Lights and sounds : effects of congruence and musical sophistication on auditory and visual perception by Aw, Justus Jinyue

“…A measure of musical sophistication was also used in place of time spent taking music lessons; this was done in order to capture other elements that encapsulated engagement with music beyond formal training and practice. …”
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To bail-out or to bail-in? Answers from an agent-based model by Klimek, P, Poledna, S, Farmer, JD, Thurner, S

“…Since the beginning of the 2008 financial crisis almost half a trillion euros have been spent to financially assist EU member states in taxpayer-funded bail-outs. …”

Morphology of three polycentric rumen fungi and description of a procedure for the induction of zoosporogenesis and release of zoospores in cultures by Ho, Y. W., Bauchop, T.

“…Undifferentiated sporangia were produced by all three isolates; differentiation of the sporangia did not occur in the spent growth media. However, if thalli possessing recently-formed sporangia were transferred to, or flooded with, fresh liquid medium or rumen fluid, zoosporogenesis and liberation of zoospores occurred within 17-20 min for isolates LL and LC2 and 30 min for R. elegans. …”
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Purification of miraculin from miracle fruit [Synsepalum dulcifium (Schumach. & Thonn.) Daniell] by He, Zuxing

“…Content of total anthocyanin in skin was determined using the pH-differential method. …”
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System dynamics of human body thermal regulation in outdoor environments by Melnikov, Valentin, Krzhizhanovskaya, Valeria V., Lees, Michael H., Sloot, Peter M. A.

“…We propose a modification of the skin blood flow model which, while keeping realistic values and responsiveness, improves skin temperature prediction nearly fourfold. …”
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Understanding the physical and chemical properties of keratin films by Chia, Sheryl CaiYing.

“…It is also found as keratinocytes on skin forming a protective layer to inhibit passage of environmental contaminants or pathogens. …”
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Unravelling gene regulation in the epidermis during differentiation by Anisa Banu Abdul Rahim

“…They are differentially distributed throughout the epidermis and dermis of normal human skin with higher levels being found in the epidermis. …”
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Hi dad, welcome to Facebook : how the intimacy of a parent-child relationship is affected when both are users of Facebook. by Goh, Tiffany Shimin., Lee, Weiyi.

“…Overall, findings suggest that the internet has become a new way for families to connect with each other as well as spend time together. The cues filtered out approach from the field of computer-mediated communication (CMC) explains how Facebook promotes a positive development of a parent-child relationship. …”
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The investigation of impact induced particle resuspension by Kwa, Wilson Wei Sheng

“…Breathing in excessive airborne pollutants can be detrimental to one’s health which may lead to respiratory diseases. As humans spend up to 87% of their time indoors (Jenkins, Phillips, Mulberg, & Hui, 1992), it is of paramount importance to study the specific behaviour of particles in an indoor environment. …”
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Inverse aerodynamic optimization considering impacts of design tip speed ratio for variable-speed wind turbines by Yang, Zhiqiang, Yin, Minghui, Xu, Yan, Zou, Yun, Zhou, Qian, Dong, Zhao Yang

“…Consequently, turbines spend more time operating at the off-design TSRs and the wind energy capture efficiency is decreased. …”
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Public goods in the short and long term by Trammell, P

“…Their common thread is a motivation: to improve how classical utilitarians spend their resources, given the complex relationships spending in one time and place can have to other markets or other times. …”

A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe by Juodžbalis, I, Maiolino, R, Baker, WM, Tacchella, S, Scholtz, J, D’Eugenio, F, Witstok, J, Schneider, R, Trinca, A, Valiante, R, DeCoursey, C, Curti, M, Carniani, S, Chevallard, J, de Graaff, A, Arribas, S, Bennett, JS, Bourne, MA, Bunker, AJ, Charlot, S, Jiang, B, Koudmani, S, Perna, M, Robertson, B

“…Its properties are consistent with scenarios in which short bursts of super-Eddington accretion have resulted in black hole overgrowth and massive gas expulsion from the accretion disk; in between bursts, black holes spend most of their life in a dormant state.…”

Exploring the development of student teachers interest in educational technology through Interest-Driven Creator theory by Wong, Su Luan, Md. Khambari, Mas Nida, Wong, Lung Hsiang, Tang, Sai Hong

“…The student teachers then willingly spend time accomplishing the given task when immersed in the learning process with a clear goal. …”
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Identification and application of self-binding zipper-like sequences in SARS-CoV spike protein by Zhang, Si Min, Liao, Ying, Neo, Tuan Ling, Lu, Yanning, Liu, Ding Xiang, Vahlne, Anders, Tam, James Pingkwan

“…Self-binding peptides containing zipper-like sequences, such as the Leu/Ile zipper sequence within the coiled coil regions of proteins and the cross-β spine steric zippers within the amyloid-like fibrils, could bind to the protein-of-origin through homophilic sequence-specific zipper motifs. …”
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Hearing loss and risk of major osteoporotic fracture: a population-based cohort study in the United Kingdom by Khalid, S, Alhambra, DP, Hasheminasab, SA, Vinogradova, Y, Qureshi, N, Ratzinger, M, Brunetti, V, Salas, A, Canals, L

“…Purpose: Assess association between hearing loss (HL) and major osteoporotic fracture (MOF; spine, wrist/forearm, shoulder/proximal humerus, hip) in individuals aged ≥ 60 years, and risk factors for MOF in individuals with HL. …”

Design of conditioning unit for data transmission over power distribution lines by Tan, Ming Hui.

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Sensing Informal Networks in Organizations by Orbach, Maya, Demko, Maegen, Doyle, Jeremy, Waber, Benjamin N., Pentland, Alex

“…Sociometric Badges were used to collect data on face-to-face interactions over a total of 8 weeks, the latter half of which was spent in a redesigned workspace. These data were supplemented by employees’ e-mail and instant messaging log activity. …”
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贈り物 : gift by Pang, Desmond Hee Wee

“…During the period of time spent in a foreign land, I have encountered many wonderful experiences, all of which had broadened my perspectives on life in general and made me discover more about myself as an individual. …”
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Educational software for photorealistic rendering in computer graphics (I) by Ch'ng, Kai Xin

“…After this stage, system functionalities were brainstormed and the friendly graphical user interface (GUI) was finalized. Much time was spent in developing software and it is named as Ray Tracing Educational Software (RTES) System. …”
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Real time kinematic satellite navigation of a hexarotor unmanned aerial vehicle by Wang, Tao

“…More and more research institutes and companies spent a lot of money on it. In some fields, locating precisely the position of the UAV has become a significant issue. …”
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