Electrical breakdown and structural characterization in synthetic resins using optical techniques by Dodd, Stephen John

“…The early tree growth is shown to be driven by the high electrical field near the pin tip, which is itself dependent on the pin-plane electrode separation as well as the applied voltage. …”
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Material properties and design aspects of folding bicycle frame by Maleque, Md. Abdul, Hossain, M. Sayeed, Dyuti, S.

“…The relationship between materials properties and design is not straight forward because the behavior of the material in the finished product could be different from that of the raw material. The swing hinge technique could be a better technique in the design for the folding bicycle frame.…”
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Evaluation of classifiers in a pressure and latency-based typing biometric system by Moez Khan, Imran, ., Imama, Ushama, K. M., Aibinu, Abiodun Musa, Lai, Weng Kin

“…System authentication in present time relies on validation by some sort of a password or Personal Identification Number (PIN). However, if an intruder discovers this password or PIN, the user’s account can be easily compromised. …”
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A modified weight optimisation for higher-order neural network in time series prediction by Husaini, Noor Aida

“…The MCS-MCMC results is further benchmarked with the standard Multilayer Perceptron, standard Pi-Sigma Neural Network (PSNN), Pi-Sigma Neural Network-Modified Cuckoo Search, Pi-Sigma Neural Network-Markov chain Monté Carlo, standard Functional Link Neural Network (FLNN), Functional Link Neural Network-Modified Cuckoo Search and Functional Link Neural Network-Markov chain Monté Carlo which emphasis in optimising the accuracy rate. …”
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Multi-Mode Yagi Uda Patch Array Antenna With Non-Linear Inter-Parasitic Element Spacing by ISA, SITI RAHENA, JUSOH, MUZAMMIL, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, THENNARASAN SABAPATHY, KAMARUDIN, MUHAMMAD RAMLEE, OSMAN, MOHAMED NASRUN, AKRAM ALOMAINY, AKRAM ALOMAINY

“…Applying the inter-parasitic element spacing’s optimization and minimizing the switching circuitry using four RF PIN diodes on the parasitic elements have contributed to the gain achievement of more than 7 dBi.…”
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The ‘expat factor’: the influence of working time on women's decisions to undertake international assignments in the oil and gas industry by Shortland, Susan

“…A model is proposed to link working time/patterns to women’s international assignment participation.…”
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The Internationalisation of the Renminbi (Rmb) by Dixon, Chris

“…This seeks to build on China’s advantages in terms of share of world trade, long-term economic growth, credit worthiness and increasing importance as a source of investment and loans. …”
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Fade margin analysis due to duststorm based on visibility data measured in a desert by Islam, Md. Rafiqul, Elshaikh, Zain Elabdin Omer, Khalifa, Othman Omran, Alam, A. H. M. Zahirul, Khan, Sheroz

“…Conclusion/Recommendations: It was particularly shown that duststorm have comparable effects on link reliability for typical storms. …”
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Wear characteristics of Fe-C-Si and Fe-C-Al cast irons by Shaha, Sugrib Kumar, Haque, Md. Mohafizul, Khan, Ahsan Ali

“…In the present study, wear behavior of the Fe-C-Si and Fe-C-Al cast irons were investigated using a pin-on-disk type apparatus at room temperature. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation and new improvement on ankle external fixator by Ramlee, Muhammad Hanif

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Novel opto-electronic and plastic fibre sensors by Ioannides, Nicos

“…Experimental results obtained confirm the long and linear operational range of the sensor (between 15 mm and 90 mm for a mirror target and between 20 mm and 100 mm for a matt white paper target). …”
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Some applications of generalised linear models by Scallan, Anthony

“…This technique is applied to standard link functions as well as to the family of composite link functions. …”
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Inflation and inflation uncertainty in the Euro area by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Onorante, Luca, Paesani, Paolo

“…A sequential dummy procedure provides further evidence of a structural break coinciding with the introduction of the euro and resulting in lower long-run uncertainty. It also appears that the direction of causality has been reversed, and that in the euro period the Friedman-Ball link is empirically supported, implying that the ECB can achieve lower inflation uncertainty by lowering the inflation rate.…”
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Electronic cigarette users lack intention to quit vaping by Skerry, Alex, Lusher, Joanne, Banbury, Samantha

“…This study aims to determine whether users intend to quit or reduce vaping. An online survey link was posted on social media forums and 259 self-confessed vapers completed an online questionnaire. …”
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Low-loss paper-substrate triple-band-frequency reconfigurable microstrip antenna for sub-7 GHz applications by Singh, Ajit Kumar, Mahto, Santosh Kumar, Sinha, Rashmi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Al-Gburi, Ahmed Jamal Abdullah, Ahmad, Ashfaq, Kouhalvandi, Lida, Virdee, Bal Singh, Dalarsson, Mariana

“…In this paper, a low-cost resin-coated commercial-photo-paper substrate is used to design a printed reconfigurable multiband antenna. The two PIN diodes are used mainly to redistribute the surface current that provides reconfigurable properties to the proposed antenna. …”
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An analysis of the Dongba arts and culture in the context of tourism by Xie, Zheng

“…The study examines the critical link between Lijiang’s tourism development and the Naxi dongba culture. …”
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Sustainable supply chain management in construction: an exploratory review for future research by Cataldo, Ieva, Banaitis, Audrius, Samadhiya, Ashutosh, Banaitienė, Nerija, Kumar, Anil, Luthra, Sunil

“…The study’s findings suggested that due to the significance of long-term relationships between construction companies, suppliers and customers, smart technology could make it simpler to reach every supply chain link. …”
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The role of bank loans and deposits in the monetary transmission mechanism in Malaysia by Kassim, Salina, Abdul Majid, M. Shabri

“…To achieve this objective, the study relies on two tests: fi rst, the auto-regressive distributed lag (ARDL) model for the long-run relationship among the variables and second, the impulse response functions and variance decomposition analysis for the short-run relationship among the variables. …”
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CSR and marketing : two sides of the same coin by Mohd. Israil, Khaliq Ahmad, Abd. Manaf, Noor Hazilah, Tahir, Suziwana

“…That denotes building corporate eminence by ensuring superiority products and services, inspiring social accountability by exerting in an overt and lucid fashion, and avail best management practices through profuse and conscientious communication with employees, and proffer congruous training and development. CSR can link the enterprise and brand; therefore in the long run this relationship contributes to the society. …”
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A modified savonius turbine with moveable blades for higher efficiency by Abbasabadi, Reza Hassanzadeh

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