Biogeochemical cycling and environmental footprints of peatland-derived organic carbon in the coastal ocean in Southeast Asia by Zhou, Yongli

“…We analyzed the DOC concentration, the seawater carbonate system and stable carbon isotope composition using an isotope mass balance approach and found that 60–70% of the terrigenous DOC from peatlands is remineralized in the coastal waters of the Sunda Shelf Sea. Based on results from degradation experiments, we further infer that in total 70–80% of the terrigenous DOC is likely remineralized within the shelf and the remaining 20–30% is likely exported to the open Indian Ocean. …”
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Development of serum alternative with fermented soybean residue (okara): towards cultured meat production application by Teng, Ting Shien

“…The work of this thesis begins by optimising the serum replacement parameters with fermented okara extract in HEK293 cultures. Based on the results, it was determined that fermented okara extract supplementation has a tight concentration range, where the optimal concentration was found to be approximately 1.0% w/v. …”
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翻译与意识形态的操控 ：以 Northanger Abbey 的两个中译本为例 = Ideological manipulation on translation : a study on two translated versions of Northanger Abbey by 尚晓萌 Shang, Xiaomeng

“…In 1950s, the poetics of Chinese literature was based on socialist realism and all literatures must follow the ideological guidelines. …”
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Investigation on the role of Sb doping on grain growth and properties of solution-processed CuIn(S,Se)2 by Ho, John Chun Wan

“…Cu(In,Ga)(S,Se)2 (CIGSSe) has been one of the most promising materials used for photovoltaic application. Solution based synthesis of CuIn(S,Se)2 (CISSe) cells have achieved 12% efficiency, utilizing toxic hydrazine as the solvent. …”
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Thermal effects on particle deposition in microchannels by Yan, Zhibin

“…A theoretical model was derived based on the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory. …”
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Improved 3-D frequency-selective structures and their applications by Ahmed Abdelmottaleb Abdelfattah Attia Omar

“…Moreover, a half-cylindrically shaped radome as an example of a conformal frequency-selective surface is constructed based on the proposed technique and integrated with a broadband horn antenna. …”
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Amino-functionalised β-diketiminate ligands (N-nacnacs): Synthesis and coordination chemistry with Main Group elements by Huan, D

“…Intrigued by this mode of intramolecular rearrangement, and based on related examples with Nacnac-stabilised low-valent metal complexes, the relationship between the σ-donor capability of the R substituent and the tendency for compounds of the form (<b>1-Dipp</b>)SiR to undergo ring contraction has been probed, both experimentally and computationally. …”

Disorder–property relationships in magnetic and pseudospin framework materials by Bulled, J

“…A Monte Carlo simulation is developed to describe the dual disorder of vacancies and spins based on a simplified anstaz of the Hamiltonian. …”

Genetic and observational associations of nuclear magnetic resonance-measured lipid-related traits and atherosclerotic cardiovascular mortality in the Mexico City Prospective Study by Wang, Y

“…However, previous evidence is mainly based on European populations and traditional lipid panels. …”

Antimicrobial activity, phytochemical and toxicity analyses of salam [Syzygium polyanthum (Wight) Walp.] leaf extract and its application in food by Ramli, Suzita

“…In qualitative analysis of inhibition germination conidia, all the tested fungi species showed no growth after treated with extract started at 1× MIC for 9 days. Based on quantitative analysis, using 4× MIC for 24 h, the percentage of conidia germination were fully inhibited for A. flavus and R. oryzae (0%), meanwhile, for R. oligosporus and A. niger were reduced to 1% and 13%, respectively. …”
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The iHealth-T2D study, prevention of type 2 diabetes amongst South Asians with central obesity and prediabetes: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Kasturiratne, Anuradhani, Khawaja, Khadija I., Ahmad, Sajjad, Siddiqui, Samreen, Shahzad, Khurram, Athauda, Lathika K., Jayawardena, Ranil, Mahmood, Sara, Muilwijk, Mirthe, Batool, Tayyaba, Burney, Saira, Glover, Matthew, Palaniswamy, Saranya, Bamunuarachchi, Vodathi, Panda, Manju, Madawanarachchi, Suren, Rai, Baldeesh, Sattar, Iqra, Silva, Wnurinham, Waghdhare, Swati, Jarvelin, Marjo-Riitta, Rannan-Eliya, Ravindra P., Gage, Heather M., van Valkengoed, Irene G. M., Valabhji, Jonathan, Frost, Gary S., Loh, Marie, Wickremasinghe, Ananda R., Kooner, Jaspal S., Katulanda, Prasad, Jha, Sujeet, Chambers, John C.

“…More than 90% of follow-up visits are scheduled to be complete in December 2020. Based on the follow-up to end 2019, the observed incidence of T2D in the study population is in line with expectations (6.1% per annum). …”
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Grid integration and coordinated control of voltage source inverters with energy storage systems by Qi, Yang

“…In addition to the reactive power sharing, the unbalanced power introduced by negative-sequence load currents should also be accurately shared among DESSs based on the power ratings of VSIs. It is revealed that even small voltage measurement scaling errors may deteriorate the power sharing accuracy by injecting positive- and negative-sequence circulating currents. …”
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The sensitivity of tsunami models and tsunami energy to geologically constrained fault sources and shallow bathymetry by Felix, Raquel Picar

“…This damping largely depends on the ratio of the uplift patch width to the water depth; based on my results, when this ratio is close to 1, <50% of the energy is transmitted from seafloor to the sea surface. …”
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Integrative genomic analyses in adipocytes implicate DNA methylation in human obesity and diabetes by McAllan, Liam, Baranasic, Damir, Villicaña, Sergio, Brown, Scarlett, Zhang, Weihua, Lehne, Benjamin, Adamo, Marco, Jenkinson, Andrew, Elkalaawy, Mohamed, Mohammadi, Borzoueh, Hashemi, Majid, Fernandes, Nadia, Lambie, Nathalie, Williams, Richard, Christiansen, Colette, Yang, Youwen, Zudina, Liudmila, Lagou, Vasiliki, Tan, Sili, Castillo-Fernandez, Juan, King, James W. D., Soong, Richie, Elliott, Paul, Scott, James, Prokopenko, Inga, Cebola, Inês, Loh, Marie, Lenhard, Boris, Batterham, Rachel L., Bell, Jordana T., Chambers, John Campbell, Kooner, Jaspal S., Scott, William R.

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Methods of growth and transfer of carbon nanotubes onto substrates for advanced electrical and electronic applications by Ng, Zhi Kai

“…Another potential research direction is to synthesize VACNT on non-planar or flexibles substrates, for applications such as electromagnetic interference shielding, lightning strike protection and CNT based flexible electronics. However, these substrates may not withstand the CVD chemical environment and high growth temperature. …”
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何谓现实？怎样革命？——重探战后马华左翼文学思潮 (1945-1965) = Reality and revolution: a study of post-war Malayan Chinese left-wing literary trends (1945-1965)... by 李玥潼 Li, Yuetong

“…This study extensively explores historical materials from the leftist cultural front in Malaysia and Singapore over the twenty years following World War II, collecting and organizing original documents closely related to these three trends, including literary theories and editorials. Based on this foundation and integrating multiple perspectives such as discourse analysis, cultural political theory, cultural Cold War perspectives, and postcolonial studies, this research examines and reveals the arduous exploration and transformation of the Malayan Chinese left in a complex historical context.…”
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Failure analysis and characterization for microelectronic packaging by Lin, Pamela

“…Subsequently, a combined approach based on MD-FEM simulations is adopted to characterize and predict delamination in a-Si3N4/Si bilayer system. …”
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Developing a portable, high-speed, low-cost desktop photoacoustic tomography imaging system by Kalva, Sandeep Kumar

“…Overall, by combining all the innovations described earlier, we have developed an affordable, portable, high-speed desktop PLD based PAT imaging system. Using this system we achieved a high spatial resolution of 165 μm and an in vitro imaging depth of 3 cm. …”
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Pnictogen-halide semiconductors for photovoltaics by Liu, P

“…</p> <p>My thesis work offers insights into the efficiency-limiting mechanisms in vacancy-ordered triple perovskites, which may also be applicable in other bismuth- and antimony-based perovskite-inspired materials. Future investigations could focus on the effect of bismuth-antimony and bromide-iodide alloying on the electronic dimensionality and self-trapping in these materials. …”

Effects of noise exposure on occupational stress among palm oil mill workers in Malaysia by Roya, Latifi Naeini

“…The study was conducted at seven sections of five selected palm oil mills and 173 participants were invited through purposive sampling based on inclusive criteria. Different materials and techniques were used in order to determine the occupational stress level among the workers, including salivary alpha amylase (sAA) assay kit as the physiological (bio marker) indicator and personal stress inventory (PSI) as the psychological indicator. …”
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