The battle for Asia in crude oil markets: an easier road ahead for India? by Sen, A

“…The first is the complete deregulation of major petroleum products prices and the second is the sharp fall in oil prices amidst a fight for market share in Asia among crude producers, implying importing countries like India are now spoilt for choice and in a far better position to bargain for better prices. …”

Climate change and news audiences report 2024: analysis of news use and attitudes in eight countries by Ejaz, W, Mukherjee, M, Fletcher, R

“…The report also analyses perceptions of global initiatives like COP29 and their influence on public understanding. …”

Modelling cerebrovascular pathology and the spread of amyloid beta in Alzheimer’s disease by Ahern, A, Thompson, TB, Oliveri, H, Lorthois, S, Goriely, A

“…Here, we develop a brain-wide model that combines protein-capillary interactions with the prion-like dynamics of amyloid beta in the structural connectome. …”

Quantifying behavior-based gender discrimination on collaborative platforms by Vásárhelyi, O, Vedres, B

“…Men and women are penalized if they follow highly female-like behavior, while categorical gender is no longer significant. …”

Stewardship and social justice: implications of using the precautionary principle to justify burdensome antimicrobial stewardship measures by Johnson, T

“…If that harm is uncertain but serious, the precautionary principle might apply to the issue, and might require taking ‘precautionary measures’ to avert the threat of antimicrobial resistance, including stewardship interventions like antibiotic prescription caps, bans on certain uses in farming sectors, and eliminating over-the-counter uses of antibiotics. …”

Rapid modulation of striatal cholinergic interneurons and dopamine release by satellite astrocytes by Stedehouder, J, Roberts, B, Raina, S, Bossi, S, Liu, AKA, Doig, N, McGerty, K, Magill, P, Parkkinen, L, Cragg, S

“…We identify that ChI somata are in unexpectedly close proximity to astrocyte somata, in mouse and human, forming a “soma-to-soma” satellite-like configuration not typically observed for other striatal neurons. …”

Catullus and the tragedy of Ariadne by Trimble, G

“…Yet some of Catullus’ personal poems read like fragments of tragic speech with no equivalent figure to organise them into a coherent whole. …”

Who reads the trade marks register? by Burrell, R, Handler, M

“…This article starts with a question that looks like it has been taken from an introductory legal reasoning class, namely, is coffee a non-alcoholic beverage? …”

Ultrafast exciton-phonon coupling and energy transfer dynamics in quasi-2D layered Ruddlesden-Popper perovskites by Zhang, X, Zhou, J, Zheng, F, Yang, B, Jha, A, Duan, H

“…Here, we show that using advanced techniques like two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) and transient grating (TG), we can unravel energy dynamics in hot-drop casted RPP films. …”

Bayesian estimation of layers from multiple images by Wexler, Y, Fitzgibbon, A, Zisserman, A

“…Object boundaries, especially at thin sub-pixel structures like hair, pose a serious problem.</p> <br> <p>In this paper we present a multiple view algorithm for computing the alpha matte. …”

Coupling photo-responsive transmembrane ion transport with transition metal catalysis by Chao, X, Johnson, T, Temian, M-C, Docker, A, Wallabregue, A, Scott, A, Conway, S, Langton, M

“…This work demonstrates that artificial transporters enable control over catalysis inside artificial cell-like systems, which could form the basis of biocompatible nanoreactors for applications such as drug synthesis and delivery or to mediate phototargeted catalyst delivery into cells.…”

Le mot carien pour ‘chef’, une nouvelle racine anatolienne et un changement phonétique carien-grec by Bianconi, M

“…Additionally, it offers evidence for a sound change that likely occurred during borrowing of words from Carian into Greek. …”

Virtual reality and gamification in hospitality education at front desk by Ismail, Nurul Halimatul Asmak, Awwad, Samer A.B., Thinakaran, Rajermani, Quah, Wei Boon, Muniandy, Mohana

“…VR in the classroom acts like a digital tool for the students and the teachers to achieve educational goals as it enhances understanding, critical thinking, visualization levels, and problem-solving skills. …”
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Pecha Kucha: The Use of Visual Storytelling to Improve Students Presentation Skills in Marketing Course (S/O: 14765) by Abdul Hamid, Mohd Noor, Abdul Razak, Azrina, Khairudin, Norhaiza

“…For these reasons, lecturers considered Pecha Kucha as a better mode of presentation compared to the traditional methods like Powerpoint. Implications of the study on teaching and learning were discussed…”
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Primary intestinal epithelial cell response to Helicobacter hepaticus in an ex vivo setting by Alrawaf, S

“…<p>Epithelial cells lining the intestinal mucosa play a critical role in mucosal immune homeostasis. …”

A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border by Ansari, AT, Aung, KK, Win, HH, Beau, C, Nu, B, Soe, NL, Htoo, K, San, T, Wah, TG, Keereevijit, A, Phyo, AP, Chotivanich, K, White, NJ, Nosten, F, Hashmi, AH, Chu, CS

“…Five focus group discussions with front-line healthcare workers and community members and 16 in-depth interviews with patients who were prescribed P. vivax radical cure were conducted. …”

Study on several novel topological phases in classical wave systems by Xue, Haoran

“…In classical wave systems like photonics and acoustics, the discoveries of topological states offer exciting playgrounds for both new theoretical studies and novel applications. …”
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Identification of a Gene Signature That Predicts Dependence upon YAP/TAZ-TEAD by Kanai, Ryan, Norton, Emily, Stern, Patrick, Hynes, Richard O., Lamar, John M.

“…Our results suggest that YAP/TAZ gene signatures like ours may be effective tools to predict tumor cell dependence upon YAP/TAZ-TEAD, and thus potentially provide a means to identify patients likely to benefit from TEAD inhibitors.…”
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Optical properties of semi-conductive MXene Sc2COx, CsPbBr3 nanoplatelets and quantum dots by Chen, Qiran

“…These properties attract great attention due to their high potential in applications like solar cells, light-emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, photodetectors, catalysts, etc. …”
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Nature-inspired lightweight auxetic structures for enhanced stiffness and absorption capacity by Zhang, Ee Teng

“…Bio-organisms often exhibit curved-like, graded and hierarchical structures which significantly contribute to their exceptional mechanical adaptability and performances in diverse range of environmental conditions. …”
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