21A.350J / SP.484J / STS.086J / WGS.484J The Anthropology of Computing, Fall 2004 by Helmreich, Stefan

“…We read classic texts in computer science along with works analyzing links between machines and culture. We explore early computation theory and capitalist manufacturing; cybernetics and WWII operations research; artificial intelligence and gendered subjectivity; the creation and commodification of the personal computer; the hacking aesthetic; non-Western histories of computing; the growth of the Internet as a military, academic, and commercial project; the politics of identity in cyberspace; and the emergence of "evolutionary" computation.…”
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Reconciling Bayesian and perimeter regularization for binary inversion by Dunbar, Oliver R. A., Dunlop, Matthew M., Elliott, Charles M., Hoang, Viet Ha, Stuart, Andrew M.

“…On the other hand, sparse or noisy data often demand a probabilistic approach to the reconstruction of images, to enable uncertainty quantification; the Bayesian approach to inversion, which itself introduces a form of regularization, is a natural framework in which to carry this out. In this paper the link between Bayesian inversion methods and perimeter regularization is explored. …”
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The nature and determinants of user-generated content for dissatisfied customers: evidence from second-hand luxury fashion brands by Ozuem, Wilson, Willis, Michelle, Ranfagni, Silvia, Rovai, Serena, Howell, Kerry

“…Purpose This study examined the links between user-generated content (UGC), dissatisfied customers and second-hand luxury fashion brands. …”
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Driving Miss Norma : AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY ABOUT WHAT REALLY MATTERS AT THE END OF LIFE / by Bauerschmidt, Tim, author 655967, Liddle,Ramie, author 655968

“…But instead of confining herself to a hospital bed for what could be her last stay, Miss Norma - newly widowed after nearly seven decades of marriage - rose to her full height of five feet and told the doctor, "I'm ninety years old. …”

Sense of familiarity : improving older adults' adaptation to exergames by Zhang, Hao

“…To evaluate the familiarity level of exergames, we propose a novel familiarity model with five factors, namely prior experience, positive emotion, repeated time, level of processing, and retention rate. …”
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Development of high performance Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol for wireless ad-hoc network by Phang, Jian Kai.

“…Several surveys are done on various MAC protocols and five of them with high throughput enhancement are focused in this report. …”
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回艺 (huí yì) : exploring art-based life review to support the relocation process for seniors with dementia in nursing homes by Tan, Chao Min

“…Qualitative interview data collected were analysed. Five themes emerged and were grouped into the three main phases of the relocation process: Preinstitutionalisation, Transition, and Post-institutionalisation. …”
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The Japanese economy in crises : a time series segmentation study by Cheong, Siew Ann, Fornia, Robert Paulo, Lee, Gladys Hui Ting, Kok, Jun Liang, Yim, Woei Shyr, Xu, Danny Yuan, Zhang, Yiting

“…We constructed the minimum spanning trees (MSTs) to visualize the Pearson cross correlations between Japanese industries over five macroeconomic periods: (i) 1997–1999 (Asian Financial Crisis), (ii) 2000–2002 (Technology Bubble Crisis), (iii) 2003–2006 (economic growth), (iv) 2007–2008 (Subprime Crisis), and (v) 2008–2010 (Lehman Brothers Crisis). …”
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Spouse and partner immigration to the United Kingdom: history and current issues in British immigration policy by Hutton, J

“…The effect of laws and policies in the above five countries on same-sex and queer couples is also examined;</li> <li>Explain how the fact that marriage has become a political and a security issue derails or reinforces the theorization of rights and citizenship in Western liberal democracies.…”

A menu of standards for green infrastructure in England: effective and equitable or a race to the bottom? by Grace, M, Smith, A, Mell, I, Houghton, J, Neal, P

“…We show how existing standards and guidelines were curated into a comprehensive framework consisting of a Core Menu and five Headline Standards. This moved beyond simplistic metrics such as total green space, to deliver GI that meets five key ‘descriptive principles’: accessible, connected, locally distinctive, multi-functional and varied, and thus delivers 5 ‘benefits principles’: places that are nature rich and beautiful, active and healthy, thriving and prosperous, resilient and climate positive, and with improved water management. …”

Stability analysis of dual solutions for boundary layer stagnation point flow over a shrinking sheet with suction by Ismail, Nurul Syuhada

“…This thesis studies some problems in stagnation point region by considering five problem in different situation. The five problems considered are stagnation point flow over exponentially shrinking sheet, stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet in homogeneoues heterogeneous reactions, MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet, MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet in nanofluid and unsteady MHD stagnation point flow over shrinking sheet. …”
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Innocent Until Proven Guilty: Addressing Problem of Criminal Investigation in Pakistan by Ghani, Abdul, Ayub, Zainal Amin, Mat Rus, Mukhriz

“…Some of the filed cases out of ninety-five (95) have been analyzed in detail, while the rest of the murder cases filed in district Multan, have been generalized to support qualitative findings quantitatively. …”
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The capabilities of Multiclass Support Vector Machine (MSVM) training algorithms in grading agarwood essential oil by Anis Hazirah ‘Izzati H., Al-Hadi, Siti Mariatul Hazwa, Mohd Huzir, Nurlaila, Ismail, Zakiah, Mohd Yusoff, Saiful Nizam, Tajuddin, Mohd Nasir, Taib

“…The findings of this paper show the confusion matrix for five grades and six grades have no mismatch between actual and predicted data. …”
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Formulation, optimization and characterization of palm kernel oil esters nanoemulsion system containing sodium diclofenac by Rezaee, Malahat

“…Opt.F and F-2 had the higher percentage of drug release. Five different terpenes based on the different chemical structure in five different concentrations were chosen as enhancer in Opt.F. …”
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Effects of similarity and implicit leadership theory on trust in leader-subordinate relationships by Pan, Feng, Tay, Jasmin Xiao Jia, Chua, Puay Ying

“…This study investigates the effects of personality similarity and implicit leadership theory on leader-subordinate trust, which are expected to influence affect- and cognition-based trust differently. The Big Five personality factors were used to determine personality similarity in this study.…”
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A prospect theory approach to auditor's judgement. by Priscilla, Nathan., Quek, Hui Ling., Chin, Andy Wai Mun.

“…Survey booklets were sent to two Big Five accounting firms and a few local firms to collect data to test the four principles of Prospect Theory.…”
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Re-branding plan for Meritus hotels & resorts. by Yeo, Tien Huei.

“…The findings revealed the importance of branding in the industry and the similarities between practices of branding consultants in five-star hotels. Based on the findings obtained from this study, the ultimate aim is to work out a Re-branding campaign for the Meritus Hotels & Resorts.…”
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SGH-NTU collaboration by NTU-SGH Annual Biomedical Engineering Symposia

“…The results of some of these joint projects are reported in the five NTU-SGH Annual Biomedical Engineering Symposia .The publications at these Symposia are included in the report.…”
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Development of a 14-degree of freedom prototype biped robot by Khaw, Aik Hau.

“…It possesses 14 Degrees of Freedom and is actuated by positional servomotors. Four-bar and five-bar linkages are used for the power transmission of joints actuation of the biped robot and they are further discussed in the thesis.…”
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Challenges of a New Zealand information communication technology company in the call center business. by Chua, Bee Luan., Lim, Chooi Hoe., Ng, Ginny Tuan., Yeo, Khee Teck.

“…Analysis of New Zealand’s competitive environment in the call center business using Porter’s (1980) Five Forces. Identification of the critical success factors and challenges of this industry through qualitative studies, literature reviews and interviews.…”
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