Development of new data partitioning and allocation algorithms for query optimization of distributed data warehouse systems by Abdalla, Hassan Ismail

“…However, although data warehousing and on-line analytical processing (OLAP) are essential elements of decision support, the OLAP query response time is strongly affected by the volume of data need to be accessed from storage disks. …”
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Role of the gidan-gaado in sustainable urbanization by Muhammad, Umar Faruq

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Navigating the neoliberal discursive environment: an inquiry into the experiences of employees in the voluntary and community sector by Choudary, Natasha

“…This doctoral thesis explores how neoliberalism as a mode of governance impacts on the experiences of front-line employees in the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS). …”
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Office space by Kollectiv, Galia, Kollectiv, Pil

“…Citing the predominance of a service and information economy, as well as the rapidly dissolving line between pleasure and work among consumers and workers alike, Lazzarato describes “immaterial labor” as all the ways and means by which goods and services acquire their “informational and cultural content.” …”
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The carrier's liability under international maritime conventions (The Hague, Hague-Visby and Hamburg rules) by Karan, Hakan

“…The unification, clarification and simplification of national laws regulating maritime trade have always been targets of lawyers and business people who would like to be aware of their possible legal risks in their contracts performed by sea. …”
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Practical poetics: rhythmic spatiality and the communicative movement between site, architecture and sculpture by Lynch, Patrick

“…Rhythm was traditionally seen as an aspect of measure - therefore invoking justice (cf. Plato's Divided Line in the Republic) and mediation; and these animate a rich geometric poetics that is more profound than the usual understanding. …”
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High-gain on-chip antenna design on silicon layer with aperture excitation for terahertz applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Khalily, Mohsen, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco, Denidni, Tayeb A., Limiti, Ernesto

“…An open ended microstrip line, which is orthogonal to the metal slot-line, is implemented on the underside of the silicon substrate. …”
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A modified savonius turbine with moveable blades for higher efficiency by Abbasabadi, Reza Hassanzadeh

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My youth and love... by Patton, Winifred

“…Typescript, the first line begins 'My youth and love...' The second line has been corrected in manuscript.…”
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Realizing UWB antenna array with dual and wide rejection bands using metamaterial and electromagnetic bandgaps techniques by Althuwayb, Ayman Abdulhadi, Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Shukla, Pancham, Limiti, Ernesto

“…This essentially transformed the antenna to a composite right/left-handed structure that behaved like series left-handed capacitance and shunt left-handed inductance. …”
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A new viscoelastic damper for seismic protection of steel building frame by Mansour, Farnoud Rahimi

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Wideband printed monopole antenna for application in wireless communication systems by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Ali, Abdul, Limiti, Ernesto, See, Chan, Abd-Alhameed, Raed, Falcone, Francisco

“…The antenna geometry can be approximated to a back-to-back triangular shaped patch structure that is excited through a common feed-line with a meander-line T-shape divider. The truncated ground-plane includes a central stub located underneath the feed-line. …”
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Group of five people holding a picture by London Irish Centre, LIC

“…Presented to the Irish Centre, London, by B+I Line, 3 February 1984'. Photographer unknown.…”
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A comprehensive survey on antennas on-chip based on metamaterial, metasurface, and substrate integrated waveguide principles for millimeter-waves and terahertz integrated circuits... by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Ali, Esraa Mousa, Soruri, Mohammad, Dalarsson, Mariana, Naser-Moghadasi, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Stefanovic, Caslav, Pietrenko-Dabrowska, Anna, Koziel, Slawomir, Szczepanski, Stanislaw, Limiti, Ernesto

“…Other techniques described like SIW are shown to significantly attenuate surface waves and minimise loss. …”
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A study of microwave induced plasmas by Burke, P. E.

“…Two 'analytical' MIP's incorporating sample aerosol introduction have been used with the slab-line cavity. One being supported on an argon flowrate of 0.1 1 min-1 using a Babing!…”
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High selectivity UWB bandpass filter with a wide notched-band by Borhani, Seyyed Jamal, Honarvar, M. Amin, Virdee, Bal Singh

“…The proposed filter structure is composed of a U-shaped open-circuited line that is interdigitally coupled to the input/output feed-lines using high impedance lines. …”
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Improved single-stage isolated bridgeless boost halfbridge ac-dc converter with bidirectional switch by Mohd Noh, Mohamad Affan

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O flower of earth and heaven by Patton, Winifred

“…Typescript, the first line begins 'O flower of earth and heaven...'…”
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My youth and love... by Patton, Winifred

“…Typescript, the first line begins 'My youth and love...'…”
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I woke and said in my joy... by Patton, Winifred

“…Typescript, the first line starts "I woke and said in my joy..."…”
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