Venezia e il Peloponneso, 992-1718 : indagini storiche tra territorio, biblioteca e archivio by Nanetti, Andrea

“…In an almost millenary chronology (992-1718), the Peloponnese – a land on the maritime border between the Ionian and the Aegean Seas, a cultural and commercial link between the Latin-Roman West and the Hellenistic East – is a privileged laboratory for the training of the next generation of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural historians, and for staunch supporters of peace among peoples.…”
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The phonology of voicing and aspiration in Amdo Tibetan by Green, R. Jeffrey

“…Rebgong Amdo Tibetan is that variety of Amdo Tibetan (ISO 639-3 code adx) spoken in Tongren County, Huangnan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, in north-west China. Most analyses of Amdo Tibetan dialects report a marginal three-way contrast between voiced, voiceless unaspirated, and voiceless aspirated stops and affricates at each place of articulation. …”
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Numerical analysis in rock engineering 2 - sequential excavation by Winardi, Aurelia Sharleen

“…The properties of rock material is attempted to follow that of the Jurong Formation in the west and southwest of Singapore, and tunnel dimensions will follow closely that of the completed Jurong Rock Caverns oil storage project. …”
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Ship detection using optical satellite imagery by Hu, Jing

“…Given Singapore is a coastal state that connects the West and the East. Being one of the world’s busiest port, maritime security plays a vital role. …”
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A lingering hint of exoticism : postcolonialism and the shifting 20th century tourism representations of Singapore, 1900-1980s by Ng, Chen Eng

“…It argues for the continuity of certain colonial themes throughout most of the twentieth century, its persistence in post-independence Singapore initially a means to prevent alienation of the West whom the new nation still depended on for economic development. …”
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Embedding treatment in stronger care systems by Rojek, A, Fieggen, J, Paterson, A, Byakika-Kibwika, P, Camara, M, Comer, K, Fletcher, TE, Günther, S, Jonckheere, S, Mwima, G, Dunning, J, Horby, P

“…A key lesson from the west Africa (2014–16) Ebola disease epidemic was that outbreak responses fail when they respond to patients through a narrow clinical lens without considering the broader community and social context of care. …”

Geometry of single axis motions using conic fitting by Jiang, G, Tsui, H-T, Quan, L, Zisserman, A

“…The main advantage is that determining only five parameters of a conic from one corresponding point over at least five views is simpler and more robust than determining a fundamental matrix from two views or a trifocal tensor from three views. …”

Microbial lipid production from food waste saccharified liquid and the effects of compositions by Ma, Xiaoyu, Gao, Zhen, Gao, Ming, Ma, Yingqun, Ma, Hongzhi, Zhang, Min, Liu, Yu, Wang, Qunhui

“…The residues of food waste after removing waste cooking oils could be converted to microbial lipid by oleaginous yeasts and microbial lipid could be used as a raw material of biodiesel with waste cooking oils. …”
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R-loopDB: a database for R-loop forming sequences (RLFS) and R-loops by Jenjaroenpun, Piroon, Wongsurawat, Thidathip, Sutheeworapong, Sawannee, Kuznetsov, Vladimir A.

“…It includes genome-scale prediction of RLFSs for humans, six other animals and yeast. Using the extended quantitative model of RLFSs (QmRLFS), we significantly increased the number of RLFSs predicted in the human genes and identified RLFSs in other organism genomes. …”
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Expression of recombinant geobacillus SP a-amylase in pichia pastoris GS 115 by Gandhi, Sivasangkary

“…Pichia pastoris is a currently well established methanol utilizing yeast expression system. The aim of the studies was to produce a recombinant Geobacillus sp. α-amylase SR74 in P. pastoris GS115 and characterize the biochemical properties of the purified recombinant α-amylase. …”
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Investigation of effects of supercavitation on flow by Yeo, Chee Siang

“…The simulation results obtained in this study are in good agreement with the past research papers. The disagreement of the data only occurred at 60° cavitator. …”
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Measuring shear wave velocity using bender elements by Leong, Eng Choon, Yeo, Sir Hoon, Rahardjo, Harianto

“…The interpretation of the bender element test can be improved if two performance criteria are adopted: (1) a signal-to-noise ratio of at least 4 dB for the receiver signal, and (2) a wave path length to wavelength ratio of at least 3.33. …”
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Developing Agility and Quickness / by Dawes, Jay, editor 522947, National Strength & Conditioning Association (U.S.) 422, Human Kinetics (Online service) 656055

“…The ball handler who fakes and then drives past a defender for an easy score. A pass rusher who leaves a would-be blocker in his wake on the way to sacking the quarterback. …”
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Finite element analysis bending of composite sandwich beams with metal facesheets by Rhuban S/O Jeva

“…Finite Element Analysis (FEA) was used to simulate past experimental studies of such bending. Past experimental results were analysed and used to validate the FEA simulated results. …”
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New techniques for searching differential trails in Keccak by Liu, Guozhen, Qiu, Weidong, Tu, Yi

“…Of particular note is that the exhaustiveness in 3-round trail core search of at least one out-Kernel α is only experimentally verified. …”
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Shaman. by Lam, Yaocheng.

“…The project is based around the character of a Shaman in his dance of modernity. In the past, shamans are often religious or highly respected figures in their communities. …”
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The causes of presenteeism : a study of the antecedents of sickness presenteeism in the Singapore context. by Chang, Hua Lin., Yeo, Ciau Er., Phua, Justin Wei Zheng.

“…While most of the studies available in the current literature focus on the cost of presenteeism as well as the antecedents of presenteeism in the west, this study hopes to add value to the multitude of research by providing insights on the causes of sickness presenteeism in the Singapore context. …”
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The Straits Chinese Magazine (SCM) : negotiating a Straits Chinese identity in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Singapore by Sng, Peiyu Gabrielle

“…Through the SCM, a Straits Chinese identity was created; one that mediated between the West and China to determine their unique place in colonial Singapore.…”
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Book review : Africa's urban youth: challenging marginalization, claiming citizenship by Amy S. Patterson, Tracy Kuperus, and Megan Hershey by Haynes, Jeffrey

“…The focus is on three former British colonies: Ghana, Tanzania, and Uganda. Ghana is in West Africa and the latter two are in East Africa. …”
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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. But why would a West Bank native devote himself to a war in Central Asia and not to the Palestinian struggle? …”