Chinese labor protest and trade unions by Chan, J, Pun, N, Selden, M

“…Foxconn Technology Group, a Taiwanese-owned transnational corporation founded in Taipei in 1974, holds more than 50 percent of the market share in global electronics manufacturing. 1 Its 1.4 million workers in China are comprised mostly of rural migrants in their late teens to twenties. This chapter considers their struggle for labor rights, the nature of union representation at the giant firm, and the joint responsibility of the enterprise and government for the protection of workers.…”

Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…For states seeking to catch up, the acquisition and assimilation of frontier technology has always been paramount (Abramovitz, 1986).</p> <p>Multinational firms based in industrialized countries have long been seen as sources of technology (Evans, 1979). …”

Analog smart I/O pads by Tan, Shyue Mei.

“…In this project, a complete on-chip ESD protection circuit has been constructed in a form of library cell. Besides that, the analog buffer is added with the ESD protection in the output pad. …”
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Land reclamation - from conventional vertical drain methods to a combined vacuum preloading and electro-osmosis with horizontal drainage enhanced geotextile sheets by Wong, Lung Anthony

“…Slurry of soft marine deposits dredged from the seabed has increasingly been used in various land reclamation projects in recent years. …”
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Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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React based web-application for stock price forecasting with a novel stacking algorithm by Mittal, Madhav

“…This has allowed for the implementation of extremely complicated machine learning systems that solve large-scale complex problems at extremely fast speeds. A plethora of machine learning based stock forecasting models have since been introduced. …”
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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…Singapore has been developing rapidly over the past decades. In order to sustain the fast-paced economic development and urbanisation, an increasing emphasis has been placed on land reclamation projects. …”
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Design language in packaging. by Wijaya, Merwyn.

“…Craid is a fictitious brand of Irish beer that is designed based on this essential role. …”
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Youth at Risk : A Prevention Resource for Counselors, Teachers, and Parents / by Capuzzi, David, editor 296803, Gross, Douglas R., editor 296809, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Developmental in its orientation, the text moves from population definition and identification, to causal factors and issues most often identified with placing youth at risk, to a prevention–intervention paradigm specifically created for teens. Illustrative case studies and enlightening sidebars enhance reader self-awareness, promote self-study and skill development, and aid in the comprehension of the concepts and applications of chapter material. …”
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An integrated simulation environment for testing V2X protocols and applications by Choudhury, Apratim, Maszczyk, Tomasz, Li, Hong, Dauwels, Justin, Math, Chetan Belagal

“…Implementation of Vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication technologies, for traffic management, has been envisioned to have a plethora of far-reaching and useful consequences. …”
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从流传和演变角度探析民间童话故事《虎姑婆》的教育意义 = An investigation of the transmission and educational implication of the folk tale “Aunt Tiger” by 黄思蓉 Wong, Sirong

“…This Chinese folk tale was first written down as text by Huang Zhijuan during the Qing dynasty, though it may have been in existence long before its written form. The story was circulated to different areas in China and Taiwan, and as time went by, the title of the story took different forms such as “Grandma Fox”, “Grandma Bear”, “Grandma Tiger”, and “Mother Tiger”. …”
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Protein delivery options: how well have we succeeded? by Ng, Xu Wen, Subbu, Venkatraman

“…Another antibody, Avastin®, indicated for bowel cancer, accounted for $6.7 billion among these top-selling drugs, while Herceptin®, used to treat breast cancer, had sales of $6.6 billion. These numbers bear eloquent testimony to the increasing demand for protein therapeutics. …”
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Analysis of an isolated induction generator driven by renewable energy sources by Lu, Jun Wei.

“…As such, speed controllers that are able to regulate the torque generated by changing wind speeds to produce a more consistent output are used. …”
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Concentric bimetallic microjets by electrodeposition by Zhao, Guanjia, Pumera, Martin

“…These microjet engines are able to move at speeds of 7 bodylengths s-1 at fuel concentrations as low as 0.2% (wt.) of H2O2. …”
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Study on pedestrian and cyclist interactions at signalised pedestrian crossings by Liu, Jianye.

“…This area of study has been extensively researched in other Asian countries such as Japan (Alhajaseen & Nakamura, 2010) and Hong Kong (Lee & Lam, 2005). …”
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Spooky action in the film/novel debate. by Lee, Tracy Marie Shiyin., Luo, Esmonde Jianwen., Wong, Kai Wing., Manoj Prabhoda Chandran., Chee, Kang Xiong.

“…The installation follows a Collector, Photographer, Writer and a Collective (a beer garden group that gathers at the local coffeeshop) in their daily life as they contemplate the curious events, and each other, in an attempt to cope with the boredom they face in the neighbourhood. …”
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Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…On top of that, the effects of four different altitudes and cruise speeds are also highlighted for the optimal performance and stability achievable by the UAV. …”
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Environmental audit in Singapore by Chua, Boon Hua

“…In addition, neither the public nor firms are willing to bear the costs of environmental audit.…”
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Decarbonizing airport using solar and wind farm: A case of Biratnagar, Nepal by Yadav, Bharosh Kumar, Yadav, Ramhit, Jahangiri, Mehdi, Priya, S. Shanmuga, Bajracharya, Tri Ratna, Sudhakar, Kumarasamy

“…Three sizes of Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) of EOLO 15 kW, Tree tree-shaped wind Turbine (TSWT) 58.5 kW and TSWT 585 kW have been used for the Simulation. A sensitivity analysis of various parameters, including interest rates, wind speed, and wind turbine types, has been carried out to study the cost of energy generation in grid-connected mode. …”
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A study of air traffic management : wind optimization in the modern aviation by Lee, Jun Chin

“…Even aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing or Airbus, have been striving for designs incorporating materials such as Carbon Fibre Reinforced Plastics (CFRP) to reduce weight and thus fuel efficiency. [1] However, as material improvements come to a standstill and the adoption of newer aircrafts can take substantial time, there is a need to find an alternate way to improve fuel efficiency. …”
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