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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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. …”

Miracles of the Messenger by Sameh Strauch, translator 335908

“…Although the main Miracle given to our Prophet (S) was the Noble Qur'an, Allah supported him with many other Miracles also. …”

Deception POINT / by Brown, Dan, 1964- 274722 author

“…When a new NASA satellite detects evidence of an astonishingly rare object buried deep in the Arctic ice, the floundering space agency proclaims a much-needed victory...a victory that has profound implications for U.S. space policy and the impending presidential election.With the Oval Office in the balance, the President dispatches White House Intelligence analyst Rachel Sexton to the Arctic to verify the authenticity of the find. Accompanied by a team of experts, including the charismatic academic Michael Tolland, Rachel uncovers the unthinkable - evidence of scientific trickery - a bold deception that threatens to plunge the world into controversy...…”

Exploratory study of school social work and counselling practices in Singapore secondary schools - implications for schools and practitioners by Lim, Adrian Peng Ann.

“…This exploratory study on School Social Work(SSW) and School Counselling(SC) Practices seeks to find out the various types and forms of services provided by social workers and counsellors in the Singapore's secondary schools. …”
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An investigation in China urban population distribution from 2000 to 2010 by Liu, Yanxiong

“…We also included the urban efficiency externalities factors and find that the majority of the urban population will move into only a few number of cities. …”
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Teaching and learning enabled by technology : design and development of active learning for small classes by Khor, Le Yi

“…This motivated the researcher to find ways to improve the video watching experience to better supplement the learning for students. …”
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Statistical predictions of trading strategies in electronic markets by Cartea, Á, Cohen, SN, Graumans, R, Labyad, S, Sanchez Betancourt, L, van Veldhuijzen, L

“…The coefficients from the fitted models are used to cluster trading behaviour and we find that algorithms registered as Liquidity Providers exhibit the widest range of trading behaviour among dealing capacities. …”

Effects of probiotic supplementation on calcium absorption and bone health status in ovariectomized rats by Parvaneh, Kolsoom

“…The possibility of wrist, hip or spine fracture due to osteoporosis is estimated as parallel to the risk of heart disease. …”
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从流传和演变角度探析民间童话故事《虎姑婆》的教育意义 = An investigation of the transmission and educational implication of the folk tale “Aunt Tiger” by 黄思蓉 Wong, Sirong

“…My main goal in this thesis is to compare the story patterns of the same story that appeared in China and Taiwan. …”
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Programs to Address Violence for Military Families: a Systematic Review by Dodge, J, Wortham, W, Kale, C, Williamson, V, Ross, A, Maher, S, Kononowech, J, Winters, J, Sullivan, K

“…Conclusion: This study had three main findings: (1) The majority of interventions were for Veterans and/or their partners rather than active service personnel; (2) All interventions reported positive outcomes in the reduction of self-reported IPV, with the majority of these outcomes maintained over time; (3) While we intended to assess military family-level interventions that targeted IPV and CM, we only found three studies that targeted or included CM. …”

Thermal energy storage enhancement of latent heat thermal energy storage systems by Low, Zheng Hua

“…A numerical model was built and validated to conduct parameter study on the proposed designs. Two main arrangements, half section (1 split) and quarter section (3 splits) were investigated using an annular LHTES system employing RT42 as PCM. …”
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Financial sentiment analysis: techniques and applications by Du, Kelvin, Xing, Frank, Mao, Rui, Cambria, Erik

“…FSA research falls into two main streams. The first stream focuses on defining tasks and developing techniques for FSA, and its main objective is to improve the performances of various FSA tasks by advancing methods and using/curating human-annotated datasets. …”
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Design of generator power control system for real time application by Hay, Weilin

“…The student was supervised by Dr Anshuman Tripathi, senior scientist, Energy Research Institute at NTU (ERI@N) and main supervisor, Associate Professor Tseng King Jet. …”
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Topology optimization of support structure for selective laser melting process by Wu, Lingyun

“…As such, this thesis mainly studies the support structure in SLM using topology optimization methods. …”
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