Modeling downward counterfactual events : unrealized disasters and why they matter by Lin, Yolanda C., Jenkins, Susanna F., Chow, Jun Rui, Biass, Sébastien, Woo, Gordon, Lallemant, David

“…Disaster risk research’s reliance on past events has proved inadequate when it comes to extreme events. …”
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100 news @ wall projection by Sun, Zhongyinan

“…Then a word frequency analysis scheme was incorporated to interpret the top 100 keywords for the past hour and retrieve the related pictures and news stories for each keyword. …”
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A comparative study on parameter recovery of three approaches to structural equation modeling by Malhotra, Naresh K., Tomiuk, Marc A., Hwang, Heungsun, Kim, Youngchan, Hong, Sungjin

“…Traditionally, two approaches have been employed for structural equation modeling: covariance structure analysis and partial least squares. A third alternative, generalized structured component analysis, was introduced recently in the psychometric literature. …”
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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. …”

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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A generalized stereotypical trust model by Fang, Hui, Zhang, Jie, Sensoy, Murat, Thalmann, Nadia Magnenat

“…Stereotypical trust modeling can be adopted by a buyer to effectively evaluate trustworthiness of a seller who has little or no past experience in e-marketplaces. The buyer forms trust stereotypes based on her past experience with other sellers. …”
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Open source cyber incidents intelligence gathering by Tiong, Ryan Jun Hua

“…As Theodore Roosevelt said, “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.”. …”
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Designing shallow foundation to Eurocode 7 by Neo, Chee Wei

“…British Codes and Standards (BS) have been used in practice for many years and for the past few years, it is use co-existence with Eurocodes (EC) for the past few years. …”
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The formation and evolution of Earth’s inner core by Wilson, AJ, Davies, CJ, Walker, A, Pozzo, M, Alfé, D, Deuss, A

“…Mineral physics calculations suggest that a supercooling of at least 450 K is needed to nucleate the inner core, while inferences from geophysical observations constrain the maximum available supercooling to 420 K, and more likely <100 K when satisfying constraints on long-term core-mantle evolution. …”

Use of hormone replacement therapy and risk of breast cancer: nested case-control studies using the QResearch and CPRD databases by Vinogradova, Y, Coupland, C, Hippisley-Cox, J

“…The risk associated with past long term oestrogen-progestogen use, however, remained increased (1.16, 1.11 to 1.21). …”

Cheaper Than A Funeral: Considering Ibogaine’s Psychedelic Journey and Therapeutic Potential by Daly, Noah

“…The past decade has seen a surge of interest in psychedelic compounds as therapeutic medicine. …”
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Does disability modify the association between poor mental health and violence victimisation over adolescence? Evidence from the CoVAC cohort study in Uganda by Carter, DJ, Pitcairn, CFM, Eldred, E, Knight, L, Nakuti, J, Mirembe, A, Atuhaire, L, Allen, E, Bhatia, A, Naker, D, Parkes, J, Devries, K

“…The relationships between early mental health difficulties and both mental health difficulties in later adolescence and past year violence are stronger in young people with functional difficulties. …”

Distributed multicasting algorithm for real time multimedia traffic by Quan, Huo Sheng.

“…In the past, very few network applications involved multiple users and none of them had QoS (Quality and Service) requirements. …”
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Protestant masculinities : a study of Christian men’s sensibilities. by Woo, Darren Hon Fai.

“…Past literature have shown that the presentation of Protestant and masculine selves are relatively straightforward when considered separately. …”
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Overcoming cultural barriers to capture a market by Dominic Michael Stoeckler, Kishan Golyan, Miao, Xin, Samir Mowla

“…China has gone through an amazing growth spurt over the past 30 years, and with a population of 1.3 billion people, it represents a vast potential market for businesses the world over. …”
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