Assessing the effect of predator control on black-footed cat survival in central South Africa by Lai, S, Rodrigues, CW, O'Donnell, H, Küsters, M, Herrick, J, Lawrenz, A, Lamberski, N, Schroeder, M, Wilson, B, Sliwa, A

“…The black-footed cat, a small felid endemic to southern Africa, is particularly vulnerable to killing by larger carnivores while also being prone to developing renal diseases. Here, we investigated the effect of predator control on black-footed cat populations by comparing adult annual survival between two sites, a nature reserve with little predator management and a sheep and game farm where jackals and caracals were lethally controlled. …”

Quantum information processing, sensing, and communications: their myths, realities, and futures by Hazno, L, Babar, Z, Cai, Z, Chandra, D, Djordjevic, IB, Koczor, B, Xin Ng, S, Razavi, M, Simone, O

“…Since the operation of quantum systems is prone to the deleterious effects of decoherence, which manifests itself in terms of bitflips, phase-flips, or both, the pivotal subject of quantum error mitigation is reviewed both in the presence and absence of quantum coding. …”

The uniqueness trap by Flyvbjerg, B, Budzier, A, Christodoulou, MD, Zottoli, M

“…Project managers and planners are highly prone to believing that their projects are one of a kind—partly because those that seem new and distinctive are more likely to win support. …”

Finally, protection for the high seas by Randhawa, Dipinder Singh

“…The High Seas Treaty is the first global agreement to protect the open seas – ninety-five per cent of the oceans that lie beyond exclusive national economic zones. For this critically vital expanse of Planet Earth which has huge economic, ecological and strategic importance, and which is little understood by people around the world, the treaty offers considerable protection against over-exploitation and wanton abuse.…”
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Expansion and user study of CoolVent : inclusion of thermal comfort models in an early-design natural ventilation tool by Rich, Rebecca E. (Rebecca Eileen)

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One-pot synthesis of lithium-rich cathode material with hierarchical morphology: methodology by Bruce, P

Gender equality or employment promotion? The politicization of parental leave policy in Finland by Nygard, Mikael, Nyby, Josefine, Kuisma, Mikko

“…The road towards this reform was not entirely uncontroversial, and one stumble stone was different interpretations of the meaning of gender equality. …”
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Pan-Tonkin Gulf cooperation : de-securitising the South China Sea? by Li, Mingjiang

“…The Pan-Tonkin Gulf proposal, if adopted, will turn the South China Sea into an "internal lake" of this regional economic zone.…”
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Managing age diversity in Singapore SMEs : exploring employees' perceptions towards younger and older workers. by Ng, Vivian Shi Ying., Low, Angela Hui Qing., Yue, Samantha Si Min.

“…Originality/value – This research acts as a stepping stone for future research about how to better manage age diversity in SMEs. …”
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Tunable three dimensional scaffolds for tissue engineering applications by Loh, Qiu Li.

“…Overall, the current study provides new insights into the role of the 3D physical environment in determining cellular function, and is a stepping stone towards the development of instructive scaffolds with tunable properties post-fabrication for tissue engineering applications.…”
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Platform development for control of induction machine (Part II control algorithm verification) by Kang, Jia Yi

“…In this project the VVVF method will be used in verifying whether the software control algorithm for VVVF and the hardware constructed could be successfully integrated and will act as a stepping stone for the future implementation of the close loop algorithm.…”
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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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Seepage effects on settling velocity by Goh, Alvin Hanchang.

“…This experimental project investigates the possible effect of upward seepage on the terminal or settling velocity of sediment particles as well as its influence on the different zones of sediment particle motion. The analysis involves both experimental and analytical approaches. …”
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Mathematical model of plant nutrient uptake by Roose, T

“…The water uptake model shows that the water saturation can develop pseudo-steady-state wet and dry zones in the rooting region of the soil. The dry zone is shown to stop the movement of nutrient from the top of the soil to the groundwater. …”

Tactical and technological innovation in terrorist campaigns by Dolnik, Adam

“…Our ability to identify signature characteristics of innovation-prone terrorist organizations is thus a critical element in predictive threat assessment of future terrorist violence.…”
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Horizontal control of unmanned aerial vehicle to facilitate landing by Manikandan, Harikrishnan.

“…Unmanned Arial Vehicles (UAVs) are prone to unwanted movements due to external disturbances (eg: wind) or/and internal errors in its design. …”
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Mechanics precision grinding brittle materials by Ngoi, Bryan Kok Ann.

“…Mirror surfaces are more prone to be generated on single crystal silicon than glasses. …”
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Robustly interrogating machine learning-based scoring functions: what are they learning? by Durant, G, Boyles, F, Birchall, K, Marsden, B, Deane, CM

“…Motivation: Machine learning-based scoring functions (MLBSFs) have been found to exhibit inconsistent performance on different benchmarks and be prone to learning dataset bias. For the field to develop MLBSFs that learn a generalizable understanding of physics, a more rigorous understanding of how they perform is required. …”

Coseismic and postseismic slip of the 2005 Mw8.6 Nias‐Simeulue earthquake : spatial overlap and localized viscoelastic flow by Qiu, Qiang, Feng, Lujia, Hermawan, Iwan, Hill, Emma M.

“…This localized viscoelastic flow coincides with a low-velocity zone below Toba volcano, as imaged by tomography studies; it is possible that the viscoelastic flow beneath the volcano accelerated following this event.…”
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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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