Legal politics in the Libyan constitution-making process by van Lier, F

“…This is what happened in Libya, developing into what I call <em>legal politics</em>. Understanding the dynamics of <em>legal politics</em> raises questions about the assumptions of those who advocate constitution-making in post-conflict situations and casts doubt on the technocratic vision that states can be <em>built</em> in a rational and orderly fashion.…”

Internet tool to support self-assessment and self-swabbing of sore throat: development and feasibility study by Lown, M, Smith, KA, Muller, I, Woods, C, Maund, E, Rogers, K, Becque, T, Hayward, G, Moore, M, Little, P, Glogowska, M, Hay, A, Stuart, B, Mantzourani, E, Wilcox, CR, Thompson, N, Francis, NA

“…Of these, 35 (78%) and 32 (71%) participants completed all scoring elements for FeverPAIN and Centor scores, respectively, and most (30/45, 67%) of them reported finding self-assessment relatively easy. …”

A correlational study between creative thinking ability and the performance of open-ended science investigations for secondary two female students by Md. Shahrin K.S. Moorthy.

“…The study was conducted with only secondary two female students as the researcher intended to use the findings in his current assignment in an all-girls Independent school.…”
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Unveiling the importance of longer paths in quantum networks by Hu, X, Dong, G, Lambiotte, R, Christensen, K, Fan, J, Tian, Z, Havlin, S, Meng, X

“…Here, we apply statistical physics to identify the origin of this stronger connectivity—known as concurrence percolation. Our finding is demonstrated on hierarchical scale-free networks, the (U,V) flowers, which allow full analytical control over path connectivity by adjusting the two distinct path length scales, U ≤ V. …”

Discovery of glucose-specific, peptide-based carbohydrate mimics using phage displayed random peptide libraries. by Yu, Limin.

“…As part of a larger project to establish general rules for peptide and peptidomimetic-based sugar mimicry, we have screened two phage display libraries (“C-X7-C” and “X12”) against a series of three glucose-binding plant lectins: Concanavalin A (Con A), Pisum Sativum Agglutinin (PSA), and Lens Culinaris Agglutinin (LCA), so as to discover ligands that bind ALL THREE lectins and therefore could act as true functional sugar mimics. …”
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Effects of doping concentration on bond length and bond energy studied by Raman shift by Yang, Xuexian, Dong, Zhili, Sun, Chang Q.

“…Numerical reproduction of the measurements clarified that the host atom phonons involved interaction with all of its z neighbors, whereas the doping atom phonon only involved interaction with a dimer. …”
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THE SECRETS OF PROFESSIONAL SALES CLOSING / by Seymour, Ian, author 655075

“…It's packed with unbeatable advice from 5omeone who knows because he has done it himself.VWith The Secrets Of rofessional Sales Closing you too can join the elite breed of truly successful sales people and call yourself a PRO-CLO.…”

Effectiveness of interpretive exhibits in influencing students’ intention in birdwatching activity at a Bird Interpretive Center, Fraser’s Hill, Pahang, Malaysia by Mokhli, Nuraain Amalina

“…The study has shown that the new interpretive intervention exhibit is more effective in influencing students’ affect and intention to participate in birdwatching compared to the existing non-interpretive exhibit at the Bird Interpretive Centre. These findings indicated that the interpretive exhibit developed in this study successfully delivers the messages and the ‘call for action’ and shapes students’ affect and intention based on the objective of the interpretive exhibit.…”
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Amplifying signals in the tumor microenvironment for drug development and diagnostics by Martin Alonso, Maria Carmen

“…At the same time, improving the sensitivity of ctDNA-based tests, that remains limited by the scarcity of ctDNA in blood, holds the key to unlock the full potential of liquid biopsy across many important clinical applications. …”
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Computational screening of FDA-approved hepatitis c drugs for inhibition of VEGFR2 in liver cancer by Roney, Miah, Issahaku, Abdul Rashid, Tufail, Nasir, Wilhelm, Anke, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Furthermore, these compounds were then subjected to molecular dynamic simulation, principle component analysis, and MMGBSA using the AMBER20 software, and the results showed stable complexes compared to the control complex. All things considered, this study will help the scientific community and society find a novel drug to treat LC.…”
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Why the rule of law? A historical perspective by Pirie, F

“…Yet we continue to call for better laws and for aggressors to be tried for war crimes. …”

Fluid-fluid displacement in porous-media microfluidics by Qiu, Yu

“…In the drainage regime, we show that the roughness induces two types of liquid films entrained on the solid surfaces behind the displacement front: the classical Bretherton “thick film”, and a new type of “thin film” that is confined within the roughness. …”
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Efficient optimization of network metrics in large uncertain graphs by Saha, Arkaprava

“…Also, the Twitter network is uncertain in the sense that all connections do not signify complete influence or trust between the concerned users all the time. …”
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Parameterization of nice polynomials by Anton, Hozjee

“…A univariable polynomial p(x) is said to be nice if all of its coefficients as well as all of the roots of both p(x) and its derivative p0(x) are integers. p(x) is called Q-nice polynomial if the coefficients, roots, and critical points are rational numbers. …”
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The Devotion of Suspect X / by Higashino, Keigo, 1958-, author 656116, Smith, Alexander O., translator 656118, Alexander, Elye J., translator 656119, Minotaur Books (Online service) 656121

“…One of Time's 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. Yasuko lives a quiet life, working in a Tokyo bento shop, a good mother to her only child. …”
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Statistical predictions of trading strategies in electronic markets by Cartea, Á, Cohen, SN, Graumans, R, Labyad, S, Sanchez Betancourt, L, van Veldhuijzen, L

“…In particular, for the most liquid share in our study, we identify three types of behaviour that we call (i) directional trading, (ii) opportunistic trading, and (iii) market making, and we find that around one third of Liquidity Providers behave as market markers.…”

Screening for pathogenic neuronal autoantibodies in serum and CSF of patients with first-episode psychosis by Theorell, J, Ramberger, M, Harrison, R, Mgbachi, V, Jacobson, L, Waters, P, Erhardt, S, Sellgren, CM, Cervenka, S, Piehl, F, Irani, SR

“…These identified 3/71 (4%) patient sera with weak binding to either contactin-associated protein-like 2, the NMDAR or glycine receptor versus no binding from 48 control samples (p = 0.28, Fisher's test). …”

Comparative study of Q-Switched erbium doped fibre laser with SWCNT-PVA saturable absorber of different ratios. by Ooi, Wei Ling, Hamzah, Azura, Mohamed, Norliza, Nur Najahatul Huda, Nur Najahatul Huda, Aiman Rosol, Ahmad Haziq, M. Mustafa, Kawther, Mafroos, Mahroof Mohamed

“…The single-wall carbon nanotube-polyvinyl alcohol (SWCNT-PVA) SA thin film fabricated by drop-casting technique is physically characterised to understand its surface morphology and thickness. …”
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Accuracy and safety of an autonomous artificial intelligence clinical assistant conducting telemedicine follow-up assessment for cataract surgery by Meinert, E, Milne-Ives, M, Lim, E, Higham, A, Boege, S, de Pennington, N, Bajre, M, Mole, G, Normando, E, Xue, K

“…Eligible patients received a call from Dora R1 to conduct a follow-up assessment approximately 3 weeks post cataract surgery, which was supervised in real-time by an ophthalmologist. …”

Apart. by Chng, Darrell Jie Hao.

“…An orphan girl dwells on her memories to find solace. My film uses the elements and colour of 2 environments to tell the story of the film.…”
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