Beyond rural rewilding: why rewilding is right for cities too by Moxon, Sian

“…In this chapter, Siân Moxon argues that rewilding shouldn’t be something for the countryside alone, and that the principles of rewilding are especially valid in urban environments.…”
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Development of (Z)-alkenylsilane coupling methodology and application towards the synthesis of incednine by Kuper, C

“…<p>This thesis describes the development of methods for the synthesis of incednam, the aglycon of incednine, via Hiyama cross-coupling. An early chapter discusses the efforts to improve upon previous efforts to access major building blocks. …”

WHAT A MUSHROOM LIVES FOR : Matsutake and the Worlds They Make / by Hathaway, Michael J., author 656068

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Modeling and optimization of photovoltaic systems under partially shaded and rapidly changing conditions by Jiang, Lian Lian

“…In Chapter 2, various methods for modeling the PV cell/module/array and the MPPT techniques in the literature are reviewed. …”
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Reverse mathematics in lattice theory by Ru, Junren

“…It is also known that L is distributive if and only if every relatively maximal ideal in L is prime. We will prove in Chapter 2 that both V statements can be proved in RCA0. …”
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Biomolecular hydration in protein-protein interaction, protein stability and aggregation and lead optimization : computational studies by Mohan Rajan Pradhan

“…Finally, I summarize and critique the work and discuss possible future directions (Chapter 6).…”
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Data driven drawings by González Jiménez, Juan Camilo

“…The third chapter examines in more detail the contrasting arguments for approaching data representation. …”
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Implementation of low sampling rate algorithm by Tan, Michael Teck Xin

“…From previous reports that I reviewed for my literature review in chapter 2, some methods have been suggested to tackle this issue. …”
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Construction of novel optical imaging probes and their applications in bioassays by Shao, Qing

“…Chapter 5 presents the photocaged bioluminescent probes for selective imaging of firefly luciferase reporter gene expression in living mice with simple and controlled photoactivation. …”
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Peroxytungstate anions in asymmetric ion pair catalyzed oxidations by Ye, Xinyi

“…In each case, the essence of chemistry was studied mechanistically. The first two chapters introduced the background from two aspects, which included the history of ion pair catalysis (Chapter 1) and application of tungstate salts in oxidation (Chapter 2). …”
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Synthesis of furanocycloalkanes from furans and non-aromatic precursors by Li, S

“…Subsequently, both precursors were converted to the corresponding ketenes, whose reactivity was investigated accordingly.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 4</strong> outlines an investigation of 2,3-dihydrofuran and its derivatives as potential precursors to furano[<em>b</em>]cycloalkanes. …”

Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…<p>This thesis contains three empirical studies on the US corporate bond market; each chapter is self-contained and can be read independently. …”

How are cognitive maps formed and encoded in humans? by Glitz, L

“…</p> <p>But what factors affect how well and robustly a novel cognitive map is learned in the first place? In Chapters 3 and 4 of this thesis we manipulate the training curriculum used during novel cognitive map learning and aim to elucidate the effect of training curriculum on map learning behaviourally (Chapter 3) and in terms of neural representations (Chapter 4). …”

Wolbachia-mosquito interactions and engineered female-specific lethality for Aedes-arbovirus control by Molloy, JC

“…In Chapter 3, an untargeted analysis of the <em>Ae. albopictus</em> lipidome showed it is significantly altered by <em>Wolbachia</em> infection, highlighting sphingolipids as candidates for future investigations into DENV-refractoriness.…”

Advanced Structural Materials

“…The analysis of the application of various techniques and materials for reinforcement, assessment of hardness, wear behaviour and machinability of polymeric and composite materials are also research subjects in this chapter. The second chapter is devoted to evaluating the properties and analysing some processing technologies of structural metals. …”
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Multi-Proxy Records of Climate and Carbon Cycle Perturbations in the Paleozoic: Integrating Isotope Geochemistry and Sedimentology by Anderson, Noah

“…Chapter 5 examines the extent to which diagenesis and facies- and phase-specific effects drive a major Early Mississippian carbon isotope excursion. …”
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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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인종, 성, 그리고 개념공학 = Race, gender, and conceptual engineering by Suhler, Christopher Louis

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Ethical theories and their application by Forcehimes, Andrew T.

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Information theory & quorum sensing by Chui, Wai Hon.

“…The author briefly summarizes the main concepts of information theory and quorum sensing in chapter 2 and 3, respectively. In chapter 4, a bacteria is chosen to perform the analysis. …”
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