Effect of hydrophobic soils on infiltration by Tong, Wan Yi

“…Infiltration of hydrophobic fine sand did not start when the water ponding depth was 2 cm but it began when the water ponding depth was increased to 10 cm. …”
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The introduction and evolution of Bharatanatyam in Singapore : exploring ethnic diversity, mythological stories and modern themes through dance by Elangovan, Mathangi

“…The common Bharatanatyam viewer knows that productions were largely based upon Hindu texts and mythological stories, but this practice began to change in the 21st Century with greater awareness amongst youth choreographers on the importance of using art to send a message instead of simply to entertain. …”
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Microring resonator based photonic devices using high-contrast waveguides by Darmawan, Stevanus

“…Photonics as a field began in the 1960s with the invention of laser. The inventions of semiconductor laser diode in the 1970s and Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) in the late 1980s have revolutionized the telecommunication of the late 20th century and provided the infrastructure for the internet worldwide. …”
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Recovery of three-dimensional objects from single two-dimensional sketches using cubic corners by Vishnuprasad Venugopalapanicker

“…The 3D object recovery from a single line drawing began by identifying the 3D faces. Then the cubic corner was identified in the sketch and its depth was assumed zero. …”
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A monstrous text : an exploration of genre in the Harry Potter novels by Vanderstraaten Vanessa Ann

“…When Bloomsbury published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 1997, Joanne Kathleen Rowling began a whirlwind, rags-to-riches tale of her own. …”
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Evolving semantics of cyber and punk : a study of cultural relevance with William Gibson & Neal Stephenson. by Lee, Melvyn.

“…As Cyberpunk science fiction grew in prominence and popularity in the late 80's, prominent critics began to question its heralding as a revolutionary genre of social commentary and subversion. …”
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Glorious autarky? Foreign resources and the British fiscal-military state, 1688-1815 by Graham, A

“…Aſter 1780 however, British ministers began to lose access to the European fiscal-military system and were forced to look to domestic resources, which generated damaging political conflicts within Britain. …”

The Effect of Green Marketing Mix Towards the Green Cosmetic Product Purchasing with the Mediating Role of Consumer Self-Efficacy (S/O 14620) by Mohamad, Mawaddah

“…Green cosmetic product has emerged and customers began to exploit the green cosmetic as they consider their health and to avoid the risk of applied chemical product. …”
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The impossibility of a moral right to privacy by Persson, I, Savulescu, J

“…Information acquisition itself is distinguished from the means used to acquire it and the uses to which the information is put. …”

Development of a machine-learning-based detection and tracking algorithm for drones by Er, Hwa Ming

“…As such, numerous drone research, worldwide, began to sprout. Majority of these researches focused on the applications of drones using computer vision as well as artificial intelligence. …”
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A review of extraction methods for the analysis of pharmaceuticals in environmental waters by Daniels, Kevin D., Park, Minkyu, Huang, Zhenzhen, Jia, Ai, Flores, Guillermo S., Lee, Hian Kee, Snyder, Shane Allen

“…The analysis of pharmaceuticals in the environment began with simple gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and evolved to using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry as the dominant method. …”
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Construction nation. by Lim, Meng Jin.

“…We were angry, when the countries around us, began to shut down the exports of sand which is vital to the industry; we are disturbed, when the increasing number of foreign workers, mainly used in the construction industry, begin to take up spaces that were normally empty. …”
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Solar UAV : design and fabrication of structural test rig for loading and testing a 7.5m half wing by Chua, Zac Zheng Xun.

“…This resulted in a balance between the strength of the aircraft structure and the total weight of the aircraft. The project began with discussions with the professors and team members to finalise on the external configuration and mission requirements of the UAV. …”
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State of the nation: class, Labour politics and the contemporary relevance of Our Friends in the North (1996) by Collins, Jeremy

“…In January 1996 the BBC began broadcasting Our Friends in the North, a ‘state of the nation’ drama (Eaton 2005), over nine episodes. …”
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Criminality in patients with autoimmune encephalitis: a case series by Michael, S, Varley, J, Williams, R, Bajorek, T, Easton, A, Irani, SR

“…None had evidence of premorbid antisocial personality traits or psychiatric disorders. Criminal behaviours began a median of 18 months (range = 15 months–12 years) after encephalitis onset. …”

Two-stage anaerobic digestion using protein-rich synthetic wastewater inoculated with anaerobic sludge by Syed Sabeer Ali, Sharifah Nazura, Omar, Rozita, Che Man, Hasfalina, Mohamad Idris, Aida Isma, Tajuddin, Hairul Anuar, Mahat, Siti Baizura, Abdullah, Luqman Chuah

“…The biogas production began to decrease at the protein concentration of 12 g/L. …”
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Cyclic simple shear behaviour of Cowden till by Qiu, Z

“…The test programme began with standard monotonic direct simple shear tests to characterise the undrained shear strength profile of the site. …”

Site-specific chemical and topological modifications to augment mRNA therapeutic potential by Aditham, Abhishek J.

“…We investigated the site-specific installation of chemical and topological modifications into therapeutic mRNA to augment their expression in cell cultures and mouse models. We began by developing messenger oligonucleotide-conjugated RNAs (mocRNAs), which are mRNAs ligated to modified oligonucleotides that contain 3’ nuclease-resistant modifications. …”
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Strengthening economic linkages between South Asia and East Asia : the case for a second round of "look east" policies by Rana, Pradumna B., Chia, Wai-Mun

“…The key components of LEP2 in South Asia should comprise (i) completing the economic reform process that began in the early 1990s by focusing on the remaining microeconomic reforms (ii) lobbying and negotiating to participate in various on-going regional trade and financial cooperation efforts in East Asia (iii) creating a trade-friendly environment “at the border” and “behind the border” and (iv) improving “beyond the border” connectivity and logistics with East Asia to reduce trading costs between the two regions. …”
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Notions of "subject" by LaPolla, Randy J.

“…The concept of "subject" began with Aristotle's theory of truth, but Aristotle defined subject (Greek hypokeímenon—Latin subject is a translation of this word) as the entity that the proposition is about, i.e. the topic. …”
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