Recent advances in the use of vibrational chiroptical spectroscopic methods...
This review covers conformational and configurational assignments in natural product molecules using chiroptical spectroscopy reported over the last 15 years. Special attention is given to vibrational...
View ArticleSecondary metabolites from Caulerpa racemosa
Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of Caulerparacemosaled to the isolation of α-tocopherol (1),squalene (2), β-sitosterol (3), chlorophyll a (4), and oleic acid (5). The structures...
View ArticleCatalytic potential of highly defective (211) surfaces of zinc blende ZnO
Zinc blende (ZB) ZnO has gained increasing research interest due to its favorable properties and its stabilization on the nanoscale. While surface properties are important on the nanoscale, the studies...
View ArticleNon-degenerate two-photon absorption in silicon waveguides: Analytical and...
We theoretically and experimentally investigate the nonlinear evolution of two optical pulses in a silicon waveguide. We provide an analytic solution for the weak probe wave undergoing non-degenerate...
View ArticleExplicit integration scheme for a non-isothermal elastoplastic model with...
An adaptive substepping explicit integration scheme with a novel loading-unloading decision method is developed here for the non-isothermal unified hardening (UH) model. The non-isothermal UH model...
View ArticleFluorous protic ionic liquid exhibits a series of lyotropic liquid...
Fluorous protic ionic liquids (FPILs) which consist of a hydrocarbon cation and fluorocarbon anion can possess a complex liquid nanostructure, consisting of segregated polar, hydrocarbon and...
View ArticleInhibition of cholinergic pathways in Drosophila melanogaster by α-conotoxins
Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) play a pivotal role in synaptic transmission of neuronal signaling pathways and are fundamentally involved in neuronal disorders, including Alzheimer's...
View ArticleEvaluating the efficacy of bioremediating a diesel-contaminated soil using...
Diesel represents a common environmental contaminant as a result of operation, storage, and transportation accidents. The bioremediation of diesel in a contaminated soil is seen as an environmentally...
View ArticleDo soaring global oil prices heat up the housing market? Evidence from Malaysia
This study analyses the effects of oil price and macroeconomic shocks on the Malaysian housing market using a SVAR framework. The specification of the baseline model is based on standard economic...
View Article'Food is life': Documenting the politics of food in Melanesia
In this article, I discuss two recent examples of women's filmmaking in Melanesia. The documentaries are Tanah Mama (2014), focused on West Papua and Café Niugini (2015), set in Papua New Guinea. Both...
View ArticlePredicting item popularity: Analysing local clustering behaviour of users
Predicting the popularity of items in rating networks is an interesting but challenging problem. This is especially so when an item has first appeared and has received very few ratings. In this paper,...
View ArticleModelling and evaluation of aircraft contrails for 4-dimensional trajectory...
Contrails and aircraft-induced cirrus clouds are reputed being the largest components of aviation-induced global warming, even greater than carbon dioxide (CO2) exhaust emissions by aircraft. This...
View ArticleMedical physics aspects of cancer care in the Asia Pacific region: 2014...
It was the aim of this work to assess and track the workload, working conditions and professional recognition of radiation oncology medical physicists (ROMPs) in the Asia Pacific region over time. In...
View ArticleStakeholders and community development: engaging multinationalcorporations in...
This paper explores poverty alleviation actions from multinational corporations (MNCs) in Laos and Thailand, in the form of corporate social responsibility (CSR). The key focus is given to the nature...
View ArticleA validation of the short-term international teaching assignments scale
Many researchers highlighted the need to develop organizational guidelines to enable the effective support and maintenance of critical human resources during expatriate sojourns. However, lack of...
View ArticleSensorless speed measurement for brushed DC motors
This study describes two new methods of sensing the speed of a pulse-width modulation-driven brushed DC motor based on measuring the inductive spikes generated when the motor is turned off. The...
View ArticleElectrochemical restructuring of copper surfaces using organic additives and...
This work describes the fabrication of nanostructured copper electrodes using a simple potential cycling protocol that involves oxidation and reduction of the surface in an alkaline solution. It was...
View Article(In Press) Metal and metalloid containing natural products and a brief...
Bioinorganic natural product chemistry is a relatively unexplored but rapidly developing field with enormous potential for applications in biology, biotechnology (especially in regards to nanomaterial...
View ArticleUsing smartphones for accountable care and evidence-based decision making in...
Better managing diabetes has become a global priority, especially given the exponential increase in the number of diabetes patients and the financial implications of treating this silent epidemic. In...
View ArticleExecutive dysfunction in psychosis following traumatic brain injury (PFTBI)
Executive dysfunction is well established in patients with traumatic brain injury and in schizophrenia (SCZ). However, assessments of executive function in psychosis following traumatic brain injury...
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