A sociological analysis of Iranian popular music in the 21st century by Safideh, Mohammad Rezazadeh

“…The tested population as the ‘focus group’ is formed by twelve [12] members of very knowledgeable and highly qualified members currently involved in the Iranian community of popular music as professors, composers, writers, critics and performers. Each of the members of the group was interviewed individually during the researcher’s fieldwork trip to Iran. …”
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Effects of carbon to nitrogen ratio and organic loading rate on biogas methane production from anaerobic digestion of food waste by Tanimu, Musa Idris

“…Using a constant hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 12.5 days, each OLR was investigated during the semi-continuous process. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative accuracy evaluation of 18f-fdg PET/CT with TOF and NON-TOF system on beta value in BPL reconstruction by Hui, Ng Suk

“…Ordered Subset Expectation Maximisation (OSEM) is unable to achieve full convergence as image noise grows with each iteration, potentially compromising quantitative accuracy. …”
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Functional and effective connectivity study of the human brain topology using a novel unifying framework by Rashid, Muhammad Hakimi Mohd

“…The posterior distribution of differences between the resting state and each stimulus was estimated to test for the absence and presence of effects. …”
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Factors Influencing Students Intention to Choose Career of Halal Food Industry in Malaysia using Theory of Planned Behavior by Abu Bakar, Nashirah, Rosbi, Sofian, Haji Hashim, Hydzulkifli, Che Arshad, Noraziah

“…This study developed four questions for each variable. Unit of analysis for respondents is university students in Malaysia. …”
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Asnaffood: a Model Driven Development of Mobile Application for Reducing Food Waste Amongst Local Food Producers (S/O 14671) by Abd Ghani, Nor Farzana, Abd Wahab, Alawiyah

“…Much effort has already been taken to reduce food waste across each food value chain stages. However even if approaches to reduce losses at the production and storage stages in developing countries prove successful, these gains might be offset by increases in food waste at the consumption end of the value chain as the global middle class grows (Lipinsky et al., 2013). …”
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Space weather radiation effects on geostationary satellite solid-state power amplifiers by Lohmeyer, W. Q., Cahoy, K. L.

“…We compare 665,112 operational hours of housekeeping telemetry from two generations of satellites, designated as Fleet A and Fleet B. Each generation experienced 13 solid-state power amplifier (SSPA) anomalies for a total of 26 anomalies from 1996 to 2012. …”
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Stochastic Dynamics on Integrable Lattice Models by Nicoletti, Matthew S.

“…It was recently shown ([2], [3]) that a certain subclass of these, perfect t-embeddings, can be ultimately used to prove “conformal invariance of the model” in the scaling limit. Furthermore, for each local move in the dimer model, there is a corresponding local geometric transformation of t-embeddings ([4]). …”
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Advancements in Models and Algorithms for Management Science by Yao, Yuanfan (Evan)

“…This thesis is composed of three independent chapters, each of which proposes novel modeling insights and algorithmic solutions for real-world problems. …”
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Target Design and Optimizations for Spent Fuel Transmutation by Tukharyan, Grigor

“…This data is then post-processed using a 0-dimensional analysis in FISPACT to estimate the transmutation rate for each LLFP. PHITS is also used to find the depletion rate of the LLFPs for the 18-70 MeV beam case and for spallation-induced transmutations in the 1000 MeV case. …”
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Fluid-fluid displacement in porous-media microfluidics by Qiu, Yu

“…In the drainage regime, we show that the roughness induces two types of liquid films entrained on the solid surfaces behind the displacement front: the classical Bretherton “thick film”, and a new type of “thin film” that is confined within the roughness. Each type of liquid film is characterized by distinct stability criteria and dewetting dynamics. …”
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Sampling from convex sets with a cold start using multiscale decompositions by Narayanan, Hariharan, Rajaraman, Amit, Srivastava, Piyush

“…Different random walks differ in aspects such as the ease of implementation of each step, or suitability for a specific class of convex bodies. …”
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21W.730-4 Writing and the Environment, Fall 2002 by Taft, Cynthia B.

“…The paper will provide opportunities to examine the landscapes that each student knows best, and all will go through multiple phases as we explore different strategies for writing and revision.…”
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Rail transit OD matrix estimation and journey time reliability metrics using automated fare data by Chan, Joanne, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Self-assembled structures using CABC multi-block copolymers by Zheng, Jie

“…Chapter 4 described the assembled morphologies evolution using CABC block copolymers with different length of each segment. The CABC block copolymer composing of hydrophobic block A, hydrophilic block B, and thermo-responsive block C with LCST. …”
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Comparing the prevalence of multimorbidity using different operational definitions in primary care in Singapore based on a cross-sectional study using retrospective, large administ... by Lee, Janis Yi An, Xie, Ying, Lee, Sabrina Poay Sian, Lee, Eng Sing

“…The prevalence of single conditions and multimorbidity with each operational definition was tabulated and standardised prevalence rates (SPRs) were obtained by adjusting for age, sex and ethnicity. …”
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The U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and its implications for U.S.-ASEAN economic governance architecture by Pitakdumrongkit, Kaewkamol

“…Moreover, the text authorizes $1.5 billion to “the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development [USAID], and, as appropriate, the Department of Defense . . . for each of the fiscal years 2019 through 2023, which shall be used” to achieve several objectives including ensuring “the regulatory environments for trade, infrastructure, and investment in partner countries are transparent, open, and free of corruption.” …”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…Various small molecules were conjugated onto the TMA layer of GC–TMA with the intent of ascertaining the feasibility of such coupling, especially given the presence of outward-protruding methyl groups on each TMA moiety. Among these molecules were single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which allowed for the formation of GC–TMA–SWCNT and an assessment of the ability of the tethered SWCNTs to function as molecular wires for both solution-phase and SWCNT-bound species. …”
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Opto-electrical bimodal recording of neural activity in awake head-restrained mice by Cobar, Luis Fernando, Kashef, Alireza, Bose, Krishnashish, Tashiro, Ayumu

“…Electrical and optical monitoring of neural activity is major approaches for studying brain functions. Each has its own set of advantages and disadvantages, such as the ability to determine cell types and temporal resolution. …”
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The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis by Williams, Hywel C., Schmitt, Jochen, Thomas, Kim S., Spuls, Phyllis I., Simpson, Eric L., Apfelbacher, Christian, Chalmers, Joanne R., Furue, Masutaka, Katoh, Norito, Gerbens, Louise A. A., Leshem, Yael A., Howells, Laura, Singh, Jasvinder A., Boers, Maarten

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