Detection of simultaneous structural problems using multiple structural health monitoring techniques by Yang, Lu

“…After the construction, cracks, wear and tear, fatigue, creep, etc., will appear anytime during their life span, which significantly affects the capacity of the structure to bear loads. Hence structure health monitoring (SHM) technique came into existence to detect the structural problems and increase its life span. …”
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Fractionation of catfish protein hydrolysates using ultrafiltration membrane by Novin, Donya

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of operating parameters experimentally, such as transmembrane pressure (TMP), pH, ionic strength and feed concentration on permeate flux and transmission of protein hydrolysates. …”
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Object individuation and physical reasoning in infancy : an integrative account by Baillargeon, Renée, Stavans, Maayan, Wu, Di, Gertner, Yael, Setoh, Peipei, Kittredge, Audrey K., Bernard, Amélie

“…In this article, we argue that this confusing picture can be better understood by bringing to bear insights from a related subfield of infancy research, physical reasoning. …”
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Pilot feasibility study to determine the utility of direct access and quantitative magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in the assessment of suspected acute biliary o... by Novak, A, Acharya, A, Beer, S, Espinosa, A, Smith, GB, Saga, C, Andrews, J, Bailey, A, Soonawalla, Z, Bungay, H, Pavlides, M

The costs of rearing a buffalo calf from birth until weaning age at buffalo breeding and research centre, Telupid, Sabah by Ishak, Muhammad Hasifsafwan

“…The highest cost was the feed costs (99.85%), in which milk cost contributed 99.57% to overall cost of feed cost. …”
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Improved performance of gravity-driven membrane filtration for seawater pretreatment: Implications of membrane module configuration by Tan, Hwee Sin, Hochstrasser, Florian, Wu, Bing, Christen, Tino, Suwarno, Stanislaus Raditya, Liu, Xin, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Burkhardt, Michael, Pronk, Wouter, Fane, Anthony Gordon

“…This flux was higher than those in the lab-scale GDM reactor (16.3 ± 0.2 L/m2h; effective volume of 8.4 L) and in the filtration cell system (2.7 ± 0.6 L/m2h; feed side volume of 0.0046 L) when the same flat sheet membrane was used. …”
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Explicating problematic social network sites use: A review of concepts, theoretical frameworks, and future directions for communication theorizing by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian, Ho, Shirley S., Lwin, May Oo

“…Third, we propose that communication scholars should strive for theoretical integration and examine the impact of microsystem (e.g. parents and peers) and macrosystem (e.g. surveillance culture) on the development of problematic SNSs among adolescents. …”
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'Women in an extraordinary time': the transnational network and educational spaces of the Canadian Eiwa Girls' mission schools in 1920s and 1930s Japan by Dugal, A

“…Through network development, physical and intellectual spatial construction, and curriculum and activity design, these historical actors reached outside their institutions to actively connect themselves and their peers with the wider world. In the 1930s, this appears to have been conducted with a sense of urgency. …”

Performance and optimization of nanofiltration membrane bioreactor (nf-mbr) for treatment of municipal wastewater by Gunawan, Albert Ardy

“…Due to the high permeate quality, it is also possible to utilize membrane bioreactor permeates as feed into reverse osmosis treatment units to produce pure water of high quality which can then be reclaimed for industrial, as well as direct and indirect domestic uses. …”
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Mothers’ social networks and socioeconomic gradients of isolation by Andrew, AR, Attanasio, O, Augsburg, B, Behrman, J, Day, M, Jervis, P, Meghir, C, Phimister, A

“…Wealthier women and women from more-advantaged castes and tribes have smaller networks than their less-advantaged peers, primarily because they know fewer women within their own socioeconomic group. …”

How to choose a law review: an empirical study by Cofone, I, Malé, P-JG

“…The optimal publication strategy for authors depends on whether they want to maximize prestige among peers or rather their impact on the discipline, as well as on authors’ career stage and risk averseness. …”

Enrichment of SWNT species with chemical approaches and mechanism investigation by Pan, Xiaoyong

“…A series of pyrene derivatives were synthesized and their separation effects on SWNTs based on the electronic properties and diameters have been demonstrated. To overcome the problem enforced by the poor dispersion with the amide-functionalized pyrene derivatives, a series of Polymethacrylates with pendant aromatic functional groups were investigated for their selectivity in SWNTs separation. …”
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EN06 computational environmental hydraulics : pre-treatment filter modeling by Krishnan Moorthi, Pavithra

“…It has been observed that while the removal of particles of larger sizes stops or is decreasing, the removal of particles of smaller sizes continues to increase. …”
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A low-cost dual output switch mode power supply (SMPS) for laptop by Palaniappan Balathandayutham

“…Over the past 10 years, there have been significant changes in the design of the power supplies. …”
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Just Doing My Job: Normative Dimensions of Social Roles by Wells, Eliza

“…It also means that role-occupants are not off the moral hook. Ultimately, we each bear responsibility to create a more just social world.…”
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Semi-autonomous control of an unmanned aerial vehicle by Goh, Qi Wei

“…Extensive development in the area of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV) for multiple applications have been ongoing and one of the most common configuration today is the multi-rotor quadcopter configuration. …”
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Optimization of surface roughness on duplex stainless steel in dry milling by Nurul Hidayah, Razak, Mohammad Rizal, Md Ali

“…An optimum machining parameters speed of cutting of 78.283 mm/min, rate of feed of 0.100 mm/tooth and axial depth of 0.834 mm is identified as the optimum values.…”
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Dual-band multi-layer antenna array with circular polarization and gain enhancement for WLAN and X-band applications by Virdee, Bal Singh, Aribi, Tohid, Sedghi, Tohid

“…The design employs a pentagon-shaped radiating element with parasitic strips to enable dual-band operation. A dual-transformed feed network with chamfered feed strip corners minimizes radiation distortion and cross-polarization while introducing orthogonal phase shifts to achieve circular polarization (CP) at the X-band. …”
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Food insecurity and coping strategies index among low-income households in Klang Valley, Malaysia by Ahmad Azuddin, Ainatul Husna, Ramli, Nurul Nadia, Shamsudin, Mad Nasir, Buda, Mark

“…Four dimensions namely; dietary change, shortterm measures to increase household food availability, short-term measures to reduce the number of people to feed, and rationing strategies were use to establish the Coping Strategies Index (CSI). …”
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Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…Whilst the advantages and appeal of soft law have been widely studied, with its effects explored in both International Relations (IR) and International Law (IL) scholarship, states’ behaviour on commitment to soft law per se has remained underexplored. …”