The Ethics within Metaphysics by Impagnatiello, Michele Odissea

“…This dissertation consists of three chapters at the intersection of ethics and metaphysics. …”
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Fabrication of high-performance thin-film composite and nanochannel-enabled next-generation membranes for water desalination by Lim, Yu Jie

“…First, a module-scale simulation was conducted to examine the impact and actual significance of the benefits which highly permeable membranes could bring about at a system-level (Chapter 3). Based on this theoretical understanding, Chapter 4 studies the possibility to fabricate robust and high-performance membranes by optimizing the support layer of thin-film composite (TFC)-SWRO membranes. …”
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Joint modelling of longitudinal data: a scoping review of methodology and applications for non-time to event data by Ouko, RK, Mukaka, M, Ohuma, EO

“…Exclusions were made for time-to-event articles, conference abstracts, book chapters, and studies without full text. We extracted information on statistical methods, association structure, estimation methods, software, etc. …”

Mechanistic insights on protein aggregation and phase separation by Casablancas Antràs, V

“…Chapter 3 is concerned with the mathematical modelling challenges and presents further developments to the initial method. …”

Expressions of grief on the early modern stage by Welch, K

“…Tracking fake funerals over this time period revealed a sharp increase in this device after 1603, which the final chapter suggests is related to anxieties over public performances of mourning after Elizabeth I's death and one of the worst plague years on record.…”

Fictions of youth: childness in selected West African novels, 1991-2009 by Moellenberg, T

“…Chapter 1 investigates Ben Okri's "Azaro" in <em>The Famished Road</em> (1991) as a means of exploring aspects of the artist's creative life. …”

Creative AI : a data-driven design approach for creative online ad optimisation using artificial intelligence and big data by Phay, Han

“…The research is structured in 7 chapters: (1) A Historical Perspective on Modern Advertising, looking at the way creative advertising agencies have evolved throughout the earlier years, (2) Present Day Advertising Technology, continuing the narrative post-internet through exploration of the advertising technology industry in present day, (3) Consumer Psychology, specifically on how creative design attributes in ads, such as visuals, text and sound, can subconsciously have an effect on humans and are important to the cause of advertising, (4) Data-driven design, a new way of looking at the digital online ad creation process, integrating big data and artificial intelligence to predict the optimal creative attributes in digital ads, (5) Multivariate Testing for Creative Optimisation, a controlled experiment to determine that generated ads do not underperform current human designed ads, (6) Translating Research into Product, where the ad agency as tech company model is brought forth through the form of a startup, and lastly (7) Future Opportunities, that identifies other areas of emerging tech and the implications on future research.…”
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Identification of novel interactions between MicroRNAs and pattern-recognition receptor signalling in dentritic cells by Pichulik, T

“…However, as outlined in Chapter 3, the data generated suggest that HIV-1 infection has little or no impact on miRNA expression. …”

Electronic structure of paramagnetic transition metal complexes by Al-Ameed, K

“…In Chapter 3, we address the question of redox-dependent spin transitions in triangular iron complexes. …”

Structural and biochemical characterisation of bacterial metallo-β-lactamases by Makena, A

“…Chapter 2 of the thesis describes the identification of a novel cephalosporinbased substrates, <b>CLS405</b>, for MBL activity and inhibition assays. …”

Emotion language in context: investigating emotion words in children’s written language and word learning by Dong, Y

“…</p> <p>To complement the corpus approach, this thesis also includes two word-learning experiments, one with adults (Chapter 4) and one with children (Chapter 5). Participants read novel adjectives in short narratives that had either neutral, negative, or positive valence. …”

The development and application of mass-spectrometry-based tools to monitor proteome remodeling in microbes by Telusma, Bertina

“…In chapters 3 and 4, I apply these methods to the methylotrophic yeast, Komagataella phaffii, which grows robustly on a diverse set of carbon sources. …”
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The Cognitive Underpinnings of Legal Complexity by Martínez, Eric

“…This thesis investigates this question using the tools of cognitive science. Chapter II approaches the question from the comprehender side, documenting the cognitive and linguistic factors that make legal documents difficult to understand for non-lawyers. …”
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中国移民在新加坡的适应与发展 ：以电视剧《雾锁南洋》为研究对象 = Chinese immigrants’ adaptation and development in Singapore : a case study of drama series The Awakening... by 刘宛姗 Low, Wan Shan

“…The Awakening was Singapore’s first full-length drama series which consisted of four chapters, chronicling the turmoil that the forefathers from China faced when they were in Singapore and the contributions they have made towards Singapore’s prosperity. …”
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Investigation on orthogonal frequency division multiplexing with index modulation by Fan, Rui

“…Throughout this thesis, the implementation complexities for the proposed schemes are analyzed in respective chapters. The theoretical analysis for the index modulation systems proposed in this thesis is conducted. …”
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Conformational changes involved in signal transduction in avian cryptochromes by Gehrckens, AS

“…The results are detailed in chapters 3 and 4. Small changes due to an applied static magnetic field were investigated in detail in chapter 4.…”

Advancements in Models and Algorithms for Management Science by Yao, Yuanfan (Evan)

“…This thesis is composed of three independent chapters, each of which proposes novel modeling insights and algorithmic solutions for real-world problems. …”
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Self-assembled structures using CABC multi-block copolymers by Zheng, Jie

“…I also introduced the motivations and purposes of Chapters 2, 3 and 4. In Chapter 2, temperature-selective radical generation from a newly designed alkyl diiodide (I–R2–R1–I) was studied. …”
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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

“…This paper is divided into four chapters. The first chapter explores definitions and developments of elegies and laments, their similarities and differences which set them apart from other similar texts. …”
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Synthesis and optical characterization of cadmium sulfide (CdS) single crystals for laser cooling effect by Zhang, Chiyuan

“…All the three part of the work will be illustrated and explained in details in the following chapters. Moreover, a summary and future plan is clearly stated in the end of the thesis.…”
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