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View article: Polymer-bridged nanofibrils in a high-molar-mass polyester <i>via</i> co-assembly of benzenetricarboxamide end groups and an additive
Polymer-bridged nanofibrils in a high-molar-mass polyester <i>via</i> co-assembly of benzenetricarboxamide end groups and an additive Open
Co-assembly of a BTA end-functionalized high-molar-mass polyester with a matching BTA additive yields polymer-bridged nanofibrils that result in rubber-like melts, offering promise for enhanced processing of sustainable plastics.
View article: Thermoplastic Toughening of a Semiaromatic Polyamide with an Amino-telechelic Polyethylene
Thermoplastic Toughening of a Semiaromatic Polyamide with an Amino-telechelic Polyethylene Open
Semiaromatic polyamides are used for metal replacement in advanced engineering applications to reduce weight and improve efficiency, but their range of application is limited by their inherent lack of ductility and toughness. Here, we comb…
View article: Semiaromatic Polyamides with Re-Entrant Chain Folding Templated by “U-Turn” Repeat Units
Semiaromatic Polyamides with Re-Entrant Chain Folding Templated by “U-Turn” Repeat Units Open
Biopolymers often show deterministic chain folding templated by repeat unit sequences whose conformations are locked in by intramolecular interactions. In this work, we have used repeat units based on rigid anthracene or acridine scaffolds…
View article: Reply to Mathôt and Naber: Neuroimaging shows that pupil mimicry is a social phenomenon
Reply to Mathôt and Naber: Neuroimaging shows that pupil mimicry is a social phenomenon Open
We recently reported that an individual’s pupils mimic changes in the pupils of his or her interaction partner, that mimicking dilating pupils associates with more trust in economic games, and that such pupil mimicry-related trust tracked …
View article: Pupil mimicry promotes trust through the theory-of-mind network
Pupil mimicry promotes trust through the theory-of-mind network Open
Significance Trusting others is central for cooperative endeavors to succeed. To decide whether to trust or not, people generally make eye contact. As pupils of interaction partners align, mimicking pupil size helps them to make well-infor…
View article: In-group defense, out-group aggression, and coordination failures in intergroup conflict
In-group defense, out-group aggression, and coordination failures in intergroup conflict Open
Significance Across a range of domains, from group-hunting predators to laboratory groups, companies, and nation states, we find that out-group aggression is less successful because it is more difficult to coordinate than in-group defense.…
View article: Narrative review of strategies by organizations for building evaluation capacity
Narrative review of strategies by organizations for building evaluation capacity Open
Program evaluation is an important source of information to assist organizations to make "evidence-informed" decisions about program planning and development. The objectives of this study were to identify evaluated strategies used by organ…
View article: A guide to scaling up population health interventions
A guide to scaling up population health interventions Open
The ‘how to’ of scaling up public health interventions for maximum reach and outcomes is receiving greater attention; however, there remains a paucity of practical tools to guide those actively involved in scaling up processes in high-inco…
View article: FERROCENE INCORPORATED INTO POLYURETHANES FOR IMPROVED FLAME-RETARDANT PROPERTIES
FERROCENE INCORPORATED INTO POLYURETHANES FOR IMPROVED FLAME-RETARDANT PROPERTIES Open
Flame retardant polyurethanes are needed for various commercial and industrial applications; toward that end ferrocene derivatives with multiple hydroxyl groups were synthesized for incorporation into polyurethane thin films for testing. T…