Crack initiation and propagation in molded gypsum specimens with pre-cracked single flaws by Chong, Wanling.

“…Failure of the specimens was generally characterized by a widening of the failure crack aperture which split the specimen into numerous blocks. …”
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Imagined contact theory : a study of the relationship between the use of weibo and perceived discrimination amongst chinese immigrants in Singapore. by Chia, Alvin Zhao Yuan., Tan, Sie Mun., Tan, Lisa Xin Qi., Woo, Zhen Wei.

“…The locals feel that the Chinese have values and norms alien to them. For instance, they are perceived to be loud, uncouth and socially aggressive by locals. …”
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Development and design optimisation of digital intensity measurement system for shot peening by Tarani, Dinesh Kumar

“…The current technique employed for determining shot peening intensities and validating process parameters in production relies on the utilization of Almen strips and saturation curves. Almen strips have been utilised in shot peening for several decades. …”
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Solder joint testing and failure analysis by Kang, Eng Tat.

“…Comparing all 3 strain rates, for solder bonded joint specimens without pre-crack, it was found that work hardening effect is present in between loading angles of 0o to 45o. …”
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The modern comfort object by Goh, Sherri Sze Yin

“…Similar interest and understanding has been expressed through the works of Enku and his providence of crudely carved wooden dolls as a source of comfort to people suffering loss, which draws parallels between the tactility of natural material and healing of the distressed mind. …”
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The local welfare safety-net: fit for purpose? by Cole Norton, F

“…This thesis is an interrogation of these LWA schemes: a localised, discretionary fund devolved to upper-tier local authorities across England and devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales to relieve exceptional expenses for food or household items. …”

Prepayment meters strongly associated with multiple types of deprivation and emergency respiratory hospital admissions: an observational, cross-sectional study by Ding, X, Akimova, ET, Zhao, B, Dederichs, K, Mills, MC

“…This led to forced installation for those over age 85 being banned in April 2023 and a ‘prepayment premium’ scrapped in July 2023. …”

A review on substitution of natural sand with granite fines in sustainable concrete by Li, Ziyang, Lao, Junying, Wang, Lijie, Lim, Namyo Salim, Tan, Kang Hai, Qian, Shunzhi

“…Comprehensive reviews of GF concrete on the fresh property (e.g., slump, bleeding), hardened property (e.g., compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength) as well as the durability (e.g., water permeability, water absorption, resistance to sulfate attack, and acid attack, carbonation, and chloride permeability) are presented. …”
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Dress, Feminism, and British New Woman Novels by Allen-Johnstone, C

“…</em> (1926, posthumously), Sarah Grand's <em>Ideala: A Study from Life</em> (1881) and <em>The Heavenly Twins</em> (1893), and Grant Allen's <em>The Woman Who Did</em> (1895) and <em>The Type-Writer Girl</em> (1897). …”

Enhancing tensile and fatigue properties of additively manufactured alloys by post-processing heat treatment by Radhakrishnan, Jayaraj

“…Furthermore, in alloys strengthened by precipitation hardening (PH), post processing heat treatments which can severely change the as-built microstructure, are required before being utilized in the intended application. …”
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The human right to health & its intersection with multiculturalism by Muyskens, Kathryn Lynn

“…In my thesis, I take the view that health is a universal good, but also a culturally laden concept, and thus there is a need to articulate how political bodies can respect the human right to health without perpetuating ethnocentric bias. …”
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Knot optimization for biharmonic B-splines on manifold triangle meshes by Hou, Fei, He, Ying, Qin, Hong, Hao, Aimin

“…Biharmonic B-splines, proposed by Feng and Warren, are an elegant generalization of univariate B-splines to planar and curved domains with fully irregular knot configuration. …”
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Curiosity Opens Relationships of the World and with Others: Narratives from Doing Teaching and Learning Through Curiosity by Cavicchi, Elizabeth

“…The natural world, opened by curiosity, embodies ever-emerging relationships that accommodate concurrent widening and deepening of learners’ involvement and realizations. …”
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Assessment of redistribution policies in Singapore by Ang, Xin Rui, Cham, Zhi An, Peh, Earl Hao Kien

“…Taken together, our study finds that the GST hike to 9% will widen the income gap. GSTV and ComCare payouts can more than offset the increased inequality, with the latter policy being more effective. …”
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Spatio-temporal variations and El Niño modulation of meteorological droughts in Malaysia by Zakaria, Nurul Ain Basirah, Tangang, Fredolin, Salimun, Ester, Amirudin, Abdul Azim, Xiang, Chung Jing, Juneng, Liew, Tan, Mou Leong, Zulkafli, Zed, Marzuki, Marzuki, Santisirisomboon, Jerasorn, Akhir, Mohd Fadzil, Abdullah, Muhamammad Firdaus Ammar, Jamaluddin, Ahmad Fairudz, Mohd, Mohd Syazwan Faisal

“…Drought characteristics exhibit a strong seasonality linked to changes in the Walker circulation and the strengthening and weakening of anticyclonic circulations associated with Rossby waves induced by heating in the Pacific Ocean. …”

Approximating conditions within a multistage axial compressor and assessing the possibility of hot surface ignition on the heated surfaces by Koh, Alan Fu Hai

“…The temperature difference to overcome for ignition will widen. The probability that an ignition scenario develops into a hot surface ignition is considered very low.…”
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The Cognitive Underpinnings of Legal Complexity by Martínez, Eric

“…Corpus analyses reveal that legal contracts are laden with psycholinguistically complex structures at a strikingly higher rate than nine baseline genres of English. …”
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The effects and costs of an anti-bullying program (KiVa) in UK primary schools: a multicenter cluster randomized controlled trial by Badger, JR, Bowes, L, Babu, M, Broome, M, Cannings-John, R, Clarkson, S, Coulman, E, Tudor Edwards, R, Ford, T, Hastings, RP, Hayes, R, Lugg-Widger, F, Owen-Jones, E, Patterson, P, Segrott, J, Sydenham, M, Townson, J, Watkins, RC, Whiteley, H, Williams, ME, Stand Together Team, Hutchings, J

“…Intervention costs were funded by the Rayne Foundation, GwE North Wales Regional School Improvement Service, Children's Services, Devon County Council and HSBC Global Services (UK) Ltd.…”

Systematic review and meta-analysis of isolated posterior fossa malformations on prenatal ultrasound imaging (part 1): nomenclature, diagnostic accuracy and associated anomalies by D'Antonio, F, Khalil, A, Garel, C, Pilu, G, Rizzo, G, Lerman-Sagie, T, Bhide, A, Thilaganathan, B, Manzoli, L, Papageorghiou, AT

“…The posterior fossa anomalies analyzed were Dandy–Walker malformation (DWM), mega cisterna magna (MCM), Blake's pouch cyst (BPC) and vermian hypoplasia (VH). …”

Black hole binary formation and mergers in supermassive black hole discs by Rowan, C

“…The majority of these captured binaries are then subsequently hardened by the surrounding gas. The eccentricity evolution depends strongly on the orbital rotation, where prograde binaries are governed by gravitational torques form their circumbinary mini-disc, with eccentricities being damped, while for retrograde binaries the eccentricities are excited to $\gtrsim$ 0.9 by accretion torques. …”