Diazoalkane decay kinetics from UVA-active protein labelling molecules : trifluoromethyl phenyl diazirines by Djordjevic, Ivan, Wicaksono, Gautama, Solic, Ivan, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…The spectroscopic analysis before and after UVA activation is performed both in dilute chloroform and neat by 19F NMR and ATR-FTIR, respectively. The increase of diazoalkane concentration after UVA exposure was in the order of: TPD-H > TPD-CH2Br > TPDCH2OH>TPD-COOH. …”
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Increasing antibiotic activity by rapid bioorthogonal conjugation of drug to resistant bacteria using an upconverted light-activated photocatalyst by Du, Quanchao, Wu, Xiangyang, Bi, Wuguo, Xing, Bengang, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee

“…The enhanced affinity of Van to bacteria by covalent bonding improves the activity of the drug against drug-resistant Enterococci, and the MIC is reduced by 6- to 7-fold as compared to neat Van. We demonstrate that the mode of action is due to increased inhibition of peptidoglycan cell wall biosynthesis. …”
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Nitrothiophenol isomers chemisorbed on TiO2 by Teguh, Jefri S., Liu, Fang, Xing, Bengang, Yeow, Edwin Kok Lee

“…The Raman signals of p-NTP and m-NTP that were chemisorbed onto TiO2 were significantly enhanced with respect to their corresponding neat compounds. In particular, an enhancement factor (EF) of 102–103 was observed for both p-NTP and m-NTP, with m-NTP displaying a larger EF compared to p-NTP. …”
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High-strength light-weight aramid fibre/polyamide 12 composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion by Chen, Jiayao, Tan, Pengfei, Liu, Xiaojiang, Tey, Wei Shian, Ong, Adrian, Zhao, Lihua, Zhou, Kun

“…The ultimate tensile strength and Young’s modulus of the optimised composite parts were increased by 27% and 179% and further improved by 40% and 216% through a post-annealing process, respectively, compared with those of the neat PA12 part. The manufacturing methodology of these high-strength light-weight composites can be further extended to other PBF techniques for applications in a broad spectrum of fields.…”
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Investigation of the mechanical properties of polyimide fiber/polyamide 12 composites printed by multi jet fusion by Chen, Mei, Hou, Yanbei, An, Ran, Tey, Wei Shian, Gao, Ming, Chen, Jiayao, Zhao, Lihua, Zhou, Kun

“…Specifically, the tensile strength and modulus were increased by 43% and 42%, and the flexural strength and modulus were improved by 39% and 46%, respectively, compared to those of the neat PA12 parts. Furthermore, the incorporation of lightweight PI fibres endowed the composites with high specific tensile strength (67.60 kN·m/kg) and specific flexural strength (93.70 kN·m/kg), which are superior to those of MJF-printed PA12 composites reinforced with other fibres. …”
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Isolated low temperature heat release from binary blends of iso-octane, n-heptane and ethanol in a spark ignition engine by White, SP, Leach, FCP

“…At the conditions tested, the presence of iso-octane in the blend strongly reduced the intensity of LTHR whilst neat iso-octane exhibited no signs of LTHR due to its relatively lower reactivity at the conditions tested. …”

Synthesis and characterization UV-curable waterborne polyurethane acrylate/Al2O3 nanocomposite coatings derived from Jatropha oil polyol by Mamat, Suhaini, Chuah Abdullah, Luqman, Min, Min Aung, Abdul Rashid, Suraya, Salleh, Mek Zah, Saalah, Sariah, Jusoh, Emiliana Rose, Rayung, Marwah

“…FTIR revealed the formation of JOL, neat UV-WPUA, and UV-WPUA/Al2O3 coatings, respectively. …”
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NeuroTribes : The legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently / by Silberman, Steve, author 656044, Allen & Unwin (Online service) 656043

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Debonding-on-demand Fe₃O₄-epoxy adhesively bonded dissimilar joints via electromagnetic induction heating by Caglar, Hasan, Aksoy, Y. Altay, Idapalapati, Sridhar, Caglar, Baris, Sharma, Mohit, Chian, Kerm Sin

“…Ti-6Al-4 V adherends were bonded with CFRP or GFRP adherends using neat/modified epoxy adhesive. DoD tests revealed that eddy current heating of Ti-6Al-4 V was a dominant heating mechanism of the joints while both eddy current and magnetic hysteresis of CFRP and Fe3O4 acted as a secondary heating factor. …”
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Learning a closed-loop policy for scooping task by Lau, Wei Quan

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Carbene-based bioadhesive blended with amine, thiol, and acrylate liquid additives by Ellis, Elizabeth, Djordjevic, Ivan, Muhammad Naziruddin Bin Mohd Ali, Steele, Terry W. J.

“…The diacrylate additive displays synergistic enhancement of dynamic modulus within the binary composite, reaching 977 kPa compared to 82 kPa of neat carbene based bioadhesive. The polymerisation of acrylates initiated by diazirine photolysis opens possibilities for acrylate initiation and hybrid composite biomaterials.…”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…The ultimate interfacial shear strength between the TB3-dispersed SWNT-epoxy matrix and the fuzzy carbon fibers (i.e., fibers having carbon nanotubes grown on them) measured via single fiber pull-out tests was 100 MPa, which was ca. 11% improvement over the baseline unsized carbon fiber in neat epoxy. To our knowledge, this is the first evidence of a synergistic enhancement in interfacial properties when fuzzy carbon fibers are combined with a SWNT-reinforced epoxy using the new epoxidized TB3 nanotube dispersing agent that forms a strong covalent TB3–epoxy interface. …”
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Landless in God’s own country: development and perpetual struggles in Kerala by Ramapurath Chemmencheri, S

“…Departing from the trend of classifying land provision measures in specific countries/regions into neat categories, such as distribution and redistribution, I argue for the consideration of the state’s use of myriad permutations of land-related policies, which I collectively call “landfare.” …”

The limits of liberalization: WTO entry and Chinese state-owned firms by Tan, Y, Davis, CL

“…A continuación, demostramos que la titularidad estatal por sí sola no bloquea los efectos liberalizadores de la OMC. …”

自译与他译 ：论黄孟文《再见惠兰的时候》不同英译版本的翻译策略 = Self-translation and conventional translation : the different versions of Wong Meng Voon’s when I see Hui Lan again and its translation strategies... by 蔡敷鈺 Chua, Rachelyn Fu Yih

“…Some of his well-known works are When I See Hui Lan Again, Eight Hours in the Sewer, Happy Nest, The Official ‘s Chair. Wong Meng Voon translated When I See Hui Lan Again from Chinese to English and it was one of the many stories that he translated, it was included in the book, Glimpses of the past: stories from Singapore and Malaysia. …”
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Association of nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors with adverse perinatal outcomes in pregnant women living with HIV: systematic review and meta-analysis by Cowdell, I, Beck, K, Hey, M, Portwood, C, Sexton, H, Kumarendran, M, Brandon, Z, Kirtley, S, Hemelaar, J

“…ART containing zidovudine was associated with increased risk of very preterm birth (1.59; 1.01-2.49), small for gestational age (1.33; 1.03-1.70), very small for gestational age (1.63; 1.25-2.13), stillbirth (2.23; 1.10-4.55), and neonatal death (1.65; 1.08-2.52), compared to ART not containing zidovudine. …”

Validating the ratio of insulin like growth factor binding protein 4 to sex hormone binding globulin as a prognostic predictor of preterm birth in Viet Nam: a case-cohort study by Hirst, JE, Boniface, JJ, Le, DP, Polpitiya, AD, Fox, AC, Vu, TTK, Dang, TT, Fleischer, TC, Bui, NTH, Hickok, DE, Kearney, PE, Thwaites, G, Kennedy, SH, Kestelyn, E, Le, TQ

“…<p><strong> Methods</strong></p> Women with singleton pregnancies (n = 5000) were recruited between 19+0-23+6 weeks’ gestation at Tu Du Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City. Maternal serum was collected from 19+0-22+6 weeks’ gestation and participants followed to neonatal discharge. …”

COVID-19 vaccination before or during pregnancy results in high, sustained maternal neutralizing activity to SARS-CoV-2 wild-type and Delta/Omicron variants of concern, particularl... by Mahyuddin, Aniza P., Swa, Hannah L. F., Weng, Ruifen, Zhang, Jingxian, Dhanaraj, Janice P., Sesurajan, Binny P., Rauff, Mary, Dashraath, Pradip, Kanneganti, Abhiram, Lee, Rachel, Wang, Lin-Fa, Young, Barnaby Edward, Tambyah, Paul A., Lye, David C., Chai, Louis Y. A., Yee, Sidney, Choolani, Mahesh, Mattar, Citra N. Z.

“…Infections occurred at 26.2 weeks gestation in women vaccinated prepregnancy compared to 36.2 weeks gestation in those vaccinated during pregnancy (P < 0.007). …”
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Do built environment factors have different effects on ridesourcing usage before and after the COVID-19 pandemic? by Jin, T, Cheng, L, Wang, S, Cao, J, Schwanen, T, Witlox, F

“…Understanding how COVID-19 has reshaped people's ridesourcing usage may also be helpful for providing updated policy implications in the post-pandemic era. …”

Grid integration and coordinated control of voltage source inverters with energy storage systems by Qi, Yang

“…It is revealed that even small voltage measurement scaling errors may deteriorate the power sharing accuracy by injecting positive- and negative-sequence circulating currents. Such a negative impact cannot be avoided given that the voltage-feedback control is well designed to have excellent tracking ability. …”
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