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Biosignal-responsive polymer nanorods that specifically recognize hydrogen polysulfide (H2Sn) from reactive sulfur species

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,2781-2785
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00360C, Communication
Xi Liu, Wei Sang, Kunbing Ouyang, Qiang Yan
We report a new block copolymer bearing p-fluoronitrobenzoate (FNB) pendants that is capable of responding to the H2Sn biosignal in an extraordinarily selective and sensitive manner.
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A 3D printed drug delivery implant formed from a dynamic supramolecular polyurethane formulation

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00068J, Paper
S. Salimi, Y. Wu, M. I. Evangelista Barreiros, A. A. Natfji, S. Khaled, R. Wildman, L. R. Hart, F. Greco, E. A. Clark, C. J. Roberts, W. Hayes
Prototype drug eluting implants have been 3D printed using a supramolecular polyurethane-PEG formulation. The implants are capable of releasing a pharmaceutical active with effective drug release over a period of up to 8.5 months.
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From isoselectivity to syndioselectivity: Lewis base regulates stereochemistry in 2-vinylpyridine polymerization

Polym. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00320D, Paper
Yu Wang, Jiang-Bing Duan, Zhao-Xuan Liu, Tie-Qi Xu
We have developed an effective synthesis of syndiotactic poly(2-vinylpyridine) by a novel catalytic system. Switching from isoselective to syndioselective polymerization was achieved by adding Lewis base.
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Alicyclic Polyesters from a Bicyclic 1,3-Dioxane-4-one

Polym. Chem., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PY00448K, Paper
Yuechao Xu, Theona Șucu, Mitchell Perry, Michael Patrick Shaver
Alicyclic polymers with in-chain aliphatic rings promote improved thermal and optical performance due to backbone rigidity but remain limited in their functional diversity. In this paper we report the first...
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The singing stream series: the life and legacy of Mrs. Bertha Landis from Creedmoor, North Carolina

Hayden Library - E185.86.S56 2016




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Jonathan Demme presents Made in Texas: six "new" films from Austin.

Hayden Library - HM646.J66 2015




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Awake: a dream from Standing Rock

Hayden Library - TD195.P5 A933 2017




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Energy from the desert : practical proposals for very large scale photovoltaic systems / edited by Kosuke Kurokawa ... [et al.]




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Photovoltaics in the urban environment : lessons learnt from large scale projects / edited by Bruno Gaiddon, Henk Kaan, and Donna Munro




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Energy from the desert : very large scale photovoltaic systems : socio-economic, financial, technical and environmental aspects / edited by Keiichi Komoto ... [et al.]




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Project development in the solar industry / edited by Albert Fong & Jesse Tippett with contributions from Arturo Alvarez [and twelve others] ; text edited by Jane Tippett & Santiago Quintana




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Batteries for sustainability : selected entries from the Encyclopedia of sustainability science and technology / Ralph J. Brodd, editor




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Effect of ultraviolet radiation on vertebrate animals: update from ethological and medical perspectives

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00488B, Perspective
Claire Vergneau-Grosset, Franck Péron
Many animals under human care are kept indoors to prevent infectious diseases, to facilitate environment control, or due to the lifestyle of their owners. This article will review published information about ultraviolet effects in vertebrate animals.
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When Should Physicians Act on Non–Statistically Significant Results From Clinical Trials?

This Viewpoint discusses considerations that might lead physicians to change their practice based on RCTs reporting non–statistically significant differences in primary outcomes, including trial methodology, totality of evidence, cost, invasiveness, and labor-intensiveness of the interventions being compared.




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From design to applications of stimuli-responsive hydrogel strain sensors

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, 8,3171-3191
DOI: 10.1039/C9TB02692D, Review Article
Dong Zhang, Baiping Ren, Yanxian Zhang, Lijian Xu, Qinyuan Huang, Yi He, Xuefeng Li, Jiang Wu, Jintao Yang, Qiang Chen, Yung Chang, Jie Zheng
Stimuli-responsive hydrogel strain sensors that synergize the advantages of both hydrogel and smart functional materials have attracted increasing interest from material design to emerging applications in health monitors and human–machine interfaces.
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Thin platelet-like COF nanocomposites for blood brain barrier transport and inhibition of brain metastasis from renal cancer

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00724B, Paper
Guiyang Zhang, Bo Jiang, Chunyong Wu, Yanfeng Liu, Yidan He, Xin Huang, Wei Chen, Kai Xi, Hongqian Guo, Xiaozhi Zhao, Xudong Jia
A drug-loaded polymer–COF nanocomposite has been developed to cross the blood brain barrier and treat brain metastasis from renal cancer.
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Discrimination of cysteamine from mercapto amino acids through isoelectric point-mediated surface ligand exchange of β-cyclodextrin-modified gold nanoparticles

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00462F, Paper
Quanbao Ma, Xun Fang, Junting Zhang, Lili Zhu, Xiabing Rao, Qi Lu, Zhijun Sun, Huan Yu, Qunlin Zhang
A pI-mediated R6G-β-CD@AuNPs system was designed for the first time for the discrimination of CA from GSH/Cys/Hcy in human serum samples.
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A decellularized scaffold derived from squid cranial cartilage for use in cartilage tissue engineering

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00483A, Paper
Thou Lim, Qian Tang, Zhen-Zhong Zhu, Yong Feng, Shi Zhan, Xiao-Juan Wei, Chang-Qing Zhang
Decellularized cartilage scaffold (DCS) is an emerging substitute for cartilage defect application.
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Confessions from correspondent-land : the dangers & delights of life as a foreign correspondent / Nick Bryant

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From theory to practice : how to assess and apply impartiality in news and current affairs / edited by Leon Barkho




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Off the record : untold stories from a reporter's diary / Ajith Pillai ; introduction by Vinod Mehta

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Antidepressants, antipsychotics, anxiolytics : from chemistry and pharmacology to clinical application / edited by Helmut Buschmann ... [et al.]




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Drug-like properties : concepts, structure design and methods : from ADME to toxicity optimization / Edward H. Kerns and Li Di

Kerns, Edward Harvel




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The practice of aromatherapy / translated from the French by Robin Campbell and Libby Houston ; edited by Robert B. Tisserand

Valnet, Jean




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Pharmaceutical preformulation and formulation : a practical guide from candidate drug selection to commercial dosage form / edited by Mark Gibson




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Culpeper's complete herbal : consisting of a comprehensive description of nearly all herbs with their medicinal properties and directions for compounding the medicines extracted from them

Culpeper, Nicholas, 1616-1654




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Therapeutic medicinal plants from lab to the market / editors: Marta Cristina Teixeira Duarte, Mahendra Rai




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Detection of drugs and their metabolites in oral fluid / Robert M. White, Sr. (Retired from RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC; RMW Consulting, Inc., Naples, FL, USA), Christine M. Moore (Immunalysis Corporation (now a part of Abbott), Pomona,

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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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Statistics : the art and science of learning from data / Alan Agresti (University of Florida), Christine Franklin (University of Georgia), Bernhard Klingenberg (Williams College) ; with contributions by Michael Posner (Villanova University)

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Linear mixed models : a practical guide using statistical software / Brady T. West, Kathleen B. Welch, Andrzej T. Gałecki, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA ; with contributions from Brenda W. Gillespie

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The aging consumer : perspectives from psychology and economics / edited by Aimee Drolet, Norbert Schwarz, Carolyn Yoon




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Marketing plans for services : a complete guide / Malcolm McDonald, Pennie Frow and Adrian Payne

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A social strategy : how we profit from social media / Mikołaj Jan Piskorski

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Married to the brand : why consumers bond with some brands for life : lessons from 60 years of research into the psychology of consumer relationships / by William J. McEwen

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Service design : from insight to implementation / Andrew Polaine, Lavrans Løvlie, and Ben Reason

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Twitter Buys Patents From IBM

IBMs the biggest patent holder of all time, and when it comes to defending them, it tries to work things out amicably. That is exactly what is happened with Twitter, after the social giant today announced it has bought 900 patents from Big Blue and entered into a cross-licensing agreement to limit the threat of future lawsuits.

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13 Podcasting Tips from The Experts

Podcasting is an excellent medium to share content, and is showing signs of resurgence with a number of thought leaders and professional now entering (or re-entering) the Podcast arena.

In a recent interview, Chris Brogan was asked this question — If you had to give up one of your platforms, which one would it be? His answer — I would give up my blog and would keep my podcast and newsletter.

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Earning From Blogging

In between folding laundry and cleaning up after her children, a mom receives $5,000 to blog about an iPhone application for seven days. Another woman earns twice as much as her husbands $35,000 annual salary by hosting several one-hour Twitter parties each week.  

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6 Marketing Lessons from Amazon

Creative still counts
When we think of Amazon, we tend to think about deals and shipping. Everyone from your neighbor to your grandparents knows that Amazon probably has the best price on anything you could want to buy, and they know that the companys bread and butter is shipping it to you as quickly as possible. In other words, nearly every consumer out there knows what Amazon is about.

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7 ‘90s Social Media Sites From Before Social Media Was A Thing

I know we think of social media as being a new millennium thing — but the truth of the matter is that the seeds of what would become the social networks we know, love, and sometimes hate today have been around for a heck of a lot longer than the mid-2000s. And these 90s social media sites from before social media was a thing? They are proof.

Most of the sites on this list were originally founded in the late 90s, so I suppose we might also be able to consider them social networks from the early 2000s; after all, that’s probably when a lot of us actually started using them.

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How to Exclude Specific Categories from WordPress RSS Feed

Do you want to exclude specific categories from RSS feed on your WordPress site? Many site owners use some categories for content that they don’t want to appear in the RSS feed of their site. In this article, we will show you how to exclude specific categories from WordPress RSS feed.

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Online Tips from the Experts: To Blog or Not to Blog

The key to your websites success is content, content, content. CONTENT IS KING, and you should always be adding and improving content on your site. Blogging is a simple way to strategically add practical content in your own voice strategically to resonate with your target clients/prospects. It is as easy as adding a section on your site called Blog, then just starting!

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How Social Media Went From Exciting To Ingrained In Our Lives

Chances are if you are in sales, social media is already a prominent part of your personal life. And now, thanks to social selling, it is hopefully a big part of your professional life as well. Incorporating social media into the workplace has brought many opportunities, but also many questions. You may be wondering how to best navigate social networks with your sales prospecting goals in mind.

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Deleting Every Social-Media App From My Phone Is the Best Thing I Have Done in 2018

As you get older, one of the ways life remunerates your increasing irrelevance is you gain a measure of self-knowledge. And I know my brain is, essentially, like a bird pecking at a mirror.

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How to embed content from the web to your Google Site

As of December 2017, the new Google Sites lets you embed HTML and JavaScript, as well as other websites. That is a big change from a year ago when the new Google Sites mostly let you share items from Drive, YouTube, and a few other Google sources.

The changes make the new Google Sites an even more useful website and intranet site creation tool.

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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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Mozilla plans to remove RSS feed reader and Live Bookmarks support from Firefox

Mozillas current plan aims for a removal of both features in Firefox 63 or Firefox 64, out October or December 2018. The change won't affect the current Firefox 60 ESR version but the next Firefox ESR after Firefox 60 ESR won't support both features anymore as well.

We published an overview of Live Bookmarks in 2014, but Firefox supported the feature for much longer. Live Bookmarks allowed Firefox users to subscribe to a site's RSS feed so that new articles would be displayed in a bookmarks folder in the web browser.

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