Dissonances in care: childhood, well-being, and the politics of welfare in Japan by Chapman, CR

“…Through photography and drawing, among other mediums, children narrated poignant stories about their care experiences.…”

POWER TO CHOOSE / by Sargent, Haydn, author 656354

“…It's a book for people of all ages and from all walks of life. It comes from the pen of a man who has had a brush with cancer and writes with a positive view of life - DICK SMITH. …”

Creative Research : The Theory and Practice of Research for the Creative Industries / by Collins, Hilary (Hilary J.), author 656091

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Global incidence, prevalence, years lived with disability (YLDs), disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs), and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 371 diseases and injuries in 204 co... by Ferrari, AJ, Santomauro, DF, Aali, A, Lacey, BWH, Rodriguez, JAB

“…For three decades, the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) has filled that need. A global network of collaborators contributed to the production of GBD 2021 by providing, reviewing, and analysing all available data. …”

Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…Generally, researchers have tried to modify either of these properties with addition of solid conductive or ceramic fillers, or chemical modification of the elastomer, and this has led to undesirable changes on the other material properties. Drawing inspiration from biological materials like skin, which is a soft material system filled with fluids, a novel composite is synthesized utilizing a solid polymer matrix and a high dielectric constant liquid filler, an ionic liquid. …”
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Notes on Thermodynamics : Hot Oolong Cools / by Kang, Hway Chuan, author 655469, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…In the discussions of the Second Law the book highlights this, emphasizing that all the processes we observe in our universe are irreversible. …”
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Slowdown: the end of the great acceleration—and why it's good for the planet, the economy, and our lives by Dorling, D

“…Danny Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how fertility rates, growth in GDP per person, and even the frequency of new social movements have all steadily declined over the last few generations. …”

涂涂写写 = Alchemy of color and brushwork by Ng, Woon Lam

“…I consider brushworks and lines as drawing, and the process of filling colors as painting. …”
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Evidence-based roadmap for geoheritage conservation in southeast Arabia: Inventory, evaluations, and communicating geocultural connections by Sayama, K

“…</p> <p>Although a few key developments, such as the development of related infrastructure and the engagement of local communities, are still required, the findings of this thesis serve as a useful guideline to advance geoheritage conservation in this region.…”

Career Development and Counseling : Putting Theory and Research to Work / by Brown, Steven D. (Steven Douglas), 1947-, editor 370878, Lent, Robert W. (Robert William), 1953-, editor 370884, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…This book illuminates scientifically informed career practices from an interdisciplinary perspective, engaging readers with concrete strategies and practical tips for working with clients of all kinds. Drawing on vocational, industrial, organizational, and personality psychology, Career Development and Counseling is ideal for graduate students at the masters and doctoral levels in counseling, counseling psychology, counselor education, and educational psychology.…”
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Poisson vector graphics (PVG) by Hou, Fei, Sun, Qian, Fang, Zheng, Liu, Yong-Jin, Hu, Shi-Min, Qin, Hong, Hao, Aimin, He, Ying

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Fabrication of artificial defects in aircraft components for nondestructive testing using 3D printing by Chan, Marcus Jia Jun

“…Eddy current tests were then being performed using various types of probes. It was found that all eddy current probes and defects were able to demonstrate an indication on the impedance plane. …”
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From cosmos to cell: constructing a paradoxical selfhood through planetary and biological bodies in the poetry of Diane Ackerman and Jane Hirshfield by Tan, Jasmine Hui Jun

“…This project’s objective is to examine Diane Ackerman and Jane Hirshfield’s use of biology to elucidate the paradoxes of selfhood whilst still maintaining a sense of mystery and wonder. …”
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Common Grounds in Shared Waters Integrated Design for Negotiating Equitable Development in Gosabara-Mokarsagar by Mehta, Dhwani

“…This thesis, therefore, aims to ensure equitable representation for all stakeholders, particularly disempowered fisherfolk, by an integrative design approach of forging a network of multiple ‘common grounds.’ …”
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EMS of hybrid AC/DC micro grid by Zhao, Yi

“…The fast development of renewable resources draws much attention to the dc grid, because most electricity comes from renewables is dc. …”
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Mechanics in dehydration-induced leaf morphing behaviors by Guo, Kexin

“…By these means, we elucidate the relation between structure, behavior, and function in plant leaves that is mostly dominated by mechanics. Drawing inspiration from these plant morphing mechanisms, we demonstrate the development of biomimetic soft machines capable of morphing in response to water evaporation or rehydration. …”
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Why the rule of law? A historical perspective by Pirie, F

“…The paradox is that we believe in the rule of law and that we insist it should constrain power in practical and effective ways to be worth creating at all.…”

On the robustness of average losses for partial-label learning by Lv, Jiaqi, Liu, Biao, Feng, Lei, Xu, Ning, Xu, Miao, An, Bo, Niu, Gang, Geng, Xin, Sugiyama, Masashi

“…In PLL, identification-based strategy (IBS) purifies each PL on the fly to select the (most likely) TL for training; average-based strategy (ABS) treats all candidate labels equally for training and let trained models be able to predict TL. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Feigin, VL, Abate, MD, Abate, YH, Bandyopadhyay, S, Bennett, DA, Lacey, B, Newton, CRJ

“…<p><b>Findings</b></p> In 2021, stroke was the third most common GBD level 3 cause of death (7·3 million [95% UI 6·6–7·8] deaths; 10·7% [9·8–11·3] of all deaths) after ischaemic heart disease and COVID-19, and the fourth most common cause of DALYs (160·5 million [147·8–171·6] DALYs; 5·6% [5·0–6·1] of all DALYs). …”

Policy reform to deliver safely managed drinking water services for schools in rural Bangladesh by Fischer, A, Hope, R, Thomson, P, Hoque, S, Alam, M, Charles, K, Achi, N, Nowicki, S, Hakim, S, Islam, M, Salehin, M, Bradley, D, Ibrahim, M, Chowdhury, M

“…<p>This report draws on research from 150 primary and secondary schools in Chandpur district to analyse the status of drinking water services, in terms of access, quality, quantity, functionality, and costs.…”