PLATON: top-down R-tree packing with learned partition policy by Yang, Jingyi, Cong, Gao

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Land reclamation without using soil-fills by Yeo, Eng Swee

“…The retaining wall structure constructed must be able to bear the lateral loading of 10 m to 20 m of seawater level. …”
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从流传和演变角度探析民间童话故事《虎姑婆》的教育意义 = An investigation of the transmission and educational implication of the folk tale “Aunt Tiger” by 黄思蓉 Wong, Sirong

“…The story was circulated to different areas in China and Taiwan, and as time went by, the title of the story took different forms such as “Grandma Fox”, “Grandma Bear”, “Grandma Tiger”, and “Mother Tiger”. My main goal in this thesis is to compare the story patterns of the same story that appeared in China and Taiwan. …”
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Community health workers: efficacy, taxonomy, and performance by Ballard, M

“…</p> <p><b>Conclusion:</b> In bringing the tools of evidence based practice to bear on community health worker interventions, this dissertation has contributed to the theoretical, methodological, and empirical evidence base from which the field can continue to advance.…”

Enhancing early warning: A DNA biosensor with polyaniline/graphene nanocomposite for label-free voltammetric detection of saxitoxin-producing harmful algae by Chwan Chuong Chin, Jeremy Jason, Akbar, Muhamad Afiq, Mohd Yusof, Nurul Yuziana, Pike, Andrew, Goh, Choo Ta, Mustapha, Shuhadah, Tan, Ling Ling

“…Yearly reports of detrimental effects resulting from harmful algal blooms (HAB) are still received in Malaysia and other countries, particularly concerning fish mortality and seafood contamination, both of which bear consequences for the fisheries industry. The underlying reason is the absence of a dependable early warning system. …”
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Investigating the role of self-sacrificing prosociality in intragroup and intergroup contexts by Katna, Dashalini P.

“…Parochial cooperation theories assume that strongly self-sacrificing members primarily desire and seek to achieve ingroup-favouring outcomes, and consequently become prepared to bear extreme costs to themselves. This altruism to help, however, does not always extend into intergroup contexts. …”
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Inorganic nanoparticles–driven self–assembly of natural small molecules in water for constructing multifunctional nanocapsules against plant diseases by Liu, Li-Wei, Ding, Zheng-Hao, Ren, Gang-Gang, Wang, Guang-Di, Pan, Xin, Wei, Guo-Hai, Zhou, Xiang, Wu, Zhi-Bing, Jin, Zhi-Chao, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Yang, Song

“…Additionally, both the inner cavities and outer surfaces of nanocapsules bear abundant sites and spaces that can be further tuned for loading other pesticide molecules or flexible construct complex multifunctional nanoparticles. …”
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Patient-Centered Clinical Trial Design for Heart Failure Devices via Bayesian Decision Analysis by Chaudhuri, Shomesh E., Adamson, Phillip, Bruhn-Ding, Dean, Ben Chaouch, Zied, Gebben, David, Rincon-Gonzalez, Liliana, Liden, Barry, Reed, Shelby D., Saha, Anindita, Schaber, Daniel, Stein, Kenneth, Tarver, Michelle E., Lo, Andrew W.

“…This result reflects the willingness of heart failure patients to bear additional risks of the investigational device in exchange for its probable benefits. …”
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Towards Synergistic Understanding of Language Processing in Biological and Artificial Systems by Hosseini Asl, Eghbal

“…Over the past five years, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have achieved capabilities in the comprehension and production of language that are indistinguishable from those of humans, and their internal representations bear similarity to activity within the language network. …”
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N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective annulation for access to thiazine derivatives with C-N axial chirality by Li, Tingting, Mou, Chengli, Qi, Puying, Peng, Xiaolin, Jiang, Shichun, Hao, Gefei, Xue, Wei, Yang, Song, Hao, Lin, Chi, Robin Yonggui, Jin, Zhichao

“…The obtained axially chiral thiazine derivative products bear multiple functional groups and are feasible for further transformations.…”
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Electrode modification by diazonium chemistry : studies on the effect of steric bulk on film thickness, and modified activated carbon cloths for energy storage by Subrata, Arnold

“…One key disadvantage of grafting by diazonium chemistry is the inherent tendency of the grafted film to bear multilayers of organic molecules, which is not desired in most applications requiring modified electrodes. …”
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Comparison of transport methodologies on near-field pollutant dispersion in urban environments using CFD by Tee, Clarence Wei Tat

“…The two methodologies are validated by simulating the dispersion phenomena for two test cases which largely bear resemblance to urban settings: a three-dimensional street canyon setup and the Mock Urban Setting Test (MUST) field experiment. …”
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Export competitiveness in the context of Singapore by Chew, Kheng Lee, Phua, Chin Tiong, Yau, Puay Hiang

“…Last but not least, we must bear in mind that Singapore is only a small economy. …”
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Synthesis and testing of asynchronous circuits - micropipeline by Khaing, Kathy.

“…The checker is designed to meet the Totally Self-Checking (TSC) goal based on the existing checker design concepts.…”
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Laser driver (ACC - auto current control) for driving laser diode in LED and laser modes by Tay, Eng Boon.

“…The circuit implemented is such that is portable and able to cater for few applications such as visual inspection of a laser diode and fiber checker.…”
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On the corrosion resistance of some selective laser melted alloys by Suryawanshi, Jyoti, Baskaran, T., Prakash, Om, Arya, S. B., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…The effects of laser scanning strategy (single melt vs. checker board styles), post-SLM heat treatment, and corroding surface orientation (with respect to the scan and build directions) on the corrosion behavior were examined. …”
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Minimal power manoeuvring techniques in nano-satellites by Lim, Noel Wei Shen

“…The first idea focuses on moving a ball bearing in a tube while the second idea is about moving a ball bearing on a wooden board. …”
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GPU-accelerated real-time motion planning for safe human-robot collaboration by Fujii, Shohei

“…We experimentally demonstrate that our method can navigate a 6-DoF robot earlier than a geometric-primitives-based distance checker in a dynamic, collaborative environment. …”
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Stabilization/solidification of Mn-contaminated clay slurry by using CaO-GGBS: effects of anions by Li, Wentao, Yi, Yaolin

“…Therefore, this study investigated the S/S efficiency of CaO-GGBS in treating MnSO4-bearing and Mn(NO3)2-bearing clay slurries. The effect of anions (i.e. …”
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Determination of the local surface shapes on the foot surface from plantar view using surface curvature and colour scale for shape categories by Nopriadi.

“…Two conditions of feet were scanned: weight bearing condition and non-weight bearing condition.…”
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