Microalgal-bacterial granular sludge for municipal wastewater treatment under simulated natural diel cycles: performances-metabolic pathways-microbial community nexus by Ji, Bin, Wang, Shulian, Silva, Mahamalage Rochelle Udani, Zhang, Meng, Liu, Yu

“…It was further revealed that microbial assimilation by microalgae and bacteria could serve as the main mechanism for the observed removal of organics, ammonia and phosphate, while the corresponding key metabolic pathways were also elucidated. …”
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Relative importance of soil properties and functional diversity to the spatial pattern of the forest soil nitrogen by Kang, Jian, Deng, Zebang, Zhang, Zhongrui, Chen, Shuilian, Huang, Jianguo, Ding, Xiaogang

“…Surface soil nitrogen (SN) is the main source of plant nutrient uptake, and its dynamic change is related to forest productivity, ecosystem carbon and nitrogen cycles, and water conservation. …”
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Applications of blockchain in business processes: a comprehensive review by Viriyasitavat, Wattana, Xu, Li Da, Niyato, Dusit, Bi, Zhuming, Hoonsopon, Danupol

“…Blockchain (BC), as an emerging technology, is revolutionizing Business Process Management (BPM) in multiple ways. The main adoption is to serve as a trusted infrastructure to guarantee the trust of collaborations among multiple partners in trustless environments. …”
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The effect of pH on the production and composition of short- and medium-chain fatty acids from food waste in a leachate bed reactor at room temperature by Radadiya, Pooja, Latika, Ashika, Fei, Xunchang, Lee, Jangho, Mishra, Saurabh, Hussain, Abid

“…Stabilization at pH at 6.5 also resulted in a high fatty acid (FA) yield of 643 g CODFA/kg VSadded. Butyrate was the main FA at the pH of 5.5–6.5, while acetate was the main FA at the pH of 7.5–8.5. …”
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Design and simulation of silicon optoelectronic integrated circuits by Win, Khine Thandar.

“…In this final year project, two main components of PDIC used in optical pick-up unit of blu-ray disc system, photodiodes and preamplifiers consisting of transimpedance amplifier(TIA) and limiting amplifier(LA), has been designed and simulated. …”
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Simulation of solar cooling system by Goh, Dennis Kim Lai.

“…This model will be created using the simulation program, TRNSYS, while considering three main specific areas of work. First is to implement the computational model for the absorption refrigerant system. …”
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In silico assessment of a compliant vascular prosthesis by Wong, Yi Jean

“…With the aim to minimise the mismatch, PCL and PLC are two main materials used in the fabrication of vascular prosthesis. …”
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A novel two-degrees-of-freedom piezoelectric energy harvester by Wu, Hao, Tang, Lihua, Yang, Yaowen, Soh, Chee Kiong

“…The harvester comprises one main cantilever beam and an inner secondary cantilever beam, each of which is bonded with piezoelectric transducers. …”
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Slip on the Superstition Hills fault and on nearby faults associated with the 24 November 1987 Elmore Ranch and Superstition Hills earthquakes, southern California by Sieh, Kerry, McGill, Sally F., Allen, Clarence R., Hudnut, Kenneth W., Johnson, David C., Miller, Wayne F.

“…Despite this initial wide distribution of slip, nearly all of the postseismic slip is occurring on the main fault trace. As of 3 August 1988, the alignment array had recorded a total of 80.2 cm of dextral slip. …”
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Retention in second year computing students in a London-based university during the post-Covid-19 era using learned optimism as a lens: a statistical analysis in R by Chrysikos, Alexandros, Bamford, Neal

“…The research is conducted during the post-Covid-19 era using learned optimism as a lens. The main aim is to support the university’s efforts to improve retention rate as the overall dropout has been increasing in the last few years. …”
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15th-century printed Italian editions of Aesopian texts by Malaspina, M

“…</p> <p>Chapter I introduces the main features of the manuscript transmission of those among Aesopian texts, which ended up in print in the first years after the introduction of the new medium. …”

Integrating alternative and complementary medicine in the management of epilepsy and its comorbidities in low- and middle-income settings by Kariuki, SM, Newton, CRJC

“…Traditional/alternative and complementary medicine (TCM) encompasses products, practices and practitioners that do not form part of conventional treatment and are not an integral part of the main health care systems. They are very common in the management of epilepsy and mental health conditions, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). …”

Synthesis and optical properties of bismuth doped NaTaO3 by Deng, Jiyang

“…The main objective of this project is to synthesize Bi doped NaTaO3 and to investigate the structural and optical properties of the synthesized Bi-NaTaO3. …”
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Power quality analyser and simulator using MATLAP (PASUM) by Levey, Paul D.

“…The waveforms can be from a single piece of equipment such as a motor or from the main supply feed of a building.…”
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Myanmar in Eu-Asean relations by Magnus Petersson

“…The aim of this paper is to discuss and examine the regional projects of institutionalism in Europe and Southeast Asia. The main focus is on Myanmar, a regional ‘ outcast’ whose membership in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in 1997 has helped it to gain international legitimacy and be able to stand relatively strong against Western sanctions. …”
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Understanding Indonesia-China strategic relations : an Indonesian perspective. by Ronny Ariuly Hutahayan.

“…In particular, it seeks to shed light on Indonesia's foreign policy and behavior toward China by looking at the major episodes in the relationship since the establishment of ties in 1950. The main contention of this paper is that Indonesia's foreign policy and behavior has been primarily geared towards fulfilling domestic requirements rather than anticipating or responding to external or structural changes. …”
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The Malaysian experience in privatised projects by Kooi, Khuat Chye.

“…It outlines the Malaysian government's rationale in introducing the privatisation policy in 1983, which is seen as a significant policy departure from the interventionist and centralist policies of the 1970s. The main objectives to be met from the privatisation policy stemmed from the government's decision to recede from staggering involvement in public enterprises. …”
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Algorithms for extracting text from degraded document images by Chen, Yan

“…The main objective of this research is to automatically separate text from the background in degraded scanned document images and locate individual words in the text. …”
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Battery operated portable fridge by Ng, Chun Kiat.

“…In this project, electrical circuit design with temperature control will be investigated in order to save the energy consumption so that it can be truly energy saving battery operated. The main improvement that is made is that an additional circuit is installed to detect the temperature and save the energy consumption to prolong the life of the batteries. …”
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Industrial attachment report by He, Li

“…From 24th Jan, 2011 to 24th June, 2011, the student’s main responsibilities were FOCUS URS (User Requirement Specification) preparation, FICRM SharePoint construction and maintenance, and assisting the Risk Systems team.…”
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