Surface quality improvement in meso-scale milling with spindle axial directional ultrasonic vibration assistance by Ko, Jeong Hoon., Shaw, Kah Chuan., Tan, Sha Wei., Lin, Rong Ming.

“…Recently, vibration assistance has been experimentally investigated to the intermittent milling process mainly for feed and cross- feed directions. …”
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Respiratory epithelium, production performance and behaviour of formaldehyde-exposed broiler chicks by I., Zulkifli, O., Fauziah, A.R., Omar, S., Shaipullizan

“…Formaldehyde vaporization resulted in higher weekly (days 0-6 and 21-27) and total (days 0-41) feed intake and poorer weekly (days 0-6, 7-13, 21-27 and 28-34) and overall (days 0-41) feed conversion ratios. …”
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Up in smoke : peatland fires in Russia and Indonesia by Sofiah Jamil

“…Russia’s peatland fires, like those in Indonesia, have been triggered by high global temperatures. The heatwaves behind the current Russian fires bear similarities with the Indonesian experiences in 1998 and 2006, Indonesia and ASEAN could share their experiences in addressing peatland fires with Russia.…”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The ‘polluter pays’ principle has been implemented by several pieces of environmental legislation in China as a means to confront the issue of liability in the case of bankrupt polluters. …”
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Energy efficiency: the first renewable by Khan, S

“…However, Saudi Arabia sees the situation differently, and has done so historically. …”

A dormant overmassive black hole in the early Universe by Juodžbalis, I, Maiolino, R, Baker, WM, Tacchella, S, Scholtz, J, D’Eugenio, F, Witstok, J, Schneider, R, Trinca, A, Valiante, R, DeCoursey, C, Curti, M, Carniani, S, Chevallard, J, de Graaff, A, Arribas, S, Bennett, JS, Bourne, MA, Bunker, AJ, Charlot, S, Jiang, B, Koudmani, S, Perna, M, Robertson, B

“…Several different models have been proposed to explain these findings, ranging from heavy seeds to light seeds experiencing bursts of high accretion rate10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15–16. …”

Uncovering the mechanical secrets of the squirting cucumber by Box, F, Moulton, DE, Vella, D, Lowe, T, Goriely, A, Thorogood, C, Bhagotra, Y

“…<p>Rapid movement is rare in the plant kingdom, but a prerequisite for ballistic seed dispersal. A particularly dramatic example of rapid motion in plants is the squirting cucumber (<em>Ecballium elaterium</em>) which launches its seeds explosively via a high-pressure jet. …”

Evaluation of Enterococcus hirae isolated from vegetable wastes as probiotic and improvement of immune response in African catfish (Clarias spp.) by Hamid, Nur Hidayahanum

“…Therefore, probiotics usage as an alternative strategy has been suggested to be used as substitution for antimicrobial drugs. …”
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Evaluation of drilling by induced delamination of hybrid biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: a statistical analysis by RSM by Elhadi, Abdelmalek, Amroune, Salah, Slamani, Mohamed, Jawaid, Mohammad, Koklu, Ugur, Bidi, Tarek

“…The findings indicated that the most effective cutting parameters for minimizing delamination are achieved using the HSS drill bit, namely at lower feed and rotational speeds. Delamination remains below the threshold of 1.106 when the feed is 0.04 mm/rev and the rotational speed is 1592 rpm. …”

Weakly nonlinear water waves over varying topography by Xiao, Rong

“…This thesis consists of 2 sections, part A chapters 1-6 and part B chapters 6-7 with references and appendices. …”
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Study of pressure distribution in compliant coated abrasive tools for robotic polishing by Muhammed Umer.

“…While much research has been done to reduce polishing force variations by force control and compliance mechanisms, not much work has been done to understand the effect of compliance on the distribution of forces in the contact area of such tools. …”
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Development of fed-batch strategy to produce bacteria cellulose by Chua, Gek Kee, Soo, Yang Kee

“…It is found that BC produced from fed-batch modes has a higher yield (3.75 g/L for low feed frequency and 4.79 g/L for high feed frequency) compared to batch mode (2.24 g/L). …”
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Marta Czok URBE by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Ionescu, Georgiana, Czok, Marta

“…Among these works, specially selected for the Galleria dei Busti at Palazzo Montecitorio, we see in a central position the polyptych Città Salva Anima / Soul Saving City originally commissioned in 2000 by the French Embassy to the Holy See, in response to the Jubilee, as part of the exhibition Roma Jubilans. …”
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How resource revenues can halve global poverty by Segal, P

“…The bitter struggles for oil nationalisation through the twentieth century bear witness to the sensitivity of this question. …”

Enhancing growth performance and health of coloured-broiler chickens with signal grass meal (Brachiaria decumbens) supplementation under tropical conditions by Ong, Yee Lyn, Chung, Eric Lim Teik, Nayan, Nazri, Aziz, Muhamad Faris Ab, Jesse, Faez Firdaus Abdullah, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Dunshea, Frank R.

“…Throughout the eight-week study, body weight and feed intake were recorded weekly for each replicate to calculate body weight gain and feed conversion ratio. …”
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Metformin degradation with combined Ozone/UV/H2O2 process by Fujinami, Shoko Carissa

“…An increase in ozone feed rate leads to an increase in amount of ozone molecules to undergo photolysis under UV light. …”
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Community health workers: efficacy, taxonomy, and performance by Ballard, M

“…Objective three is addressed in Chapter 6: systematic review methods are employed to identify interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in LMICs.…”

South and East Asian cinemas across borders: critical trends in transnational cinema by Clini, Clelia, Yangling, Yang, Dasgupta, Rohit K.

“…At a time of resurgent nationalisms and increasing fortifications of (actual and symbolic) borders, the chapters in this book explore cinematic work that challenge these boundaries and promote a reflection on the social, cultural, political and economic value of international exchanges and collaborations within the context of Asia. …”

Development of novel monitors for early detection of fouling in reverse osmosis systems by Sim, Victor Siang Tze

“…As the primary energy use in an RO system is the power required for the high pressure to pump the feed water and is directly related to the feed pressure and flow rate, savings can come in the energy costs in pre‐empting fouling problems. …”
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Preliminary study on the preparation and characterization of novel organophilic membranes used for organic extraction by Xia, Yuan

“…Hence, thin film composite (TFC) membrane has been proposed for the membrane extraction process due to its improved mass transfer efficiency. …”
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