Bad Mexican : portrayal of corruption and the drug trade in Man on Fire, Traffic, and La Ley de Herodes. by Goh, Dianne.

“…By victimizing the United States and demonizing Mexico, Hollywood films such as Traffic and Man on Fire create stereotypes of Mexicans based on the drug trade and corruption in Mexico so the United States can define its identity and become Mexico’s saviour. …”
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The influence of additives on the delivery of paclitaxel from bioresorbable PLGA films by Huang, Charlotte Liwen.

“…The study of the influences of additives on the drug delivery characteristics from PLGA thin films as a coating on angioplasty balloons was reported in this thesis. …”
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Formulation and in-vitro release study of drug loaded liposomes for treating dry eye disease by Chua, Yan Ni

“…Thin film hydration method technology is employed to fabricate the liposomes and to encapsulate the drug within its hydrophobic bilayer of the liposomes. …”
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Surface modification of smooth poly (L-lactic acid) films for gelatin immobilization by Li, Hai, Xia, Yun, Wu, Jumiati, He, Qiyuan, Zhou, Xiaozhu, Lu, Gang, Shang, Lei, Boey, Freddy Yin Chiang, Venkatraman, Subbu S., Zhang, Hua

“…Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) is widely used in drug delivery and medical implants. Surface modification of PLLA with functional groups to immobilize gelatin or other extracellular matrix proteins is commonly used to improve its cellular affinity. …”
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Janus particle preparation through UV-induced partial photodegradation of spin-coated particle films by Tan, Jasmine Si Jia, Wong, Chong Hui, Chen, Zhong

“…Photocatalytic titanium dioxide particles prefunctionalized with a surface coating were assembled as particle films via spin-coating on a substrate. The particle films were placed directly under an ultraviolet light source, which induced the photodegradation of the surface coating only on the particle surfaces exposed to the light. …”
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Effect of polyvinylpyrrolidone additive in the substrate of thin-film composite forward osmosis polyvinylidene fluoride membrane on neodymium rejection by Yeoh, Yuan Xin, Mazrul Nizam, Abu Seman, Mohd Yusri, Mohd Yunus, Abdul Wahab, Mohammad, Nurul Ain, Ismail

“…Green technology innovations, especially green energy require a strong permanent magnet that utilizes rare earth elements (REE) such as neodymium (Nd) as raw materials. Direct mining of REE from primary sources and downstream recycling process from secondary resources are infeasible due to the pollution caused by strong acid used in the cracking and leaching process. …”
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WGS.110 Sexual and Gender Identities, Fall 2010 by Surkan, K.J.

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Loopholes. by Li, Yvonne Meini., Law, Georgina Wan Yi., Phua, Geraldine Soo Yee.

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Crosslinkable vegetable oil based natural materials for packaging applications by Ker, Adonica Yan Ting

“…In this project, the synthesis of castor oil and citric acid polyester was carried out to produce a biodegradable polymer film for packaging applications. Castor oil and citric acid been selected as raw materials due to its high versatility and potential in undergoing esterification reaction, leading to the formation of hydrolysable ester bonds, followed by the addition of resorcinol, 1,10 decandiol and 1,12 dodecandiol as a linker to adjust the polymer film mechanical and degradation properties.…”
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Sustained delivery of timolol maleate from liposomal nanocarriers by Ong, Leonard Chin Hui

“…Liposomes were prepared using thin film hydration and average particle size in the range of around 100 nm was prepared using a bench top extruder and drug was actively loaded by ammonium sulphate gradient loading technique. …”
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Ellipsometry studies on anodic aluminium oxide (AAO)growth mechanism on high purity aluminium plate by Lim, Leng Khoon

“…This report presents the relationship between the anodizing parameters such as voltage, temperature and time and results such as film thickness and pores by using high purity aluminum plate. …”
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Biodegradable plastics from marine biomass: A solution to marine plastic pollution by Khan, Nida, Sudhakar, Kumarasamy, Rizalman, Mamat

“…The moisture content of the bioplastic film was found to be 21.16 %. The water absorption test demonstrated the film's hydrophilic nature, showing a 60 % increase in weight. …”
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A biodegradable ocular implant for long-term suppression of intraocular pressure by Ng, Xu Wen, Liu, Kerh Lin, Veluchamy, Amutha Barathi, Lwin, Nyein Chan, Wong, Tina T., Venkatraman, Subbu Subramanian

“…However, the topical mode of administration (eyedrops) is far from optimal because of the issues of low bioavailability, high drug wastage, and lack of patient compliance. Suboptimal control of the IOP leads to disease progression and eventually to blindness. …”
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Enhancing breast cancer treatment: investigating the influence of polymer ratios on Luteolin-loaded TPGS/poloxamer micelles by Mod Razif, Muhammad Redza Fahmi, Liew, Kai Bin, Chan, Siok Yee, Chew, Yik Ling, Hassan, Masriana, Ahmad Hisham, Shairyzah, Abdul Rahman, Shamima, Kee, Phei Er

“…This study aimed to optimize luteolin-loaded TPGS/Pol micelles developed using the film hydration method, followed by lyophilization. …”
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Detection of computer graphics using attention-based dual-branch convolutional neural network from fused color components by He, Peisong, Li, Haoliang, Wang, Hongxia, Zhang, Ruimei

“…With the development of 3D rendering techniques, people can create photorealistic computer graphics (CG) easily with the advanced software, which is of great benefit to the video game and film industries. On the other hand, the abuse of CGs has threatened the integrity and authenticity of digital images. …”
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Architecting a stable high-energy aqueous Al-ion battery by Yan, Chunshuang, Lv, Chade, Wang, Liguang, Cui, Wei, Zhang, Leyuan, Dinh, Khang Ngoc, Tan, Huiteng, Wu, Chen, Wu, Tianpin, Ren, Yang, Chen, Jieqiong, Liu, Zheng, Srinivasan, Madhavi, Rui, Xianhong, Yan, Qingyu, Yu, Guihua

“…The high abundancy and easy accessibility of aluminum raw materials further make AAIBs appealing for grid-scale energy storage. …”
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Hybrid, nanoscale phospholipid/block copolymer vesicles by Lim, Seng Koon, Hoog, Hans-Peter de, Nallani, Madhavan, Bo, Liedberg, Parikh, Atul N.

“…In brief, these hybrids may provide alternative tools for drug delivery purposes and molecular imaging/sensing applications and clearly open up new avenues for further investigation.…”
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Thermal-disrupting interface mitigates intercellular cohesion loss for accurate topical antibacterial therapy by Hu, Benhui, Berkey, Christopher, Feliciano, Timothy, Chen, Xiaohong, Li, Zhuyun, Chen, Chao, Amini, Shahrouz, Nai, Mui Hoon, Lei, Qun-Li, Ni, Ran, Wang, Juan, Leow, Wan Ru, Pan, Shaowu, Li, Yong-Qiang, Cai, Pingqiang, Miserez, Ali, Li, Shuzhou, Lim, Chwee Teck, Wu, Yun-Long, Odom, Teri W., Dauskardt, Reinhold H., Chen, Xiaodong

“…Bacterial infections remain a leading threat to global health because of the misuse of antibiotics and the rise in drug-resistant pathogens. Although several strategies such as photothermal therapy and magneto-thermal therapy can suppress bacterial infections, excessive heat often damages host cells and lengthens the healing time. …”
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Layer-by-Layer Nanoparticles for Cytokine Delivery by Pires, Ivan S.

“…We also find that the LbL film conformation is key to maintaining therapeutic efficacy as thicker films hinder IL-12 delivery. …”
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‘On-demand’ soft tissue adhesives by Mogal, Vishal Tukaram

“…Various plasma parameters were investigated for controlling model drug release and soft-tissue adhesion of polyester thin films. …”
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