A new addition formula for elliptic curves over GF(2/sup n/) by Al-Daoud, E., Mahmod, R., Rushdan, M., Kilicman, A.

“…The complexity analysis shows that the new addition formula speeds up the addition in projective coordinates by about 10-2 percent, which leads to enhanced scalar multiplication methods for random and Koblitz curves.…”

Machine-Type Communication for Maritime Internet-of-Things : From Concept to Practice / by Wang, Michael Mao, author 643099, Zhang, Jingjing, author 643100

“…The first part of the book portrays a maritime MTC system from an architectural perspective and describes an MTC framework and the fundamental components, laying out a foundation that leads to an ultimate solution to the maritime IoT requirements and challenges. …”

Inference for autoregressive and moving average models with extreme value distribution via simulation study by Samuel, Bako Sunday

“…Ignoring the effect of dependence leads to overestimation of the location parameter of the Gumbel-AR(1) and Gumbel-MA(1) processes respectively. …”
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Is patriotism a sufficient justification for liberal democracies to coerce conscription? by Tan, Jared Yue Rong

“…This paper argues that inspiration of patriotism through the coercive act of universal conscription cannot be justified legitimately by countries. This leads free and equal citizens at a fork with two unsavoury consequences, either accept an a stable but illegitimate political conception (which is no longer a liberal democracy) or demand for legitimacy, but end up without a unified scheme of cooperation. …”
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Design and 3D printing of reconfigurable structures by Teo, Ee Hian

“…The structure is made up of single modular units being repeatedly fixed together, this leads to the structure to isolate single modular units that are damaged, allowing it to be easily pin-pointed and replaced by fabricating another similar single unit, this cut cost as the structure can be salvaged by replacing a single unit instead of the whole structure.…”
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Experimental membrane fouling sensors by Tan, Yi Xin.

“…Experimental results suggest that application of higher flux and higher feed particle concentration both leads to higher transmembrane pressure. The results can be attributed to the formation of cake layer and the high fluid viscosity at high feed concentration.…”
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Financial reporting quality and audit firms’ past experiences of litigation by Li, Bing

“…These results are consistent with my prediction that litigation has a disciplinary effect on auditors and leads to higher financial reporting quality.…”
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Schottky barrier engineering on dopant-segregated schottky silicon nanowire MOSFETs by Chin, Yoke King

“…Nickel silicide (NiSi) Schottky S/D is introduced to address this issue. 2 potential challenges associated with NiSi Schottky S/D are: (1) rapid NiSi intrusion into the silicon nanowire channel during silicidation and (2) the existence of a Schottky barrier which leads to increased contact resistance.…”
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Electrical characterization of metal oxide thin film transistors by Mak, Wei Liang

“…This leads to the finding of a new material, which are amorphous oxide semiconductors (AOS) to be the channel layer in next generation TFTs.…”
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Epistemic motives and cultural conformity : need for closure, culture, and context as determinants of conflict judgments. by Fu, Ho Ying., Lee, Sau-Lai., Morris, Micheal W., Chao, Melody., Chiu, Chi Yue., Hong, Ying Yi.

“…Three studies supported the proposal that Need for Closure (NFC) involves a wish for consensual validation that leads to cultural conformity. Individual differences in NFC interact with cultural group variables to determine East Asian versus Western differences in conflict style and procedural preferences (Study 1). information gathering in disputes (Study 2), and fairness judgment in reward allocation (Study 3). …”
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MIMO visible light communication system with enhanced performance by Han, Junyao

“…In several cases, it utilizes higher order modulation technique to increase transmission rate, but on the other hand it leads to being more susceptible to bit error. In this report, 4x4-MIMO-OFDM was implemented and performed a simulation to evaluate the performance of MIMO-OFDM with QAM technique. …”
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Developing ultrasound-responsive and drug delivery nanoparticles for acoustic implantation by Chen, Jia Yi

“…Atherosclerotic lesions that leads to stroke and acute myocardial infarction remains an issue without a perfect cure. …”
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Becoming authentic: a social conception of the self by Mortimer, S

“…On a particular, individualist conception of the self, this leads to a paradox. This paradox is resolved if one instead adopts a social conception of the self, according to which the self is partially ontologically constituted by other agents (a ‘we’, rather than an ‘I’).…”

Spherical branes and the BMN matrix quantum mechanics by Bobev, N, Bomans, P, Gautason, FF

“…This system can be analysed at large N using supersymmetric localisation and leads to explicit results for the free energy on Sd and the expectation value of supersymmetric Wilson loops. …”

Black empowerment and white mobilization: the effects of the Voting Rights Act by Bernini, A, Facchini, G, Tabellini, M, Testa, C

“…Consistent with the VRA triggering white counter-mobilization, the surge in white registrations is concentrated in counties where African Americans represent a political threat. Counter-mobilization leads to a short run increase in support for racially conservative candidates, and to a slow-down in local public spending salient to Black Americans, such as public sector employment and education.…”

The uniqueness trap by Flyvbjerg, B, Budzier, A, Christodoulou, MD, Zottoli, M

“…The problem is, the perception of uniqueness causes managers to think there’s nothing to learn from other projects, which leads them to underestimate risk, make poor decisions, and blow through budgets and schedules. …”

Design for Flexibility : A Human Systems Integration Approach / by Boy, Guy André, author 642959

“…The author, an aerospace engineering designer, has worked for 40 years in the field of human-centered design (HCD) of complex systems, discovering repeatedly that automation leads to rigidity, especially when things go wrong. …”

Numerical investigation of aeroacoustics damping performance of a Helmholtz resonator : effects of geometry, grazing and bias flow by Wu, Gang, Lu, Zhengli, Xu, Xiao, Pan, Weichen, Wu, Weiwei, Li, Jun, Ci, Juan

“…Finally, increasing the Mach number of the grazing flow leads to the noise damping effectiveness being deteriorated in general, even in the presence of a bias flow. …”
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To what extent and in what ways do communities of practice facilitate learning in the context of professional development for interpreting students and practitioners? by D'Hayer, Danielle

“…The custodian of the community is the course leader functioning as the social artist that leads and sustains the community over academic cycles of participation as an act of service. …”
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Heteroatom modified graphenes : electronic and electrochemical applications by Pumera, Martin

“…Doping graphene with electron-withdrawing or -donating heteroatoms leads to tailoring of graphene electronic and electrochemical properties. …”
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