Use of bamboo in construction by Quek, Ming Hui.

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Pattern and process in the bill morphology of the Great Tit Parus major by Gosler, A

“…Variation in measurements between seasons was significantly greater than expected from observer error. Repeatability was greater between summers than between winter and summer. …”

Commentary: stumbling upon indirect self-enhancement in free will beliefs by Ross, Wendy, Firestein, Stuart

“…The final outcome is far richer than the initial project.…”
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Effects of isolation technique and conditions on the extractability, physicochemical and functional properties of pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) protein i... by Mwasaru, Mwanjala A., Muhammad, Kharidah, Bakar, Jamila, Che Man, Yaakob

“…However, the cowpea MP isolate exhibited significantly lower exposed hydrophobicity than the IP isolate extracted at pH 8.5 but this was higher than the rest of the IP isolates. …”
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Synthesis and optical study of lead halide perovskites for opto-electronic applications by Ha, Son Tung

“…These methods usually result in polycrystalline film with many pin-holes and defects. As a physicist, my first aim is to find a way to prepare highest quality, single crystal samples for studying their intrinsic and fundamental properties. …”
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Reduced mRNA and protein expression levels of Tet Methylcytosine Dioxygenase 3 in endothelial progenitor cells of patients of type 2 diabetes with peripheral artery disease by Zhao, Shi, Jia, Ting, Tang, Yang, Zhang, Xiaotong, Mao, Hong, Tian, Xiaojia, Li, Rui, Ma, Lu, Chen, Guoxun

“…The TET1 mRNA expression level in ND group was lower than that in the D and D-PAD groups. The TET3 mRNA level in the ND group was higher than that in the D group, which was higher than that in the D-PAD group. …”
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Effects of emotional expression and race familiarity on face identification by Lim, Joshua Wei Cong

“…While recognition of Asian faces was not significantly better than Caucasian faces, both Asian and Caucasian faces were recognised more accurately than Persian faces. …”
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On paradoxical phenomena during evaporation and condensation between two parallel plates by Chen, Gang

“…We also prove that the temperature jump at each interface is in the same direction as externally applied temperature difference, i.e., liquid surface is at a higher temperature than its adjacent vapor on the evaporating interface and at a lower temperature than its adjacent vapor on the condensing interface. …”
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Trade Policy Options for ASEAN Countries and Their Regional Dialogue Partners: “Preference Ordering” Using CGE Analysis by Chia, Wai-Mun, Ji, Xianbai, Rana, Pradumna B., Li, Chang Tai

“…First, when multilateral agreements are not possible, countries are better off with a narrower regional trading agreement than without one. Second, in the region, RCEP has higher beneficial impacts than the CPTPP. …”
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Nutritional quality of germinated cowpea flour (Vigna unguiculata) and its application in home prepared powdered weaning foods by Jirapa, P., Normah, H., Zamaliah, M.M., Asmah, R., Mohamad, K.

“…The PDCAAS of 24 h germinated cowpea flour (GCF) weaning food was higher (55.49%) than CCF-weaning food (46.74%). Vitamin A activity in 24 h GCF weaning food was higher than in CCF-weaning food. …”

Empirical analysis of investors' reaction to individual vs group-written research reports by Chow, Cheong Yean, Fong, Pak Ho, Loh, Hui Min

“…The objective of this research is to investigate whether investors perceive that research reports written by a team of analysts is of higher quality than those written by an individual analyst. The statistical tests show that investors react more strongly to team-analyst reports than individual-analyst reports. …”
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Sport volunteers' motivation and their life aspirations by Cheng, Rui Ting

“…The results revealed that non-volunteers focused more on extrinsic life goals than volunteers; (p<.01). Individual sports player emphasised more on intrinsic life goals than non-sports players; (p<.05). …”
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Large and unequal life expectancy declines during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in 2020 by Gupta, A, Hathi, P, Banaji, M, Gupta, P, Kashyap, R, Paikra, V, Sharma, K, Somanchi, A, Sudharsanan, N, Vyas, S

“…In contrast to global patterns, females in India experienced a life expectancy decline that was 1 year larger than losses for males. Marginalized social groups experienced greater declines than the most privileged social group. …”

Background matters, but not whether parents are immigrants: outcomes of children born in Denmark by Jensen, M, Manning, A

“…In Europe, the children of migrants often have worse economic outcomes than those with local-born parents. This paper shows that children born in Denmark with immigrant parents (first-generation locals) have lower earnings, higher unemployment, less education, more welfare transfers, and more criminal convictions than children with local-born parents. …”

Physiological stress responses and meat quality of rabbits subjected to different road transportation and slaughter methods by Khadijah, Nakyinsige

“…However, at d 7, HS presented significantly greater glycogen than GK. At d 0, HS had significantly lower pHi than GK. …”
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Effects of predictability and controllability on task performance under time constraints. by Tan, Kenley Soon Chew., Ng, Zhichao., Low, Liang Neng.

“…Specifically, subjects provided with control performed better than subjects without control, only in the absence of time warning. …”
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Postural stability in cyclists by Preece, Mia, Grainger, Karl, Starrs, Paul

“…Results: RC had significantly better balance than CN (p <0.001); MTB had significantly better balance than CN (p = 0.004); RC had significantly better balance than MTB (p = 0.046). …”
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Essays on commodities and international macroeconomic interactions by Kim, M

“…Consistently with the empirical evidence, in the model an expansionary monetary policy shock to the U.S. increases aggregate output of commodity-exporting countries by more than that of commodity-importing countries. This is because the increased U.S. aggregate demand triggered by the shock leads to rises in its demand for commodities and real commodity prices, and thus exports of commodity-exporting countries go up by more than those of commodity-importing countries.…”

Grading and prognostic factors of papillary renal cell carcinoma by Zhang, Stella Yun Ting

“…More tumours occur on the left side of the kidney than the right side; and incidence of PRCC more or less follows the population proportion that more Chinese are affected by PRCC than the rest of the population.…”
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Populist attitudes, subjective social status, and resentment in Italy by Melli, G, Scherer, S

“…This study finds that subjective status matters more than objective conditions for populist attitudes. …”