All the Islands the Island: the crafting of Cortázar's 'La isla a mediodía' by Moran, DP

“…This essay aims to achieve a better understanding of how Julio Cortázar came to write one of his most iconic stories, ‘La isla a mediodía’, as and when he did by identifying the various literary sources on which he may have drawn, including D. H. Lawrence’s story ‘The Man Who Loved Islands’, various works by Aldous Huxley, and, above all, William Golding’s novel Pincher Martin. …”

Drag reduction in fish-like locomotion by Barrett, D.S., Triantafyllou, M.S., Yue, D.K.P., Grosenbaugh, M.A., Wolfgang, M.J.

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Development of DragGAN application for photographers by Takesawa, Saori

“…This intuitive functionality not only streamlines the editing process but also eliminates the need for extensive image manipulation skills, catering to photographers of all proficiency levels. However, the technical intricacies and terminology of DragGAN limits its accessibility to users familiar with the AI field, posing barriers of its adoption among the photography community. …”
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Plastic Instability in Co-Cr-Ni-Mo alloy wires drawn with different drawing practices by GVK, Sai Srikanth, Tan, Ming Jen, Liu, Zhenyun

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Development of Attention-based Prediction Models for All-cause Mortality, Home Care Need, and Nursing Home Admission in Ageing Adults in Spain Using Longitudinal Electronic Health... by Carrasco-Ribelles, LA, Cabrera-Bean, M, Khalid, S, Roso-Llorach, A, Violán, C

“…In this study, we developed deep-learning-based prognostic models to predict 1-year and 5-year all-cause mortality, nursing home admission, and home care need in people over 65 years old using all the longitudinal information from EHRs. …”

Feasibility study of using 3D printed polymer sleeves for local deburring of test coupons using Drag finishing process by Muhammad Asyaari Juraimi

“…On the other hand, Drag Finishing requires the whole part to be inserted into the machine where all of the surfaces being exposed and burred. …”
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Electrospinning pure protein solutions in core-shell fibers by Tiwari, Sandeep Kumar, Venkatraman, Subbu S.

“…However, the limitation of loading capacity still remains due the prerequisite of using an additional polymer as additive to achieve the minimum viscosity of the core solution required for viscous drag by the shell solution being drawn by the electrostatic force. …”
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Wind tunnel design and fabrication for lift force investigation by Ong, Jun Wei

“…The object using is often a smaller model of the actual vehicle with all the dimensions scaled down appropriately to obtain the most accurate simulation results possible. …”
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Fluid to composite structure interaction by Tan, Melvyn Han Xiang.

“…The report ended off by concluding all findings and also recommending future work that can be done to improve on the current results as well as embarking on other useful areas of study.…”
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An assimilation of experience. by Mehraj Nisha.

“…The old box of a transistor was bandaged on all sides with scotch tape but still managed to entertain her whenever it felt like it. …”
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Turbulent Flow over a Flexible Wall Undergoing a Streamwise Traveling Wavy Motion by Shen, Lian, Zhang, Xiang, Yue, Dick K.P., Triantafyllou, Michael S.

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Financial forecasting using meta-cognitive fuzzy neural networks by Singh Akhand Pratap

“…Some potential ways to address the above issues could be usage of synthetic data through time-series models to train the model till the test date; usage of manual inferences drawn from the indicators to make judgements about the present day; usage of multiple machine learning models and combining the results from all; usage of dynamic feature selection mechanism to make improvements to the prediction; and usage of dynamic thresholds that are dependent on the market conditions. …”
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Design and development of energy saver electrical plug by Lee, Hong Eng

“…Recent years, climate change and decrement in natural resources become common concerns for all around the world. Efforts are putting on research of possibility of new resources replacement and ways to save energy. …”
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Active control of wakes and vortex-induced vibration of a circular cylinder at Re = 100 by Wang, Chenglei

“…As zero net-mass-flux jets, SJs have been widely applied in flow separation control and drag reduction for bluff bodies. However, their implementation for VIV control is rare and still remains not fully understood. …”
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Experimental investigation of a distributed propulsion system by Mehta, Ronak Chittesh

“…Another configuration was also tested, with an opposite rotation direction of the propellers, with similar parameters and showed an overall better performance than the prior configuration through higher lift and lower drag at all parameters resulting in a higher aerodynamic efficiency.…”
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Transferability of visual search behaviour across different shot techniques in floorball by Neo, Xi

“…One-way ANOVA revealed non-significant differences (p ≥.82) in all variables except QE onset (p =.031), indicating inter-tasks transferability of VSB and QE to a certain extent. …”
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Unveiling the future of budget hotels in Singapore by Chua, Hwee Lian, Kew, Wong Yip, Soh, Wee Li

“…The findings of this study point towards a shortage of budget hotels that is likely to persist till 1995. However, an intermediate reversal would occur over the next two years, after which deficiency would again set in. …”
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China and the “Singapore Model” : perspectives from mid-level cadres and implications for transnational knowledge transfer by Liu, Hong, Wang, Tingyan

“…Although this phenomenon has been studied, no attention has been drawn to the perspectives of those mid-level cadres who took part in the training and what those perspectives might imply. …”
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Investigation of wavelength-tunable supercontinuum light sources by Shao, Qikang.

“…The supercontinuum phenomenon has drawn great research attention since its discovery. …”
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the other child / by Atkins, Lucy, 192824 author

“…Joe is distressed, the next-door neighbours are in crisis, and Tess is sure that someone is watching her. Greg's work is all-consuming and, as the baby's birth looms, he grows more and more unreachable. …”