Legal politics in the Libyan constitution-making process by van Lier, F

“…However, constitution-making processes in politically unstable countries often do not bring about the desired stability and security. As scholarly research in constitution-making has remained largely normative, there is still little detailed knowledge about why this is the case.…”

Mobilizing bodies: unsettling sustainable mobility through cycling in Los Angeles by Davidson, AC

“…</p> <p>In this dissertation, I work through a methodology of 'riding theory' by bringing together (material) feminist, queer and critical race theories with multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork on cycling practices, focusing mainly on Los Angeles, California. …”

Industrial policy refraction: how corporate strategy shapes development outcomes in Brazil by Zylberberg, E

“…My findings are brought to bear on three traditionally disparate bodies of research –industrial policy, corporate strategy and institutional theory – extending each and also bringing them into fruitful communion with one another.…”

Soft law, hard stakes? State commitment to non-binding international instruments and the case of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by Villeneuve, L

“…In this thesis, incorporating insights from public international law into rationalist IR approaches, I argue that soft law instruments can have important effects over time and bring substantial costs for states to bear. This is particularly the case for soft law instruments ‘hardening’ through domestic law, treaties or customary international law, increasing the sovereignty and implementation costs attached to commitment. …”

Dharmakīrti versus Akalaṅka on the nature, object, and structure of perception by Nahata, S

“…While Dharmakīrti defends the unique triad of perceptual non-conceptualism, epistemic idealism, and non-dualism with a hitherto unseen philosophical rigour, Akalaṅka carves an equally novel path for himself through his defence of a thoroughgoing perceptual conceptualism and a defiant common-sense realism. By bringing to light this sophisticated Buddhist-Jaina philosophical debate, this thesis may contribute to the following areas of study: (1) The reception of Dharmakīrti’s philosophy by Jaina philosophers, (2) The philosophical polemics of marginalised Jaina philosophers such as Akalaṅka, and (3) The history of Indian philosophy understood as an integral part of the global history of philosophy.…”

Uncovering latent features in massive open online courses by Gillani, N

“…<p>Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) bring together a global crowd of thousands of learners for several weeks or months. …”

Belgrave's quest for moral order in Bahrain, 1926-1957 by Fakhro, E

“…It shows how colonial officials responsible for exercising authority over Bahrain viewed these trends with alarm, as likely to spur a broader process of social decline, and ultimately bring about challenges to Britain’s political legitimacy in Bahrain.…”

Developing Industrial Energy Co2 Emission Taxation using An Environmental Input-Output Framework and its Economic Impacts (S/O 13814) by Harun, Mukaramah, Ahmad, Siti Aznor, Zamzuri Noor, Mohd Saifoul, Che Mat, Siti Hadijah, Fadzim, Wan Roshidah

“…The aggressive emission reduction would bring high welfare loss with the reduction in real incomes. …”
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Environmental and human data-driven model based on machine learning for prediction of human comfort by Mao, Fubing, Zhou, Xin, Song, Ying

“…Providing a comfortable environment for the occupants will bring the benefits of improved health. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to have a reliable human comfort model for predicting the occupants' comfort level and subsequently controlling the involved comfort condition. …”
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Attention-aware resource allocation and QoE analysis for metaverse xURLLC services by Du, Hongyang, Liu, Jiazhen, Niyato, Dusit, Kang, Jiawen, Xiong, Zehui, Zhang, Junshan, Kim, Dong In

“…Metaverse encapsulates our expectations of the next-generation Internet, while bringing new key performance indicators (KPIs). Although conventional ultra-reliable and low-latency communications (URLLC) can satisfy objective KPIs, it is difficult to provide a personalized immersive experience that is a distinctive feature of the Metaverse. …”
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Bitstream-corrupted JPEG images are restorable: two-stage compensation and alignment framework for image restoration by Liu, Wenyang, Wang, Yi, Yap, Kim-Hui, Chau, Lap-Pui

“…In this paper, we study a real-world JPEG image restoration problem with bit errors on the encrypted bitstream. The bit errors bring unpredictable color casts and block shifts on decoded image contents, which cannot be resolved by existing image restoration methods mainly relying on pre-defined degradation models in the pixel domain. …”
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Proton-assisted redox-based three-terminal memristor for synaptic device applications by Liu, Lingli, Dananjaya, Putu Andhita, Chee, Mun Yin, Lim, Gerard Joseph, Lee, Calvin Xiu Xian, Lew, Wen Siang

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Highly rechargeable aqueous Sn-metal-based hybrid-ion batteries by Xiao, Tao, Liu, Lingli, Liu, Huan, Li, Ting, Cai, Da-Qian, Lew, Wen Siang, Zhang, Yongqi, Bao, Haoming, Yang, Jin-Lin, Fan, Hong Jin

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Service-based reliability analysis of integrated electricity-heat systems considering thermal dynamics by Yin, Xunhu, Bao, Minglei, Ding, Yi, Ye, Chengjin, Wang, Peng, Goel, Lalit

“…The neglect of such thermal dynamics will bring about inaccurate service-based reliability measurement, which can lead to the inefficient dispatch decisions of system operators. …”
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Renewing Our Focus on Vulnerable Populations Among People Living with HIV by Ayieko, James, Thorp, Marguerite, Ghebremichael, Musie

“…The articles in this Special Issue bring to the fore three critical questions about vulnerable groups: What makes one vulnerable? …”
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Vista: Machine Learning based Database Performance Troubleshooting Framework in Amazon RDS by Singh, Vikramank, Song, Zhao, Narayanaswamy, Balakrishnan (Murali), Vaidya, Kapil Eknath, Kraska, Tim

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Multi-metal oxide catalyst for electrochemical water oxidation by Phang, Yi Fei

“…Increasing popularity in hydrogen economy and environment sustainability as an alternative source for energy is strategic for bringing greenhouse gas emissions to net zero. Water splitting process is promising technology for producing hydrogen compared to steam methane reforming. …”
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Friends of food: encouraging meal planning among young adults aged 21-34 to reduce food waste in Singapore by Chai, Shi Yi, Choong, Yun Xin, Ee, Zoe Pei Xian, Goh, Alyssa Sher Lyn

“…These constructs were used as the foundation for derivation of our impact and output objectives, as well as the campaign's multi-media strategy and subsequent executions to bring across the campaign’s key messages. Through its three phases: Let’s TACO ‘Bout Meal Planning, HapPEA Planning and Endless PASTAbilities, Friends of Food managed to achieve the majority of both its impact and output objectives, with a combined impressions of 91,445 across our owned digital channels, $52,916.28 in PR value and 545 attendees at our in-person event, Happy Home, Happy Earth. …”
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Mobile phone based participatory sensing for urban traffics by Zhou, Pengfei

“…Instead of referring to GPS enabled location information, we resolve to more generally ii available and energy efficient sensing resources, including cell tower signals, movement statuses, audio recordings, etc., which bring less burden to the participatory party and encourage their participation. …”
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Future of the MPP carrier market by Leong, Ernest Jiahe

“…While existing research have identified the general phenomenon observed in MPP shipping, the underlying conditions and influences that bring about these developments should be examined to further understand their impact on the market. …”
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