'A poem in leaden hexameters': on rehabilitating Dorotheus’ Carmen Astrologicum by Lightfoot, JL

“…Dorotheus engineered his poem to convey technicalities in a minimally offputting and maximally engaging way. He does not fight shy of specialist terms and concepts, but makes them easy for the reader to process. …”

Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Connell is very insecure and shy about the relationship, so he keeps the affair a secret from school friends, but ends up attending Trinity with Marianne after the summer and reconciling with her. …”
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Dancing with Qubits : From qubits to algorithms, embark on the quantum computing journey shaping our future / by Sutor, Robert S., author 656109

“…Understanding quantum computing requires a lot of math, and this book doesn't shy away from the necessary math concepts you'll need. …”
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Virtual reality for medical application II by Yang, Cheng Yee

“…By applying Virtual Reality to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, it will be become a new approach to psychotherapy, especially for those shy patients. The project began with the design of the Virtual Reality system and allowed users to communicate with the virtual character in the system. …”
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Experimentation in wicked situations: how activists construct pragmatic action frames by Savaget, P, Roulet, T, Ventresca, M

“…We find that activists pragmatically shy away from pursuing a permanent solution to focus instead on achieving small wins, diagnosing ‘symptoms’ rather than ‘root causes’ of problems, and ‘working around’ institutional constraints instead of directly ‘confronting’ them. …”

Who2chat: A Social Networking System for Academic Researchers in Virtual Social Hours Enabling Coordinating, Overcoming Barriers and Social Signaling by Park, Soya, Song, Jaeyoon, Karger, David R., Malone, Thomas W.

“…In our preliminary deployment (N=80), we found that researchers often have difficulty finding other researchers who share similar interests, and they are shy about reaching out to other researchers. Inspired by this, we implemented social-signaling features to Who2chat and ran our first deployment (N=220). …”
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Engineering study and design of net pot for optimal plant growth performance and development of intelligent, user-friendly system by Shaza Dhanea Binte Rahmat

“…Recognizing that such hobbies need extensive plant maintenance and a lot of care and attention, beginning hobbyists frequently shy away from them. Furthermore, these tasks are frequently performed in person, which adds to the household responsibilities. …”
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Mastering Blockchain : Inner workings of blockchain, from cryptography and decentralized identities, to DeFi, NFTs and Web3 / by Bashir, Imran, author 396608

“…With new chapters on Decentralized Finance and solving privacy, identity, and security issues, as well as bonus online content exploring alternative blockchains, this is an unmissable read for everyone who wants to gain a deep understanding of blockchain.The book doesn’t shy away from advanced topics and practical expertise, such as decentralized application (DApp) development using smart contracts and oracles, and emerging trends in the blockchain space. …”
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Synthesis of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers based on polyurethane by Liow, Sing Shy.

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Tunable anti-ambipolar vertical bilayer organic electrochemical transistor enable neuromorphic retinal pathway by Laswick, Zachary, Wu, Xihu, Surendran, Abhijith, Zhou, Zhongliang, Ji, Xudong, Matrone, Giovanni Maria, Leong, Wei Lin, Rivnay, Jonathan

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