Non-destructive Testing and Repair of Pipelines / by Barkanov, Evgeny N., editor 655999, Dumitrescu, Andrei, editor 656000, Parinov, Ivan A., 1956-, editor 656002

“…The book subsequently shares the results of non-destructive testing for different types of materials applications and advanced composite repair systems, and characterizes the mechanical properties by means of fracture methods and non-destructive techniques. In turn, the book assesses the currently available technologies for reinforcement of pipelines, drawing on the experience gained by project partners, and evaluates the recovery of the carrying capacity of pipeline sections with local corrosion damage by means of analytical and numerical procedures. …”
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Airline operating cost reduction through enhanced engine health analytics by Luu, Henry H. T

“…Using a Poisson distribution to model the occurrence of six operational disruption types-Inflight Shutdown, Aircraft-On-Ground, Aborted Takeoff, Air Turn-Back, Ground Turn-Back, and Delay/Cancellation-the cost savings potential is quantified as a function of events avoided by a hypothetical FFDA service. …”
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NMR structure and localization of the host defense antimicrobial peptide thanatin in zwitterionic dodecylphosphocholine micelle : implications in antimicrobial activity by Sinha, Sheetal, Ng, Wun Jern, Bhattacharjya, Surajit

“…DPC-bound structure of thanatin is defined by a -hairpin structure and an extended and turn conformations, for residues G1-I8, at the N-terminus. …”
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Cloudy by Pereira, Joshua Ashley

“…However, his world takes an unexpected turn when he encounters a delightful little cloud creature. …”
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Regression assisted evolutionary optimization by Ayyappan, Murugan

“…The aim of this project is to reduce the number of these evaluations during an optimization run, which would in turn reduce the computational time of the evolutionary optimization. …”
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Global positioning system data acquisition for tectonic monitoring by Lee, Kok Wee.

“…This project designs and develops a software system that translates raw GPS data to RINEX data which in turn calculated into positioning values.…”
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Girls, let's talk about sex and Islam : a study on young Singaporean Muslim women and how they make sense of sexual agency and religion in contemporary Singapore by Nadya Nasser

“…Also, this study will demonstrate how Singapore’s political frameworks as an external influence of change affects religious practice and in turn, what it means to be a young Singaporean Malay Muslim woman.…”
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Understanding rising singlehood through the changing realities of young singles in Singapore – the confounding challenges to courtship and marriage. by Lee, Si Ting.

“…Using Giddens‟ structuration theory, this paper seeks to illustrate the intricate relationship between structure and agency; specifically how structure enables and constrains the resources that individuals draw upon which in turn shape their realities and experiences. Through interviews conducted with these singles, I conclude that the roots of singlehood are structurally rooted in the social system and being single is not necessarily a choice. …”
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Engendering taxi-driving in Singapore : a study on gender & technology by Yeo, Jason Wei Ling

“…In particular, the ways in which the patriarchal gender order is materialised in, and is in turn given meaning and reinforced through technology will be presented. …”
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The concept of the human being in the Xunzi by Li, Jifen

“…To illustrate this, I turn to Xunzi’s emphasis of simu 思慕, or appreciative mourning, which for Xunzi is an important component of self-cultivation. …”
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Portable mobile surveillance and detection by Tan, Weishen

“…The purpose of this project is to allow the user to turn any smart phone into a surveillance camera. …”
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Development of a fluidic flowmeter for water flow rate measurements by Lua, Aik Chong.

“…The target fluidic flowmeter is a new type of flowmeter which is still being researched into. It has a large turn-down ratio, good linearity and can detect very low flow rates. …”
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The Becoming by Chan, Zi Xin

“…Her world takes an uncanny turn after receiving unexpected results. The themes of this film are primarily focused on the perceptions of beauty and female objectification in society.…”
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Smart LED lighting by Tan, Wee Beng

“…Sensors include light dependent sensor to adjust the brightness and passive infrared sensor to turn on or off the LED lighting when it detects movement. …”
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The concept of security before and after September 11 by Smith, Steve

“…Six main 'schools of thought' are examined in turn to demonstrate how each of these 'schools' challenge and contest the traditional agenda of 'security studies' by attempting to both widen and deepen the concept of 'security'. …”
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Pan-Tonkin Gulf cooperation : de-securitising the South China Sea? by Li, Mingjiang

“…The Pan-Tonkin Gulf proposal, if adopted, will turn the South China Sea into an "internal lake" of this regional economic zone.…”
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Non-Abelian elastic collisions, associated difference systems of equations and discrete analytic functions by Kassotakis, Pavlos, Kouloukas, Theodoros E., Nieszporski, Maciej

“…Relativistic elastic collision equations turn out to be a particular case of these generic equations. …”
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Coupled sleep rhythms for memory consolidation by Staresina, BP

“…How do passing moments turn into lasting memories? Sheltered from external tasks and distractions, sleep constitutes an optimal state for the brain to reprocess and consolidate previous experiences. …”

AV Dicey on English imperialism by Middleton, A

“…Dicey’s analysis of the rise of imperialist conviction reminds us that the phenomenon was not just a background to new currents of imperial political thought, but one of the transformations imperial thinkers aimed to explain. This in turn reveals an even larger, similarly neglected development in the realm of British ideas: the growing preoccupation with the structural explanation of political change in the contemporary world.…”

Decolonizing the past and confronting climate change futures: bringing the state back in by Schroeder, R

“…There are various reasons for this, but among the consequences of this gap is that an urgent social problem – climate change – has received little attention and is poorly connected to existing theories. This problem, in turn, is tied to the fact that the transition to modernity is no longer central to social theory. …”