Access to spirocyclic oxindoles via N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions of enals and oxindole-derived α,β-unsaturated imines by Jiang, Kun, Tiwari, Bhoopendra, Chi, Robin Yonggui

“…A diastereoselective access to β-lactam fused spirocyclic oxindoles and related compounds bearing all carbon spiro centers is described. This N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed process employed challenging β,β-disubstituted α,β-unsaturated imines to react with enals.…”
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Online learning with kernels by Fan, Haijin

“…The sparsification method performs a role to select a compact dictionary consisting of the kernel function centers. They are developed according to different measures, such as the mutual information measure, the significance measure, the coherence measure or the cumulative coherence measure, which are used to evaluate the novelty of new training samples. …”
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Chemical mediation of coral larval settlement by crustose coralline algae by Tebben, J., Motti, C. A, Siboni, Nachshon, Negri, A. P., Harder, T., Steinberg, Peter David, Hatta, Masayuki, Tapiolas, D. M., Schupp, P. J., Kitamura, Makoto

“…These algae-derived fractions induce settlement and metamorphosis at equivalent concentrations as present in CCA, both in small scale laboratory assays and under flow-through conditions, suggesting their ability to act in an ecologically relevant fashion to steer larval settlement of corals. Both compound classes were readily detected in natural samples.…”
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Policy design and professional service delivery performance of drinking water services in rural Mali by Wagner, J

“…</p> <br> <p>Three recommendations are proposed to steer rural water policy and practice towards more sustainable services. …”

Deciphering Banyan tree networks by Chan, Zachary Zi Xuan

“…“Deciphering Banyan Tree Archives” centers around the Banyan tree, also known as the strangling fig. …”
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The structure of hadrons and other potential phases of QCD by Schindler, Stella T.

“…Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) is a mathematical theory describing subatomic particles called quarks and gluons, and the strong force that binds them together into protons and neutrons. This thesis centers on two major thrusts of modern QCD research: (1) uncovering the inner quark and gluon structure of the proton, and (2) mapping out other phases of matter that quarks and gluons form as we vary pressure and temperature. …”
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Boron analogue of vinylidene dication supported by phosphines by Lu, Wei, Li, Yongxin, Ganguly, Rakesh, Kinjo, Rei

“…The reaction of 2 with ZnBr2 afforded the corresponding isolable complex 3, in which two boon centers coordinate to the Zn atom asymmetrically.…”
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A literature review on the concept of value in virtual worlds by Wen, Wen, Dong, Zilun, Tan, Junyan

“…However, existing research centers upon value to businesses, while there is a lack of such research for consumer value in virtual worlds. …”
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The treachery of authority through Banville and Atwood by Lau, Qian Yu

“…Conversely, The Handmaid’s Tale is set in the “Republic of Gilead” (33), which is a Christian theocracy, where citizens are oppressed and endure much brutality. The story centers on Offred, who has become a marginalized citizen under the new rule. …”
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Smart computers : can you tell my mood ? by Seow, Mervin Jun Jie

“…The ability for computers to understand a person’s emotions can be found in applications such as a lie detector, and call centers. The classifier is built and designed on MATLAB, based on multi-layer perceptron with back propagation as the training function. …”
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A novel photoanode with three-dimensionally, hierarchically ordered nanobushes for highly efficient photoelectrochemical cells by Karuturi, Siva Krishna, Luo, Jingshan, Cheng, Chuanwei, Liu, Lijun, Su, Liap Tat, Fan, Hong Jin, Tok, Alfred Iing Yoong

“…The photoanode structure has several favorable intrinsic characteristics, including high interface area, direct electron transport pathways, and engineered light scattering centers. Sensitization with CdS quantum dots is demonstrated, and this nanobush photoanode is expected to be advantageous also in solar cells.…”
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Effectiveness of integrative structural family therapy and double ABCX model on marital adjustment and parenting stress among parents of children with autism: randomized controlled... by AlHorany, Ahmed Kamel, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Juhari, Rumaya, Aljaberi, Musheer A.

“…A randomized controlled trial conducted on 60 parents of children with ASD showed that integrative SFT and double ABCX therapy, conducted over ten sessions of multiple family therapy in group counseling for five weeks and a one-month follow-up at special needs children’s centers in Jordan, resulted in a 48% increase in marital adjustment and a 34% reduction in parenting stress. …”

Molecule confined isolated metal sites enable the electrocatalytic synthesis of hydrogen peroxide by Li, Xiaogang, Tang, Shasha, Dou, Shuo, Fan, Hong Jin, Choksi, Tej S., Wang, Xin

“…Herein, it is reported that aminoanthraquinone confined isolated metal sites on carbon supports selectively steer oxygen reduction to H2 O2 through the two-electron pathway. …”
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SMART MOBILITY : EXPLORING FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WIDER IMPACTS / by Khamis, Alaa, author 643152

“…The socioeconomic changes in our urban centers are vast, and Smart Mobility breaks down the core concepts with meaningful data and insights. …”

Cultivating Radical Imagination: An Approach to Disrupting Antiblackness in Computer Science Education by Sadler, Cecilé

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Diastereoselective hydroalkylation of aryl alkenes enabled by remote hydride transfer by Gandamana, Dhika Aditya, Gagosz, Fabien, Chiba, Shunsuke

“…Leveraging of 1,5-hydride shift enabled diastereoselective hydroalkylation of aryl alkenes, allowing for construction of consecutive vicinal stereogenic centers in a single process. The transformation is triggered by electrophilic alkylation of aryl alkenes with in-situ generated carbocations, that is followed by diastereoselective 1,5-hydride shift to the resulting benzylic carbocation through a rigid 6-membered ring chair-like transition state.…”
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Disruption of the Broadcast by Packer, Randall

“…And conversely, with the emerging tools of the Web, self-publishing blogs, and social media, artists are increasingly engaged in reporting news and opinion, becoming their own media outlets, distribution centers, and independent news feeds. In this sense, the new media artist uses technological means to take control of media information and broadcast it according to their own perspective.…”
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Tsunami hazard from the subduction megathrust of the South China Sea : Part I. source characterization and the resulting tsunami by Megawati, Kusnowidjaja, Shaw, Felicia, Sieh, Kerry, Huang, Zhenhua, Wu, Tso-Ren, Lin, Yunung, Tan, Soon Keat, Pan, Tso-Chien

“…Results indicate that this megathrust poses a risk of devastating tsunami for the Philippines, southern China, Vietnam and other population centers bordering the South China Sea.…”
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Is the rule-based order in AI dead, or is still kicking? [Conference paper] by Vassilev, Vassil

“…The position of this article is that combining the classical rule-based approach from the early days of AI with more recent developments in AI, such as data-focused machine learning and utility-based reinforcement learning, as well as utilization of the recent technological developments on the cloud and at data centers can be beneficial for widening the real-world application of AI. …”
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Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…By analogy with classic Grignard reagents, magnesium(II) cyaphide complexes can be used to transfer the cyaphide ion to other metal centers. The synthesis of cyaphide-containing main group and transition metal complexes by cyaphide transfer is detailed. …”