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Updating sentiment analysis of scientific narratives using AI emotions
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John Sanghyub Lee (1)* and Peter Hodder (2)

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Updating sentiment analysis of scientific narratives using AI emotions

Replacing sentiment by emotion in the analysis of science writing
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John Sanghyub Lee (1)* and Peter Hodder (2)
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Jul 2024

A chemical analysis of Shackleton’s milk

Chemists have compared the characteristics of milk powder uncovered from Shackleton’s 1908 Nimrod expedition to Antarctica with modern spray-dried milk powders.
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‍Justin G. Bendall, Abraham S. Chawanji, Bertram Y. Fong, Paul Andrewes, Lin Ma, Alastair K. H. MacGibbon, and Skelte G. Anema*
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Oct 2023

Marking 70 years since the discovery of the structure of DNA

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CiNZ staff
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Oct 2023

Some Unremembered Chemists - Francis Brian Shorland

Francis Brian Shorland, OBE, PhD, DSc (L’pool), Hon. DSc (VUW), FRSNZ (1909-1999)
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Brian Halton
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Some Unremembered Chemists - Sir Thomas Hill Easterfield

A series of articles that explores the lives and work of selected chemists who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of the discipline, the profession and well-being of mankind, yet who are little remembered.
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Brian Halton
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Oct 2023

Rosalind Elsie Franklin (1920-1958)

A series of articles that explores the lives and work of selected chemists who have made a significant contribution to the advancement of the discipline, the profession and well-being of mankind, yet who are little remembered.
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Brian Halton
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