Methodological, political and legal issues in the assessment of the effects of nanotechnology on human health by Schulte, Paul A, Riediker, Michael, Fatkhutdinova, Liliya, Bergamaschi, Enrico, Canu, Irina Guseva

“…Scientific challenges include the array of physicochemical parameters and ENM production conditions, the lack of universally accepted definitions of ENMs and nanotechnology workers, and the lack of information about modes of action, target organs and likely dose–response functions of ENMs. Standardisation of data collection and harmonisation of research protocols are needed to eliminate misclassification of exposures and health effects. …”
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Rapid removal of chloroform, carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene in water by aluminum-iron alloy particles by Xu, Jie, Pu, Yuan, Yang, Xiao Jin, Wan, Pingyu, Wang, Rong, Song, Peng, Fisher, Adrian

“…Alloying Al with Fe enhances reactivity towards chlorinated hydrocarbons' degradation and the enhancement is likely the consequence of galvanic effects between different phases (Al, Fe and intermetallic Al-Fe compounds such as Al13Fe4, Fe3Al and FeAl2) and catalytic role of these intermetallic Al-Fe compounds. …”
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Smart grid to energy internet : a systematic review of transitioning electricity systems by Joseph, Akhil, Balachandra, Patil

“…Firstly, study delves into discussion on studies related to smart grids since it is the precursor of Energy Internet, and various other studies which discuss the developments that likely to enable smooth transition of present electricity system to Energy Internet. …”
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Age differences in leadership positions across cultures by Vaughan-Johnston, Thomas, Imtiaz, Faizan, Lee, Albert, Ji, Li-Jun

“…A by-product of these demographic shifts is that older adults will likely occupy more positions of power and influence in our societies than ever before. …”
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Rationally trust, but emotionally? The roles of cognitive and affective trust in laypeople's acceptance of AI for preventive care operations by Kyung, Nakyung, Kwon, Eric Hyeokkoo

“…However, individuals are less likely to accept and achieve the health behavior change suggested by AI than when they receive similar interventions from health experts. …”
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Being a parent during COVID-19: risk for psychological distress in the United States and Italy by Lai, Jocelyn, Pham, Phoebe T., Bate, Jordan, Prout, Tracy A., Carollo, Alessandro, Setoh, Peipei, Esposito, Gianluca, Borelli, Jessica L.

“…Parents may be exposed to greater pandemic-related stressors, yet also are more likely than non-parents to have social interactions during social distancing mandates. …”
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Autistic students' experiences, opportunities and challenges in higher education in Singapore: a qualitative study by Lim, Elinor, Wong, Shawn, Gurbuz, Emine, Kapp, Steven K., López, Beatriz, Magiati, Iliana

“…Participants also noted considerable social isolation of autistic students, likely linked to a double empathy problem between autistic and non-autistic students. …”
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Persuasion for protection: an analysis of online safety videos on YouTube by Huang, Liuyu, Goh, Dion Hoe-Lian, Yin, Stella Xin

“…Additionally, video length was associated with the number of views and likes it gathered but not with the number of comments. …”
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Comparison of Altmetrics across Multiple Disciplines: Psychology, History, and Linguistics by Htoo, Tint Hla Hla, Na, Jin-Cheon

“…Of the three disciplines studied, Psychology is found to be the most likely candidate where altmetrics could be meaningful measures.…”
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Inhaled nanomaterials and the respiratory microbiome : clinical, immunological and toxicological perspectives by Nur A’tikah Binte Mohamed Ali, Mustafa Hussain Kathawala, Poh, Tuang Yeow, Mac Aogáin, Micheál, Setyawati, Magdiel Inggrid, Ng, Kee Woei, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh

“…While associations between inhaled ambient ultrafine particles and host immune-inflammatory response are known, the airway and environmental microbiomes likely act as intermediaries and facilitate individual susceptibility to inhaled nanoparticles and toxicants. …”
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The imperative of arachidonic acid in human reproduction by Crawford, Michael A., Sinclair, Andrew J., Hall, Barbara, Ogundipe, Enitan

“…Stearic acid is similarly bio-magnified which is likely to provide for the sn-1 position in membrane synthesis. …”
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Pyrroloquinoline quinone aza-crown ether complexes as biomimetics for lanthanide and calcium dependent alcohol dehydrogenases by Vetsova, Violeta A., Fisher, Katherine R., Lumpe, Henning, Schäfer, Alexander, Schneider, Erik K., Weis, Patrik, Daumann, Lena J.

“…We show that when studying biomimetics for MDH, larger metal ions and those with lower charge in this case promote the dehydrogenation reaction more effectively and that this is likely an effect of the ligand design which must be considered when studying biomimetics. …”
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ESBL and AmpC β-lactamase encoding genes in E. coli from pig and pig farm workers in Vietnam and their association with mobile genetic elements by Hounmanou, Yaovi Mahuton Gildas, Bortolaia, Valeria, Dang, Son Thi Thanh, Truong, Duong, Olsen, John E., Dalsgaard, Anders

“…The isolates carrying the plasmids, even those with plasmids of similar types, showed wide genetic variation with high number of SNPs, suggesting horizontal spread of plasmids into different clonal lines. Their virulence profiles did not confirm to known pathotypes, suggesting that unrelated commensals are a main reservoir for ESBL and AmpC β-lactamases in both humans and pigs. …”
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Performance Guarantees for Spectral Initialization in Rotation Averaging and Pose-Graph SLAM by Doherty, Kevin J., Rosen, David M., Leonard, John J.

“…Our results reveal the critical role that spectral graph-theoretic properties of the measurement network play in controlling estimation accuracy; moreover, as a by-product of our analysis we obtain new bounds on the estimation error for the maximum likelihood estimators in SLAM and RA, which are likely to be of independent interest. Finally, we show experimentally that our spectral estimator is very effective in practice, producing initializations of comparable or superior quality at lower computational cost compared to existing state-of-the-art techniques.…”
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Preference-Conditioned Language-Guided Abstraction by Peng, Andi, Bobu, Andreea, Li, Belinda Z., Sumers, Theodore R., Sucholutsky, Ilia, Kumar, Nishanth, Griffiths, Thomas L., Shah, Julie A.

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Development of a perfusable, hierarchical microvasculature-on-a-chip model by Chen, Sophia W., Blazeski, Adriana, Zhang, Shun, Shelton, Sarah E., Offeddu, Giovanni S., Kamm, Roger D.

“…The addition of collagen channels reduces the apparent permeability of the central capillary region, likely by reducing leakage from the side channels, enabling more accurate measurements of vascular permeability—an important motivation for this study. …”
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Automating Design Requirement Extraction From Text With Deep Learning by Akay, Haluk, Yang, Maria, Kim, Sang-Gook

“…The prospect of deploying such a system on the sum of all digital engineering documents suggests a future where design failures are less likely to be repeated and past successes may be consistently used to forward innovation.…”
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Know Thy Cell-Free DNA: Early Detection of Microsatellite Instability Using Ultra-Low-Pass Cell-Free DNA Sequences by Lu, Nicole

“…Thus, if cancerous cells exist within the body, its representation in a given cfDNA sample is likely low. Together, these challenges present a obvious trade-off between signal strength and cost/invasiveness for screening and detection of MSI. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and the US-China Balance of Power by Chang, Benjamin Angel

“…Potential Chinese policy responses, such as cannibalizing its civilian sector or substituting with older chips, would likely fail for technical reasons.…”
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Understanding campus mobility by Toh, Christopher Gerard Wei Hong

“…This indicates that s_students are more likely to form cliques and groups amongst themselves and suggests the possibility that the sports activity provides a strong platform for friendship bonds to be formed. …”
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