Phenomenological observations of quinone-mediated zinc oxidation in an alkaline environment by Mallia, Christopher T, Brushett, Fikile R

“…The development of such systems requires knowledge of underlying reaction mechanisms, which bear similarities to the processes that underpin corrosion and semiconductor electrochemistry. …”
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Prosopanche: a remarkable genus of parasitic plants by Hatt, SA, Cameron, DD, Grace, OM, Rocamundi, N, Cocucci, AA, Martel, C, Thorogood, CJ

“…Growing almost entirely underground with a complete lack of leaves, plants of Prosopanche bear more resemblance to fungi than plants and have many remarkable aspects to their life history and ecology that require further investigation. …”

Why Brussels? Neruda’s ‘título absolutamente enigmático’ by Moran, D

“…<p>The primary purpose of this article is to propose a solution to longstanding literary mystery, namely, why Neruda&rsquo;s disconcertingly enigmatic poem &lsquo;Bruselas&rsquo; (from&nbsp;<em>Tercera residencia</em>&nbsp;[1947]) has a title which seems to bear little if any relation either to the city of Brussels itself or to its sometimes bewilderingly obscure content and imagery. …”

How resource revenues can halve global poverty by Segal, P

“…The bitter struggles for oil nationalisation through the twentieth century bear witness to the sensitivity of this question. …”

Multilateral security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region : prospects and possibilities by Ball, Desmond

“…It acknowledges the extraordinary progress of the institutionalisation of multilateral security cooperation between 1992-97 but also sees this process and institutionalising a region-wide confidence-building process were fundamentally important achievements of the first five-year period, but they were relatively easy undertakings when compared to mroe substantive activites such as preventive diplomacy, conflict resolution or arms control.…”
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Crazy pole dancing tattooed metalhead biking crossplaying Asians by Devi, Uma, Kang, Hillary Yu Ping

“…Singapore is known for its glitz, glamour and billion dollar skyline, but there are great things to be found in Singapore beyond what the world sees on glossy magazines and CGI-ed screens. Not everyone in Singapore may be rich, but they are certainly crazy - if you know where to look. …”
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Seismic behavior of interior concretebeam-column joints with non-seismic and limited seismic detailing by Li, Qingyuan.

“…Implications of the experimental and analytical evidence were discussed and design recommendations of beam-column joints were made.…”
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Abui stories : seven children by Chew, Grace Min Hui

“…Thriving on an oral tradition, these stories, like the traditional Abui language, bear no written form and are at risk of extinction. …”
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Detection of simultaneous structural problems using multiple structural health monitoring techniques by Yang, Lu

“…After the construction, cracks, wear and tear, fatigue, creep, etc., will appear anytime during their life span, which significantly affects the capacity of the structure to bear loads. Hence structure health monitoring (SHM) technique came into existence to detect the structural problems and increase its life span. …”
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Effects of infilled wall opening on load resisting capacity of RC frames to mitigate progressive collapse risk by Qian, Kai, Lan, Dong-Qiu, Fu, Feng, Li, Bing

“…Moreover, the infilled walls with or without openings may change the position of rebar fracture of the beams. Thus, it was incorrect to simplify multi-story infilled frames into single-story substructures.…”
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Stability of laminated composites with delaminations by Yap, Chun Wee

“…In this thesis, investigation on buckling problem of composite beam is carried out. A new formula which is denoted as CLT method 3 is derived to calculate the effective flexural stiffness of the thin composite beam. …”
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Damage identification by using a self-synchronizing multipoint laser doppler vibrometer by Miao, Hong, Zhu, Changchun, Yang, Chong, Fu, Yu, Yuan, Jianmin, Guo, Min, Yan, Keyu, Liu, Huan

“…In this paper, a damage detection technique is proposed using a self-synchronizing multipoint LDV. Multiple laser beams with various frequency shifts are projected on different points of the object, reflected and interfered with a common reference beam. …”
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Hobbes and the tragedy of democracy by Holman, Christopher

“…Democracy is tragic to the extent that it must be a regime of self-limitation, there existing no ethical standard external to society that may intervene so as to guide our political self-activity, and yet the structure of deliberation in democratic assemblies tends to render such self-limitation impossible. Hence what Hobbes sees as the inherent tendency of democratic activity to descend into excess and madness. …”
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Without passage by Chee, En Cui

“…They change across perspectives. I see a girl exploring her psyche. Maybe you see a witch trying to escape a prison? …”
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Stiffness of RC columns with hollow section by Teng, Ganyu

“…In particular, an accurate and reliable OpenSees model was proposed and validated against experimental data. …”
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Shi'ism, politics, and identity in Bahrain by Tan, Feng Qin

“…A 'naive' view of identity sees it as straightforwardly and deterministically causative, but if so the 2011 Pearl Uprising in Bahrain appears a paradox - a primarily secular episode of political contestation in a country with a Shi'a majority, against a Sunni dominated regime, in a political realm with a Shi'a Islamist-dominated opposition. …”
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Ant, spider and DNA: letting mindless generative mechanisms speak by Bråten, E

“…They are especially concerned with questions about agency and the character of relations. Where ant sees ‘networks’, spider insists that we deal with ‘meshworks’. …”

Target Design and Optimizations for Spent Fuel Transmutation by Tukharyan, Grigor

“…This thesis examines the feasibility of using proton beams to transmute LLFPs into shorterlived or stable isotopes. …”
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Just Doing My Job: Normative Dimensions of Social Roles by Wells, Eliza

“…It also means that role-occupants are not off the moral hook. Ultimately, we each bear responsibility to create a more just social world.…”
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking? : an exploratory study on the attitudes of pregnant employees and co-workers towards workplace pregnancy. by Chew, Alicia Jing Yi., Goh, Xin Lei., Tan, Hwee Hoon.

“…Our forum findings shed a different perspective: female employees have the liberty to prioritise between family and career but they will have to bear the consequences of their choice. Recommendations by employees include hiring of temporary help, allowing for flexible working hours and open communication channels. …”
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