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. …”

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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Investigating viral glycosylation pathways for drug and vaccine development by Brun, J

“…Compounds of a global anti-COVID-19 effort called the “Moonshot project” targeting the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 were also screened and promising compounds were progressed further to produce a specific direct-acting SARS-CoV-2 antiviral compound. …”

Towards A Robust Integrated Urban Mobility System: Public Transit and Ride-Sharing Systems by Guo, Xiaotong

“…A nominal (non-robust) optimization model for the transit frequency setting problem (TFSP) under a single transit line setting is first proposed. The model is then extended to the RO-based formulation to incorporate demand uncertainty. …”
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Blood-stage malaria vaccine candidate RH5.1/Matrix-M in healthy Tanzanian adults and children; an open-label, non-randomised, first-in-human, single-centre, phase 1b trial by Silk, SE, Kalinga, WF, Salkeld, J, Mtaka, IM, Ahmed, S, Milando, F, Diouf, A, Bundi, CK, Balige, N, Hassan, O, Mkindi, CG, Rwezaula, S, Athumani, T, Mswata, S, Lilolime, NS, Simon, B, Msami, H, Mohamed, M, David, DM, Mohammed, L, Nyaulingo, G, Mwalimu, B, Juma, O, Mwamlima, TG, Sasamalo, IA, Mkumbange, RP, Kamage, JJ, Barrett, JR, King, LDW, Hou, MM, Pulido, D, Carnrot, C, Lawrie, AM, Cowan, RE, Nugent, FL, Roberts, R, Cho, J-S, Long, CA, Nielsen, CM, Miura, K, Draper, SJ, Olotu, AI, Minassian, AM

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> A blood-stage Plasmodium falciparum malaria vaccine would provide a second line of defence to complement partially effective or waning immunity conferred by the approved pre-erythrocytic vaccines. …”

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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Mechanism design for internet of things services market by Jiao, Yutao

“…In summary, this thesis mainly focuses on designing the trading mechanisms for IoT services, which is critical for efficient resource usage and the development of future green IoT ecosystem. …”
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Magic v.3 : an integrated software package for systematic structure-based coarse-graining by Mirzoev, Alexander, Nordenskiöld, Lars, Lyubartsev, Alexander

“…Additional comments: The MagiC main module can be also used for conventional Monte Carlo simulations of molecular systems described by tabulated pairwise potentials in the canonical ensemble.…”
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Inter-relationship between ageing, body mass index, diabetes, systemic blood pressure and intraocular pressure in Asians : 6-year longitudinal study by Chua, Jacqueline, Chee, Miao Li, Chin, Calvin Woon Loong, Tham, Yih Chung, Tan, Nicholas, Lim, Sing Hui, Aung, Tin, Cheng, Ching-Yu, Wong, Tien Yin, Schmetterer, Leopold

“…Blood pressure (BP) was measured with an automatic BP monitor and IOP were obtained by Goldmann applanation tonometry. Main outcome was change in IOP, defined as the difference between the 6-year IOP and the baseline IOP. …”
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Brewers’ spent grains as potential novel functional food ingredients for food security by Tan, Yong Xing

“…Strategies to enhance food security can be categorized into three main areas, urban farming, processing technology and alternative food sources. …”
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Essays on merchant-generated contents and merchant-to-merchant spillovers in e-commerce platform by Zhang, Xueli

“…I derive the retailer’s optimal strategies as a function of the real product quality, the consumer’s disutility factor for the product mismatch, and the disutility factor for the exaggeration. The main results show that the optimal price and displayed quality are negatively related to the exaggeration disutility factor but will not be affected by the mismatch disutility factor under certain conditions. …”
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Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…To address this problem, this study focuses on two main part on investigation of membrane fouling: Characterization and Modelling. …”
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Coacervates derived from mussel foot proteins by Guo, Qi

“…Observed from the phase diagrams, CD spectra and MD simulations, Dopa involved hydrogen bonds formed with a triangle configuration dominate within the LLPS process, followed by the side chain-main chain hydrogen bonds among Dopa residues and Gly residues. …”
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Multi-scale and multiphase modeling of abrasive flow machining process with experimental validation by Mohamed Adel Abdelhakem Amen

“…Different from the common thought, the study proves that MR mechanism mainly comes from drag and impulse forces activated when the particle is blocked by surface asperity/protrusion…”
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