Detection of faults in database applications using static program analysis and data mining by Liu, Kaiping

“…However, exception handling for such rejections still requires extra coding efforts by programmers. Current research mainly focuses on maintaining the enforcement of constraints of databases. …”
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Long-term durability of bismaleimide composite in marine environments by Zhao, Yian

“…However, most specimens with seawater absorption exhibited increasing resistance curves with the delamination growth. This is mainly due to the plasticization of the matrix and higher ductility of the specimen after immersion. …”
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Characterization of physicochemical environments of proteins by Tan, Kuan Pern

“…By analyzing quantum simulation of the system, I have shown that the geometrical preference of main-chain hydrogen bond is due to elec- tron density arising from the planar nature of the peptide bond. …”
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佛教瑜伽焰口施食仪式探讨 = An exploration of buddhist rites based upon the Yogacara Ulka-mukha Dharma service by Pang, Yew Cheng, 馮耀正 Pang, Yew Cheng

“…This is a ritual that can be performed in conjunction with other complicated Dharma services or executed independently as the main rite for a Dharma service itself. Moreover, this ritual encompasses the values of benevolence and methodology towards benefiting oneself and others. …”
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Computational design tools for cartooning by Pradeep Kumar Jayaraman

“…In this research, we mainly focus on three areas that have not received much attention: drawing and digitizing freeform artwork from paper medium, automatically generating shading on 2D line drawings, and semantically manipulating or animating existing cartoon images. …”
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Representation learning for sentences and documents by Zhao, Rui

“…Text mining or natural lan- guage processing (NLP) aim to draw insights from these text data by computers, which are mainly based on machine learning. It is known that data representation determines the upper bound of the performance of machine learning algorithms. …”
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Characterization of nanoscale conducting filament in high-k oxides by scanning tunneling microscopy and conductive atomic force microscopy by Zhou, Yu

“…In a recent work, a substantial reduction of the switching current to ~10-5 A was achieved by scaling the cell area down to 100 nm2. Since one of the main strengths of RRAM is scalability, a further reduction of the switching current is deemed necessary in order to make ultra-high density memory application viable. …”
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Fiber-optic catheter for cellular resolution imaging by Cui, Dongyao

“…Several major developments were included in this dissertation to translate μOCT towards clinical applications and advance μOCT to higher resolution and better image quality. Four main topics were covered: 1. Visualization of cilia regeneration after injury. 2. …”
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Development of hollow fiber membranes with high power density for pressure retarded osmosis by Chen, Yunfeng

“…A systematic analysis of the water chemistry and various membrane characterization such as electron dispersed X-ray (EDX) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) depth profiling has revealed that calcium salts, organic compounds, and silica were main contributors of membrane fouling in the PRO process. …”
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Investigations into high resolution imaging of the aqueous outflow system and cornea by Hong, Jesmond Xun Jie

“…This thesis in this context aims to investigate the potential of Bessel beam and light sheet fluorescence microscopy for ocular disease diagnosis. The main objectives of this thesis are hence directed towards the research and development of novel concepts and methodologies using Bessel beam microscopy and light sheet fluorescence microscopy for high resolution diagnostic monitoring of open and close angle in glaucoma patients. …”
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Analysis of underground rock excavations accounting for uncertainty by Liu, Huaxin

“…Probabilistic analysis is more reasonable since the uncertainties can be considered explicitly. Therefore, the main purpose of this thesis is to investigate the reliability analysis of underground excavation problems. …”
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Deep learning neural network approaches for one-dimensional structure prediction from protein sequences by Shamima Banu Syed Mohamed Rashid

“…The proposed works and main findings in this thesis are (i) the prediction of membrane protein topology and detection of signal peptide and globular sequences, using a Hierarchical Deep Ensemble Network (HiDEN) from PSSM based encoding (ii) Deep Belief Networks (DBN) applied to predict protein secondary structures from PSSM based encoding and CABS algorithm based feature encoding (iii) the prediction of protein secondary structures using a Fully Complex-valued Re- laxation Network (FCRN) using cross-validated training models together with CABS algorithm based feature encoding (iv) the development of a heuristics based procedure to determine a small training set of proteins, known as the Compact Model, whose accuracies are similar to cross-validated models, yet remains capable of generalizing to new datasets (v) structural analysis of predicted SS to detect the role of hydrogen bonds in residue mis-classification rates. …”
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Restoring blood vessel patterns and tattoos from JPEG compressed skin images for forensic analysis by Li, Xiaojie

“…Existing methods are not suitable for restoring the blood vessel patterns and tattoos because most of them are designed for generic images and their main targets are to remove the blocking artifacts and improve the visual quality. …”
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EN-11 photo-degradation of bpa and cytotoxicity of photo-degradation by-products under UV and UV/H2O2 by Ng, Yong Shin

“…Photodegradation mechanism is mainly due to photolysis and advanced oxidation process. …”
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Study of multi-parameters for the improvement of performance and development of a 1 kW vanadium redox flow battery stack by Arjun Bhattarai

“…Despite commercial availability of VRFB, there have been extensive research interest on improving the performance and reducing the cost of the technology. Research works have mainly focused on the electrode, membrane, electrolyte, and stack design. …”
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Pine pollen for molecular encapsulation and oral delivery applications by Prabhakar, Arun Kumar

“…FITC-BSA loading showed that the protein loaded mainly into the air-sacs with minimal central cavity loading with vacuum loading for both natural and defatted pollen, which is different from SECs spatial loading pattern, which loaded all over the particle. …”
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中国东北人移民新加坡后的语言变化及其社会意义 = Study of the language changes of Chinese Northeastern immigrants as a socio-linguistic Indicator in Singapore by 李思 Li, Si

“…The linguistic studies of Chinese immigrants in Singapore are mainly focuses on Malaysia, Fujian and Guangdong, as more Chinese from northern China immigrate to Singapore in recent years, the Chinese community in Singapore become more diverse. …”
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Mechanical performance and microstructural development of MgO-SiO2-H2O systems by Sonat, Cem

“…In line with this interest, the main goal of this study was to analyse the mechanical performance and microstructural development of MgO-SiO2-H2O systems and evaluate the stability of the formed phases under various conditions. …”
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高行健早期小說藝術理論與實踐: 以《現代小說技巧初探》為中心 = Gao Xingjian's early theory and practice of the art of fiction : a focus on "a preliminary examination of modern fictional techniques"... by 許維賢 Hee, Wai Siam

“…This article reviews and examines Gao Xingjian’s early theory and practice of the art of fiction. Its main focus is A Preliminary Examination of Modern Fictional Techniques, but several essays that were not included in this book are also incorporated. …”
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Endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) for idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) by Tudor, Katarina Ivana, Tudor, Mario, McCleery, Jenny, Car, Josip

“…We contacted trial authors for additional data. Main results Only one study met the inclusion criteria: an RCT comparing effectiveness of ETV and non-programmable VP shunts in 42 patients with iNPH. …”
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