Why ‘strategic competitor’? : China’s national image formation in the United States facilitated by the Chinese media in Xi Jinping era by Liu, Kai

“…In the second section, this paper will use two hottest campaigns in China after Xi took office to conduct two case studies, which are ‘China Dream’ and ‘One Belt, One Road Initiative’ to see how the Chinese media’s depictions influence the formation of China’s national image as a ‘strategic competitor’ in the United States. …”
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Strengthening District Administration in Plural Communal Context: An Analysis on the Potential Impact of Establishing a Kalmunai Administrative District in Sri Lanka by Yusoff, Moharnrnad Agus, Sarjoon, Athambawa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah

“…One such issue is the call to form a separate administrative district (referred to as “Kalmunai administrative district”) in the coastal belt of the existing Amparai district. While exploring the factors that motivated the concept of a new administrative district, this study examined the potential impact of the formation of a Kalmunai administrative district. …”
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Dual Origin of Viscoelasticity in Polymer-Carbon Black Hydrogels: A Rheometry and Electrical Spectroscopy Study by Legrand, Gauthier, Manneville, Sébastien, McKinley, Gareth H., Divoux, Thibaut

“…Here we focus on aqueous dispersions of hydrophobic colloidal soot particles, namely carbon black (CB) dispersed with a sodium salt of carboxymethylcellulose (CMC), a food additive known as cellulose gum that bears hydrophobic groups, which are liable to bind physically to CB particles. …”
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A highly strained Al-Al σ-bond in dianionic aluminum analog of oxirane for molecule activation by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Since aluminum is the most electropositive element among the p-block elements, the construction of molecules bearing a dianionic Al-Al σ-bond is inherently highly challenging. …”
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Preparation and characterization of polypropylene/clay nanocomposites by Lim, Jia Jie.

“…Polypropylene/clay nanocomposites were synthesized by melt compounding with Cloisite® 20A nanoclay and three different types of compatibilizer in a twin-screw extruder. …”
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Synthesis of bioactive glass-ceramics: Effect of the incubation duration on mechanical properties using PBS solution by Loh, Zhi Wei, Zaid, Mohd Hafiz Mohd, Kechik, Mohd Mustafa Awang, Fen, Yap Wing, Cheong, Wei Mun, Mayzan, Mohd Zul Hilmi

“…Hence, this work prepared fluoride-free and fluoride glass-ceramics via the melt-quenching technique. The samples were assessed after soaking PBS solution for 14 days. …”
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Anti-microbial surfaces by plasma assisted immobilization of chitosan. by Toh, Daniel Seng Wei.

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Evaluation of the synergistic effects of novel antimicrobial polymer 147-1 by Leong, Philemon Ye Chao

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Speaking to Angmohs : intelligibility and identity as motivators for speech accommodation in Singapore by Law, Eliana Yixin

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BEM-PSP for single-carrier and SC-FDMA communication over a doubly selective fading channel by Liu, Xiaobei, Anand, Kushal, Guan, Yong Liang, Deng, Li, Fan, Pingzhi, Zhou, Zhengchun

“…The resultant BEM-PSP receiver significantly improves the channel estimation mean square error (MSE) and the bit error rates (BER) performance in fast fading multi-path channel, thanks to the channel tracking capability embedded within its Viterbi equalizer. …”
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Come and tell mama : the socialization of anger through talk by Sharifah Adibah Binte Syed Zainal

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An integrated information management model for proactive prevention of struck-by-falling-object accidents on construction sites by Wu, Weiwei, Yang, Huanjia, Li, Qiming, Chew, David Ah Seng

“…The objective of this paper is to analyze the proactively preventive information requirement of struck-by-falling-object accidents and propose an integrated information management model using a ZigBee RFID sensor network to fulfill these requirements. …”
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Applications of deep learning for physical layer of wireless communication systems by Xie, Yihang

“…The 1D-TRNet receiver outperforms traditional OFDM receivers and state-of-the-art generalized approximate message passing (GAMP) receivers in terms of bit-error rate (BER) performance. The third research work proposes a deep learning-based 5G receiver, named communication transformer network (Comm-Trans Net), which is designed to be robust for different sub-types of TDL channels. …”
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USRP-based wireless communication demonstrations for capacity improvement: from coding and waveform design perspectives by Liu, Yile

“…Additionally, a Single-Input Single-Output (SISO) communication system is also investigated to compare the bit error rate (BER) performance in a block fading channel among no coding, (3,6) Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) code, and Root-Protograph (RP-LDPC) code. …”
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Laser-Guide-Star Satellite for Ground-Based Adaptive Optics Imaging of Geosynchronous Satellites by Marlow, Weston, Carlton, Ashley, Hyosang, Yoon, Clark, James, Haughwout, Christian, Cahoy, Kerri, Males, Jared, Close, Laird, Morzinski, Katie

“…Although the preliminary analysis indicates that a single satellite guide star cannot be used for observing multiple astronomical targets, it will only require a little propellant to relocate within the geosynchronous belt. Results of a design study on the feasibility of a small-satellite guide star have been presented, and the potential benefits to astronomical imaging and to the larger space situational awareness community have been highlighted.…”
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Implementation Challenges of State-Led Redevelopment in Shrinking Cities: Case Study of Shantytown Redevelopment in Yichun, Northeast China by Gao, Shuqi, Ryan, Brent D.

“…The study analyzed the implementation of this policy in Yichun, a shrinking forestry city in China's rust belt (Northeast China). The implementation of this policy differs from China's typical privately funded market-led redevelopment in other areas, in terms of combining the rigorous implementation of central government's policy and funding in tandem with the discretionary actions of the local state-owned forestry bureau. …”
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Why did China seldom claim? : Overseas investment and bilateral investment treaties by Chen, Jiaxin

“…To critically examine the topic, BITs between China and the European Union (EU) countries as well as 53 BITs between China and the countries along ‘Belt and Road’ are analyzed. The research finds that, instead of solving the dispute settlement issues, the China-EU BIT tends to play its role in market liberalization. …”
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A study on business development strategies and tactics in the shipping industry to improve customer satisfaction (port sector) by Lau, Benedict Yew Fei

“…Finally, the impact of China’s One Belt, One Road (OBOR) initiative on the business developments in ASEAN shipping region can be further analysed.…”
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Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…High-dimensional probability theory bears vital importance in the mathematical foundation of data science. …”
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Preparation of Nd-Fe-B/α-Fe nanocomposite by chemical reduction method by Lim, Darryl Yu Zhi.

“…The magnetic properties of the powders are found to be poorer as compared to the samples obtained by traditional ball milling or melt spinning methods.…”
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