Elucidating the strain–vacancy–activity relationship on structurally deformed Co@CoO nanosheets for aqueous phase reforming of formaldehyde by Qian, Kaicheng, Yan, Yong, Xi, Shibo, Wei, Tong, Dai, Yihu, Yan, Xiaoqing, Kobayashi, Hisayoshi, Wang, Sheng, Liu, Wen, Li, Renhong

“…Mechanistic investigations by spectroscopic measurements and density functional theory calculations elucidate the bifunctional nature of the oxygen-vacancy-rich Co-CoO interfaces, where the Co and the CoO sites are responsible for CH bond cleavage and OH activation, respectively. …”
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Triclosan transformation and impact on an elemental sulfur-driven sulfidogenic process by Zhang, Liang, Wu, Dan, Liang, Jialin, Wang, Li, Zhou, Yan

“…Amides, polysaccharides and hydroxyl groups in extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) provided adsorption sites. Both metabolism and co-metabolism of TCS with organic carbon removal were responsible for TCS biodegradation. …”
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Gas-solid interfacial charge transfer in volatile organic compound detection by CuCrO2 nanoparticles by Xu, Sifan, Zhao, Tingting, Kong, Lingwei, Zhu, Wenhuan, Bo, Maolin, Huang, Yizhong, Liu, Hai

“…Meanwhile, this CuCrO2gas sensor is proven to perform a higher selectivity to n-propanol and a low detection limit of 1 ppm. The adsorption sites and charge variations of dehydrogenation at the gas-solid interface predicted by the theoretical analysis are claimed to be crucial to such selectivity. …”
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High-entropy spinel oxides for water oxidation: surface entropy evolution and activity promotion by Wang, Jiarui, Sun, Shengnan, Xi, Shibo, Sun, Yuanmiao, Ong, Samuel Jun Hoong, Seh, Zhi Wei, Xu, Jason Zhichuan

“…It was found that electrochemical cycling of this material results in surface reconstruction accompanied by induced leaching of surface Zn from the tetrahedral sites. The formation of a completely new metal (oxy)hydroxide Zn2Cr1.5Mn2Fe1Co2Ni1.5OxHy is observed at the surface, leading to an increase in surface entropy over the pristine spinel HEOs. …”
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Unveiling the oxidation mechanism of CrTaTiMo refractory medium-entropy alloys: a synergy of density functional theory and ab initio molecular dynamics by Wang, Xiao, Hobhaydar, Arman, Wang, Yangfan, Wexler, David, Li, Huijun, Tran, Nam Van, Zhu, Hongtao

“…Furthermore, our analysis identified the sites featuring Ta as subsurface atoms were the weakest locations for oxygen atom diffusion. …”
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Enhanced catalytic activity through a unique cage structure of amorphous NiFe oxide via tri-doping P, B, N and introducing tungsten for the oxygen evolution reaction by Jang, Eunsu, Su, Peichen, Kim, Jooheon

“…Unique designs and doping strategies were adopted to control the variability of intrinsic active sites and to enhance the catalytic performance of bimetal catalysts in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). …”
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Selective photoelectrochemical oxidation of glycerol to glyceric acid on (002) facets exposed WO3 nanosheets by Xiao, Yonghao, Wang, Mengran, Liu, Dong, Gao, Jiajian, Ding, Jie, Wang, Huan, Yang, Hong Bin, Li, Fuhua, Chen, Mengxin, Xu, Yangsen, Xu, Danyun, Zhang, Yun-Xiao, Fang, Shaofan, Ao, Xin, Wang, Jingyu, Su, Chenliang, Liu, Bin

“…Compared to (200) facets exposed WO3 , a combination of experiments and theoretical calculations indicates that the superior performance of selective glycerol oxidation mainly originates from the better charge separation and prolonged carrier lifetime resulted from the plenty of surface trapping states, lower energy barrier of the glycerol-to-GLYA reaction pathway, more abundant active sites and stronger oxidative ability of photogenerated holes on the (002) facets exposed WO3 . …”
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Purification, crystallization and structure determination of Thermotoga maritima CorA Magnesium transporter. by Nurhuda Nordin.

“…Structures from these crystals may verify the function of the metal binding sites. We have also experimented purifying TMCorA by heating and centrifugation only. …”
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Webpage ranking: how it affects your selections? by Tan, Pei Li.

“…Search engines have become an essential tool for interacting on the Web and they are also navigational tools that can direct users to specific Web sites or aid in browsing. However, even today‟s most successful search engines struggle to provide high-quality search results: Approximately 50 percent of Web search sessions fail to find any relevant results for the searcher.[1] This project not only helps readers to have a better understanding of how the top 4 search engines works and how they rank their pages but also shows readers method(s) to manipulate the order of displaying results. …”
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Experiencing non-places through soundscapes. by Tan, Emily Sze Hui.

“…And also to find pleasure from silvers of human behaviour that can be observed at these highly transient yet solitary sites. People are not just moving creatures but human beings with emotional lives. …”
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Data mining and discovery for structured English questions by S Shalini Menon

“…Even though there are many online learning sites and assessment books available, very few of these actually provide focus areas and help students and educators identify topic trends and important concepts to improve learning. …”
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Advancing the chemistry of phosphole by Ng, Kim Hong

“…Both the trivalent 2-vinylphosphole and the complexed form are subjected to various cycloaddition reactions. Three reactive sites are created and the cycloaddition pathway selected is exclusive to the specific reagent. …”
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Sensor-enabled crane lifting by Zhang, Tianci

“…Furthermore, because of the complexity and volatility of construction sites, a sensor-based collision avoidance system tailored for tower crane is crucial for tower crane lifting. …”
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Fragment screening for stabilizers and binders to human DJ-1 by Oh, Xu Xuan

“…To learn about the binding sites for the fragments in DJ1, hanging-drop crystallization is attempted and suitable cultured crystals will undergo X-ray crystallography analysis.…”
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Physiological functions of fungus-derived prostaglandin E₂ in Candida albicans by Leong, Royston Weng Onn

“…Candida albicans is a polymorphic fungus that colonizes various barrier tissue sites in humans asymptomatically. However, under specific conditions, the fungus can turn pathogenic and provoke diseases. …”
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Virus-specific T lymphocytes home to the skin during natural dengue infection by Rivino, Laura, Kumaran, Emmanuelle A., Thein, Tun-Linn, Too, Chien Tei, Gan, Victor Chih Hao, Hanson, Brendon J., Wilder-Smith, Annelies, Bertoletti, Antonio, Gascoigne, Nicholas R. J., Lye, David Chien, Leo, Yee Sin, Akbar, Arne N., Kemeny, David M., MacAry, Paul A.

“…The juxtaposition of dengue-specific T cells with virus-permissive cell types at sites of possible dengue exposure represents a previously uncharacterized form of immune surveillance for this virus. …”
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Long-term slip rate of the southern San Andreas Fault from 10Be-26Al surface exposure dating of an offset alluvial fan by Ryerson, Frederick J., Van der Woerd, Jérôme, Klinger, Yann, Sieh, Kerry, Tapponnier, Paul, Mériaux, Anne-Sophie

“…Our study shows that more sites along the major faults of southern California need to be targeted to better constrain the slip rates over different timescales.…”
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Finding transcription factor binding motifs for coregulated genes by combining sequence overrepresentation with cross-species conservation by Jia, Hui., Li, Jinming.

“…However, the current prevailing methods yield a large number of false positive predictions due to the short, variable nature of transcriptional factor binding sites (TFBSs). We proposed here a method that combines sequence overrepresentation and cross-species sequence conservation to detect TFBSs in upstream regions of a given set of coregulated genes. …”
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A Coxsackievirus B1-mediated nonlytic extracellular vesicle-to-cell mechanism of virus transmission and its possible control through modulation of EV release by Jorfi, Samireh, Ansa-Addo, Ephraim A., Mariniello, Katia, Warde, Purva, Bin Senian, Ahmad Asyraf, Stratton, Dan, Bax, Bridget E., Levene, Michelle, Lange, Sigrun, Inal, Jameel

“…This was confirmed by detecting CVB1 virions inside HeLa cells after co-culture with CVB1-mEVs; EV release may also prevent apoptosis of infected cells whilst spreading apoptosis to secondary sites of infection.…”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…On analyzing these cases, public funds are found to have paid for environmental costs of bankrupt polluters, contaminated sites are often left unremedied following bankruptcy, and in some cases, bankruptcy law has become a tool for some companies to escape their environmental responsibilities. …”
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