The future of the timeshare industry : will the brands dominate? : A summary of the vacation ownership industry and an analysis of the advantages that the brands have over smaller... by Bornstein, Ethan S., 1973-

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Precision holography and supersymmetric theories on curved spaces by Genolini, P

“…This allows us to show that the gravitational free energy of any smooth filling vanishes in both AdS₄/CFT₃ and AdS₅/CFT₄.</p> <p>In the second part of the thesis, we study the same question in minimal <em>N</em> = 2 gauged supergravity in four and five dimensions. …”

The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer / by Longe, Jacqueline L. editor 422209, Gale Group (Online service) 651863

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Words and facts: children's fast mapping, retention and extension by Holland, Amanda

“…It has been researched primarily in the field of word learning and evidence suggests that a pre-school child can link a novel word with its referent and retain this link up to 1 month later (e.g. …”
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Local-flexural interactive buckling of S690 high strength steel slender welded I-section columns: testing, modelling and design by Sun, Yao, Liang, Yating, Su, Andi, Zhao, Ou

“…A testing programme, adopting two S690 high strength steel slender welded I-sections, was firstly conducted and included initial geometric imperfection measurements and ten pin-ended column tests. The testing programme was accompanied by a numerical modelling programme, where finite element models were developed and validated against the test results and then employed to perform parametric studies to generate further numerical data over a wide range of cross-section dimensions and member effective lengths. …”
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Emotional connectivity in branded entertainment and the gender divide. by Chee, Shona Ee Lin., Phang, Zhi Yuan., Low, Reuben Kok Cherng.

“…The increasing inundation of the media space with consumer messages necessitates a strong, intangible emotional link with consumers in order for brands to break through the clutter. …”
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Structure-activity relationships of photo-activated soft tissue Adhesive by Wicaksono, Gautama

“…Soft tissue fixation relies on mechanical means such as sutures, pins, and screws, with potential complications such as concentrated tissue damage, perforation, and the need for secondary surgeries. …”
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Simple and flexible vision-based hand gesture recognition system by Lee, Chun Kiat.

“…The fundamental concept of the system is to count the number of fingers displayed in particular gesture based on the unique characteristic of human hands which normally constituted by five fingers in a circle-like palm. The developed system is capable of recognizing six gestures ranging from “zero” to “five”. …”
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Disposition kinetics of tylosin administered intravenously and intramuscularly in Desert Sheep and Nubian Goats by Taha, A.A., Elsheikh, H.A., Khalafalla, A.E., Osman, I. A. M., Abdullah, A. Salam

“…The pharmacokinetic behaviour of tylosin was compared in five Desert sheep and five Nubian goats. The animals were given a single dose of 20% tylosin (15 mg/kg), either intravenously (i.v.) or intramuscularly (i.m.). …”
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Effect of hybridisation on crushing behaviour of carbon/glass fibre/epoxy circular-cylindrical shells by Mahdi, E., Hamouda, A.M.S., Sahari, B.B., Khalid, Y.A.

“…Five types of composites were tested, namely, carbon fibre/epoxy, glass fibre/epoxy, carbon-glass-glass/epoxy, glass-carbon-glass/epoxy and glass-glass-carbon/epoxy. …”
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Framing Transformative Student Communication Competency (Transcom) for Students of Higher Institutions: Realizing the Importance of Professional Competency in the Workplace Intern... by Mohd Yusof, Fahainis, Abdul Aziz, Norhashimah

“…The data collected are categorized under five categories of stakeholders so as to gauge five different type of analysis. …”
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Control schemes of voltage source converters in more-electronics power systems by He, Jinsong

“…Control schemes of voltage sources converter (VSC) are directly linked to the stability, reliability, multi-functionality, and implementation cost of the more-electronics power systems. …”
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Beyond-the-Ice: Designing Games for Facilitating Deeper Conversations by Lee, Cassandra

“…This work builds on formal knowledge from the social sciences, HCI, and game design, as well as informal knowledge from facilitation, gathering practices, party games, and Tarot, by presenting five distinct design principles aligned with theories grounded in past work: 1) Make emotional disclosure special; 2) Scaffold responsiveness; 3) Approach depth through fun; 4) Empower “the work” through constraints and permissions; 5) Center objects to feel with. …”
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Temperature induced biological alterations in the major carp, Rohu (Labeo rohita): assessing potential effects of climate change on aquaculture production by Mridul, Md. Monirul Islam, Zeehad, Md. Shariar Kabir, Aziz, Dania, Salin, Krishna R., Hurwood, David A., Rahi, Md. Lifat

“…This study tested the effects of five different temperature levels (28 °C, 30 °C, 32 °C, 33 °C and 34 °C) on selected physiological and biochemical traits, and also on the expression of five targeted genes of L. rohita. …”
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Exploring the moderating role of expressive suppression in the relationship between psychopathy and aggression by Maria, Dayla

“…The link between psychopathy and aggression is well-established and carries significant societal implications. …”
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Modelling familiarity : towards age-friendly exergame design by Zhang, Hao

“…The interview results show that Escape Room exergame is highly familiar to the participants and all the five sub-constructs were involved in the exergame design. …”
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Gender equality, growth, and how a technological trap destroyed female work by Humphries, J, Schneider, B

“…We describe how the European Marriage Pattern literature applies these mechanisms, and we highlight problems with the claimed link between equality and growth. We then explain how a crucial example of technological unemployment for women&#x2014;the destruction of hand spinning during the British Industrial Revolution&#x2014;contributed to the emergence of the male breadwinner family. …”

Which factors affect the performance of technology business incubators in China? An entrepreneurial ecosystem perspective by Yuan, Xiangfei, Hao, Haijing, Guan, Chenghua, Pentland, Alex

“…Further, seven factors related to all four areas have various statistically significant associations with an incubator’s performance in five major regional data set. In particular, a technology related factor has a consistently statistically significant association with the performance of the incubator in both national model and the five regional models, as we expected.…”
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Compressive behaviour and resistances of S690 high strength steel welded pi-shaped and cruciform section stub columns by Cabawatan, Nicolas

“…The experimental programme was conducted on five welded S690 high strength steel π-section and five welded S690 high strength steel cruciform sections, and included material tensile coupon tests, initial local geometric imperfection measurements, and twenty concentrically loaded stub column tests. …”
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Data-driven ecological driving behaviour evaluation and green supply chain improvement by Zhou, Zhongcan

“…In the 14th Five-Year Plan, China has emphasized the importance of promoting green development, and the policy once again emphasized the importance of promoting energy conservation, thus improving the green supply chain. …”
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