Bond behaviour of grouted spiral and splice connection under direct axial and flexural pullout load by Hosseini, Seyed Jamal Aldin

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Allergenic pollen concentrations in the United Kingdom by Jones, Sandra

“…This research has relevance within many subject areas. The long term data sets on which a large part of the thesis is based are of great interest to Aerobiologists in the identification of long term trends in pollen data. …”
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Ethics in violence and abuse research - a positive empowerment approach by Downes, Julia, Kelly, Liz, Westmarland, Nicole

“…We conclude with recommendations for ethical decision-making in violence and abuse research: (i) to reconsider participants as active agents and stakeholders; (ii) to prioritise the development of skilled researchers; (iii) to develop situated processes of informed consent and confidentiality; and (iv) to continue to discuss and share practical experiences of feminist research practice that seeks to deliver justice and social change.…”
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Using Padlets as e-portfolios to enhance undergraduate students’ writing skills and motivation by Meletiadou, Eleni

“…In terms of the current study, 200 students were asked to create digital portfolios with Padlet, share their e-portfolios via their Virtual Learning Platform (VLE) and ask for peer and lecturer feedback every time they completed a written task. …”
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Building and implementing a multi-level system of ethical code for biologists under the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) of the United Nations by Xue, Yang, Shang, Lijun, Zhang, Weiwen

“…Furthermore, efforts should be made to advocate for and promote the establishment of an ethical code of conduct for biologists to share safety responsibilities for global biosecurity. …”
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E-business framework design using an enhanced Web 2.0 technology by Afzal, Sajid

“…The opportunity to utilise e-business improves their chances of gaining a larger market share by maximizing product availability, reducing the day-to -day business activity processing time, and providing related services in a convenient and inexpensive way to their customers. …”
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Partnering with AI for instrument development: possibilities and pitfalls by Beghetto, Ronald A., Ross, Wendy, Karwowski, Maciej, Glăveanu, Vlad

“…Partnering with AI for the purpose of developing and refining instruments, however, comes with its share of potential pitfalls. We thereby discuss throughout the paper that instrument development and refinement start and end with human judgment and expertise. …”
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Development of triga mark ii research reactor core monitoring system using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system by Mohd Ali, Nur Syazwani

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Critical Thinking through Problem-based Learning in an Applied Ethics Module by Duckworth, Craig

“…Employers and governments have long called for graduates with generic, interpersonal, communication, and critical thinking skills [1]. …”
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Estimating persistence in the volatility of asset returns with signal plus noise models by Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, Gil-Alana, Luis A.

“…The results suggest that volatility has a component of long-memory behaviour, the order of integration ranging between 0.3 and 0.5, the series being therefore stationary and mean-reverting.…”
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Triple scheme based on image steganography to improve imperceptibility and security by Hashim, Mohammed Mahdi

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Elucidating the role of Mitoferrin (Mfrn), Iron Regulatory Proteins (IRP1 and IRP2) and Hephaestin (Heph) in Iron Metabolism by tagSNP and Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) analysi... by Velaga, Ravindrath M.

“…From the ANCOVA analysis of Mfrn tagSNPs it can be concluded that neither the haemoglobin levels nor the birth weight are dependent on the genotype, fetal sex, nor on their interaction. Owing to the significance in identifying the interacting partners of IRPs and Heph to understand more about their role in iron metabolism, protein-protein interaction studies were also carried out. …”
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How do counselling psychologists make sense of their clients’ psychiatric diagnoses : an interpretative phenomenological analysis by Weston, Holly

“…Specific recommendations are made for research, training and practice, including: the need for tolerance of uncertainty to be made more explicit on counselling psychology training programmes; suggestions for further IPA and Grounded Theory Research; and the development of a special interest group has been suggested, where counselling psychologists and other professionals can share ways of managing the impact of diagnosis on their practice.…”
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Creative strategies that promote student study success by Abegglen, Sandra, Burns, Tom, Sinfield, Sandra

“…The purpose of this chapter is to share our experience of developing and teaching an interdisciplinary first-year undergraduate module where we embedded emancipatory and creative study strategies that promote student study success. …”
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Biosemiotics as systems theory: an investigation into biosemiotics as the grounding for a new form of cultural analysis by Cannizzaro, Sara

“…By means of the concept of 'isomorphism as structural similarity' (Bertalanffy 1945) the thesis argues that biosemiotics and cybernetics/systems theory share a systems thinking which is grounded in 'transdisciplinarity', 'history' and 'function'. …”
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The suspension of disbelief: the myth of market memories by Jiang, Lan

“…The research suggests that candlesticks and candlestick patterns are not correlated with the movements of share prices, and therefore cannot be used to earn abnormal returns. …”
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Integrated spatio-temporal techno-economic approach for modeling multi-sectoral bioenergy deployment by Mohd Idris, Muhammad Nurariffudin

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An extended NATREX model for China by You, Kefei, Sarantis, Nicholas

“…Based on dynamic stability analysis, we derive the medium-run and long-run real equilibrium exchange rates and relative prices of non-tradables, and provide a detailed analysis of the effects of fundamentals. …”
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Future reservoir performance projection using integrated models in the framework of climate change by Hamidon, Nuramidah

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Polyetherimide/nano graphene oxide membrane for dehydration of n-butanol by pervaporation process by Manshad, Soheila

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