‘I don’t care who joins my choir’: investigating attitudes to diversity and inclusivity in lower- and upper-voice choirs in the United Kingdom by MacGregor, E

“…We conclude by making initial recommendations for how choirs might recognise and address such challenges, and call for a shift in the research agenda to pay greater attention to exclusionary factors in amateur and community music participation…”

Interfacial phenomena and biological recognition of mammalian cells on biomimetic materials by Chan, Vincent.

“…We intend to fill this gap by interrogating the biophysical events involved in membrane-polymer interaction, biological adhesion, tissue engineering and cellular fluid mechanics. …”
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Antimicrobial efficacy testing of antibiotic-containing biodegradable nanopolymers against biofilm and planktonic cells. by Polimyr Caesar Dave Pelisco Dingal.

“…With efficient use of drug-encapsulated nanopolymers, bactericidal dosages are sufficiently lowered and dosing intervals can be extended due to the sustained drug release feature afforded by these efficacious nanocarriers.…”
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Assessing surface seals of soils on slopes by Liu, Chenying

“…This phenomenon is attributed to the formation of a thin dense layer called surface seal on the surface soil. The surface seal is created by interaction forces between water and soil particles such as compaction, attachment, dispersion and so on. …”
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Linking short-term to long-term convergent tectonics using geodetic observations, geological constraints and numerical simulations by Mallick, Rishav

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China and the “Singapore Model” : perspectives from mid-level cadres and implications for transnational knowledge transfer by Liu, Hong, Wang, Tingyan

“…Although this phenomenon has been studied, no attention has been drawn to the perspectives of those mid-level cadres who took part in the training and what those perspectives might imply. …”
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Ig.n.is. by Ong, Jian'an.

“…The topic I am addressing is this mysterious phenomenon that we call Fire. It has permeated the fabric of our everyday lives, right from the beginning of its discovery, its domestication to the modern everyday use of its properties. …”
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Coupled acoustic resonator systems with novel acoustic properties by Yang, Yahui

“…At first, the topological valley Hall edge states for sound waves are demonstrated. …”
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Cell-derived nanovesicles from mesenchymal stem cells as extracellular vesicle-mimetics in wound healing by Neupane, Yub Raj, Handral, Harish K., Syed Abdullah Alkaff, Chng, Wei Heng, Venkatesan, Gopalakrishnan, Huang, Chenyuan, Lee, Choon Keong, Wang, Jiong-Wei, Sriram, Gopu, Dienzo, Rhonnie Austria, Lu, Wen Feng, Yusuf Ali, Czarny, Bertrand, Pastorin, Giorgia

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Turning rebellion into money? Social entrepreneurship as the strategic performance of systems change by Teasdale, S, Roy, MJ, Nicholls, A, Hervieux, C

“…</p> <p><strong>Managerial Summary:</strong> Social entrepreneurs often call for systems change to tackle wicked problems such as poverty or climate change. …”

PandoraHearts : Caucus Race, by Shinobu Wakamiya, author 655895, Jun Mochizuki, illustrator 655896

“…Two cats chase after them. The sight calls to mind a single thought: They seem to be racing each other. …”
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ADVANCING WOMEN LEADERSHIP IN HIGHER EDUCATION / by Lei Mee Thien, Rahimi Che Aman, Muhammad Muftahu

“…Beyond a compilation of insights, this book serves as a call to action. It invites educational policymakers to initiate pragmatic policies, fostering an inclusive environment where women's voices are heard and valued. …”

Buying influence? The international diplomacy behind donor financing of the World Bank’s International Development Association by Xu, J

“…The first is why the hegemon maintained its burden shares regardless of rise or fall in economic status; I call this <em>‘Hegemonic Lag’</em>. The second is why ascending powers were slow to assume greater burden-shares despite economic ascents; I call this <em>‘Challenger Inertia.’…”

Development and evaluation of clustering algorithms for microarray data analyses by Wang, Yiman.

“…An efficient and robust software system called GeneSpy has been eventually developed. It provides many of the methods drawn from standard statistical cluster analysis. …”
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Real politics and metaethical baggage by Nye, S

“…So-called 'realists' have argued that political philosophers should engage with real politics, but that mainstream 'non-realist' political philosophers fail to do so. …”

The religious life of viking armies by Abrams, L

“…This paper focuses on the mobile and predatory groups of the ninth and early tenth centuries that contemporary sources called ‘armies’. To what extent did they try to recreate the religious beliefs and practice of the Scandinavian homelands? …”

Development and Application of a Data-Driven Signal Detection Method for Surveillance of Adverse Event Variability Across Manufacturing Lots of Biologics by Wilde, Joshua T., Springs, Stacy, Wolfrum, Jacqueline M., Levi, Retsef

“…We propose a data-driven signal detection method called HMMScan to monitor for manufacturing lot-dependent changes in adverse event (AE) rates, and herein apply it to a biologic drug. …”
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21W.775 Writing about Nature and Environmental Issues, Spring 2006 by Lioi, Anthony

“…Students will keep a web log as a journal. Writings are drawn from the tradition of nature writing and from contemporary forms of the environmentalist essay. …”
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Why the rule of law? A historical perspective by Pirie, F

“…Around the world, systems of accountability are weak and dictators find ways to avoid the constraints of both national and international laws. Yet we continue to call for better laws and for aggressors to be tried for war crimes. …”

Home sweet homo : transnational connections in a Singaporean queer activist movement by Phua, Theng Hui

“…When the Indian Supreme Court made the landmark decision in 2018 to decriminalize consensual, homosexual acts, queer activists in Singapore sought to achieve the same by calling for the repeal of Section 377A of the penal code. …”
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