Structure and functions of a metallo-beta-lactamase- like hypothetical protein bleg1_2437 from alkali-tolerant soil bacterium Bacillus lehensis G1 by Tan, Soo Huei

“…However, the emergence of antibiotic resistance mechanism among pathogenic bacteria has downsized the efficacy of antibiotics via the production metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) which enables pathogens to destroy the β- lactam ring of β-lactam antibiotics. Although MBL is not ubiquitously found in all pathogenic bacteria, its presence is a public health concern. …”
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Populism in foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…The same goes for trade: populists (particularly in the United States) are seen usually as ideological protectionists, but most often they do not mind striking trade deals if these favor their interests (see, e.g., Donald Trump’s discourse on this issue). …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…Herein, PI-derived block copolymers are synthesized via ring-opening copolymerization of lactide (LA) (a control monomer) and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)-propylene carbonate (MAC) from the OH-terminal ends of the PI block to produce PLA-PI-PLA (TB1, a control) and PMAC-PI-PMAC (TB2). …”
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Solution-processed lead halide perovskite single crystal scintillators by Xie, Aozhen

“…Simple linear alkyl and small bulky ring-containing cations tend to introduce (100) type which typically exhibits narrow emission and more likely to show negative thermal quenching behavior (stronger emission upon higher temperature). …”
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Discrete geodesic graphs by Fang, Zheng

“…The computational domain shrinks to a local patch as the basis function decays to zero outside one-ring neighbors of the patch. I introduce an optimization scheme to solve the localized harmonic B-spline equation and compute the discrete Green's function quickly, which is a better simulation of ground truth on synthetic models according to experimental results. …”
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Boronic acid and nitrofuranyl derivatives as potential therapeutics by Dey, AL

“…‘Rule of 5’, there has been extensive research on lead-like compounds other than those in the realm of small molecule drug-likeness. With this borne in mind Chapter 1, Antimicrobial Peptides – a New Chasm, introduces the concept of protein-protein interactions (PPIs), which could pave the way for development of promising therapeutic agents of various properties such as pacidamycin and muraymycin which are all peptide-based antibiotics that are concerned with PPIs. …”

A Learning Community of Reflective Teachers : From Whispers to Resonance / by Raghavan, Neeraja, translator 656168

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Export competitiveness in the context of Singapore by Chew, Kheng Lee, Phua, Chin Tiong, Yau, Puay Hiang

“…Last but not least, we must bear in mind that Singapore is only a small economy. Demand is given and it is important to Singapore. …”
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Structure and interaction of telomeric and telomerase RNA G-quadruplexes. by Martadinata, Herry.

“…Our studies show that the dissociation constant (Kd) of DNA-RNA hybrid G-quadruplexes is virtually independent on the sequences of DNA but instead depends on the number of G-repeats of the DNA and RNA sequences. The sugar-ring chemistry (deoxyribose vs. ribose) was found to affect the Kd of inter-molecular G-quadruplex (DNA-DNA vs. …”
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Essays on blood supply management by Senga, Juan Ramon Liboro

“…We further characterize a rationing and donor-build up policy in the lost-sales setting if few donors are available because of a resource-conserving and capacity building mind-set from blood banks. This is then extended to a more realistic scenario where donors are allowed to drop-off. …”
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Harmonized co-existence with robust interference management in femto-macro cellular architectures by Ponnu Jacob

“…Keeping these challenges in mind, the main focus of this thesis is on developing advanced co-existence techniques that support inter-cell cooperation and decentralized interference management in two-tier femto-macro network. …”
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Investigating the EM performance of building materials for mid-band 5G in urban built environment: an exploratory study by Ng, Sean Jake Peng

“…The thesis is concluded with the investigation of material loading on an evolved antecedent hexagonal-stubbed complementary split-ring resonator (CSRR)-loaded electrically small antenna (ESA) designed to cover the 3.5 GHz 5G frequency band. …”
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Investigations into high resolution imaging of the aqueous outflow system and cornea by Hong, Jesmond Xun Jie

“…The imaging probe is an assembly of a circular ring array of four light emitting diodes tilted at an angle and a micro color charged coupled device camera. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…</p> <p>An advantage of a Web publication is that it provides the opportunity to update the material more regularly than is possible with conventional book publication. With this in mind, we especially welcome colleagues to send us comments which we can take into consideration when making revisions.…”

Mastering Voice Interfaces : Creating Great Voice Apps for Real Users / by Thymé-Gobbel, Ann, author 642940, Jankowski, Charles, author 642941

Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…The analysis results offer instructive implications to fine-tune the design rules of the DAB converters. Bearing the mind that the impedance model of the DAB converter is closely related to the modulation schemes, the impacts of three typical modulation methods on the DAB impedances are analyzed and compared. …”
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