会话分析研究 ： “like” 在新加坡华语中的语用功能 = Conversation analysis : “like” in Singapore Mandarin conversations by 陈珠凤 Tan, Kyu Houng

“…Through the process of the high frequency usage, there have been extensions in discourse functions of “like” aside from its original semantic meaning. Results show that “like” take on different discourse functions in different Mandarin conversation contexts: (1) turn-initial object of a response, allowing listeners to take their turn in the conversation by elaborating on an existing topic; (2) a pragmatic hedge with the role of a face-saving device for the speaker (3) filler indicator (4) explanation marker (5) repair marker (6) quotation complement.…”
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A type of novel energy harvesting device by Deng, J

“…The main drawback of such system is that it has a rather narrow bandwidth, meaning that the device can only effectively harvest vibration energy when the resonance frequency of the system coincides with the excitation frequency. …”

Vision language representation learning by Yang, Xiaofeng

“…Visual information, like image pixels, typically constitutes low-level information, while language information generally carries high-level information with semantic meanings. Thus, establishing suitable correspondences between visual and language concepts proves arduous. …”
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话语标记 “可是” 在马来西亚华语会话中的语用功能 = Pragmatic functions of discourse marker “Keshi” in conversational Malaysian Mandarin by 胡文绮 Woo, Wen Qi

“…In summary, “keshi” has developed several pragmatic functions in daily conversation, thus serving as a discourse marker often used by speakers of Malaysian Mandarin to convey implied meanings.…”
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Aqueous-only exfoliation of pristine graphite to graphene : towards sustainable, multifunctional polymer nanocomposites by Seyed Ismail Seyed Shahabadi

“…Lignin-modified graphene (LMG) is non-covalently modified meaning its sp2 structure, which is the reason for its amazing properties, is unperturbed. …”
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Computational stylometric model for oath and oath-like expressions in Quranic text by Alqurneh, Ahmad

“…This feature is used to split the oath statements into chunks, where each chunk will be assigned to its corresponding morphological meaning with reference to a standard syntactic Treebank. …”
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Diagrammatic Representation and Inference : 12th International Conference, Diagrams 2021, Virtual, September 28-30, 2021, Proceedings / by Diagrams (Conference) (12th : 2021 : Online) 643173, Basu, Amrita, 1953-, editor 643175, Stapleton, Gem, editor 643176, Linker, Sven, editor 643177, Legg, Catherine, editor 643178, Manalo, Emmanuel, editor 643179, Viana, Petrucio, editor 643180

霸凌小说的翻译研究 —— 以 Thirteen Reasons Why 和《汉娜的遗言》为例来探讨译本如何再现原著的主题思想 = A translation study on novels about bullying – using Thirteen Reasons Why and its Taiwan version to explore how the... by 陈珏琳 Tan, Jaddie Jue Lin

“…The novel Thirteen Reasons Why was written using dual narrative, which is an innovative way to portray the author’s view of bullying, and the meaning of the novel. Upon comparing the original novel with the Taiwanese translated work 《汉娜的遗言》 (which translates to Hannah’s last words), the research found the inclination of the translator to project one’s value and motive in the novel, which he showed by manipulating the narrators’ image in the novel. …”
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“文章四友”新论：以李峤、崔融之应用文书写为探讨中心 = New perspectives on “Wenzhang siyou” : focus on Li Qiao and Cui Rong’s practical prose by 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…There are no political educated meanings and true feelings but lots of auspicious ideas which be used to praise Emperor Wu武后in their prose writings. …”
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抒情作家莫河的地方经验 ： 故土、历史与文化的记忆 = Lyrical writer Mo He's local experiences : the memories of homeland, history and culture by 蒋承耘 Jiang, Chengyun

“…Mo He expressed his mental and emotional pursuit towards the natural world and provided symbolic meanings to express his local imagination of the land. …”
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Power system adequacy and cost/worth assessment incorporating virtual power plants by Bagchi, Arijit

“…In the available literature pertaining to the reliability evaluation of power systems incorporating VPPs, the system studies are all carried out at the distribution network level, meaning that they fail to quantify the average energy that the VPP can export to the transmission grid after meeting local distribution network demands and constraints. …”
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PostIndependentzia by Calzada, I

“…Firstly, international territorial issues should be addressed by systemically merging them with internal territorial issues; and secondly, TransLoKal entrepreneurs - meaning enterprising indivuals, social activits and progressive small organizations - should be given a leading role, without, that is, having to depend on the blind and burdensome dominance of traditional institutions and their management structures. …”