Electrokinectic effects in closed microchannels by Macros

“…For instance, electroosmosis has been utilized as a powerful pumping means to precisely transport and manipulate liquid samples in microfluidic devices used for chemical analyses and biomedical diagnoses. …”
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A smart home system by O, Chee Xian

“…The Raspberry Pi and Mobile app communicate within the same network which means both have to be connected to the same WIFI. …”
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Information systems practice for the age of consequences by Silberman, MS

“…Building on the view that bottlenecks in addressing environmental problems are more ‘institutional’ than ‘technical,’ but that technology development can be understood as ‘politics by other means,’ the paper makes two main contributions to LIMITS. …”

The embodied, relational self: extending or rejecting the mind? by Gough, J

“…I argue that it cannot, before considering what this means for the mind and its relationship to selves and persons.…”

Detection of mutations and polymorphisms in the human B-globin gene and hepatitis B virus precore region by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) by Phang, Beng Hooi.

“…Mutations can be identified by physical, chemical or enzymatic means. In this study, mutations in the human (3-globin gene and HBV pre-core gene were used to evaluate the sensitivity of Denaturing Gradiënt Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE). …”
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Biomechanical model of index finger by Fok, Kim Seng.

“…The model had been verified by means of three simulations: flexion-extension ofjoints, pinch grip and power grasp. …”
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The moneychase : a persuasive computer game designed to encourage financial literacy by Tang, Eugene Hon Fye.

“…As the field of persuasive technology is focused on developing computing systems that attempt to change attitudes and behavior, review of literature from psychology and health sciences suggest that employing goal-setting in persuasive technologies might be an effective means of supporting behavior change. Several studies showed that financial literacy is positively related to self-beneficial financial behavior, and have suggested that when financial education is developed with input from the individuals themselves, it can improve their knowledge of debt management, savings and budgeting and can influence positive change in those behaviors as well.…”
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Liver tumor volume estimation by Lu, Rui

“…The first method involves a combination of thresholding, morphological operations and Fuzzy c-Means clustering techniques. Results show that tumor lesions, except the ones close to the liver brink, can be effectively extracted from the CT images. …”
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Seed trekking using radio-frequency identification (RFID) by Lim, Amos Ern Tze

“…This technological solution provides a means of tracking the seeds’ location. To achieve optimal results, the antenna needs to be portable and has strong signal gain to read the RFID tags, from which the tag information will be displayed on the eChain software.…”
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Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: Poverty amid conflict by United Nations Development Programme, Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative

“…The report examines some of the ways in which poverty and conflict intersect and reflects on what this means for poverty reduction. Overall, the findings clearly point to the urgent need for peace.…”

Image-based environment matting by Wexler, Y, Fitzgibbon, AW, Zisserman, A

“…For example, we might wish to determine the distortion caused by filming through an ancient window where the glass has flowed; we may have access only to archive footage; or we might simply want a more convenient means of acquiring the matte.…”

Assessing the role of internal phosphorus recycling on eutrophication in four lakes in China and Malaysia by Tay, Chai Jian, Koh, Hock Lye, Mohd Hafiz, Mohd, Teh, Su Yean

“…For each specified level of IPR, co-dimension one bifurcation analysis is performed by means of XPPAUT. Co-dimension two bifurcation analysis is then carried out by means of MatCont. …”
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Fictions of youth: childness in selected West African novels, 1991-2009 by Moellenberg, T

“…Chapter 1 investigates Ben Okri's "Azaro" in <em>The Famished Road</em> (1991) as a means of exploring aspects of the artist's creative life. …”

Healthcare - Solutions for a Better World ? by Datta, Shoumen

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Determinants of corporate governance. by Chew, Siew Ling., Khiu, Chwee Choon., Lee, Jerry Kuan Siong.

“…We also deduced that dividends do not have a significant effect on a firm’s corporate governance. This means that the use of dividends as a form of control for agency cost is not that prevalent. …”
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Determining climate in a new primary school by Rohani Ahmad.

“…The School Climate Questionnaire was administered to all teachers and it was used to extract useful information to assess climate. Frequencies, means and standard deviations were computed. The results showed teachers' attitude towards various aspects of the school. …”
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A sketch grammar of Singapore Foochow by Thang, Marcus Guo Ping

“…This paper aims to give the reader a broad understanding of the linguistic features of this variety in terms of its phonology, grammar, and lexical features. It is by no means a fully comprehensive description of Foochow though through inductively analysing mainly data gathered by recording native speakers of the language, the author hopes to have this paper as a springboard to further research into this dying language. …”
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Driver fatigue detection from facial features by Tee, Hui Qian

“…Reasonably, the increase number of cars on the road means higher probability of road accident. Given that drivers’ fatigue is one of the main causes of road accidents, it is important for drivers’ fatigue to be monitored and detected early. …”
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Interpersonal and organisational workplace deviance : the role of job satisfaction, organisational commitment and work stress. by Sim, Joyce Yi Fang., Tan, Shu Hui., Wong, Min Shan.

“…They were asked to provide self-reports on their levels of job satisfaction, organisational commitment, work-related stress and the frequency of engaging in various CWBs. By means of regression, the study found job satisfaction, organisational commitment, challenge-related stress and hindrance-related stress to be insignificant predictors of CWB. …”
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Laboratory static hardness tests of metals by Ng, Jona Rui Qi

“…This report will focus on the theory and experiment on how hardness value is determined through the means of Vickers hardness testing as per American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) testing standards and guidelines. …”
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