Study on mechanism and influential factors of progressive collapse resistance of base-isolated structure by Bao, Chao, Zhang, Yuhang, Lv, Dahai, Wang, Huxiang, Ma, Xiaotong, Cao, Jixing, Lim, Kar Sing

“…The isolation bearing failure position, the size of the beam of the seismic isolation layer, the type of the isolation bearing, and the horizontal stiffness of the seismic isolation layer on the capacity of the remaining structure were compared and analyzed. …”
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Effects of infilled wall opening on load resisting capacity of RC frames to mitigate progressive collapse risk by Qian, Kai, Lan, Dong-Qiu, Fu, Feng, Li, Bing

“…Moreover, the infilled walls with or without openings may change the position of rebar fracture of the beams. Thus, it was incorrect to simplify multi-story infilled frames into single-story substructures.…”
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Stability of laminated composites with delaminations by Yap, Chun Wee

“…In this thesis, investigation on buckling problem of composite beam is carried out. A new formula which is denoted as CLT method 3 is derived to calculate the effective flexural stiffness of the thin composite beam. …”
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Damage identification by using a self-synchronizing multipoint laser doppler vibrometer by Miao, Hong, Zhu, Changchun, Yang, Chong, Fu, Yu, Yuan, Jianmin, Guo, Min, Yan, Keyu, Liu, Huan

“…In this paper, a damage detection technique is proposed using a self-synchronizing multipoint LDV. Multiple laser beams with various frequency shifts are projected on different points of the object, reflected and interfered with a common reference beam. …”
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Surface Compositions of Trojan Asteroids by Emery, Joshua P., Binzel, Richard P., Britt, Daniel T., Brown, Michael E., Howett, Carly J. A., Martin, Audrey C., Melita, Mario D., Souza-Feliciano, Ana Carolina, Wong, Ian

“…A bimodality of spectral slopes has been detected and confirmed across all these wavelengths, and the ratio of “less-red” to “red” Trojans increases with decreasing size. …”
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Compressive strength of brick made of cemented sand by Muhammad Mubarak Nordin

“…Primarily used in the African countries such as Nigeria and Ghana as load-bearing and non-load bearing blocks due to the affordability and availability of the constituent materials. …”
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The stability of 30µm diameter water-jet for jet guided laser machining by Du, Guannan

“…Combined water-jet process and laser machining, the water-jet guided laser processing is suitable in processing thin and sensitive material with a high degree of precision required Given that the stability of water-jet has direct effects on machining quality, a numeral model of J0,1.1m water-jet, considering the number of grids and the influence of meshes, has been built with GAMBIT in order to meet the requirements of micrometer order precision machining. …”
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Core competencies of information professionals in a knowledge based enterprise. by Sathyalingam, Shanthanambikai.

“…Competencies have been defined as the interplay of knowledge, understanding, skills and attitudes required to do a job effectively from the point of view of both the performer and the observer (Murphy, 1991). …”
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From Liquid to Stone: Reimagining the design of concrete structures for reuse by Donovan, Inge, Schnitzler, Jenna

“…However, design with concrete has remained mostly unchanged, with inefficient, irreversibly fused structures cast in place to meet quickly changing programmatic needs, few of which survive longer than 30-50 years. …”
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Strategies of colour and lighting design in the cinematography of Christopher Doyle by Peh, Colin Jin Wei

“…The main findings will show the relationships between colour and space, colour and character motion, colour and mood throughout Christopher Doyle’s consistent visual style and his wide variety of works over the past twenty-five years. The study of these 5 feature films by renowned Directors Wong Kar Wai, Zhang Yi Mou, Tan Bee Thiam and Phillip Noyce will also showcase a detailed visual analysis of various narrative styles. …”
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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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HyMap imagery for copper and manganese prospecting in the east of Ameln valley shear zone (Kerdous inlier, western Anti-Atlas, Morocco) by Hajaj, Soufiane, El Harti, Abderrazak, Jellouli, Amine, Pour, Amin Beiranvand, Himyari, Saloua Mnissar, Hamzaoui, Abderrazak, Bensalah, Mohamed Khalil, Benaouiss, Naima, Hashim, Mazlan

“…Finally, this investigation highlights the significant potential of HyMap imagery for mineral exploration in inaccessible and remote parts of the western Anti-Atlas belt.…”

A systematic review : sport management undergraduates' employability by Ng, Glinnis Xi Tong

“…With the rise of the sports industry, the number of education programs is increasing globally to meet the industry demand of professionals specialising in this industry. …”
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Controller design of a tidal system by Nur Insyirah Sazali

“…The increased use of fossil fuels over time to meet consumer needs has had a considerable impact on the overall climate change. …”
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Soft clay stabilisation with expansive agent by Thiyagarajan, Shruthi

“…Singapore is made up of 40% marine clay, which is found to be very weak and requires stabilizing agents to provide additional strength to meet the soil requirements set by Building Construction Authority (BCA). …”
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Development of Educational Marine Soft Robotics STEM Platform as New Iteration of SeaPerch K-12 National Outreach Program by Garcia-Langley, Ansel, Alvarez, Isabel, Chen, Audrey, Li, Alex, Wang, Haoyu, Brancazio, Diane, Gutierrez, Valeria, Bennett, Andrew, Triantafyllou, Michael

“…In the past thirty years, educational programs like the Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Office of Naval Research’s SeaPerch have been effective at introducing students to robotics, science and engineering concepts through low-cost, hands-on curricula [1], [2]. …”
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Autonomised harming by Eggert, L

“…Second, the paper examines how potential differences between human agents and non-human, artificial agents might bear on the permissibility of delegating life-and death decisions to AI systems. …”

Polymeric composites for powder-based additive manufacturing : materials and applications by Yuan, Shangqin, Shen, Fei, Chua, Chee Kai, Zhou, Kun

“…As one of the most important categories in the additive manufacturing (AM) field, powder-based techniques, such as selective laser sintering, electron beam melting and selective laser melting, utilize laser or electronic beams to selectively fuse polymeric, metallic, ceramic or composite powders layer-by-layer into desired products according to their computer-aided design models. …”
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Getting from here to there : stitching together goods agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement by Elms, Deborah

“…This paper examines the extent to which negotiators were able to meet these aspirational goals after 11 rounds of meetings in two years, Although the Americans were most vocal in their insistence on the high quality nature of the proposed agreement in goods trade, it has been the demands of the United States that have most limited the liberalisation actually present in the draft agreement. …”
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Developing of innovative and cool mobile applications on the Googles Android powered devices 5 by Arun Mohan

“…Sports Info is tailored to meet the expectations of smart phone users who regularly checks sports updates like match schedules, score card and important sports news.…”
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