Water activity and its prediction: A review by Cazier, J, Gekas, V

“…Raoult's law gave a first base in the case of ideal solutions. In 1966, Norrish presented a thermodynamically based equation to predict activity coefficients in confectionery syrups. …”

Pen of the Jahriyya: A commentary on The History of the Soul by Zhang Chengzhi by Garnaut, A

“…Zhang embarks on a journey of historical and self-discovery from his home in Beijing to the present day heartland of the Jahriyya community in the Xihaigu region of Northwest China, which lies adjacent to the site of the first base area of the Mao Zedong's Communist state in the Yan'an region. …”

Spatial approaches to assignment by Pouncett, J

“…Two approaches are outlined – the first based on the calculation of residuals, and the second based on Bayesian statistics and maximum likelihood estimation. …”

An epidemiological study of recent trends in ectopic pregnancy. by Beral, V

“…Data from two independent sources in England and Wales, the first based upon persons discharged from hospital and the second upon general practitioner consultations, indicate that the incidence of ectopic pregnancy has been increasing since the late 1950s, with a particularly sharp increase since 1970. …”

The skeleton: Connecting large scale structures to galaxy formation by Pichon, C, Gay, C, Pogosyan, D, Prunet, S, Sousbie, T, Colombi, S, Slyz, A, Devriendt, J

“…We report on two quantitative, morphological estimators of the filamentary structure of the Cosmic Web, the so-called global and local skeletons. The first, based on a global study of the matter density gradient flow, allows us to study the connectivity between a density peak and its surroundings, with direct relevance to the anisotropic accretion via cold flows on galactic halos. …”

The Skeleton: Connecting Large Scale Structures to Galaxy Formation by Pichon, C, Gay, C, Pogosyan, D, Prunet, S, Sousbie, T, Colombi, S, Slyz, A, Devriendt, J

“…We report on two quantitative, morphological estimators of the filamentary structure of the Cosmic Web, the so-called global and local skeletons. The first, based on a global study of the matter density gradient flow, allows us to study the connectivity between a density peak and its surroundings, with direct relevance to the anisotropic accretion via cold flows on galactic halos. …”

Innovators’ freedom to challenge our paradigms: Why the Copernican legacy should guide our progression through the incipient age of artificial intelligence by Festerling, J

“…This essay is meant to be a thought-provoking treatise in defence of this freedom. Firstly, based on a brief historical excursus I derive the argument why innovators’ influence on societal paradigms has always been a main driver of societal progression. …”

The cultural evolution of teaching by Brandl, E, Mace, R, Heyes, C

“…Four lines of evidence converge on this hypothesis. The first, based on psychological experiments in industrialised societies, indicates that domain-general cognitive processes are important for teaching. …”

Dynamic spectrum sharing for future wireless communications by Jiang, X

“…This thesis focuses on the design of efficient DSS schemes for the future wireless communication networks.</p> <p>Firstly, based on the coordinated DSS model, this thesis proposes a heterogeneous-prioritized spectrum sharing policy for coordinated dynamic spectrum access networks. …”

Online control synthesis for uncertain systems under signal temporal logic specifications by Yu, P, Gao, Y, Jiang, FJ, Johansson, KH, Dimarogonas, DV

“…Different from existing techniques, we propose an approach based on STL, reachability analysis, and temporal logic trees. First, based on a real-time version of STL semantics, we develop the notion of tube-based temporal logic tree (tTLT) and its recursive (offline) construction algorithm. …”

Chronology of middle Holocene hunter-gatherers in the Cis-Baikal region of Siberia: Corrections based on examination of the freshwater reservoir effect by Weber, A, Schulting, R, Bronk Ramsey, C, Bazaliiskii, V, Goriunova, O, Berdnikova, N

“…A dataset of 256 AMS radiocarbon dates on human skeletal remains from middle Holocene cemeteries in the Cis-Baikal region, Siberia, and associated carbon and nitrogen stable isotope values are analyzed for new insights about culture history and processes of culture change. First, based on the typological criteria all dated human burials are assigned to mortuary traditions and typochronological units-Late Mesolithic, Early Neolithic, Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. …”

Achieving new upper bounds for the hypergraph duality problem through logic by Gottlob, G, Malizia, E

“…We achieve the latter bound in two steps. First, based on existing problem decomposition methods, we develop a new nondeterministic algorithm for Dual that requires one to guess O(log2 n) bits. …”

Achieving new upper bounds for the hypergraph duality problem through logic by Gottlob, G, Malizia, E

“…We achieve the latter bound in two steps. First, based on existing problem decomposition methods, we develop a new nondeterministic algorithm for non-DUAL that requires to guess $O(\log^2 n)$ bits. …”

Advanced finite element analysis of deep excavation case histories by Dong, Y

“…Parametric studies are conducted first based on a simplified square excavation to understand the effect of several important aspects, e.g. …”

Learning from a transactional distance: a systematic review of distance education for second and foreign language learning by Lo, HFJ

“…By addressing these four issues, this paper laid the foundation for conducting the systematic review in manner of conceptual and theoretical consistency, preciseness and clarity. Firstly, based on a detailed and comprehensive review of literature, this paper defines DE as an ‘umbrella concept’ encompassing a composition of widely accepted definitions that are collectively applicable to an extensive variety of contexts. …”