L’urgenza del suono come espressione propria: conversazione con Anna Oxa by Ammaturo, Francesca Romana

“…In questa conversazione la cantante italiana Anna Oxa riflette sulla sua carriera, sulla sua relazione con i fan, e sugli elementi chiave della sua pratica artistica, come ad esempio l’importanza di creare la propria musica al di là delle pressioni del mondo della celebrità, i dettami dell’industria musicale, o le aspettative tradizionali di genere che esistono nei confronti delle artiste donne nel mondo della musica. …”
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Audio-based approaches in tuning retrieval of gamelan ensemble by Hamdan, Sinin

“…The tone of peking was investigated using time-frequency analysis (TFA). Melda analyzer proved that all peking sustained the initial fundamental frequency and overtone at t=0 until 2s. …”
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Inferno XVI: from the circling sodomites to Geryon’s cord by Gilson, S

“…Questa lectura analizza le principali sezioni del canto XVI dell’Inferno con particolare attenzione al dialogo fra Dante personaggio e i tre dannati fiorentini, al trattamento della sodomia nella cultura medievale e ai suoi contesti teologici, e al ruolo della profezia in tale canto. …”

Effects of wood composition in 3D printing of wood-polylactic acid composites by Lim, Sean Zhi Xuan

“…Flexural strength testing demonstrated that PLA's mechanical properties are superior to wood composites; however, the addition of PLA to wood increases the stiffness and strength of the material. …”
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Electrospun conductive polyaniline–polylactic acid composite nanofibers as counter electrodes for rigid and flexible dye-sensitized solar cells by Mhaisalkar, Subodh Gautam, Ramakrishna, Seeram, Peng, Shengjie, Zhu, Peining, Wu, Yongzhi

“…In addition, the rigid PANI·CSA–PLA-based DSC demonstrates good stability. As the PANI·CSA–PLA counter electrodes can be obtained in a short time at room temperature, they are potentially applicable in large-area DSCs and suitable for flexible DSCs.…”
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In vitro evaluation of oral contraceptives on long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis) primary ovarian cells by Muhammed, Mikail, Tengku Azizan, Tengku Rinalfi Putra, Mohd Noor, Mohd Hezmee, Abu Hassim, Hasliza, Che'Amat, Azlan, Saleh, Annas Bin, Han, Mark Hiew Wen, Ab Latip, Mohd Qayyum

“…Hence, we conclude that human oral contraceptives (Nordette, Noriday, and Ella) are safe and effective in long-tailed macaque ovarian cells as such could be used to develop non-invasive oral contraceptives for controlling the population of long-tailed macaques as an alternative population control method.…”
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Investigating the difference between the acute effects of consecutive and non-consecutive days of resistance exercise on the immune system by Teo, Hilary Wei Jian

“…There was significant main effect of time on WBC (p < 0.001), NE (p = 0.041), BA (p = 0.006) and PLA (p < 0.001). Both groups induced similar temporal changes following multiple bouts of RE in NE, BA and PLA. …”
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Aging is associated with prolonged hospitalisation stay in pyogenic liver abscess - A 1:1 propensity score matched study in elderly versus non-elderly patients by Chan, Kai Siang, Junnarkar, Sameer P., Low, Jee Keem, Huey, Terence Cheong Wei, Shelat, Vishal G.

“…Background: Mortality of pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is high ranging 10%–40%. Old age predicts outcomes in many diseases but there is paucity of data on PLA outcomes. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of a novel biodegradable polylactide. by Cheong, Qi Li.

“…A series of crosslinked PLA samples were prepared using different reaction conditions and purification techniques. …”
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Reassessing the association: evaluation of a polyalanine deletion variant of RUNX2 in non-syndromic sagittal and metopic craniosynostosis by Walton, IS, McCann, E, Weber, A, Morton, JEV, Noons, P, Wilson, LC, Ching, RC, Cilliers, D, Johnson, D, Phipps, JM, Shears, DJ, Thomas, GPL, Wall, SA, Twigg, SRF, Wilkie, AOM

“…Surprisingly, a frequent 6-amino acid deletion polymorphism, p.(Ala84_Ala89)del, occurs in humans (termed 11A allele), and a previous association study (Cuellar et al. …”

What do you want to make? What to make of public library makerspaces: a look into the power of makerspaces in Singapore public libraries by Tan, Yi Lin

“…In a 2013 article published on ALA TechSource, an imprint of the American Libraries Association (ALA), librarian C.A. …”
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PC-based software for thermal design of helixchanger heat exchangers by Fong, Lin Qiang

“…This project makes use of the modified Bell-Delaware and Kern’s method to size Helixchanger Heat Exchangers. …”
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Characterisation of Miswak (Salvadora persica) fibre-reinforced polylactic acid composites prepared by twin screw extrusion by Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah, Abdan, Khalina, Salit @ Sinon, Mohd Sapuan, Ali, Radzi

“…This research used Miswak fibres (MF) and polylactic acid (PLA) as the main materials for composite processing. …”
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The HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY : Kisah tentang Cinta, Cita Rasa, dan Selera / by Morais, Richard C., author 656344, Ingrid Dwijani Nimpoeno, translator 656345

“…Hassan Haji pun menyeberangi jalan menuju Restoran Le Saule Pleureur yang menyajikan fine dining ala Prancis. Siapa sangka perjalanan yang hanya seratus langkah ini memunculkan begitu banyak masalah? …”

Quantitative proteomics reveals CLR interactome in primary human cells by Manolis, D, Hasan, S, Maraveyas, A, O'Brien, DP, Kessler, BM, Kramer, H, Nikitenko, LL

“…We used primary human dermal lymphatic endothelial cells and combined immunoprecipitation (IP) utilising anti-human CLR antibody with label-free quantitative nano-liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (nano LC-MS/MS) and quantitative in situ proximity ligation assay (PLA). By using this workflow, we identified 37 proteins interacting with endogenously expressed CLR amongst 4,902 detected members of the cellular proteome (by quantitative nano LC-MS/MS) and revealed direct interactions of two kinases and two transporters with this GPCR (by in situ PLA). …”

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

“…This paper proposes harnessing the aerokinetic energy in flue systems and it explores the ash deposition effect on flow-induced vibration energy harvesting performance. Bell-shaped and horn-like bluff bodies are designed to simulate different ash depositions on a conventional elliptic cylinder bluff body. …”
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Evaluation of controlled-release compound fertilizers in soil by Hanafi, M. M., Eltaib, S. M., Ahmad, M. B., Syed Omar, S. R.

“…A compound fertilizer containing about 15% nitrogen (N), 2% phosphorus (P), 16% potassium (K), 4% calcium (Ca), 1% magnesium (Mg), and 1% copper (Cu) was prepared and subsequently coated with natural rubber (NR), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyacrylamide (PA), and polylactic acid (PLA). Evaluations of the compound CRF were conducted in the laboratory and in the field using an open leaching technique. …”

Characterization of Microbial Primary and Secondary Metabolism in the Marine Realm by Geller-McGrath, David Edward

“…This thesis applies meta-omics data analysis to elucidate the ecological roles of marine microorganisms in diverse habitats and includes the development of new bioinformatics tools to enhance these analyses. …”
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Wideband circularly polarized metasurface backed aperture antenna by Agarwal, Kush

“…A wideband, unidirectional, single feed, circularly polarized octagonal-aperture antenna backed by single and double layered meta-surface has been proposed and studied. …”
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New techniques for searching differential trails in Keccak by Liu, Guozhen, Qiu, Weidong, Tu, Yi

“…Inspired by the previous exhaustive differential trail search methods by Mella et al. at ToSC 2017, we introduce in this paper new algorithms to cover 3-round trail cores with propagation weight at least 53, up from the previous best weight 45. …”
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