Solution synthesis of CdIn2S4 nanocrystals and their photoelectrical application by Peng, Shengjie, Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Ramakrishna, Seeram

“…After heat treatment at 450 °C for 30 min in Ar and sulfur atmospheres, the CdIn2S4-based solar cell exhibited a primary efficiency of 0.48% under AM 1.5 irradiation (100 mW cm− 2).…”
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Interns or workers? China's student labor regime by Chan, J, Pun, N, Selden, M

AI-assisted discovery of quantitative and formal models in social science by Balla, J, Huang, S, Dugan, O, Dangovski, R, Soljačić, M

An open-ended approach to enhance critical thinking skill in mathematics among secondary five normal (academic) pupils by Seoh, Bee Hua.

“…The second aim is to find out whether the use of the open-ended problems that are related to the real life situations will generate active mathematical discussion.…”
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Hero. by Wang, Xun.

“…This 2D animation short brings back Xiang's last combat in Chinese folk tales to life, whereby he fought against 200 Han cavalry soldiers with his heroic spirit before he committed suicide.The real world and the shadowy combat are expressed respectively in visual art of classical Chinese shan shui paintings and clear pencil sketches.…”
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CPF members' reaction to recent changes to CPF schemes. by Eu, Sandra Li Qing., Lim, Xin Mei., Mohammed Rafdi Rafique.

“…This report studies CPF members‟ awareness of the recent CPF changes and their usage of the schemes – CPF LIFE, liberalization of Medisave in Malaysia, and the impending change in interest rates floor of the Special, Medisave and Retirement Account. …”
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Tribological wear behavior of titanium alloy in simulated bio-fluids for Ti-to-Ti hip-joint replacement by Oen, Hui Qin

“…With an expected service life of around 25 years on most devices, with younger patients undergoing hip-joint replacement, it is of great importance to understand the mechanisms of their functions.…”
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How Taoism addresses unbalanced lives of urban female : see things differently by Lam, Nu Lien Minh

“…Born, educated and grown in developing countries that are still faithful to tradition and cultural heritage, young Asian women encounter inevitable tensions between tradition and modern lifestyles that makes her loose harmony and balance in her daily life. The aim of this project is suggest, through inspiring, and humorous articulations, to empower women who cherish those lives filled with challenges.…”
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Illusion : disillusion. by Chia, Celene Su Xin.

“…The story is about the protagonist as he returns to school after an incident with hazy memories, and is trying to regain his normal life. Incidents started happening around him which are spooking him. …”
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An experimental and feasibility study into the response of titanium alloys subjected to compression and MDF tests by Huang, Cindy Xiaohui.

“…The initial high cost is compensated either by the advantages of weight reduction due to the low density of the metal or by the increased life and reliability of the component due to high corrosion resistance of the metal.…”
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Molecular studies of coronavirus replication and pathogenesis by Li, Qisheng

“…Host factors participate in most steps of virus life cycle. Concomitantly, host gene expression and defenses are modulated by viruses to optimize viral replicatio. …”
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Feature importance network reveals novel functional relationships between biological features in Arabidopsis thaliana by Ng, Jonathan Wei Xiong, Chua, Swee Kwang, Mutwil, Marek

“…Machine learning shows great potential in life sciences, as it can find novel relationships between biological features. …”
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Effects of "Thursdays at the Museum" at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts on the mental and physical health of older community dwellers : the art-health randomized clinical trial pr... by Beauchet, Olivier, Cooper-Brown, Liam, Hayashi, Yoko, Galery, Kevin, Vilcocq, Christine, Bastien, Thomas

“…Background: Recently, we demonstrated that the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ (MMFA) participatory art-based activity, known as “Thursdays at the Museum,” improved the well-being, quality of life, and physical health (i.e., frailty) of older community dwellers by using a pre-post intervention, single arm, prospective and longitudinal experimental design. …”
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Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Well-off Marianne blossoms at university, becoming pretty and popular, while Connell struggles for the first time in his life to fit in properly with his peers. The two weave in and out of each other's lives during their university years, developing an intense bond that exposes their traumas and insecurities.…”
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Career Development and Counseling : Putting Theory and Research to Work / by Brown, Steven D. (Steven Douglas), 1947-, editor 370878, Lent, Robert W. (Robert William), 1953-, editor 370884, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…The newly revised and thoroughly updated third edition of Career Development and Counseling retains many features of the celebrated second edition, including in-depth coverage of major theories of career development, interventions and assessment systems across the life span, and the roles of diversity, individual differences, and social factors in career development. …”
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AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

“…From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, until… To the Channel Islands, and Members Only, where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker and a young man’s life will never be the same again… To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she… To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because… Some of these stories will make you laugh. …”

Understanding mental health content on social media and it’s effect towards suicidal ideation by Bhuiyan, Mohaiminul Islam, Nur Shazwani, Kamarudin, Nur Hafieza, Ismail

“…The review discusses the potential of these technologies to serve as a life-saving tool by identifying at-risk individuals through their digital traces. …”
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Trends and Determinants of Location of Death Due to Colorectal Cancer in the United States by Sonal, Swati, Jain, Bhav, Bajaj, Simar S., Dee, Edward C., Boudreau, Chloe, Cusack, James C., Kunitake, Hiroko, Goldstone, Robert, Bordeianou, Liliana G., Cauley MD, Christy E., Francone, Todd D., Ricciardi, Rocco, Qadan, Motaz, Berger, David L.

“…Conclusions The gradual shift in location of death of patients who die of CRC from institutionalized settings to home and hospice is a promising trend and reflects the prioritization of patient goals for end-of-life care by healthcare providers. However, there are existing sociodemographic disparities in access to deaths at home and in hospice, which emphasizes the need for policy interventions to reduce health inequity in end-of-life care for CRC.…”
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Domain Adversarial Convolutional Neural Network Improves the Accuracy and Generalizability of Wearable Sleep Assessment Technology by Nunes, Adonay S., Patterson, Matthew R., Gerstel, Dawid, Khan, Sheraz, Guo, Christine C., Neishabouri, Ali

“…Despite being around for many years, accelerometer-alone devices continue to be useful due to their low cost, long battery life, and ease of use. Improving the accuracy and generalizability of sleep algorithms for accelerometer wrist devices is of utmost importance. …”
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A facile formulation based on polyacrylate resin for SLA 3D printing by Lie, Anthony

“…Furthermore, we also tried to find a way to improve toughness for acrylate-based polymer material by the addition of plastic additives so as to improve their chances of being utilised for real-life applications. We were able to increase the toughness by a certain amount, but different situations may arise which may change the possibility of this increment being crucial into allowing the acylate-based polymer to be useful for real-life applications. …”
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