Important role of H2 spillover in asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines in hybrid systems by Yiqi Ren, Xin Liu, Jiali Liu, Huicong Dai, Maodi Wang, Qihua Yang

“…The mechanism study shows that Ni/TiO2 is mainly used as H2 dissociation site, TsDPEN-Rh-Cp*-Cl is the active site to control the enantioselectivity of the product, and hydrogen spillover acts as a bridge between the two catalysts in the homogeneous and heterogeneous hybrid system. …”
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The Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields to Promote Bone Responses to Biomaterials In Vitro and In Vivo by Carlo Galli, Giuseppe Pedrazzi, Monica Mattioli-Belmonte, Stefano Guizzardi

“…Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMFs) have long been known to act on osteoblasts and bone, affecting their metabolism, in spite of our poor understanding of the underlying mechanisms. …”
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A Numerical Method of the Euler-Bernoulli Beam with Optimal Local Kelvin-Voigt Damping by Xin Yu, Zhigang Ren, Qian Zhang, Chao Xu

“…At last, some simulation studies will be presented by the proposed numerical approximation method in this paper, where the damping controls act on different locations of the Euler-Bernoulli beam.…”
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NIGERIAN YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SECURITY ISSUES: EVALUATING THE ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPTION by MUSA MOHAMMED BELLO, JIBRIN UBALE YAHAYA, ISYAKU ADAMU

“…If the relevant authorities do not act quickly to create jobs, crime will rise and public resentment will grow. …”
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Strategic Uncertainty in Markets for Nonrenewable Resources: A Level-k Approach by Ingmar Vierhaus, Roel van Veldhuizen, Armin Fügenschuh

“…This study instead uses a level-k approach to examine cases where the focal agent is uncertain about the strategy of his opponent or predicts that the opponent will act in a nonsophisticated manner. Level-0 players are randomized uniformly across all possible actions, and level-k players best respond to the action of player k-1. …”
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Recent advances in chitosan-based active and intelligent packaging films incorporated with flavonoids by Xuanzhuo Liu, Fengfeng Xu, Huimin Yong, Dan Chen, Chao Tang, Juan Kan, Jun Liu

“…Chitosan, a biopolymer with excellent film-forming ability, can act as the carrier for plant-derived bioactive compounds. …”
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Synthesis and crystal structure of [Sr(urea)(NO3)2]n by Aysanem Bektursinova, Zulfiya Djumanazarova, Zamira Uzakbergenova, Jamshid Ashurov, Akram A Khan, Shakhnoza Kadirova, Batirbay Torambetov

“…The SrII cation adopts a distorted decahedral geometry coordinated by ten oxygen atoms, with Sr—O bond lengths ranging from 2.573 (3) to 2.847 (5) Å. The nitrate anions act as bidentate ligands, displaying both terminal and bridging coordination modes. …”
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Lysophosphatidylcholine: A Novel Modulator of Trypanosoma cruzi Transmission by Mário A. C. Silva-Neto, Alan B. Carneiro, Livia Silva-Cardoso, Georgia C. Atella

“…We have recently demonstrated that LPC is a modulator of Trypanosoma cruzi transmission. It acts as a powerful chemoattractant for inflammatory cells at the site of the insect bite, which will provide a concentrated population of cells available for parasite infection. …”
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The effect and mechanism of mutual aid on the subjective well-being of participants under the COVID-19 pandemic by Aiping Xu, Yiwei Zhang

“…Our study identifies social psychological mechanisms by which mutual aid acts on participant’s subjective well-being, and it has important implications for community governance.…”
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Role of Public Institutions and Soft Law in Climate Change Governance After Paris Agreement: European Green Deal as a Catalyst and the Change in the Administrative and Legal Set-Up... by Emel Karabulut Uçar, Bengi Demirci

“…Climate change has been urging states not only to act but also to cooperate with relevant stakeholders at any level. …”
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A Systemic Approach to the Preservation of Audio Documents: Methodology and Software Tools by Federica Bressan, Sergio Canazza

“…This paper presents a methodology for the preservation of audio documents, the operational protocol that acts as the methodology, and an original open source software system that supports and automatizes several tasks along the process. …”
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#CHOOSETOCHALLENGE: COVID-19, COMMUNITY RESEARCH, AND THE CANAANITE WOMAN by M. Ibita, M.S. Ibita

“…We posit that the theological process of seejudge-act, enhanced with evaluate-celebrate/ritualise, using feminist biblical characterisation in interpreting Matthew 15:21-28, serves as a spiritual resource for Christians working for the urban poor realisation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond. …”
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Photoswitching of Site-Selective RNA Scission by Sequential Incorporation of Azobenzene and Acridine Residues in a DNA Oligomer by Akinori Kuzuya, Keita Tanaka, Makoto Komiyama

“…Azobenzene residue introduced adjacent to the acridine residue acts as a photoresponsive switch, which triggers the site-selective scission upon UV irradiation. …”
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A Novel Mining Approach for Data Analysis and Processing Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Ali Alenezi, Ahmad Sawalmeh, Hazim Shakhatreh, Muhannad Almutiry, Nasser Aedh Alreshidi

“…This paper proposes to use the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as a relay communication node between the exploration team and the ground control station (GCs). UAV can act as a relay node to provide mobile, flexible, and reliable communication links in remote environments and complex topologies. …”
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Investigation of Citrus aurantiifolia Leaves Extract as Corrosion Inhibitor for Mild Steel in 1 M HCL by R. Saratha, S. V. Priya, P. Thilagavathy

“…Polarisation curves revealed that this inhibitor act as a mixed type inhibitor and the inhibition efficiency of up to 97.91% can be obtained. …”
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The Quantitative Research of Interaction between Key Parameters and the Effects on Mechanical Property in FDM by Hongbin Li, Taiyong Wang, Zhiqiang Yu

“…It reveals what the forming mechanism of the bonding between filaments is and how these parameters act on final tensile strength of the specimen of this way from temperature. …”
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Dynamics of Terrorism in Contemporary Society for Effective Management by Kazeem Babatunde Akande, Julius Adebowale Makinde, Mohammed Olanrewaju Ibrahim

“…This paper investigated the interaction between the extremism of faith leading to the act of terror and a susceptible individual (members of the society) to guide the policymakers and decision implementers to embrace the proposed model for counterterrorism for effective management of the insurgency. …”
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A Bioinspired Fair Resource-Allocation Algorithm for TDMA-Based Distributed Sensor Networks for IoT by Young-Jae Kim, Hyun-Ho Choi, Jung-Ryun Lee

“…We define a detailed frame structure for the proposed multihop DESYNC algorithm and a firing message, which acts as a reference for resource allocation. In addition, operating procedures for resource allocation and collision detection avoidance under multihop DESYNC are explained. …”
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Examining plant names and their socio-cultural significance among speakers of Chasu in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania by Peter Rabson Mziray, Amani Lusekelo

“…We argue that folk names of plants act as a vehicle to convey various messages to a given community about life experiences, philosophical experiences, and other cultural information. …”
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Delayed Presentation of Traumatic Right-Sided Diaphragmatic Hernia after Abdominoplasty by Caroline C. Jadlowiec, Lois U. Sakorafas

“…Additionally, abrupt changes to the pressure gradients, such as those which occur with positive pressure ventilation or surgical manipulation of the abdominal wall, can act as a nidus for making an asymptomatic hernia symptomatic. …”
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