X-Hair: 3D Printing Hair-like Structures with Multi-form, Multi-property and Multi-function by Wang, Guanyun, Ji, Junzhe, Xu, Yunkai, Ren, Lei, Wu, Xiaoyang, Zheng, Chunyuan, Zhou, Xiaojing, Tang, Xin, Feng, Boyu, Sun, Lingyun, Tao, Ye, Li, Jiaji

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The effect of bonding structure of diamond like carbon (DLC) film with surface nickel coating upon laser annealing by Xu, Naiyun, Tsang, Siu Hon, Tan, Chong Wei, Teo, Hang Tong, Wang, Xincai, Tay, Beng Kang

“…The Raman spectra shows more pronounced change for a-C films with Ni coating than those without Ni coating upon laser annealing, and the Raman features also suggest that the Ni surface coating can enhance formation of the six-ring graphitic-like sp2 ordering. Electrical measurement shows a low resistive characteristic for both set of films due to laser induced conducting sp2 clusters formation.…”
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China's outward foreign direct investments : analysis of its investments, track record to date and likely future trends by Tan, Teck Eng

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A wearable circulator‐like circularly polarised antenna for full‐duplex wireless body area network applications by Thakur, Ajeet, Sharma, Ashwani, Garcia Zuazola, Ignacio Julio

“…A circulator‐like high gain, unidirectional, dual circularly polarised (DCP) wearable antenna with a low specific absorption rate of 0.088 W/kg for 5.8 GHz industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) band (5.725 − 5.875 GHz) full‐duplex wireless body area network (WBAN) applications is proposed. …”
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Experimental investigation on mode-I fracture properties of magnesium-based wood-like material using DIC technique by Li, C, Chen, H, Zhang, H, Marrow, TJ

“…To understand the fracture behaviors of a new environmentally friendly building material, namely magnesium-based wood-like material (MWM), three-point bending tests were carried out on single-edge notched beams to study its fracture properties. …”

Engineering MoS2 nanosheets on spindle-like α-Fe2O3 as high-performance core–shell pseudocapacitive anodes for fiber-shaped aqueous lithium-ion capacitors by Man, Ping, Zhang, Qichong, Zhou, Z., Chen, Mengxiao, Yang, Jiao, Wang, Zhe, Wang, Zhixun, He, B., Li, Q., Gong, W., Lu, W., Yao, Y., Wei, Lei

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Linking dual mode of action of host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin: structures, lipopolysaccharide and LptAm binding of designed analogs by Sinha, Sheetal, Dhanabal, Vidhya Bharathi, Sperandeo, Paola, Polissi, Alessandra, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

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Development of communication links between unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and UAV traffic management (UTM) systems via the cellular network by Holmberg, Carl Oswald

“…To further showcase this concept, a mobile communication link between UAVs and UTM stations was successfully developed. …”
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Template-free synthesis of urchin-like Co3O4 hollow spheres with good lithium storage properties by Lim, Tuti Mariana, Rui, Xianhong, Tan, Huiteng, Sim, Daohao, Liu, Weiling, Xu, Chen, Hng, Huey Hoon, Yazami, Rachid, Yan, Qingyu

“…Hierarchical urchin-like hollow spheres (5–8 μm in diameter) assembled by one-dimensional nanowires consisting of many interconnected Co3O4 nanoparticles (10–50 nm) are successfully synthesized. …”
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Development of immune-modulatory RNAS to regulate RIG-I-like receptors mediated antiviral immune response for therapy and vaccination by Yong, Hui Yee

“…Next, the encapsulation of ImmRNAs into virus-like particles (VLP) was carried out. The coat protein for two different RNA bacteriophage, MS2 and Q beta were cloned and recombinantly expressed in E.coli. …”
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Template-free formation of uniform urchin-like α-FeOOH hollow spheres with superior capability for water treatment by Wang, Bao, Wu, Hao Bin, Yu, Le, Xu, Rong, Lim, Teik-Thye, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Uniform urchin-like α-FeOOH hollow spheres assembled from nanoneedles have been synthesized via a facile and green one-pot method. …”
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CuOx nanotubes via an unusual complexation induced block copolymer-like self-assembly of poly(acrylic acid) by Liang, Yen Nan, Hu, Jinhua, Tam, Michael Kam Chiu, Hu, Xiao

“…Such a unique copolymer-like self-assembly behaviour of the PAA–Cu2+ complex manifests within a specific window of [Cu2+] : [COOH]0 ratio around the binding limit. …”
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Binding of TCR multimers and a TCR-like antibody with distinct fine-specificities is dependent on the surface density of HLA complexes by Low, Jianrong L., Gehring, Adam J., Kranz, David M., Grotenbreg, Gijsbert M., Yau, Yin Hoe, Shochat, Susana Geifman, Bertoletti, Antonio, Naidoo, Anneta, Yeo, Gladys, Ho, Zi Zong

“…In line with this, we report the construction of a soluble tetrameric form of an αβ T cell receptor (TCR) specific for the HBV epitope Env183–191 restricted by HLA-A*02:01, and compare its avidity and fine-specificity with a TCR-like monoclonal antibody generated against the same HLA target. …”
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Like the sea: living communityship as a form of participatory leadership within the creativity for learning in HE (#creativeHE) community by Nerantzi, Chrissi, Gillaspy, Emma, Sinfield, Sandra, Karatsiori, Marianthi, Burns, Tom, Hunter, Anna, Seat, Hannah, Tasler, Nathalie

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Immunotherapy-resistant neuropathic pain and fatigue predict quality-of-life in contactin-associated protein-like 2 antibody disease by Ceronie, B, Strippel, C, Uy, C, Paneva, S, Makuch, M, Soleimani, B, Turaga, S, Binks, S, Ramanathan, S, Michael, S, Varley, J, Easton, A, Themistocleous, A, John Dawes, Bennett, DL, Irani, A, Handel, AE, Irani, SR

“…The long-term clinical outcomes and associated prognostic factors in contactin-associated protein-like 2 (CASPR2)-antibody diseases are unknown. A total of 75 participants with CASPR2 antibodies were longitudinally assessed for disability, quality-of-life, and chronic pain. …”

Nationwide spatial epidemiological dataset of over 100,000 influenza-like illness notifications in Iran by county (2015–2019) by Sedghian, A, MohammadEbrahimi, S, Sartorius, B, Kiani, B

“…Objectives: This data note documents influenza-like illness (ILI) notifications in Iran by county from 2015 to 2019 as a pre-COVID-19 dataset, providing individual and spatial data for further comprehensive spatiotemporal analysis. …”

Development of superhydrophobic ceramic membrane decorated with flake-like structure by two-step synthesis for seawater desalination by membrane distillation by Omar, Najib Meftah Almukhtar, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Tai, Zhong Sheng, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Wong, Keng Yinn, Tan, Huiyi, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Ooi, Boon Seng, Nomura, Mikihiro, Iwamoto, Yuji

“…Significant findings: The results revealed that the MK-SS/4 h HFM, characterized by its flake-like structure, exhibited optimal superhydrophobic behavior. …”

A random-key genetic algorithm-based method for transportation network vulnerability envelope analysis under simultaneous multi-link disruptions by Gu, Y, Ryu, S, Xu, Y, Chen, A, Chan, H-Y, Xu, X

“…This study aims to develop an efficient method based on the random key genetic algorithm (RKGA) for determining the TNVE under simultaneous multi-link disruptions. The main features and benefits of the proposed method include: (a) it simultaneously solves the upper- and lower-bound problems at the same time while guaranteeing the feasibility of all solutions in the solution procedure; (b) it improves the computational efficiency to ensure the applicability to real transportation networks; and (c) it can provide a variety of alternative solutions in addition to the single optimal one, which facilitates the derivation of TNVE buffer and identification of sub-important links. …”

Periodontal disease and serum uric acid levels in the absence of metabolic syndrome: is there a link? A study on a sample of Cameroonian adults by Nkeck, JR, Ndjoh, JJ, Meyo Mvondo, GF, Eko Ondoa, M, Takam, O, Mbouna, SFM, Tcheutchoua Nzokou, D, Tchuisseu-Kwangoua, LA, Momo, CBY, Ekouelkoum Ngoude, JX, Chemgne, MI, Ama Moor, VJ

“…There appears to be no link between SUA and overall periodontal status in this population. …”

Hormone replacement therapy and cancer mortality in women with 17 site-specific cancers: a cohort study using linked medical records by Cardwell, CR, Ranger, TA, Labeit, AM, Coupland, CAC, Hicks, B, Hughes, C, McMenamin, Ú, Mei, XW, Murchie, P, Hippisley-Cox, J