singapore by Liu, Joseph Woon Keong

“…The collaborative mode of memory was born of the political and economic engagements with Japan since Singapore’s independence. …”
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Moral cultivation, meritocracy and the origin of petty people: a hypothesis by Lee, Sheng Yue

“…Specifically, one of the main problems in accounting for petty people is that everyone is born as a petty person and petty people are defined to be people who freely express their dispositions and do not pursue moral cultivation, but some are able to undergo ethical transformation and some remain as petty people. …”
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Rule Britannia: Brexit and the end of empire by Dorling, D, Tomlinson, S

“…In this wide-ranging and thoughtful analysis, now fully updated to cover the fallout from Brexit and the impact of coronavirus, Dorling and Tomlinson argue that if Britain can reconcile itself to its new place on the world stage, a new identity can be born from the ashes. <i>Rule Britannia</i> is a powerful call to leave behind the jingoistic ignorance of the past and build a fairer Britain, eradicating the inequality that blights our society and embracing our true strengths.…”

Adhesive properties of adsorbed layers of two recombinant mussel foot proteins with different levels of DOPA and tyrosine by Bilotto, Pierluigi, Labate, Cristina, De Santo, Maria P., Deepankumar, Kanagavel, Miserez, Ali, Zappone, Bruno

“…Importantly, the adsorbed protein layer has a random and dynamic polymer-network structure that should be optimized to transmit the tensile stress generated during surface separation to DOPA surface bonds rather than other weaker bonds.…”
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Adventures in low-valent germanium chemistry by Mangan, R

“…The first activation of E-H bonds by isolable germylium-ylidenes is reported, as well as novel onward reactivity of some of the products as a result of their charge. …”

Development and characterisation of kenafnanohybrid dental composites by Rasid, Noorasyikin Ab

“…This study aimed to optimize the bonding mechanism between kenaf and nanohybrid dental composite from rice husk and investigate mechanical properties of this composite. …”
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My research career by Ma, Xueliang

“…I was born in Rongcheng County in Shandong province on June 22. 1913. …”
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Analysis of Singapore real estate investment trusts (S-REITs). by Liew, Jiun Bin., Liew, Jiun Hua., Chng, Eve Wei Yih.

“…In this paper, we explore the performance of Singapore Real Estate Investment Trusts (S-REITs) relative to bonds and equities asset classes. The Sharpe Ratio was used as an indicator of risk-return efficiency to determine if S-REITs could be included into a typical portfolio of bonds and equities to provide diversification benefits. …”
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Rule Britannia: Brexit and the end of empire by Dorling, D, Tomlinson, S

“…In this wide-ranging and thoughtful analysis, now fully updated to cover the fallout from Brexit and the impact of coronavirus, Dorling and Tomlinson argue that if Britain can reconcile itself to its new place on the world stage, a new identity can be born from the ashes. <i>Rule Britannia</i> is a powerful call to leave behind the jingoistic ignorance of the past and build a fairer Britain, eradicating the inequality that blights our society and embracing our true strengths.…”

Geminal Bimetallic Coordination of a Carbone to Main-Group and Transition Metals by Obi, Akachukwu D., Deng, Chun-Lin, Alexis, Andrew J., Dickie, Diane A., Gilliard, Robert J., Jr

“…The non-bonding carbone lone pair in geometrically-constrained antimony and bismuth carbodiphosphorane complexes readily complexed AuCl to afford rare examples of geminal bimetallic carbone coordination featuring a main-group metal.…”
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Structural behaviour of 2D post-tensioned precast beam-column sub-assemblages subjected to column loss scenario by Tran, Manh Ha, Tan, Kang Hai

“…The specimen with unbonded PT could provide greater residual capacity than bonded PT, but the former was severely damaged by fracture of normal reinforcement and crushing of concrete rather than fracture of the tendon. …”
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Social capital of NGO food support providers for the homeless in Kuala Lumpur by Oria, Prescious Ann Santos

“…Using in-depth interview and participant observation as the method of data gathering, this study focuses on the social capital aspect amongst the NGOs specifically in identifying whether bonding or bridging is represented in social capital. …”
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