Investigation of nano-copper for electronic packaging application : solder metallization and die attach by Luo, Kaiming

“…By comparing experiment result with kinetics model, we conclude that the IMC growth in Cu/Sn-3.5Ag is controlled by diffusion through fast diffusion channel such as the IMC grooves while NC/Sn-3.5Ag reaction is mainly controlled by diffusion through the existing IMC layers. …”
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Bis(imino)phenyl group 13 - 14 complexes by Seow, Celestine Su Yi

“…This thesis mainly describes the synthesis and reactivity of group 13 and group 14 complexes stabilized by bis(imino)phenyl ligands. …”
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Reverse mathematics in lattice theory by Ru, Junren

“…This thesis is devoted to the study of reverse mathematics in lattice theory, where several theorems and existence of objects of countable lattices are established from a reverse mathematics point of view. We will mainly focus on the following three subsystems: RCA0, WKL0 and ACA0. …”
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“文章四友”新论：以李峤、崔融之应用文书写为探讨中心 = New perspectives on “Wenzhang siyou” : focus on Li Qiao and Cui Rong’s practical prose by 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…The paper further talks about “wenzhang”文章in “Wenzhang siyou” that includes poetry and prose, mainly indicates the latter. And the ranking of “Wenzhang siyou” is consistent with the achievements of the four writers.…”
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Edible Bird's Nest treatment effects on subchondral bone and articular cartilage changes and synovial fluid proteome profiles in an osteoarthritis rabbit model by Syed Sulaiman, Sharifah Zakiah

“…Currently, the goals for OA treatment mainly focus to alleviate disease signs and symptoms. …”
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Antidiabetic activity of Curculigo latifolia extracts in vitro and in vivo studies by Ishak, Nur Akmal

“…In the present study, antidiabetic properties of C. latifolia in cell lines (in vitro) and in diabetic-induced rats were determined. …”
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Adversarial robustness of deep reinforcement learning by Qu, Xinghua

“…Moreover, existing adversarial defense approaches are largely built on the adversarial training, an adversary dependent defense that is deemed to be less realistic in the wild. …”
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汉唐女性复仇叙事研究 = A study on female revenge narratives from the Han to Tang dynasties by 戴倩倩 Dai, Qianqian

“…These narratives emphasize the oppression women experienced under patriarchy and the constraints on their power. Existing literature mainly focuses on later literary studies, but it is equally important that we should revisit to the origins. …”
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中国东北人移民新加坡后的语言变化及其社会意义 = Study of the language changes of Chinese Northeastern immigrants as a socio-linguistic Indicator in Singapore by 李思 Li, Si

“…The linguistic studies of Chinese immigrants in Singapore are mainly focuses on Malaysia, Fujian and Guangdong, as more Chinese from northern China immigrate to Singapore in recent years, the Chinese community in Singapore become more diverse. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…We give these where they occur: in due course, we intend to expand the entries for the opening formula to give the opening lines, even when a version of the classic formula does not occur. …”

Design of digital-intensive time-mode data converters based on delay correction utilising a time-to-digital converter by Kong, Junjie

“…In such approaches, analogue information is represented by time delay through a voltage-to-time converter (VTC) and processed by a time-to-digital converter (TDC) which is largely digital and can exploit the digital advantages of newer technologies. …”
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Global, regional, and national incidence and mortality burden of non-COVID-19 lower respiratory infections and aetiologies, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden... by Bender, RG, Sirota, SB, Swetschinski, LR, Berkley, JA, Eyre, DW, McManigal, B, Pollard, AJ, Roberts, T, Runghien, T, Sartorius, B

“…From 2019 to 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic and implementation of associated non-pharmaceutical interventions, we estimated a 16·0% (13·1–18·6) decline in the global all-age non-COVID-19 LRI mortality rate, largely accounted for by a 71·8% (63·8–78·9) decline in the number of influenza deaths and a 66·7% (56·6–75·3) decline in the number of RSV deaths. …”

In-situ infrared spectroscopy studies of surface reactions over irradiated photocatalysts by Gong, Dangguo

“…Commercial material, Degussa P25 TiO2, was used mainly for system verification and fundamental studies on the state of material under bandgap excitation, especially ATR-FTIR, and as a benchmark (in pristine and metalized form) for novel visible-sensitized photocatalysts prepared in this thesis. …”
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