The changing nature of Chinese business in Africa : the case of Cape Verde by Horta, Loro

“…Chinese state companies are usually singled out for criticism in the West due to their links with despotic African regimes all for the sake of profit. …”
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16.412J / 6.834J Cognitive Robotics, Spring 2005 by Williams, Brian Charles

“…Theory and application are linked through discussion of real systems such as the Mars Exploration Rover.…”
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Atkins' PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY / by Atkins, Peter, author 419586, De Paula, Julio, author 421494

“…Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Atkins' Physical Chemistry features: For registered adopters of the book: · Figures and tables from the book, in ready to download format · Tables of editable key equations · Instructor's Solutions Manual For students: · Web links to a range of additional physical chemistry resources on the internet · Group theory tables, available for downloading · Living graphs · Molecular modelling problems · Impact sections linked to via QR codes in the text.…”

Terror Threat in Malaysia : Warning Signs by Lopez, Greg, Fernandez, Kevin

“…Since the beginning of 2019, Malaysian Police had arrested several individuals, both Malaysian citizens and foreigners residing in the country, for suspected links with Islamic State (or “Daesh”). Effective and efficient as they are, Police will continue to face significant challenges in counter-terrorism efforts due to wide-ranging developments in domestic politics, as well as regional and international settings.…”
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Real options approach to multi-stage business investment decision making by Thinn Thinn Aye.

“…This dissertation will demonstrate how the important characteristics of investment decisions interact each other, by looking into traditional approaches (Chapter 2), applying uncertainty to traditional analysis (Chapter 3), and finally linking real options approach as a bridge between finance and strategy (Chapter 4) to make more meaningful economic decisions in the real world.…”
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trans–cis S-Benzyl dithiocarbazate by Shanmuga Sundara Raj, S., Yamin, Bohari M., Yussof, Yusrabbil A., Tarafder, M. T. H., Fun, Hoong-Kun, Grouse, K. A.

“…In the crystal structure of the title compound, C8H10N2S2, the mol­ecules are linked by N—H...S hydrogen bonds between the imino group and the thione-S atoms to form a chain along the b axis. …”

Optimizing Wildfire Suppression: A branch-and-price-and-cut approach by Wachspress, Jacob

“…We formulate a two-sided set partitioning model on time-space-rest networks for crew assignments and time-state networks for fire damage, with linking constraints between both; this representation can encode a broad class of non-linear wildfire spread models and diverse suppression objectives. …”
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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Greggio, J, Malamateniou, C, Baruteau, KP, Reyes-Aldasoro, CC, Huckstep, OJ, Francis, JM, Williamson, W, Leeson, P, Lewandowski, AJ, Lapidaire, W

“…However, the incidence of absent segments was lower in preterm adults, who were more likely to exhibit variants associated with complete CoW configurations compared to full-term adults (p = 0.025). …”

Blockchain technology development and evaluation in food industry by Tan, Peng Chao

“…Food safety is intrinsically linked to people's daily lives. By fusing Industry 4.0 and blockchain technology, we can significantly enhance food safety.…”
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A critical review of ceramic microbial fuel cell: Economics, long-term operation, scale-up, performances and challenges by Siti Mariam, Daud, Noor Zainura, Zainon, Noor Sabrina, Ahmad Mutamim, Nurul Huda, Baharuddin, Azmi, Aris, Azrul Nurfaiz, Mohd Faizal, Rabialtu Sulihah, Ibrahim, Nuor Sariyan, Suhaimin

“…These low-cost materials are a viable option for spiked systems due to their low cost, functional long-term robustness, and natural availability. …”
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The artifice that endures the burden of the past : analysing memory in Angela Carter's fictional works. by Yuvaneswari.

“…Carter, too, employs memory as text, using history and the past “as no more than debris to be picked over and eclectically assembled according to the whim of the individual” and an analysis of memory in her texts provides an introduction to the larger issues of fiction, reality, identity and notion of self which always remain central to Carter’s concerns (Gamble 8).…”
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Cost-benefit analysis of renewable energy sources for smart grids by Htun Htun, Aung

“…It is also linked to the product database which contains a wide range of models for solar panels, wind turbines and fuel cells.…”
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The transition to net zero emissions: competing perspectives on the use of nuclear power by Umbach, Frank

“…Climate change, geopolitical risks linked to fossil fuel imports, and dependence on unreliable energy-exporting countries have revived plans for expanding nuclear power use worldwide. …”
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Optimizing OOD Detection in Molecular Graphs: A Novel Approach with Diffusion Models by Shen, Xu, Wang, Yili, Zhou, Kaixiong, Pan, Shirui, Wang, Xin

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Food Expenditure of the B40 Households: Developing a Decision-Support System for Food Price Determination in Malaysia (S/O14168) by Jan, Soon Jan, Applanaidu, Shri Dewi, Abdul Adzis, Azira, Zainal Abidin, Norhaslinda

“…The B40 group spends almost 80% of income on routine essential expenses, with the highest proportion spent on food and non-alcoholic beverages. Hence, any spikes in food prices will impact this income group the most. …”
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Automated reconstruction from multiple photographs by Zisserman, A, Schaffalitzky, F, Werner, T, Fitzgibbon, A

“…These two themes are linked in an example application of automated architectural reconstruction from images. …”

Numerical study on the operation rules of hydropower generation by Tan, Benjamin Zhi Wen

“…Currently, most cascade dual-reservoir models are incapable of considering the hydraulic links between upstream and downstream reservoirs and of applying different operating rules to each reservoir. …”
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The role of supply chains for the sustainability transformation of global food systems: a large‐scale, systematic review of food cold chains by Trotter, PA, Becker, T, Renaldi, R, Wang, X, Khosla, R, Walther, G

“…Here, we conduct a large-scale, systematic literature review of 48,014 academic articles to assess the links between the food cold chain literature and sustainable development. …”

Dynamics of the blood plasma proteome during hyperacute HIV-1 infection by Nazziwa, J, Freyhult, E, Hong, M, Johansson, E, Årman, F, Hare, J, Gounder, K, Rezeli, M, Mohanty, T, Kjellström, S, Kamali, A, Karita, E, Kilembe, W, Price, MA, Kaleebu, P, Allen, S, Hunter, E, Ndung’u, T, Gilmour, J, Rowland-Jones, SL, Sanders, E, Hassan, AS, Esbjörnsson, J

“…Here, we quantify 1293 blood plasma proteins from 157 longitudinally linked plasma samples collected before, during, and after hyperacute HIV-1 infection of 54 participants from four sub-Saharan African countries. …”

Local entrepreneurs : motivations, traits, and problems. by Koh, Lay Sien., Kong, Pei Ling., Lim, Li Nah.

“…Its economic growth is explained by the proliferation of multinational corporations (MNCs) and government-linked companies (GLCs).…”
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