Synthesis of planar conjugated macrocycle by secondary ketimine formation between m-phenylenediamine and synthesised aryl diketone by Huo, Jiongrui

“…While synthesis of the diketone was successful, synthesis of the target macrocycle was not, despite repeated attempts in a variety of solvent systems, azeotropic distillation to remove water, and in harsh reaction conditions. This was likely due to the stability of the C=O bond and steric hindrance against nucleophilic attack on the carbon atom of the carbonyl group of the diketone. …”
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Financial option insurance by Wang, Qi-Wen, Shu, Jian-Jun

“…As a trade-off, they are likely to sacrifice a limited portion of their potential profits. …”
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Induced transtensional earthquakes after the 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in the compressional collision belt of western Taiwan by Lee, Timothy Ting-Yu, Chan, Chung-Han, Shyu, J. Bruce H., Wu, Yih-Min, Huang, Hsin-Hua

“…We used relocated seismicity and earthquake focal mechanisms to show that this sequence is likely occurred along a subsurface fault that strikes N10°W and dips 80° to the east, at depths greater than 5 km. …”
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Framing responsibility for depression in news media: a content analysis of depression coverage on Sina Weibo by Ma, Xiaoxia, binti Mahamed, Mastura, Alwie, Aryaty

“…Further, state-controlled media focused on societal responsible for addressing the issue and emphasized individual-level causal responsibilities more than market-oriented media organizations, which is likely to make societal-level responsibility attribution.…”
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Motivation in learning mathematics among high school students in Ningbo, China by He, Mengyao, Ismail, Zaleha, Ismail, Norulhuda, He, Xueting

“…Motivation plays a crucial role in enhancing students' achievement in mathematics, as motivated students are more likely to engage actively with the subject. However, in China, there is a concerning trend of declining motivation among students toward mathematics, with many exhibiting avoidance behaviors. …”
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Sensing Informal Networks in Organizations by Orbach, Maya, Demko, Maegen, Doyle, Jeremy, Waber, Benjamin N., Pentland, Alex

“…A subset of workers who were encouraged to utilize flexible seating arrangements in a remodeled space had a higher proportion of face-to-face interactions with colleagues outside of their team, while employees seated far away from each other were less likely to exchange e-mail. This research has implications for companies hoping to understand the structure of informal networks within their organization as well as those considering workplace redesign as a method of stimulating communication within these networks.…”
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Instrumenting Observability in a Decentralized Microservice Architecture by Liu, Helen X.

“…While there are existing solutions for observability frameworks, these solutions do not target microservice architectures, which are used more and more with expansive code bases, such as those likely to be employed in an industry environment. …”
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Inosine-containing mRNA induces an innate immune response and is translated with lower efficiency by Bao, Caroline

“…This elevated immune response is likely receptor-specific and we have demonstrated that it cannot be attributed to the sensors RIG-I, MDA5, TLR3, or PKR.…”
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High field dynamic nuclear polarization methods: Microwave sources and mechanisms by Mardini, Michael

“…Moreover, as amplifier and resonator technologies continue to develop, it is likely that pulsed DNP will emerge at high fields and overtake continuous-wave DNP in absolute sensitivity enhancement as well.…”
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India’s balancing act in the Indo-Pacific : multi-alignment and tilt to the U.S. by Karuturi, Ramyashri Rao

“…Moving forward, in order to secure and develop these ties without the label of a being a ‘reluctant’, ‘uncertain’, or an ‘evasive’ partner, India would likely benefit from advancing the multilateral initiatives it partakes in by focusing on other avenues.…”
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Automatic PoC generation for Android app vulnerability by Pang, Siew Boon

“…Thereafter, we proceed on to analyse the data set and filter results that are significant and likely to be considered as security vulnerabilities. …”
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HAMLET particles in medium : protein fibrils or something else? by Ng, Nicholas Kwok Hing.

“…Such interactions are likely due to HAMLET having increasingly amphiphatic nature due to its bound oleic acid. …”
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Relations between aggression, social cognition, and physiological response in a proactive aggression condition. by Chan, Wei Teng.

“…After being aroused, participants who score higher trait-PA were more likely to administer noise shocks to their competitors and this relationship was moderated by expectations for adult and peer approval. …”
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The correlation between CEO remuneration and company performance : a Singapore-Hong Kong comparison. by Chui, Vanessa Jie Yi., Luo, Yijie., Low, Jeanne Yi Jun.

“…In addition, the average Hong Kong CEO is more likely to be paid higher than his or her Singaporean counterpart of a company with similar levels of corporate performance. …”
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The role of EZH2-VAV interaction in tumorigenesis by Wong, Jong Fu

“…EZH2-mediated talin1 methylation enhances talin1 cleavage and thereby promotes turnover of adhesion structures and likely directly contributes to tumorigenesis. Our data provides a novel mechanistic insight into the cellular transformation associated with EZH2 overexpression. …”
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Political market imperfections and the political incentives for the provision of social services : a case study of two states in India by Taisha Grace Antony

“…Using macroeconomic data from 1961 to 20 I I, this thesis undertakes a case study on two states in India - Kerala and Uttar Pradesh- to demonstrate that a state with better informed voters, political competition among two credible political parties, as well as voters who are less ethnically fragmented on policy issues, is likely to be more efficient in its public expenditure policies than a state made up of relatively uninformed voters, non-credible political competition among multiple parties, and a highly ethnically divided population . …”
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UNCLOS and its Limitations as the Foundation for a Regional Maritime Security Regime by Sam, Bateman

“…The paper concludes that uncertainty in the law of the sea is likely to grow and that State practice in East Asia, under the influence of domestic politics and regional tensions, may well continue to diverge from more traditional views of the law. …”
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The Exorcist and the Rabbi: Hebrew divine names in Christian prayer, 750-850 by Bertuzzi Rivett, P

“…Placing the hymn in the broader context of exorcism and performative ritual, I trace its adjurational formulae to late antique Christian and Jewish apotropaic texts. These were most likely transmitted directly from magic or mystical Jewish sources, rather than Patristic texts.…”

The value of flexible vaccine manufacturing capacity: value drivers, estimation methods, and approaches to value recognition in health technology assessment by McElwee, F, Newall, A

“…We argue that, while the value of additional FVMC is uncertain and further research is needed to help to better estimate it, the value of increased pandemic preparedness is likely to be too large to be ignored.…”

Transforming CCTV cameras into NO 2 sensors at city scale for adaptive policymaking by Ibrahim, MR, Lyons, T

“…For instance, if trucks only drive at night, their effects on NO2 levels are most likely to be seen in the morning when people commute. …”