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Sustainable global value chains [Electronic book] / Michael Schmidt, Daniele Giovannucci, Dmitry Palekhov, Berthold Hansmann, editors.

Cham : Springer, [2019]




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FUSING BIG DATA, BLOCKCHAIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY [Electronic book] : their individual and combined importance in the... digital economy.

[S.l.] : SPRINGER NATURE, 2019.




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The border : policy and politics in Europe and the United States [Electronic book] / Martin A. Schain.

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2019.




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Blockchain economics and financial market innovation : financial innovations in the digital age [Electronic book] / Umit Hacioglu, editor.

Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2019]




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Indigenous people in the federal correctional system [electronic resource] / Hon. John McKay, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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The use of Indigenous languages in proceedings of the House of Commons and committee [electronic resource] / Hon. Larry Bagnell, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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From the ashes [electronic resource] : reimagining fire safety and emergency management in Indigenous communities / Hon. MaryAnn Mihychuk, chair

[Ottawa] : House of Commons, Canada, 2018




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Logistics Chain

Logistics Chain




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Supply Chain 2020

Supply Chain 2020




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Conference on Supply Chain Management

Conference on Supply Chain Management




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Critical Chain Project Management

Critical Chain Project Management




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Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management




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Modern material handling drives supply chain efficiency

Modern material handling drives supply chain efficiency




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Synthesis of a side-chain hole transporting polymer through Mitsunobu post-functionalization for efficient inverted perovskite solar cells

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2883-2888
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00134A, Paper
Liuyuan Lan, Xiang Deng, Jie Zhang, Jingdong Luo, Alex K.-Y. Jen
Mitsunobu post-functionalization was utilized to construct a new efficient dopant-free side-chain hole transporting polymer for inverted perovskite solar cells, exhibiting a power conversion efficiency of 17.75% and a high fill factor over 81%.
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Tacticity dependence of single chain polymer folding

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00133C, Paper
Open Access
Denis Danilov, Elaheh Sedghamiz, Heike Fliegl, Hendrik Frisch, Christopher Barner-Kowollik, Wolfgang Wenzel
Precision polymerization techniques offer the exciting opportunity to manufacture single-chain nanoparticles (SCNPs) with intramolecular crosslinks placed in specific positions along the polymer chain.
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Construction of polyphosphoesters with the main chain of rigid backbones and stereostructures via organocatalyzed ring-opening polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00262C, Paper
Yu-Jia Zheng, Guan-Wen Yang, Bo Li, Guang-Peng Wu
A highly stereoregular polyphosphoester with a rigid cyclohexylene structure in the main chain was constructed via ring-opening polymerization (ROP) in the presence of an organic catalyst system.
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Morphological Evolution and Mechanical Properties of "Anchor Chain" Nanodomain Structure of Reactive Amphiphilic Triblock Copolymer in Epoxy Resin

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00365D, Paper
Quan Zhou, Qi Liu, Yueru Yu, Yuxiao Zhuang, Yizhe Lv, Hanliang Xiao, Ning Song, Lizhong Ni
A novel epoxy-reactive amphiphilic poly(3,4-epoxy cyclohexyl methyl methacrylate)-block-poly(dimethylsiloxane)-block-poly(3,4-epoxy cyclohexylmethyl methacrylate) (PMETHB-b-PDMS-b-PMETHB) triblock polymer was synthesized via atomic transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) with a controlled molecular chain length and low dispersion,...
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Australian pharmaceutical formulary and handbook / [Lloyd Sansom, Chairman, Editorial Board]




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Monstrous little voices : new tales from Shakespeare's fantasy world / Jonathan Barnes, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Emma Newman, Kate Heartfield, Foz Meadows




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Applied numerical methods with MATLAB for engineers and scientists / Steven C. Chapra (Berger Chair in Computing and Engineering, Tufts University)

Chapra, Steven C., author




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Will Blockchain Reinvent Social Media?

Social media is everywhere. The big players in the industry carry billions of users and boast massive layers of data and content. These days, though, social media may be in for a major change, possibly due to the rise of blockchain.

Will Blockchain Reinvent Social Media?




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How Social Media Can Benefit From Blockchain Technology

Blockchain has gained increasing popularity over the past year. Having begun as the technology behind cryptocurrency exchanges, it has now shown promise in almost every other sector of the economy as it’s a secure, reliable and tamper-proof way of recording transactions and exchanging data.

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2019-20 budget cycle. Part 1, Estimates hearings and related matters / Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations ; presented by Hon Alanna Clohesy MLC (Chair)

Western Australia. Parliament. Legislative Council. Standing Committee on Estimates and Financial Operations




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Making Global Value Chains: Geographies of Market-Oriented Development in Ghana and Peru

Online Resource




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Effects of Mixing between Short-chain and Branched-chain Alcohols in Protonated Clusters

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01116A, Paper
Po-Jen Hsu, Takahiro Shinkai, Pei-Han Tai, Asuka Fujii, Jer-Lai Kuo
The previous analysis on the neat protonated branched-chain alcohol clusters has revealed the impact of steric repulsion and dispersion of the bulky alkyl group to the hydrogen-bonded (H-bonded) structures and...
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Real-time quantification of fusion transcripts with ligase chain reaction by direct ligation of adjacent DNA probes at fusion junction

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00163E, Paper
Fengxia Su, Jianing Ji, Pengbo Zhang, Fangfang Wang, Zhengping Li
A fusion transcript assay is developed based on direct ligation and ligase chain reaction.
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Target triggered ultrasensitive electrochemical polychlorinated biphenyl aptasensor based on DNA microcapsules and nonlinear hybridization chain reaction

Analyst, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00065E, Paper
Ting Han, Shaozhen Wang, Feifan Sheng, Sicheng Wang, Tianyue Dai, Xiaojun Zhang, Guangfeng Wang
In this work, we demonstrated an ultrasensitive detection platform for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) based on DNA microcapsules and a nonlinear hybridization chain reaction (NHCR).
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Baroque Lorca : an archaist playwright for the new stage / Andrés Pérez-Simón

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Blockchain in libraries / Michael Meth.

Chicago, IL : ALA TechSource, [2019]




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A debate to remember: the US-India nuclear deal / Chaitanya Ravi

Dewey Library - JZ5675.R385 2018




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Celluloid chains: slavery in the Americas through film / edited by Rudyard J. Alcocer, Kristen Block, and Dawn Duke

Hayden Library - PN1995.9.S557 C45 2018




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Unexpected persistence of cis-bridged chains in compressed AuF3

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,4902-4905
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01374A, Communication
Dominik Kurzydłowski, Serhiy Kobyakov, Zoran Mazej, Sharad Babu Pillai, Brahmananda Chakraborty, Prafulla K. Jha
Raman scattering measurements and DFT calculations indicate that solid AuF3 adopts a metastable cis-bridge structure upon room-temperature compression.
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Inter-chain double-site synergistic photocatalytic hydrogen evolution in robust cuprous coordination polymers

Chem. Commun., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01785J, Communication
Ying Zang, Jiangwei Zhang, Rui Wang, Zhao-Di Wang, Yandi Zhu, Xiaoyan Ren, Shunfang Li, Xi-Yan Dong, Shuang-Quan Zang
We evaluate photocatalytic H2 generation of three Cu-based coordination polymers, a record-high rate of 57.64 mmol g−1 h−1 for Cu–MIM, and reveal that the excellent performances are due to the synergies of the inter-chain double-site Cu atoms.
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Correlating alkyl chain length with defect passivation efficacy in perovskite solar cells

Chem. Commun., 2020, 56,5006-5009
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC01197E, Communication
Wenhuai Feng, Chengxi Zhang, Jun-Xing Zhong, Liming Ding, Wu-Qiang Wu
Anchoring of amine ligands with different alkyl chain lengths on perovskites mitigates non-radiative charge recombination in perovskite solar cells.
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Case files. Medical ethics and professionalism / Eugene C. Toy, MD (Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, Director of Generalist Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, Clinical Professor and Clerkship Director

Toy, Eugene C., author




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Need for regulation of mobility scooters, also known as motorised wheelchairs / The Senate, Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee

Australia. Parliament. Senate. Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport References Committee, author, issuing body




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Corporate and trust structures : legal and illegal dimensions / edited by David Chaikin & Gordon Hook




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Photovoltaic/thermal (PV/T) systems: principles, design, and applications / Ali H. A. Al-Waeli, Hussein A. Kazem, Miqdam Tariq Chaichan, Kamaruzzaman Sopian

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Trophic transfer and biomagnification of fullerenol nanoparticles in an aquatic food chain

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7,1240-1251
DOI: 10.1039/C9EN01277J, Paper
Qiuyue Shi, Cheng Long Wang, Han Zhang, Chunying Chen, Xian Zhang, Xue-Ling Chang
Understanding the trophic transfer and biomagnification potential of nanomaterials in aquatic food chains is crucial for assessing the environmental risks of such materials.
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One-dimensional chains based on linear tetranuclear copper(I) units: reversible structural transformation and luminescence change

CrystEngComm, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00294A, Paper
Chih-Tung Yang, Xiang-Kai Yang, Ji-Hong Hu, Wei-Te Lee, Tsun-Ren Chen, Chih-Chieh Wang, Jhy-Der Chen
Two extended metal chains based on linear tetracopper units are reported, in which the bromide complex undergoes reversible structural transformation and luminescence change.
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Conductive zigzag Pd(III)–Br chain complex realized by multiple-hydrogen-bond approach

CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00332H, Paper
Mohammad Rasel Mian, Unjila Afrin, Hiroaki Iguchi, Shinya Takaishi, Takefumi Yoshida, Tatsuya Miyamoto, Hiroshi Okamoto, Hisaaki Tanaka, Shin-ichi Kuroda, Masahiro Yamashita
Coexistence of zigzag structure and uncommon Pd(III) oxidation state in quasi-1D halogen-bridged metal complexes was realized in a conductive Br-bridged Pd chain complex, [Pd(dabdOH)2Br]SO4·3H2O (2), for the first time. Intra-...
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Manual of structural kinesiology / R.T. Floyd, EdD, ATC, CSCS, Director of Athletic Training and Sports Medicine, Professor of Physical Education and Athletic Training, Chair, Department of Physical Education and Athletic Training, the University of West

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Learning radiology : recognizing the basics / William Herring, MD, FACR, Vice Chairman and Residency Program Director, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Herring, William, author




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Quality and safety in medical imaging : the essentials / Jeffrey P. Kanne, MD (Professor and Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Vice Chair of Quality and Safety, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisco

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Fundamentals of body MRI / Christopher G. Roth, MD, Associate Professor, Vice Chair, Quality and Performance, Vice Chair, Methodist Hospital Division, Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sandeep Deshmukh, MD,

Roth, Christopher G., author




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Clinical chemistry : principles, techniques, and correlations / [edited by] Michael L. Bishop, MS, MLS (ASCP) (Campus Department Chair, Medical Laboratory Science, Keiser University, Orlando, Florida), Edward P. Fody, MD (Clinical Professor, Department of




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Regional Rivalry in the Indo-Pacific: Vietnam’s Role as the 2020 Chair of ASEAN

With rivalry escalating between the US and China, the stability of the Indo-Pacific region is under threat. As a newly elected non-permanent member of the UN Security Council and the 2020 chair of ASEAN—the Association of Southeast Asian Nations—Vietnam will have an opportunity to help maintain peace and stability. At the same time, as one of the smaller countries, Vietnam will look for ways to use regional rivalries to promote its own national interest. Vietnam’s perception of the balance of power between the US and China determines its foreign policy toward these two countries and toward ASEAN. In response to the China-US rivalry, Hanoi supports further US engagement in the region, not only to offset Beijing’s influence but also to leverage the role of ASEAN and avoid any extreme outcomes. Keywords: Vietnam, US, China, ASEAN, Indo-Pacific region, South China Sea




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The United States and Japan’s Semiconductor Supply Chain Diversification Efforts Should Include Southeast Asia

Jeffrey D. Bean, East-West Center in Washington Visiting Fellow, explains that “Adjustments to enhance resiliency and mitigate disruption through developing semiconductor supply chains and investments outside of China, including in Southeast Asia, should be supported.“

 

Responding to oncoming U.S.-China commercial friction in recent years, firms operating in the complex, dense semiconductor ecosystem centered on the United States and Northeast Asia began a gradual evaluation of whether and how to reshape their supply chains and investments, and still maximize profit. As a foundational industry for maintaining economic competitiveness and national security, semiconductors serve as a keystone in U.S. and Japanese technological leadership.  Against the backdrop of nascent U.S.-China technology competition and the standstill from the coronavirus, adjustments  to enhance resiliency and mitigate disruption through developing semiconductor supply chains and investments outside of China, including in Southeast Asia, should be supported.    

The Japanese government’s April 8, 2020, announcement that it will support Japanese corporations in shifting operations out of China and reducing dependency on Chinese inputs reflects this impulse. While impressive sounding, the $2.2 billion Japan allocated as part of its larger stimulus package to counter the headwinds of the coronavirus, is a mere drop in the bucket for the semiconductor industry of what would be an immense cost to totally shift operations and supply chains out of China. Semiconductor manufacturing is among the most capital-intensive industries in the global economy. Moreover, costs within Japan to “bring manufacturing back” are very high. Despite this – while Japan is not the super power it once was in semiconductors – it still has cards to play. 

Concurrently, officials in the United States, through a combination of  concerns over security and lack of supply chain redundancy, are also pushing for new investments to locate a cutting-edge fabrication facility in the continental U.S. One idea is to build a new foundry operated by Taiwanese pure-play giant TSMC. The Trump administration is considering other incentives to increase attractiveness for companies to invest in new front-end facilities in the United States, to maintain the U.S. dominant position in the industry and secure supply for military applications. Global semiconductor companies may be reluctant. After all, investments, facilities, and the support eco-system in China are in place, and revenues from the Chinese market enable U.S. semiconductor firms to reinvest in the research and development that allows them to maintain their market lead. And in the United States, there may be limits on the pool of human capital to rapidly absorb extensive new advanced manufacturing capacity.   

But there are two factors in a geopolitical vise closing at unequal speed on companies in the industry that will increase supply chain disruption: China’s own semiconductor efforts and U.S.-Japanese export controls. As part of the Made in China 2025 industrial policy initiative, General Secretary Xi Jinping and Chinese Communist Party leadership have tripled down to overcome past failures in Chinese efforts to develop indigenous semiconductor manufacturing capability. Following penalties brought by the U.S. Department of Commerce against ZTE and then Huawei, the Chinese leadership’s resolve to reduce its dependence on U.S. semiconductors has crystalized. The Chinese government intends to halve U.S. sourced semiconductor imports by 2025 and be totally independent of U.S. chips by 2030. And while behind in many areas and accounting for the usual state-directed stumbles, Chinese companies have made some progress in designing AI chips and at the lower end of the memory storage market. Even if the overall goals may prove unattainable, firms should heed the writing on the wall – China only wants to buy U.S. chips for the short term and as soon as possible end all foreign dependence. 

Leaders in the United States and Japan are also crafting some of their first salvos in what is likely to be a generation-long competition over technology and the future of the regional economic order with China. The Trump administration, acting on a bipartisan impetus after years of Chinese IP theft and recognizing mounting hardware security concerns, has begun planning to implement additional export controls directed at Chinese companies and certain chips. Japan and the United States have also reportedly initiated dialogue about coordinating export controls in the area of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. 

Collectively, these policies will be highly disruptive to semiconductor value chains and downstream technology companies like Apple and NEC, which are dependent on these networks to maintain a cadence of new products every 18-24 months. Japan’s action to place export controls on critical chemical inputs for South Korean semiconductor firms in the summer of 2019 serves as a warning of the supply chain’s vulnerability to miscalculated policy. In short, Washington and Tokyo must tread carefully. Without support from other key actors like South Korea, Taiwan, and the Netherlands, and by failing to incorporate industry input, poorly calibrated export controls on semiconductors could severely damage U.S. and Japanese companies’ competitiveness.     

A third course out of the bind for semiconductor firms may be available: a combination of on-shoring, staying in China, and relocation. For semiconductor companies, the relocation portion will not happen overnight. Shifting supply chains takes time for a capital-intensive industry driven by know-how that has limited redundancy. Destinations worth exploring from both cost and security perspectives as alternatives to China include South and Southeast Asia. Specific ASEAN countries, namely Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore, offer good prospects for investment. There is an existing industry presence in several locations in the region. Multinational firms already operating in Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam have benefited from diversification during the ongoing U.S.-China trade war, but are still dependent on Chinese inputs. Shifting low-value operations to Southeast Asia, such as systems integration, could likely be done relatively quickly – and some firms have – but shifting or adding additional high-value nodes such as back-end (assembly, packaging, and testing) facilities to the region will require incentives and support. At a minimum, a dedicated, coordinated effort on the part of the United States and Japan is essential to improve the investment environment.   

How can the United States and Japan help? Programs and initiatives are needed to address myriad weaknesses in Southeast Asia. Semiconductor manufacturing requires robust infrastructure, for example stable electricity supply, deep logistical networks, a large talent pool of engineers and STEM workers, and a technology ecosystem that includes startups and small or medium enterprises to fill gaps and provide innovations. The United States and Japan can fund high quality infrastructure, frame curriculum for semiconductor industry training through public-private partnerships, and help build capacity in logistical, regulatory, and judiciary systems.   

The burden in many of these areas will fall on specific Southeast Asian governments themselves, but the United States and Japan should assist. Effectively diversifying the regional technology supply chain to mitigate the impact of pending and future shocks may depend on it.




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Beginning Blockchain : a beginner's guide to building Blockchain solutions / Bikramaditya Singhal, Gautam Dhameja, Priyansu Sekhar Panda

Singhal, Bikramaditya, author




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Mastering blockchain : distributed ledger technology, decentralization and smart contracts explained / Imran Bashir

Bashir, Imran, author