Turning back time: an exploration of nostalgia in Shinto Japan through studio Ghibli films by Lim, Jia Hui

“…This is due to the changes and defamiliarization of the environment in both films, from destruction caused by war shown in Grave, and the move to a new town in Totoro. This essay aims to compare the ways both films depict that process of cultural adaptation and learning by examining the presence of Japanese cultural beliefs that originated from the Shinto religion in both films. …”
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The post-modern Japanese identity of Haruki Murakami's literature. by Ling, Shannon.

“…Japan, in particular, had undergone massive changes since the end of the Meiji era and the Second World War, giving birth to a new generation of Japanese torn between respecting the traditional and embracing the modern. …”
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SMART MOBILITY : EXPLORING FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WIDER IMPACTS / by Khamis, Alaa, author 643152

“…The socioeconomic changes in our urban centers are vast, and Smart Mobility breaks down the core concepts with meaningful data and insights. …”

OncomiR-138 targets genes involved in senescence and its inhibition induces growth arrest of malignant gliomas. by Malini Rethnam.

“…Recent studies have reported elevated expression of miR-138 in Glioma Stem cells (GSCs) and demonstrated that knocking miR-138 down prevented tumor progression, though the exact downstream mechanism was unknown. …”
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Employment dynamics in a rapid decarbonization of the US power sector by Bücker, J, del Rio-Chanona, RM, Pichler, A, Ives, MC, Farmer, JD

“…We couple an input-output model with an occupational mobility network and identify three labor market phases: “scale-up,” “scale-down,” and a long-term, low-carbon, “steady state.” …”

Trace element emissions vary with lava flow age and thermal evolution during the Fagradalsfjall 2021-2023 eruptions, Iceland by Wainman, L, Ilyinskaya, E, Pfeffer, M, Mather, T

“…This variability in down-flow element fluxes suggests that the output of metals to the environment may change depending on lava flow age and thermal evolution.…”

Introduction by Panti, Cecilia, Paravicini Bagliani, Agostino, Temple, Nicholas

“…The event received sponsorship from the Union Académique International (“Transcultural conferences of UAI”), the Dipartimento di Studi letterari, filosofici e di storia dell’Arte of the University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, the Centre for Urban Design, Architecture and Sustainability (CUDAS) at the University of Huddersfield, and the Centre for Urban and Built Ecologies (CUBE) at London Metropolitan University.…”
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Online and offline social contact survey data analysis by Foo, Amanda Kar Wee.

“…The weekend activities varies according to each individual preference but the locations that have the highest average number throughout the entire day are places of worship, shopping in town and nearby, market and in the swimming pool. …”
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Beginning IoT Projects : Breadboard-less Electronic Projects / by Bell, Charles, author 643171

“…This book thoroughly introduces readers of all ages to the world of IoT devices and electronics without getting bogged down by the overly technical aspects or being tied to a specific platform. …”

new urban giants : the ultimate skyscrapers / by Spirito, Gianpaola, author 496164, Terranova, Antonino, 1942-, author editor 656235

“…The race to construct the world's tallest building shows no sign of slowing down. A series of New Skyscrapers continue the challenge in the third millenium: these are the "New Giants." …”

The Translation of the Meanings of Sahih Al-Bukhari : Arabic-English / by Muhammad Muhsin Khan, translator 460388

Post-truth blame games in public diplomacy and media by Raspopina, Aleksandra

“…This chapter examines blame attribution mechanisms and themes in Russian public diplomacy through media by looking at the coverage by the Russian state-funded international broadcaster RT (formerly Russia Today) of the downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine in 2014 and the chemical attack in the Syrian town of Douma in 2018. …”
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3D modelling using digital camera by Chong, Yeow Koon.

“…The target that we have chosen to do is the Transport and Spatial information Laboratory within NTU. Another task of our project also includes comparing the accuracy of the virtual model and the real physical dimension itself. …”
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CRC Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks / by Carmichael, Robert S., editor 220852

The Accident / by Pavone, Chris, author 656312

“…Gripping, sophisticated, and impossible to put down, The Accident is a masterful follow-up to one of the most acclaimed and striking debut thrillers of recent years.…”

Rotator cuff tendons of the shoulder joint : anatomy and investigation of strain profile by Sheng, Jia-Min

“…The knowledge of the average footprint area of each tendon helps the surgeon to restore torn tendons to their functional anatomic positions. …”
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Experimental verification of acoustic communication along drill pipes by Lim, Eugene Shizheng.

“…Next, the simulations of the scaled-down model will be discussed. This is followed by the experiment on the measurements of acoustic signal propagation along the drill pipes using the scaled-down model of drill string in different pipe length configuration. …”
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Searches for Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars at Two Harmonics in the Second and Third LIGO-Virgo Observing Runs by Sudhir, Vivishek

“…For the Crab and Vela pulsars, our limits are factors of ∼100 and ∼20 more constraining than their spin-down limits, respectively. …”
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Land reclamation - from conventional vertical drain methods to a combined vacuum preloading and electro-osmosis with horizontal drainage enhanced geotextile sheets by Wong, Lung Anthony

“…Field data from a recent land reclamation project, namely Tung Chung New Town Extension, in Hong Kong have been comprehensively reviewed, which covers the assessment of the consolidation behavior of soft marine clay with prefabricated vertical drains. …”
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Seek Singapore : stop the eye epidemic in kids by Ong, Evonne Hui Hoon, Lim, Jermaine Zhen Min, Conceicao, Joshua Francis, Tang, Suzanna Farid Shu Ling

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