Recent Advances on Functionalized Upconversion Nanoparticles for Detection of Small Molecules and Ions in Biosystems by Gu, Bin, Zhang, Qichun

“…Compared with traditional fluorescent probes (e.g., organic dyes, metal complexes, or inorganic quantum dots), UCNPs have many advantages such as non-autofluorescence, high chemical stability, large light-penetration depth, long lifetime, and less damage to samples. This article focuses on recent achievements in the usage of lanthanide-doped UCNPs as efficient probes for biodetection since 2014. …”
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The Perils of Consensus: How ASEAN’s Meta-Regime Undermines Economic and Environmental Cooperation by Vinod, K. Aggarwal, Chow, Jonathan T.

“…The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have been frequently criticized for adhering to a long-standing norm of strict non-interference in each other’s domestic affairs, thereby hampering collective efforts to address regional problems. …”
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Bubble dynamics in laser lithotripsy by Mohammadzadeh, Milad, Mercado, Julian Martinez, Ohl, Claus-Dieter

“…Laser lithotripsy is a medical procedure for fragmentation of urinary stones with a fiber guided laser pulse of several hundred microseconds long. Using high-speed photography, we present an in-vitro study of bubble dynamics and stone motion induced by Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy. …”
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Ultranarrow graphene nanoribbons toward oxygen reduction and evolution reactions by Zhang, Jian, Sun, Yuanmiao, Zhu, Jiawei, Gao, Zhonghui, Li, Shuzhou, Mu, Shichun, Huang, Yunhui

“…Here, a unique defect‐rich N‐doped ultranarrow graphene nanoribbon with a high aspect ratio that exhibits excellent ORR/OER bifunctional activities and impressive long‐term cycling stability in Zn–air batteries is successfully fabricated. …”
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India’s emerging land warfare doctrines and capabilities by Singh, Harinder

“…The paper argues that the Indian Army can be expected to adapt itself well to emerging threats and challenges, and deter or, if necessary, defend the country against China, and achieve sufficient combat superiority vis-à-vis Pakistan, in the medium to long term. India’s army can be expected to emerge as an important security provider in the region, with sufficient force projection capabilities to pursue its legitimate interests in the neighbourhood, and even beyond.…”
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Achieving faster handovers in mobile WiMAX networks by Lu, Qi, Ma, Maode

“…However, in the standard handover process, a long latency to data transmissions is caused resulting in the serious interruption to ongoing services. …”
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Deactivation of the parvalbumin-positive interneurons in the hippocampus after fear-like behaviour following electrical stimulation of the dorsolateral periaqueductal gray of rats by Temel, Yasin., Blokland, Arjan., Lim, Lee Wei.

“…In conclusion, our findings indicate that the inhibition of this subpopulation of hippocampal parvalbumin-positive interneurons induced a long lasting anxiety- or fear-like behaviour.…”
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Distribution of the Högbom CLEAN algorithm using tiled images with feedback by Wright, D, Adamek, K, Armour, W

“…The CLEAN algorithm was originally developed by Högbom (1974), long before such data sizes were thought possible and is still the most popular tool used for deconvolution in interferometric imaging. …”

The gravity of the status quo: the response of research governance to system-level shocks by Derrick, GE, Robson, J, Oancea, A, Xu, X, Stan, M-R

“…Aspirations for short-, medium- and long-term plans for research change echoed a dependency on returning to ‘normal’ and an inevitable pull of the norms of the pre-pandemic status quo. …”

‘Liege lady’: Queen Victoria’s political medievalism by Broome Saunders, C

“…This chapter explores the reception and reader responses to medievalism by women who were engaged in political discussion in the long nineteenth century. <br> From her very accession, Queen Victoria used the nineteenth-century cultural fascination with medieval and chivalric revival to her own political advantage, to manipulate public opinion in favour of her monarchy and her consort, and to explore the social complexities of her own position. …”

Can participation promote psychological ownership of a shared resource? An intervention study of community-based safe water infrastructure by Ambuehl, B, Kunwar, BM, Schertenleib, A, Marks, SJ, Inauen, J

“…Previous research suggests that community-based participation, a process through which beneficiaries can actively influence and define the direction and execution of development programs, can promote long-term uptake, use, and management of shared resources, such as community-based safe water infrastructure. …”

Immunotherapy in autoimmune encephalitis by Trewin, BP, Freeman, I, Ramanathan, S, Irani, SR

“…<p><strong> Recent findings </strong></p> We highlight acute and long-term treatments used in specific AE syndromes, exemplify how understanding disease pathogenesis can inform precision therapy and outline challenges of defining disability outcomes in AE. …”

White cat, black cat or good cat: the Beijing consensus as an alternative philosophy for policy deliberation? The case of China by Hasmath, R

“…Contrary to models of development which provide a subset of policy prescriptions for the policymakers’ disposal or a fundamentalist adherence to a particular economic tradition, the philosophical intentionality of the Beijing Consensus is reflected in the infamous words of Deng Xiaoping “I do not care if it is a white cat or a black cat … It is a good cat so long as it catches mice”. That is, the Beijing Consensus inherently recognises that each development scenario has a potential set of challenges that may require unique and/or experimental solutions factoring the current political, social and economic environment. …”

The effect of inter-municipal cooperation on social assistance programs: evidence from housing allowances in England by Elston, T, Bel, G, Wang, H

“…Altogether, these results suggest that, in this setting, inter-municipal cooperation may be unsuited to labor-intensive public services; that short- and long-term effects can differ; and that, even in the absence of a profit motive, quality shading remains a risk in cooperation reforms.…”

Can solar water kiosks generate sustainable revenue streams for rural water services? by Wagner, J, Merner, S, Innocenti, S, Geling, A, Hope, R

“…However, seasonal volatility in water demand and uncertainty in the long-term revenue effect suggests caution in assuming solar kiosks are a definitive solution to the nuanced and dynamic nature of water user behaviours in rural Africa.…”

Unveiling the importance of longer paths in quantum networks by Hu, X, Dong, G, Lambiotte, R, Christensen, K, Fan, J, Tian, Z, Havlin, S, Meng, X

“…Our findings highlight a critical principle for QN design: non-shortest paths contribute significantly to QN connectivity compared to classical percolation—as long as they are abundant.</p>…”

An umbrella review of health outcomes following traumatic brain injury by Ogonah, MGT, Botchway, S, Yu, R, Schofield, PW, Fazel, S

“…Health-care services should review how to prevent adverse long-term outcomes in TBI.…”

Advancing specificity in delirium: the delirium subtyping initiative by Bowman, EML, Brummel, NE, Caplan, GA, Cunningham, C, Evered, LA, Fiest, KM, Girard, TD, Jackson, TA, LaHue, SC, Lindroth, HL, Maclullich, AMJ, McAuley, DF, Oh, ES, Oldham, MA, Page, VJ, Pandharipande, PP, Potter, KM, Sinha, P, Slooter, AJC, Sweeney, AM, Tieges, Z, Van Dellen, E, Wilcox, ME, Zetterberg, H, Cunningham, EL

“…<p><strong>Background</strong></p> Delirium, a common syndrome with heterogeneous etiologies and clinical presentations, is associated with poor long-term outcomes. Recording and analyzing all delirium equally could be hindering the field's understanding of pathophysiology and identification of targeted treatments. …”

The impact and effectiveness of local content policy on oil exploration and production in Brazil by de Almeida, E, Martinez-Prieto, D

“…The local content commitments are assumed long before the acquisition of product and services for the projects. …”

Just nature recovery: a framework for centring multispecies and multi-dimensional justice in land management by Stanley, T, Hirons, M, Turnbull, J, Lorimer, J, Kumeh, E, Hafferty, C, Anderson, L, McDermott, C

“…Such contestations are particularly pronounced in Scotland, a country with a long history of struggles over land rights, widespread loss of natural habitats, and highly unequal land ownership patterns. …”