Self-organized canals enable long-range directed material transport in bacterial communities by Li, Ye, Liu, Shiqi, Zhang, Yingdan, Seng, Zi Jing, Xu, Haoran, Yang, Liang, Wu, Yilin

“…Our findings demonstrate that mechanochemical coupling between interfacial force and biosurfactant kinetics can coordinate large-scale material transport in primitive life forms, suggesting a new principle to engineer self-organized microbial communities.…”
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Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship in industrial hubs in Nigeria by Ogbonna, NC

“…Second, the cluster's entrepreneurs and non-state actors have enabled the emergence of an entrepreneurial ecosystem by building critical entrepreneurship institutions to address resource gaps in human capital development, entrepreneurship support, and finance. Finally, state interventions in the ecosystem are more effective when there is active collaboration and engagement between the state and ecosystem actors, as opposed to top-down approaches where such engagement is minimal. …”

One more minute by Liew, Ming Jia

“…Each minute gives breath to a new one, and alludes to time as a beginning and an end, where life can appear and vanish just as suddenly. The inherent quality of a bubble echoes many of life’s characteristics which gives it the ability to reach out to people. …”
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Cryo-EM structure and evolutionary history of the conjugation surface exclusion protein TraT by Seddon, C, David, S, Wong, JLC, Ishimoto, N, He, S, Bradshaw, J, Low, WW, Frankel, G, Beis, K

“…Following transfer of IncF-like plasmids, recipients become refractory to a second wave of conjugation with the same plasmid via entry (TraS) and surface (TraT) exclusion mechanisms. …”

Experiences with Information System for Employee Performance: A case of Royal Malaysia Custom Department (RMCD) by Abd Zakaria, Zuhdi, Anuar, Herman Shah, Mohamed Udin, Zulkifli

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A Preliminary Study to Understand the SMEs’ Readiness on IOT in Malaysia by Ahmad Zaidi, Mohamad Faizal, Belal, H. M.

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Mobile dependency by Lee, Siau Li, Zhou, Shiya

“…As we praise smartphone for the convenience it brings to daily life, some people’s growing reliance and emotional attachment to such gadgets start to become worrisome. …”
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Euthanasia among quadriplegics: a containment of autonomy in disability cinema by Cheang, Wai Yee

“…Conversely, he chooses to prematurely end his life via euthanasia. Why then is the disabled body made to seem less worthy of living as compared to the able-bodied individual? …”
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Collective reflective equilibrium, algorithmic bioethics and complex ethics by Savulescu, J

“…Resources should be provided to ensure people have a fair innings—when Harris first wrote this, around 70 years of life, but perhaps now 80. Secondly, Harris famously advanced the egalitarian position in response to utilitarian approaches to allocation (such as maximizing Quality Adjusted Life Years [QALYs]) that what people want is the greatest chance of the longest, best quality life for themselves, and justice requires treating these claims equally. …”

Studies on the Chitin Binding Property of Novel Cysteine-Rich Peptides from Alternanthera sessilis by Kini, Shruthi G., Nguyen, Phuong Q. T., Weissbach, Sophie, Mallagaray, Alvaro, Shin, Joon, Yoon, Ho Sup, Tam, James P.

“…Hevein-like peptides make up a family of cysteine-rich peptides (CRPs) and play a role in plants in their defense against insects and fungal pathogens. …”
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Accuracy-Risk Trade-Off Due to Social Learning in Crowd-Sourced Financial Predictions by Adjodah, Dhaval, Leng, Yan, Chong, Shi Kai, Krafft, P. M., Moro, Esteban, Pentland, Alex

“…A critical question relevant to the increasing importance of crowd-sourced-based finance is how to optimize collective information processing and decision-making. …”
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Planetary Social Thought : The Anthropocene Challenge to the Social Sciences / by Clark, Nigel, author 655155, Szerszynski, Bronislaw, author 655154, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Going further than earlier conceptions of the human–environment relationship, Anthropocene science proposes that human activity is tipping the whole Earth system into a new state, with unpredictable consequences. Social life has become a central ingredient in the dynamics of the planet itself. …”
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21A.355J / STS.060J The Anthropology of Biology, Spring 2009 by Helmreich, Stefan

“…to ask, in the early 2000s, "What Is Life Becoming?"…”
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Resource depletion through primate stone technology by Luncz, Lydia V, Tan, Amanda, Haslam, Michael, Kulik, Lars, Proffitt, Tomos, Malaivijitnond, Suchinda, Gumert, Michael David

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On the investigation of ash deposition effect on flow-induced vibration energy harvesting by Wang, Junlei, Gu, Shanghao, Yurchenko, Daniil, Hu, Guobiao, Wei, Ronghan

“…In contrast, the horn-like bluff body can benefit energy harvesting by reducing the galloping cut-in wind speed and increasing the voltage output. …”
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Paradoxical attenuation of early amyloid-induced cognitive impairment and synaptic plasticity in an aged APP/Tau bigenic rat model by Emmerson, JT, Do Carmo, S, Lavagna, A, Huang, C, Wong, TP, Martinez-Trujillo, JC, Cuello, AC

“…We investigated the longitudinal pathological effects of combining human-like amyloidosis and tauopathy in a novel transgenic rat model, coded McGill-R-APPxhTau. …”

Investment portfolio selection using genetic algorithms by Zhang, Yawen

“…The challenge of portfolio selection remains a critical focus within the domains of genetic algorithms and computational finance optimization. In the volatile financial markets, the objective of optimizing genetic algorithms (GAs) is to enhance the efficiency of portfolio decision-making processes and identify portfolios with superior risk-adjustment capabilities. …”
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Firm Entry Modes and Chinese Business Networks: Malaysian Investments in Vietnam by Lim, Guanie

“…This observation is especially marked in the property and construction, and finance sectors.…”
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The greenhouse project. by Lee, Changzhi.

“…Topic dwells on designing experiences and the need to mark milestones in life. With the aid of literary surveys, over fifteen interviews, research into the worlds of spectacles, religious gatherings and birthdays, I built a case that highlights possible patterns in the realms of marking milestones - the 'ups' in life.…”
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Assessing the level of competence in automated trading among Malaysian traders by Zarith Sofia, Zulkifli, Hairuddin, Mohammad, Miswan, Surip, Nurnadiah, Zamri, Mustafa, Mamat, Sahimel Azwal, Sulaiman

“…Financial market trading traders apply technical and fundamental analyses to forecast the best price when buying or selling the finance instrument, and they develop their trading tactics and strategies with technical analysis tools. …”
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