Court cuts risk shredding muscle, not just fat: some cases are so rushed that defendants can’t follow what is going on by Yates, Shaun S.

“…Government-sponsored reports over the past 30 years have continuously called for greater efficiency to deal with case backlogs and the view that the cost of running the courts is too high. …”
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Mothers’ social networks and socioeconomic gradients of isolation by Andrew, AR, Attanasio, O, Augsburg, B, Behrman, J, Day, M, Jervis, P, Meghir, C, Phimister, A

“…We track 2,170 mothers’ networks over four years and find a high degree of isolation. Wealthier women and women from more-advantaged castes and tribes have smaller networks than their less-advantaged peers, primarily because they know fewer women within their own socioeconomic group. …”

A healthy amount of privacy: quantifying privacy concerns in medicine by Cofone, IC

“…I propose a simple method to incorporate these concerns into a standard health impact evaluation, based on quality-adjusted life years and the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio. …”

The interactions of ethnic minorities in Beijing by Hasmath, R

“…Drawing on six years of fieldwork in Beijing, this article looks at the daily interactions of ethnic minorities in local neighbourhoods and places of economic activities. …”

Brazil: pre-salt outlook by Chauhan, V

“…Less than 10 years ago, at the height of the commodities boom, Brazil was assured a place as an oil world powerhouse, following the discovery of oil in its subsalt basins. …”

Russian oil – challenges and possibilities by Moe, A

“…After Russian oil production had fallen to a low of 303 million tonnes per year in 1996–8, production picked up rapidly – some years showing an increase exceeding 10 per cent – until 2004 when it reached 459 million tonnes. …”

Recent studies on common ownership, firm behavior, and market outcomes by Schmalz, MC

“…The literature on competitive effects of common ownership has grown at a fast rate in the past two years. Anticompetitive effects have been confirmed with alternative reduced-form and structural estimation methods, in different industries, geographies, and jurisdictions. …”

Nahj al-Balāghah: the wisdom and eloquence of ʿAlī: a parallel English-Arabic text by al-Raḍī, A-S

“…<i>Nahj al-Balāghah</i>, the celebrated compendium of orations, letters, and sayings of ʿAlī ibn Abī Ṭālib (d. 40/661) compiled by al-Sharīf al-Raḍī (d. 406/1015), is a masterpiece of Arabic literature and Islamic wisdom studied and memorized avidly and continually for over a thousand years. Showcasing ʿAlī’s life and travails in his own words, it also transcribes his profound reflections on piety and virtue, and on just and compassionate governance. …”

Paternalism, petitions and the politics of church construction in Alsace, c. 1850–1885 by Clement, W

“…The article focuses on a case-study in the Alsatian city of Mulhouse during the nineteenth century. Over a period of 30 years, Catholic parishioners and clergy repeatedly petitioned the town’s Calvinist industrial and municipal elite for a church to be built in the paternalist cités ouvrières housing district, culminating in the eventual construction of the church of Saint-Joseph by 1883. …”

Measuring science: performance metrics and the allocation of talent by Hager, S, Schwarz, C, Waldinger, F

“…For technical reasons, it only covered citations from certain journals and years, creating quasi-random variation: some citations became visible, while others remained invisible. …”

Recent developments in differential scanning calorimetry for assessing oxidative deterioration of vegetable oils by Tan, C.P., Che Man, Y.B.

“…The possibility of using DSC to characterize oils and fats has been realized for over 50 years. The wide variety of different applications investigated during this period reflects the diversity and complexity of oils and fats materials, as well as the versatility of the DSC technique. …”
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Do Tourists Prefer Malaysia as Preferred Festivity Location? Effect of Service Quality, Preceived Value and Trust on Destination Loyalty and Intention to Revisit (S/O 13281) by Nadarajah, Gunalan

“…Selected respondents were 20 years old and above. This is to ensure the accuracy and maturity of responses acquired.…”
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Feasibility of bulk shipping investments - investment into the handysize segment with time horizon between 2023 and 2027 by Ang, Chia Chee

“…Deploying a vessel on TCT for 5 years seems to be the most feasible option in all types of acquisition. …”
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Study of efforts made by government and E-commerce companies into countering fraud by Mok, Bin Hua

“…With the rising usage of E-commerce over the past few years, C2C E-commerce has provided an excellent platform for individuals to generate profit, especially via selling second-hand fashion product. …”
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Multi-stable configurations for vibration-based energy harvester by Wileen Kristanto

“…Although this research has been around for the past few years, it has seen many drawbacks to the bandwidth of the operation for the energy harvester. …”
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Synthesis of epoxidized poly(ester carbonate)-b-polyimide-b-poly(ester carbonate) : reactive single-walled carbon nanotube dispersants enable synergistic reinforcement around multi... by Liu, Bo, Liu, Chengyin, De Luca, Hugo G., Raman Pillai, Suresh Kumar, Anthony, David B., Li, Jianghua, Bismarck, Alexander, Shaffer, Milo S. P., Chan-Park, Mary Bee Eng

“…The ultimate interfacial shear strength between the TB3-dispersed SWNT-epoxy matrix and the fuzzy carbon fibers (i.e., fibers having carbon nanotubes grown on them) measured via single fiber pull-out tests was 100 MPa, which was ca. 11% improvement over the baseline unsized carbon fiber in neat epoxy. …”
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Interfacial mechanics investigation of transmission components under non-Newtonian lubrication conditions by Bai, Xueyu

“…The lubricant velocity and shear rate are derived by using the separation flow method to account for the non-Newtonian rheological properties of the lubricants. …”
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Design for Flexibility : A Human Systems Integration Approach / by Boy, Guy André, author 642959

“…The author, an aerospace engineering designer, has worked for 40 years in the field of human-centered design (HCD) of complex systems, discovering repeatedly that automation leads to rigidity, especially when things go wrong. …”

Taylor Swift : In Her Own Words / by Swift, Taylor, 1989-, author 656019, Hunt, Helena, editor 656018, Agate (Online service) 656009

“…Swift's catchy, chart-topping songs have propelled her to become one of the bestselling musicians of all time. But in the 15 years she's been making music, she has also amassed enough power to buck the norms of an industry notorious for controlling the images of its often very young female artists. …”
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Meta-Learning Frameworks for Imaging Applications / by Sharma, Ashok, 1977-, editor 319639, Sengar, Sandeep Singh, 1985-, editor 656390, Singh, Parveen, 1976-, editor 656391, IGI Global Scientific Publishing (Online service) 655412

“…Meta-learning, or learning to learn, has been gaining popularity in recent years to adapt to new tasks systematically and efficiently in machine learning. …”
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