Synthetic approaches to all-porphyrin nanorings by Field, J

“…However, construction of directly-linked porphyrin-porphyrin bonds under the standard oxidative coupling conditions used to construct the linear oligomers appears to be incompatible with this template-directed approach. …”

Cellular reporter for inflammation. by Yuhanis Abdullah Sunny.

“…Currently, there are commercial green fluorescent protein (GFP) assays available for in vitro cell lines only. There are no in vivo systems that can report NF-B activation in hematopoietic stem cells. …”
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Home automation system using Raspberry Pi by Wang, Yangyang

“…Through out this project, student will gain knowledge in areas such as understand Raspberry Pi’s background; Raspberry Pi’s command lines; how to control GPIO pins; how to use PuTTY to remotely access the Raspberry Pi; understand web server Apache and PHP; understand WinSCP and how to transfer files with it; have the knowledge of web interface design, understand HTML5, CSS, PHP and JavaScript and be able to do electrical wiring and mechanical modification for the equipment required in the project.…”
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Laser surface treatment of 50CrMo4 steel by Chew, Han Xin

“…The speed of laser is significance in affecting the width and depth of the laser treated lines. When the speed is too high, the change is not visible, thus, the hardness test cannot be done on the cross section area.…”
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Design Experiences as Pathways for Embracing Failure by Das, Madhurima, Yang, Maria C

“…This study establishes a set of failure-related interventions implemented in an introductory design course, and then examines potential links to students’ experiences and attitudes towards failure. …”
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Contradictions and compromises in sustainability planning: The case of the sub-Arctic city of Yakutsk, Russia by Durova, Aleksandra, Ryan, Brent D.

“…The study underscores that these tensions are intricately linked to historical, political, planning, and governance contexts and reflect the complexities of urban development politics. …”
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Approach temperament and self-esteem : moderators in the relationship between capitalisation and outcomes by S Ashwin Pillai

“…To address this gap, we explored the moderating role of dispositions in the links between work-family interpersonal capitalisation and two intrapersonal outcomes. …”
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Mitigating quantization effects on distributed sensor fusion : a least squares approach by Zhu, Shanying, Chen, Cailian, Xu, Jinming, Guan, Xinping, Xie, Lihua, Johansson, Karl Henrick

“…In this paper, we consider the problem of sensor fusion over networks with asymmetric links, where the common goal is linear parameter estimation. …”
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Mechanical properties of the superficial biofilm layer determine the architecture of biofilms by Kundukad, Binu, Seviour, Thomas, Liang, Yang, Rice, Scott A., Kjelleberg, Staffan, Doyle, Patrick S.

“…Further, the physical properties of the polysaccharides are closely linked to the specific architectures formed by the developing biofilm.…”
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Conceptualize, design, simulate and develop a contact tracing scheme based on the Android platform by Woon, Tse Liang

“…These beacons have a certain identifier linked to it such that when an app that is already installed on the user device picks it up, it will be able to obtain the data. …”
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Construction of hole-transported MoO₃₋ₓ coupled with CdS nanospheres for boosting photocatalytic performance via oxygen-defects-mediated Z-scheme charge transfer by Wu, Yan, Wang, Hou, Tu, Wenguang, Wu, Shuyang, Chew, Jia Wei

“…It is indicated that the PVP not only served as the reducing agent for the formation of oxygen defects in MoO₃₋ₓ, but also the cross-linking agent for the coupling between MoO₃₋ₓ and CdS. …”
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Take a “selfie” : examining how leaders emerge from leader self-awareness, self-leadership, and self-efficacy by Bracht, Eva M., Keng-Highberger, Fong T., Avolio, Bruce J., Huang, Yiming

“…In the present work, we contribute toward closing this gap by testing a mediation chain linking a leader's leader self-awareness to a follower's leadership emergence with two time-lagged studies (nstudy1 = 449, nstudy2 = 355). …”
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Population-specific adaptation in malaria-endemic regions of Asia by Gusareva, Elena S., Lorenzini, Paolo Alberto, Nurul Adilah Ramli, Ghosh, Amit Gourav, Kim, Hie Lim

“…The gene ontology analysis for the 285 adaptive genes highlighted their functional processes linked to neuronal organizations or nervous system development. …”
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Novel electrochromic materials of PANI-TiO2 hybrid by Phua, Si Lei.

“…The results reveal that PANI has been grafted onto TiO2 using N-[3-(trimethoxysilyl propyl)aniline] as cross-linking agent. The hybrid systems exhibit enhanced optical contrast and coloration efficiency than that of PANI. …”
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ASEAN states' political relations with China and their acceptances to China's 5G: a risk perception perspective by Zha, Yiru

“…This paper, through the case studies and quantitative methods, investigates the causal links between ASEAN states’ political relations with China and their acceptances to Chinese 5G. …”
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A wearable thin-film hydrogel laser for functional sensing on skin by Nie, Ningyuan, Gong, Xuerui, Gong, Chaoyang, Qiao, Zhen, Wang, Ziyihui, Fang, Guocheng, Chen, Yu-Cheng

“…The three-dimensional cross-linked hydrophilic polymer serves as the adhesive layer to allow small molecules to penetrate from human tissue to generate strong light--matter interactions on the interface of whispering gallery modes resonators. …”
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Three essays on the share structure reform in China by Zhu, Yanjian

“…In China, prior to April 29, 2005, about two thirds of all outstanding shares were mainly help by the government or government-linked agencies and cannot be traded in the open market. …”
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Interfacial phenomena and biological recognition of mammalian cells on biomimetic materials by Chan, Vincent.

“…In our tissue engineering work, biological ligands are synthesized and then covalently linked to the extracellular matrix for providing highly tailored biological signals for hepatocyte culture. …”
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Market research on a portable snake venom detection kit. by Thong, Hui Min.

“…The only commercially available diagnostic kit is from Commonwealth Serum Laboratories (CSL) and it uses the Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technique. However, it has disadvantages like the inability to fully quantify venom levels and time consuming test procedures which requires some level of expertise. …”
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Motivation & family caregivers of elderly individuals : exploring the relevance of filial piety & autonomy by Nur 'Atiqah Mohd Farhan

“…As past research has found that health is an outcome linked to motivation, the current study explores the underlying motivations of these family caregivers, specifically focusing on the concepts of filial piety and autonomy. …”
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