21W.730-2 Expository Writing - Food for Thought: Writing and Reading about Food and Culture, Fall 2005 by Boiko, Karen

“…Food is at once the stuff of life and a potent symbol; it binds us to the earth, to our families, and to our cultures. …”
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Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…Results showed that the steel web filled with concrete presented preferable strength and behaviour to the hollow steel web because of the concrete in-fill. …”
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Bond order resolved 3d 5/2 and valence band chemical shifts of Ag surfaces and nanoclusters by Sun, Changqing, Qin, Wei, Wang, Yan, Huang, Yongli, Zhou, Zhaofeng, Yang, Chao

“…Incorporating the tight-binding theory and the bond order–length–strength (BOLS) correlation into the X-ray photoelectron spectra of Ag(111) and (100) surfaces and the Auger electron spectra of Ag nanoparticles deposited on Al2O3 and CeO2 substrates has led to quantitative information of the 3d5/2 and the valence binding energies of an isolated Ag atom and their shifts upon bulk, defect, surface, and nanocrystal formation. …”
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A ZnO driven silicon cantilever for nanoscale actuation by Yuan, Yanhui, Du, Hejun, Wang, Peihong

“…A micro silicon cantilever actuated by ZnO thin film was designed, fabricated and characterized. …”
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Development and characterization of collagen type I and hyaluronic acid (HA) based interlaced scaffolds for tissue engineered heart valves (TEHVS) by Nazir, R

“…Corresponding wet mechanical moduli ranged from 1 ± 0.3 kPa to 5 ± 0.1 kPa, 7 ± 2 kPa to 55 ± 4 kPa, and 2 ± 0.4 to 9 ± 2 respectively. Bending and storage moduli, in the dry state, matched and exceeded those of human aortic valve leaflets (HAVL). …”

Enzymatic preparation of diacylglycerols: lipase screening, immobilization, characterization and glycerolysis performance by Xie, Rui, Peng, Xianwu, Lee, Yee-Ying, Xie, Pengkai, Tan, Chin-Ping, Wang, Yong, Zhang, Zhen

“…Backgrounds: Glycerolysis, with its advantages of readily available raw materials, simple operation, and mild reaction conditions, is a primary method for producing diacylglycerol (DAG). …”

Mechanism of an arched basilar membrane in mammalian cochlea by Chan, Wei Xuan

“…The theoretical analysis of the energy absorption and distribution in the thin film composite provides a guideline for selection of thermoplastic and elastomer as well as estimation of the power required for ultrasonic bonding of the film composite. …”
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Optimizing flexible transparent conductor with hybrid MXene/AgNW/PET for electrochromic smart glass by Muhammad Nasrun Zawawi

“…Flexure test was performed on the composites through mechanical bending. In comparison to ITO, the hybrid film maintained a stable resistance during flexure. …”
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Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) enhanced biosensors by Zhang, Jinling

“…The point-of care device based on grating Au film for the detection of endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) was demonstrated, which displayed excellent portability and good sensitivity. …”
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Anisotropic protein diffusion on nanosurface by Liu, Yang, Song, Xiaohan, Yang, Yanmei, Li, Yong-Qiang, Zhao, Mingwen, Mu, Yuguang, Li, Weifeng

“…On the MBP surface, HP35 migrates mainly along the zigzag direction but can also easily stride over the ridges and grooves along the armchair direction. Moreover, the mild binding strength between α-PC and HP35 does not cause distortion in the protein structure. …”
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Bifunctional diazirine reagent for covalent dyeing of Kevlar and inert polymer materials by Liu, Richard Y., Luo, Shao-Xiong Lennon, Hirst, Elizabeth S., Doona, Christopher J., Swager, Timothy M.

“…The reagent's structure features a trifluoromethyl diazirine group as a precursor to a carbene that binds the textile surface. On the reagent's other terminus, a benzyl bromide group acts as a site accessible for substitution reactions. …”
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Elucidating the mechanism of mRNA transport using novel imaging technologies by Stoychev, D

“…The MS2-MCP system is used to insert into mRNAs of interest special structures to which RNA-binding proteins, fused to a fluorescent protein such as GFP, can then bind. …”

Dynamic lateral crushing of empty and sandwich tubes by Fan, Zhihua., Shen, Jianhu., Lu, Guoxing., Ruan, Dong.

“…Similar to the observations in the quasi-static tests, the mode of dynamic collapse is bending, with the formation of plastic bending zones accompanied with core crushing. …”
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Methods for the Study of Galactofuranose in Mycobacteria by Taylor, Katherine I.

“…Finally, we characterized the kinetics of a mild electrophile, the squaric ester, and assessed its utility in selectively binding and modifying a key galactofuranosyl transferase involved in mycobacterial cell wall biosynthesis. …”
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Vypal2: a versatile peptide ligase for precision tailoring of proteins by Zhang, Dingpeng, Wang, Zhen, Hu, Side, Lescar, Julien, Tam, James P., Liu, Chuan-Fa

“…The last two decades have seen an increasing demand for new protein-modification methods from the biotech industry and biomedical research communities. Owing to their mild aqueous reaction conditions, enzymatic methods based on the use of peptide ligases are particularly desirable. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents by Ratcliffe, H

“…</p> <br> <p>The findings of ‘STORY’ confirm that SARS-CoV-2 infections in children are generally asymptomatic or mild and rarely progress to severe disease and hospitalisation. …”

Methyl and dimethyl o-xylenyl-substituted fullerene acceptors for polymer solar cells by Kim, Hee Un, Park, Jong Baek, Grimsdale, Andrew Clive, Hwang, Do-Hoon

“…These values correlate with the binding affinities of the fluorophore and quencher. …”
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Function of second cladding layer in hollow core tube lattice fibers by Huang, Xiaosheng, Yoo, Seongwoo, Yong, KenTye

“…A small core, on the other hand, facilitates the gas-filled TLF applications, but at the expense of the increased mode attenuation. …”
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Carbon nanomaterial/thermoplastic polyurethane composites for sports application : preparation, characterization and simulation by Jing, Qifei

“…Regarding the thermal stability, PU filled with 1 wt% FGO showed the largest extent of improvement. …”
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Interface energetics and dynamics in organic-inorganic hybrid perovskites by Goh, Teck Wee

“…Firstly, the interface energetics of FAPbI3-based perovskites with organic charge extraction layers showed apparent upward band bending, but its origin is unexpectedly due to presence of δ-FAPbI3. …”
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