From captivity to courtship : the representation of romance in Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Disney's beauty and the beast by Siti Aishah Kasman

“…The relationship dynamics between the main characters in both narratives involves a captive and a captor, which will eventually take a turn into a romantic affair. In the midst of the similarities between the two stories, it would be most important to note the progress made in the representation of romance found in the captivity-to-courtship narrative. …”
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Investigation of the effects of wing membrane slackness on thrust generation by Chua, Jasper Dong Qiu

“…The theory for flapping wing aerodynamics is that, by increasing the angle of attack of the wing, the wing is able to achieve an increasing lift coefficient and in turn a larger lift force until a maximum is reached. …”
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The influence of nostalgia on serious leisure participation to achieve personal growth and happiness by Low, Shirmin Li Min

“…This study looks outside the scope of its innate characteristics and looks at how nostalgia could affect serious leisure participation, and in turn result in personal growth and happiness. 305 responses were collected from serious leisure participants through the completion of a questionnaire. …”
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Minne, translated: embodying liturgy, love, and trauma in the Diepenveen sister-book and the Facons revelations by Perk, GG

“…It first considers how translation of the liturgy –into the vernacular and into bodies– intervenes in trauma, before examining how trauma, in turn, intervenes in the liturgy, and mapping how trauma inflects mutual charity and enclosure, which the texts prescribe as protection against the plague. …”

On the manipulator-focused response to manipulation cases by De Marco, G, Cyr, TW

“…Though different authors take this key insight in different directions, and the mechanics of their views are quite different, these views turn out to share many key components, and this allows us to discuss several authors’ views at the same time, highlighting a variety of challenges for such views and helping to identify pitfalls to avoid in further developments of views of this type. …”

On political tradition and ideology: Russian dimensions of practical Zionism and Israeli politics by Rabkin, Y, Yadgar, Y

“…This article concerns the endurance of political traditions brought to Palestine at the turn of the 20th century from the revolutionary milieu in Imperial Russia. …”

Characterization of diamond films deposited on Re substrate by magnetic field-assisted hot filament chemical vapor deposition by Wu, X, Yu, Z, You, X, Tian, M, Gong, Y

“…The result shows that the turn on voltage of the sample is enhanced from 3.3 to 2.6 V/μm with the PMF. …”

Clinical metagenomics: ethical issues by Johnson, T, Jamrozik, E, Ramachandran, P, Johnson, S

“…We examine each case in turn, highlighting ethical questions arising in relation to clinical issues including disclosure to patients of untreatable disease, costeffectiveness, the value of resistance testing, sensitivity and specificity, uncertain or additional findings, patient consent, and data sharing. …”

Gender gaps and the structure of local labor markets by Petrongolo, B, Ronchi, M

“…This is also related to the polarization of female employment and to the geographic distribution of jobs, which is expected to be especially relevant for female employment prospects. We finally turn to currently debated causes of remaining gender gaps and discuss existing evidence on labor market consequences of women’s heavier caring responsibilities in the household. …”

The Cerne Giant in its early medieval context by Morcom, T, Gittos, H

“…We also argue that, contrary to conventional views, he is referred to in an early medieval source and that this, in turn, helps to demonstrate that by the eleventh century he was being reinterpreted in a surprising way, as Saint Eadwold. …”

Public responses to foreign protectionism: evidence from the US-China trade war by Steinberg, DA, Tan, Y

“…America’s recent turn towards protectionism has raised concerns over the future viability of the liberal international trading system. …”

Emerging Materials, Technologies, and Solutions for Energy Harvesting / by Mehta, Shilpa, 1987-, editor 655491, Abougreen, Arij, 1989-, editor 655492, Gupta, Shashi Kant, editor 655493, IGI Global (Online service) 631983

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Striatal and Behavioral Responses to Reward Vary by Socioeconomic Status in Adolescents by Decker, Alexandra L, Meisler, Steven L., Hubbard, Nicholas A., Bauer, Clemens C.C., Leonard, Julia, Grotzinger, Hannah, Giebler, Melissa A., Torres, Yesi Camacho, Imhof, Andrea, Romeo, Rachel, Gabrieli, John D. E.

“…These disparities are believed to influence reward sensitivity, which in turn, are hypothesized to shape how individuals respond to and pursue rewarding experiences. …”
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Negotiating shared spaces in informal peri-urban settlements in North India: collaborative architectural making as a catalyst for civic empowerment and social change by Tang, Bo

“…Central to the research was the development of spatial practices through small-scale interventions in two peri-urban settlements, which acted as vehicles for understanding the civic and institutional order of town for all constituents (including myself as PhD by Practice). …”
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Design and Analysis of a Transformer-Based Solid-State Relay by Mondal, Neelambar

“…In Cadence simulations, the iCoupler relay achieves 100 mOhm on-resistance, 7.5 us turn-on time, and 4.8 GHz output 3dB bandwidth.…”
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新谣 ：我们的心声 = Xinyao : our voice by Low, Charlotte Qian Hui

“…By experiencing Xinyao vicariously from my personal sharing, I hope that one will find a connection with the music through nostalgia, know about it a little more and gain interest in it which in turn would allow for a continued preservation of the music.…”
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Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of aluminium & magnesium by Lim, Justin Hiap Jun

“…The microstructure of a material has a strong influence on its mechanical properties, which in turn determines its usefulness in engineering applications [1]. …”
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Tropical cyclones damage scenarios by Cheong, Charlotte Shi Qi

“…With better assessment, such functions can be used to predict wind damage for future tropical cyclone events and aid the authorities to provide guidelines involving better construction for structures. This can in turn reduce wind damage in structures, reduce fatality rates and lessen economic losses.…”
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Effect of pore-size distribution on unsaturated shear strength of residual soil from sedimentary Jurong formation by Ong, Weilin.

“…A change in the matric suction in the soil causes a change in water volume in an unsaturated soil, which in turn affects the unsaturated shear strength of the soil. …”
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Clan, marriage practices and kinship terms amongst the Ao and Sema Nagas by Sreedhar, M. V.

“…For instance, when the maternal aunt of a man gets married. he is expected to offer certain specified items as presents to his maternal aunt, and her husband in his turn is expected to return these presents at the time of the marriage of his wi. si. son. son.…”
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