The golden bull : is it coming? (current prospects of gold trading) by Lim, Wee Beng, Lim, Daniel Chih Ming, Leong, Kum Hoe

“…Unlike most other investments, gold hoarding not only does not reap annual returns in the form of dividends or interests (with the exception of gold shares and the like), it instead entails the incurrence of an annual maintenance fee for storage, insurance and other expenses. …”
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“Our supreme objective” : Nehru, a suitable boy, and the moderation of feeling by Scott, Bede

“…I then trace the process by which Nehru’s “meandering pleas for mutual tolerance” eventually find their way into the very structure of A Suitable Boy, directly influencing its formal qualities and creating a general discursive “climate” of order and stability. …”
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Without passage by Chee, En Cui

“…Through the processes of solving puzzles, we reach syntactic epiphany from uncertainty. Like most games, there is a definitive way to the end. …”
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Next generation touch interface by Teh, Zhi Wei.

“…With the proliferation of touch-enabled devices in the form of mobile devices, like smart phones and tablets, and personal computers, there is increasingly more research in touch screen technology. …”
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Study of advanced in-space propulsion technologies by Tan, De Jun

“…The main obstacle in achieving fast transit between earth and deep space destinations is not the launch, but travelling through space itself. As much as we like to explore our universe to find other habitable planets and learn more about it in general, the lack of reliable advanced in-space propulsion technologies which can provide the necessary velocities makes it difficult to achieve. …”
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Analysis and systematic verifications of a low-IF RF receiver targeting GNSS applications by Pramoda, Damle

“…Positioning methods built on the basis of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) like GPS, GLONASS, Beidou and Galileo system find popular applications in tracking systems, automobile and air navigation, surveying, mapping and geographic information systems, archaeology, and pedestrian navigation systems (PNSs). …”
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Writing news features by Masterton, Murray.

“…It shouldn't be a surprise to find that most reporters like most to report. They thrive on the pressure of gathering and writing the elements of a report to a tight deadline. …”
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The Role of Institutional Trust and Political Accountability in Pakistan: An Empirical Study by Sadiq, Saiqa, Mohd. Zain, Zawiyah, Ajis, Mohd Na'eim

“…However, data is thematically analyzed, that is expedient technique for multiethnic country like Pakistan. Therefore, it is find out that weak political accountability and lower government performance have robust trust eroding effects in Pakistan.Thus the overall results are categorical about people lacking trust over political accountability institutions…”
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THE 17 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A TEAM PLAYER : Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants / by Maxwell, John C., 1947-, author 272745

“…If you want to have a better team, you have to develop better players. Great team players, like great teams, are formed from the inside out. …”

A study on business development strategies and tactics in the shipping industry to improve customer satisfaction (port sector) by Lau, Benedict Yew Fei

“…Secondly, the use of technology like IoT and Big data analytics are termed as advanced technology that complements existing port operations. …”
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Invisibility Dips of Near-Field Energy Transport in a Spoof Plasmonic Metadimer by Gao, Fei, Gao, Zhen, Luo, Yu, Zhang, Baile

“…Invisibility dips, i.e., minima in scattering spectrum associated with asymmetric Fano-like line-shapes, have been predicted with transformation optics in studying strong coupling between two plasmonic nanoparticles. …”
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The anatomy of Westlothiana lizziae and a novel phylogenetic analysis of early amniotes by Igielman, B

“…I show that <em>Westlothiana</em> possesses a mosaic of primitive and derived traits, including a plesiomorphic, extensive palatal dentition, an amniote-like temporal region and a microsaur-like circumorbital series.…”

The cognitive and neural basis of complex decision-making in the primate brain by Ramadan, Mahdi F.

“…In chapter two, I train two monkeys on the task and find that monkeys also adopt a hierarchical and revision strategy to solve the task, like humans. …”
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Spontaneous emission of a quantum emitter near a Chern insulator : interplay of time-reversal symmetry breaking and Van Hove singularity by Lu, Bing-Sui, Arifa, Kathee Zathul, Hong, Xing Ru

“…By considering configurations in which the dipole is circularly polarized or parallel with the surface of the Chern insulator, we find that the surface correction to the transition rate can exhibit a novel decay with sine-integral-like oscillations.…”
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A novel bearingless interior permanent magnet slice motor for pump* by Kant, Krishan, Weinreb, Benjamin S., Hegy, Michael, Gartner, Mark, Trumper, David L.

“…Since the cogging torque is a result of the motor geometry, finite element (FE) simulation is used to simulate various rotor geometries to find the desired rotor configuration. FE simulations are also used to obtain other parameters like force and torque constant, and magnetic stiffness for designing control. …”
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Optimization under ecological realism reproduces signatures of human speech perception by Magaro, Annika K.

“…In particular, optimizing models for ecologically realistic training datasets has helped to yield more human-like model results. In the field of speech recognition, models trained under realistic conditions with simulated cochlear input reproduce some characteristics of human speech recognition. …”
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Development of an intelligent solar energy system for off-grid application by Ng, Cindy Shi Hui.

“…The second parts followed by studying the photovoltaic (PV) module to find its characteristics and maximum power point (MPP) under various solar radiations. …”
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Assembling a desktop robotic arm based hydrogel extrusion system by Khadijah Mohamed Hussain

“…This high levels of precision in nano- and microfabrications can only be replicated by machines, in this case, a robotic arm which has the flexibility in movements like a human arm, an unmatched capability of a human. …”
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Amphibious ethics and speculative immersions: laboratory aquariums as a site for developing a more inclusive animal geography by Greenhough, B, Roe, E, Message, R

“…Firstly, despite significant bodily differences, humans find ways to empathise with fishes. Secondly, whilst observations of bodies and behaviours predominate in laboratory mammal welfare assessments, when working with fishes water quality serves as an important proxy for species health. …”

Promoting Sustainable Management Through Technological Innovation / by Sahdev, Supriya Lamba, 1984-, editor 656388, Krishnan, Chitra, 1983-, editor 656389, Hassan, Ahdi, 1991-, editor 654727, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…The world is currently grappling with unprecedented environmental and social challenges that jeopardize our ability to achieve a sustainable future for all. Issues like climate change, resource depletion, and social inequality require urgent and effective action. …”
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