Quantitative measurement of displacement in photopolymer layers during holographic recording using phase shifting electronic speckle pattern interferometry by Moothanchery, Mohesh, Bavigadda, Viswanath, Upputuri, Paul Kumar, Pramanik, Manojit, Toal, Vincent, Naydenova, Izabela

“…We observed an increase in shrinkage from 2 μm at 20 seconds of recording to 7.5 μm after 120 seconds of recording. The technique allows for real time measurement of the shrinkage profile.…”
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On semidefinite programming relaxations of maximum k -section by Klerk, Etienne de., Pasechnik, Dmitrii V., Sotirov, Renata., Dobre, Cristian.

“…For k=2 (i.e. for maximum bisection), the new bound is at least as strong as a well-known bound by Poljak and Rendl (SIAM J Optim 5(3):467–487, 1995). For k≥3 the new bound dominates a bound of Karisch and Rendl (Topics in semidefinite and interior-point methods, 1998). …”
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Tailoring engineered cementitious composites for impact resistance by Yang, En-Hua., Li, Victor C.

“…Uniaxial tensile stress–strain curves of the resulting impact resistant ECC were experimentally determined for strain rates ranging from 10− 5 s− 1 to 10− 1 s− 1. Low speed drop weight tower test on ECC panels and beams was also conducted. …”
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Influence of ethnicity on the growth of Indian family businesses in Singapore. by Jyotsna Nelgadde., Kiranpreet Kaur Shahi., Harinderpal Kaur.

“…This Applied Research Project analysed data collected from extensive interviews conducted with Indian Family Businesses in Singapore, to comprehend the dominant influences of their ethnicity on the growth of their businesses. Reviewing the findings with regards to various aspects of ethnicity and growth allow us to examine the above to a large extent.…”
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Environment scanning initiatives by SMEs in Singapore by Rajani Madhav Kowtha

“…This study investigated environmental scanning initiatives undertaken by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore. Findings showed that task environment information and competitive intelligence were the most important to the firms. …”
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Risk profile of an entrepreneur in Singapore. by Lim, Chee Fern., Shaihba Mohamed Sidek., Tan, Mei Lin.

“…The paper investigates the risks exposed to entrepreneurs and ways of dealing them. Research findings shows that risks exposed can be considerably minimized without incurring much cost by being versatile and adaptable to market environment. …”
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Action/inaction and regret : is closeness the moderating effect of regret? by Chua, Li Bing., Leong, Wan Bin., Leong, Yew Bin.

“…Persistent findings from Kahneman, Tversky and other psychologists have shown that action/inaction is a determinant of regret, with actions evoking more regret than inaction. …”
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Inflammation and colorectal cancer: elucidation of the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which interleukin 22 contributes to the development and progression of colorectal cancer by McCuaig, S

“…Using a panel of CRC cell lines and primary human organoids, we confirmed that this prognostic association is due to a functional interaction between IL-22 and mutant KRAS by observing that IL-22 enhances chemoresistance, 3-dimensional clonogenicity, and proliferation specifically in CRC cells with both high IL-22 receptor levels and <em>KRAS</em> mutations. …”

Citizenship and the politics of poverty definition during the segregation, apartheid and democratic eras in South Africa: 1910-2010 by Magasela, W

“…The Household Subsistence Level (HSL) and the Minimum Living Level (MLL) were derivatives of the PDL (the HSL was exactly the PDL, the MLL was lower in value) and were conceptually similar were used as poverty definitions and poverty lines to fix the wages of black workers, thus showing the link between the denial of citizenship and the politics of poverty definition.…”

Dress, Feminism, and British New Woman Novels by Allen-Johnstone, C

“…For example, Grand elevated cross-class feminism, but she belittled middle-class women's taste, side-lined poor women’s most pressing sartorial concerns, and dressed to impress. …”

A new therapeutic avenue for bronchiectasis : dry powder inhaler of ciprofloxacin nanoplex exhibits superior ex vivo mucus permeability and antibacterial efficacy to its native cip... by Tran, The-Thien, Vidaillac, Celine, Yu, Hong, Yong, Valerie Fei Lee, Roizman, Dan, Chandrasekaran, Ravishankar, Lim, Albert Yick Hou, Low, Teck Boon, Tan, Gan Liang, Abisheganaden, John A., Koh, Mariko Siyue, Teo, Jeanette, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh, Hadinoto, Kunn

“…Despite their similarly fast dissolution rates in sputum, the DPI of CIP nanoplex exhibited superior mucus permeability to the native CIP (5-7 times higher) attributed to its built-in ability to generate highly supersaturated CIP concentration in the sputum. …”
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Giant two‐photon absorption and its saturation in 2D organic-inorganic perovskite by Liu, Weiwei, Xing, Jun, Zhao, Jiaxin, Wen, Xinglin, Wang, Kai, Lu, Peixiang, Xiong, Qihua

“…The TPA coefficient of a (PEA)2PbI4 flake is measured to be about 211.5 cm MW−1, which is at least one order of magnitude larger than those of 3D perovskite films and some typical semiconductor nanostructures. …”
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Hybrid organic–inorganic perovskite superstructures for ultrapure green emissions by Chan, Wen Kiat, Chen, Jiawei, Zhou, Donglei, Ye, Junzhi, Vázquez, Ricardo Javier, Zhou, Cheng, Bazan, Guillermo Carlos, Rao, Akshay, Yu, Zhongzheng, Tan, Timothy Thatt Yang

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Topological transitions with an imaginary Aubry-André-Harper potential by Zhu, Bofeng, Lang, Li-Jun, Wang, Qiang, Wang, Qi Jie, Chong, Yidong

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Uncertainty quantification in DenseNet model using myocardial infarction ECG signals by Jahmunah, V, Ng, Eddie Yin Kwee, Tan, Ru-San, Oh, Shu Lih, Acharya, U. Rajendra

“…The DenseNet model was first trained with the pre-processed MI ECG signals (from the best lead V6) acquired from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) database, using the reverse Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence loss. …”
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Global variation in contributions to human well-being from urban vegetation ecosystem services by Richards, Daniel R., Belcher, Richard N., Carrasco, L. Roman, Edwards, Peter J., Fatichi, Simone, Hamel, Perrine, Masoudi. Mahyar, McDonnell, Mark J., Peleg, Nadav, Stanley, Margaret C.

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Suitability of natural sounds to enhance soundscape quality in urban residential areas by Hong, Joo-Young, Lam, Bhan, Ong, Zhen-Ting, Gupta, Rishabh, Gan, Woon-Seng

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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…Methods We performed a multicenter prospective study of 5 patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia, limited to the mucosa. …”
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DNA extraction methodologies for ultra long nanopore sequencing to determine chromosome specific rodent telomere lengths by Kidd, Elliot, Mooruth, Ravi, Meimaridou, Eirini, Walley, Andrew, Fairbrother, Una

“…Ultra long sequencing has been attempted with Human TL (5-15Kb) with some success. However, animal model TL, such as rat and mouse, are longer (20-100kb, and 30-150kb, respectively) and more problematic. …”
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Structured population models for macrophage heterogeneity in early atherosclerosis by Chambers, KL

“…In Chapter 7, we combine the models of Chapters 5 and 6 into a spatially resolved, phenotype-lipid structured model.…”