Data-driven stability assessment and control of modern power systems by Li, Qiaoqiao

“…Modern power systems are pushed to operate close to their secure limits due to increased system complexity and high penetration of renewable energy sources (RES). …”
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Ideological and poetological tensions : inventing modern Chinese poetry through British Romanticism, 1917-1933 by Yan, Hanjin

“…It reveals the ideological and poetological tensions behind the appropriation of British Romanticism as well as the borrowings from British Romanticism as shown in the poetics and poetry of major modern Chinese poets. In doing so, it sheds light on the transformation of Western aesthetic modernity relocated to the Chinese context and problematizes the existing debate on the modernity of Chinese poetry, which tends to overlook the Western origin of modernity and to generalize foreign poetic influence. …”
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超越 “画意” : 美术摄影中的媒介、认同与现代性（1912-1937） = Beyond pictorialism : media, Identity and Modernity in Art Photography (1912-1937)= by 孔令俐 Kong, Lingli

“…This thesis revisits the relationship between “pictorialism photography” and “art photography” that has not been clarified yet and discusses the media attributes, cultural identity and the pursuit of modernity in Chinese context. This thesis focuses on the localization of pictorial photography in China as well as its underlying causes, which is based on the exploration of the social context and representative case studies at that time.The thesis also reviews the history of Chinese photography after the mid-nineteenth century and examines how the art photography strikes a balance between Chinese and Western paintings. …”
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China's rural land transfer: land institutions, trans-local livelihoods, and agrarian capital by Chen, Xingyan

“…Proponents contend that the concentration of scattered small-family farms is an inevitable move towards agricultural modernization and urbanization, while opponents contend that the concentration of farmland will accelerate rural land dispossession. …”
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Flexible smart thermo-responsive devices by Dong, Yuting

“…With the rapid civilization and modernization around the world, the global energy usage in buildings increases dramatically. …”
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CMOS power detector and power amplifier design for WLAN 802.11ax by Li, Chenyang

“…With large PAPR, wide dynamic range (DR) is required for PD to work in modern systems. Therefore, the focus of this thesis is to design high linear PAs with reasonable efficiency integrated with wide DR PDs working in multi-band supported modern communication systems. …”
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Advanced EM shielding through novel CNT fence wall transfer technology by Lum, Lucas Yu Xiang

“…With the miniaturisation of modern electronic circuits, new circuit and packaging designs must be smaller and lighter whilst encompassing greater functionalities. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Qu, Chengyuan

“…This paper examines how modern information technologies affect future stock price crash risk. …”
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Object detection with deep neural networks under constrained scenarios by Zhang, Gongjie

“…Fourth, when deploying modern detectors on edge devices with limited computational capacity, their complexity can be a bottleneck due to run-time requirements. …”
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The contemporary turn in Hanoi, Vietnam, 1989-2002 : Vu Dan Tan, Nguyen Van Cuong, Salon Natasha, and doi moi-in-art by Lenzi, Iola Gllian Louise

“…It reveals how achieving innovation with little knowledge of global contemporary practices, Tan, Cuong, and their colleagues expanded the confines of modern Vietnamese art to create contemporary art, a body I identify as doi moi-in-art for expressive alterations as revolutionary as doi moi itself. …”
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Design and realization of low dropout voltage regulators in PMIC for portable applications by Li, Kan

“…This is mainly due to two reasons. Firstly, modern mobile SoC is becoming more and more complex with higher computional capability. …”
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Machine learning methods for data-driven microscopic traffic simulation modelling and calibration by Naing, Htet

“…Microscopic traffic modelling and simulation plays a crucial role in understanding and managing the complexities of modern road networks. However, existing approaches often struggle to capture the intricacies of real-world traffic behavior. …”
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Periods of peace between major powers in world history by McKinney, Jared Morgan

“…Drawing on the political philosophy of Thomas Hobbes as well as IR theory and modern history, I theorize that there are three essential elements required to reach a state of peace. …”
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Advanced data-analytics for power system security enhancement by Chen, Zhebin

“…With the increasing integration of digital technologies and the advent of the smart grid, modern power systems infrastructure have become more interconnected and reliant on data communication networks. …”
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Towards higher industrial efficiency in future waste-to-energy plants with high temperature latent heat storage-based thermal buffering technology by Xu, Haoxin

“…Modern Waste-to-Energy plants have the increasing potential to solve the urban waste accumulation issue faced around the world. …”
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A theoretical study of correlation effects of N electrons in semiconductor nanocrystals : applications to optoelectronic properties of perovskite nanocrystals by Nguyen, Thi Phuc Tan

“…The research described in this doctoral thesis lies at the interface of two major fields of modern physics: solid-state physics and atomic physics. …”
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Integrated active noise control and sound quality enhancement system for hearing devices by Belyi, Valiantsin

“…Headphones are essential devices of modern life. A high-level environmental noise prevents full usage of headphones and makes the target sound (music or speech) unpleasant and hardly audible. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of imidazolium based antimicrobial polymer by Zhong, Wenbin

“…Antibiotics underpin modern medical interventions such as surgeries, chemotherapy and implants. …”
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Ampacity and thermal equivalent modeling of subsea power cables for long distance power transmission and optimization by Duraisamy, Nishanthi

“…One of the defining aspects of life in the modern world is the convenience of access to a dependable and plentiful supply of electricity. …”
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Ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics in lead halide perovskites by Fu, Jianhui

“…Ultrafast carrier and phonon dynamics center at the heart of the modern physics and play a significant role in the optoelectronic properties of halide perovskites, which are emerging as versatile semiconductor materials for robust and novel optoelectronic devices, particularly in photovoltaics and light emitting diodes. …”
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