From phosphate to refugees: the offshore refugee boom in the Republic of Nauru by Morris, J

“…I look at how mineral and migrant raw materials merge in the remaking of Nauru’s social economy. Each chapter goes deeper into detailing the extractive consequences that have developed in Nauru from both industrial sectors, but particularly the country’s latest manufacturing operations. …”

Sampling from convex sets with a cold start using multiscale decompositions by Narayanan, Hariharan, Rajaraman, Amit, Srivastava, Piyush

“…The requirement is that starting from a suitable initial distribution, the random walk should “mix rapidly”, i.e., after a number of steps that is polynomial in n and the aspect ratio R/r (here, K is assumed to contain a ball of radius r and to be contained within a ball of radius R), the distribution of the random walk should come close to the uniform distribution π K on K. …”
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新加坡当代社会同志自由的研究 = A study of homosexuals’ liberty in present day Singapore by 陈惠嫔 Tan, Mabel Hui Ping

“…Therefore, this thesis hopes to be able to examine if the differences in thoughts and values between the gay community and society can come to a satisfied conclusion, achieving a consensus. …”
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Player acceptance of human computation games by Wang, Xiaohui

“…Moreover, this study also demonstrated that different predictors come into play in different stages of usage. Perceived aesthetic experience was a consistently important predictor of HCG acceptance, while the effect of perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness were time-dependent. …”
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Introduction - Oxford Energy Forum – Issue, 98

“…Structural issues are likely to prevent any reversal of these trends in the years to come, unless radical reforms are enacted, as in the case of Mexico.…”

Sensor-based human activity recognition via zero-shot learning by Wang, Wei

“…Under this problem setting, the training instances belong to a set of activity classes (referred to as the seen classes), while the testing instances can come from the previously unseen activity classes (referred to as the unseen classes). …”
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Novel heat treatment methodology for residual stress relieve of AlSi10Mg without compromise of mechanical strength by Lim, Chong Heng

“…This thesis presents a novel method of residual stress relief of LBPB manufactured AlSi10Mg without any compromise of its compressive strength, discussed in section 3.1.2. and the results verified in Chapter 4. Also, two novel phenomena were observed in the study of microstructural characterization of the material in sections 5.4 and 5.5 respectively. …”
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Novel technologies for cell culture and tissue engineering by Ge, C

“…The H1299 cells were seeded onto inspected corneal scaffold and BIS system, which were realized in the previous chapter, were used to validate its applicability for 3D cell culture. …”

Investigating the content and function of stress-induced extracellular vesicles in colorectal cancer by Mason, J

“…</p> <p>My final results chapter focussed on EV-associated microRNA cargo within HCT116 and SW480 cells, as well as within a cohort of patients with rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT). …”

Robust optimal operation of future power systems under uncertainties by Lahanda Purage Mohasha Isuru Sampath

“…Recently, the concept of multi-microgrid (MMG) systems has come into prominence due to the economic benefits accrued through the sharing of resources between the constituent MGs. …”
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Essays on multi-echelon inventory control by Wan, Guangyu

“…When facing a shortage, we consider two myopic allocation policies: (1) virtual allocation, where the remaining stock is allocated to satisfy the demand on a first-come first-served basis, (2) myopic optimal allocation, where the remaining stock is allocated to the retailers optimally to minimize system cost. …”
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Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…As such there is a need to devise a way to lower these frictional losses and come up with an alternative solution. With lower frictional losses, a possible operational dry fixed-vane revolving compressor can be produced. …”
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Creativity in Intelligent Technologies and Data Science : 4th International Conference, CIT&DS 2021, Volgograd, Russia, September 20-23, 2021 : Proceedings / by CIT&DS (Conference) (4th : 2021 : Volgograd, Russia), organiser 642924, Kravets, Alla G., editor 642925, Shcherbakov, Maxim, editor 642926, Parygin, Danila, editor 642927, Groumpos, Peter P., editor 642928

PostIndependentzia by Calzada, I

“…We have not materialised the metaphor and fully come to terms with the diverse and socially complex nature of the Basque geographies. …”

Electrochemical DNA biosensor based on nanoporous alumina membrane by Deng, Jiajia

“…Thus, the effective detection technique will be useful in cutting down the risk of transmission of disease. In the following chapter, we demonstrated a novel and integrated membrane sensing platform relying on free-standing anodic aluminum oxide (AAO) for the detection of oligonucleotide sequence using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. …”
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“新游牧精神”为文化冲突的和解方案 ：从《陆犯焉识》探讨严歌苓的身份认同 = “New normadic spirit” as a solution to cultural identity conflict : an analysis of Yan Ge Ling’s cultural identity through her novel, Lu Fan... by See, Seow Ling

“…Bringing together the experiences of the novel’s characters, their dilemmas between staying or leaving, and the closing chapter; as well as Yan Ge Ling’s own life, it becomes apparent that the “New Nomadic Spirit” is uniquely transcendental, going beyond the original cultural referents of identity. …”
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PUERTO RICO : A NATIONAL HISTORY / by Meléndez Badillo, Jorell A., author 656083

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Conflict-free urban air mobility planning with an airspace-resource-centric approach by Dai, Wei

“…Urban Air Mobility (UAM) has come to the sight of people as a new mobility type that has the potential to be a game changer in large cities' traffic systems. …”
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Selangkah ke arah KELESTARIAN GLOBAL Keusahawanan Negeri Johor / by Kamariah Ismail, editor 292829, Salina Muhamad, editor 443782, Kamariah Ismail, contributor 292829, Salina Muhamad, contributor 443782, Nurul Ardilla Ishak, contributor 632919, Siti Fadzilah Ayob, contributor 604508, Norhalimah Idris, contributor 262605, Harisun Ya'akob, contributor 579290, Nasrul Hisyam Nor Muhamad, contributor 483450, Kamaruzaman Yusoff, Prof. Dr. contributor 229440, Hussin Salamon, 1963-, contributor 188578, Mohd. Fauzi Abu @ Hussin contributor 606998, Nurul Hawani Idris, 1981- 285542, Nurul Hazrina Idris, contributor 365539, Mohd. Farid Fauzi, 1990-, contributor 626147, Mohamad Hafis Izran Ishak, contributor 439403, Nor Azman Ismail, contributor 189462, Yusman Azimi Yusoff, contributor 620571, Mohamad Alif Fikri Mukthar, contributor 632920, Mohd. Sharul Hafiz Razak, contributor 296515, Umar Haiyat Abdul Kohar, 609109, Muhamad Syakir Shukor, 1992-, contributor 605045, Zuraidah Sulaiman, contributor 598934, Farrah Merlinda Muharam, contributor 608971, Anwar Johari, 1970-, contributor 483415, Mohd. Johari Kamaruddin, contributor 387312, Nuramalia Adzman, contributor 632922, Mimi Haryani Hassim, contributor 604266, Muhamad Rohaizad Raffe Ahmad, contributor 632923, Sarah Aimi Saad, contributor 608241, Faizuan Abdullah, contributor 632925, Abdull Rahim Mohd. Yusoff, contributor 599934, Razali Ismail, contributor 225727, Ihsan Wan Azelee, 1989-, contributor 498348, Yahya Buntat, contributor 222626, Muhammad Sukri Saud, 1970-, contributor 630508, Aede HatibMusta 'amal@Jamal, contributor 632926, Adnan Ahmad 1969-, contributor 536197

Study on process parameter optimization for electron beam melting additive manufacturing by Wang, Chengcheng

“…Moreover, the significance and potential industrial applications of the ML-centered tetrahedral framework are depicted in the general discussion chapter of the thesis. Last but not least, the established ML-empowered methodology for process parameter optimization based on SEBM processing in this study can also be applied to other metal AM processes, such as laser-based powder bed fusion, directed energy deposition and binder jetting.…”
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