New paths for modelling freshwater nature futures by Kramer, Lilith, Teurlincx, Sven, Rashleigh, Brenda, Janssen, Annette B. G., Janse, Jan H., Brauman, Kate A., Földesi, Csaba, van Wijk, Dianneke, de Senerpont Domis, Lisette N., Patil, Sopan D., Rashidi, Parinaz, Hamel, Perrine, Rising, James, Mooij, Wolf M., Kuiper, Jan J.

“…First, we outline how the NFF and its main value perspectives can be translated to freshwater systems and explore what desirable freshwater futures would look like from each of the above perspectives. …”
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Efficacy of Wolbachia-mediated sterility to reduce the incidence of dengue: a synthetic control study in Singapore by Lim, Jue Tao, Bansal, Somya, Chong, Chee Seng, Dickens, Borame, Ng, Youming, Deng, Lu, Lee, Caleb, Tan, Li Yun, Chain, Grace, Ma, Pei, Sim, Shuzhen, Tan, Cheong Huat, Cook, Alex R., Ng, Lee Ching

“…All intervention and control locations practised the same baseline dengue control protocol. The main outcome was weekly dengue incidence rate caused by any dengue virus serotype. …”
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Construction of complex nanostructures in solution phase by Xu, Jun

“…In this thesis, the main work explored a new methodology for preparation of complex nanostructures in solution phase. …”
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爱德华•卡宾塔在西方与中国 ：以《中间之性》为中心 = Edward Carpenter "the intermediate sex" and its influence in Europe and China by 杨凯莉 Yong, Kai Li

“…This thesis consists of five main chapters. The first chapter further discusses the value of this research and the significance of this topic. …”
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Light management in nanostructures for solar cell application by Du, Qingguo

“…Solar cells have received great interest and tremendous efforts have been devoted in the last few decades. However, the main problem of the conventional solar cell is that the cost is too high to achieve relatively high efficiency. …”
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Asymmetric synthesis of N-benzyl-5-methylhydroxy-piperidone and modular synthesis of C1-substituent tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQ) and C2-symmetric bisisoquinolines (C2-BIQ) and th... by Khong, Duc Thinh

“…The core objective of this thesis is to develop effective strategies for the asymmetric synthesis of N-benzyl-5-methoxypiperidone, a common building block embedded in many biologically active compounds such as cytisine, vareniciline, paroxetine, tacamonine, and deplaincheine. Two main approaches were investigated: (1) chiral auxiliary, and (2) asymmetric catalysis. …”
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The development and application of fish scale waste for tissue engineering applications : waste-to-resource conversion of resource resilient materials by Wang, Jun Kit

“…However, the current principle source of collagen is mainly from mammalian animals, which may contain some risk of zoonotic disease transmission and which may have restricted used for some religious and ethnic communities. …”
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Pulsed fiber laser at 1 μm wavelength region by Liu, Meng

“…The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of ~ 67% for the main amplifier and the 4σ beam quality (M2) of 1.7 is obtained. …”
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Design and investigation of block copolymers for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices by Liu, Chengyin

“…By introducing the allyl functional groups, the polymer can further react with other materials where the functional groups can then be easily changed to other functional groups. The main achievement of this thesis is that we first apply chromium complexed SWNTs in polyimide composite films and get a reinforcement in the mechanical properties, especially in modulus. …”
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Evaluating the rediscovery process as a treatment programme for a range of substance use disorders by Parker, Phil

“…Third, a thematic analysis evaluation of participants’ experience of the TRP identified two main themes (1) control and (2) flourishing. These themes reflected the value participants found in applying the approach to controlling substance use, emotional regulation, personal growth, empowerment and their sense of self. …”
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Cardiac-sympathetic dysfunction in hypertension by Bardsley, E

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter Seven</b> provided a concluding discussion and summarised the main observations in this thesis with a focus on wider physiological context. …”

Synthesis of heavy cyanide analogs for the design of novel Prussian blue analogs by Yang, E

“…The synthesis of cyaphide-containing main group and transition metal complexes by cyaphide transfer is detailed. …”

A type of novel energy harvesting device by Deng, J

“…Dozens of different types of vibration energy scavenging devices have been developed, which are mainly consisted of mechanical systems coupled with transduction mechanisms. …”

Investigating S-acylation in the metabolic dysfunction of the T2D heart by Dennis, KMJH

“…Emerging work indicates that the main fatty acid (FA) transport protein, CD36, is enhanced on the sarcolemma in T2D, driving an increase in FA uptake. …”

Heterogeneity within colorectal cancer cell lines and epigenetic regulation of CD24 by Ibn Ayub, M

“…Further subcloning and sequencing revealed that changes in the methylation of only two out of the seven CpG positions might be the main contributor to the CD24 expression differences. …”

Molecular detection, risk factor and public awareness of avian bornavirus from captive and non-captive birds in Peninsular Malaysia by Mohd Lutpi, Syamsiah

“…In Malaysia, there was no study of ABV reported in captive as well as wild birds. Therefore, three main objectives of this study were: 1) To determine the molecular prevalence of avian bornavirus in captive and wild birds in Peninsular Malaysia by nucleic acid detection through reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay by targeting the M gene; 2) To determine the risk factors associated with ABV infection among captive and non-captive birds that was molecularly detected positive and 3) To assess the level of public awareness on ABV and its associated diseases via a set of knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP) questionnaires.. …”
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Neuroprotective effect of tocotrienol-rich fraction and a-tocopherol of vitamin E against glutamate toxicity in neuronal cells and astrocytes by Selvaraju, Thilaga Rati

“…TRF has been shown to possess potent antioxidant, antiinflammatory,anti-cancer, neuroprotective, and cholesterol-lowering activities. Glutamate is the main excitatory amino acid neurotransmitter in mammalian central nervous systems; it can be excitotoxic and has been suggested to play a key role in neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Selected Problems of Solid Mechanics and Solving Methods / by Altenbach, Holm, 1956-, editor 444293, Bogdanov, Viacheslav, editor 656036, Grigorenko, Alexander Ya, editor 656037, Kushnir, Roman M., editor 656038, Nazarenko, Vladimir M., editor 656039, Eremeyev, Victor A., editor 531300

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Storage and eruption of silicic magma across the transition from dominantly effusive to caldera-forming states at an arc volcano (Santorini, Greece) by Druitt, Timothy H., Fabbro, Gareth N., Costa, Fidel

“…Sequences of smaller eruptions preceding the main explosive eruptions can provide insight into the conditions of the plumbing system that lead to caldera-forming events, which is important for interpreting monitoring data. …”
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Optimization and scheduling for a large-scale urban transportation system involving human factors by Zhang, Yi

“…Especially for Singapore, a densely-populated small city-country with a 648 km^2 main island and a total population of 5.6 million. …”
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