Understanding Chromatin Organization and Dynamics with Coarse-Grained Modeling by Liu, Shuming

“…In Chapter 2, we present novel CG force fields trained with contrastive learning. …”
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Investigating the impact of ligand modification on luminescent lanthanide complexes by Simms, CH

“…<p>This thesis describes</p> <p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> introduces the field of lanthanide chemistry, from electronic structure to the influence of coordinating ligands, with a particular focus on the luminescent properties. …”

Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…The results and all the experimental data are discussed in detail in the corresponding chapters.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> provides a literature overview of the current stereoselective polyene cyclisation and heterocyclisation methodologies. …”

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…<p>The principle aims of this thesis are to investigate the synthesis of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) for use as drug delivery systems, and to explore the potential of these compounds to provide solutions to typical pharmaceutical problems.</p> <p>In <b>Chapter 1</b>, background information on pharmaceutics and drug delivery is given. …”

Concise Guide to APA Style : The Official APA Style Guide for Students / by American Psychological Association (Online service) 655223

“…Full color throughout; Content relevant to a range of majors and courses, including psychology, social work, criminal justice, communications, composition, education, business, engineering, and more; New chapter focused on student papers; Sample student title page, paper, and annotated bibliography; Streamlined APA Style headings and in-text citations; New chapter on writing style and grammar; Chapters on punctuation, lists, italics, spelling, capitalization, abbreviations, numbers, and statistics; Latest bias-free language guidelines; More than 20 new sample tables and figures; Comprehensive guidelines on citation to help writers credit their sources appropriately and avoid plagiarism and self-plagiarism; More than 100 new reference templates and examples, including traditional sources (e.g., journal articles, books, dissertations, and reports) plus many others (e.g., social media, webpages and websites, legal).…”
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Asymmetric syntheses of polyhydroxylated 1-hydroxymethylpyrrolizidines by Brambilla, M

“…<p>This thesis is concerned with the development of methodology for the asymmetric syntheses of polyhydroxylated 1-hydroxymethylpyrrolizidines. </p> <p><b>Chapter 1</b> introduces the biological activities of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and highlights their importance both in Nature and as therapeutic agents. …”

Multi-Proxy Records of Climate and Carbon Cycle Perturbations in the Paleozoic: Integrating Isotope Geochemistry and Sedimentology by Anderson, Noah

“…Chapters 2 and 3 calibrate the clumped isotope paleothermometer for calcite, dolomite, and apatite, resolving significant discrepancies in calculated paleotemperatures. …”
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A study on Chinese religion model and how it may inspire interreligious relations in Singapore by Feng, Yiqin

“…The thesis is composed of three main chapters. Chapter 1 introduces the historical background of Chinese religion, including the formation process of The Three Teachings and the establishment of Sanyi Religion as an example of coexistence and integration of different religious traditions. …”
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Offshore renminbi market. by Peh, Derrick Chin Kiat., Heng, Zoey Peishan., Sei, Sin Yee.

“…Chapter 3 examines the offshore renminbi market from the borrowers’ point of view. …”
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The mechanisms of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia disorder by Maurer, LF

“…This work concludes by introducing a new testable model of the SRT mechanisms-of-action followed by practice points and a research agenda (chapter two).</p> <p>Chapter three describes the first randomised-controlled trial to systematically test the mechanisms of SRT. …”

Nuptial journeys: A cultural history of wedding travel in selected Habsburg unions ca 1450–1550 by Pastrnak, P

“…Chapter Four looks into the marital transition and dissects the acts of separation and incorporation. …”

New methods in 18F-fluorination and fluoroalkylation by Ford, J

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> (<em>Introduction</em>) summarises the key concepts surrounding Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, including the underlying physical principles and its applications and the use of fluorine-18 as a PET radioisotope. …”

Visitation returns and nineteenth-century Anglicanism in Oxford and its surrounding parishes by Lancaster, S

“…This thesis examines 528 nineteenth-century visitation returns from Oxford and its surrounding parishes. In chapter one it is established that Oxfordshire’s unusually high survival rate of these documents makes it possible, with the development of a relational database, to examine data longitudinally over an entire century. …”

Nanyang Technological University events management web application by Ang, Kok Jian

“…The second chapter, Literature Review, compares similar web applications available on the market. …”
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A systematic literature review of online teaching and learning strategies in language learning by Zuraina, Ali, Intan Syahidah, Zulkafa

“…Within the brief period of a year (2020–2021), numerous studies were conducted across the globe in examining distinct factors and effects of OTL. This chapter aims to provide an overview of pertinent issues discussed in the previous literature particularly with regards to OTL strategies. …”
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Studies in biotic persistence and the taxonomic stability of traits over geological time by Tamre, Erik

“…Chapter 3 considers the production of photoprotective pigment scytonemin, and Chapter 4 considers microbial iron oxidation. …”
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Brownian dynamics simulation of soft matter with hydrodynamics: methods for constrained systems and shear processing of 2D materials by Funkenbusch, William Tian

“…The remainder of this thesis studies the effects of self-attraction on self-avoiding, semi-flexible, athermal 2D materials (sheets) in shear flow. In Chapter 3, we give a background on rheology and 2D materials which are necessary for understanding the remaining chapters. …”
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Study on several novel topological phases in classical wave systems by Xue, Haoran

“…In Chapter 2, I study photonic topological valley Hall phases. …”
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Organocatalytic asymmetric mannich, formal [4+1] and [4+2] annulation reactions by Shi, Zugui

“…In this doctoral thesis, the research work that was carried out during the last four years will be divided into 5 chapters. Firstly, an introduction to the field of organocatalysis will be described in chapter 1. …”
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The intellectual scope of the 'mester de clerecía' by Curtis, F

“…Over an introduction and four chapters, I combine close reading of the <em>"Libro de Alexandre"</em> (Chapter 1), Berceo’s <em>Vidas</em> of Millán, Domingo and Oria (Chapter 2), the <em>"Libro de Apolonio"</em> and <em>"Poema de Fernán González"</em> (Chapter 3), and the <em>"Libro de buen amor"</em> (Chapter 4), with research into intellectual, pedagogical, and religious contexts. …”