Novel statistical emulator construction for volcanic ash transport model Ash3d with physically motivated measures by Yang, Qingyuan, Pitman, E. Bruce, Spiller, Elaine, Bursik, Marcus, Bevilacqua, Andrea

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Turning the virtual into reality: China's role in the metaverse by Gong, Xue

“…According to the state’s news mouthpiece Xinhua, the development of the metaverse could have significant impacts on this geopolitical competition.3 The CCP sees the metaverse as an area where China can beat the West, making the question of how to materialize the concept to advance Beijing’s geopolitical agenda salient in China’s technological development.4 The Chinese government is redefining how the metaverse works at the domestic and the global level. …”
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Power system modeling and simulation by Luo, Yishi

“…Hence, to better characterize system under contingency situations, new methods of simulation to system is acquired urgently for improving planning and enhancing operation of electrical power system, therefore, establishing reasonable and effective models seems to be a good approach. Now power system becomes a diversification carrier with more variety of elements and features. …”
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A war in all but name: expanding the timeline of conflict in the Malayan emergency by Ho, Benjamin

“…Some narratives favour the influence of external factors like global and regional political movements, while others prefer to give precedence to local players in the Emergency. Either way, there seems to be an enormous weight given to an event that to the British, did not warrant being called a war or even civil war. …”
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P-B003 challenges of the offshore & marine industry in singapore by Yeo, Melvin Wen Hui

“…The challenges can be categorise into pricing, productivity, technology and innovation. In pricing, it seems that we are not as competitive as countries such as China, Vietnam etc. …”
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Elderly monitoring system by Ong, Jeffrey

“…In view of the increase in availability technology, a solution seems possible by allowing a caregiver to keep watch over an elderly without physically being there. …”
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Human health and thermal comfort of office workers in Singapore by Chen, Ailu, Chang, Victor Wei-Chung

“…The results indicate that the prevalence of individual SBS symptoms is lower than the similar studies in other geographic regions. Overcooling seems to be the domineering complaint in the local context and the occupants seem to prefer higher indoor temperature. …”
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Interactive mapping for public transit planning: Comparing accessibility and travel-time framings by Stewart, Anson, Zegras, P Christopher

“…In particular, the accessibility version seems to mitigate skepticism and car users’ predispositions against upgrading bus service. …”
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Microstructure tailoring in hot-pressed silicon carbide by Lee, Yan Xi.

“…The contribution of elongation grains may very likely be a result of the 3C4H transformation as the maximum elongation seems to coincide with the maximum transformation. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…It also helps with recovery after eccentric workload, reducing the effects of delayed onset muscle soreness. KT seems to be able stimulate the muscles and increase activity, resulting in slight increase in performance. …”
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The physics of oil outflow from crude oil tankers during ship-ship collisions by Qu, Guan Lin

“…Ship sizes do not have significant effect on the percentage of oil outflow. However, VLCC seems to leak the largest amount due to its largest capacity.…”
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The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome by Zhu, D, Judge, PK, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG

“…As we predict complementary and different mechanisms of nephroprotection and cardioprotection for these different interventions, it seems logical that they should be deployed together to maximise benefits. …”

Will a crude oil price band stabilise the market by Fattouh, B

“…The proposal for a crude oil price band, revived by the Indian delegation during the Jeddah Meeting in July 2008, seems to be gathering support. The French president Nicolas Sarkozy and the UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged ‘oil producers to agree a target price range, based on a clearer understanding of the long-term fundamentals’. …”

Digital health professions education on diabetes management : systematic review by the digital health education collaboration by Huang, Zhilian, Semwal, Monika, Lee, Shuen Yee, Tee, Mervin, Ong, William, Tan, Woan Shin, Bajpai, Ram, Tudor Car, Lorainne

“…Digital diabetes self-management education for patients has been shown to improve patients’ knowledge and outcomes. …”
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儒家的异端 ： 试析李贽思想与儒家学说的共通点 = An analysis of the similarity between Lizhi’s thoughts and Confucianism by 刘佑勋 Liew, Youxun

“…Thus, while Li Zhi identified himself as an authentic successor of the teachings of Confucianism, it appears that his rebellious ideology against the imperial court had instead resulted in him being stereotyped as an “Anti-Confucianism” advocator. However, it seems that his thoughts and teachings might not had been an Anti-Confucianism advocating one and had been framed into such a mold only because of the characteristics that define the orthodoxy of Confucianism would have been defined or manipulated by those who were in power, which in this case being the Ming dynasty imperial court. …”
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Effectiveness of a preventative multi-component training program for prospective memory performance among healthy older adults by Farzin, Azin

“…Hence, to promote healthy aging and longevity among older adults, a global interest regarding treating agerelated cognitive declines emerged. Cognitive training seems to be more successful, compared with the pharmacological treatments, in improving cognitive functions among older adults. …”
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Savings and Investment Behaviour of the Consumer of Financial Services and Their Service Expectations from Banks (S/O 12349) by Ahmad, Nor Hayati, Saha, Asish, Eam, Lim Hock, Katib, Mohamed Nasser, Musa, Muhammad Muhaizam, Yeok, Siew Goh

“…This study is based on a primary survey of the savings and investment behavior of 1107 bank customers in three peninsular cities of Malaysia in 2013. Using Seemingly Unrelated Regressions (SUR) Framework, the key driver of savings is income, which, is found to have a positive and significant influence on savings. …”
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On Lie Theory in the Verlinde Category by Kannan, Arun S.

“…This is not true in positive characteristic, with the most fundamental counterexamples being the Verlinde category Verₚ and its higher analogs Verₚn. It seems these categories will play a role in generalizing Deligne's theorem, and therefore, to understand symmetric tensor categories of moderate growth in general, it is important to study affine group schemes in these categories. …”
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Helping out-groups in times of crisis : application of the Benjamin Franklin Effect to intergroup contexts by Quek, Jing Xuan

“…The Benjamin Franklin Effect (BFE) seems to be one promising mechanism to encourage such changes. …”
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Evaluation of unsaturated soil slope stability by incorporating soil-water characteristic curve by Zhai, Qian, Tian, Gang, Ye, Weimin, Rahardjo, Harianto, Dai, Guoliang, Wang, Shijun

“…However, a low factor of safety (FoS) for these slopes would be computed from the slope stability analysis following local code practices. It seems that the analyzed results following the local code practices do not agree with the real condition as observed in the field. …”
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