Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…In contrast to existing emission inventories, our modeling analysis suggests that annual NH anthropogenic emissions must have declined by at least 140 Mg between the years 2005 and 2020 to be consistent with observed trends. …”
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Structure-activity relationships of photo-activated soft tissue Adhesive by Wicaksono, Gautama

“…FTIR and NMR analysis of arlydiazirine precursor reveals the decay kinetics of diazoalkane, and in some cases diazoalkane groups are stable for at least 30 minutes. Different UV wavelengths allow curing of diazirine with different efficiency depending on its shift relative to diazirine’s absorbance peak (~360 nm), and the longer wavelengths within this absorption region is able to penetrate the bioadhesive matrix deeper. …”
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Pangolin-inspired stretchable, microwave-invisible metascale by Wang, Changxian, Lv, Zhisheng, Mohan, Manoj Prabhakar, Cui, Zequn, Liu, Zhihua, Jiang, Ying, Li, Jiaofu, Wang, Cong, Pan, Shaowu, Muhammad Faeyz Karim, Liu, Ai Qun, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Besides, profiting from the covering effect and size-confined effect of EMD-scale, the out-of-plane indentation failure force of PIMS is at least 5 times larger than conventional device. As a proof of concept, the proposed device is conformally pasted on nondevelopable surfaces. …”
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Performance analysis of familiar elevation-dependent stochastic models with error variance compensation and posteriori unit weight in GPS/BDS precise point positioning by Liu, Peng, Ling, Keck Voon, Qin, Honglei

“…To balance the unit weight between GPS and BDS, the posteriori unit weight is adopted between GPS and BDS constellation by using least-squares variance component estimator (LS-VCE). …”
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Mitigation of membrane biofouling via immobilizing Ag-MOFs on composite membrane surface for extractive membrane bioreactor by Yuan, Guoyu, Tian, Yuxiao, Wang, Bingxin, You, Xiaofei, Liao, Yuan

“…Moreover, #M2 exhibited the most stable EMBR performance among the composite membranes developed in this work and other reported membranes with a finally stabilized k0 of 33.0 × 10-7 m/s (89% of initial k0). The least amounts of proteins, polysaccharides and total suspended solids (TSS) on the surface of tested #M2 also demonstrated its outstanding biofouling resistance. …”
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A finer-grain analysis of the leakage (non) resilience of OCB by Berti, Francesco, Bhasin, Shivam, Breier, Jakub, Hou, Xiaolu, Poussier, Romain, Standaert, François-Xavier, Udvarhelyi, Balasz

“…These attacks imply that at least these parts must be strongly protected thanks to countermeasures like masking. …”
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Homocysteine metabolism pathway is involved in the control of glucose homeostasis: a cystathionine beta synthase deficiency study in mouse by Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Meneyrol, Kelly, Denom, Jessica, Kassis, Nadim, Rachdi, Latif, Makaci, Fatna, Migrenne-Li, Stéphanie, Daubigney, Fabrice, Georgiadou, Eleni, Denis, Raphaël G., Sanchez-Archidona, Ana Rodriguez, Paul, Jean-Louis, Thorens, Bernard, Rutter, Guy A., Magnan, Christophe, Le Stunff, Hervé, Janel, Nathalie

“…Islets isolated from CBS+/- mice maintained their ability to respond to the elevated glucose levels, and we showed that a lower parasympathetic tone could, at least in part, be responsible for the insulin secretion defect. …”
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Understanding single-protein fouling in micro- and ultrafiltration systems via machine-learning-based models by Tanudjaja, Henry Jonathan, Ng, Angie Qi Qi, Chew, Jia Wei

“…Membrane pore size is the most dominant influence on fouling followed by transmembrane pressure (TMP), while membrane configuration (i.e., flat-sheet, hollow fiber, or tubular) is the least dominant. The NN model gives modest predictive capability despite inconsistencies and variabilities of the experimental setups and protocols, which invariably affects the important parameters in the database compiled from past publications. …”
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Charting the path forward in Southeast Asia: Learning from the COVID-19 vaccination challenges in six ASEAN countries by Fu, Jolene Yin Ling, Pukhari, Muhammad Harith, Cruz, Kristine Alvarado-Dela, Soebandrio, Amin, Tan, Le Van, Jantarabenjakul, Watsamon, Sawitri, Anak Agung Sagung, Chantasrisawad, Napaporn, Yee, Sidney, Weng, Ruifen, Sundar, Raghav, Tan, Chee Wah, Wang, Lin-Fa, Sam, I-Ching, Young, Barnaby Edward, Sutarsa, I Nyoman, Chan, Yoke Fun

“…The actual figures are certain to be at least several-fold higher, with estimates suggesting an excess mortality of 1.2 million in the first two years of the pandemic. …”
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Lanthanum strontium vanadate in solid oxide fuel cells. by Ge, Xiaoming.

“…LSV appear to be chemically compatible with yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) at least up to 1300°C. Electrode performance is evaluated by impedance spectroscopy and dc polarization between 800 to 1000°C. …”
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Study of online reviewers in a UGC community by Phyu Mon Theint

“…In addition, since the study intends to focus on the portion of reviewers that have matured, basing the study on the prolific reviewers by the imdb website (those who have contributed at least a thousand reviews) will be deemed justifiable compared to randomly selecting reviewers from other communities. …”
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Synthesis of noble metal-based nanocomposites for enhanced catalytic performance by Liu, Ye

“…Secondly, combing noble metal with some functional materials, such as MOFs, can introduce some additional properties, which may be beneficial to the catalytic activity as well as selectivity. Last but not least, supporting materials can promote the dispersion and stability of noble metal nanostructures.…”
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Soundfield control using loudspeaker array by Li, Renshi

“…To address the issue, least squares (LS) methods along with regularisation techniques such as ordinary cross validation (OCV), generalized cross validation (GCV), the L-curve and the truncation method have also been proposed to achieve a desired sound energy level in a pre-defined zone of interest. …”
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Characterizing the scouring efficiency of Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) particles in membrane fouling mitigation via wavelet decomposition of accelerometer signals by Wang, Jingwei, Wu, Bing, Yang, Shiliang, Liu, Yu, Chew, Jia Wei, Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…Results indicate that the smallest particle diameter of 1.20 mm conferred the least scouring efficiency, while both the larger particle diameters of 1.85 mm and 2.18 mm provided similar scouring efficiency. …”
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Sexual behaviors among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area in northern Vietnam by Boggiano, Victoria L., Nguyen, Huong Lan Thi, Nguyen, Long Hoang, Tran, Tho Dinh, Van Nguyen, Hung, Le, Huong Thi, Le, Hai Quan, Hoang, Canh Dinh, Nguyen, Cuong Tat, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A., Zary, Nabil, Vu, Thuc Minh Thi

“…Results: Most patients (66.4%) reported having at least one sexual partner within the previous twelve months. …”
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Spin-ice physics and phase transitions in cadmium cyanide by Coates, CS

“…Having confirmed the importance of spin-ice physics, chapter 6 explores the pressure and temperature dependence of the ice-like correlations. At least two phase transitions are identied at low pressure, kinetic trapping is observed and the extreme compressibility shown to be a function of cyanide reorientation and ice-like coordination. …”

Towards formal verification of Bayesian inference in probabilistic programming via guaranteed bounds by Zaiser, F

“…These bounds can be computed for a much larger class of probabilistic programs than exact methods and, unlike approximate methods, provide non-stochastic guarantees about the posterior distribution, such as: “the posterior probability of a given event is at least <em>p</em> and at most <em>q</em>”. Crucially, these bounds are fully automated and require no user-provided auxiliary information like loop invariants. …”

Large-scale profiling of antibody reactivity to glycolipids in patients with Guillain-Barré syndrome by Thomma, RCM, Halstead, SK, de Koning, LC, Fehmi, J, Rinaldi, S, IGOS consortium

“…<br> Of all patients, 1309 (92.6%) were positive for at least one anti-glycolipid (complex) antibody. Anti-GM1 and anti-GQ1b (complex) antibodies best distinguished motor GuillainBarré syndrome and Miller Fisher syndrome from controls, with antibodies to glycolipid complexes outperforming antibodies to single glycolipids. …”

An epigenetic analysis of planarian stem cells by Dattani, A

“…We also present preliminary evidence to suggest that ATAC-seq on planarian cells can identify both transcriptionally permissive gene promoters, at least in differentiated cells, as well as putative enhancers that correlate with expression of neighbouring genes. …”

Are all renewable energy sources the same? a comparative analysis of public perceptions and preferences for renewable energy types in Southeast Asian cities by del Barrio Alvarez, Daniel, Wang, Nan, Sugiyama, Masahiro, Numata, Masako, Thuy, Truong Dang, Abd Aziz, Azlina, Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Ze Ya, Aung, Yusuf, Ariel Anshory, Abd. Ghani, Awang Noor, Castillo, Gem, Siyaranamual, Martin Daniel

“…In contrast, bioenergy (or biomass) is generally the least preferred source of energy in all cities. There is considerable variation in perceptions of wind, hydro, and geothermal energy, with a high degree of variability between and within countries. …”
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