Acid inactivation of soybean lipoxygenase with retention of protein solubility by Cheman, Y.B., Wei, L.S., Nelson, A.I.

“…Inactivation of lipoxygenase was found to be irreversible when treated at pH 3.0 and below, irrespective of the acids used. …”

Detection of damaged supports under railway track based on frequency shift by Wang, Longqi, Zhang, Yao, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…In fact, the natural frequencies drop clearly when the auxiliary mass moves over the damaged support. …”
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Navigating identity threat: the role of identity salience and centrality in predicting attitude advocacy online by Pow, Jonathan Weng Keong

“…When faced with a threat to one’s identity, people are motivated to defend against that threat. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Choo, Kay Wei.

“…There are many factors to be considered when considering maximizing usage of land. One of the factors is to consider the required clearance zone measured from the hazardous source such as an explosive-storing magazine. …”
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Prototyping a mobile user interface for viewing footage from a panoramic camera recording system by Lim, Kian Hwee

“…The camera nodes have to be placed such that they share the same axis of projection because there is no parallax when camera is rotated about the projection center. …”
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Experimental and numerical evaluation of aeroacoustic damping performance of in-duct double-layer orifice plates by Li, Jing

“…Furthermore, when the flow direction is changed, the damping performance of the double-layer perforated plates is varied. …”
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Tailoring the properties of shape memory polymers via UV cross-linking by Gay, Angela Shi Hui

“…This study covers the experimental investigation of ultraviolet (UV) resin and Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)-like resin properties when it is cross-linked via UV and its shape memory behaviour. …”
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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

“…Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. But when her ex-husband appears at her door without warning one day, her comfortable world is shattered. …”
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Revealing SEI Formation and Evolution at the Li Anode/Liquid Electrolyte Interface in Li-ion Batteries by in situ Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy by Wang, Daniel

“…In the case of 1.2 M LiPF₆ in EC, LEMC formation was observed when the potential was brought below 1.50 VLi. LEMC growth accelerated when the potential was reduced below 0.0 VLi, upon contact with freshly plated Li metal. …”
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Trial-based dominance for comparing both the speed and accuracy of stochastic optimizers with standard non-parametric tests by Price, Kenneth V., Kumar, Abhishek, Suganthan, Ponnuthurai Nagaratnam

“…This paper describes how trial-based dominance can totally order this two-variable dataset of outcomes so that traditional non-parametric methods can determine the better of two algorithms when one is faster, but less accurate than the other, i.e. when neither algorithm dominates. …”
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Effect of the shapes of foundation soil on the seismic response of dikes by Loo, Zhi Yung

“…Much focus is given to the comparison of Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) and ground settlement readings at the dike crest when the dike sits above different subsoil shapes. …”
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Leveling the playing field: the selection and motivation effects of tournament prize spread information by Cardinaels, Eddy, Chen, Clara Xiaoling, Yin, Huaxiang

“…We also find that employees exert more effort when they can select into a tournament than when they are randomly assigned to one (which proxies for an environment where prize spread information is absent). …”
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An ultra-low power asynchronous-logic in-situ self-adaptive VDD system for wireless sensor networks by Lin, Tong, Chong, Kwen-Siong, Chang, Joseph Sylvester, Gwee, Bah Hwee

“…The filter bank embodied in the SSAVS is shown to be ultra-low power and highly robust. When benchmarked against the competing conventional Dynamic-Voltage-Frequency-Scaling (DVFS) synchronous-logic counterpart, no one system is particularly advantageous when the operating conditions are known. …”
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Competitive overlap as a signal in expert partner choice: evidence from patent law firm selection by Borchhardt, G, Kovacs, B, Rogan, M

“…Companies rely on this signal most when they lack direct experience with potential partners or when entering new technological domains. …”

A Study on Gender Perception of Emoticon in Computer Mediated Communication (CMC) by Anuar, Herman Shah, Mat Saat, Rafeah, Abu Talib, Zuraidah

“…When we use it as if, the face of the sender is in front of the computer screen when receiver receives the message. …”
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Blood Runs Cold / by Barclay, Alex, author 582003

“…When an FBI agent is found dead on the white slopes of Quandary Peak in Colorado, a brilliant but volatile agent is drafted in from Denver to lead the investigation. …”

Decision making in mergers & acquisitions using chaos theory : an additional perspective for managers by Quek, Wei Lee, Ng, Joycelyn Huiling, Wang, Diying

“…This paper introduces the Chaos Theory model as an additional perspective for managers when making merger and acquisition decisions. It is therefore meant to be a supplement to traditional decision making models when managers are assessing the suitability of a potential target. …”
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The impact of audit partner's behavioural traits on audit staff's objectivity. by Koh, Hong Fong., Lee, Vernon Koon Yong., Sun, Chin Hon.

“…Auditors must exercise objectivity when forming their professional opinion. However, psychological studies have suggested that auditors may be affected by “self-serving bias” when rendering their professional service [Bazerman et al., 1989, 1997]. …”
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Auditor industry specialization and earnings quality around the world. by Low, Kai Ling., Poh, Ying Ying., Tan, Valerie Mei Yin.

“…Our research also highlights the importance of auditor industry specialization when the legal environment differs among countries and we seek to find possible reasons why auditor industry specialization is important when such differences are present.…”
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Occupancy tracking in indoor environment by Chan, Jacob

“…When it comes to wayfinding in indoor environments, the Global Positioning System (GPS) is not competent enough to give an accurate position of where the user is due to the obstruction of signal transmitted between satellite and mobile device. …”
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