How funny can Islam controversies be? Comedians defending their faiths on YouTube by Fadi Hirzalla, Liesbet van Zoonen, Floris Muller

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Interactions between PVC and binary or ternary blends of plasticisers : effect on processing and properties by J.T. van Oosterhout

“…A statistically based mixture design was used to plan experiments on plasticiser blends in PVC compounds. …”
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Enhancing ERP responsiveness through big data technologies: an empirical investigation by Florie Bandara, Uchitha Jayawickrama, Maduka Subasinghage, Femi Olan, Hawazen Alamoudi, Majed Alharthi

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Plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride): PVC/plasticizer compatibility and its relationship with processing and properties of plasticized PVC by Luis F. Ramos-deValle

“…Finally, the rheological and tensile properties of plasticized PVC were determined and it was found that both the rheological and tensile behaviour are highly dependent on the level of fusion of the PVC compound, which in turn depends on the plasticizer type. …”
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Driven translocation of a semi-flexible polymer through a nanopore by Jalal Sarabadani, Timo Ikonen, Harri Mokkonen, Tapio Ala-Nissila, Spencer Carson, Meni Wanunu

“…We then quantitatively characterize the nature of the trans side friction based on MD simulations. Augmented with these two factors, the theory shows that there are three main regimes for the scaling of the average translocation time τ ∞N α . …”
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Modelling the mechanical response of Japanese lacquer (urushi) to varying environmental conditions by Xinyi Liu

“…A hygro-mechanical model of the urushi behaviour based on the MGKF viscoelastic model was developed and tested. …”
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