Selective tropical fruit waste component exhibiting adipocyte differentiation inhibition, a future anti-obesity therapeutic strategy by Asyifah Mohamed Rashid

“…In addition, comparative study to investigate the difference in effectiveness between the waste component and flesh of a fruit as well ripening stages of a fruit were also investigated in two separate chapters of this thesis. Finally, for a holistic investigation of experimental extraction condition, an optimization study to explore the most optimal condition to yield the highest amount of bioactive compound(s) from a fruit component was also determined.…”
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ORB-based optimal lost robot self-recovery by Soo, Danny Hong Kit

“…This report will start with a brief introduction about the lost robot problem, followed by a literature review on some of the existing work done on lost robot recovery and place recognition. Subsequent chapters will discuss in details the method proposed by the author and the results obtained from simulations in different environments. …”
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Image transformation for beautification by Lim, Christine Kia Min

“…This report is divided into various chapters. Section I introduces the objective and scope of the project, followed by contributions made. …”
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Introduction – South Asian Diasporas and (imaginary) homelands: why representations still matter by Clini, Clelia, Valančiūnas, Deimantas

“…This book will interest students and scholars of media, communication, popular culture, cultural studies, Asian studies, politics and sociology. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of South Asian Diaspora.…”
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Redefining Ancient Epirus

“…<br> The contributions gathered here, written by some of the most influential international scholars currently involved in archaeological research in Epirus, aim to offer a balanced synthesis of the different cultural and historical phenomena at play in the region. Chapters span the Archaic period to Roman Imperial times, and starting from the material record, touch upon a wide range of subjects: landscape studies, urbanization, fortifications and defence, ritual, sanctuaries, burial practices, relationships between mother cities and colonies, and borders and borderlands. …”

Observation of Frenkel and charge transfer excitons in pentacene single crystals using spectroscopic generalized ellipsometry by Qi, Dongchen, Su, Haibin, Bastjan, M., Jurchescu, O. D., Palstra, T. M., Wee, Andrew T. S., Rübhausen, M., Rusydi, A.

“…We report on the emerging and admixture of Frenkel and charge transfer (CT) excitons near the absorption onset in pentacene single crystals. …”
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A numerical simulation study on vortex-ring collisions upon arbitrary solid boundary by Leong, Sheng Yuan

“…In this study, vortex behaviour near to complex geometry was investigated experimentally and numerically by studying the collision of a Re 2000 vortex ring upon V-shaped plates with 30, 60, 90 degrees vertices. …”
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Practical pseudo-collisions for hash functions ARIRANG-224/384 by Guo, Jian, Matusiewicz, Krystian, Knudsen, Lars R., Ling, San, Wang, Huaxiong

“…We use this approach to find near-collisions with Hamming weight 32 for the full compression function as well as collisions for the compression function of ARIRANG reduced to 26 rounds, both with complexity close to 20 and memory requirements of only a few words.We use near collisions for the compression function to construct pseudo-collisions for the complete hash functions ARIRANG-224 and ARIRANG-384 with complexity 223 and close to 20, respectively.We implemented the attacks and provide examples of appropriate pairs of H,M values. …”
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Structure of mushy layers grown from perfectly and imperfectly conducting boundaries. Part 1. Diffusive solidification by Hitchen, JR, Wells, AJ

“…Low concentration ratio leads to low porosity throughout most of the mushy layer, except for a high-porosity boundary layer localised near the mush–liquid interface. We identify scalings for the boundary-layer thickness and mush growth rate. …”

High cycle fatigue characterisation and modelling of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion by Zhang, Meng

“…Despite the diverse fatigue and fracture properties, the models produced good prediction accuracy when checked against the test data. Moreover, the method demonstrated good generalisation capability on applying to literature data. …”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…GC–TMA), using the precursor to the diazonium salt, 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD). Chapter 2 focuses on the formation of GC–TMA and its extensive characterization using electrochemical and spectroscopic techniques, with the aim of addressing the above problem of multilayer formation since TMPD bears a fully substituted aryl ring, thus preventing the multilayer-forming side reactions due to steric hindrance. …”
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Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…The results and all the experimental data are discussed in detail in the corresponding chapters.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> provides a literature overview of the current stereoselective polyene cyclisation and heterocyclisation methodologies. …”

Consumer's perceptions of private labels by Acharigae, Shaminta, Chong, Lian Chiu, Quek, Ying Ying

“…Findings will help define the direction in which local retailers should take Private Labels in the near future and the manufacturers’ role in this initiative.…”
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Practical forming die design and manufacture for sheet metal stainless steel precision parts by Cheung, Thomas Wing Lau.

“…This project deals with precision stainless steel sheet metal forming which produces parts in the regime of near net shape. The stamping parts concerned are backs for watches which can be of various profiles and sizes.…”
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Integrated user-interface acceptance model for e-learning system by Ramadiani, -

“…As a learning process, e-learning is aimed to achieve learning objectives, through which, the education is expected to become more accessible, cheaper, more fun, and easier to share and to learn. …”
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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. …”

SAS Essentials : Mastering SAS for Data Analytics / by Elliott, Alan C., 1952-, author 256265, Woodward, Wayne A., author 256273, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…The Third Edition has been updated with expanded examples, a new chapter introducing PROC SQL as well as new end-of-chapter exercises. …”
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Mach 3.5 Compression Corner Control Using Microvortex Generators by Gochenaur, Daniel C., Williams, Rhys D., Sabnis, Kshitij, Babinsky, Holger

“…Inverted vanes tend to generate large areas of near-wall low-momentum flow that locally increase separation length, making standard vane configurations more effective at reducing separation size. …”
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Achieving High Performance and Low Cost: Development of a High-Performing Passive Prosthetic Knee for Emerging Markets by Reddie, Madison, Bedi, Saloni, Vaidya, Manasi, Griffin, Amari, Petelina, Nina T, Winter, Amos G

“…The load paths and functional componentry were critically analyzed to identify opportunities to streamline the design while maintaining strength and the near-able-bodied kinematics offered by the original design. …”
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Centering Indigenous Voices and Resisting Colonialism In Space Exploration: An Overview Of The Ongoing Webinar Series By Space Enabled by Tavares, Frank, Harvey, Alvin Donel, Lombardo, Seamus, Reynolds-Cuéllar, Pedro, Newman, Dava, Wood, Danielle

“…Centering these issues highlights both near-term policy questions around lunar exploration as well as longer term questions about how to envision interactions with potential extraterrestrial life and sustained human communities on other worlds. …”
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