An experimental and simulation study of chip transportation behaviour in gundrilling by Tnay, Guan Leong

“…The material removed by the gun drill known as chips have to be evacuated from the cutting zone as fast as possible, in order to prevent the chip clogging. …”
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Partial rupture of a locked patch of the Sumatra megathrust during the 2007 earthquake sequence by Konca, A. Ozgun, Avouac, Jean-Philippe, Sladen, Anthony, Meltzner, Aron J., Sieh, Kerry, Fang, Peng, Li, Zhenhong, Galetzka, John, Genrich, Jeff, Chlieh, Mohamed, Natawidjaja, Danny H., Bock, Yehuda, Fielding, Eric J., Ji, Chen, Helmberger, Don V.

“…This variability probably arises from the influence of non-permanent barriers, zones with locally lower pre-stress due to the past earthquakes. …”
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A modified Prandtl-Ishlinskii hysteresis model for modeling and compensating asymmetric hysteresis of piezo-actuated flexure-based systems by Zhou, Chao, Yuan, Meng, Feng, Chen, Ang, Wei Tech

“…Conventional models were presented to model this undesired effect using additional dead-zone operators. This paper presents a new approach using two sets of operators with a distributed compensator to model and compensate for the asymmetric system hysteresis based on inversion calculation with a simplified digitized representation. …”
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A study on the prospects of Singapore investments in Shandong. by Aw, Helen Seow Yen, Chia, Maureen Leng Yin, Lim, Hui Gek

“…On the other hand, China has also provided attractive incentives and developed special economic zones in some provinces to woo Singapore investors. …”
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The research of modern media communication mode and trilingual translator's behaviour in fansub group : a case study of culture reference for trilingual subtitle's translation by Wei, Shi Wen

“…In conclusion, from the study of this dissertation, it is simple to see such an affinity really can improve the accuracy of subtitles, especially for the use of culture references and expressional tones. It can serve as the effective tool for the trilingual translator to understand the original meaning and produce an accurate mirror translations. …”
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Customers’ emotional impact on star rating and thumbs-up behavior towards food delivery service apps by Li, Le, Ismail, Noor Azlin, Chong, Choo Wei, Sun, Peng, Pervin, Mst. Dilara, Hossain, Md Shamim

“…Additionally, the study highlights the differential impact of emotional tones on review scores and reader engagement metrics. …”
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A new method to estimate slab dip direction using receiver functions and its application in revealing slab geometry and a diffuse plate boundary beneath Sumatra by Feng, Mingye, Chen, Ling, Wei, Shengji, Wang, Xin, Wang, Xu, Wu, Zimu

“…Both synthetics and data analyses also indicate DDS can be applied in other subduction zones and for other dipping interfaces.…”
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Topography-incorporated adjoint-state surface wave Traveltime tomography: method and a case study in Hawaii by Hao, Shijie, Chen, Jing, Xu, Mijian, Tong, Ping

“…Our results reveal features that are consistent with geological structures and previous tomography results, including high velocities below Mauna Loa Volcano and Kilauea Volcano, and low velocities beneath the Hilina Fault Zone. Additionally, our model reveals a high-velocity anomaly to the South of Hualalai's summit, which may be related to a buried rift zone. …”
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Exploring disruptive adolescent behaviours on social media: A case study during the times of Crisis by Aliff, Nawi, Nor Yazi, Khamis, Zalmizy, Hussin, Muhammad Noor, Abdul Aziz

“…The adolescents’ postings on spiritual advice brought some engrossing tone down of the adolescents’ behaviours. The grounded religious beliefs could be their self-control mechanism when using the media. …”
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Homocysteine metabolism pathway is involved in the control of glucose homeostasis: a cystathionine beta synthase deficiency study in mouse by Cruciani-Guglielmacci, Céline, Meneyrol, Kelly, Denom, Jessica, Kassis, Nadim, Rachdi, Latif, Makaci, Fatna, Migrenne-Li, Stéphanie, Daubigney, Fabrice, Georgiadou, Eleni, Denis, Raphaël G., Sanchez-Archidona, Ana Rodriguez, Paul, Jean-Louis, Thorens, Bernard, Rutter, Guy A., Magnan, Christophe, Le Stunff, Hervé, Janel, Nathalie

“…Islets isolated from CBS+/- mice maintained their ability to respond to the elevated glucose levels, and we showed that a lower parasympathetic tone could, at least in part, be responsible for the insulin secretion defect. …”
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Visual activity monitoring : assisted child-minding home camera surveillance system by Tan, Sophia Boon Fong.

“…In addition, a graphical user interface will be provided to enable the user to predefine activity zones. Child wondering beyond these areas will cause the system to trigger a warning signal. …”
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Evaluation and Analysis of Next-Generation FY-4A LPW Products over Various Climatic Regions in China by Zhang, Wenyuan, Xiao, Xinyu, Peng, Jinsong, Zhang, Shubi, Shehaj, Endrit, Moeller, Gregor

“…However, the observational quality and spatiotemporal variations of LPW products across different climate zones, e.g., the diverse climatic regions in China, have not been systematically assessed. …”
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Landslide susceptibility assessment in Limbe (SW Cameroon) : a field calibrated seed cell and information value method by del Marmol, M.-A., Trefois, P., Jacobs, P., Suh, C. E., Che, Vivian Bih., Kervyn, Matthieu., Fontijn, Karen., Ernst, Gerald G. J.

“…The obtained susceptibility map is combined with the outline of urban areas and key infrastructures to evaluate zones that are vulnerable to the impact of future slope failures. …”
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Use of Dual Capillary Barrier as Cover System for a Sanitary Landfill in Singapore by Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanag, Alfrendo, Harnas, F. R., Leong, Eng Choon

“…Soil properties in the unsaturated soil zone affect the rate of wetting front movement from the ground surface. …”
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Near-Field Antenna Measurements : Calculations and Facility Design / by Kalashnikov, Vadim Serafimovich, author 643223, Ponomarev, Maxim Yurievich, author 643225, Platonov, Oleg Yurievich, author 643226, Shubnikov, Victor Vasilievich, author 643227, Rivkin, Mark Ilyich, author 643228, Shatrakov, Artem Yurievich, author 643229, Shatrakov, I͡U. G. (I͡Uriĭ Grigorʹevich), author 643230, Zavalishin, Oleg Ivanovich, author 643231

“…This book is useful both for those who want to get initial information on the measurement of the antenna parameters, and for specialists directly involved in the experimental determination of the antenna parameters from the results of measuring the amplitude-phase distribution in the near zone of the antennas. Currently, the near-field method is the most common one for antenna measurements. …”

ALMA spectral survey of Supernova 1987A – molecular inventory, chemistry, dynamics and explosive nucleosynthesis by Matsuura, M, Indebetouw, R, Woosley, S, Bujarrabal, V, Abellán, F, McCray, R, Kamenetzky, J, Fransson, C, Barlow, M, Gomez, H, Cigan, P, De Looze, I, Spyromilio, J, Stavely-Smith, L, Zanardo, G, Roche, P, Larsson, J, Viti, S, Van Loon, J, Wheeler, J, Baes, M, Chevalier, R, Lundqvist, P, Marcaide, J, Dwek, E, Meixner, M, Ng, C, Sonneborn, G, Yates, J

“…The mixing might have caused some hydrogen from the envelope to sink into carbon- and oxygen-rich zones after the explosion, enabling the formation of a substantial mass of HCO⁺. …”

Assessment of climatic influences on net primary productivity along elevation gradients in temperate ecoregions by Mehmood, Kaleem, Ahmad Anees, Shoaib, Rehman, Akhtar, Rehman, Nazir Ur, Muhammad, Sultan, Shahzad, Fahad, Liu, Qijing, Alharbi, Sulaiman Ali, Alfarraj, Saleh, Ansari, Mohammad Javed, Khan, Waseem Razzaq

“…Significant elevation-dependent variations were observed, especially in mid-elevation zones (401 to 1600 meters), where NPP increased at a rate of 0.174 g C m-2 a-1 per meter (R² = 0.808, p < 0.01). …”
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Understanding mental health content on social media and it’s effect towards suicidal ideation by Bhuiyan, Mohaiminul Islam, Nur Shazwani, Kamarudin, Nur Hafieza, Ismail

“…The study details the application of these technologies in analyzing vast amounts of unstructured social media data to detect linguistic patterns, keywords, phrases, tones, and contextual cues associated with suicidal thoughts. …”
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Development of coherent detector technologies for sub-millimetre wave astronomy observations by Tan, B-K

“…We have also investigated a new method of generating LO signals by beating the tones of two infrared lasers.</p> <p>Using the current 16-pixel 350 GHz SIS receiver, HARP-B, we have observed the ¹²CO J=3→2 emission lines from two nearby galaxies. …”

Fabrication of water filter using silica powder from rice husk waste product under compaction method by Muslem, Muhammad Firdaus, Ahmad, Sufizar, Isamudin, Ikhwan, Abd Rahman, Hamimah, Mahzan, Shahruddin, Azmi, Mohd Azham, Ismail, Azzura, Sufi, Syahmie

“…The sample product was compacted by hydraulic press machine with the pressure used is 7 tones. The sintering process has been conducted in temperature of 900oC,950oC,1000oC,1050oC and 1100oC with two different composition of silica which is 60 wt% and 65 wt%. …”
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