Theoretical Modelling and Facile Synthesis of a Highly Active Boron-Doped Palladium Catalyst for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction by Vo Doan, Tat Thang, Wang, Jingbo, Poon, Kee Chun, Tan, Desmond Chun Long, Khezri, Bahareh, Webster, Richard David, Su, Haibin, Sato, Hirotaka

“…Our theoretical modelling reveals that B-doped Pd (Pd-B) weakens the absorption of ORR intermediates with nearly optimal binding energy by lowering the barrier associated with O2 dissociation, suggesting Pd-B should be highly active for ORR. …”
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Mechanistic Studies of Interfacial Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer to Molecularly Defined Surface Sites by Lewis, Noah B.

“…Nearly all electrocatalytic reactions and all aqueous electrochemical systems involve either the reductive formation or oxidative scission of a surface-hydrogen bond in an interfacial proton-coupled electron transfer (I PCET) reaction. …”
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Developing a portable, high-speed, low-cost desktop photoacoustic tomography imaging system by Kalva, Sandeep Kumar

“…Usually Nd:YAG-OPO laser is bulky, heavy and needs an optical table to deliver non-fluctuating laser beam and it needs external op- tics (reflectors/prisms) to direct the laser beam onto the sample (there are portable OPO lasers from OpoTek, EKSPLA, and various other companies that do not require optical table but they are more expensive than conventional Nd:YAG-OPO lasers). …”
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Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising by Zhai, Chen Wen (Sabrina)

“…Chapter 4 studies an online matching problem where sequentially arriving donors must be matched to projects needing funding on peer-to-peer philanthropic crowdfunding platforms such as DonorsChoose.org. …”
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Roseburia intestinalis generated butyrate boosts anti-PD-1 efficacy in colorectal cancer by activating cytotoxic CD8⁺ T cells by Kang, Xing, Liu, Changan, Ding, Yanqiang, Ni, Yunbi, Ji, Fenfen, Lau, Harry Cheuk Hay, Jiang, Lanping, Sung, Joseph Jao Yiu, Wong, Sunny Hei, Yu, Jun

“…R. intestinalis or butyrate also significantly improved antiprogrammed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) efficacy in mice bearing MSI-low CT26 tumours. Mechanistically, butyrate directly bound to toll-like receptor 5 (TLR5) receptor on CD8(+) T cells to induce its activity through activating nuclear factor kappa B (NF-& kappa;B) signalling. …”
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Early, very high-titre convalescent plasma therapy in clinically vulnerable individuals with mild COVID-19 (COVIC-19): protocol for a randomised, open-label trial by Desmarets, M, Hoffmann, S, Vauchy, C, Rijnders, BJA, Toussirot, E, Durrbach, A, Körper, S, Schrezenmeier, E, van der Schoot, CE, Harvala, H, Brunotte, G, Appl, T, Seifried, E, Tiberghien, P, Bradshaw, D, Roberts, DJ, Estcourt, LJ, Schrezenmeier, H

“…The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals and presented at relevant stakeholder conferences and meetings.…”

Interventions that prevent or reduce perinatal loneliness and its proximal determinants: a restricted scoping review by Naughton-Doe, R, Nowland, R, Tierney, S, Webber, M, Wittkowski, A

“…We searched eight electronic databases for peer-reviewed academic papers published in any country describing or evaluating these interventions between 2013–2023. …”

Effectiveness of fludrocortisone plus hydrocortisone versus hydrocortisone alone in septic shock: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Teja, B, Berube, M, Pereira, TV, Law, AC, Schanock, C, Pang, B, Wunsch, H, Walkey, AJ, Bosch, NA

“…<p><strong> Methods: </strong></p> A systematic review and a Bayesian network meta-analysis of peer-reviewed randomized trials were conducted. The primary outcome was all-cause mortality at last follow-up. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Many of our recommendations have already been considered by the NIH through the peer-review process, resulting in the creation of a systems biology panel that is currently designing the studies we proposed. …”

A service evaluation of the implementation of a novel digital intervention for hypertension self-monitoring and management system in primary care (SHIP): protocol for a mixed metho... by Smith, A, Tucker, KL, Barnes, RK, Drakesmith, CW, Agwunobi, A, Bateman, PA, Forbes, A, de Lusignan, S, Ford, GA, Fujiwara, T, Hobbs, FR, Koshiaris, C, Mant, J, McKinstry, B, Pollock, S, Rice, C, Yang, Y, McManus, RJ

“…Results will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at national and international conferences and disseminated via patient and health service organisations. …”

Development of runoff simulation model using excel by Loo, Wai Leong.

“…For the artificial catchments, the comparison of simulated and observed hydrographs shows that they are nearly perfect fit, and for the Upper Bukit Timah catchment, the comparison shows that they are very good fit. …”
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Evaluation of parallel MRI techniques by Sakinah Saaban.

“…However, it is clear that MRI methods have the potential to impact nearly every area of clinical MRI.…”
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Image analysis of plasmonic sensor for high-throughput biomarker detection by Li, Xiaochao.

“…The system sensitivity is found to be 1.84 x 10-5 RIU. This value is nearly 3 times better than the resolution provided by existing spectral based SPR imaging sensor. …”
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Skindiary : mobile application for skin health by Wang, Zirui

“…Outstanding examples are MeiFuJia and mySkin, which are both taking considerable market shares. However, nearly all of these applications emphasize the skin-care advice and product recommendation. …”
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Highly selective upcycling of plastic mixture waste by microwave-assisted catalysis over Zn/b-ZnO by Zhao, J, Liu, B, Xiong, L, Liu, W, Wang, D, Ma, W, Jiang, L, Yang, J, Wang, P, Xiao, T, Zhao, S, Edwards, PP, Tang, J

“…Bifunctional ZnO acts as a microwave absorber and substrate catalyst, and in-situ formed Zn clusters promote C-C bond cleavage and nearly 100% upcycle landfilled plastic mixtures into lubricant base oil precursors and monomers. …”

The do's and don'ts of quantum memory in cryptanalysis by Jaques, S

“…This second algorithm has a higher cost but parallelises nearly perfectly.</p>…”

Optimizing MC-ICP-MS with SEM protocols for determination of U and Th isotope ratios and 230Th ages in carbonates by Lin, Ke, Chiang, Hong-Wei, Lu, Yanbin, Wang, Xianfeng, Liu, Xiaokang

“…Non-linear behavior was not observed in the MasCom SEM with a retarding potential quadrupole in our MC-ICP-MS system when the beam intensity was limited to < ∼1 × 10 6 cps. We performed a series of tests to examine the influence of tuning parameters, peak shift, and operating voltage of the SEM on isotopic measurements. …”
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Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man nodavirus recombinant capsid protein production and its interactions with RNA by Goh, Zee Hong

“…Macrobrachium rosenbergii nodavirus (MrNv) is a causative agent of white tail disease (WTD) causing nearly 100% mortality in post-larvae of giant freshwater prawns. …”
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Effectiveness of clinician client-centered counseling on knowledge, attitudes and sexual bahaviors of antiretroviral therapy patients in Yola, Nigeria by Martins, Olutayo Folashade

“…An estimated 34.0 million people are living with HIV/AIDS globally. Nearly one in twenty adults (4.9%) are living with HIV in Sub- Saharan Africa accounting for about 69% of the global burden. …”
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ConfSolv: Prediction of solute conformer free energies across a range of solvents by Pattanaik, Lagnajit, Menon, Angiras, Settels, Volker, Spiekermann, Kevin A., Tan, Zipei, Vermeire, Florence, Sandfort, Frederik, Eiden, Philipp, Green Jr, William H

“…To help address this challenge, we generate a large dataset of solution free energies for nearly 44000 solutes with almost 9 million conformers calculated in 41 different solvents using density functional theory and COSMO-RS and quantify the impact of solute conformers on the solution free energy. …”
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