Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Another philosophical look at twistor theory by Gajic, G, Lilani, N, Read, J

“…In this article, we (a) present for philosophers an introduction to twistor theory, (b) consider how the spacetime–twistor correspondence interacts with the philosophical literature on theoretical equivalence, and (c) explore the bearing which twistor theory might have on philosophical issues such as the status of dynamics, the geometrisation of physics, spacetime ontology, the emergence of spacetime, and symmetry-to-reality inferences. …”

A study of convolutional neural networks for clinical document classification in systematic reviews: Sysreview at CLEF eHealth 2017 by Lee, Grace Eunkyung

“…From retrieving numerous clinical documents to manually checking the documents with detailed criteria requires a tremendous amount of time and skilled workforce. …”
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Dopamine Nation : Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence / by Lembke, Anna, Dr., author 655980, Penguin Publishing Group (Online service) 655981

“…Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. …”
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Compression index of soil by Poh, Kai Li.

“…The construction of foundations or other load-bearing structures causes the soil layers to compress due to an increase in the stress acting on the soil. …”
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Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement by Montserrat Espanol Pons.

“…Unfortunately, the mechanical properties of pure HA ceramics are poor and these make them unsuitable as high load-bearing implants. A solution to this problem is the use of HA-coated metal implants. …”
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Micro-systems mechanics VOLUME III by Lin, Rongming, David J. Ewins

“…The extremely thin air-bearing beneath the slider head provides the necessary lifting force. …”
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Expectations of undergraduates upon graduation and their means of financing it by Chen, Michele, Kam, Gladys Huey Li, Lee, Sharon Ai Leen

“…The MAS restrictions on unsecured personal loans and car loans, introduced in February 1995, is designed to check the sharp increases in personal loans and car loans over the years.…”
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Can machines learn questions? by Soo, Alvin

“…To ensure the highest performance of the classifier, the dataset is pre-processed in different ways and tested to check its performance. Text pre-processing includes removal of common stop words, punctuation and numerical numbers. …”
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State-feedback control design for polynomial discrete-time systems obtained via second-order Runge-Kutta discretization by Guedes, Priscila F.S., Lacerda, Marcio J., Nepomuceno, Erivelton G.

“…The sum of squares formulation was used to check the constraints. Two approaches are presented, the first makes use of the Lyapunov function to recover the gain matrices. …”
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Hardware implementation of optimum channel codes by Sunish Bharathan.

“…Recently, a special class of block codes, known as Low Density Parity Check (LDPC) codes, has piqued interest upon many researchers for its capacity approaching performance as well as the speed of its decoding algorithm that transcends most existing channel codes.…”
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Fostering public service motivation through workplace trust : evidence from public managers in Taiwan by Chen, Chung-An, Hsieh, Chih-Wei, Chen, Don-Yun

“…The authors offer a new angle to the germane studies, arguing that workplace trust as a result of human interaction and personal choice has a bearing on PSM. It is postulated that, when public managers perceive the trustworthiness of citizens, colleagues, and agency leaders, their PSM increases. …”
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Chemoselective synthesis and evaluation of β-oxovinylarsines as an arsenic synthetic precursor by Tay, Wee Shan, Li, Yongxin, Lu, Yunpeng, Pullarkat, Sumod A., Leung, Pak-Hing

“…Unlike other arsenic precursors which are toxic or volatile or have low reactivity, β-oxovinylarsines bear a well-defined organic backbone that confers both stability and known reactivity. …”
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Punching shear strength analysis of corroded reinforcement concrete slab by Fu, Yibin

“…Therefore, corroded reinforcement will adversely affect the durability, bearing capacity and functionality of the structure. …”
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Structural features that affect β2 integrin expression and regulation of adhesion by Guan, Siyu

“…Immunoprecipitation experiment with the reporter mAb KIM127 suggested that the LFA-1 bearing the β2-G716A is in the bent configuration. …”
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Gene-primer a PCR primer design program by Kok, Wui Lim.

“…In addition, BLAST algorithm is utilized for the purpose of primer specificity check. In summary, selected primers adhered to both physico-chemical criteria and also display specificity to intended binding site in the genome.…”
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3D model construction and processing by Zhang, Jiawei

“…And a commonly utilized method, checking isosurface, is adopted to reconstruct 3D model. …”
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HFB 202E - Western Philosophy And Modern Thought January 2016 by PPIK, Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusiaan

“…Please check that this examination paper consists of THREE pages of printed material before you begin the examination…”
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Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

How resource revenues can halve global poverty by Segal, P

“…The bitter struggles for oil nationalisation through the twentieth century bear witness to the sensitivity of this question. …”