Adoption of ZakaTech in the Time of COVID-19: Cross-Country and Gender Differences by Nashwan, Saeed Awadh, Ismaiel, Abdelhamid Elsayed A., Muneeza, Aishath, Isa, Mohamad Yazid

“…To validate the research model and draw significant insights, SmartPLS structural equation modeling was used. …”
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Supported Lipid Bilayer Platform To Test Inhibitors of the Membrane Attack Complex: Insights into Biomacromolecular Assembly and Regulation by Yorulmaz, Saziye, Jackman, Joshua Alexander, Hunziker, Walter, Cho, Nam-Joon

“…On the other hand, clusterin directly interacts with C5b-7 such that C5b-7 is still able to bind to the lipid bilayer, and clusterin affects the subsequent binding of other complement proteins involved in the MAC assembly. …”
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Characterization of ubiquitin-activated DNA-protein crosslink repair in vitro by Zhu, X

“…DPCs repair is critical for maintaining genome stability, however, the knowledge of the DPC repair pathways is still limited. SPRTN, a DNA-dependent metalloprotease, has been identified as the major protease in repairing DPCs. …”

Black hole binary formation and mergers in supermassive black hole discs by Rowan, C

“…</p>0 <p>In summary, the AGN channel remains an important mechanism for BH mergers, in particular for high mass BHs, with much work still to be done to further constrain its observational features.…”

Lacuna by Tng, Gabriel Yue Hao

“…In essence, the story is a light-hearted animation that draws on themes normally found in buddy-cop films. …”
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SemFunSim : a new method for measuring disease similarity by integrating semantic and gene functional association by Cheng, Liang, Li, Jie, Ju, Peng, Peng, Jiajie, Wang, Yadong

“…This indicates that SemFunSim is an effective method for drug repositioning.…”
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NIR-light-intensified hypoxic microenvironment for cascaded supra-prodrug activation and synergistic chemo/photodynamic cancer therapy by Chen, Hongzhong, Sun, Tao, Zeng, Weiwei, Zeng, Xiaowei, Mei, Lin, Jiang, Chen, Zhao, Yanli

“…Despite that photodynamic therapy (PDT) has promising clinical prospect, its therapeutic efficacy is still restricted by the hypoxic tumor microenvironment (TME). …”
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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in London primary schools' classrooms by Montazami, Azadeh

“…The overall findings of this thesis have been developed to draw the attention of school designers' to the current and future potential conflicts between the comfort factors in schools' classrooms. …”
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Organic solvent-assisted control of hydrogel structures and properties by Zhou, Quan

“…Hydrogels are three-dimensional (3D) cross-linked polymeric networks containing a significant amount of water and have found their applications in various fields, including tissue engineering, drug delivery, etc. However, major limitations still exist for hydrogels, especially their mechanical weakness, which limits their use in load-bearing applications. …”
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Optimizing OOD Detection in Molecular Graphs: A Novel Approach with Diffusion Models by Shen, Xu, Wang, Yili, Zhou, Kaixiong, Pan, Shirui, Wang, Xin

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Navigating an invisible labyrinth: the effect of involuntary bogus self-employment on female Greek-Cypriot educators’ job satisfaction and subjective well-being by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…Drawing on the work and family conflict theory, this study reports that female educators still resort to bogus self-employment as the only means to support their families. …”
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Agamemnon, a performance history by Macintosh, F, Kenward, C

“…Created by the University of Oxford’s Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama (the APGRD), the ebook draws on a unique collection of archive material and research at the APGRD and beyond; it uses images, film, bespoke interviews with creative practitioners and academics, and digital objects to tell the story of a play that has inspired countless interpretations onstage and onscreen, in dance, drama, and opera, across the globe from antiquity to the present day.…”

Detection of florfenicol resistance in opportunistic Acinetobacter spp. infections in rural Thailand by Tan, Bernice Siu Yan, Mohan, Lalit, Watthanaworawit, Wanitda, Ngamprasertchai, Thundon, Nosten, Francois H., Ling, Clare, Bifani, Pablo

“…Ff shares cross-resistance with chloramphenicol, which is still in use in several countries. Furthermore, by selecting for floR-resistance genes, we may be selecting for and facilitating the zoonotic and reverse zoonotic exchange of other flanking resistance markers between human and animal pathogens or commensals with detrimental public health consequences.…”
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Quality of life and healthcare service utilization among methadone maintenance patients in a mountainous area of Northern Vietnam by Nguyen, Long Hoang, Nguyen, Lan Huong Thi, Boggiano, Victoria L., Hoang, Canh Dinh, Van Nguyen, Hung, Le, Huong Thi, Le, Hai Quan, Tran, Tho Dinh, Tran, Bach Xuan, Latkin, Carl A., Zary, Nabil, Vu, Minh Thuc Thi

“…Background: The expansion of methadone maintenance treatment in mountainous areas in still limited and little is known about its health impacts on drug users. …”
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60X3 by Wong, Chun Sing

“…60X3 is a visualisation of an informal trilogy by Hong Kong film director, Wong Kar Wai. The project draws on visual language with a focus on using information design techniques to interpret and highlight the underlying connections between the loosely linked films. …”
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Race and Racial Identity: The [Other]s’ Face of Singapore by Jin, Mark Rong

“…Although race in Singapore is still heavily influenced by the state’s discourse, this paper hypothesizes that respondents still possess the ability to exercise agency and to engage in various mechanisms to negotiate their racial identity. …”
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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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Louise Moillon by Stevenson, Lesley

“…This illustrated biography examines some of the ways in which Moillon’s story has been represented since the revival of interest in her work and draws on recent scholarship to situate the painter in her rightful place. …”

Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoprism-based nanostructures by Mohammad Mehdi Shahjamali

“…The Ag@Au structure has still single crystalline nature and can have sharp tips depend on the particle's initial morphology. …”
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Cooking up change: an exploration of gender roles and food-related responsibilities in Singapore's globalised landscape by Chin, Ying Jie, Neubronner, Charlotte Ling

“…Women still do most of these tasks while men play a supporting role. …”
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