Titania catalysts : crystal chemical insights and tailored functionalities by Lim, Suo Hon

“…The findings are supported by X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) where Ti coordination and order correlation are consistent with the appearance of aperiodic materials prior to rutile crystallization. The complete chain of transformations can be summarized as: amorphous gel → nonstoichiometric anatase → aperiodic titania → rutile.…”
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Impact of free nitrous acid shock and dissolved oxygen limitation on nitritation maintenance and nitrous oxide emission in a membrane bioreactor by Jiang, Yishuai, Poh, Leong Soon, Lim, Choon-Ping, Ng, Wun Jern

“…Quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) results showed that cell abundances of Nitrospira and Nitrobacter decreased by between 50.0 to 68.9% and 60.6 to 96.4%, respectively following the FNA shocks. …”
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In vitro evaluation of enriched brewers' spent grains using bacillus subtilis WX-17 as potential functional food ingredients by Tan, Yong Xing, Mok, Wai Kit, Chen, Wei Ning

“…After in vitro fermentation, various short-chain fatty acids namely acetic acid, propanoic acid, and butyric acid were produced at higher amounts for fermented BSG. …”
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Targeted pancreatic beta cell imaging for early diagnosis by Cong, Goh Zheng, Ghosh, Krishna Kanta, Mishra, Sachin, Gulyás, Miklós, Kovács, Tibor, Máthé, Domokos, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyás, Balázs

“…Hence, there is an urgent need to develop new imaging techniques and innovative probing constructs in the entire imaging chain of bioengineering to provide early detection of beta cell-related pathology.…”
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Service quality gaps in the container liner industry by Lim, Tzer Jing.

“…The research will also examine the effect of quality management practices on supply chain performance. In addition, this study will explore the possibility of perception gaps between the following parties: container liner service providers and their customers (shippers and freight forwarders); employees of different statuses in container liner company; small container liner companies and big container liner companies. …”
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中国盗墓小说研究 ：以《鬼吹灯》为探讨中心 = Research on Chinese Tomb-raiding novel : taking “Candle in tomb” as an example by 王莹 Wang, Ying

“…It not only created a new theme for the novel of Tomb Raider but also formed a cross-media industrial chain. Therefore, this paper uses "Candle in the Tomb" as the main object of discussion and explores the charm of the tomb-raiding novel. …”
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Blockchain opportunities in the maritime industry liner industry by Muhammad Imran Md Zin

“…These findings will contribute to the importance of blockchain interoperability that will expand the pipeline and lower barriers of entry in international trade, which will benefit everyone in the supply chain in the future.…”
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Econometric analyses of liquefied petroleum gas and product tanker shipping markets by Bai, Xiwen

“…Therefore, refined products need to be transported by sea to balance supply and demand, which constitutes an important part of the energy supply chain. This thesis aims to provide econometric analyses of product tanker and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) shipping markets - the dominant markets for refined product seaborne transportation. …”
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Ball with hair: modular functionalization of highly stable G-quadruplex DNA nano-scaffolds through N2-guanine modification by Lech, Christopher Jacques, Phan, Anh Tuân

“…Various chemistries including small modifications (N2-methyl-guanine), bulky aromatic modifications (N2-benzyl-guanine), and long chain-like modifications (N2-6-amino-hexyl-guanine) are tested and are found to be generally compatible with G-quadruplex formation. …”
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa microcolonies in coronary thrombi from patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Hansen, Gorm Mørk, Givskov, Michael, Hansen, Peter Riis, Belstrøm, Daniel, Nilsson, Martin, Helqvist, Steffen, Nielsen, Claus Henrik, Holmstrup, Palle, Tolker-Nielsen, Tim

“…Analyses were performed using 16S polymerase chain reaction and with next-generation sequencing to determine bacterial taxonomic classification. …”
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Can green finance facilitate Industry 5.0 transition to achieve sustainability? A systematic review with future research directions by Dhayal, Karambir Singh, Giri, Arun Kumar, Kumar, Anil, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Agrawal, Shruti, Agrawal, Rohit

“…The research domain gave six major themes: Green Innovations (GI), Green Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Circular Economy (CE), Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM), Emerging Economies, and Net Zero Economy (NZE). …”
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Effectiveness and user experience of nose and throat swabbing techniques for SARS-CoV-2 detection: results from the UK COVID-19 National Testing Programme by Futschik, ME, Kulasegaran-Shylini, R, Blandford, E, Harper, S, Chapman, D, Turek, E, Agrawal, S, Phillips, V, Fordham, H, Chan, L, Kidd, M, Dodgson, A, Klapper, PE, Sudhanva, M, Vipond, R, Hopkins, S, Peto, T, Tunkel, S, Fowler, T

“…Methods: From May 2020 to December 2021, NHSTT conducted a series of service evaluations assessing self-swabbing and assisted swabbing of the nose and throat, and nose only (anterior nares/mid-turbinate) using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and lateral flow devices (LFDs), for diagnostic suitability within the COVID-19 National Testing Programme. …”

Identifying falsified COVID-19 vaccines by analysing vaccine vial label and excipient profiles using MALDI-ToF mass spectrometry by Arman, BY, Clarke, R, Bharucha, T, Gomez Fernandez, L, Walsby-Tickle, J, Deats, M, Mosca, S, Lin, Q, Banerjee, S, Chunekar, S, Patil, K, Gairola, S, Dunachie, S, Merchant, H, Stokes, R, Kuwana, R, Maes, A, Charrier, J-P, Probert, F, Caillet, C, Matousek, P, McCullagh, J, Newton, P, Zitzmann, N, Gangadharan, B

“…Vials tested by this approach could be retained in the supply chain since it is non-invasive. We also assessed whether MALDI-ToF MS could be used to distinguish the COVISHIELD™ vaccine from surrogates of falsified vaccines and the effect of temperature on vaccine stability. …”

The influence of metabolic hormones on lactation by Rostom, H

“…In keeping with this, transcriptomic assessment of insulin-treated HC11 cells showed upregulation of genes encoding proteins in all mitochondrial electron transport chain subunits, as well as of glycolytic and pentose phosphate pathway enzymes. …”

Jet-fuel range hydrocarbon production from Reutealis trisperma oil over Al-MCM-41 derived from Indonesian Kaolin with different Si/A1 ratio by Nugraha, Reva Edra, Prasetyoko, Didik, Nareswari, Nabila Argya, Aziz, Abdul, Holilah, Holilah, Bahruji, Hasliza, Yusop, Muhammad Rahimi, Asikin-Mijan, Nurul, Suprapto, Suprapto, Taufiq-Yap, Yun Hin, Abdul Jalil, Aishah, Purnami, Santi Wulan, Hartati, Hartati

“…The Al-MCM-41 (30) shows the great performance in catalytic conversion of RTO to hydrocarbon and aromatic chain hydrocarbon. The Al-MCM-41 (30) catalyst resulted in a composition of 41.26 % paraffin, 6.78 % olefin, 21.77 % arenes, and 11.44 % cycloparaffin. …”
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DNA fragmentation, an indicator of apoptosis, in cultured black tiger shrimp penaeus monodon infected with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) by Sahtout, A.H., Hassan, M.D., Shariff, M.

“…Of the 30 grossly normal shrimp, 5 specimens were found to be positive for WSSV infection by normal histology and by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. All of the specimens showing gross signs of WSSV infection were positive for WSSV by normal histology, while 5 were positive by nested PCR only (indicating light infections) and 15 were positive by 1-step PCR (indicating heavy infections). …”
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Homology modeling and expression of recombinant NS5-RDRP based on the Indonesian local strain of dengue virus for anti-dengue drug development by Subroto, Toto, Firdaus, Ade Rizqi Ridwan, Kusumawardani, Shinta, Tohari, Taufik Ramdani, Nababan, Theresia Adventina, Pertiwi, Wulan, Fadhlillah, Muhammad, Kusuma, Sri Agung Fitri, Rukayadi, Yaya

“…We utilize reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and nested PCR for serotyping the DENV isolates, obtained from Hasan Sadikin Hospital, Indonesia. …”
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Contribution of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 in improving the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell by Junoh, Hazlina, Awang, Nuha, Ahmad, Siti Nur Afifi, Azhar, Masaud, Jaafar, Juhana, Md. Nordin, Nik Abdul Hadi, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi, Qtaishat, Mohammed Rasool, Matsuura, Takeshi, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Abdul Rahman, Mukhlis, Mohd. Zainoodin, Azran

“…The imidazole-N-H linker in the terminal PES-cSMM/ZIF-8 promotes proton transport through a hydrogen bond chain, while the hydrophobic backbone acts as an effective methanol filter. …”

Correlation between hardness and SEM-EDS characterization of palm oil waste based biocoke by Asri, Gani, Erdiwansyah, ., Hera, Desvita, Saisa, ., Mahidin, ., Rizalman, Mamat, Zulhaini, Sartika, Ratna Eko, Sarjono

“…Biocoke hardness is a quality indicator of physical and chemical qualities; the vital link between biocoke hardness, structural features, and elemental composition supports this idea.…”
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Investigating Social Presence and Communication with Embodied Avatars in Room-Scale Virtual Reality by Greenwald, Scott W., Wang, Zhangyuan, Funk, Markus, Maes, Pattie

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