Design and investigation of block copolymers for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices by Liu, Chengyin

“…To further improve the tensile properties of the SWNTs/epoxy nanocomposites, we fabricated another series of PI-derived block copolymers via ring-opening polymerization initiated from hydroxyl-terminated polyimide of lactide and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)propylene carbonate) (MAC) to produce PLA-b-PI-b-PLA (TB1) and PMAC-b-PI-b-PMAC (TB2) which are polyester and poly(ester-carbonate)-derived, respectively. …”
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Sky scanning on rooftop via fish-eye camera by Sim, Yu Ling Julia

“…Daylight simulation has been a topic that’s been of interest so as to maximize the performance of daylighting in buildings and solar forecasting. …”
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Health care financing in Singapore by Koh, Choon Kong, Soo, Robert Eng Liew, Tong, Kok Yin

“…The current issue of rising health care costs, which has been subject to much debate in Singapore, prompted our investigation into the economics of the various health care financing schemes and to assess their effectiveness and efficiency. …”
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A computer vision software to automatically measure dimensions of flat surfaces in a photograph by Wang, Qifeng

“…A previous project has been conducted and a substantial amount of work have been done on objects and contours detection. …”
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Study the Meaning of the English Translation of THE NOBLE QUR'AN : Word-for-Word from Arabic to English by DARUSSALAM

“…Therefore, to convey the accurate meaning of the Quranic Verses this task has been done. The idiomatic translation has also been added in order to ease the readers to see the word-for- word translation of the Arabic Verses along with the idiomatic one on the same page. …”

Development of isolated type DC/DC converter for on-board power supply by Enrique Alejandro, Nunes Di Pierri

“…A 20 kW high frequency DC/DC converter composed of two identical 10 kW units has been constructed for a hybrid vehicle application. …”
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Geometric primitive feature extraction : concepts, algorithms and applications by Prasad, Dilip Kumar.

“…For the problem of polygonal approximation, two fundamental problems have been addressed. First, the nature of the performance evaluation metrics in relation to the local and global fitting characteristics has been studied. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, and non-volatile memory device application of an N-substituted heteroacene by Wang, Chengyuan, Wang, Jiangxin, Li, Pei-Zhou, Gao, Junkuo, Tan, Si Yu, Xiong, Wei-Wei, Hu, Benlin, Lee, Pooi See, Zhao, Yanli, Zhang, Qichun

“…N-substituted heteroacenes have been widely used as electroactive layers in organic electronic devices, and only a few of them have been investigated in organic resistive memory devices. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network by Liu, Yan.

“…For the hardware part, several improvements and modifications have been made on the previous AmigoBot. Firstly, the stargazer has been added to the AmigoBot. …”
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A Biography of the Prophet of Islam : In the Light of the Original Sources An Analytical Study / by Mahdi Rizqullah Ahmad, Dr. author 598741

“…First, every detail mentioned has been traced back to original sources, whose authenticity has been discussed extensively in the footnotes. …”

Development of a fiber optic gradient hydrophone by Mei, Suo Hai.

“…Fiber optic hydrophones have been under development since 1970s, and have been proven to have many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as PZT hydrophones. …”
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Port service quality in the supply chain management context by Poh, Patricia Xiang Qi.

“…The port industry is a specialised industry and is usually the gateway to many markets involving sea transport. However, there has been a general shift in the roles of the port. Besides the traditional function of being the facilitator, providing of infrastructure and equipment, contemporary ports have now been integrated into supply chains. …”
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Carbon based materials for MEMS applications by Tan, Chong Wei

“…CNTs have been a subject of interest by many researchers since its discovery by Ijima in 1991. …”
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RFID and cloud computing in supply chain tracking system by Saha, Ishita.

“…Different techniques for doing this have been studied and the most effective solution has been provided using Service-Oriented Architecture. …”
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Optical and optoelectronic properties of Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric matrix by Ding, Liang

“…Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric films have been synthesized with the technique of Si ion implantation and plasma enhanced vapor deposition (PECVD). …”
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Development of engineering tools and design guidelines for FRP strengthened RC walls subject to near field blast loading by Fung, Tat Ching, Tan, Kang Hai, Werner Riedel, Yu, Qingjun, Del Linz, Paolo, Li, Gen, Tu, Huan

“…In this report D5, as a supplement, some additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls by uncased charge have also been studied for ANN analysis. Moreover, additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls using the large cased charge, denote as “device B”, have been studied. …”
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Gain design and verification of autopilot control loops for UVAs by Huang, Qian.

“…In this master thesis, autopilot control system of a UAV has been developed. Before starting the control system design, general concepts of system response have been reviewed. …”
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Ancient Tangut manuscripts rediscovered by van Driem, George

“…It is a cause for great joy that, since the appearance of the article by van Driem and Kepping (1991), the original Tangut manuscripts bearing interlinear Tibetan transcriptions, which had been lost for decades, have now been found and returned to the Institute of Oriental Studies in St. …”
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Lubrication mechanisms in offshore wind turbines by Gadgil, Abhiruchi

“…Lubricant interaction with the bearing and gears has been studied extensively to improve design parameters. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network (I) by Lin, Zhenxing.

“…To fully utilize resources, an automated mobile robots system has been proposed. Various techniques and methods have been explored, including communication protocols, robot localization and navigation, interception and obstacle avoidance. …”
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