Buying influence? The international diplomacy behind donor financing of the World Bank’s International Development Association by Xu, J

“…Finally, the research examines whether a hegemon violating the ‘fairness’ principle by shirking obligations but pursuing undue influence will face secondary states willing to take ‘exit/voice’ measures to restore an implicit contribution-to-influence equity line; and whether such countermeasures would be postponed if secondary states are structurally dependent upon the hegemon and/or lack viable outside options. …”

Increased interleukin-6 correlates with myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibodies in pediatric monophasic demyelinating diseases and multiple sclerosis by Horellou, P, Wang, M, Keo, V, Chrétien, P, Serguera, C, Waters, P, Deiva, K

“…MOG antibody titers in plasma were tested by flow cytometry using a stable cell line expressing full-length human MOG. We found a significant increase in C5a levels in the CSF of patients with monophasic ADS (n=17) compared to OND (n=12, p=0.0036) and to MS (n=17, p=0.0371). …”

“I believe it when there is an expert next to me:” a qualitative analysis on the perceptions and experiences of pregnant women to self-monitor blood pressure in Lombok, Indonesia... by Tamrat, T, Setiyawati, YD, Barreix, M, Madani, N, Geissbühler, A, Shankar, AH, Tuncalp, O

“…Conclusion: For SMBP to be implemented in line with WHO recommendations, efforts are needed to strengthen counselling among women with HDPs, clarify protocols for SMBP and subsequent actions, and provide continued support to pregnant women. …”

Apoptotic-related signalling pathways in mcf-7 cells treated with ethyl acetate extract of dillenia suffruticosa, and isolation of its major compounds by Yin, Sim Tor

“…Gallic acid was found to be most cytotoxic against MCF-7 cell line compared to others, with IC50 of 36 ± 1.7µg/mL (P<0.05). …”
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Promoting Sustainable Management Through Technological Innovation / by Sahdev, Supriya Lamba, 1984-, editor 656388, Krishnan, Chitra, 1983-, editor 656389, Hassan, Ahdi, 1991-, editor 654727, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…The world is currently grappling with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that jeopardize our ability to achieve a sustainable future for all. Issues like climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality require urgent and effective action. …”
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Exciton Dynamics and Anisotropy in 2D Metal Organochalcogenolate Semiconductors by Lee, Woo Seok

“…This finding can be generalized to other blue-emitting 2D AgSePh-R compounds which exhibit either AgSePh-like or AgSePh-F₂(2,3)-like absorption spectra. Overall, this thesis advances the understanding of the structure-composition-excitonic property relationships in these emerging hybrid semiconductors, paving the way for future investigations into this exciting material family.…”
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Effect of surface albedo of urban fabrics on urban climate in tropical area by Long, Yongping

“…The resulting urban heat island (UHI) effect can be harmful to urban residents. In tropical regions like Singapore, the direct influence would be heat stress in the outdoor environment and higher energy consumption by air-conditioning. …”
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Interaction-mediating sequences within class I viral fusion glycoproteins : their roles in viral infection and in applications by Zhang, Simin

“…These putative self-binding peptides contain five core octapeptide consensus sequences, among which the octapeptide GINITNFR was predicted to form β-zipper-mediated amyloid-like fibrils. The peptide C6 containing this sequence was subsequently shown to oligomerize and form amyloid-like fibrils. …”
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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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Language dynamics in the agricultural sector: Determining language use and choices in a Malaysian organization by Sareen Kaur Bhar, A/P Lakhbir Singh, Zuraina, Ali, Norshima, Zainal Shah

“…These findings provide insights into language use in agricultural companies in multilingual countries like Malaysia, emphasizing the need for continuous language training to bridge proficiency gaps.…”
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Looking for a better future: modeling migrant mobility by Loaiza Saa, Isabella, Novak, Matej, Morales, Alfredo J., Pentland, Alex

“…A recent example is the Venezuelan migration crisis across South America, which particularly affects neighboring countries like Colombia. Creating an effective response to the crisis is a challenge for governments and international agencies, given the lack of information about migrants’ location, flows and behaviors within and across host countries. …”
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Development of Educational Marine Soft Robotics STEM Platform as New Iteration of SeaPerch K-12 National Outreach Program by Garcia-Langley, Ansel, Alvarez, Isabel, Chen, Audrey, Li, Alex, Wang, Haoyu, Brancazio, Diane, Gutierrez, Valeria, Bennett, Andrew, Triantafyllou, Michael

“…In the past thirty years, educational programs like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Office of Naval Research’s SeaPerch have been effective at introducing students to robotics, science and engineering concepts through low-cost, hands-on curricula [1], [2]. …”
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PANDALens: Towards AI-Assisted In-Context Writing on OHMD During Travels by Cai, Runze, Janaka, Nuwan, Chen, Yang, Wang, Lucia, Zhao, Shengdong, Liu, Can

“…While effective for recording and sharing experiences, traditional in-context writing tools are relatively passive and unintelligent, serving more like instruments rather than companions. This reduces primary task (e.g., travel) enjoyment and hinders high-quality writing. …”
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Generative models for simulation of KamLAND-Zen by Fu, Zhenghao, Grant, Christopher, Krawiec, Dominika M., Li, Aobo, Winslow, Lindley A.

“…This work describes the performance of generative models that we designed for monolithic liquid scintillator detectors like KamLAND to produce accurate simulation data without a predefined physics model. …”
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Advancing Content Synthesis in Macro-Task Crowdsourcing Facilitation Leveraging Natural Language Processing by Gimpel, Henner, Laubacher, Robert, Meindl, Oliver, Wöhl, Moritz, Dombetzki, Luca

“…Macro-task crowdsourcing presents a promising approach to address wicked problems like climate change by leveraging the collective efforts of a diverse crowd. …”
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On the Complexity of Neural Computation in Superposition by Adler, Micah, Shavit, Nir

“…Conversely, we show a nearly tight upper bound: logical operations like pair- wise AND can be computed using O(√(m′) log m′) neurons and O(m′ log^2 m′) parameters. …”
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SPECTER: efficient evaluation of the spectral EMD by Gambhir, Rikab, Larkoski, Andrew J., Thaler, Jesse

“…In this work, we obtain a closed-form expression for the Riemannian-like p = 2 SEMD metric between events, eliminating the need to numerically solve an optimal transport problem. …”
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Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 : serial murder and narrative necrosis by Scott, Bede

“…More specifically, I would like to suggest that such repetition serves to undermine the narrativity of the novel and, in so doing, emphasizes the collective, systemic, and interminable nature of these appalling crimes.…”
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Synthesis and extended activity of triazole-containing macrocyclic protease inhibitors by Pehere, Ashok D., Pietsch, Markus, Gütschow, Michael, Neilsen, Paul M., Pedersen, Daniel Sejer, Nguyen, Steven, Zvarec, Ondrej, Sykes, Matthew J., Callen, David F., Abell, Andrew D.

“…The macrocyclic peptidomimetics showed considerable activity towards calpain II, cathepsin L and S, and the 20S proteasome chymotrypsin-like activity. Some of the first examples of highly potent macrocyclic inhibitors of cathepsin S were identified. …”
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Band-gap tuning of lead halide perovskites using a sequential deposition process by Kulkarni, Sneha A., Baikie, Tom, Boix, Pablo P., Yantara, Natalia, Mathews, Nripan, Mhaisalkar, Subodh

“…A systematic shift of the absorption band edge to shorter wavelengths is observed with increasing Br content in the perovskite films, which results in the decrement of the photocurrent. Nanorod like morphological features are also observed for perovskite films with an iodide to bromide molar ratio of <0.7.…”
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