Synthesis of some selenacrown ethers and the thermodynamic origin of their complexation with C60 by Liu, Yu, Han, Jian Rong, Zhao, Yanli, Zhang, Heng Yi, Duan, Zhong Yu

“…Two new selenacrown ethers, i.e., N,N'-dimethyl-1,11-diaza-4,8,14,18,-tetraselenacycloicosane (1) and 7,11- diseleno-2,3,15,16,-dibenzo-1,4,14,17,20,23-hexaoxacyclopentacosane (2), have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis and UV, and 1H-NMR spectroscopy. …”
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Fatigue stiffness loss and life prediction technique development of a real rubber automotive component by means of Finite Element Analysis by Isasi Iriondo, Mikel

“…The main aim of the study has been to investigate the potential of providing a complete rubber fatigue behaviour predictions. …”
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The English wing spinet of the 17th and 18th centuries: with special reference to the extant Haward spinets indtroducing newly discovered evidence for Samuel Pepys' Haward spinet a... by Wilson, Charles West

“…One of Haward’s six extant spinets is shown to have been largely constructed by the inventive septuagenarian, John Haward, shortly before his death in 1667 and then completed by Charles Haward in 1668. …”
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Communication skills and success for hospitality TVET graduates post pandemic: A review by Dzia-Uddin, Dziatul Nadiah, Anuar, Jazira, Mhd Atan, Ira Mazliana, Minghat, Asnul Dahar

“…For that reason, a study has been conducted to delve into the specific communication skills that are highly valued by employers in the current context. …”
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L2 writers' response to and use of teacher feedback: an activity theory perspective by Lam, Sandra Tsui Eu

“…Despite the oft-cited preference for teacher feedback over peer feedback among L2 writers, it has not been established if this preference leads to its greater effectiveness in revising. …”
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Correlation analysis between multiple mini-interviews during medical student selection and their academic performance by Adam, Siti Khadijah, Hod, Rafidah, Mahayidin, Hasni, Ahmad, Zalinah, Salihan, Safuraa

“…Multiple mini-interviews (MMI) have been used as a tool in the selection of medical students to evaluate their interpersonal and intrapersonal attributes. …”
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In vitro assessment of combined Doppler ultrasound and CFD modeling in arterial blood flow quantification by Skote, M., Susanto, Swandito, Chauhan, Sunita

“…Spatiotemporal quantification of the blood flow in the human vasculature has been greatly aided with the non-invasive proposition offered by Doppler ultrasound. …”
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Designs of VLC transceiver circuits for reading light transmission of high-quality audio signals on commercial airliners by Chan, Boone-Wy, Rajamohan, A., Hazman, Faiz Azhar, Png, Lih Chieh, Lim, Sharon Xueqi

“…Based on visible light communication (VLC) technology, three designs of audio transmitters and receivers have been built and tested successfully. The simplicity of these circuits and the very few components that are used enable them to be mass manufactured for use on passenger aircrafts. …”
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Drug-eluting scaffolds for bone and cartilage regeneration by Lee, Wei Li, Loo, Say Chye Joachim, Huang, Charlotte L.

“…The advancement in strategies for bone and cartilage regeneration have been centralized on a concept that describes the close relationship between osteogenic cells, osteoconductive scaffolds, delivery growth factors and its mechanical environment. …”
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Emerging soft conductors for bioelectronic interfaces by Gao, Dace, Parida, Kaushik, Lee, Pooi See

“…In the past decade, the scope of flexible/ stretchable electronics has been broadened into bioelectronics owing to the need of implementation of various biocompatible soft conductors. …”
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Making Literature Review and Manuscript Writing Tasks Easier for Novice Researchers through Rec4LRW System by Sesagiri Raamkumar, Aravind, Foo, Schubert, Pang, Natalie

“…We demonstrate the recently built Rec4LRW system, meant for assisting researchers in three literature review and manuscript writing tasks. The system has been designed to be useful for all researchers, albeit the evaluation results show that it is more beneficial for research students and beginners. …”
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Tracing where and who provenance in Linked Data: A calculus by Dezani-Ciancaglini, Mariangiola, Horne, Ross, Sassone, Vladimiro

“…The format reflects the behaviour of processes interacting with Linked Data, tracing where the data has been published and who published it. An executable model is presented based on abstract syntax and operational semantics, providing a proof of concept and the means to statically evaluate provenance driven access control using a type system.…”
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Surface roughness effect on copper–alumina adhesion by Lim, Ju Dy, Yeow, Su Yi Susan, Rhee, MinWoo Daniel, Leong, Kam Chew, Wong, Chee Cheong

“…In this paper, a correlation of the surface roughness of a rigid alumina substrate and its 2D model of estimated surface area has been studied using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM). …”
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Oxidation of a P-C Bond under Mild Conditions by Ilić, Gordana, Gaguly, Rakesh, Petković, Milena, Vidović, Dragoslav

“…The reactivity of phosphenium dication [(Ph3P)2C-P-NiPr2]2+, 12+, towards pyridine N-oxide (O-py) has been investigated. The resulting oxophosphonium dication [(Ph3P)2C(NiPr2)P(O)(O-py)]2+, 22+, was surprisingly stabilized by a less nucleophilic O-py ligand instead of pyridine (py). …”
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Cobalt-Catalyzed, Imine-Directed Olefin Hydroarylation under Grignard-Free Conditions by Xu, Wengang, Pek, Jie Hui, Yoshikai, Naohiko

“…With the appropriate choice of the ligand and other reaction conditions, ketimine- or aldimine-directed branched selective hydroarylations of styrenes and ketimine-directed hydroarylations of vinylsilane have been achieved. The reported catalytic systems may serve as more convenient alternatives to previously developed catalytic systems employing Grignard reagents as reducing agents.…”
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Ga-bilayer controlled AlGaN/GaN HEMT structure grown on Si by PA-MBE by Agrawal, M., Radhakrishnan, K., Sun, Z. Z., Dharmarasu, Nethaji

“…Recently, AlGaN/GaN HEMTs grown on 100 mm diameter Si using plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PA-MBE) have been demonstrated [1,2]. In these structures, the growth rate is limited by the active nitrogen species available from the nitrogen plasma. …”
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Natural and synthetic homoisoflavonoids and related compounds for the treatment of macular degeneration by Schwikkard, S., Hiles, J., Opara, Elizabeth, Whitmore, H., Corson, T., Mulholland, D.

“…Synthetic methodology has been developed and optimised to allow for the production of a range of structurally diverse homoisoflavonoids showing good activity and promise for further development as therapeutic agents.…”

The origin of cultivated mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L. var. mangostana): critical assessments and an evolutionary-ecological perspective by Yao, T. L., Nazre, M., McKey, D., Jalonen, R., Duminil, J.

“…We review hypotheses on the origin of mangosteen and clarify points that have been affected by errors of fact and interpretation. …”
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Mitigation of oxidative stress damage caused by abiotic stress to improve biomass yield of microalgae: a review by Zhu, Jiangyu, Cai, Yifei, Wakisaka, Minato, Yang, Zhengfei, Yin, Yongqi, Fang, Weiming, Xu, Yan, Omura, Taku, Yu, Ruihui, Zheng, Alvin Lim Teik

“…Microalgae have been recognized as emerging cell factories due to the high value-added bio-products. …”
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Ge-Doped bismuth vanadate solid electrolytes: synthesis, phase diagram and electrical properties by Lee, Chnoong Kheng, Tan, Meow Peng, West, Anthony R.

“…The location of Ge-doped Bi4V2O11 solid solutions in the Bi2O3-V2O5-GeO 2 ternary phase diagram has been determined; a more detailed study of the Bi4V2O11-Bi2GeO5 join has been carried out and the phase diagram presented. …”
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