Controls on present-day and future rainfall over southern Africa in coupled climate models by Munday, C

“…<p>Global climate change will likely alter rainfall at a regional scale. This is a particular concern in southern Africa, where rainfall is central to socioeconomic wellbeing and where we do not understand the full complexity of the climate system. …”

Local multipliers in tradables and non-tradables by van Dijk, J

“…I show that this result is robust to many different regional definitions, controls and ways of classifying tradable industries. …”

Interactive learning on simple infra-red transceiver by Chee, Danielle Yan Kei

“…This project is made of two main parts, which would be a hardware segment and a software segment. The hardware segment involves an infra-red remote that transmits a modulated message signal and a receiver system that senses infra-red light and demodulates the incoming signal. …”
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Decarbonizing the US Power Sector by Farnsworth, Amanda

“…First, IG is used to highlight regional decarbonization challenges. Regions with significant land available for variable renewable energy (VRE) buildout and strong wind resources had the cheapest paths to a clean grid. …”
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Soil moisture-based drought monitoring using remote sensing over Africa by Lu, Catherine S.

“…The reconstructed historical drought results align with literature on drought events in regions of Africa (e.g. 2017-18 drought anomalies). …”
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Semantic scene understanding on 3D point clouds by Dong, Shichao

“…Using regional purity can simultaneously prevent under-segmentation and over-segmentation problems during clustering. …”
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Chemical characteristics and trends of Indian summer monsoon rainfall: a review by Majumdar, Aditi, Samanta, Dhrubajyoti, Das, Reshmi

“…The chemical composition of rainwater in all these regions varied considerably and seemed to form a regional pattern. …”
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The impact of evolving SARS-CoV-2 mutations and variants on COVID-19 vaccines by McLean, Gary R., Kamil, Jeremy, Lee, Benhur, Moore, Penny, Schulz, Thomas F., Muik, Alexander, Sahin, Ugur, Tureci, Ozlem, Pather, Shanti

“…Although data on the effectiveness of the primary regimen against omicron (B.1.1.529) are limited, booster programs using mRNA vaccines have been shown to restore protection against infection and symptomatic disease (regardless of the vaccine used for the primary regimen) and maintain high effectiveness against hospitalization. …”
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Broadleaf afforestation impacts on terrestrial hydrology insignificant compared to climate change in Great Britain by Buechel, M, Slater, L, Dadson, S

“…We assess whether proposed afforestation produces significantly different regional responses across regions; whether hydrological fluxes, stores and events are significantly altered by afforestation relative to climate; and how future hydrological processes may be altered up to 2050. …”

Cross-cultural exchanges and innovation: the making of fashion in Southeast Asia by Ling, Wessie

“…They will provide real-world examples of China's profound influence on the fashion-making of these regions.…”
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Tree-ring δ 18 O and δ 2 H stable isotopes reflect the global meteoric water line by Arosio, T, Büntgen, U, Nicolussi, K, Moseley, GE, Saurer, M, Pichler, T, Smith, MP, Gutierrez, E, Andreu-Hayles, L, Hajdas, I, Bebchuk, T, Leuenberger, M

“…Methods: We analyze the tree rings δ 18O and δ 2H values from six regions along a latitudinal gradient from Spain to Greenland. …”

Segregation in carbon steels by Liong, Wei Hao.

“…Cracks can be easily initiated and propagated along regions with high level of segregation. Segregation is a manufacturing problem that is very difficult to avoid. …”
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Electronic structure of topological quantum materials probed by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy by Schröter, N

“…<p>This thesis investigates the electronic structure of four separate topological quantum material systems by angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES):</p> <p>1. LaBi is a semimetal with an extremely large magnetoresistance (XMR) that remains unsaturated even at large magnetic fields. …”

An anatomical study to control the movement of a beetle's hind leg through electrical stimulation of muscles by Yeong, Jun Hao

“…The experimental results shows that, the muscles that control a particular segment of the leg have to reside in the previous segment and the musculature structure in the femur allows greater translating of power during walking as compared to other segments of the hind leg. …”
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Bilateral Trade Welfare Impacts of India’s Export Ban of Non-Basmati Rice Using the Global Partial Equilibrium Simulation Model (GSIM) by Fathelrahman, Eihab, Osman, Raeda, Hoag, Dana Loyd Keske, Sixt, Gregory N., Strzepek, Kenneth

“…The model uses national product differentiation to assess trade policy changes at global, regional, or national scales. It examined importer and exporter effects on trade values, tariff revenues, exporter surplus, and importer surplus. …”
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A driftwood-based record of Arctic sea ice during the last 500 years from northern Svalbard reveals sea ice dynamics in the Arctic Ocean and Arctic peripheral seas by Hole, GM, Rawson, T, Farnsworth, WR, Schomacker, A, Ingólfsson, Ó, Macias-Fauria, M

“…We present a 500-year history of naturally felled driftwood incursion to northern Svalbard, directly reflecting regional sea ice conditions and Arctic Ocean circulation. …”

Slip deficit in central Nepal: omen for a repeat of the 1344 AD earthquake? by Bollinger, L., Tapponnier, Paul, Sapkota, S. N., Klinger, Y.

“…The location, extent, and moment of the 1833 and 2015 events imply that they released only a small part of the regional slip deficit on a deep thrust segment that stopped north of the Siwaliks. …”
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Contributions of age groups and causes of death to the sex gap in lifespan variation in Europe by Zazueta-Borboa, J-D, Aburto, JM, Permanyer, I, Zarulli, V, Janssen, F

“…We examined the contributions of age groups and causes of death to the sex gap in lifespan variation for 28 European countries, grouped into five European regions. In 2010–15, males in Europe displayed a 6.8-year-lower life expectancy and a 2.3-year-higher standard deviation in lifespan than females, with clear regional differences. …”

Phonological analysis of syllabic changes of Arabic loan verbs by Muhaimin Syaqiq Mawaridi, Abdul Azim Mohamad Isa, Lutfi Hassan

“…The reduction of syllable segments refers to a segmental reduction in the first, second or third syllable. …”
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Optimising statistical methodologies for estimating antimalarial efficacy for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria by Dahal, P

“…For dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DP) regimen, a study with 42 day follow-up was estimated to miss 47% [95% CI: 19 – 90%] of the treatment failures in those who were adequately dosed. …”