Hydrophobic bio-epoxy coatings for easy cleaning applications by Tay, Shu Ming

“…Therefore, this project mainly focuses on the development of hydrophobic coatings using a proposed good bio-based precursor – Isosorbide, as an epoxy resin alternative for BPA. …”
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Factors effecting the acoustic properties of date palm fiber by Abd. AlRahman Jawad, Lamyaa

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Fashioning the academic by Davenport, Emma

“…It is often suggested that the role of the educator at university is mainly concerned with activities of the mind and, therefore, their relationship with their body is always secondary, if not completely ignored. …”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The current research on Chinese jurisdiction and environmental liabilities in bankruptcy law has mainly focused on the importance of environmental liabilities and their significance in the context of bankruptcy. …”
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The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…The effects of founders’ personalities on the success of new ventures are, however, mainly unknown. Here, we show that founder personality traits are a significant feature of a firm’s ultimate success. …”

Evaluation of population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 variants, EG.5.1, FY.4, BA.2.86, JN.1, JN.1.4, and KP.3.1.1 using samples from two health demographic surveillance systems in K... by Lugano, D, Kutima, B, Kimani, M, Sigilai, A, Gitonga, J, Karani, A, Akech, D, Karia, B, Ziraba, AK, Maina, A, Lambisia, A, Omuoyo, D, Mugo, D, Lucinde, R, Owuor, S, Konyino, G, Newman, J, Bailey, D, Nduati, E, Githinji, G, Agoti, CN, Bejon, P, Scott, JAG, Agweyu, A, Warimwe, GM

“…The majority of these mutations mainly target the spike protein, allowing the new variants to escape the immunity previously raised by vaccination and/or infection by earlier variants of SARS-CoV-2. …”

Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…The sharp rise in oil prices in 2008 has raised concerns about the role of non-fundamental factors (mainly speculative activity in the futures markets) in the determination of the oil price. …”

Systematic assessment of COVID-19 host genetics using whole genome sequencing data by Schmidt, A, Casadei, N, Brand, F, Demidov, G, Vojgani, E, Abolhassani, A, Aldisi, R, Butler-Laporte, G, DeCOI host genetics group, Alawathurage, TM, Augustin, M, Bals, R, Bellinghausen, C, Berger, MM, Bitzer, M, Bode, C, Boos, J, Brenner, T, Cornely, OA, Eggermann, T, Erber, J, Feldt, T, Fuchsberger, C, Gagneur, J

“…Here, we present the results of whole genome sequencing in 1,220 mainly vaccine-naïve individuals with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, including 827 hospitalized COVID-19 cases. …”

HCR-Net: a deep learning based script independent handwritten character recognition network by Chauhan, VK, Singh, S, Sharma, A

“…Handwritten character recognition (HCR) remains a challenging pattern recognition problem despite decades of research, and lacks research on script independent recognition techniques. This is mainly because of similar character structures, different handwriting styles, diverse scripts, handcrafted feature extraction techniques, unavailability of data and code, and the development of script-specific deep learning techniques. …”

Tree-ring δ 18 O and δ 2 H stable isotopes reflect the global meteoric water line by Arosio, T, Büntgen, U, Nicolussi, K, Moseley, GE, Saurer, M, Pichler, T, Smith, MP, Gutierrez, E, Andreu-Hayles, L, Hajdas, I, Bebchuk, T, Leuenberger, M

“…In contrast, local tree-ring δ 18O and δ 2H values are mainly controlled by plant physiological fractionation processes that mask the isotopic signature of precipitation. …”

Communication in the workplace: request mitigations in Instant Messaging (IM) among native Malay speakers by Petani Mohd Noor, Marlyna Maros, Kesumawati Abu Bakar, Normalis Amzah

“…Unfortunately, studies on requests among native Malay speakers have mainly focused on request cores, neglecting the investigation of request supportive moves. …”
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The cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese international students in Malaysia: a systematic review by Zhao, Wenwen, Osman, Mohd Nizam, Omar, Siti Zobidah, Yaakup, Hani Salwah

“…In addition, the research topic was relatively unitary; the 14 studies mainly discussed the factors affecting the cross-cultural adaptation of Chinese students in Malaysia and suggested suggestions to improve their adaptation. …”

Chemical composition and antimicrobial activities of the essential oils ofCinnamomum aureofulvum Gamb. by Mohd Ali, Nor Azah, Mohtar, Mastura, Shaari, Khozirah, Rahmanii, Mawardi, Ali, A. Manaf, Jantan, Ibrahim

“…The bark oil was found to be more effective than the leaf oil and their activity was mainly due to their respective major components.…”

Embracing the New Norms: The Role of Ar Rahnu Yapeim During COVID-19 (S/O 14958) by Md Nor, Mohd Zakhiri, Mohamad, Ani Munirah, Hussain, Mohammad Azam, Mohd Nasir, Nor Ashikin

“…As such, this teaching case aims to evaluate current Ar Rahn products, mainly Ar Rahnu Care offered by YaPEIM during Covid-19, to compare Ar Rahnu Care YaPEIM and PEMERKASA Bank Simpanan National Berhad during Covid-19, Ar Rahnu Care YaPEIM with Ar Rahnu Bank Islam and Ar Rahnu Bank Muamalat on tawarruq model within Ar Rahnu Industry. …”
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Single-molecule diagnostics to support curative interventions for tuberculosis and HIV by Dougan, Tyler J.

“…In this thesis, I describe the advancement of digital enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) protein detection methods in service of curing these two deadly infectious diseases. …”
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Multilayered siRNA nanoparticles as a delivery system for extended gene silencing effect by Ng, Alice Jie Ying

“…For instance, an elevated expression of secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) is linked with fibrosis and the inhibition of SPARC expression reduces fibrosis. …”
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Lipid-mediated resolution of inflammation and survival in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by Yildiz, O, Hunt, GP, Schroth, J, Dhillon, G, Spargo, TP, Al-Chalabi, A, Koks, S, Turner, MR, Shaw, PJ, Henson, SM, Iacoangeli, A, Malaspina, A

“…Low levels of resolvins and downregulation of their membrane receptors in blood mononuclear cells are linked to a faster progression of ALS. Higher mononuclear cell expression of resolvin receptors is a predictor of longer survival. …”

Acquisition of musical skills and abilities in older adults—results of 12 months of music training by Losch, H, Altenmüller, E, Marie, D, Passarotto, E, Kretschmer, CR, Scholz, DS, Kliegel, M, Krüger, THC, Sinke, C, Jünemann, K, James, CE, Worschech, F

“…We did not identify any links between individual characteristics, like age, CogTel, CRIq, and musical sophistication, and improvement in musical aptitude tests. …”

Immune Checkpoint Blockade sensitivity and Progression-Free Survival associates with baseline CD8+ T cell clone size and cytotoxicity by Watson, R, Tong, O, Taylor, C, Kumar Sharma, P, Verge De Los Aires, A, Mahe, E, Ruffieux, H, Nassiri, I, Middleton, M, Fairfax, B

“…The cells contained within the expression matrices and Seurat objects have undergone full pre-processing and QC steps and are used for the analysis and figures in the linked manuscript. For raw data, please refer to the FASTQ files which have been deposited in the European Genome–phenome Archive, which is hosted by the European Bioinformatics Institute and the Centre for Genomic Regulation (accession no. …”

Histone lysine and DNA methylation: dynamic marks in the chromatin by Belle, R

“…A common post translational modification is Nε-lysine methylation which is linked to transcriptional silencing or activation depending on the location within the nucleosome. …”