Re-evaluation of shear strength design code provisions of RC beams with shear reinforcements by Yu, Bo, Sang, Bujiu, Tao, Xiaolei, Li, Bing

“…Meanwhile, the influences of material strength of steel reinforcements and concrete on confidence level of three typical shear strength design code provisions were also investigated. …”
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Fibre-assisted expansive mortar for high-efficiency rock fracturing by Lee, Elton Zi Zong

“…Through the results, it can be determined if the radial expansion of the SCDA was improved through the addition of steel fibres. If so, fibre-assisted expansive mortar could be a key to high-efficiency rock fracturing.…”
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Small molecule motion within and through organic nanomaterials: an anthology by Kaser, Sam

“…This thesis chronicles three distinct projects united by the common theme of small molecule motion in organic materials. Chapter 1 provides a holistic introduction to key background for the main body chapters, Chapters 2-4. …”
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Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Well-off Marianne blossoms at university, becoming pretty and popular, while Connell struggles for the first time in his life to fit in properly with his peers. The two weave in and out of each other's lives during their university years, developing an intense bond that exposes their traumas and insecurities.…”
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The Inspiration Design Toolkit: A Human-Centered Design Tool for a System Engineering Course by Lee, Sheng-Hung, Yang, Maria C, Carramolino, Beatriz, Rudnik, John

“…The aim of the IDT is to improve the participants’ learning experience and course engagement, increase opportunities for them to interact with their peers and teaching team, enable them to practice and reinforce the concepts through the creation of their own IDT cards, and share the cards in the discussion to increase learners’ engagement with course material and peers. …”
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Machine learning for industrial IOT by Yeow, Brandon Wei Liang

“…This paper concludes by proposing an algorithm for peer-to-peer Federated Learning where clients search for peers up to the 𝑘th degree and perform the best actions with 𝑛 peers under bandwidth constraints. …”
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Best practices and factors to enhance transfer of training in Oman by Al Ghafri, Ahmed Mohammed Issa

“…The list includes training designers, trainers, supervisor, managers, peers, top management, and customers or clients of the organizations. …”
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Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…Steel plate girders have been employed as structural bridge parts since the 19th century. …”
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Weakly nonlinear water waves over varying topography by Xiao, Rong

“…This thesis consists of 2 sections, part A chapters 1-6 and part B chapters 6-7 with references and appendices. …”
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Attentional control of goal directed behaviour by King, R

“…Chapter 3 takes a subset of patients from the previous chapter and uses a voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping approach to examine damage associated with impaired attentional control. …”

Facial expression quantification and analysis by Ramya Sridharan

“…This dissertation mentions some of the latest techniques available in the above field and proposes two design techniques that exceed the performance of their peers in both technical aspects and applications.…”
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Investigation and studies on the design of reinforced concrete composite structures by Chiew, Sing Ping.

“…Part B of the report details the development of a damage model of 3-D interface element which can be incorporated into an existing finite element code to model the interface bond behavior between the concrete and steel surfaces which exists in all concrete-steel composite elements.…”
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SECRETS of CLOSING the SALE / by Ziglar, Zig, 1926-2012 author 456132, Harrington, Kevin, author 199765

“…This new edition includes fresh opening and closing chapters as well as tips and examples throughout that illustrate the relevance of these truths in the marketplace today. …”

A sketch grammar of Chang. by Chor, Wan Ting.

“…In the phonology chapter, Chang has 17 consonant phonemes and 7 vowel phonemes. …”
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Developing of innovative and cool mobile applications on the Googles Android powered devices 5 by Arun Mohan

“…Sports Info is tailored to meet the expectations of smart phone users who regularly checks sports updates like match schedules, score card and important sports news.…”
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Biovalorisation of brewer's spent grain (BSG) and sensory evaluation of BSG bread by Goh, Luo Lin

“…Brewer’s spent grain (BSG) is the largest by-product of beer production, generating over an approximate 38 billion kg annually. …”
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The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…Research has shown that pupils who have been permanently excluded are at a greater risk of negative life outcomes when compared with their non-excluded peers. However, the idea that disadvantaged groups are disproportionately represented amongst those excluded has not previously been tested in prior work. …”
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Identifying novel neuromodulator targets of human cognition by Colwell, MJ

“…<strong>Chapter 6</strong>, the final chapter, unifies the research findings reported within this thesis, placing them in a broader literature context, with suggestions for potential directions of travel for future research. …”

Divine assemblies in early Greek and Mesopotamian narrative poetry by Ballesteros Petrella, B

“…The comparative approaches in Part 3 are developed in two chapters (9-10). Chapter 9 offers a detailed comparison of this typical scene's poetic morphology and compositional purpose. …”

The junior officers of the Roman army, 91BC - AD14 by Wrobel, T

“…There follow three chapters of diachronic analysis, each analysing the number of officer positions available, the roles and functions of the junior officers, and the status of the junior officer positions in the periods 91 – 50BC, 49 – 31BC, and 30BC – AD14, and finally three thematic chapters examining professionalism and other motivations for service, the perception of service as a junior officer, and the role of the municipal elite within the junior officer corps. …”