Coseismic reverse- and oblique-slip surface faulting generated by the 2008 Mw 7.9 Wenchuan earthquake, China by Yu, Guihua., Chen, Guihua., Klinger, Yann., Xu, Xiwei., Wen, Xueze., Hubbard, Judith., Shaw, John H.

“…This earthquake generated a 240-km-long surface rupture zone along the Beichuan fault and an additional 72-km-long surface rupture zone along the Pengguan fault. …”
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Dwelling encounters: migration, diversity and ambivalence in an Istanbul neighborhood by Biehl, K

“…It builds on an ethnographic study of a neighbourhood in Istanbul known as Kumkapı, which over recent decades has emerged as a zone of arrival and initial settlement for successive new waves of migrants coming from an ever more expanding geography. …”

Acoustic valley edge states in a graphene-like resonator system by Yang, Yahui, Yang, Zhaoju, Zhang, Baile

“…The concept of valley physics, as inspired by the recent development in valleytronic materials, has been extended to acoustic crystals for manipulation of air-borne sound. Many valleytronic materials follow the model of a gapped graphene. …”
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Mapping psychosocial capital, commitment, and crisis self efficacy for improving VUCA e-learning environment by Mad Baguri, Ezza, Roslan, Samsilah, Hassan, Siti Aishah, Krauss, Steven Eric, Taresh, Sahar M.

“…This transition has also magnified existing disparities in access to educational resources, further intensifying the burdens borne by teachers, ultimately influencing their dedication and emotional well-being. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Ang, Adele Yu Hui

“…There are many factors to be considered when considering maximising usage of land. One of the factors is considering the required clearance zone measured from the hazardous source such as an explosive-storing magazine. …”
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Power generation employing a thermoelectric generator by Ginju Rose George

“…The science of thermoelectricity originated in 1800s when Estonian born German physicist Thomas Seebeck discovered that a junction of dissimilar metals produces a current when exposed to a temperature gradient. …”
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E-learning for mobile learning platform by MacInnes, Catriona

“…It could be argued that to learn is the fundamental purpose of life. All human beings are born without any knowledge of the world around us; they must learn to talk, to walk. …”
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Arabization, the victimizer: a constructivist analysis of the role of Arabization in harming social security and social cohesion in Singapore by Shukul, Raaj Kumar

“…Given that religion often shapes the values, norms and worldviews of individuals, being able to identify and even counter such nefarious attempts of agitating the Malay-Muslim community against the Other will (1) empower them to know the nuances between politics and religion without acting on illegitimate agendas being advocated for by such non-state actors; (2) Allow for the contextualized and accurate interpretations of religious tenets amongst various demographics within the Malay-Muslim community in Singapore and lastly, (3) serve as a significant model of the appreciation and practice of Islam within the Nusantara region that allows for a strengthening of our social fabric, social security and social cohesion borne out of a sincere and informed appreciation of Islam.…”
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CanSat, satellite in a soda can by Koh, Jian Cheng

“…This is to allow longer air-borne time for the sensors installed on the CanSat to collect data and also to reduce hardware damage. …”
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Environmental health risks and well-being among the Orang Asli in Peninsular Malaysia: a review by Yew, Wong Chin

“…The review findings of selected literatures indicate that the primary issues were parasite infection and drinking water tainted with heavy metals and germs. Water-borne infections and other infectious diseases have been epidemiologically linked to these environmental conditions. …”
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The prevalence and phenomenological effects of superstitious behaviour in pre-competition sport rituals amongst Asian inter-varsity athletes by Tan, Lloyd Guan Yu

“…Keywords: Superstitious, Sport Rituals, Inter-varsity athletes, Locus of control, Individual zone of optimal functioning…”
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邯郸城化进程实证分析及战略研究 = Practical analysis and strategy research to urbanization process of HanDan city by 乔朝英 Qiao, Chaoying

“…Urbanization is a objective rule of human being development, following on the economic development, the population all over the world have gradually moved from rural areas to urban zones, due to this, the 21St century is named the city’s century. …”
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Modeling pedestrian activity in cities with urban network analysis by Sevtsuk, Andres, Kalvo, Raul

“…Car-centered travel demand models and land-use-transportation interaction models have historically analyzed zone-to-zone trips along major roadways, largely omitting pedestrian and bicycle trips and creating a gap in the ability for planners and urban designers to systematically assess non-motorized outcomes of development interventions. …”
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Calling for validation: demonstrating the use of mobile phone data to validate integrated land use transportation models by Jiang, Shan, Viña-Arias, Laura, Zegras, Christopher, Ferreira, Joseph, Gonzalez, Marta

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Nonlinear dynamic analysis of a piezoelectric energy harvester with mechanical plucking mechanism by Noh, Jinhong, Bae, Sungryong, Yoon, Yong-Jin, Kim, Pilkee

“…For periodic plucking, successful synchronization between the motions of the piezoelectric energy harvester and the rotating plectrum must occur within a limited contact zone. Otherwise, dynamic interferences often cause the plectrum to fail to pluck the energy harvester exactly within the contact zone. …”
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Instability analysis of rainfall-induced landslides using hydro-mechanically coupled model by Kim, Yongmin, Jeong, Sangseom, Lee, Kwangwoo

“…The slope failures occurred on the surficial layer-bedrock interface, which shows good agreement with the actual failure zone. Through comparisons with field investigations, the presented method reasonably identified the potential zone of landslide initiation as compared with a limit equilibrium method. …”
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TraceTogether : pandemic response, democracy, and technology by Stevens, Hallam, Haines, Monamie Bhadra

“…However, by deploying these within a context that centralizes data, the app turns ideals borne of dissent and protest on their head, using them to build trust not within a community but rather in government power and control. …”
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An abundant bacterial phylum with nitrite-oxidizing potential in oligotrophic marine sediments by Zhao, Rui, Jørgensen, Steffen L, Babbin, Andrew R

“…Nitrosediminicolota members have the functional potential to oxidize nitrite, in addition to other accessory functions such as urea hydrolysis and thiosulfate reduction. While one recovered species (Ca. Nitrosediminicola aerophilus) is generally confined within the oxic zone, another (Ca. …”
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Numerical modeling of explosion of a reinforced concrete magazine : secondary trajectory of debris due to roll-and-bound motion by Choo, Kay Wei.

“…There are many factors to be considered when considering maximizing usage of land. One of the factors is to consider the required clearance zone measured from the hazardous source such as an explosive-storing magazine. …”
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Materials approaches for next-generation encapsulated cell therapies by Krishnan, Siddharth R., Langer, Robert, Anderson, Daniel G.

“…Transplanted cells can act as living drug factories capable of secreting therapeutic proteins in vivo, with applications in the treatment of Type 1 diabetes (T1D), blood borne disease, vision disorders, and degenerative neural disease, potentially representing functional cures for chronic conditions. …”
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