Development of mechanically robust self-cleaning coatings for large structure protection by Kumar, Divya

“…The project aims to achieve this through understanding the main factors affecting the key functionalities of abrasion and erosion resistant self-cleaning coatings. …”
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Narrative Power : The Struggle for Human Value / by Plummer, Kenneth, author 654982, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…In this provocative and original study Ken Plummer takes us on a journey to explore some of the key dimensions of this narrative power. His main focus is on what he calls narratives of suffering and how these change through transformative narrative actions across an array of media forms. …”
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Digital Transformation for Entrepreneurship / by Durst, Susanne, editor 624151, Pevkur, Aive, editor 656303, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…Therefore, the book fulfills two main objectives: 1. Entrepreneurial firms will get concrete ideas and recommendations as to how to address and/or improve their entrepreneurial activities/approaches to entrepreneurship triggered by digital transformation, and 2. …”
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Assessing translation qualities of online catchwords in Chinese by taking translators’ bilingual and cultural backgrounds as affecting factors by Ji, Xinru

“…It was also found that domestication and foreignisation were the two main and efficient strategies used to translate online catchwords in Chinese. …”
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Multi-branch sandwich piezoelectric energy harvester : mathematical modeling and validation by Li, Xiangyang, Yu, Kaiping, Upadrashta, Deepesh, Yang, Yaowen

“…The proposed harvester comprises of a main sandwich beam as substrate with a patch of piezoelectric layer bonded over it. …”
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Adder and multiplier design for computing-in-memory architecture based on ReRAM by Zheng, Buyun

“…It can reduce the time and power consumption of the process of reading data from main memory to the CPU and then storing it in main memory after completing the calculation. …”
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An investigation on correlation between linguistic features and personality traits : a case of Singapore Twitter users. by Yew, Chee Soon.

“…At the end of the assessment, three main issues were raised that might affect the reliability of the results. …”
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Crustal strain in the Marmara pull‐apart region associated with the propagation process of the North Anatolian Fault by Karakaş, Çagil, Armijo, R., Lacassin, R., Suc, J.-P., Melinte-Dobrinescu, M. C.

“…Our results provide tight constraints on the main pulse of folding associated with propagation of the tip of the NNAF: it took place in the late Miocene to earliest Pliocene (5.60 to 5.04 Ma), before deposition of undeformed Pliocene marine sediments. …”
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Characterisation of collagen type I/ type II composite scaffolds for osteochondral tissue engineering by Tamaddon, M

“…Chondroitin sulphates attached to collagen mainly by electrostatic forces, which were weakened when the collagen was made fibrillar. …”

Patient and healthcare professional perspectives on the Practical Guide to Implementing PROMs in Gender-Affirming Care (PG-PROM-GAC): analysis of open-ended responses from patients... by Kamran, R, Jackman, L, Laws, A, Stepney, M, Harrison, C, Jain, A, Rodrigues, J

“…</p> <p><strong>Intervention</strong> Participants were sent an open-ended survey to collect responses on the PG-PROM-GAC.</p> <p><strong>Main outcome(s) and measure(s)</strong> Data were thematically analysed by two independent researchers and interpreted following guidance from established methods in implementation science.…”

Electromyography signal processing based on time and time-frequency representations for prosthesis application by Mahdavi, Farzaneh Akhavan

“…The ECS based on pattern recognition has been improved by using new techniques in the EMG signal processing. Some of the main concerns of the ECS are the accuracy and complexity of the system. …”
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Performance-oriented seismic reliability analysis of structural systems by Gu, Xiaoming

“…In the second part, probabilistic models defining three main performance levels are studied for both structural and non-structural components. …”
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Maker breaker game : pairing strategy in modified tic-tac-toe board by Jonathan, Kevin

“…Furthermore, as real-game tic-tac-toe affects the pairing strategy, a modified algorithm is required to obtain a new pairing configuration. With these two main problems addressed, this thesis proposes the solution to the algorithms. …”
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Autonomous grass cutter part II by Chew, Jia He

“…In this project, the main objective is to understand the capabilities of existing products and fabricate an autonomous grass cutter which is portable, durable, and easy to maintain. …”
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Driver fatigue detection from facial features by Tee, Hui Qian

“…Given that drivers’ fatigue is one of the main causes of road accidents, it is important for drivers’ fatigue to be monitored and detected early. …”
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The hermeneutic self: Sartre and philosophical hermeneutics by Lim, Wan Ting

“…This paper will mainly focus on the major ideas of Heidegger and Gadamer and will attempt to start a conversationbetween them and early Sartrean ideas.…”
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Ultrasound backscattering from cancellous bone by Zhou, JieQun.

“…There are three theoretical models explaining the scattering phenomenon in the cancellous bone: the Faran Model, Weak Scattering Model and the Binary Mixture Model, all of them have shown success in modeling scattering from soft tissue.The main objectives of the study was to assess effectiveness of Binary Mixture Model as the theoretical scattering model from cancellous bone by a direct comparison with experimental measurements, the study explored the correlation between BUB coefficient and age-related osteoporosis.…”
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Sex-role stereotyping in Vietnamese television commercials. by Nguyen, Kien Trung.

“…A sample of one constructed week of advertisements shown on the three main television channels in Ho Chi Minh City was analyzed. …”
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Effect of negative mood on working memory in 3 to 5 year old pre-schoolers. by Revathy Pachamuthu.

“…The findings did not give support to our main hypothesis, as results showed that there was no significant difference in reaction time between negative and neutral mood manipulated group in the SOPT, but additional insights were revealed.…”
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Low power CMOS multiplier IC design by Zhang, Wanqing

“…This dissertation mainly studies the design of a 16-bit low-power multiplier. …”
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