Habit Formation and Political Persuasion: A Behavioral and Statistical Approach by Tohidi Kalorazi, Amir

“…Surprisingly, findings reveal discordant predictions: deniers anticipate a backfire effect among peers, climate believers foresee negligible effects. …”
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Dynamic fracture mechanics of FRP-concrete interface by Li, Gen

“…The model was applied in finite element analysis (FEA) of various dynamic tests with FRP-concrete interface bond, e.g. single-lap shear tests, three-point bending tests, FRP strengthened RC beams subjected to dynamic loading and an FRP strengthened RC wall under blast load. …”
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Synthesis and application of peptidoglycan oligomers as metabolic labeling agents for bacteria by He, Jingxi

“…Besides application of modified PGOs per se, the bacteria targeting capability was tested in conjugation with gold nanoparticles for colorimetric analysis in a subsequent chapter. Bacteria detection was demonstrated with high sensitivity using our design, by incubation only without the need of sample washing thereafter. …”
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Development a novel paradigm for characterization of emerging contaminants in mixed-use anthropogenic impacted watersheds by Lee, Theodora Hui Yian

“…As current monitoring methods are extremely resource intensive, this research will evaluate the effect-based monitoring technique which was designed to have a more cost-efficient and systematic approach in utilizing state-of-the-art analytical techniques. The last key chapter of this thesis focused on the use of an environmental surrogate, fluorescence EEM. …”
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From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…I look at how mineral and migrant raw materials merge in the remaking of Nauru’s social economy. Each chapter goes deeper into detailing the extractive consequences that have developed in Nauru from both industrial sectors, but particularly the country’s latest manufacturing operations. …”

Novel technologies for cell culture and tissue engineering by Ge, C

“…The H1299 cells were seeded onto inspected corneal scaffold and BIS system, which were realized in the previous chapter, were used to validate its applicability for 3D cell culture. …”

Investigating the content and function of stress-induced extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer by Mason, J

“…</p> <p>My final results chapter focussed on EV-associated microRNA cargo within HCT116 and SW480 cells, as well as within a cohort of patients with rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). …”

Electrochemical DNA biosensor based on nanoporous alumina membrane by Deng, Jiajia

“…Thus, the effective detection technique will be useful in cutting down the risk of transmission of disease. In the following chapter, we demonstrated a novel and integrated membrane sensing platform relying on free-standing anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) for the detection of oligonucleotide sequence using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…Bringing together the experiences of the novel’s characters, their dilemmas between staying or leaving, and the closing chapter; as well as Yan Ge Ling’s own life, it becomes apparent that the “New Nomadic Spirit” is uniquely transcendental, going beyond the original cultural referents of identity. …”
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Selangkah ke arah KELESTARIAN GLOBAL Keusahawanan Negeri Johor / by Kamariah Ismail, editor 292829, Salina Muhamad, editor 443782, Kamariah Ismail, contributor 292829, Salina Muhamad, contributor 443782, Nurul Ardilla Ishak, contributor 632919, Siti Fadzilah Ayob, contributor 604508, Norhalimah Idris, contributor 262605, Harisun Ya'akob, contributor 579290, Nasrul Hisyam Nor Muhamad, contributor 483450, Kamaruzaman Yusoff, Prof. Dr. contributor 229440, Hussin Salamon, 1963-, contributor 188578, Mohd. Fauzi Abu @ Hussin contributor 606998, Nurul Hawani Idris, 1981- 285542, Nurul Hazrina Idris, contributor 365539, Mohd. Farid Fauzi, 1990-, contributor 626147, Mohamad Hafis Izran Ishak, contributor 439403, Nor Azman Ismail, contributor 189462, Yusman Azimi Yusoff, contributor 620571, Mohamad Alif Fikri Mukthar, contributor 632920, Mohd. Sharul Hafiz Razak, contributor 296515, Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar, 609109, Muhamad Syakir Shukor, 1992-, contributor 605045, Zuraidah Sulaiman, contributor 598934, Farrah Merlinda Muharam, contributor 608971, Anwar Johari, 1970-, contributor 483415, Mohd. Johari Kamaruddin, contributor 387312, Nuramalia Adzman, contributor 632922, Mimi Haryani Hassim, contributor 604266, Muhamad Rohaizad Raffe Ahmad, contributor 632923, Sarah Aimi Saad, contributor 608241, Faizuan Abdullah, contributor 632925, Abdull Rahim Mohd. Yusoff, contributor 599934, Razali Ismail, contributor 225727, Ihsan Wan Azelee, 1989-, contributor 498348, Yahya Buntat, contributor 222626, Muhammad Sukri Saud, 1970-, contributor 630508, Aede HatibMusta 'amal@Jamal, contributor 632926, Adnan Ahmad 1969-, contributor 536197

Disorder–property relationships in magnetic and pseudospin framework materials by Bulled, J

“…Unlike the systems studied in the previous chapter, the distribution of these vacancies is not random, but rather highly correlated. …”

Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems by Guo, Xiaotong

“…Using a case study in Chicago, we show the potential to generate integrated urban mobility systems in different demand scenarios. The final chapter summarizes the whole dissertation and outlines potential avenues for future research directions.…”
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Self-healing materials for flexible electronic devices by Tiwari, Naveen

“…The different ionic liquids (EMITFB and EMITFSI) was used as compared to EMITFS since these ionic liquids have the same cation but different anions. This chapter depicts the study of the influence of ionic liquids on the different class of polymer structure and its effects on the healing properties. …”
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Control schemes of voltage source converters in more-electronics power systems by He, Jinsong

“…Simulation results demonstrate that RL significantly improves the load-voltage tracking accuracy without sacrificing dc-link voltage stabilization. Finally, Chapter 7 concludes this thesis and summarizes three recommended research directions, followed by the list of the author’s publications and the bibliography of this thesis.…”
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An Unusual Harassment Training That Was Warmly Received and Also Inspired Bystanders by Rowe, Mary P.

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Development of resistive random access memory for next-generation embedded non-volatile memory application by Sun, Jianxun

“…Good resistive switching has been demonstrated for the device with Pt bottom electrode (BE) in chapter 6. However, the degradation of switching uniformity is observed when Pt is replaced by TiN, which is a conventional fab material. …”
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Part I : Peptide functionalized materials for gram-negative bacteria targeted PDT and LPS sensing. Part II : Small peptide and membrane lipid based self-assembled nanostructures fo... by Liu, Fang

“…In part II, my first project is the development of novel drug-loaded nanogels for pH sensitive drug release, which will be described in chapter 3. In our research, the most commonly used model drug doxorubicin (Dox) was conjugated to an Fmoc group protected short peptide through an acid-labile hydrazone-bond to form a peptide-Dox prodrug. …”
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Preparation of low-dimensional materials for plasmonic bio-sensing by Das, Chandreyee Manas

“…Our Si-ARC-TMDC sensor model discussed in chapter 5 is an extension of a previously proposed Si-TMDC model. …”
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New techniques for searching differential trails in Keccak by Liu, Guozhen, Qiu, Weidong, Tu, Yi

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Phonological and semantic influences on auditory word perception in children with and without reading impairments using magnetoencephalography (MEG) and electroencephalography (EEG... by Wehner, Daniel T

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