Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…For example, since mechanical properties of NiTi SMAs are close to those of cortical bones, NiTi SMA based implants such as joint replacements, bone plates, and spine fracture fixations were developed. However, complex wear modes on the surface may cause undesired reactions from neighboring tissues, leading to a serious inflammation of the human body. …”
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A study of evaluative resources in communication between related parties of the Enron fraud. by Lim, Jia Jia., Yap, Zhen Yin., You, Lynette Yiwen.

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Embedded implementation of model predictive control by Wu, Xuepei.

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Hardware implementation of optimum channel codes by Sunish Bharathan.

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Process and mechanism of ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics by Li, Xiangchao

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Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging by Du, Wenya, Zhang, Lin, Suh, Emma, Lin, Dabin, Marcus, Colin, Ozkan, Lara, Ahuja, Avani, Fernandez, Sara, Shuvo, Ikra Iftekhar, Sadat, David, Liu, Weiguo, Li, Fei, Chandrakasan, Anantha P., Ozmen, Tolga, Dagdeviren, Canan

“…The in vitro studies and clinical trials reveal that the array using a piezoelectric crystal [Yb/Bi-Pb(In <jats:sub>1</jats:sub> <jats:sub>/2</jats:sub> Nb <jats:sub>1/2</jats:sub> )O <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> -Pb(Mg <jats:sub>1/</jats:sub> <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> Nb <jats:sub>2/3</jats:sub> )O <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> -PbTiO <jats:sub>3</jats:sub> ] (Yb/Bi-PIN-PMN-PT) exhibits a sufficient contrast resolution (~3 dB) and axial/lateral resolutions of 0.25/1.0 mm at 30 mm depth, allowing the observation of small cysts (~0.3 cm) in the breast. …”
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Design of differential microstrip ring antenna by Cheong, Kai Xiang

“…The design of the differential microstrip ring antenna is based off the single-ended version. Hence, the study of single-ended microstrip ring antenna was necessary. …”
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Case study on maritime trust : Pacific Shipping Trust versus Rickmers Maritime Trust. by Lim, Sheng Qiang., Nguyen, Huong Tra., Zhuang, Minghui.

“…Our main focus being to provide a perspective on two particular shipping trusts in Singapore: Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) and Pacific Shipping Trust (PST), especially in their way of financing their assets i.e.shipping vessels. The second part of this case would then go further into the asset finance and the differences in strategy between the two shipping trusts that may contribute to the differences in their respective performances. …”
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An evaluation on the local government expenditure in China : productivity, efficiency and optimality by Liao, Zhaopeng, Chen, Lin, Tong, Yiling

“…This paper evaluates the effectiveness of government expenditure in China from 1995 to 2013 in three aspects: productivity, efficiency and optimality, using data extracted from official sources such as China Statistical Yearbook, Finance Yearbook of China. In light of past work, we revise and generalize Barro’s model and apply it in the context of China. …”
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Business elites and the political economy of philanthropy in West and Central Africa by Cohen, C, Bat, J-P

“…A third type of practices composed of venture philanthropy, seed funding and incubators claims to ‘Africanise’ capital flows. It positions finance professionals as intermediaries between the offshore world and the new leaders they support. …”

Policy reform to deliver safely managed drinking water services for schools in rural Bangladesh by Fischer, A, Hope, R, Thomson, P, Hoque, S, Alam, M, Charles, K, Achi, N, Nowicki, S, Hakim, S, Islam, M, Salehin, M, Bradley, D, Ibrahim, M, Chowdhury, M

“…The SafePani model aims to provide safe drinking water services for all in rural Bangladesh through reforms in three areas – institutional design, information systems and sustainable finance. Institutional reform can aim to clarify roles and responsibilities allocated from national to local levels.…”

Innovation's influence on working capital management and profitability: a Chinese high-tech manufacturing perspective by Zhou, Siyu, Amin Noordin, Bany Ariffin, Tunde, Matemilola Bolaji

A Framework of Business Process Re-engineering Factors and Organizational Performance of Nigerian Banks by Ringim, Kabiru Jinjiri, Razalli, Mohd Rizal, Hasnan, Norlena

“…A survey method was used to administer 560 questionnaires to Nigerian banks (Commercial, Microfinance and Primary mortgage finance). Data screening and cleaning was conducted to enable satisfy the assumptions of multivariate analysis. …”
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CoCalc : converting OpenOffice.org Calc into a real-time collaborative spreadsheet application by Meetanshru Wadhwa.

“…Over the years, people have increasingly wanted to use existing single-user interactive computer applications for real-time collaboration. …”
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Crystallographic Correlations with Anisotropic Oxide Ion Conduction in Aluminum-Doped Neodymium Silicate Apatite Electrolytes by An, Tao, Baikie, Tom, Wei, Fengxia, Pramana, Stevin S., Schreyer, Martin K., Piltz, Ross O., Shin, J. Felix, Wei, Jun, Slater, Peter R., White, Timothy John

“…An interesting aspect from the impedance studies was the identification of a second semicircle with capacitance similar to that of a grain boundary component, despite the fact that polarized optical microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction showed that the single crystals consisted of a single grain. This semicircle disappeared after long-term (up to 3 months) annealing of the single crystals at 950 °C, also leading to a reduction in the bulk conductivity. …”
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Interferometric scattering microscopy by Young, G, Kukura, P

“…The ability to, at least in principle, maintain high imaging contrast independent of the exposure time or the scattering cross section of the object allows for unique applications in single-particle tracking, label-free imaging of nanoscopic (dis)assembly, and quantitative single-molecule characterization. …”

Empowering the next smartphone generation by Hiew, Eva Sook Yee

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Forster’s moral vision : an examination of the religious imagery in Edward Morgan Forster’s fiction. by Leong, Keith Yan-Hao.

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Music through multimedia by Vu, Quang Vinh

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Tracing RNA biography: in situ transcriptome profiling by novel spatial omics technologies by Ren, Jingyi (Rena)

“…Utilizing these methods, we were able to holistically profile spatial, temporal and single-molecule information of RNA at the transcriptomic and translational levels in single cells. …”
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