Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model in international finance : inflation inertia in a small open economy model by Teo, Jansen Tiu.

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Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Rigotti, NA, Clair, C, Munafo, MR, Stead, LF

THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

“…The qualities Maxwell teaches quickly take you to the heart of teamwork.Anybody can understand them and apply them -- whether at home, on the job, at church, or on the ball field. If you learn the 17 essential qualities of a team player, you can become the kind of person every team wants. …”

AND THEREBY HANGS A TALE / by Jeffrey Archer, author 507936

“…From Germany comes Masterpiece, the tale of a priceless oil painting that has remained in the same family for over 200 years, until… To the Channel Islands, and Members Only, where a golf ball falls out of a Christmas cracker and a young man’s life will never be the same again… To Italy, where a young man trying to book a hotel room ends up in bed with the receptionist, unaware that she… To England, where, in High Heels, a woman explains to her husband why a pair of designer shoes couldn’t have gone up in flames because… Some of these stories will make you laugh. …”

The tribological performance of nano-activated carbon as solid additives in modified calophyllum inophyllum based-metalworking fluid by Zubaidah, Zamri, Amiril Sahab, Abdul Sani, Radhiyah, Abd Aziz, Ainaa Mardhiah, Sabri, Norfazillah, Talib

“…The coefficient of friction for the balls and their wear diameter are evaluated and compared. …”
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Variational models in martensitic phase transformations with applications to steels by Muehlemann, A

“…</p> <p>In Chapter 2, we review the Ball-James model and related concepts. We present some simplification of existing results.…”

To assess the impact of physical factors on velocity, speed, and accuracy of tennis serve by Ma, Xudong, Yaacob, Azhar, Tengku Kamalden, Tengku Fadilah, Ng, Yee Guan

“…Objective: This study investigates the coordination of racquet and ball speed, examining how physical attributes and training impact serve performance. …”
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Exploring the Mechanical Behavior of a Traditional Japanese Joint for Flexible Structural Design by Ortea Varela, Ines

“…Subsequently, all iterations were fabricated through 3D printing using PLA and subjected to three-point bending testing. …”
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Fabrication of artificial defects using 3D printing for non-destructive testing applications to determine the location size and shape of defects by Muhammad Azman Subehi

“…One specimen will be made out of Aluminium Silicate (AlSi) and the other specimen will be made out of PolyLactic Acid (PLA). Both specimens will be fabricated with defects inside them. …”
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Identifying new process parameters for preparing poly-caprolactone powder with a solution spraying technique by Phattanaphibul, Thittikorn, Sanguanphak, Haruthai

“…A simple solution spraying technique successfully used for preparing poly-lactic acid (PLA) powder, was applied for PCL. Initial investigations suggested revisiting its process parameters. …”
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Fish classification and deep learning by Zhang, Dawei

“…After pretreatment of dataset and cropping operation based on YOLOv7, high classification accuracies for tank A, B, C, and D with 90.14%, 81.74%, 92.81%, and 80.35% are achieved for this meta framework.…”
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Design and investigation of block copolymers for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices by Liu, Chengyin

“…To further improve the tensile properties of the SWNTs/epoxy nanocomposites, we fabricated another series of PI-derived block copolymers via ring-opening polymerization initiated from hydroxyl-terminated polyimide of lactide and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)propylene carbonate) (MAC) to produce PLA-b-PI-b-PLA (TB1) and PMAC-b-PI-b-PMAC (TB2) which are polyester and poly(ester-carbonate)-derived, respectively. …”
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Multicarrier communications for underwater wireless channels by Leong, Chen Ming.

“…Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) is a multicarrier transmission technology which was first described by R. W. Chang in 1966 at Bell Labs. The first patent was granted in 1970. …”
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Lead-free PCB assembly and effect of solder joint profile on the reliability of PCB assembly by Periannan Arulvanan.

“…PCBs were designed and fabricated with daisy chain loops connected to land pads of daisy chained Ball Grid Array (BGA) components with pad dimensions of 0.56 and 0.66mm NiAu finish. …”
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Process development for flip chip BGA packages by Camenforte, Raymundo M.

“…As the trend towards high performance electronic packaging continues, the introduction of a flip chip ball grid array (FC-BGA) package becomes more attractive to the electronic industry, due to its high packaging density, thermal and electrical performance. …”
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Uncovering wear mechanism of a Fe2Ni2CrAl multi-principal elements alloy by Qiao, Ling, Ramanujan, Raju V., Zhu, Jingchuan

“…By performing reciprocating ball-on-flat friction tests, the Fe2Ni2CrAl MPEA shows good wear resistance, with a wear rate of 8.72 × 10−5 mm3/(Nm) and average friction coefficient of ~ 0.54. …”
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Effects of problem-based learning on EFL learning: a systematic review by Guo, Qian, Jamil, Halimah, Ismail, Lilliati, Luo, Shujie, Sun, Zhubin

“…It was conducted according to the systematic review and meta-analysis Preferred Reporting Items for Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) review methodology. …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…Herein, PI-derived block copolymers are synthesized via ring-opening copolymerization of lactide (LA) (a control monomer) and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)-propylene carbonate (MAC) from the OH-terminal ends of the PI block to produce PLA-PI-PLA (TB1, a control) and PMAC-PI-PMAC (TB2). …”
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Missing links in The China Model by Li, Chenyang

“…Daniel A. Bell's recent book The China Model: Political Meritocracy and the Limits of Democracy makes a significant contribution to political theory, political philosophy, and China studies. …”
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Time-frequency analysis of simulated binary pulsar signals by Nandhini Ganesan

“…With its discovery by Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Antony Hewish, who received Nobel Prize in 1974, it got the attention of many astrophysicists. …”
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