Lifelong learning beyond the classroom by Ho, Bing Hui

“…This project aims to supplement physical classes by providing a platform where users continue to receive help even after the class has ended. It also aims to encourage continuous learning. …”
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中国钻石零售市场分析及营销对策初探 = The market of retail diamonds and sales strategy in China by 谈宏伟 Tan, Hong Wei

“…It also proposes that large conglomerate could participate in this growing market to reap the benefits on innovation and economy of scale. The dissertation ends with clear and concise conclusions and recommendations, which have implications for market practitioners of the diamond industry in China.…”
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A sketch grammar of Chang. by Chor, Wan Ting.

“…The morphosyntax chapters covers word classes, nominal morphology, verbal morphology and ending with grammatical functions. Chang uses constituent order and ergativity to prescribe grammatical functions. …”
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The deaf divide by Kham, Priscilla, Tan, Josephine Wen Hui, Tay, Eileen Kai Ying, Tay, Qiao Wei

“…An era is ending for Singapore’s deaf education. Students who need to sign no longer have a special environment to learn. …”
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Black Phosphorus Nanoparticle Labels for Immunoassays via Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Mediation by Mayorga-Martinez, Carmen Clotilde, Mohamad Latiff, Naziah, Eng, Alex Yong Sheng, Sofer, Zdeněk, Pumera, Martin

“…Here we fabricate black phosphorus nanoparticles (BP NPs) by solution based electrochemical exfoliation with bipolar electrodes, which induces opposite potentials on the opposite ends of black phosphorus macroparticles thereby leading to its decomposition into nanoparticles. …”
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Critical geographies of occupation, squatting, and trespass by Burgum, S, Vasudevan, A

“…At stake here, we argue, is a modest experimental form of ‘concept-work’ that is consonant with recent calls for a more fragmentary and open-ended approach to how we think about and inhabit cities. …”

'A poem in leaden hexameters': on rehabilitating Dorotheus’ Carmen Astrologicum by Lightfoot, JL

“…He avails himself of poetic formulary, which he also ingeniously repurposes, to serve the ends of <i>variatio</i> and to flatter the reader’s cultural competence and <i>paideia</i>. …”

Entangled entitlements and Shuar tsantsa (shrunken heads) by Van Broekhoven, LNK

“…The chapter discusses what tsantsa are, why they ended up in the European imagination and tries to understand some of the reactions of press and public to the changes.…”

‘Canon in colour’: contextual knowledge of race and empire as powerful knowledge by Elliott, V

“…The theoretical analysis is supported by small amounts of empirical data from a survey of teachers about their teaching of diversity in the English classroom in the UK, and specifically open-ended questions about their teaching of 19th century texts, and the plays Othello and The Tempest. …”

Real-time robust multi-lane detection and tracking in challenging urban scenarios by Zhou, Hui, Zhang, Handuo, Hasith, Karunasekera, Wang, Han

“…In this paper, we consider multi-lane detection in challenging urban scenarios such as emerging, ending, spitting and merging of lane markings, heavily curved lanes, zig-zag lanes, on/off ramp and disturbance of other road writings. …”
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Frequency equations of nonlocal elastic micro/nanobeams with the consideration of the surface effects by Zhao, Haisheng, Zhang, Yao, Lie, Seng Tjhen

“…Three types of boundary conditions, i.e., hinged-hinged, clamped-clamped, and clamped-hinged ends, are examined. For a hinged-hinged beam, an exact and explicit natural frequency equation is derived based on the established mathematical model. …”
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Telomere biology disorders by Kam, Michelle L. W., Nguyen, Trang T. T., Ngeow, Joanne Yuen Yie

“…Telomeres are DNA-protein structures at chromosome ends that maintain chromosome stability; their length affects cell replicative potential and senescence. …”
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Evaluation of isolation between two differential microstrip antennas by Liu, Huanli

“…Second, the design equation of single-ended microstrip patch antenna is used to determine the length of differential microstrip rectangular patch. …”
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Discontinuous deformation analysis for subsidence of fractured formations under seepage: a case study by Gao, Jingyao, Wang, Wei, Tang, Yiyang, Fan, Hongyun

“…The results indicated that the water injection process mitigated stress concentrations at both ends of the goaf area. Specifically, a 30-m rise in water head resulted in a corresponding elevation of the ground surface by 3.94 ​cm.…”
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Artificial intelligence and power in public service management by Vogl, TM

“…This chapter is based on interview data, open ended survey responses, and publicly available documents and recordings. …”

Longitudinal effects of a scenario-based learning intervention on preservice teacher self-efficacy by Rushby, JV, Klassen, RM, Durksen, TL, Pfaffel, A, Bardach, L

“…Results showed a positive upward trajectory for self-efficacy with some variation among the self-efficacy subdomains. Results from open-ended responses following the intervention showed how reflection on scenarios and feedback played a role in preservice teachers&rsquo; self-efficacy. …”

Indentation and laser annealing of NiTi shape memory alloys by Su, Jun Feng

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从频率效应看上古汉语*-s后缀 = A study of *-s suffix in archaic Chinese based on frequency effect by 黄颖瑜 Ng, Yin Yee

“…However, how does the same *-s suffix embrace these seemingly contrasting functions? Some scholars tried but were unsuccessful in providing an explanation for this question. …”
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Preparation and characterization of mixed matrix membranes based on PVDF and three inorganic fillers (fumed nonporous silica, zeolite 4A and mesoporous MCM-41) for gas separation by Shen, Yi., Lua, Aik Chong.

“…With the incorporation of the inorganic fillers, the thermal stability of the composite membranes was reduced with lower degradation temperature while the melting temperature and crystallizing temperature seemed to be unaffected. The DSC results showed that the crystallinity of the composite membranes had increased when compared with the pure PVDF membrane. …”
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Young people's understanding of European values: enhancing abilities, supporting participation and voice by Ross, Alistair, Loughran, Tom, Brunold, Andreas, Hartsmar, Nanny, Liljefors Persson, Bodil, Chistolini, Sandra, Dotta, Leanete Thomas, Freires, Thiago, Kõiv, Kristi, Lopes, Juliana Crespo, Pembecioğlu, Nilüfer, Pereira, Fátima, Spinthourakis, Julia Athena

“…In a time when we are exposed to so many different explanations and commentaries, when social media allow and almost require instantaneous responses, that seem to have to be short, pithy, emphatic. Opinions appear as sharper, less nuanced, insistent. …”
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