Decoding divergence in marine protistan communities: from strain diversity to basin biogeography by Krinos Quinn, Arianna Isabella

“…I used traits measured during the experiments to design a Darwin ecosystem model simulation, which demonstrated basin-specific biogeography of thermal optima and niche widths (Chapter 2). For seven of the twelve strains, I sequenced transcriptomes at 3-5 temperatures to assess gene expression variation. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance and research methodology by Li, Wei

“…My dissertation includes topics in corporate finance and research methodology. It contains three chapters. Chapter one aims to understand whether investor-paid credit rating agency (CRA) can improve rated firms’ information transparency. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Koh, Jee Youn

“…This thesis contains three chapters that examine several research questions in corporate finance. …”
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Complex mosaic landscapes: novel methodologies to understand dynamics of cocoa farming in Ghana by Moore, C

“…The final data chapter presents a study of the dynamics between humans and the environment during a climatic shock perturbation. …”

Exploring student satisfaction and perceived learning in online learning environment by Umi Kalsom, Masrom, Nik Aloesnita, Nik Mohd Alwi

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Islam in Late Antiquity: state-making, the Bedouin, and the end of empires by Wakeley, JM

“…</p> <br> <p>The Introduction sets out the problem of Arabia and Islam, highlighting the ambiguous way in which the bedouin – the protagonists of the seventh-century conquests – have been perceived throughout history. After grappling with the menagerie of historiographical problems attendant on the period in Chapter One, Chapter Two focuses on Muḥammad’s foundation of a community at Medina. …”

Stalking in universities: responding effectively as an institution while prioritising the safety of victims by Short, Emma, Barnes, James

“…In 40% of those cases, the person who was accused of stalking and the person making the allegation studied at the same university (Vice, 2019). This chapter introduces and describes the crime of stalking and the migration of many behaviours to online platforms. …”

Mapping tissue magnetic susceptibility and its biological correlates in the human brain by Wang, C

“…The second and third research chapters discuss implementing QSM in a large-cohort study. …”

Numerical solutions of some multiscale problems by Pang, Chen Hui

“…This is the focus of Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Chapter 4 considers a time-independent two-scale elliptic problem, while Chapters 5 and 6 investigate time-dependent two-scale parabolic and hyperbolic problems, respectively. …”
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Trends in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research : Ecosystems, Digital Technologies and Responses to Shocks / by Brem, Alexander, editor 552956, Jin, Chen, 1968-, editor 498471, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…The chapters in the book focus on recent developments in the field of technological innovation and entrepreneurship. …”
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从新加坡妇女理事会到新加坡妇女组织理事会 ：新加坡女性地位演变的考察 = A study of the changing status of women in Singapore (1950) : from the Singapore Council of Women to the Singapore Council of Women’s Organiza... by 王 慧 敏 Ong, Jennifer Hui Min

“…This paper will also cover different important backgrounds of Singapore that were related to the changing status of Singaporean women and explore women’s organizations that once existed and those that are still in operation in Singapore today. There are five chapters in this paper which includes the introduction, followed by three chapters which will recount the establishment of the women’s organizations in Singapore that will be discussed in this paper. …”
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Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising by Zhai, Chen Wen (Sabrina)

“…Chapter 2 studies a personalized dynamic pricing problem commonly faced by online retailers. …”
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Metatheoretical study of Lijphart's power sharing theory by Mafakheri, Ramin

“…The researcher also in the two last chapters on the findings focused on the internalintellectual factors; in this regard, it was demonstrated that comparative politics, comparative methods, and new institutionalism have been the main influential methodological and theoretical contexts in the construction and development of power sharing theory. …”
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Immersion two phase liquid cooling for data center thermal management by Sidharta, Welly

“…Liquid cooling method has been recognized but the incompatibility of commonly available liquid has made this method not economical. …”
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Tailoring Metal–Organic Frameworks for Water Harvesting by Oppenheim, Julius Jacob

“…Chapter 6 explores the driving differences in interaction between a framework and π-backbonding sorbates, for a framework in which the water sorption properties have been previously reported. …”
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The Ethics within Metaphysics by Impagnatiello, Michele Odissea

“…This dissertation consists of three chapters at the intersection of ethics and metaphysics. …”
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Fabrication of high-performance thin-film composite and nanochannel-enabled next-generation membranes for water desalination by Lim, Yu Jie

“…First, a module-scale simulation was conducted to examine the impact and actual significance of the benefits which highly permeable membranes could bring about at a system-level (Chapter 3). Based on this theoretical understanding, Chapter 4 studies the possibility to fabricate robust and high-performance membranes by optimizing the support layer of thin-film composite (TFC)-SWRO membranes. …”
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Fictions of youth: childness in selected West African novels, 1991-2009 by Moellenberg, T

“…Chapter 1 investigates Ben Okri's "Azaro" in <em>The Famished Road</em> (1991) as a means of exploring aspects of the artist's creative life. …”

A database system for managing and visualizing faculty teaching feedbacks by Koh, Da Yuan

“…It will be covered under Chapter 5 of this report.…”
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Understanding the multi-dimensional nature of cultural identity in historic urban landscapes: a study of Jiaxiulou in Guiyang, China by Linfeng, Shi, Wanyi, Yang, Ujang, Norsidah

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