Nanocomposite foams with balanced mechanical properties and energy return from EVA and CNT for the midsole of sports footwear application by Chang, Boon Peng, Kashcheev, Aleksandr, Veksha, Andrei, Lisak, Grzegorz, Goei, Ronn, Leong, Kah Fai, Tok, Alfred ling Yoong, Lipik, Vitali

“…Unlike the conventional EVA formulation filled with talc mineral fillers, the incorporation of CNT does not compromise the energy return of the EVA foam. From the long-cycle dynamic fatigue test, the CNT/EVA foam displays greater properties retention as compared to the talc/EVA foam. …”
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Valley-optical absorption in planar transition metal dichalcogenide superlattices by Hashemi, R., Shojaei, S., Rezaei, B., Liu, Zheng

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The role of sulfur emission from the petroleum industry on ultrafine particle number concentration in Singapore by Hou, Suyi, Li, Weihan, Yang, Liudongqing, Chen, Guorong, Zhang, Yilin, Kuwata, Mikinori

“…To identify the sources of ultrafine particles, a year-long observation of the number size distribution was conducted in Singapore in 2018 and 2019. …”
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Quantum sensing of radio-frequency signal with NV centers in SiC by Jiang, Zhengzhi, Cai, Hongbing, Cernansky, Robert, Liu, Xiaogang, Gao, Weibo

“…The material also hosts high-quality defects with long coherence times that can be used for quantum computation and sensing applications. …”
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Ordering-dependent hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction electrocatalysis of high-entropy intermetallic Pt₄ FeCoCuNi by Wang, Yong, Gong, Na, Liu, Hongfei, Ma, Wei, Hippalgaonkar, Kedar, Liu, Zheng, Huang, Yizhong

“…The experiment also shows that this catalyst demonstrates better long-term stability than both partially ordered and disordered Pt4 FeCoCuNi as well as Pt/C when subject to both HER and ORR. …”
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Versatile asymmetric separator with dendrite-free alloy anode enables high-performance Li-S batteries by Yan, Wenqi, Yang, Jin-Lin, Xiong, Xiaosong, Fu, Lijun, Chen, Yuhui, Wang, Zhaogen, Zhu, Yusong, Zhao, Jian-Wei, Wang, Tao, Wu, Yuping

“…Combining with a stable Li-Mg alloy anode, the symmetric cell achieves 5300 h of Li stripping/plating and the modified LSBs exhibit a long lifespan with an ultralow fading rate of 0.03% per cycle for over 1000 cycles at 5 C. …”
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A facile alternative strategy of upcycling mixed plastic waste into vitrimers by Ng, Joseph Kok Wei, Lim, Jacob Song Kiat, Gupta, Nupur, Dong, Bing Xue, Hu, Chun Po, Hu, Jingdan, Hu, Xiao

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Hypothesis of a potential BrainBiota and its relation to CNS autoimmune inflammation by Elkjaer, Maria L., Simon, Lukas, Frisch, Tobias, Bente, Lisa-Marie, Kacprowski, Tim, Thomassen, Mads, Reynolds, Richard, Baumbach, Jan, Röttger, Richard, Illes, Zsolt

“…Infectious agents have been long considered to play a role in the pathogenesis of neurological diseases as part of the interaction between genetic susceptibility and the environment. …”
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A tight polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membrane fabricated via polyion complex assisted phase inversion for dye desalination by Zhao, Yali, Liao, Yuan, Lai, Gwo Sung, Yin, Yurong, Wang, Rong

“…In addition, the membrane also possessed excellent stability in the pH range of 1–13 due to the strong electrostatic interaction between SPSF and PDADMAC and long-term operation stability, demonstrating its application potential in textile wastewater treatment.…”
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The determinants of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality across countries by Chang, Dianna, Chang, Xin, He, Yu, Tan, Kelvin Jui Keng

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Cationic carbon monoxide-releasing polymers as antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents by the synergetic activity by Wang, Liping, Zhong, Wenbin, Liu, Bo, Pranantyo, Dicky, Chan-Park, Mary B.

“…This CO-releasing system may retain long-time antimicrobial ability after the complete release of CO molecules owing to the cationic structure. …”
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Co-electrolysis of seawater and carbon dioxide inside a microfluidic reactor to synthesize speciality organics by Rarotra, Saptak, Singh, Amit Kumar, Mandal, Tapas Kumar, Bandyopadhyay, Dipankar

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China's geopolitical influence on the maritime industry by Chan, Lin Si

“…The recommendations include strategic planning across short, medium and long-term horizon, with an emphasis on trade route diversification and continuous framework improvement. …”
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Graphene quantum dot-mediated atom-layer semiconductor electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution by Hu, Bingjie, Huang, Kai, Tang, Bijun, Lei, Zhendong, Wang, Zeming, Guo, Huazhang, Lian, Cheng, Liu, Zheng, Wang, Liang

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Frequency-dependent redox-based 1S1R synapse with a short-term plasticity TIO2-based exponential selector by Chee, Mun Yin

“…The Pt/TiO2/Pt selector with short-term plasticity is integrated not only to suppress the sneak current but also to enable the temporal information processing feature, while the Pt/HfO2/Ti RRAM structure enables the long-term memory capability of the 1S1R synapse. …”
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Signs of criticality in social explosions by Beiró, Mariano G., Chung, Ning Ning, Chew, Lock Yue, Gandica, Yérali

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Three essays in finance by Qian, Shuoge

“…Arbitrageurs can exploit this predictable pattern of stock price changes and earn sizable abnormal returns if they long the added and short the deleted stocks on the announcement date and close their positions at the end of the day before the effective date. …”
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Assessment of the coupling coordination relationship between the green financial system and the sustainable development system across China by Li, Chenggang, Bao, Youhui, Li, Yingjie, Yue, Mu, Wu, Liang, Mao, Yufeng, Yang, Tingzhang

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Elevated glucocorticoid alters the developmental dynamics of hypothalamic neurogenesis in zebrafish by Eachus, Helen, Choi, Min-Kyeung, Tochwin, Anna, Kaspareit, Johanna, Ho, May, Ryu, Soojin

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A simplified weak coupling dynamic analysis method for running safety evaluation of train on bridges under earthquake excitation by Zhu, Zhihui, Gong, Wei, Zhou, Gaoyang, Yang, Yaowen, Jiang, Lizhong

“…Taking a 10-span simply supported bridge and a long-span cable-stayed bridge as examples, the proposed method's assumptions are verified by comparing its results with those obtained from a complex TTBS model. …”
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