Improving year-round protection against influenza infection in the tropics by Young, Barnaby

“…Influenza is a common infection in the tropics and a major cause of morbidity and mortality, with a burden of disease which is comparable to temperate climates. Vaccination is the main pharmacological method available to reduce transmission and prevent infection, but evidence that vaccine induced protection with the standard dose inactivated influenza vaccine lasts year-round is lacking. …”
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Investigating the perceived public transport service quality in Singapore by Lee, Zhe Wang

“…The surveys are aimed to understand three main aspects: number of transfers, job-housing location and travelling time tolerance. …”
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An analysis on the Vietnam's equity market. by Sng, Ya Ying., Chang, June Tneg., Tran, Thanh Thuy.

“…Subsequently, a more in-depth analysis is done on the Vietnam’s corporate governance mechanisms since this is the main issue found in this study. …”
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Power management unit for smartphone applications by Kok, Chiang Liang

“…However, the commonly used NiCd/NiMH and Li-Ion batteries, providing the main source of power is limited in supplying the energy and power demands for the wide variety of application found in a smartphone. …”
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An Elekes–Rónyai theorem for sets with few products by Mudgal, A

“…\end{align*} $$This is sharp since for every degenerate $F$ and finite set $A \subset \mathbb{C}$ with $|A\cdot A| \leq K|A|$, one has $$ \begin{align*} & |F(A,\dots,A)| \ll K^{O_{F}(1)}|A|^{n-1}.…”

Effects of hydrogen flowrate on carbon nanotube production at low temperature via floating catalyst chemical vapor deposition method by Zadeh, Elmira Habashi

“…The hydrogen flow rate was varied from 150 ml/min to 450 ml/min with increment of 50 ml/min. The preheating temperature was set at 200 and 300 0c. …”
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Finite element analysis on post-buckling of thin-walled structures using ANSYS by Theint, Yi Mon

“…The results obtained were checked against experimental data and led to the development and the revision of design procedures for the pin-ended lipped column and hollow box section.…”
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Lead in the western South China Sea: Evidence of atmospheric deposition and upwelling by Chen, Mengli, Goodkin, Nathalie Fairbank, Boyle, Edward A., Switzer, Adam Douglas, Bolton, Annette

“…The 206Pb/207Pb ratio in the coral was 1.191–1.195 before mid-1950s, suggesting natural sources. Since then, the ratio decreased, reaching ~1.165 in 2004. …”
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Semiconductor quantum well irradiated by a two-mode electromagnetic field as a terahertz emitter by Mandal, Subhaskar, Liew, Timothy Chi Hin, Kibis, Oleg V.

“…In the considered strongly coupled electron-field system, the dressing field opens dynamic Stark gaps in the electron energy spectrum of the QW, whereas the driving field induces electron oscillations in the QW plane. Since the gapped electron spectrum restricts the amplitude of the oscillations, the emission of a frequency comb from the QW appears. …”
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中国盗墓小说研究 ：以《鬼吹灯》为探讨中心 = Research on Chinese Tomb-raiding novel : taking “Candle in tomb” as an example by 王莹 Wang, Ying

“…Therefore, this paper uses "Candle in the Tomb" as the main object of discussion and explores the charm of the tomb-raiding novel. …”
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Modelling cross-docking in a three-level supply chain with stochastic service and queuing system: MOWFA algorithm by Rostami, Parinaz, Avakh Darestani, Soroush, Movassaghi, Mitra

“…Each channel is assigned to a cross‐dock for a specific product. The main goal of this article is to focus on optimizing the planning of incoming and outgoing trucks with the aim of minimizing the total operation time within the supply chain. …”
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Message from ICME'12 technical program chairs by Cai, Jianfei, Hanjalic, Alan, Magli, Enrico, Pickering, Mark, Friedland, Gerald, Hua, Xian-Sheng

“…During the main conference (Jul. 10-12, 2012), the ICME 2012 daily technical program will start with a keynote talk delivered by a world class scientist. …”
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Energy expenditure in relation to activity of lesser mouse deer (Tragulus javanicus) by ., Darlis, Abdullah, N., Liang, J.B, Purwanto, B.

“…The average time spent in RC and OD for both male and female, respectively, for sitting (956 and 896 min/day) was significantly (P < 0.01) longer than standing (463 and 520 min/day) and eating (21 and 24 min/day). …”
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Optimization of surface roughness on duplex stainless steel in dry milling by Nurul Hidayah, Razak, Mohammad Rizal, Md Ali

“…Response surface methodology (RSM) is utilised to identify main cutting parameter that affects the quality of surface roughness as well as optimizing the operation. …”
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Proactively modulating mechanical behaviors of materials at multiscale for mechano-adaptable devices by Chen, Geng, Cui, Yajing, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Therefore, mechano-adaptable materials and devices that can respond as pre-designed have been explored. There are two main ways to proactively modulate mechanical behaviors for materials, which involve molecular design and structural design. …”
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“Is delulu the solulu?”: Understanding parasocial relationships and fan participatory behaviour in K-pop by Yeo, Jocelin Zhi Ling

“…The current study employed a cross-sectional online quantitative study to explore the behaviours of Korean Pop (K-pop) fan practices in 2 main parts – exploring the relationship between parasocial relationships and looking at early understandings of parasocial relationships and motivation from the perspective of the self-determination theory framework, specifically, the relationships motivation theory. …”
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Fiber-reinforced reactive magnesia-based tensile strain-hardening composites by Ruan, Shaoqin, Qiu, Jishen, Yang, En-Hua, Unluer, Cise

“…This study focuses on the development of a new strain-hardening composite (SHC) involving carbonated reactive MgO cement (RMC) and fly ash (FA) as the main binder. Rheological properties of the developed composites were investigated by varying FA and water contents to achieve desirable fiber dispersion. …”
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Hyperbolic volume estimates via train tracks by De Capua, A

“…The required distance is then, up to constants, the number of splits occurring in the untwisted sequence. A consequence of our main theorem together with a result of Brock is that, given a pseudo-Anosov self-diffeomorphism ψ of a surface S, the maximal splitting sequence introduced by Agol gives us an estimate for the hyperbolic volume of the mapping torus built from S and ψ. …”

Design and development of stabilized control systems for space application by Chia, Jie Xiang

“…As launching a satellite to space is more challenging than a High-Altitude Balloon (HAB), in this case, Near Space will be the main highlight in the design of this project. Work is done on the design and development of the control system that will be mounted on the payload of a HAB, where considerations such as weight, size and power requirements are paramount. …”
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Blockchain technology development and its applications by Qian, Muye

“…This report introduces the main technologies used in blockchain technology and also mentions the mainstream applications of blockchain technology. …”
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