Quality seaport : model building and empirical validation by Phang, Louise Foong Hung.

“…The purpose of this paper is to answer the research question of what forms a quality seaport by looking at the main attributes that contribute to it and thereby proposing and validating a model of a Quality Seaport. …”
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Three essays in finance by Qian, Shuoge

“…Using a policy shift requiring regional governments to bolster private firm protections, we find that infrastructure investment is particularly effective in improving firm productivity in regions with enhanced protections for private firms. …”
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Assessment of the coupling coordination relationship between the green financial system and the sustainable development system across China by Li, Chenggang, Bao, Youhui, Li, Yingjie, Yue, Mu, Wu, Liang, Mao, Yufeng, Yang, Tingzhang

“…In this paper, we use data from thirty Chinese provinces (municipalities and autonomous regions) from 2008-2021 to examine the degree of coupling coordination development (CCD) between GF and the SDGs systems using the CCD model. We find that most SDGs and their sub-goals exhibit a significant upward trend, except for SDG8, 14-16. …”
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Response of geostationary communications satellite solid-state power amplifiers to high-energy electron fluence by Lohmeyer, Whitney, Carlton, Ashley, Wong, Frankie, Bodeau, Michael, Kennedy, Andrew, Cahoy, Kerri

“…Building on the work of Lohmeyer and Cahoy (2013), we find that anomalies occur at a rate higher than just by chance when the >2 MeV electron fluence accumulated over 14 and 21 days is elevated. …”
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Evaluating geospatial accuracy for equity analyses: a case study of the U.S. National Bridge Inventory by Gandy, CA, Kang, X, Ritsch, N, Armanios, DE

“…Phase 2 focuses on potential ways to correct locational mismatches. We find that a 30.5 m (100 ft) buffer and Thiessen polygons provide the greatest improvements in matching accuracy in the NBI record over point coordinates. …”

Disruption in maritime chokepoints and their implications (supply chain) by Wong, Peck Hwa

“…The preliminary research data are subsequently analyzed and compared with secondary research (journal articles, reports and online sources) findings to conclude the pre-eminent disruptions. The cross-border custom was revealed as the main hinterland chokepoint where logistical operations are held up. …”
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Sustainable remanufacturing management approaches and applications model in end-of-life vehicles: a critical review and classification by Chong, Jia Yuik, Mat Saman, Muhamad Zameri, Ngadiman, Nor Hasrul Akhmal

“…From the literature review analysis, the connection between these main themes is still inadequate, and there are no appropriate application techniques to implement ELV remanufacturing. …”

Three essays on corporate finance by Koh, Jee Youn

“…In Chapter 1, we examine externalities of tunneling carried out by business group firms. We find that acquirers belonging to Korean business groups (i.e., chaebols) and their targets in intragroup M&As realize negative and positive returns around the M&A announcement dates, respectively. …”
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Is Africa’s growing public debt really crowding out private investment? by Mulangu, Francis

“…The answer will inform us whether investors agree that Africa truly has investment potentials that justify large scale infrastructure investment, versus investors responding mainly to higher interest rates. Third, do African firms rely on commercial banks to support both their working capital expenditures and long-term investment? …”
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Reliable environmental trace heavy metal analysis with potentiometric ion sensor - reality or a distant dreams by Lisak, Grzegorz

“…These are, in order of importance, selectivity of the ion-selective membrane to main ion followed by the membrane resistance to parallel processes, such as water ingress to the ISM, light sensitivity, change in temperature, presence of gasses in solution and pH and finally resistance of the ion-selective membrane to fouling. …”
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政治、文学与翻译——以《 世界文学》为例（1953-1966）= Politics, literature and translation in the People's Republic of China : a case study of "Shijie Wenxue" ("World Literature") (1953-1966)... by 崔峰 Cui Feng

“…As a state-sponsored journal run by the Chinese Writers Association, Shijie Wenxue (Yi Wen) enjoyed a long-term high “political status”.…”
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Competition in rig building by Toh, Jermaine Yahui.

“…This paper sets out to evaluate the competitiveness of Singapore relative to her two biggest rivals, South Korea and China, in the global rig-building industry with special focus on the three main MODU types, namely jack-up rigs, semi-submersible rigs and drillships. …”
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Possible mechanisms of control of Fusarium wilt of cut chrysanthemum by Phanerochaete chrysosporium in continuous cropping fields : a case study by Li, Ping, Chen, Jingchao, Li, Yi, Zhang, Kun, Wang, Hailei

“…Based on current evidence, the inhibition by P. chrysosporium and change in HA appear to be the main causes of the alleviation of wilt disease in the treatment. …”
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Data collection and wireless communication in Internet of Things (IoT) using economic analysis and pricing models : a survey by Luong, Nguyen Cong, Hoang, Dinh Thai, Wang, Ping, Niyato, Dusit, Kim, Dong In, Han, Zhu

“…Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) are the main components of IoT which collect data from the environment and transmit the data to the sink nodes. …”
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Nox4-dependent ROS modulation by amino endoperoxides to induce apoptosis in cancer cells by Zhu, Pengcheng, Tong, Benny Meng Kiat, Wang, Runze, Chen, Jiapeng, Foo, Selin, Chong, Han Chung, Wang, Xiao Ling, Ang, Gim Yean, Chiba, Shunsuke, Tan, Nguan Soon

“…Tumor metastasis is the main cause of death in cancer patients. Anoikis resistance is one critical malefactor of metastatic cancer cells to resist current clinical chemotherapeutic treatments. …”
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Field relations, petrogenesis and emplacement of the Bhagirathi leucogranite, Garhwal Himalaya by Searle, M, Metcalfe, RP, Rex, AJ, Norry, MJ

“…</p> <p>The Bhagirathi leucogranite is situated structurally above the kyanite and sillimanite gneisses of the Vaikrita Group which, in turn, overlie the north-dipping Main Central Thrust zone of inverted metamorphic isograds. …”

Learning segmentation from point trajectories by Karazija, L, Laina, I, Rupprecht, C, Vedaldi, A

“…The key difficulty is that long-term motion, unlike instantaneous motion, is difficult to model – any parametric approximation is unlikely to capture complex motion patterns over long periods of time. …”

Encore Valentine / by Adriani Trigiani, author 656192

“…A once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity takes Valentine to Buenos Aires, where she finds a long-buried secret hidden deep within a family scandal. …”

Internal capital market of China I & II by Cheng, Yao Ling

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Design and development of UAV for robotx challenge by Yong, Xun Hao

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