High-resolution HDX-MS reveals distinct mechanisms of RNA recognition and activation by RIG-I and MDA5 by Liu, Chuan-Fa, Zheng, Jie, Yong, Hui Yee, Panutdaporn, Nantika, Tang, Kai, Luo, Dahai

“…RIG-I and MDA5 are the major intracellular immune receptors that recognize viral RNA species and undergo a series of conformational transitions leading to the activation of the interferon-mediated antiviral response. …”
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Hyperfast water transport through biomimetic nanochannels from peptide-attached (pR)-pillar[5]arene by Li, Qing, Li, Xuesong, Ning, Lulu, Tan, Choon-Hong, Mu, Yuguang, Wang, Rong

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Effect of build height on the microstructure and mechanical properties of electron beam melted Ti-6Al-4V by Mohamed Harris Mohamed Ibrahim

“…TI-6Al-4V originally used in the aviation industry, has seen increasing demand after expanding its applications on various industries due to its superior strength and corrosion resistance. …”
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Attractiveness of container shipping as an investment asset class - perspective from an equity investor with investment horizon of 5 years by Tan, Ryan Kye Han

“…However, since this volume is an analysis of past performance, it is not sufficient to predict how container shipping will perform within the investment horizon of the next five years, thus necessitating further investigation in subsequent volumes.…”
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Multiscale topological indices for the quantitative prediction of SARS CoV-2 binding affinity change upon mutations by Bi, Jialin, Wee, JunJie, Liu, Xiang, Qu, Cunquan, Wang, Guanghui, Xia, Kelin

“…Biologically, protein-protein interactions between SARS-CoV-2 surface spike (S) protein and human ACE2 protein are the key mechanism behind the COVID-19 disease. …”
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Investigating the EM performance of building materials for mid-band 5G in urban built environment: an exploratory study by Ng, Sean Jake Peng

“…In the scope of this thesis, a quantitative investigation is conducted to assess the EM wave propagation behaviour through cementitious composites within the harmonized 3.5 GHz 5G frequency band, under a limitation related to Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC), fine sand, and fly-ash cenosphere (FAC) with varying weight percentages of micro-sized iron(III) oxide (α-Fe2O3) inclusions. …”
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AMIC-EWCI Seminar on International Shortwave Broadcasting : Singapore, Sep 1-5, 1986 : [programme and list of participants]

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Ultra low-voltage low-power CMOS 4-2 and 5-2 compressors for fast arithmetic circuits by Chang, Chip Hong, Gu, Jiang Min, Zhang, Mingyan

“…Simulation results show that the 4-2 compressor with the proposed XOR–XNOR module and the new fast 5-2 compressor architecture are able to function at supply voltage as low as 0.6 V, and outperform many other architectures including the classical CMOS logic compressors and variants of compressors constructed with various combinations of recently reported superior low-power logic cells.…”
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Investigation of phase-separated electronic states in 1.5 µm GaInNAs/GaAs heterostructures by optical spectroscopy by Sun, Handong, Clark, Antony H., Calvez, Stephane, Dawson, M. D., Gilet, P., Grenouillet, L., Million, A.

“…We report on the comparative electronic state characteristics of particular GalnNAs/GaAs quantum well structures that emit near 1.3 and 1.5 μm wavelength at room temperature. While the electronic structure of the 1.3 μm sample is consistent with a standard quantum well, the 1.5 μm sample demonstrate quite different characteristics. …”
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Barrier properties of thin Au/Ni–P under bump metallization for Sn–3.5Ag solder by Kumar, Aditya, He, Min, Chen, Zhong

“…Complete conversion of the Ni–P layer into Ni–Sn–P, results in the formation of two Cu–Sn intermetallics, Cu6Sn5 and Cu3Sn, at the Ni–Sn–P/Cu interface and the formation of (NixCu1−x)6Sn5 intermetallic at the Ni3Sn4/Ni–Sn–P interface.…”
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A 7.9-mW 5.6-GHz digitally controlled variable gain amplifier with linearization by Kumar, Thangarasu Bharatha, Ma, Kaixue, Yeo, Kiat Seng

“…The 6-bit DVGA is designed in a commercial 0.18-μm SiGe BiCMOS technology achieving a variable gain range from -16.5 to +6.5 dB, a 3-dB bandwidth from dc to 5.6 GHz, a ± 0.75-dB gain flatness from dc to 4 GHz, both input and output return loss greater than 15 dB, consuming 7.9 mW over the entire gain control range, and has a core circuit area of 170μm×60μm.…”
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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

“…Theoretical reproduction of the measured spectroscopic data derived that the 3d5/2 energy of an isolated Ag atom shifts from 363.02 to 367.65 eV and the valence band center from 0.36 to 8.32 eV upon bulk formation. …”
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Will we ever go back to normal? An international exploration of the impact of Covid-19 on tourism teaching in 5 countries by Bamford, Jan

“…The research project used a mixed methods to gather data from 5 countries during the pandemic and from 19 countries following the pandemic. …”
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Improved 5G network slicing for enhanced QoS against attack in SDN environment using deep learning by Abood, Mohammed Salah, Hua, Wang, Virdee, Bal Singh, He, Dongxuan, Fathy, Maha, Yusuf, Abdulganiyu Abdu, Jamal, Omar, Elwi, Taha A., Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Ahmad, Ashfaq

“…Within the evolving landscape of fifth-generation (5G) wireless networks, the introduction of network-slicing protocols has become pivotal, enabling the accommodation of diverse application needs while fortifying defenses against potential security breaches. …”
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PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations in urban and peri-urban environments of two Pacific Island Countries by Hilly, JJ, Sinha, J, Mani, FS, Turagabeci, A, Jagals, P, Thomas, DSG, Wiggs, GFS, Morawska, L, Singh, K, Gucake, J, Ashworth, M, Mataki, M, Hiba, D, Bainivalu, D, Knibbs, LD, Stuetz, RM, Dansie, AP

“…Existing data on air quality, particularly regarding PM2.5 and PM10, are limited, with studies focusing on Fiji and New Caledonia. …”

Characterising the T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 including variants of concern induced by natural infection and vaccines by Adele, S

“…Notably, Omicron’s high mutation count challenges antibody responses, yet T cell responses remain comparatively maintained, likely mitigating severe outcomes during Omicron waves.</p> <p>Chapter 5 utilizes peptide mapping to further dissect T cell responses across SARS-CoV-2 epitopes, revealing that vaccinated individuals with prior SARS-CoV-2 exposure show an expanded breadth of T cell responses, targeting diverse viral epitopes, particularly within conserved S1 and S2 domains. …”

Detecting changes in population trends in infection surveillance using community SARS-CoV-2 prevalence as an exemplar by Pritchard, E, Vihta, K-D, Eyre, DW, Hopkins, S, Peto, TEA, Matthews, PC, Stoesser, N, Studley, R, Rourke, E, Diamond, I, Pouwels, KB, Walker, AS, COVID-19 Infection Survey Team

“…Substantial changes in SARS-CoV-2 prevalence with emergence of variants provides opportunity to investigate different methods to do this. …”

A systems biology approach to define SARS-CoV-2 correlates of protection in non-human primates by Brady, C

“…SARS-CoV-2 is expected to become a seasonal human coronavirus, with annual vaccination advised for vulnerable populations, similar to influenza. …”

Search for same-charge top-quark pair production in pp collisions at s = 13 TeV with the ATLAS detector by Aad, G, Aakvaag, E, Abbott, B, Abdelhameed, S, Abeling, K, Abicht, NJ, Abidi, SH, Aboelela, M, Aboulhorma, A, Abramowicz, H, Abreu, H, Abulaiti, Y, Acharya, BS, Ackermann, A, Adam Bourdarios, C, Adamczyk, L, Addepalli, SV, Addison, MJ, Adelman, J, Adiguzel, A, Adye, T, Affolder, AA, Afik, Y, Agaras, MN, Barr, AJ, Bortoletto, D, Bruckler, TL, Chen, M, Conroy, EI, Cooper-Sarkar, AM, Dingley, T, Draguet, MA, Eberwein, GH, Frost, JA, Gallas, EJ, Grabarczyk, RP, Gwenlan, C, Haslbeck, F, Hays, CP, Hodkinson, BH, Huffman, TB, Iizawa, T, Karava, K, Koch, SF, Moser, B, Nagai, K, Nedic, L, Nickerson, RB, Pacey, HA, Rossi, E, Ruggiero, A, Schopf, E, Shipsey, IPJ, Sultan, DMS, Viehhauser, GHA, Weidberg, AR, Yildirim, TP

“…The analysis uses proton-proton collision data at s = 13 TeV, recorded by the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 140 fb−1. …”

Bandwidth Allocation of URLLC for Real-time Packet Traffic in B5G: A Deep-RL Framework by Salh, Adeeb, Ngah, Razali, Hussain, Ghasan Ali, Alhartomi, Mohammed, Boubkar, Salah, M. Shah, Nor Shahida, Alsulami, Ruwaybih, Alzahrani, Saeed

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