Cigarette vile : smoking, gender and femininity by Champion, Valerie

“…Although modern times have allowed female consumption and practices to become increasingly accepted, surveillance of female consumption and its effect on the female body has still continued and reinforces gendered notions. …”
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Small target detection and ranging using FMCW radar by Rhagavan Jernathan Andrew

“…However, not much research has been done to test out its effectiveness in other applications, such as for the detection of small targets. …”
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Entrepreneurial resourcefulness: theoretical origins, integrative review, and research agenda by Williams, TA, Li, JM, Zhao, EY

“…While this diversity demonstrates the promise and depth of entrepreneurial resourcefulness, this research is fragmented across disciplines, theories, and levels of analysis, which limits our understanding of when, why, and how entrepreneurial resourcefulness occurs and its effect on the entrepreneurial process. This study reviews and integrates the literature on entrepreneurial resourcefulness, providing a common foundational grounding that coheres diverse yet related streams of research. …”

Optimization of enterprise financial performance evaluation system based on AHP and LSTM against the background of carbon neutrality by Xie, Yuxiting

“…The proposed model demonstrates its effectiveness in practical testing, achieving an evaluation error of just 1.7%. …”
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A self-rectifying unipolar HfOx based RRAM using doped germanium bottom electrode by Liu, W. J., Tran, Xuan Anh, Sun, Xiaowei, Yu, Hongyu

“…The demonstrated RRAM device shows high ON/OFF ratio (>5 × 102 @ 0.5 V), and its effective Schottky barrier height is also addressed. …”
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GAME PLAY THERAPY : THERAPEUTIC USE OF GAMES WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS / by Stone, Jessica, editor 655061, Schaefer, Charles E., editor 338801, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Thus, the chapter contributors in the volume will provide expert advice on how to select the most useful therapy games (over 700 that are now available), the "nuts-and-bolts" of administering and using these game effectively, case illustrations of the process of game therapy, and empirical evidence of its effectiveness. The contributors will all be credentialed play therapists with extensive experience practicing Game Play Therapy"--…”
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Three-dimensional scour at submarine pipelines by Wu, Yushi.

“…The characteristics of the flow field and its effect on the scouring process are discussed. …”
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The role of perceived stress and gender on portion selection patterns by Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Lim, E. X., Sim, A. Y., Forde, C. G.

“…Despite the role of stress on potentially obesogenic eating habits, its effect on pre-meal planning, such as the selection of portion sizes, remain unknown. …”
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Interactive partitioning of 3D models into printable parts by Jadoon, Aamir Khan, Wu, Chenming, Liu, Yong-Jin, He, Ying, Wang, Charlie C. L.

“…A preliminary user study also demonstrates its effectiveness and efficiency.…”
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Analysis of a functionally graded rod under combined torsion – axial loading by Ang, Clyman Wei Shen

“…The stress curves of different gradients are studied to discover its effect on not only multi-layered cylindrical entities, but also purely homogenous ones as well, and ultimately, discuss and compare the magnitude of the effects of the different gradients of the cylindrical entity. …”
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Modelling spatial correlation in earthquake-induced damage and its impact on regional loss estimation by Nguyen, Michele, Loos, Sabine, Lallemant, David

“…While correlation in ground motion intensity and its effect on earthquake damage has been well-documented, there is a widely held yet insufficiently examined view, that there are other sources of spatial correlation in damage not accounted for. …”
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Learning dynamic models for robotic manipulation by Bui, Thien Phuc

“…The subsequent discussion of results would offer insights into the model, assess its effectiveness, and put forward suggestions for future work.…”
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Multiple distresses detection for asphalt pavement using improved You Only Look Once algorithm based on convolutional neural network by Dan, Han-Cheng, Yan, Peng, Tan, Jiawei, Zhou, Yinchao, Lu, Bingjie

“…Comparative tests reveal YOLOv7-CSP's superior performance, with significant improvements in mAP, F1 score, GFLOPS, and FPS metrics, demonstrating its effectiveness in detecting various pavement distresses. …”
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Dynamic scheduling of multimedia requests in client/server environments by Guan, Huan Ci.

“…This algorithm accounts for the scheduling cost and its effect on the ability to meet deadlines. We evaluate this technique by comparing its performance with the performance of a landmark dynamic algorithm. …”
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Laser assisted micro patterning atop shape memory polymer by Goh, Chee Siew.

“…Therefore, this project will investigate the production on the SMP and then study its effect.…”
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Operation and optimization of membrane distillation bioreactor by Kwan, Joseph Zheng Xin.

“…The main focus of this project is to optimise the operation of a lab-scale MDBR setup, specifically by examining salt accumulation rate and its effect on the bioprocess in the MDBR system. The setup managed to produce a stable flux of approximately 6 L/m2•hr over 6 days. …”
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Impact behaviour of prepreg laminates with dispersed core/shell particles in ply interfaces by Mubarak Ali Mohamed Ali

“…Dispersion of C/SH microparticles between the interlaminar interfaces of glass/epoxy, carbon/epoxy and glass/phenolic laminates was successfully achieved and its effect on the laminate’s impact behaviour was investigated. …”
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Decentralized secondary control for frequency restoration and power allocation in islanded AC microgrids by Lian, Zhijie, Wen, Changyun, Guo, Fanghong, Lin, Pengfeng, Wu, Qiuwei

“…The results do show its effectiveness and also verify the established theoretical findings.…”
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Technology-enhanced learning (TEL) of finite state machines (FSMs) by Chua, Wen Huat

“…This report details the development of the algorithm, its integration into a TEL environment, and evaluates its effectiveness in enhancing students' understanding of FSMs.…”
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Influence of welding on the strength of high performance steels by Zhang, Xing-Zhao, Zhao, Ming-Shan, Chiew, Sing-Ping, Lee, Chi-King, Fung, Tat-Ching

“…The results showed that welding softened the heat affected zone (HAZ) of S690 high strength steel significantly but its effect on the normal strength steel S385 was insignificant.…”
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