When mobile phone use becomes problematic : the influence of self, parents and peers on adolescents' mobile phone behavior in Singapore and Malaysia by Chuah, Soo Fei

“…As mobile phones become prevalent in our daily lives, studies have been conducted to investigate the reasons behind the popularity of mobile phones. …”
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Sanctions with Chinese characteristics : the effects of China's sanctions rhetoric on its behaviour by Poh, Angela Ming Yan

“…China’s increasing military assertiveness over maritime and territorial disputes has been a cause for concern for many countries. However, China’s use of coercive economic measures does not appear to be as clear-cut, particularly since economic relations have continued to grow between China and countries with which it has political and territorial disputes. …”
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End point detection of weld seam removal in robotic abrasive belt grinding process based on computer vision and deep learning by Murugan, Pushparaja

“…However, the determination of end point detection in abrasive belt grinding process has been a non-trivial process in the implementation of robots. …”
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A novel quasi-cubic CuFe2O4–Fe2O3 catalyst prepared at low temperature for enhanced oxidation of bisphenol A via peroxymonosulfate activation by Oh, Wen-Da, Dong, Zhili, Hu, Zhong-Ting, Lim, Teik-Thye

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Convective heat transfer performance of airfoil heat sinks fabricated by selective laser melting by Ho, Jin Yao, Wong, Kin Keong, Leong, Kai Choong, Wong, Teck Neng

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Effects of ZnO nanoparticle exposure on wastewater treatment and soluble microbial products (SMPs) in an anoxic-aerobic membrane bioreactor by Zhang, Dong Qing, Eng, Chin Yee, Stuckey, David C., Zhou, Yan

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Effects of thrombin and its related peptide fragments on neutrophils by Lim, Chun Hwee

“…NET-associated proteins have been argued to trap and kill bacteria, as well as being implicated in autoimmune complications. …”
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On the most energy-efficient input functions and the lowest input energy of passive linear circuits by Smunyahirun, Radit

“…Energy-efficient has been an interested research for decades. For fundamentals circuits, resistors in a circuit always dissipate energy when they have current flow and it decreases energy efficiency. …”
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Negative auto-regulation of myostatin expression is mediated by SMAD3 and microRNA-27 by Ge, XiaoJia, McFarlane, Craig, Vajjala, Anuradha, Arigela, Harikumar, Lokireddy, Sudarsanareddy, Bonala, Sabeera, Manickam, Ravikumar, Kambadur, Ravi, Sharma, Mridula

“…In fact, loss of Mstn has been shown to result in increased post-natal muscle growth through enhanced satellite cell functionality; while elevated levels of Mstn result in dramatic skeletal muscle wasting through a mechanism involving reduced protein synthesis and increased ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation. …”
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The magnitude and risk factors of intestinal parasitic infection in relation to human immunodeficiency virus infection and immune status, at ALERT hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Taye, Biruhalem, Desta, Kassu, Ejigu, Selamawit, Dori, Geme Urge

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Message from ICME'12 technical program chairs by Cai, Jianfei, Hanjalic, Alan, Magli, Enrico, Pickering, Mark, Friedland, Gerald, Hua, Xian-Sheng

“…ICME has been a flagship international conference for the presentation of novel and fundamental research advances in the field of Multimedia since 2000. …”
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Low magnetic field exposure alters prostate cancer cell properties by Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel, Kraev, Igor, Dart, Dafydd Alwyn, Uysal-Onganer, Pinar

“…Electromagnetic and magnetic fields have been classified as possible human carcinogens, but current understanding of molecular and cellular pathways involved is very limited. …”
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Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology by Gould, E, Fraser, HS, Parker, TH, Nakagawa, S, Griffith, SC, Vesk, PA, Fidler, F, Hamilton, DG, Abbey-Lee, RN, Abbott, JK, Aguirre, LA, Alcaraz, C, Aloni, I, Altschul, D, Arekar, K, Atkins, JW, Atkinson, J, Baker, CM, Barrett, M, Bell, K, Bello, SK, Beltrán, I, Berauer, BJ, Bertram, MG, Wood, A

“…Many of these studies have been in the social sciences, but one small “many analyst” study found similar variability in ecology. …”

Understanding customer retrials in call centers: preferences for service quality and service speed by Hu, K, Allon, G, Bassamboo, A

“…<p><strong> Academic/practical relevance: </p></strong> Little empirical research has been done to understand customers’ strategic retrials, and theoretical research studies retrials by assuming the degree to which pickup speed and service quality impact retrials. …”

Attack strategies in birds of prey by Brighton, C

“…The deep fovea is optimised for long-range vision, and is directed at approximately 45° to the side of the head. It has been proposed that the head is held in line with the body for streamlining, while the body is turned in flight to fixate the image of the prey on the deep fovea, resulting in a curved trajectory. …”

Role of the collagen receptor DDR1 in epithelial morphogenesis and polarisation by Søgaard, P

“…In contrast, loss of polarity has been associated with progression of diseases such as cancer. …”

Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic profiling of responses to clinical and novel bisphosphonates by Lu, J

“…<p>Bisphosphonates have traditionally been used to treat bone resorptive disorders by inhibiting osteoclast activity. …”

High-speed indoor MIMO visible light communications by Dong, F

“…Two receiver designs have also been employed: A seven-channel angle diversity receiver (ADR) and an aperture-based receiver (ABR). …”

Actuator disk methods for tidal turbine arrays by Hunter, W

“…Although it is impractical to array real turbines across the entire width of a channel it has been proposed to use short arrays of turbines making use of local constructive interference (blockage) effects; Nishino &amp; Willden (2012) showed that although the phenomenal power limits of Garrett &amp; Cummins are unobtainable in a real flow, a significant uplift in the limit of power extraction can be achieved for short fences of turbines arrayed normally to the flow in wide cross-section channels. …”

Tri-layer tissue engineering heart valve based on collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid by Ma, Z

“…Between the clinically used mechanical and bioprosthetic valves, thrombosis, calcification, and incompatibility to somatic growth have been the limiting factors. Tissue engineering heart valve scaffolds, especially those constructed with naturally derived materials, have proven biocompatible and promising candidates for future-generation heart valve replacements.…”