Influences of various particle sizes of coal bottom ash as supplementary cementitious material on the pozzolanic properties by Biajawi, Mohammad I. Al, Embong, Rahimah, Kusbiantoro, Andri, Abd Aljabbar, Haneen

“…To evaluate the pozzolanic reaction of CBA based on the strength activity index (SAI), CBA was ground to same fineness as cement. Five substitution levels were used. …”
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User Profiling Based on Nonlinguistic Audio Data by Shen, Jiaxing, Cao, Jiannong, Lederman, Oren, Tang, Shaojie, Pentland, Alex

“…Massive nonlinguistic audio data brings a novel opportunity for user profiling due to the prevalence of studying spontaneous face-to-face communication. …”
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Social gating of statistical learning in infants through interpersonal neural synchrony by Teo, Kai Xin

“…Past research has provided evidence that eye-contact can influence neural activities between an infant and an adult, bringing both brains to a phase of synchronization. …”
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Adaptative grasp planning for manipulation of micro-objects by Li, Jiuyun

“…The proposed technique therefore enables the target micro-objects with both regular and irregular shapes to be grasped, and thus bringing robotic micro-manipulation closer to robotic manipulators in the physical world.…”
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Decentralized control of distributed energy resources in electric distribution grid by Zhang, Jiyue

“…The high penetration of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) in the distribution network has become an inevitable trend, bringing new challenges to the modelling, analysis and control of the grid due to DER's intermittent availability and varied operational strategies. …”
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Reflective loss and dishonest assistance by Tang, Samantha S., Koh, Alan K.

“…Quite separately from the question whether the company may recover its loss from the wrongdoer, the reflective loss principle ordinarily bars the shareholder from bringing an otherwise valid personal claim against the same wrongdoer in respect of their reflective loss. …”
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Pose Buddy: workout platform with MoveNet by Puttur Shreyas

“…Pose Buddy, a mobile application, aims to address these issues by providing a comprehensive platform that brings yoga teachings to the fingertips of its users. …”
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Connecting real world with virtual space by Choo, Wei Liang.

“…The iPad version of NTU Co-Space brings about a mobility and ease of usage that comes with a tablet. …”
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Understanding fast fashion consumption : a values perspective by Liang, Aijia

“…One major drawback to the popularity of these cheap and trendy brands is the many environmental issues that the fast fashion business model brings about. The present study thus seeks to understand the motivations underlying fashion consumption to better understand how pro-environmental consumption can be encouraged. …”
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Computer vision and sensor fusion towards better facilities management system for smart buildings by Arumugam, M Logaraj

“…Furthermore, the ever-increasing energy consumption coupled with the cost factor and the immense carbon footprint that Singapore has been facing in this modern era of demographic slowdown and economic restructuring also brings another glaring challenge to this industry. …”
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Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…In Chapter 2, I consider a question familiar from feminist debates: whether and how a cohesive political unity can make sense of the divergent experiences, interests, and needs of the social groups it brings together. I argue that acknowledging and mitigating the relations of asymmetric power that exist between solidary agents is a precondition for unity. …”

'Remaking Greater Britain': Cecil Rhodes and imperial politics, 1880-1902 by Hunt, DM

“…Rhodes is positioned as a case study for how settler states and their leaders related to Britain as the centre of imperial power and decision making and shows that Rhodes envisaged a closer constitutional arrangement for the British Empire, based on the principles of ‘Greater Britain’. This brings new emphasis to the political exchange between London and the settler states which has been explored less by the British world school in recent decades than other areas such as culture, identity and migration. …”

A comparison of soil sampling procedures used to monitor soil fertility in permanent pastures by Friesen, DK, Blair, GJ

“…The deposition of dung and urine onto grazed pasture brings about marked variation in the chemical status of soils which contributes to this variability. …”

Comment on Balsamo et al.: Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome with simultaneous hyperplastic polyposis of the gastrointestinal tract: case report and review of the literature by van de Beek, Irma, van Steensel, Maurice A. M., Houweling, Arjan C.

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Removal of noxious environmental pollutant using photocatalytic membrane reactor by Yeap, Ken Vin.

“…The technique used in this project was able to achieve uniformity on the skin layer, as the band gap remains the same which membrane coated with multiple layers. …”
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Numerical modeling of the impacts of high albedo materials on building energy savings by R.E.W.M.R.K Nisansala Ratnadiwakara

“…The impact of increasing solar reflectance from 0.4 to 0.8 for non insulated reinforced concrete is equivalent to the impact achieved by including 20~22 mm of insulation material with 0.03 W/mK thermal conductivity and it was further verified, increasing solar reflectance in both non-insulated and insulated roofs are more effective in reducing conduction heat gain compared to the double skin roof. The conduction heat gain contribution to the annual energy consumption is reduced in the range of 4 - 4.5 kWh/m2 due to the impact of increasing solar reflectance from 0.4 to 0.8 in a lower floor which has no effect from roof conduction. …”
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Molluscum contagiosum and associations with atopic eczema in children: a retrospective longitudinal study in primary care by Olsen, JR, Piguet, V, Gallacher, J, Francis, NA

“…<p><strong>Background</strong> Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a common skin condition in children. Consultation rates and current management in primary care, and how these have changed over time, are poorly described. …”

Gender differences in perceptions of psoriatic arthritis disease impact, management, and physician interactions: results from a global patient survey by Eder, L, Richette, P, Coates, LC, Azevedo, VF, Cappelleri, JC, Johnson, EP, Hoang, M, Moser, J, Kessouri, M

“…Varying perceptions of disease severity between males and females were indicated by differences in symptoms leading to a diagnosis of PsA, and in symptoms reported despite treatment; more females than males reported joint tenderness, skin patches/plaques, and enthesitis. More females than males reported a major/moderate impact of PsA on their physical activity and emotional/mental well-being. …”

Fatty acid profile and thermal behavior of fat-rich edible insect oils compared to commonly consumed animal and plant oils by Chantakun, Kasidate, Petcharat, Tanyamon, Wattanachant, Saowakon, Ab Karim, Muhammad Shahrim, Kaewthong, Pensiri

“…This study compared the physicochemical properties of edible insect oils from silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupa (SP), sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larva (PW), and bamboo caterpillar (Omphisa fuscidentalis; BC) to oils from chicken skin (CK), beef back fat (BF), pork back fat (PF), salmon belly (SB), sea bass belly (BB), coconut (C), and peanut (P). …”
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"How fancy you are to make us use your fancy tool": Coordinating Individuals' Tool Preference over Group Boundaries by Zhang, Qianqia (Queenie), Park, Soya, Muller, Michael, Karger, David R.

“…This process becomes particularly intricate in cross-boundary teams, which consist of individuals from diverse organizational backgrounds, each bringing in unique informational tools and representation modalities. …”
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