Channelized coinShuffle++ : practical unlinkability in the ethereum blockchain by Xiong, Luoyuan

“…In this work, we proposed a practical, peer-to-peer, coin mixing protocol in the Ethereum blockchain that significantly enhance transaction privacy and bring back the unlinkability property. The protocol is primarily inspired by CoinShuffle++ [3] and Generalized State Channel [4], and it enables secure, accountable and incentive-compatible shuffling while only requires very weak trust assumption, minimal cost and negligible delay. …”
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The perceptual and social components of metacognition by Pescetelli, N, Rees, G, Bahrami, B

“…When deciding whether or not to bring an umbrella to work, your confidence will be influenced by the sky outside the window (direct evidence) as well as by, for example, whether or not people walking in the street have their own umbrella (indirect or contingent evidence). …”

Death and the doctor: the museum as a tool for understanding the needs of the dying by Harris, J, Moyse, A, Hadley, G, Frampton, S, Dempsey, A, Hordern, J, Saunders, K, Lane, R, De Luca, G

“…In collaboration with colleagues from Neuroscience, Psychiatry, History and Theology, the Museum has participated in an ongoing teaching experiment in which medical history, ethics and the visual arts are brought to bear on an understanding of medical professionalism - what it means to be a doctor and how to be a better one. Bringing together museum professionals, Expert Patient Tutors and doctors in curriculum planning and delivery, the work has been delivered online, using images from the museum’s collections, and live, using the Ashmolean galleries as spaces for the consideration of issues around death, dying and end-of-life care. …”

ʿAbdallāh ʿAzzām and Palestine by Hegghammer, T

“…ʿAbdallāh ʿAzzām (1941–1989) helped make jihadism more transnational by spearheading the effort to bring Muslim foreign fighters to Afghanistan in the 1980s. …”

Mechanistic insights into the origin of the oxygen migration barrier by Vivona, Daniele, Gordiz, Kiarash, Meyer, Randall, Raman, Sumathy, Shao-Horn, Yang

“…On the other hand, the migration barrier increases with larger electronic energy penalty for screening the charge that accumulates around the oxygen vacancy. Bringing localized filled electronic states associated with the oxygen vacancy closer to the conduction band or increasing the metal–oxygen band overlap can decrease charge accumulation in the oxygen vacancy and reduce the migration barrier. …”
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Study on the physical properties of printed parts using fresh and recycled polymer powders for additive manufacturing by Chng, Calvin Zuo En

“…Additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing, is a relatively new technology that has the potential to bring great changes to the manufacturing industry. …”
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Getting from here to there : stitching together goods agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement by Elms, Deborah

“…The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement might yet end up being a high-quality, 21st century agreement, but market access in goods will not be at the cutting edge, but rather, bringing up the rear.…”
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Framing, friction, and the continuity of social movements : the case of the ambonese peace movement in Indonesia by Rohman, Abdul

“…The study found that the social movements’ actors’ ability to construct a new frame and reconcile friction among themselves was pivotal to reduce conflict, bring peace and sustain the movement. The finding suggests that framing is critical to continue a movement after it achieves its immediate goal and when political opportunities and resources are limited. …”
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Finding common ground on the threshold: an experiment in critical urban learning by Cognetti, Francesca, De Carli, Beatrice

“…Practices of Urban Inclusion is thus seen as a threshold space that attempted to bring different subjectivities and forms of knowledge into connection by foregrounding experiential knowledge, fostering collaborative learning, and connecting temporalities. …”
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Mechanics of fracture and flexure in Antarctic ice sheets and ice shelves by Zhang, H

“…In grounding zones and floating ice shelves, ice fracturing is often associated with flexure modulated by ocean tides and subglacial water flow, as well as stresses created by shearing, such as pinning points. Fracture and flexure significantly affect the vulnerability of Antarctic ice shelves to hydrofracturing and, by altering buttressing effects, the mass balance of the entire Antarctic Ice Sheet. …”

Implementation of Machine Connectivity in Low-Volume High Variety Manufacturing Line by Pal, Kanishk

“…These include: 1) securing connection to critical CNC machine controllers, 2) acquisition of hardware including local server and network switch, 3) server bring-up through remote imaging and installation of standard monitoring tools and 4) implementation of software on edge devices for CNC file transfer and machining data collection. …”
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Enchantment, possession and the uncanny in E.T.A. Hoffmann's ‘The Sandman’ by Dawson, Terence.

“…All enchantment is a form of possession: as love or religious belief, it can invest a person’s life with significance; but as revenge or fanaticism, it can also bring about a fundamental change in the subject’s personality. …”
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The redirected gesture in Brian Friel’s Dancing at Lughnasa by Lee, Cheryl Julia

“…Building on the premise of the lieu de mémoire, as elucidated by historian Pierre Nora, this essay examines the ways in which Friel rewrites the theatrical vocabulary of Irish memory plays in order that he might bring memory out from under the dust of history. …”
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Short-term facial skin simulation system by Zhong, Yunjie

“…Second, we propose a primary pipeline that combines indicators and control parameters with facial skin simulations based on actual product usage. Third, we bring the indicators from the preliminary data study into our pipeline to form the final simulation system, which can achieve quick simulation based on the actual usage of our study products. …”
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Potential for naturalising the concrete-lined storm channels in Singapore by Tay, Sharon Xue Ren.

“…However, it has to be taken into the account that these costs outweigh the benefits that naturalizing concrete-lined storm channels bring about. It is more than just providing an environment of high aesthetic value to the community; it also helps improve the quality of storm water that is retained and lessen the quantity of runoff. …”
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Smart phone based personalized health screening and biofeedback system by Pham, Duy Duc

“…Eliminating the need of travelling to clinical institutions bring much convenience to users, allowing them to accurately assess their balance in the comfort of their own homes. …”
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Ball game measurement and analysis on Android by Ng, Wei Kang

“…The user are require to control the movement of the ball by tilting the tablet accordingly and bring the ball to the designated hole. During the game play, information will be collected and store in text file. …”
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The business plan of Electras Technologies Pte Ltd by Lim, Khar Hwee, Loh, Vanessa Wee Heng, Wong, Lai Peng

“…Under Chapter 4, the actual business plan is presented for the purpose of attracting strategic partners to bring ETPL to its next phase of expansion. As a management tool, it provides a focal point for organizing the whole management effort, a summary of business activities, a summary of the company's goals, financial objectives and strategies, and an assessment of the required resources and the allocation. …”
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The loss of 4 legged friends : supporting pet owners through pet bereavement by Yuen, Pei Yun

“…Through the platform, it also aims to create awareness to non-pet owners the emotional implications of loosing a companion animal and bring about wider empathy of pet bereavement.…”
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The inert online citizen : online political spaces in Singapore by Rachna Raghupathi

“…While assessing the obstacles that Singapore must deal with in bringing about political change, I also aim to assess the internet as a medium, as a supposed tool for political destabilisation, to understand if claims of its potential were warranted- again, in the context of Singapore.…”
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