Decision support system for front-end product development by Zhai, Lianyin

“…Finally, an integrated prototype decision support system composed of the aforementioned three decision support tools has been implemented and demonstrated using a case study. The results of the case study have shown that the decision support system developed is able to facilitate decision-making activities in the front-end product development process by handling the uncertainty, nonlinearity, subjectivity and contradictive objectives in a systematic and effective way, and provide more insights into the analyzed results, which will benefit a product development process in many aspects including improved product quality, more satisfied customers, and reduced product development cost and time.…”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Sun, Rui

“…This implies that honest managers prefer to maintain the trust placed in them and take more care not to accidentally misstate, while dishonest managers dismiss or exploit public trust. …”
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Interface engineering for organic−inorganic hybrid perovskite solar cells by Foo, Shini

“…Laboratory efficiencies of current state-of-the-art organic−inorganic hybrid perovskite (OIHP) solar cells are on par with the well−established crystalline silicon−based solar cells. …”
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Measurement of isotherms and kinetics by volumetric method by Zulqarnain Abdul Halil

“…Concurrently, the constant volume variable pressure setup (CVVP) were also found to have difficulties in temperature and pressure controls, and leakage issues, with recommendations being made at the end of the report. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…Occasionally, the boundaries of a text may not be entirely clear, and we have made case by case editorial decisions based on a number of considerations, including previous scholarship on the text(s) in question, but most importantly, making some attempt to represent what appears to be the understanding of our edition's compilers. …”

Amelioration of saline stress on Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seedlings inoculated with halotolerant plant growth-promoting bacteria isolated from hypersaline environments by Yañez-Yazlle, María Florencia, Romano-Armada, Neli, Rajal, Verónica Beatriz, Irazusta, Verónica Patricia

“…A total of 667 microorganisms were isolated, using different culture media with NaCl, and their abilities for nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, siderophores production, and indole-3-acetic acid production were evaluated. …”
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Autonomous learning machine for online big data analysis by Ng, Jia Yu

“…Hence, DML is suitable for managing large imbalanced datasets which are often faced in the production industry in which a handful of defective products were manufactured. …”
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InAlN/GaN high electron mobility transistors on Si for RF applications by Xing, Weichuan

“…Linearity of GaN transistors ultimately limits the power density and efficiency of these devices in many applications, as the operating point of the device typically needs to be backed-off to meet the linearity specifications. In fact, as the operating frequency increases into the mm-wave range by shrinking the gate length, the linearity is expected to degrade even further. …”
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Behaviour of steel reinforced concrete columns with high strength materials by Cai, Yan Qing

“…The FE model was validated with published test data from other researchers. Based on the reliability of the finite element simulation, a series of parametric study were conducted by varying certain variables, i.e. the structural steel strength (up to 690 N/mm2), concrete strength (up to 90 N/mm2), volumetric ratio, diameter and spacing of lateral reinforcement, column length and eccentricity ratio. …”
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Investigation of low coherence interferometry techniques for biomedical applications by Chow, Tzu Hao

“…The results demonstrated that LCI is a viable alternative to back-focal plane interferometry in determining the trapping dynamics. …”
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论王畿的 “三教合一” 观 = Wang Ji's thought and "Unity of the Three Teachings" by 陈碧琪 Tan, BiQi

“…Similar to Wang Yangming, Wang Ji’s position is based on Confucianism, where he sees Confucianism as having fully grasped the nature of the heart-mind. …”
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翻译与社会场域理论 ：以新加坡华族小吃双语名称为例 = Translation and field theory : study on bilingual names of Chinese delicacies in Singapore by 林育正 Lin, Yu Cheng

“…Names of these Chinese local foods are often displayed with illustrations as part of the food stall and to serve their purpose in to build communication between the hawkers and customers when ordering food. …”
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Exploring integrity of AEADs with faults: definitions and constructions by Saha, Sayandeep, Khairallah, Mustafa, Peyrin, Thomas

“…Then, we propose new constructions to turn a frPRF into a fault-resilient MAC frMAC (hash-then-frPRF) and into a fault-resilient AEAD frAE (MAC-then-Encrypt-then-MAC or MEM).…”
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Computational modeling of selective laser melting process by Le, Kim Quy

“…Selective laser melting (SLM) is a metal-based additive manufacturing (AM) process which can produce printed parts with high density and good mechanical properties. …”
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Innovation and firm survival: the role of timing, funding, and networks by Gao, Ming

“…Given the explanation that a lack of adequate financial resources may increase the overall risk profile faced by SMEs and thereby reduce their likelihood of survival, this study tries to explore whether a helping hand from other organizations such as governments and large incumbent firms can help to diminish the negative influence of SMEs’ innovation in the early stage on their survival. …”
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Uncovering vein patterns from color skin images for personal identification in forensic investigation by Tang, Chaoying

“…Using these images as evidence in legal cases (e.g. child sexual abuse, child pornography and masked gunmen) can be very challenging, because the faces of criminals or victims are not visible. …”
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Signal processing for cooperative cognitive radio networks by Rabiee, Ramtin

“…Note that many studies have been done under simple assumptions such as AWGN sensing channel, perfect reporting channels, deterministic number of available sensing users and a low-traffic rate of the primary network. …”
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Boronic acid and nitrofuranyl derivatives as potential therapeutics by Dey, AL

“…With this borne in mind Chapter 1, Antimicrobial Peptides – a New Chasm, introduces the concept of protein-protein interactions (PPIs), which could pave the way for development of promising therapeutic agents of various properties such as pacidamycin and muraymycin which are all peptide-based antibiotics that are concerned with PPIs. …”

Evolutionary explanations and the debunking of moral beliefs by Cofnas, N

“…The latter process is not truth tracking (or so this paper argues) because empathy-based moral beliefs are themselves susceptible to an evolutionary debunking argument. …”

Fabrication and characterization of Algan/Gan high electron mobility transistors on silicon by Tham, Wai Hoe

“…On the other hand, access resistance can be reduced by decreasing the spacing between source/drain and gate. …”
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