Applications of pentamethyl phenyl ketones in the synthesis of carbocycles and heterocycles by Lunt-Laurin, CE

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1: Introduction.</p></strong> <p>The introduction covers an overview of hydrogen borrowing and the types of hydrogen borrowing strategies. …”

Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…This work therefore explores the relationship between microstructure and stress conditions in order to connect geophysical observations to the underlying forces on subsurface materials, using both experimental and computational methods. The first two chapters investigate two-phase deformation, where a partial melt phase is present between grains of solid materials such as olivine (Chapter 2) or ice (Chapter 3). …”
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Beginning IoT Projects : Breadboard-less Electronic Projects / by Bell, Charles, author 643171

“…The rest of the book presents a number of projects organized into easy-to-follow chapters that details the goal for the project, the components used, a walk-through of the code, and a challenge section that provides suggestions on how to improve or augment the project. …”

Probabilistic and Analytic Methods in Combinatorics by Sawhney, Mehtaab

“…This thesis studies a range of topics across combinatorics, broadly defined. The second chapter of this thesis addresses a longśstanding question of Erdős regarding the existence of high girth Steiner triple systems. …”
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Nonlinear oscillations and chaos in chemical cardiorespiratory control by Kalamangalam, GP

“…Chapter 3 scales and simplifies the Grodins model; Chapters 4, 5, 6 consider carbon dioxide dynamics at the central chemoreceptor. …”

A systematic literature review of online teaching and learning strategies in language learning by Zuraina, Ali, Intan Syahidah, Zulkafa

“…Within the brief period of a year (2020–2021), numerous studies were conducted across the globe in examining distinct factors and effects of OTL. This chapter aims to provide an overview of pertinent issues discussed in the previous literature particularly with regards to OTL strategies. …”
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Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…High-dimensional probability theory bears vital importance in the mathematical foundation of data science. …”
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Qualitative Research : Bridging the Conceptual, Theoretical, and Methodological / by Ravitch, Sharon M, author 609533, Carl, Nicole Mittenfelner, author 656054

“…Whether you are new to qualitative research or not, the goal for this book is to develop and deepen your understanding of an approach to research that seeks, designs for, and engages criticality in qualitative research. Every chapters begins with an overview and key objectives for the chapter. …”

Divine assemblies in early Greek and Mesopotamian narrative poetry by Ballesteros Petrella, B

“…The comparative approaches in Part 3 are developed in two chapters (9-10). Chapter 9 offers a detailed comparison of this typical scene's poetic morphology and compositional purpose. …”

The encoded codex: a digital, statistical, and codicological examination of Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fonds français, 24432 by Dows-Miller, SH

“…</p> <p>The first chapter presents a full codicological and palaeographical analysis of the codex. …”

Digital Anatomy : Applications of Virtual, Mixed and Augmented Reality / by Uhl, Jean-François, editor 643187, Jorge, J. A. (Joaquim Armando), editor 643188, Lopes, Daniel Simões, editor 643190, Campos, Pedro F., editor 643191

“…Readers will find relevant tutorials about three-dimensional reconstruction techniques to perform virtual dissections. Several chapters serve as practical manuals for students and trainers in anatomy to refresh or develop their Digital Anatomy skills. …”

An exposition of the Zhuangzi’s zhiyan (至言) by Koo, Hao Wei

“…The meaning of zhiyan (至言) in the Zhuangzi varies. In chapter 12, zhiyan is antithetical to suyan (俗言) or “customary sayings”. …”
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Peroxytungstate anions in asymmetric ion pair catalyzed oxidations by Ye, Xinyi

“…In each case, the essence of chemistry was studied mechanistically. The first two chapters introduced the background from two aspects, which included the history of ion pair catalysis (Chapter 1) and application of tungstate salts in oxidation (Chapter 2). …”
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Various factors affecting human performance in a computerised environment by Ang, Kah Eng, Neo, Aik Keong, Pang, Soh Chui

“…This project report brings the reader through a field study conducted to examine the various factors affecting human performance in an office work station. The first chapter presents an introduction to the field of study, providing the background and objectives of the project. …”
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Further studies of extreme learning machine and compressed signal detection by Cao, Jiuwen

“…In this thesis, we present further studies of extreme learning machine and signal detection in compressed sensing. In Chapter 1, we give literature reviews of extreme learning machine (ELM) and compressed sensing (CS). …”
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Synthesis of metal complex crystals of bisisoquenolines derivatives and their x-ray crystallography by Teng, Jun Boon.

“…The report consists of five chapters: 1) Introduction, 2) Methodology 3) Experimental, 4) Results and Discussion and 5) Conclusion. …”
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Writing Hong Kong Sinophonicity : history, gender and ethnicity in Hong Kong fiction by Long, Chao

“…Chapter two expands the purview of the historical inquiry in chapter one with its discussion of the notion of gendered Sinophonicity that is constructed in Wong Bik-wan’s Portraits of Martyred Women (1999) and Children of Darkness (2013). …”
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Mechanics of fracture and flexure in Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves by Zhang, H

“…In Chapter 2, I consider basal fracturing in grounded glaciers and ice sheets. …”

Interlocked host structures for anion recognition and lanthanide complexation by Li, X

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter 2</b> describes halogen bonding interlocked structures for anion recognition using bifunctional bis iodotriazole motifs. …”

Application of hydroformylation for the stereoselective synthesis of piperidine alkaloids by Sivarajan Kasinathan

“…This thesis describes the advantages of hydroformylation, when incorporated into natural product synthesis as well as, flow chemistry. The first chapter gives a brief overview of application of hydroformylation in natural product synthesis. …”
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