Transcriptomic profiling of polymicrobial biofilm dynamics on catheters in Vitro by Lai, Valerie Jia Hui

“…Dispersal marks the end of the biofilm life cycle and the beginning of bacterial dissemination which is believed to be responsible for biofilm virulence. …”
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A low-power IoT platform based smart plug for smart home system by Yang, Huan

“…With the rapid development of Internet of things (IoT) and Wireless technology, the intelligent home system has been realized in real life. Comparing with the traditional wall plug, the smart power plug that has longer service life and longer maintenance cycle is safer and more convenient to use. …”
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Jio : a social networking app based on common interests by Wee, Teck Leng

“…‘Jio’ is the light to connecting happiness and life satisfaction.…”
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Homo europaeus: identity, bureaucracy and belonging in Brussels by Montgomery, S

“…The second analyzes how Europeanness as a recognition of selfhood, a mode of belonging and a way of life is enacted and performed within these spaces. …”

‘Urge, urge, urge, dogs gnawing’: pain, play and the material text in Jonathan Swift's Journal to Stella by Williams, A

“…This chapter explores how Swift uses his text to record the physical ailments of the public figures who dominate his working life, linking these very public bodies to Swift’s own physical experiences. …”

Severe cognitive disability, medically complex children and long-term ventilation by Wilkinson, D

“…However, the burdens of life-prolonging technology may outweigh the benefits of such treatment either in the present or in the future. …”

The association between adverse childhood experiences and adult cardiac function in the UK Biobank by Quiroz, JC, Cooper, J, McCracken, C, Khanji, MY, Laranjo, L, Aung, N, Lee, AM, Simon, J, Murphy, T, Biasiolli, L, Piechnik, SK, Maurovich-Horvat, P, Petersen, SE, Raisi-Estabragh, Z

“…Lay Summary: The importance of early life factors in determining health in later adulthood is increasingly recognized. …”

Maqasid Syariah in Islamic Consumption by Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa, Yusuff, Noraini, Abd Aziz, Noriza, Abdul Ghani Azmi, Ilhaamie

“…Emerging issues in consumption among Muslim consumers are constantly changing from small scale towards immense issues such as overspending, massive debt, bankruptcy, and financial crime which resulted into detrimental effect on life and society. Islam never prohibited consumerism, but Islamic doctrine stipulated the rule and regulation in consumption. …”
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Failure analysis and finite element simulation for structural systems in an unmanned aerial vehicle by Wang, Bing, Ng, Poh Huat, Elhadidi, Basman Mohamed Nabil Ahmed Khairat, Ang, Hui Shan, Moon, Seung Ki

“…The stress distribution and fatigue life of fuselage are simulated by using the commercial software Comsol. …”
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21W.742J / SP.575J / WGS.575J Writing About Race, Spring 2003 by Faery, Rebecca Blevins

“…Du Bois wrote that "…the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line." A century after Du Bois penned those words, most Americans would agree that at the beginning of the twenty-first century, the color line remains one of our most pressing social issues. …”
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Emergence of spatio-temporal variations in chemotherapeutic drug efficacy : in-vitro and in-silico 3D tumour spheroid studies by Sheraton, Muniraj Vivek, Chiew, Geraldine Giap Ying, Melnikov, Valentin, Tan, E. Y., Luo, K. Q., Verma, N., Sloot, Peter M. A.

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Deep learning based solder joint defect detection on industrial printed circuit board X-ray images by Zhang, Qianru, Zhang, Meng, Gamanayake, Chinthaka, Yuen, Chau, Geng, Zehao, Jayasekara, Hirunima, Woo, Chia-wei, Low, Jenny, Liu, Xiang, Guan, Yong Liang

“…With the improvement of electronic circuit production methods, such as reduction of component size and the increase of component density, the risk of defects is increasing in the production line. Many techniques have been incorporated to check for failed solder joints, such as X-ray imaging, optical imaging and thermal imaging, among which X-ray imaging can inspect external and internal defects. …”
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PARP1 resolves DNA replication defects in PCNA-associated DNA repair disorder by Wang, L

“…</p> <p>An isogenic PCNAS^228I knock-in hTERT RPE-1 cell line was generated using CRISPR-Cas9 technique. Phenotypes observed in patient-derived cells were recapitulated in the knock-in cell line. …”

Doctor, Will You Pray for Me? : Medicine, Chaplains, and Healing the Whole Person / by Klitzman, Robert, author 655971

“…New technologies are redefining the beginning and end of life, raising religious, spiritual, and existential quandaries about whether and when to turn off the machines and “play God.” …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…His story invites parallels to Yan Ge Ling’s own life and her perspectives on self-­‐identity. …”
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Landless in God’s own country: development and perpetual struggles in Kerala by Ramapurath Chemmencheri, S

“…</p> <p>Third, the thesis demonstrates that the efforts of the state to address land claims can betray the assumptions that it holds about the claimants, a scenario that can result in the land recipients living “state life” – the life envisaged by the state for the claimants – rather than the life they wish to lead. …”

Synoptic analysis of a decade of daily measurements of SO2 emission in the troposphere from volcanoes of the global ground-based network for observation of volcanic and atmospheric... by Arellano, Santiago, Galle, Bo, Apaza, Fredy, Avard, Geoffroy, Barrington, Charlotte, Bobrowski, Nicole, Bucarey, Claudia, Burbano, Viviana, Burton, Mike, Chacón, Zoraida, Chigna, Gustavo, Clarito, Christian Joseph, Conde, Vladimir, Costa, Fidel, De Moor, Maarten, Delgado-Granados, Hugo, Di Muro, Andrea, Fernandez, Deborah, Garzón, Gustavo, Gunawan, Hendra, Haerani, Nia, Hansteen, Thor. H., Hidalgo, Silvana, Inguaggiato, Salvatore, Johansson, Mattias, Kern, Christoph, Kihlman, Manne, Kowalski, Philippe, Masias, Pablo, Montalvo, Francisco, Möller, Joakim, Platt, Ulrich, Rivera, Claudia, Saballos, Armando, Salerno, Giuseppe, Taisne, Benoit, Vásconez, Freddy, Velásquez, Gabriela, Vita, Fabio, Yalire, Mathieu

“…In this study, we present a compilation of results of homogenized post-analysis of measurements of <span classCombining double low line"inline-formula">SO2</span> flux and plume parameters obtained during the period March 2005 to January 2017 of 32 volcanoes in NOVAC. …”
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Improved 3-D frequency-selective structures and their applications by Ahmed Abdelmottaleb Abdelfattah Attia Omar

“…The structure employing double-sided parallel-strip line resonator may be suitable for transmit/reflect arrays as well.…”
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Case study on maritime trust : Pacific Shipping Trust versus Rickmers Maritime Trust. by Lim, Sheng Qiang., Nguyen, Huong Tra., Zhuang, Minghui.

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Open source security issues of the Android operating system by Hong, Hsiang Ted.

“…The growth and development of the smart phones are not in line with the efforts put in its security and protection. …”
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