Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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A highly strained Al-Al σ-bond in dianionic aluminum analog of oxirane for molecule activation by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…The structure of 2 has been unambiguously ascertained by spectroscopic analysis as well as X-ray crystallography, and computational studies revealed that 2 bears a highly strained Al-Al σ-bond. 2 readily reacts with the unsaturated substrates such as isocyanide, ethylene, and ketone, concomitant with the cleavage of the Al-Al σ-bond under mild conditions, leading to the four- and five-membered heterocycles 3-5. …”
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Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…For states seeking to catch up, the acquisition and assimilation of frontier technology has always been paramount (Abramovitz, 1986).</p> <p>Multinational firms based in industrialized countries have long been seen as sources of technology (Evans, 1979). …”

Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

Application development on an Android smart-phone by Udit Batra

“…The application intercepts all incoming messages and checks them for a certain password which uniquely identifies the owner. …”
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The midlife crisis by Giuntella, Osea, McManus, Sally, Mujcic, Redzo, Oswald, Andrew J., Powdthavee, Nattavudh, Tohamy, Ahmed

“…We believe the seriousness of this societal problem has not been grasped by the affluent world’s policy-makers.…”
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Effective 5D BIM requirements for risk mitigation during pre-contract stage. by Nazirul Fariq, Nazirul Fariq, Ismail, Syuhaida, Ab. Rani, Nur Izzati

“…This paper also found twelve critical issues and challenges of 5D BIM implementation that had been analysed with the relative importance index (RII) analysis. …”
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Tournament induced incentives and analysts' boldness. by Yin, Huifang.

“…This finding survives several robustness checks and is more pronounced when the interim assessment date is closer to the end of the tournament period, when analysts are inexperienced/non-all-star, and when the market activity is high. …”
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Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. These numbers bear eloquent testimony to the increasing demand for protein therapeutics. …”
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Large eddy simulations of turbulent circular wall jets by Zhang, Shuai, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung, Zhao, Bing

“…Most of the previous studies focus on the kinematic characteristics of the jet flows, while the mixing characteristics including the scalar transport have not been well examined. The current study performs a comprehensive investigation of the turbulent circular wall jet including both the flow and mixing characteristics using the large eddy simulations (LES) approach with proper near-wall modelling. …”
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Carbon-semiconductor hybrid nanostructures and their photoresponse behaviors by Zhan, Zhaoyao

“…Carbon nanomaterials are unique in terms of structure, carbon nanotube (CNT) bears a hollow one-dimensional structure; and graphene is an one-atom-thick sheet and has extremely high specific surface area; both of them are presenting excellent charge transport capability. …”
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Detailed turbulent structures investigation around piers group induced flow by Ikani, Nima, H. Pu, Jaan, Zang, Shuyan, Hussein Al-Qadami, Ebrahim Hamid, Razi, Adib

“…The result reveals that the log-law layer near wall has been enhanced by the installation of pier. …”
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Plasmonic properties of two-dimensional metallic nanoholes fabricated by focused ion beam lithography by Zhu, Shaoli, Zhou, Wei

“…The difference between the design and the experimental results may be caused by the conversion between the near field and the far field. The near field electric field distribution on the surface plasmonic nanoholes was measured by a near-field scanning optical microscope. …”
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Mobile application for optical character recognition (OCR) of digits by Luah, Yee Teng

“…As technology evolves, it will aid humans in ways that are unimaginable in the past. Every industry has been reaping the benefits of technology, including the medical field, where it has helped provide digital solutions to many healthcare problems. …”
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Abui stories : seven children by Chew, Grace Min Hui

“…Thriving on an oral tradition, these stories, like the traditional Abui language, bear no written form and are at risk of extinction. …”
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Detection of simultaneous structural problems using multiple structural health monitoring techniques by Yang, Lu

“…After the construction, cracks, wear and tear, fatigue, creep, etc., will appear anytime during their life span, which significantly affects the capacity of the structure to bear loads. Hence structure health monitoring (SHM) technique came into existence to detect the structural problems and increase its life span. …”
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Ozone reaction with interior building materials: Influence of diurnal ozone variation, temperature and humidity by Rim, Donghyun, Maddalena, Randy L., Nazaroff, William W., Gall, Elliott Tyler

“…Reactive uptake of ozone has been characterized for many building materials; however, scant information is available on how diurnal variation of ambient ozone influences ozone reaction with indoor surfaces. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Singapore has been developing rapidly over the past decades. In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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Influence of non-linear wave load models on monopile supported offshore wind turbines for extreme conditions by Ryan, GV, Tang, T, McAdam, RA, Adcock, TAA

“…These models are compared to the widely used constrained wave approach, showing that significant differences are predicted for steel and geotechnical design checks. This suggests that the industry standard approach may be inappropriate for the design of monopile structures against extreme wave loads.…”