mechanisms

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"The connection between synthesis planning and mechanisms is very exciting: we usually use mechanisms to discover new reactions that enable us to synthesize new molecules," says Andres M Bran.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

The RBI acknowledges this in the discussion paper, saying introducing lags would require changes across the system, from transaction queuing to cancellation mechanisms, and would involve "cost and effort for the ecosystem".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"In astrophysics, we use simulations run on supercomputers to identify the physical mechanisms responsible for the features we observe in galaxies," explained co-author Dr. João A. S. Amarante, from Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

However, with no presidential or legislative elections since 2006, electing local councils has become one of the last remaining democratic mechanisms under the Palestinian Authority.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Although some semblance of the routinized mechanisms for political parties had begun to congeal during the debate over Jay's Treaty, nothing remotely resembling the organized campaign structure of modern political parties yet existed.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis