100 news @ wall projection by Sun, Zhongyinan

“…Lastly, a Web based user interface was written in PHP to present the hourly generated textual and imagery results though a dynamic and interactive experience. …”
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Unexpected anthropogenic emission decreases explain recent atmospheric mercury concentration declines by Feinberg, Aryeh, Selin, Noelle E., Braban, Christine F., Chang, Kai-Lan, Custódio, Danilo, Jaffe, Daniel A., Kyllönen, Katriina, Landis, Matthew S., Leeson, Sarah R., Luke, Winston, Molepo, Koketso M., Murovec, Marijana, Nerentorp Mastromonaco, Michelle G., Aspmo Pfaffhuber, Katrine, Rüdiger, Julian, Sheu, Guey-Rong, St. Louis, Vincent L.

“…Global anthropogenic emission inventories report increases in Northern Hemispheric (NH) Hg emissions during the last three decades, in contradiction with the observed decline in atmospheric Hg concentrations at NH measurement stations. …”
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4.181 Architectural Design Workshop - Rethinking Office Development, Spring 2003 by Duffy, Francis, 1940-, Tsakonas, Konstantinos G.

“…The questions the workshop will address are: What has and has not changed over the last three decades in the context of office development in the US? …”
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Boundary element methods for axisymmetric heat conduction and thermoelastic deformations in nonhomogeneous solids by Yun, Bao Ing

“…New axisymmetric interpolating functions, which are bounded in the axisymmetric coordinate plane but are expressed in terms of relatively simple elementary functions, are proposed for use in the dual-reciprocity method. In the last part of the thesis, an alternative boundary element approach, based on the theory of complex variables, is proposed for solving an axisymmetric problem involving steady heat conduction in a nonhomogeneous solid. …”
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Mechanistic and inhibition studies on gamma-butyrobetaine hydroxylase by Rydzik, AM

“…BBOX has been shown to catalyse a hydroxylation of the symmetrical dialkyl piperidine carboxylic acids, leading to formation of up to three stereocentres in one reaction.</p> <p>In the last part of this work properties of human BBOX were compared to BBOX from <em>Pseudomonas</em> sp. …”

Impact resistance of reinforced concrete members by Low, Kun Sheng

“…As building structures became modernized, there is an increased need to understand the behaviour of concrete structures against extreme loading conditions such as impact, blast and earthquakes. In this paper, we will focus on the impact resistance of reinforced concrete members. …”
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Heat of hydration, bleeding, viscosity, setting of Ca(OH)<inf>2</inf>-GGBS and MgO-GGBS grouts by Yu, Hua, Yi, Yaolin, Unluer, Cise

“…Hydrated lime (Ca(OH)2)- and reactive magnesia (MgO)-activated ground granulated blast-furnace slag (GGBS) have shown advantages in geotechnical applications compared with Portland cement (PC). …”
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Quantifying the internal and external drivers of Southeast Asian rainfall extremes on decadal timescales by Wang, Shouyi, Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Murty, Sujata A., Nguyen, Hung T. T., Buckley, Brendan M.

“…Historical records and paleoclimate archives that span the last millennium reveal extreme multi-year rainfall variations that significantly affected the societies of mainland Southeast Asia. …”
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A Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Code Optimization by Hakimi, Yacine, Baghdadi, Riyadh, Challal, Yacine

“…Abstract The complexity of programming modern heterogeneous systems raises huge challenges. Over the past two decades, researchers have aimed to alleviate these difficulties by employing classical Machine Learning and Deep Learning techniques within compilers to optimize code automatically. …”
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Data Refusal From Below: A Framework for Understanding, Evaluating, and Envisioning Refusal as Design by Zong, Jonathan, Matias, J Nathan

“…However, because data affects so many aspects of daily life, it can be hard to see seemingly different refusal strategies as part of the same repertoire. Furthermore, conversations about refusal often happen from the standpoint of designers and policymakers rather than the people and communities most affected by data collection. …”
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Environmental and social factors influencing the spatiotemporal variation of archaeological sites during the historical period in the Heihe River basin, northwest China by Shi, Zhilin, Chen, Tingting, Storozum, Michael J., Liu, Fengwen

“…In northwestern China, many historical nomadic kingdoms and Chinese dynasties sought to control the Heihe River basin, an important location on the eastern part of the ancient Silk Road. Archaeologists have argued that changes in material culture are tied to the frequent turnover in polities in the area, but no published evidence supports these claims. …”
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Peptide asparaginyl ligases—renegade peptide bond makers by Tam, James P., Chan, Ning-Yu, Liew, Heng Tai, Tan, Shaun J., Chen, Yu

“…Butelase-1 specifically recognizes a C-terminal Asx-containing tripeptide motif, Asn/Asp-Xaa-Yaa (Xaa and Yaa are any amino acids), to form a site-specific Asn-Xaa peptide bond either intramolecularly as cyclic proteins or intermolecularly as modified proteins. Our work in the past five years has validated that butelase-1 is a potent and versatile ligase. …”
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Nanomaterials for urban farming by Putra, Ann Edmonda Tommy

“…Nanotechnology plays a critical part in fertilizer to increase crop productivity and quality in agricultural products. …”
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Comparative slope analysis by methods of slices and finite element analysis by Choo, Glen Ming Liang.

“…Slope stabilization techniques play a very significant part in the analysis because they can be executed as preventive measures at early design stage or as remedial measures after occurrence of slope failure. …”
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Investigation of electrical and colorimetric sensing properties of polymer-nanomaterial composites by Tu, Meng-Che

“…Over the past few decades several biosensor and chemosensor technologies have been investigated for environmental monitoring and diagnostic applications. …”
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Exploring students' hypertext reading behaviour and social media use in their learning by Sharifah Maisharah Mohamed

“…The impetus to explore hypertext reading as part of information seeking behavior was borne out of the findings of a study which highlighted many problematic characteristics of the students’ information search process and attributed these tendencies to hypertext reading and multitasking. …”
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China and the “Singapore Model” : perspectives from mid-level cadres and implications for transnational knowledge transfer by Liu, Hong, Wang, Tingyan

“…Over the past three decades, China has shown tremendous interest in the “Singapore model” through its sending of tens of thousands of cadres to Singapore for executive training and graduate education. …”
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Range expansion of a declining forest species, the Western Gray Squirrel (Sciurus griseus), into semi-arid woodland by Sultaire, SM, Montgomery, RA, Jackson, PJ, Millspaugh, JJ

“…Globally, animals that are range-restricted are frequently becoming species of conservation concern, in part due to competitive exclusion by phylogenetically and ecologically similar species that are more tolerant of human disturbance. …”

Perceptions of meteorological phenomena in ancient Egypt by Jensen, CL

“…</p> <br> <p>The first chapter discusses the anthropological approach to weather as part of a culture’s landscape, which forms the theoretical backbone of this dissertation. …”

The sound of metal: amateur brass bands in southern Benin by Hoh, LM

“…Music in colonial Dahomey was an integral part of the French civilizing mission, and the brass band took center stage. …”