Experimental and numerical evaluation of composite floor systems under fire conditions by Tan, K.-H., Nguyen, T.-T.

“…This paper presents novel experimental results and observations from three one-quarter scale tests on two-way concrete slabs supported by protected steel edge beams under fire conditions. The sizes of the protected secondary edge beams were varied to study the effect of beam stiffness on the fire behaviour of the assemblies. …”
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The golden thread of Woolmington – A domestic yarn that should never have been spun by Dyer, Karen

“…The case of Woolmington v The Director of Public Prosecutions [1935] 1 AC 462 is renowned for Viscount Sankey’s ‘golden thread’ ruling, that the prosecution bears the burden of proof at trial. However, what is frequently overlooked is that this judgment arises from domestic violence. …”
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Global borders : power, fragility, and ‘a kind of fiction’ (Editorial introduction) by Cahill, Samara

“…With the gentlest wafting of pollen from a summer breeze or a bee’s wing, the fixed categories borders inscribe can blossom into hybridities.…”
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Effect of iron (III) oxide concentration on the performance of meta-resonators embedded in cementitious matrix by Sum, Yee Loon, Rheinheimer, Vanessa, Soong, Boon Hee, Paulo J. M., Monteiro

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Developing a web app in conjunction with a honey dehydrator by Sim, Yang Kai

“…Honey is a sweet tasting viscous liquid made by bees, and honey harvesting practices have grown in the last few decades. …”
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IS activity in Southeast Asia by Liow, Joseph Chinyong, Liow Chin Yong, Joseph

“…The increasing number of recruits from Indonesia and Malaysia to Islamic State reflects the evolving security threat to Southeast Asia. The emerging pattern bears lessons for countries in the region.…”
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Tournaments of financial analysts by Yin, Huifang, Zhang, Huai

“…This finding survives several robustness checks and is more pronounced when the interim assessment date is closer to the end of the tournament period, when analysts are inexperienced, and when the market activity is high. …”
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Can good ESG performance help companies resist external shocks? by Yang, Xin, Sheikh Hassan, Ahmad Fahmi, Karbhari, Yusuf

“…Our results remain robust even after a series of rigorous robustness checks.…”
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Evaluating geospatial accuracy for equity analyses: a case study of the U.S. National Bridge Inventory by Gandy, CA, Kang, X, Ritsch, N, Armanios, DE

“…Phase 3 assesses the feasibility of enhancing location granularity through a hand-checked case study. We find that for coarser geospatial levels (state and county), equity-based analyses may be possible, but for more granular geospatial levels (place and census tract), which is where equity-based analyses are often conducted, the data may need greater buffering and hand checks to ensure accuracy. …”

Fragmentation of white phosphorus by a cyclic (alkyl)(amino)alumanyl anion by Koshino, Kota, Kinjo, Rei

“…Structural and electronic features of the latter were fully characterized by standard spectroscopic means, X-ray diffraction analysis, and computational studies, which revealed that 2 bears highly polarized Al (δ+) and P (δ-) and relatively short Al-P bonds, indicative of the σ-donating and π-accepting nature of CAAAl groups.…”
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Predicting bank failures : a comparison of the Cox proportional hazards model and time-varying covariates model. by Cheng, Philip Yim Kwong.

“…As a contribution to bank regulation by improving the accuracy of predicting failed banks, I first illustrate the use of martingale and other residuals as diagnostic checks for Cox’s proportional hazards model. Second, I discuss and substantiate the claim that a time-varying covariates model is superior to the Cox model as a bank failure model.…”
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Does bankruptcy law prevent internalization of environmental costs: evidence from China by Li, Xingwei

“…The principle requires those responsible for environmental damage or imminent threats of damage to bear the necessary costs of remediation and prevention. …”
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Factual approach for tropical forest parameters measurement and monitoring: future option with a focus on synergetic use of airborne and terrestrial lidar technologies by Bazezew, Muluken N., Hussin, Yousif A., Kloosterman, Evert H., M. Hasmadi, Ismail

“…This approach contributes to the development of efficient techniques for forest monitoring systems and bears the potential to extend the modelling options from remote sensing data to understory layer trees.…”

Response to Comment on “Unique in the shopping mall: On the reidentifiability of credit card metadata” by de Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre, Pentland, Alex

“…The synthetic data set that they “successfully anonymize” bears no resemblance to modern high-dimensional data sets on which their methods fail. …”
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Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…They are typically made up of built-up sections in the shape of I-beams. Web and flange plates withstand shear force and bending moment, respectively. …”
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Design and implementation of a synthesizable test-bench for testing the LDPC decoder IP by Yang, Shi

“…The simulation environment is mainly used for preliminary and functional checks, and the emulation environment is chosen for further verification due to its much higher run speed compared to simulation.…”
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A three-membered diazo-aluminum heterocycle to access an Al=C π bonding species by Yan, Chenting, Kinjo, Rei

“…An X-ray study shows that the anionic part of 5 bears a considerable short exocyclic Al-C bond, and computational studies involving molecular orbital and natural bond orbital analysis indicate the Al=C π bonding character. …”
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Effect of partial debonding on catenary action of reinforced concrete frames by Yu, Jun, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Both specimens consisted of two one-bay beams, one middle joint, two side columns and two beam extensions. …”
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Properties and flexural performance of iron ore tailings concrete by Oritola, Sikiru Folahan

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Effect of Dactylaria higginsii on interference of Cyperus rotundus with L. esculentum by Kadir, J.B., Charudattan, R., Stall, W.M., Bewick, T.A.

“…At 106 conidia ml-1, D. higginsii reduced the interference from C. rotundus, controlled C. rotundus better, and increased L. esculentum yield compared to the weedy checks.…”