Integrated plant/control design and implementation for high track density HDD servo systems by Gao, Tingting

“…This thesis presents our research works for HDD systems. The main idea lies with exploiting the plant and controller design for the positioning accuracy improvement. …”
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Impact of renewable power penetration on power market operation by Zhao, Qian

“…New techniques need to be developed to understand and assess the behavior of renewable energy, and to quantify their impacts on power market operation. The main aim of the research project was to investigate restructured power system operation and the impacts of the renewable energy penetration on market operations. …”
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海外华人对于中国的贡献及影响 ：以闽南金三角“骑楼”为案例 = Influence of overseas Chinese in China : a study of Qilou in Xiamen, Quanzhou & Zhangzhou by 刘琦琦 Liu, Qiqi

“…When the researches on the influence of contributions by Overseas Chinese in China are in question, the main focal points are usually in the areas of spreading nationalism ideas, monetary investments, or even the starting of educational institutes etc. with the most well known example being the researches done on Tan Kah Kee. …”
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二十世纪七八十年代新华女性小说作者的世界 = The worlds of Singapore Chinese female writers of fiction : a study of short stories and novellas during the seventies and eighties from a feminist perspecti... by 胡月宝 Aw, Guat Poh

“…Chapters four to six form the main theme of the dissertation. Chapter four discusses the influences of both the diachronic and synchronic worlds on the textual world of Singapore Chinese female writers in general while chapters five and six explores into the private and public spheres of Singapore Chinese women as reflected the textual world in particular. …”
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The development of improved strategies to monitor and control biofouling of membranes in the water industry by Low, Jiun Hui

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Optimization of solid oxide cells short stack with large area cells by Lim, Kok Ping

“…Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is an electrochemical device which converts chemical energy of a fuel into electricity and is emerging due to its high conversion efficiency and minimal environmental impact. In this study, the main objectives are to improve the formulation of electrolyte in the fabrication of electrolyte-supported SOFC using aqueous-based tape casting and to optimize the performance of SOFC. …”
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Metal sulfides for electrochemical energy storage and conversion by Wang, Jin

“…Therefore, scientific research and breakthroughs are highly desirable to address these issues and satisfy the requirements for practical use. The main aim of this thesis is to investigate MoS2-based composites with engineered nanostructures as prospective electrodes for energy storage and conversion devices with good performance, high stability, and excellent safety. …”
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Effect of geometry on temporal development of quasi-1D jet scour by Tan, Ian Haoyang

“…This development curve comprises 4 main development phases which are consistent with the conventional 2D and 3D scour development phases (initiation phase, development phase, stabilization phase & equilibrium phase). …”
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Long-wave-instability-induced pattern formation in an evaporating sessile or pendent liquid layer by Wei, Tao, Duan, Fei

“…In the two-dimensional simulation, we observe well-defined capillary ridges on both sides of the valley under positive gravity and main and secondary droplets under negative gravity, while a ridge can be trapped in a large-scale drained region in both cases. …”
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Brazil-China Relations by Horta, Loro

“…Within the past decade, Sino-Brazilian ties have soared with trade reaching US$22 billion in 2007 and Brazil becoming China‘s main South American trading partner. In early 2009, China even surpassed the United States as Brazil's largest trading partner with two-way trade reaching a staggering US$43 billion. …”
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Second order multi-object filtering with target interaction using determinantal point processes by Teoh, Timothy Zhisheng

“…Implementation of the PHD filter using Sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) method on independent and interactive multi-target environments were explored, and the results obtained motivated the advancement to the Determinantal Point Processes (DPPs) setting. In the main contribution of this thesis, we constructed a second order PHD filter based on determinantal point processes, which are able to capture some level of interactions among configuration points in domain space. …”
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Dynamic neuro-fuzzy systems for rainfall-runoff modelling by Nawaz, Nadeem

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Broadband 3-D shared aperture high isolation nine-element antenna array for on-demand millimeter-wave 5G applications by Alibakhshikenari, Mohammad, Virdee, Bal Singh, Vadalà, Valeria, Dalarsson, Mariana, Gómez, María Elena de Cos, Alharbi, Abdullah G., Burokur, Shah Nawaz, Aïssa, Sonia, Dayoub, Iyad, Falcone, Francisco, Limiti, Ernesto

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Cognitive impairment at older ages among 8000 men and women living in Mexico City: a cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study by González-Carballo, C, Kuri-Morales, P, Chiquete, E, Rojas-Russell, M, Santacruz-Benitez, R, Ramirez-Reyes, R, Garcilazo-Ávila, A, Berumen, J, Trichia, E, Friedrichs, LG, Orellana, P, Ochoa-Rosales, C, O’Donovan, G, Emberson, JR, Tapia-Conyer, R, Aguilar-Ramirez, D, Alegre-Díaz, J

“…In 2015–2019 about 10,000 survivors were resurveyed with identical information from the original survey and additional assessments including a cognitive assessment. The main analyses included those aged 50–89 years with complete cognitive assessment and covariate data at resurvey. …”

Pilot study of a ketogenic diet in bipolar disorder: a process evaluation by P. Rigby, B, Needham, N, Grossi, H, Kamenska, I, H. Campbell, I, Meadowcroft, B, Creasy, F, Fisher, C, Bahuguna, P, Norrie, J, Thompson, G, C. Gibbs, M, Mitchell-Grigorjeva, M, McLellan, A, Moses, T, Burgess, K, Brown, R, J. Thrippleton, M, Campbell, H, J. Smith, D, A. Simpson, S

“…Findings are reported post-hoc, following the analysis and publication of the main pilot study findings. Reporting was guided by the COREQ checklist. …”

The impact of social isolation on delayed hospital discharges of older hip fracture patients and associated costs by Landeiro, F, Leal, J, Gray, A

“…A logistic regression model was used to examine the impact of relevant covariates on delayed discharges, and a negative binomial regression model was used to examine the main drivers of days of delayed discharges. Costs of delayed discharges were estimated using unit costs from national databases.Mean age at admission was 85.5 years and mean length of stay was 13.1 days per patient. …”

Interventions for smoking cessation in hospitalised patients by Rigotti, NA, Munafo, MR, Murphy, MRG, Stead, LF, Munafo', MR

“…<p><b>Data collection and analysis</b></p> Two authors extracted data independently for each paper, with disagreements resolved by consensus. <p><b>Main results</b></p> Seventeen trials met the inclusion criteria. …”

Afiksasi verba dalam bahasa Indonesia by Rajeg, GPW, Denistia, K

“…In the last ten years (2011-2020), Indonesian main verb affixations (ME-, DI-, BER-, and TER-) have experienced a downward trend regarding their type frequency and number of hapaxes. …”

Creations artistiques et resilience à la Covid-19 (2020): La contribution des artistes plasticiens Camerounais by Fandio Ngahane, R

“…The contribution of visual artists to resilience in the face of Covid-19 can be seen in their social commitment, a continuity of artistic creation activities during the pandemic, with the Coronavirus as the main subject. The drawings, paintings, installations and performances put forward by Cameroonian visual artists were intended to inform, to question perception, to represent the mood of the people and to lighten the prevailing atmosphere. …”

Programs to Address Violence for Military Families: a Systematic Review by Dodge, J, Wortham, W, Kale, C, Williamson, V, Ross, A, Maher, S, Kononowech, J, Winters, J, Sullivan, K

“…Conclusion: This study had three main findings: (1) The majority of interventions were for Veterans and/or their partners rather than active service personnel; (2) All interventions reported positive outcomes in the reduction of self-reported IPV, with the majority of these outcomes maintained over time; (3) While we intended to assess military family-level interventions that targeted IPV and CM, we only found three studies that targeted or included CM. …”