Rhetorical contestation and the mediterranean migration crisis, 2013-2018 by He, Wendy Qingli

“…I seek to shed new light on this policy outcome by exploring the dynamics of rhetorical contestation taking place in the context of the Mediterranean migration crisis over the course of five years (2013 to 2018). Specifically, I analyse the criticisms which were directed at the EU by a non-governmental organisation, Amnesty International (AI) and its use of ‘naming and shaming’ against the EU and Italy, a key frontline member state embroiled in the crisis. …”
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Effects of aggregates' shape properties on the packing structure of porous asphalt mixture (PAM) by utilising designed aggregates by Yoong, Daryl Wen Kiat

“…As a preliminary study, five aggregate gradations (Gradation A, B, C, D and E) with different specifications were analysed to identify the recommended PAM gradation. …”
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Design and modeling of novel low-pressure nanofiltration hollow fiber modules for water softening and desalination pretreatment by Labban, Omar, Chong, Tzyy Haur, Lienhard V., John H.

“…Given its high surface area to volume ratio and desirable mass transfer characteristics, the hollow fiber module configuration has been central to the development of RO and UF technologies over the past five decades. Recent studies have demonstrated the development of a novel class of low-pressure nanofiltration (NF) hollow fiber membranes with great promise for scale-up implementation. …”
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Novel multi-way microvalve with ease of fabrication and integration for microfluidics application by Tang, Shao Qiang, Li, Holden King Ho, Lee, Sheung Jien, Zeng, Jasmine Jiamin, Ng, Sum Huan

“…Its operation is based on a rotary mechanism, with compressible rotor and complementary stator seat valve specially designed to have five-degree rotational symmetry, and in which the rotor is made of Viton elastomer to provide a seal and switch between outlets precisely. …”
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Linear A libation tables : a semitic connection explored by Eu Min, Niki Cassandra, Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco, Cavallaro, Francesco Paolo

“…The writing system of the Ancient Aegean Minoan Civilization, Linear A, is the predecessor to the already deciphered Linear B script (transcribing Mycenaean Greek) and is one of the five writing systems associated with mainland Greece, Crete, and Cyprus before the introduction of the Greek alphabet. …”
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Peptide asparaginyl ligases—renegade peptide bond makers by Tam, James P., Chan, Ning-Yu, Liew, Heng Tai, Tan, Shaun J., Chen, Yu

“…Butelase-1 specifically recognizes a C-terminal Asx-containing tripeptide motif, Asn/Asp-Xaa-Yaa (Xaa and Yaa are any amino acids), to form a site-specific Asn-Xaa peptide bond either intramolecularly as cyclic proteins or intermolecularly as modified proteins. Our work in the past five years has validated that butelase-1 is a potent and versatile ligase. …”
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Urban intensity parameterisation by Noor Azzy Zulkifli

“…The results from this study showed that the top five planning areas with the highest monthly electricity consumption were Tuas, Tampines, Queenstown, Geylang and Pioneer. …”
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Disaster governance and prospects of inter-regional partnership in the Asia-Pacific by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Chen, Christopher Zhiming

“…The Southwest Pacific is considered one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to natural hazards. Five of the Pacific Island States (PIS) rank among the top 20 most-at risk countries in the World Risk Index, with Vanuatu and Tonga ranking first and second respectively. …”
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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

“…To quantify the load redistribution capacity of infill walls in reinforced concrete (RC) frames to resist progressive collapse, a series of five 1/4 scaled RC frames with or without infill walls were tested. …”
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Model Predictive Control of Cascaded Multi-Output Multilevel Converter by Jayan, Vijesh, Ahmed S. Hussein, Amer Mohammad Yusuf Mohammad Ghias

“…Thus the model can provide two different output voltages, each of which can generate up to five voltage levels. The performance is evaluated and demonstrated using MATLAB simulation results.…”
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Experimental tests of steel frames with different beam-column connections under falling debris impact by Wang, Hao, Tan, Kang Hai, Yang, Bo

“…To mitigate progressive collapse under falling debris impact, steel frames with five types of beam-column connections were tested. …”
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The efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapy in treating selective mutism in young children aged 4 to 10 years old: a qualitative systematic review by Ng, Benjamin Zeming, Atikah Binte Hassan, Dun, Yawen

“…From our qualitative analysis, we found that (a) diverse implementations of CBT were effective in treating selective mutism, (b) combination therapy is limited to fluoxetine and CBT, and (c) there are insufficient randomised controlled trials (five of fifteen studies) to firmly conclude that CBT and combination therapy are effective interventions for selective mutism. …”
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Development of a graphical user interface for 2D shape morphing by Paulina Konggidinata.

“…In this project, 2D shape blending techniques which had been developed in Java were used as references to get a better understanding on how the morphing techniques perform. 2D shape morphing methods typically perform transformation in five stages from the source to destination shape. …”
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Applications of deep learning to neurodevelopment in pediatric imaging: achievements and challenges by Hu, Mengjiao, Nardi, Cosimo, Zhang, Haihong, Ang, Kai Keng

“…A non-exhaustive list of commonly used publicly available pediatric neuroimaging datasets and repositories are included, followed by a categorical review of recent works in pediatric MRI-based deep learning studies in the past five years. These works are categorized into recognizing neurodevelopmental disorders, identifying brain and tissue structures, estimating brain age/maturity, predicting neurodevelopment outcomes, and optimizing MRI brain imaging and analysis. …”
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An investigation on consumers' preferences for parcel deliveries: applying consumer logistics in omni-channel shopping by Wang, Xueqin, Wong, Yiik Diew, Shi, Wenming, Yuen, Kum Fai

“…Furthermore, a multinomial logistic regression is performed to assess consumers' choice mode of delivery among five alternatives, that is attended home delivery, unattended home delivery, automated self-collection locker, attended pickup point and click-and-collect. …”
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Seafarers' mental health and wellbeing - pose covid and beyond by Lim, Priscilla Jia Qian

“…Utilising an exploratory factor analysis, the following five factors were identified: job security threat, technical developments, IT assistance, technological implementation, and technological onboarding. …”
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SEM model: cognitive function predicting activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performance in older adults by Goh, Pei Swhen

“…Through incorporating evidence from other studies, a confirmatory factor analysis was done to create a latent variable for cognitive functioning and five cognitive domains: (1) Orientation, (2) Memory, (3) Visuospatial, (4) Executive Function and (5) Language and Fluency. …”
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Study of the intra-variability of a person’s face from infrared images by Liao, Marc Zhi Xiong.

“…These IR images are taken with five people for ten times at different time and day throughout the project. …”
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To avoid or to engage : testing the spiral of silence theory using hypothetical and experimental settings by Cha, Ee Ling, Kwok, Kristle Zhen Hui, Lee, Jamie Jing Ting, Sim, Madeleine Kai Lin

“…Avoidance and engagement opinion expression strategies were further broken down into six and five action categories respectively for coding. Content analysis of transcripts indicated that social anonymity and future opinion congruency were significantly associated with opinion expression. …”
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Studies of degradable ureteric stents by Huang, Yun.

“…The study investigates five types of bioresorbable polymeric stents, prepared by dip-coating, in a 16-week in vitro degradation study. …”
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