Study on mechanism and influential factors of progressive collapse resistance of base-isolated structure by Bao, Chao, Zhang, Yuhang, Lv, Dahai, Wang, Huxiang, Ma, Xiaotong, Cao, Jixing, Lim, Kar Sing

“…The isolation bearing failure position, the size of the beam of the seismic isolation layer, the type of the isolation bearing, and the horizontal stiffness of the seismic isolation layer on the capacity of the remaining structure were compared and analyzed. …”
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Optical and optoelectronic properties of Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric matrix by Ding, Liang

“…Thermal annealing effect on optical properties of nc-Si embedded in SiO2 films has been studied also. The influence of nanocrystal size on the band gap and dielectric function has been investigated. …”
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Development of a fiber optic gradient hydrophone by Mei, Suo Hai.

“…Fiber optic hydrophones have been under development since 1970s, and have been proven to have many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as PZT hydrophones. …”
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Modeling of formation and breaking of lubricant bridge in the head–disk interface by molecular dynamic simulation by Dai, Xiangyu, Li, Hui, Lei, Xiao, Shen, Shengnan, Wu, Shijing, Liu, Sen, Du, Hejun

“…Moreover, the effects of lubricant temperature, heating-up time, disc rotation speed and bearing pressure on the HDI were studied. It has been found that the amount of transferring atoms sharply increased when the lubricant temperature was above 700 K. …”
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Development of engineering tools and design guidelines for FRP strengthened RC walls subject to near field blast loading by Fung, Tat Ching, Tan, Kang Hai, Werner Riedel, Yu, Qingjun, Del Linz, Paolo, Li, Gen, Tu, Huan

“…In this report D5, as a supplement, some additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls by uncased charge have also been studied for ANN analysis. Moreover, additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls using the large cased charge, denote as “device B”, have been studied. …”
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Gain design and verification of autopilot control loops for UVAs by Huang, Qian.

“…In this master thesis, autopilot control system of a UAV has been developed. Before starting the control system design, general concepts of system response have been reviewed. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network (I) by Lin, Zhenxing.

“…To fully utilize resources, an automated mobile robots system has been proposed. Various techniques and methods have been explored, including communication protocols, robot localization and navigation, interception and obstacle avoidance. …”
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Impact of renewable power penetration on power market operation by Zhao, Qian

“…The existing theories and methods to evaluate reliability performances and electricity prices have been studied. Renewable energy penetrations in deregulated power systems have been investigated. …”
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Detection of faults in machines using power signatures and assessment of faults on energy consumption by Lin, Ian Liyang.

“…A considerable amount of research has been done in the field of condition monitoring of machines for early detection of faults. …”
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Development of liquid crystalline polymer blends for the electronic industry by Hu, Xiao, Tam, Kam Chiu, Yue, Chee Yoon

“…The main objectives of the research project have been achieved. A proper understanding of the factors that have a significant influence on the capacity for the LCP phase in LCP-based polymer blends to form strong in situ fibres during processing have been established. …”
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Our Tethered Skates / by Naadhira Zahari, author 655828, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…Layla has been living in the shadow of her sister who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago. …”

Design and simulation of silicon optoelectronic integrated circuits by Win, Khine Thandar.

“…Advances in optical data storage technology have been so rapid over the past several decades for a wide range of PC and consumers electronics applications. …”
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Study and design of a resonant inductive coupling based magnetic stimulator by Ma, Qiang

“…With the growing trend of using stimulation therapy to relieve diseases or ease pain, various methods or technologies has been created and put into clinical use. Among these stimulation modalities which are capable for non-invasive or minimally invasive treatment, magnetic stimulation has been proved to be both an effective and promising treating method by using time varying magnetic flux to drive currents and generate electric field in the human body tissue. …”
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Nodal reliability and nodal price in deregulated power markets by Yi, Ding

“…The reliability and pricing issues in the restructured electric power systems have been investigated in the research work. The existing techniques for the reliability evaluation of the conventional power system have been studied. …”
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Land reclamation - from conventional vertical drain methods to a combined vacuum preloading and electro-osmosis with horizontal drainage enhanced geotextile sheets by Wong, Lung Anthony

“…Slurry of soft marine deposits dredged from the seabed has increasingly been used in various land reclamation projects in recent years. …”
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Detailed turbulent structures investigation around piers group induced flow by Ikani, Nima, H. Pu, Jaan, Zang, Shuyan, Hussein Al-Qadami, Ebrahim Hamid, Razi, Adib

“…To investigate the flow turbulence, critical locations have been observed from high vortex-influenced regions. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of reduced graphene oxide-based composites by Wu, Shixin

“…The chronoamperometry has been applied to study the Cu nucleation modes on rGO. …”
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Nb and Ta intracrustal differentiation during granulite-facies metamorphism: evidence from geochemical data of natural rocks and thermodynamic modeling by Huang, G, Chen, Y, Guo, J, Palin, R, Zhao, L

“…Even though several potential high-Nb/Ta reservoirs in Earth's core and undepleted mantle have been proposed, little attention has been given to those in the crust. …”

Social Media Marketing Adoption among SMEs in Malaysia and Nigeria (S/O 14089) by Ramanchandram, Rajoo, Abdullah, Shahmir Sivaraj, Kolandaisamy, Indraah, Soo, Hooi Sin, Mohd Jani, Mohamad Yusop

“…In the scholarly field, few studies have been done to determine why entrepreneurial intention has not been emphasized by universities. …”
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Dubai’s energy efficiency drive by Rashid, FA, Hasbani, KU

“…The Gulf region has been known traditionally as the centre of the global oil and gas industry, and indeed its production has been supplying international markets reliably for decades. …”