Inorganic nanoparticles–driven self–assembly of natural small molecules in water for constructing multifunctional nanocapsules against plant diseases by Liu, Li-Wei, Ding, Zheng-Hao, Ren, Gang-Gang, Wang, Guang-Di, Pan, Xin, Wei, Guo-Hai, Zhou, Xiang, Wu, Zhi-Bing, Jin, Zhi-Chao, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Yang, Song

“…Additionally, both the inner cavities and outer surfaces of nanocapsules bear abundant sites and spaces that can be further tuned for loading other pesticide molecules or flexible construct complex multifunctional nanoparticles. …”
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Phonological and semantic influences on auditory word perception in children with and without reading impairments using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG... by Wehner, Daniel T

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Health economic aspects of childhood excess weight by Onyimadu, O

“…My analyses of CPRD-HES data revealed that children living with overweight and obesity incurred significantly higher direct healthcare costs than their peers with a healthy weight. In comparison to children with healthy weight, those living with overweight generated additional costs of £133.93 and £66.32, on average, in the year preceding and following a BMI measurement, respectively, while children with obesity incurred additional costs of £115.47 and £154.51, on average, during the same periods. …”

A Performance Analysis between Conventional and Shariah Private Retirement Scheme in Malaysia (S/O 14551) by Sofi, Mohd Fikri

“…They do not only beat the market over the period, but also strive against the peers ferociously to attain the objective and the interest of fund holders for a better protection of future retirement. …”
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A new addition formula for elliptic curves over GF(2/sup n/) by Al-Daoud, E., Mahmod, R., Rushdan, M., Kilicman, A.

“…The complexity analysis shows that the new addition formula speeds up the addition in projective coordinates by about 10-2 percent, which leads to enhanced scalar multiplication methods for random and Koblitz curves.…”

Optimized GPU algorithms for sparse data problems by Pham, Nguyen Quang Anh

“…Many sparse datasets are large, and require parallel computing to process efficiently. But sparsity leads to a number of performance challenges. Irregularities in the size and distribution of data leads to load imbalance between threads and scattered memory accesses that strain memory systems optimized for block based accesses. …”
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N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective annulation for access to thiazine derivatives with C-N axial chirality by Li, Tingting, Mou, Chengli, Qi, Puying, Peng, Xiaolin, Jiang, Shichun, Hao, Gefei, Xue, Wei, Yang, Song, Hao, Lin, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Jin, Zhichao

“…The obtained axially chiral thiazine derivative products bear multiple functional groups and are feasible for further transformations.…”
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Introduction. Post-Soviet censorship and regulation in Russia by Raspopina, Aleksandra

“…It also introduces this edited volume and highlights the key themes the different sections and chapters explore, emphasizing the unique combination of rigorous academic research and reflective practitioner essays. …”
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Strategic Decision-Making During Cyber Conflict : The SingHealth Case by Baram, Gil, Sommer, Udi

“…Furthermore, it is not always easy to identify who is behind a given attack. So, what leads countries that were victims of cyberattacks to reveal the incidents?…”
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Reliability analysis of surface mount solder joints by Yeo, Chee Keng.

“…A no clean surface mount process for the assembly of Plastic Quad Flat Packs (PQFPs) with 15.7 mil (0.4 mm) pitch and 256 leads was established. Samples were tested under temperature range of between negative 55 degrees celcius to 125 degrees celcius to study the microstructure change and fatigue life of solder joints. …”
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Living it by Aida Azlin, Cai, Miaoqin, Chee, Wendy Wei Ling, Lee, David Ling Wei, Lee, Shuxian, Leong, Xiuming, Roseane Kalavathi

“…Being put into his father's shoes, the son experiences the tormenting trauma of the amputation, the mental nightmare of what his father is experiencing. This leads him to come into a new light, understanding his father's plight.…”
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Design and fabrication of Si nanohole structures for photovoltaic applications by Wang, Fei

“…A comprehensive study of the well-established NH fabrication process and its advantages leads to a new technique producing Si NH thin film solar cells.…”
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Rummage my heart : exploring grief surrounding the passing of a loved one by Ang, Jane Jia Ying

“…Archiving and memorializing my journey of grief; the project leads us to ponder on familial relationships, grief and closure.…”
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Multilevel path branching for digital options by Giles, MB, Haji-Ali, A-L

“…Combining this new estimator with Multilevel Monte Carlo (MLMC) leads to an estimator with a computational complexity that is similar to the complexity of a MLMC estimator when applied to options with Lipschitz payoffs.…”

Ion irradiation to control size, composition and dispersion of metal nanoparticle exsolution by Wang, Jiayue, Woller, Kevin B., Kumar, Abinash, Zhang, Zhan, Zhou, Hua, Waluyo, Iradwikanari, Hunt, Adrian, LeBeau, James M., Yildiz, Bilge

“…Using thin-film perovskite and binary oxides as model systems, we showed ion beams can controllably reduce the size of exsolved nanoparticles down to 2 nm through ion sputtering. …”
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High-efficiency metalenses for zone-plate-array lithography by Smith, Henry I, Mondol, Mark, Zhang, Feng, Savas, Timothy, Walsh, Michael

“…MEEP software is used to predict focal efficiency of the completed metalens design. Scanning-electron-beam lithography was used to fabricate effective-index-modulated metalenses in CSAR-62 e-beam resist. …”
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Instrumental Effects in 21 cm Cosmology: One-point Statistics and Power Spectrum with the HERA Interferometer by Kim, Honggeun

“…I have simulated these calibration errors by modeling realistic perturbed primary beams for HERA Phase II observations. The chromatic calibration errors are critical since they can cause foreground emission to contaminate the region of Fourier space expected to be dominated by cosmological signals. …”
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Polymeric composites for powder-based additive manufacturing : materials and applications by Yuan, Shangqin, Shen, Fei, Chua, Chee Kai, Zhou, Kun

“…As one of the most important categories in the additive manufacturing (AM) field, powder-based techniques, such as selective laser sintering, electron beam melting and selective laser melting, utilize laser or electronic beams to selectively fuse polymeric, metallic, ceramic or composite powders layer-by-layer into desired products according to their computer-aided design models. …”
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Developing a novel radical source for cold, controlled reaction studies by Wu, LY

“…The magnetic focusing effect was also demonstrated on a beam of OH molecules using an imaging system.</p> <p>The control of the alignment of radicals in space was also explored in the studies of the adsorption of O2 on a Cu(111) surface using an alignment-controlled beam. …”

Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / by Lembke, Anna, Dr., author 655980, Penguin Publishing Group (Online service) 655981

“…Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain . . . and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. …”
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