Space use patterns and population dynamics in two common European rodents, Apodemus sylvaticus and Myodes glareolus by Dressen, S

“…In chapter 4, I analyse the density dependence of body weight and life history parameters in our wood mice population by constructing an integral projection model. …”

A pure world: moral cognition and spiritual experiences in Chinese World of Warcraft by Hornbeck, R

“…Chapter 6 summarises the key points made in the preceding chapters and concludes that in the contexts sampled here, high-contingency aspects of C<em>WoW</em> gameplay may be viewed as Durkheimian religious rituals.…”

Delay-and-pay: prolonging pharmaceutical patent protection without paying the ‘price’ by Foss-Solbrekk, K

“…It starts by showing how actors now protect medicines with large patent portfolios comprising several different patents, which lays the basis for the structure of subsequent chapters. Following the traditional patent filing timeline of pharmaceutical patent portfolios, each chapter shows the relevant patent and/or ensuing procedural right forms one part of the delay-and-pay strategy and proposes targeted solutions. …”

Mapping tissue magnetic susceptibility and its biological correlates in the human brain by Wang, C

“…The second and third research chapters discuss implementing QSM in a large-cohort study. …”

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…A selection of drug intercalated LDHs from Chapters 2 and 3 are encapsulated in several enteric polymers typically used for drug delivery. …”

Integration of genetic data and genomic annotation in the analysis of genome wide association studies by Ng, E

“…</p> <p>In the second and third chapters, we identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with pollutant and metabolic phenotypes. …”

Mastering Blockchain : Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3 / by Bashir, Imran, author 396608

“…This new edition is thoroughly revised to offer a practical approach to using Ethereum, Hyperledger, Fabric, and Corda with step-by-step tutorials and real-world use-cases to help you understand everything you need to know about blockchain development and implementation. With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain.The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. …”
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DevOps for Databases : A practical guide to applying DevOps best practices to data-persistent technologies / by Jambor, David, author 656261

“…As you advance, the chapters will teach you about design, implementation, testing, and operations using practical examples, as well as common design patterns, combining them with tooling, technology, and strategies for different types of data-persistent technologies. …”
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Brownian dynamics simulation of soft matter with hydrodynamics: methods for constrained systems and shear processing of 2D materials by Funkenbusch, William Tian

“…The remainder of this thesis studies the effects of self-attraction on self-avoiding, semi-flexible, athermal 2D materials (sheets) in shear flow. In Chapter 3, we give a background on rheology and 2D materials which are necessary for understanding the remaining chapters. …”
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Engineered terahertz emission from spintronic heterostructures: amplitude, phase and chirality by Agarwal, Piyush

“…The second part of the thesis (chapters 7, 8, and 9) focus on the fundamental spinexcitation processes. …”
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Numerical solutions of some multiscale problems by Pang, Chen Hui

“…This is the focus of Chapters 4, 5, and 6. Chapter 4 considers a time-independent two-scale elliptic problem, while Chapters 5 and 6 investigate time-dependent two-scale parabolic and hyperbolic problems, respectively. …”
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The human right to health & its intersection with multiculturalism by Muyskens, Kathryn Lynn

“…This new understanding of health and healthcare will inevitably influence how the human right to health will be understood, and thus the later chapters of this thesis are devoted to exploring how cultural variations in health and medicine play out in domestic and international policy. …”
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Nanyang Technological University events management web application by Ang, Kok Jian

“…The second chapter, Literature Review, compares similar web applications available on the market. …”
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Effect of pre-load on diffusion characteristics of composite material by Chew, Xin Yun

“…The entire design process (chapters 3 and 4) will be discussed in detail in this report. …”
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Asymmetric allylic alkynylation catalyzed by guanidine copper(I) complex by Cui, Xiyang

“…Chapter 1 introduces the unique properties of guanidine-type molecules, including its neutral form (guanidine), cationic form (guanidinium) and anionic form (guanidinate). …”
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15th-century printed Italian editions of Aesopian texts by Malaspina, M

“…</p> <p>Chapters III and IV respectively examine the evolution of the tradition of the different Aesopian texts in print and the evolution of the figurative and iconographic cycles of images illustrating Italian incunable editions of the <em>Vita</em> and the <em>Fabulae</em>. …”

Investigating the impact of ligand modification on luminescent lanthanide complexes by Simms, CH

“…</p> <p><strong>Chapter 7</strong> describes the experimental procedures used in this work, including the synthesis and characterisation of all complexes studied in <strong>Chapters 2-5</strong>.…”

Language and ‘postcolonial shame': the politics of policy, curriculum and classroom practices in urban India by Gupta, M

“…It uses document analysis to look at language and education policies and language textbooks in India and Wales; conducts qualitative in-depth interviews with school teachers and policymakers in India and Wales and includes ethnographic data from non-participant observations of Hindi classrooms across private, government, English-medium and Hindi-medium schools in New Delhi. The chapters explore ‘hidden agendas’ (Shohamy 2005) in policy, ‘hidden curriculum’ (Jackson 1968; Apple 2009) practices and, in some cases, ‘erased curriculum’ (term mine) to study language socialisation in the classroom and language attitudes of shame and pride amongst students.…”

How are cognitive maps formed and encoded in humans? by Glitz, L

“…</p> <p>But what factors affect how well and robustly a novel cognitive map is learned in the first place? In Chapters 3 and 4 of this thesis we manipulate the training curriculum used during novel cognitive map learning and aim to elucidate the effect of training curriculum on map learning behaviourally (Chapter 3) and in terms of neural representations (Chapter 4). …”

Unfinished business: legalisation and implementation in business and human rights by Palmer, C

“…The thesis argues that an increased focus on implementation generally leads to more effective or greater legalisation. The empirical chapters demonstrate that efforts in implementation are often undertaken for the purpose of strengthening one or more other legalisation characteristics in the long run. …”