Laser-based 3D printing using bessel beams for tissue engineering applications by Liew, Andy Wen Loong

“…Scientists today are continually seeking to improve the technology in order to produce more complex biofunctional tissue constructs which eludes the tissue engineering community to this day. …”
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Investigating the role of self-sacrificing prosociality in intragroup and intergroup contexts by Katna, Dashalini P.

“…Parochial cooperation theories assume that strongly self-sacrificing members primarily desire and seek to achieve ingroup-favouring outcomes, and consequently become prepared to bear extreme costs to themselves. …”
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Spatial pricing and warehouse assortment in online retailing by Wang, Xuchen

“…The findings have practical implications for online retailers seeking to optimize their operations and enhance profitability.…”
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Seroepidemiology of COVID-19 in pregnant women and their infants in Uganda and Malawi across multiple waves 2020-2022 by Hookham, L, Cantrell, L, Cose, S, Freyne, B, Gadama, L, Imede, E, Kawaza, K, Lissauer, S, Musoke, P, Nankabirwa, V, Sekikubo, M, Sommerfelt, H, Voysey, M, PeriCOVID Consortium, Le Doare, K

“…Our study adds to existing evidence that suggests under-reporting of infection if based solely on cases with clinical disease, or a positive RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2, as most of the women in our study had asymptomatic infections and did not seek medical care. This has implications for screening in subsequent outbreaks and pandemics where protection of pregnant women and effect of infection in pregnancy on the infant are unknown.…”

Organizational Architecture Design and Assessment of Statistical Feasibility for NPM Implementation in an Airplane Subassembly by Daigle, Lea (Lea A.)

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Simulation-based passenger evacuation optimization in metro stations considering multi-objectives by Guo, Kai, Zhang, Limao

“…At last, NSGA-III is applied to seeking the optimal solutions for the station renovation in order to achieve a safe evacuation. …”
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Counterfactual explanations for machine learning models on heterogeneous data by Wang, Yongjie

“…One goal of counterfactual explanations is to seek action suggestions from the model. However, commonly used models such as ensemble models and neural networks are black boxes with poor trustworthiness. …”
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Intelligent database design for microgrids in low voltage distribution systems-I GUI and database design by Ng, Pei Fen

“…Climatic change can lead to consequences such as increasing cases of heat-related illness, endangering wildlife like polar bears and rising of sea level that would trigger natural disasters leading to individual losing their homes. [51] Due to extensively use of electricity in this contemporary society, there arises a need to seek for alternative energy sources, if at all possible renewable resources such as wind and solar. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Zou, Kunru

“…The connections to top political leaders (i.e., Central Committee of the Communist Party of China) make local politicians engage more in rent-seeking by selling state-owned enterprises (SOEs) at substantial discounts. …”
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论汉魏六朝挽歌与悼亡诗的生死主题 = Theme on life and death in elegy and lament poetry of Han, Wei and six dynasties by 郑慧萍 Teh, Hui Ping

“…Risking lives and limbs, poets embark on political paths seeking wealth and fame, yet hoping to alleviate their fear of death, adopt Zhuangzi’s calm attitude towards death. …”
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Energy-efficient video streaming over wireless networks by Chuah, Seong Ping

“…These transport packets need to be delivered before a deadline at a target reliability which depends on the importance of the video frame. We seek the optimal transmission strategy that minimizes the transmission energy under the reliability and deadline constraints of a group of transport packets. …”
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Improving outcomes in panic disorder and carer support in psychosis: a triad of studies on theory, practice and innovations by Aslam, SY

“…An exploratory aim was to evaluate the potential impact of a novel component of focused CBT which includes the use of ‘approach-supporting behaviours’ where safety-seeking behaviours are prominent. Method: We conducted a randomised parallel trial. …”

Localized structural and bulk effects in hybrid organic-inoraginc perovskites by Wong, Walter Pei De

“…DFT simulations provided an indication that charge carriers in MAPbI3 exists as localized polarons, thus, the experimental studies seek spectroscopic evidence for the existence for these self-trapped polaronic states. …”
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Critical events detection and management in complex networks by Yu, Yi

“…As a natural extension of the first piece of work, in this part, we seek to understand the dynamics of infection spreading and control in networks with community structures. …”
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21W.747 Rhetoric, Fall 2002 by Strang, Steven M.

“…At its worst, however, rhetoric is used unethically by people to manipulate us instead of enlightening us, to spread propaganda instead of seeking truth, to make palatable those ideas and products whose adoption actually runs counter to our best interests. …”
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《“你有抽烟吗？”：病人的迂回答复及其医生的对策 》= "Do you smoke?" : on patients' 'less-than-direct' responses and doctors' countermeasures by 蔡永盛 Chua, Benjamin Yong Sheng

“…As such questions are medically relevant from the doctor’s point of view, it is necessary to seek a truthful response from the patient in order to arrive at an accurate preliminary diagnosis. …”
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