OLIVER TWIST / by Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870, author 457349

“…Oliver Twist is born in the harsh confines of a workhouse, his mother expiring in childbirth, his father unknown. …”

Creative Schools / by Robinson, Ken, author 509031, Aronica, Lou, author 621386

On the investigation of ash deposition effect on flow-induced vibration energy harvesting by Wang, Junlei, Gu, Shanghao, Yurchenko, Daniil, Hu, Guobiao, Wei, Ronghan

“…The CFD analysis results indicate that the appearance of the small-scale secondary vortices (SV) widens the wake flow and increases the aerodynamic force produced by the horn-like bluff body. The flow-induced vibration of the harvester using the horn-like bluff body transforms from VIV to galloping. …”
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Molecular and physiological consequences of prematurity and blood pressure elevation on the young adult left ventricular stress response by Huckstep, O

“…This thesis used purposive recruitment of young adults with a range of blood pressures and birth histories (preterm-born and term-born) and employed deep baseline cardiovascular phenotyping combined with exercise stress assessments to characterise LV stress response phenotypes in young adults born preterm, or with blood pressure elevation. …”

On the prime values represented by polynomials by Foo, Timothy

“…The most general thus far is the Bateman-Horn conjecture. While the Bateman-Horn conjecture remains open, “on average” results have been given by Baier and Zhao [BZ2], [BZ4] for quadratic polynomials. …”
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Preterm birth and cardiometabolic health trajectories from birth to adulthood: the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children by Clayton, GL, Howe, LD, O’Keeffe, LM, Lewandowski, A, Lawlor, DA, Fraser, A

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> Adults who were born prematurely (&lt;37 weeks gestation) are at increased cardiovascular disease risk, but it is unclear when in the life course this risk emerges. …”

"不似华人" ：19世纪至20世纪初海峡土生华人的困境 = "Not Really Chinese" : dilemma of the Straits Chinese from 19th to 20th century by 黄欣仪 Ng, Sing Yee

“…Among his narratives, the views of the local-born Chinese he concluded is that they were “Not Really Chinese”. …”
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The influence of pregnancy complications on fetal and neonatal cardiovascular development by Aye, C

“…Higher blood pressure has also been observed in those born preterm in addition to specific cardiac modifications in young adulthood.…”

Design of broadband double-ridged antenna by Lo, Wei Chen.

“…The purpose of this report is to introduce the design of a broadband double-ridged horn antenna of the operating frequency range of 0.8~26GHz. …”
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Low-profile and end-fire antennas for airborne applications by Chen, Zhuozhu

“…An ellipse-shaped copper taper is extended along the horn aperture in order to obtain a smooth transition from horn aperture to free space. …”
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Cohort differences in physical health and disability in the United States and Europe by Gimeno, L, Goisis, A, Dowd, JB, Ploubidis, GB

“…Still, in both the United States and Europe, we observed a structural break in disability trends, with declines observed in prewar cohorts slowing, stalling, or reversing for cohorts born since 1945. <p><strong> Discussion</strong></p> In all regions, we found evidence for worsening health across cohorts, particularly for those born since 1945. …”

Elephant in the room by Muhammad Iskandar Thani BMB, Ng, Qin Ching

“…A man born without a soul finds himself on a quest to 'fix' himself after the death of his mother. …”
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Thin 3-D bandpass frequency-selective structure based on folded substrate for conformal radome applications by Omar, Ahmed Abdelmottaleb, Shen, Zhongxiang

“…A fabricated prototype of this radome is measured in the presence of a broadband horn antenna.…”
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Basel II implementation challenges and solutions by Ang, Shawn Chee Ann, Cheng, Ryan Kam Wai, Lim, Gabriel Geok Chuan

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Predicting credit scores of Singapore private manufacturing companies. by Lim, Hui Jun., Lim, Alex Zhi Wei., Tsai, Xinyi.

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Efficient digital traffic accident mapping by Koo, T. K.

“…This paper describes the design and development of one system born out of an attempt to produce a low cost, simple to use, photogrammetric-based three dimensional computer graphics visualization system for traffic accident mapping.…”
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DARE by Balete, Camille Louise Garcia

“…DARE celebrates grit and hardiness through a montage of imagery that illustrate struggles born from limitations. Characters are used as parallels as they go through a white-knuckled grind of preparation, pursuit, struggle, and overcoming.…”
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Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures by Leong, Kuan Yee.

“…Despite the unprecedented efforts seen in countering Somali piracy in the waters off the Horn of Africa, piracy continues to be the major threat for vessels sailing through that region. …”
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How Taoism addresses unbalanced lives of urban female : see things differently by Lam, Nu Lien Minh

“…Born, educated and grown in developing countries that are still faithful to tradition and cultural heritage, young Asian women encounter inevitable tensions between tradition and modern lifestyles that makes her loose harmony and balance in her daily life. …”
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Anatomy of gloom. by Lim, Gwen Yuan Wen.

“…The Puppet wakes up in a gloomy world. Like a new born baby, she is amused her existence. A spider crawls out of her heart and hynotises the puppet, shows her an perplexing illusion of a woman trapped inside a massive flower. …”
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