To What Extent Do Alternative Energy Sources Displace Coal and Oil in Electricity Generation? A Mean-Group Panel Analysis by Liddle, Brantley

“…It does so by employing a first-difference model and a mean-group estimator applied to a panel that spans 1985–2019 for 27 high- and 13 middle-income countries. …”
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Measuring membrane capacitance during a depolarizing stimulus by Chen, Peng., Gillis, Kevin., Xue, Renhao., Pui, Tze Sian.

“…It is critical to resolve the highly dynamic kinetic steps along the molecular cascade of exocytosis in order to pin down the specific actions of regulatory molecules and eventually decipher this complex and fundamental process.…”
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GROUP III permethylindenyl-phenoxy complexes for biorenewable polymer synthesis by Hayden, JA

“…<p>Chapter One introduces the mechanism of ring opening polymerisation of cyclic esters and the importance of biodegradable and renewable polymers have in modern society. …”

Design of Cleavable Monomers and Cross-Linkers for the Synthesis of Degradable Polymer Architectures by Cardoso da Costa, Leticia

“…The second half of this thesis focuses on the introduction of degradable bonds into the polymer backbone of vinylic thermosets via radical ring-opening polymerization (rROP). A brief introduction to the current strategies utilized to impart chemical deconstruction to cross-linked polymer networks prepared by radical polymerization is presented (Chapter 4). …”
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A move by Yuan, Jiaqi

“…“A Move” is a story about family relationships in contemporary China, set within a large family spanning four generations. The narrative uses a move to highlight internal family conflicts and contradictions. …”
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A proposed framework of research on the influencing factors of burnout-based on the perspective of individual work scenarios by Lu, Guangguo, Kanjanapathy, Malini, Mohamed Saat, Maisarah

“…Job burnout is a pervasive issue that spans all sectors, exerting profound impacts on individuals, teams, organizations, and societies. …”
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Lessons from a retrospective look at India’s upstream sector by Elango, P

Organogel formation by a cholesterol-stoppered bistable [2]rotaxane and its dumbbell precursor by Zhao, Yanli, Aprahamian, Ivan, Trabolsi, Ali, Erina, Natalia, Stoddart, J. Fraser

“…The cyclobis(paraquat-p-phenylene) ring in the [2]rotaxane can be switched between the tetrathiafulvalene and 1,5-dioxynaphthalene recognition units by addressing the redox properties of the tetrathiafulvalene unit. …”
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Study on mechanical behaviors of cable-supported ribbed beam composite slab structure during construction phase by Qiao, W. T., Zhao, Ming Shan, An, Q., Wang, D.

“…Scheme one indicates that each span of CBS has certain level of mechanical independence such that the construction of a span is not significantly affected by the adjacent spans. …”
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Surface wave interaction with a vertical viscoelastic barrier by Bi, Cheng, Wu, Mao See, Law, Adrian Wing-Keung

“…The viscoelastic sheet spans over the entire water depth, and is tensioned and hinged on both ends. …”
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Chimpanzee self-medication in Budongo Forest: investigating the use of putative self-medicative resources in the Sonso and Waibira communities by Freymann, E

“…<p>This DPhil project explores established and putative self-medicative behaviors amongst wild chimpanzees (<em>Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii</em>) in the Budongo Forest, Uganda. The study spans eight and a half months of multidisciplinary data from two wild chimpanzee communities, Sonso and Waibira, supplemented by thirty years of longitudinal data. …”

Structure of mushy layers grown from perfectly and imperfectly conducting boundaries. Part 1. Diffusive solidification by Hitchen, JR, Wells, AJ

“…For low concentration ratio the high porosity zone spans the full mush depth at early times, before localising near the mush–liquid interface at later times. …”

Bibliometric analysis of global media representations of marginalized groups by Li, Caiwei, Mohd. Nor Shahizan Ali, Ammar Redza Ahmad Rizal, Xu, Jingwen

“…The study identifies five main clusters: mass media, anthropology, public health, gender studies, and sexual minority health, showing the evolving diversity in media research on marginalized groups. Research progression spans three stages: the Preparatory Development Period (2014–2016), Growth Challenge Period (2017–2019), and Hotspot Research Period (2020–2023).…”
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Ultra-high bit rate optical soliton communication by Shum, Ping, Gong, Yandong, Dong, Hui, Tang, Ming, Yu, Xia, Lai, Wenn Jing, Ning, Guoxiang

“…We start the project by first investigating the building blocks of active mode-locked erbium doped fiber ring soliton laser, which includes the laser cavity design, gain medium and pump source, filter and modulator designs. …”
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Design of a low profile omnidirectional antenna for V2X communications by Chen, Xiaoli

“…The antenna consists of a circular radiating disk and one ring or two ring radiating patches that locate at the center of top side of a circular substrate, a ground plane on the bottom side of the circular substrate and a feed point locate at the center of the substrate. …”
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Boosting energy efficiency and selectivity of glucose oxidation toward glucuronic acid in high-frequency ultrasound using multicavity CuO catalytic cavitation agents by Xie, Z, Mahendran, V, Jonnalagadda, US, Fan, Q, Su, X, Fischer, AF, Tan, M, Tao, L, Jérôme, F, Kwan, JJ, Valange, S, Choksi, TS, Amaniampong, PN, Liu, W

“…First, the generation of OH radicals and possibly other reactive oxygen species in the bulk aqueous phase resulted in the formation of gluconic acid, together with other byproducts of C-C bond cleavage and ring opening. Second, the generation of OH radicals in close proximity to CuO resulted in the formation of glucuronic acid with the six membered ring preserved. …”

Whole-cell phenotypic screening of Medicines for Malaria Venture Pathogen Box identifies specific inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum late-stage development and egress by Patra, Alok Tanala, Hingamire, Tejashri, Belekar, Meenakshi A., Xiong, Aoli, Subramanian, Gowtham, Bozdech, Zbynek, Preiser, Peter, Shanmugam, Dhanasekaran, Chandramohanadas, Rajesh

“…We identified 90 molecules with EC50 of ≤1 μM, which had significant effect on the ring-trophozoite transition, while 9 molecules inhibited the trophozoite-schizont transition and 21 molecules inhibited the schizont-ring transition (with ≥50% parasites failing to proceed to the next stage) at 1 μM. …”
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Structural performance of recycled aggregate concrete-filled stainless steel tube columns by Tan, Chia Wei

“…The experiment involved 12 RACFSST columns tested under pin-ended condition, as well as material tests and initial global geometric imperfection measurements. …”
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Design and 3D printing of reconfigurable structures by Teo, Ee Hian

“…The structure is made up of single modular units being repeatedly fixed together, this leads to the structure to isolate single modular units that are damaged, allowing it to be easily pin-pointed and replaced by fabricating another similar single unit, this cut cost as the structure can be salvaged by replacing a single unit instead of the whole structure.…”
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Tie the knot - a step by step wedding planner by Alex Arvin S Susaipillai

“…The creation comprises essential management tools such as wedding checklist, reminders, budget tracker, guestlist, online electronic invitation and RSVP system with SMS function, seating plan, calendar function, vendor list, pin board, wedding day scheduler and chat function…”
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