Disturbance decoupled fault reconstruction using sliding mode observers by Kok, Yew Ng, Chee, Pin Tan, Akmeliawati, Rini, Edwards, Christopher

“…This paper investigates and presents conditions that guarantee a fault reconstruction that rejects the effects of disturbances, which are less stringent than those of previous work. A VTOL aircraft model is used to validate the work of this paper.…”
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How Pakistan Works by Lieven, Anatol

“…The title for this essay comes from the fact that contrary to the general Western perception, Pakistan does actually work as a country, not as well as many, but better than some; and that it is in no immediate danger of collapse, except as a result of misguided and reckless US policies. …”
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Fractional cointegration in US term spreads by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…Since the observed data (rather than the estimated residuals from a cointegrating regression) are used for the analysis, standard methods can be applied. …”
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The efficiency of the Turkish banking system by Matousek, Roman, Dasci, Selim, Sergi, Bruno S.

“…The state banks appear to reduce their costs more comfortably than the private banks. The results also suggest that the restructuring programme that started in 2001 appears to have transformed the state-banks into the more efficient and profitable institutions.…”
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Shelter for the sharks by Denicke-Polcher, Sandra, Ng, Jen

“…All projects illustrated in the newspaper aim to contribute to communities wider than canoeists and the canal, and to provide sites that can contribute to strategic urban development. …”
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Remedies for human rights violations in Chechnya : the approach of the European Court in context by Koroteev, Kirill

“…The first judgments of the ECtHR, handed down in February 2005 addressing those atrocities, have been followed, at the time of writing, by more than 70 further judgments. In all of the cases, Russia was found in violation of ECHR rights and required to pay compensation to the applicants.…”
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Digital information culture: the individual and society in the digital age by Tredinnick, Luke

“…The book is organised around themes, rather than theories and is arranged into three sections: culture, society and the individual. …”

Human rights defenders and journalists in Russia : how many deaths will it take? by Lawlor, Mary

“…Less than a year has passed since Natalia Estemirova (human rights defender and Memorial HRC board member) was murdered in July 2009. …”
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Does the practice of the Georgian national courts meet the requirements for the effective enforcement of the Kiladze judgment? by Katsitadze, Natia

“…The 2010 judgment in the case of Klaus and Yuri Kiladze v Georgia (No. 7975/06) 02.02.10 at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) paved the way for around 20,000 victims of Soviet-era repression in Georgia to benefit from their right to monetary compensation as guaranteed under national law - a right which had remained illusory for more than ten years.…”
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Orientations of the divine in medieval urbanism [Lecture] by Frost, Christian W.

“…Many contemporary descriptions of twelfth and thirteenth-century medieval urban landscapes focus on characteristics of geometry, alignment and perspective (including the impression of crosses) that are derived more from later ideas of reason and perspectivity than from the cultural conditions of the Middle Ages. …”

The writing social: identifying with academic writing practices amongst undergraduate students by Davenport, Emma

“…It is assumed that they cannot write, rather than understanding that it is because they are struggling to learn how to write (Murray, 2015; Mitchell and Evison, 2006) within multiple learning contexts: module assessment, course discipline, level of study, academic success. …”
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Rethinking student-centredness: the role of trust, dialogue and collective praxis by Khan, Alya, Gabriel, John

“…It also discusses different ways of teaching; in particular, the approach adopted on a module of generating and posing questions and providing resources for learners to develop informed arguments rather than being concerned with right or wrong answers.…”
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Book review : Jerry John Rawlings: leadership and legacy: a pan-African perspective by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…He began his political career in the late 1970s as a fiery revolutionary and ended it more than three decades later as a popularly elected president, winning two terms in office via a liberal democratic political system. …”
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Globalisation, information revolution and cultural imperialism in Africa by Ezema, Ifeanyi Jonas

“…Political, cultural and socio-economic integrations are becoming much easier and faster than before. This paper argues that the digital divide existing between developing and developed countries places Africa in disadvantaged position in the globalisation process leading to cultural imperialism. …”
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Mental health in workplace: the role of safety and health committee by Ismail, Fadillah, Ahmad, Nurul Ameera, Abdul Kadir, Adibah, Mustafa, Siti Aisyah, Atan @ Yaakub, Siti Anisah

“…According to Section 30 of Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) 1994, safety and health committee need to be establish and it is compulsory to the employers who have more than 40 employees. Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) are capable to issue an improvement or prohibition notice in order to get improvement in future.…”
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Analysis of neutrosophic multiple regression by Nagarajan, D., Broumi, S., Smarandache, F., Kavikumar, J.

“…This study exhibits that Neutrosophic multiple regression is the most efficient model for uncertainty rather than the classical regression models…”
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Analysis of neutrosophic multiple regression by Nagarajan, D., Broumi, S., Smarandache, F., Kavikumar, J.

“…This study exhibits that Neutrosophic multiple regression is the most efficient model for uncertainty rather than the classical regression models…”
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The relation between emotional eating and perceived stress among students in tertiary education in Oman: a single-center study by Al Shidhani, Asma, Al Samani, Asma, Al Malki, Tahani, Al Shukaili, Bashair, Al Toubi, Aseel, Fai Chan, Moon, Al Harthi, Lara, Al Sibani, Nasser, Al Saadoon, Muna, Cucchi, Angie, Al Adawi, Samir

“…More studies on this discrepant finding are warranted.…”
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Finite impulse response optimizers for solving optimization problems by Ab Rahman, Tasiransurini

“…Holm post hoc test reveals SAFIRO performed significantly better than SKF, ssSKF, PSO, and GA. Whereas, both MAFIRO and AFIRO performed significantly better than PSO and GA, but equivalent to SKF and ssSKF. …”
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Spiritual and Psychological health of Malaysian youths by Imam, Syed Sohail, Nurullah, Abu Sadat, Makol-Abdul, Pute Rahimah, Abd Rahman, Saodah, Md. Noon, Hazizan

“…Discussion includes implications of the present findings for counseling practice and guidelines for future research.…”
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