Same data, different analysts: variation in effect sizes due to analytical decisions in ecology and evolutionary biology by Gould, E, Fraser, HS, Parker, TH, Nakagawa, S, Griffith, SC, Vesk, PA, Fidler, F, Hamilton, DG, Abbey-Lee, RN, Abbott, JK, Aguirre, LA, Alcaraz, C, Aloni, I, Altschul, D, Arekar, K, Atkins, JW, Atkinson, J, Baker, CM, Barrett, M, Bell, K, Bello, SK, Beltrán, I, Berauer, BJ, Bertram, MG, Wood, A

“…Analyses conducted by these teams yielded 141 usable effects (compatible with our meta-analyses and with all necessary information provided) for the blue tit dataset, and 85 usable effects for the Eucalyptus dataset. …”

Measurement of isotherms and kinetics by volumetric method by Zulqarnain Abdul Halil

“…The adsorption of water vapour on silica gel, CO2 on activated charcoal and on MOFs were done on separate setups each, with more emphasis being made on the setup of water vapour adsorption to study its performance alongside adsorption capabilities of silica gel. …”
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Micro-DSC, rheological and NMR investigations of the gelation of gallic acid and xyloglucan by Hirun, Namon, Bao, Hongqian, Li, Lin, Deen, Gulam Roshan, Tantishaiyakul, Vimon

“…For the mixture of GA and 1% (w/v) TSX, the critical gel concentration of GA was 0.69% (w/v) at physiological temperature (37 °C) and the sol–gel transition was well described by the scaling law. …”
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Semiconductor oxide for gas sensing applications by Ang, Wan Chia

“…The STFx thin films and composite films were developed by using modified sol-gel spin-coating technique. STFx sol-gel solutions with varying iron content were prepared and examined prior to deposition of STFx thin films and composite films. …”
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Rheo-PIV of yield-stress fluids in a 3D-printed fractal vane-in-cup geometry by Medina-Bañuelos, Esteban F., Marín-Santibáñez, Benjamín M., Chaparian, Emad, Owens, Crystal E., McKinley, Gareth H., Pérez-González, José

“…We describe the velocity distributions in all cases and show that the fVIC produces an almost axisymmetric flow field and rotation rate-independent “effective radius” when used with both the Newtonian fluid and the microgel. …”
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Report on industrial orientation with Environmental Resources Management Pte Ltd (ERM) by Heng, Ming Xuan

“…Learning includes understanding the Environmental Baseline Study (EBS), ESA guidelines for State Land in Singapore, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) guidelines for onshore and offshore gas and oil development, International Financial Corporation (IFC) guidelines for various environmental parameters, Singapore EHS legislation, and various research works amongst the many learning. …”
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The structural, mechanical, and biological variation of silica bioglasses obtained by different sintering temperatures by Sarmast Sh, M., Dayang Radiah, A. B., Hoey, D. A., Abdullah, N.

“…Particularly, increased crystallinity was observed in sol-gel-derived bioglass sintered at 750 °C, indicating a denser and more ordered structure. …”

Reversible CO2 activation by an N-phosphinoamidinato digermyne by Quek, Shina

“…This thesis describes the synthesis of the N-phosphinoamidinato digermynes [LG̈e–G̈eL] (E = Ge, L = tBu2PNC(Ph)NAr, 5: Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3, 6: Ar = Ph) by the reduction of the corresponding chlorogermylenes with KC8. …”
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Effect of hydrogen peroxide sterilization on properties and degradation of poly (ε-caprolactone) and poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprocaltone) by Sia, Denia.

“…However, there is an increase in degree of crystallinity of PCL and new PLLA crystal formation in PLC samples observed during the degradation study. …”
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Introduction by Panti, Cecilia, Paravicini Bagliani, Agostino, Temple, Nicholas

“…The event received sponsorship from the Union Académique International (“Transcultural conferences of UAI”), the Dipartimento di Studi letterari, filosofici e di storia dell’Arte of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, the Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability (CUDAS) at the University of Huddersfield, and the Centre for Urban and Built Ecologies (CUBE) at London Metropolitan University.…”
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Hydrogels from polymer for biomedical applications by Teo, Man Ru

“…Hydrogel is valued for its ability to retain its gel-like properties within a wide temperature range. …”
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Titania catalysts : crystal chemical insights and tailored functionalities by Lim, Suo Hon

“…However, defective and amorphous titania variants have been less investigated, as the transition from the gel to the crystalline phase is frequently assumed to be straightforward. …”
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A solid‐state fibriform supercapacitor boosted by host – guest hybridization between the carbon nanotube scaffold and MXene nanosheets by Yu, Chenyang, Gong, Yujiao, Chen, Ruyi, Zhang, Mingyi, Zhou, Jinyuan, An, Jianing, Lv, Fan, Guo, Shaojun, Sun, Gengzhi

“…The solid-state supercapacitor based on such hybrid fibers with gel electrolyte coating exhibits a volumetric capacitance of 22.7 F cm-3 at 0.1 A cm-3 with capacitance retention of 84% at current density of 1.0 A cm-3 (19.1 F cm-3 ), improved volumetric energy density of 2.55 mWh cm-3 at the power density of 45.9 mW cm-3 , and excellent mechanical robustness.…”
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Vinyl sulfone functionalized injectable thermogels for facile peptide coupling by Oei, John Xin Jian

“…Thermogels are amphiphilic polymers that can undergo temperature dependent sol-gel transitions due to the formation of supramolecular interactions. …”
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The antecedents and consequences of a layered architecture of mobile handsets by Lee, Alvin Wei Ming

“…The shift from monolithic to modular designs will be presented in detail leading to recent developments in the industry. Acer and Dell have showed interest in developing their own smartphones. …”
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Reading the transformation: the relationship between literature and territory in contemporary Veneto by Frezzato, E

“…Through the analysis of La verità dell'Alligatore and Nordest by Carlotto and Il Milione and Bestiario Veneto – Parole mate by Paolini, the objective of this thesis is, on one side, to provide an insight into how the transformation of a territory can shape the formation of a collective identity, on the other side, to shed light on the means through the reflection on territory enters the literary space.…”

Investigation of cellular changes on blood cells relevant for the destabilization of blood flow by Stephanie.

“…Deformability was reduced in all enzyme-treated cells. Membrane composition changes were observed in all enzymes except neuraminidase. …”
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Purification and molecular properties of papaya pectinesterase by Fayyaz, A., Asbi, B.A., Ghazali, H.M., Che Man, Y.B., Jinap, S.

“…The enzyme preparation was confirmed to be of homogeneous state by gel filtration and nondashdenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and it has a molecular weight of approximately 32 000 Da.…”
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Thermodynamic modelling of adsorption isotherms and kinetics for gas storage and cooling applications by Sun, Baichuan

“…Thirdly, the derived kinetics model is verified with the experimental data of silica gel + water systems, with respect to various size and grain layers configuration. …”
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MS2 virus inactivation by atmospheric-pressure cold plasma using different gas carriers and power levels by Wu, Yan, Liang, Yongdong, Wei, Kai, Li, Wei, Yao, Maosheng, Zhang, Jue, Grinshpun, Sergey A.

“…MS2 viruses with and without the APCP exposure were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR), and sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Viral inactivation was shown to exhibit linear relationships with the APCP generation power and exposure time (R(2) > 0.95 for all energy levels tested) up to 95% inactivation (1.3-log reduction) after a subsecond airborne exposure at 28 W; about the same inactivation level was achieved for waterborne viruses with an exposure time of less than 1 min. …”
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