Structural basis of haptoglobin-haemoglobin scavenging by CD163 by Zhou, X

“…Indeed, biophysical assays show that calcium ions are critical for ligand binding. Mutational studies demonstrate that while monomeric CD163 can scavenge the multimeric Hp(2-2)Hb, uptake of the dimeric Hp(1-1)Hb and Hb is impaired compared to the wild-type receptor, suggesting that receptor multimerisation evolved to facilitate uptake of lower affinity ligands. …”

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…The stabilising effect of LDH intercalation on the drug ions is measured.</p> <p><b>Chapter 3</b> explores the potential for LDHs to stabilise and deliver catecholamine drugs levodopa, carbidopa and methyldopa. …”

Experimental study on durability properties of kenaf fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete by Noor Abbas, Al-Ghazali, Abdul Aziz, Farah Nora Aznieta, Abdan, Khalina, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline, Fahim Huseien, Ghasan

“…Hence, this article aims to understand the performance of kenaf fibre-reinforced geopolymer concrete (KFRGC) in terms of water absorption, porosity, sorptivity, water penetration, and resistance against chloride ions penetration and chemical attacks. The results showed that the addition of KF increased the porosity of the geopolymer, thus increasing the water absorption-related properties. …”

Plasticized lithium iodide‑doped polyacrylonitrile‑methylcellulose blend electrolytes for supercapacitor application by Shamsuri, N. A., Rojudi, Z. E., Vicxeant, V. T., Noor, I. M., Kadir, M. F. Z., Shukur, M. F.

“…The tion of PMG20 is 0.93 indicating that the ions are the dominant charge carriers. From linear sweep voltammetry (LSV), PMG20 is electrochemically stable up to 2.1 V. …”

Fabrication of large-area ordered Au nano-ring arrays for the electrochemical removal and sensing of rhodamine 6G molecules by Cao, Xun

“…The ordered Au NRA could perform the electrochemical removal of rhodamine 6G (R-6G) at a high concentration in seawater within 12 min and complete discoloration within 9 min, which demonstrates ~7 times efficiency improvement from previous studies. …”
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Optimization of operational conditions for continuous membrane distillation crystallization process with zero discharge by Lim, Deric Weikang.

“…Results from the analysis were verified experimentally, and it was deduced that a feed flow rate and temperature of 0.64 L/min and 338 K respectively, together with a permeate flow rate of 0.35 L/min and permeate temperature of 303 K, gave the highest production rates of pure water and sodium chloride crystals. …”
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A simple capillary column GC method for analysis of palm oil-based polyol esters by Yunus, Robiah, Lye, Ooi Tian, Fakhru'l-Razi, A., Basri, Shahnor

“…Analysis was performed using a high-temperature capillary column, SGE HT5 operated at a temperature gradient of 6°C/min starting from 80 to 340°C. Before injection, the sample was derivatized with N,Obis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetamide in ethyl acetate ar 40°C for at least 10 min. …”
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Synthetic, spectroscopic, biological and X-ray crystallographic structural studies on a novel pyridine-nitrogen-bridged dimeric nickel(II) complex of a pentadentate N3S2 ligand by Akbar Ali, Mohammad, Mirza, Aminul Huq, Butcher, Ray J., Tarafder, M.T.H.

“…The NiN4S2 coordination geometry about each nickel(II) ion can be described as a distorted octahedron. …”
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Chromium removal from aqueous solution using natural clinoptilolite by Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Mohd Ridhwan Adam, Liang, Xue, Goh, Huihwang, Anouzla, Abdelkader, Sillanpää, Mika, Mohyuddin, Ayesha, Chew, Kit Wayne

“…Pretreatment of the clinoptilolite with NaCl enabled it to treat more bed volume (BV) (64 BV) at a breakthrough point of 0.5 mg/L of Cr concentration and achieve a longer breakthrough time (1500 min) for the first run, as compared to as-received clinoptilolite (32 BV; 250 min). …”
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Crystalline boron-linked tetraaminoethylene radical cations by Su, Yuanting, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

“…X-ray diffraction analysis, EPR spectroscopy, and computational studies revealed that the unpaired electron is delocalized over the B2N4C2 skeleton and the spin density mainly resides on the carbon and boron atoms.…”
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Generalized neural closure models with interpretability by Gupta, Abhinav, Lermusiaux, Pierre F. J.

“…Our flexible modeling framework provides full autonomy for the design of the unknown closure terms such as using any linear-, shallow-, or deep-NN architectures, selecting the span of the input function libraries, and using either or both Markovian and non-Markovian closure terms, all in accord with prior knowledge. …”
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Envisioning Water: Sustainability and Future-Making in Dubai and Los Angeles by Christidi, Nadia

“…As such, I show, for instance, how Dubai’s highly centralized governance structure and foreign-investment development model produce an emphasis on sustainability’s enhancement of the city-state’s competitiveness agenda that can belie larger eco-realities, while LA’s fragmented institutional, regulatory, and financing scapes complicate collaboration on recycling projects which span across and exceed individual institutional mandates. …”
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In Tension: Computational exploration of the design space of tensile network structures by Burke, Adam T.

“…Tensile network structures are often used to span long distances without intermediate supports and have found applications in art, architecture, and structural engineering due to their physical and visual lightness. …”
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From Waste to Structure: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach to Circular Design by Sørensen, Karl-Johan I.

“…To evaluate the effectiveness of the RL method, it is applied to the specific problem of inventory-constrained design of planar roof trusses and demonstrated in a realistic example of assembling a long-span roof from a disassembled transmission tower.…”
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Forces on oscillating uniform and tapered cylinders in a crossflow by Hover, F. S., Techet, A. H., Triantafyllou, M.S.

“…Forces are measured at both ends of rigid cylinders with span 60 cm, performing transverse oscillations within an oncoming stream of water, at Reynolds number Re ~3800. …”
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The career paths less (or more) traveled : a sequence analysis of IT career histories, mobility patterns, and career success by Slaughter, Sandra A., Joseph, Damien, Boh, Wai Fong, Ang, Soon

“…By tracing the diverse trajectories of career mobility, we enrich our understanding of how individuals construct boundaryless careers that span not only organizational but also occupational boundaries. …”
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EN-79AB surface disinfection by UV & effect of repetitive organisms exposure on self disinfecting chemicals by Enkisra, Irfan

“…Therefore, this study has concluded that the shorter distance, longer time span and which UVC lamp can help the minimize the spread of the bacteria without damage the plastic packaging.…”
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Heat transfer of 3D-printed porous structure used in cold plate by Tew, Hong Boon

“…The experimental investigation was carried out using the setup that was built during the span of the project. The reliability of the setup was validated by comparing the experimental results of the bare tube cold plate against numerical simulation performed using “COMSOL Multiphysics” software. …”
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Holocene rate of slip and tentative recurrence interval for large earthquakes on the San Andreas fault, Cajon Pass, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, Weldon, Ray J.

“…The similarity of the four values, which span different intervals of time from 5,900 to 14,400 yr ago, suggests that the slip rate has been constant during this period. …”
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SARS-CoV-2 evolution during treatment of chronic infection by Kemp, SA, Collier, DA, Datir, RP, Ferreira, IATM, Gayed, S, Jahun, A, Hosmillo, M, Rees-Spear, C, Mlcochova, P, Lumb, IU, Roberts, DJ, Chandra, A, Temperton, N, Sharrocks, K, Blane, E, Modis, Y, Leigh, KE, Briggs, JAG, van Gils, MJ, Smith, KGC, Bradley, JR, Smith, C, Doffinger, R, Ceron-Gutierrez, L, Barcenas-Morales, G, Pollock, DD, Goldstein, RA, Smielewska, A, Skittrall, JP, Gouliouris, T, Goodfellow, IG, Gkrania-Klotsas, E, Illingworth, CJR, McCoy, LE, Gupta, RK

“…Here we show that chronic infection with SARS-CoV-2 leads to viral evolution and reduced sensitivity to neutralizing antibodies in an immunosuppressed individual treated with convalescent plasma, by generating whole-genome ultra-deep sequences for 23 time points that span 101 days and using in vitro techniques to characterize the mutations revealed by sequencing. …”