Social Structure and Social Stratification in Contemporary China / by Xueyi, Lu, author 654605, Wittrock, Yan Peng, translator 654606

“…Lu Xueyi, the former Head of the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, has published since the 1980s. The author discusses the social structure, social stratification, social construction, and development of contemporary Chinese society. …”

Prospects of a multipolar international monetary order by Alam Md Whaheed

“…The US dollar has been the dominant international currency ever since the introduction of Bretton Woods system. It has experienced turmoil periods at different moments but survived. …”
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Dynamic clustering for social networks based on evolutionary computation by Fariz Cheang Mohd Khairi

“…Dynamic network clustering requires more attention since social networks are dynamic and any minor changes to its network alters the structure entirely. …”
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‘Russian military censorship, like the Russian warship, can go f*** itself.’ An analysis of Russian independent media response to wartime media freedom restrictions by Raspopina, Aleksandra

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Meaning and speech acts by Rumfitt, I

“…We do better to follow the Peircean account recently developed by Richard Moran: to tell H something is to offer H one’s guarantee of the truth of what one says. Since truth-conditions now emerge as intrinsic to acts of telling, and since Strawson’s theorists of formal semantics assign truth-conditions to declarative sentences, what they provide is central to an account of telling. …”

Tracking controller design for robot manipulators including motor dynamics by Yin, Guang.

“…Assuming the measurable signals are link and motor positions of the robot, a nonlinear observer is proposed which estimates all state variables asymptotically. …”
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Inverted experiences. by Chong, Shari Ying Yi.

“…This thesis explores how the "roots" we plant in mass media link us to the constructs of our world and compose our perceptions of reality.…”
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Study of goods vehicles in intermodal supply chain by Chng, Jing Feng.

“…Being widely utilised for first and last mile freight, road transportation is as critical a link as any in an intermodal supply chain. Different sets of issues and challenges are inherent in different aspects of road transportation. …”
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An exploratory study on undergraduates’ perception of the significance of the family by Lim, Rebecca

“…In particular, this paper will look at the respondents’ conceptualisation of the family, the link between family relationships and practices, the respondents’ perceived ideal family and the impact of structural conditions on the family. …”
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Engineering memristor : control over the fourth fundamental element for memory application and beyond by Ge, Ning

“…This is especially shown in the recent neuromorphic computing since both neuron and memristor operate in ions. …”
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Tactile perception of pleasantness in relation to perceived softness by Pasqualotto, Achille, Ng, Megan, Tan, Zheng Yee, Kitada, Ryo

“…Thus, we investigated the psychophysical link between softness and pleasantness. Pieces of human skin-like rubber with different compliances were pressed against participants’ fingers. …”
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Simplified hybrid control strategy for stand-alone DC microgrid with photovoltaic system to extend battery lifespan by Yan, Hein Wai, Farivar, Glen G., Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Ceballos, Salvador, Pou, Josep

“…However, conventional control schemes deploy multiple voltage controllers to regulate the dc-link voltage, causing mode transitions during the transients and complicating the controller design. …”
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Citizenship and the politics of poverty definition during the segregation, apartheid and democratic eras in South Africa: 1910-2010 by Magasela, W

“…In the segregation era there was a link between the denial of full citizenship to blacks and how poverty was understood. …”

Photocatalytic properties of nanostructured SrTi(1-x)Fe(x)O(3-δ) by Mohammad Ghaffari

“…Since 1972, titanium dioxide has been extensively investigated as a photocatalyst. …”
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ASEAN and EU in the political reform in Myanmar by Nguyen Thi Anh Thu

“…Myanmar, after almost fifty years being under the military rule, has started its political reform since 2010. One week after the victory of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) in Myanmar's first national election in November 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the opposite political party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) was released from the house detention. …”
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Development of a power meter for a bicycle by SYED FARUQ AL AIDID S AFANDI

“…Since its existence, people have been improving the bicycle to be more comfortable and efficient for the cyclist. …”
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Bacterial phylogenetic reconstruction from whole genomes is robust to recombination but demographic inference is not by Hedge, J, Wilson, DJ

“…The field has been plagued by an apparent state of contradiction since the distorting effects of recombination on phylogeny were discovered more than a decade ago. …”

Symbolic boundaries and power relations between Indian migrant workers and Singaporean Indians. by Maheswari Krishnan Murthy.

“…In this research I shall explore the social practices of two groups of Indians; the Indian migrant workers and the Singaporean Indians in Little India. I will link these findings to Michele Lamont and Virag Molnar (2002)’s symbolic boundaries and Foucauldian Power. …”
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Protein-alginate gel for enzyme immobilisation by Salleh, Abu Bakar, Mohamed, Suhaila

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Heavy metals in freshwater snails of Kuala Klawang's rice field, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia by Ismail, A.