Non-normal distribution of residual flexural strengths of steel fiber reinforced concretes and its impacts on design and conformity assessment by He, Shan, Yang, En-Hua

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Load tests and moments evaluation of aircraft pylon using refurbished test assembly by Subas Chandrabose Satheesh Kumar

“…Other inferences and deductions drawn from this study are deliberated. Apart from that, two different approaches for reducing the probable error are also attempted.…”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…Waddell, who identified it as the most splendid and significant of all the great number of literary artifacts he procured during that expedition. …”

Practitioner, patient and public views on the acceptability of mobile stroke units in England and Wales: A mixed methods study by Moseley, L, McMeekin, P, Price, C, Shaw, L, Laws, A, Allen, M, Ford, GA, James, M, McCarthy, S, McClelland, G, Park, LJ, Pearn, K, Phillips, D, White, P, Wilson, D, Scott, J

“…Results: The study results, drawn from 25 respondents to the survey and 21 participants in qualitative workshops, found that almost all participants had positive affective attitudes to the concept of MSUs. …”

Synthesis of noble metal-based nanocomposites for enhanced catalytic performance by Liu, Ye

“…Noble metal nanocomposites thus have drawn growing attention spontaneously. This study aims to fabricate noble metal-based nanocomposites possessing enhanced catalytic performance. …”
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Maritime clusters and their development interplay with ports by Zhang Wei

“…Thus the promotion of maritime clusters has been taken as an important policy tool when considering an array of linked sectors in the maritime industry from the network perspective. Of all the sectors in a maritime cluster, the port plays an important role in cluster development. …”
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Understanding mechanisms that maintain social anxiety disorder in autistic individuals through the Clark and Wells (1995) model and beyond: a systematic review by Lei, J, Mason, C, Russell, A, Hollocks, M, Leigh, E

“…Most studies used only self-report measures that may have inflated associations observed between social anxiety and mechanisms. All studies employed cross-sectional design, and no causality inferences could be drawn. …”

Tailoring the phase transition temperature to achieve high-performance cubic GeTe-based thermoelectrics by Ady Suwardi, Cao, Jing, Hu, Lei, Wei, Fengxia, Wu, Jing, Zhao, Yunshan, Lim, Su Hui, Yang, Lan, Tan, Xian Yi, Chien, Sheau Wei, Yin, Yan, Zhou, Wu-Xing, Wong, Nancy Lai Mun, Wang, Xizu, Lim, Suo Hon, Ni, Xiping, Li, Dengfeng, Yan, Qingyu, Zheng, Yun, Zhang, Gang, Xu, Jianwei

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Near-infrared light for phototherapy : photothermal induced drug release and tumor ablation by Li, Menghuan

“…Since the introduction of nanotechnology into cancer treatment, numerous therapeutic nanoagents have been developed for the detection, imaging and therapy of various types of cancers. Amongst all these efforts, near-infrared-light-involved anticancer therapy has drawn increasing attention in recent years, due to the minimal invasiveness and high tissue penetration of near-infrared light (NIR). …”
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Assessing surface seals of soils on slopes by Liu, Chenying

“…Quick draw tensiometer test was also performed at the same location to provide corroboration of infiltration rate. Flexible wall falling-head permeability test was used to determine the saturated permeability of the soil in the laboratory. …”
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Evaluation of urban public transport sustainability in China based on the Driving Force-Pressure-State-Impact-Response (DPSIR) framework——a case study of 36 major cities by Hou, Xiaoran, Lv, Tao, Xu, Jie, Deng, Xu, Liu, Feng, Lam, Jasmine Siu Lee, Zhang, Zhenzhen, Han, Xuesen

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One-class knowledge distillation for face presentation attack detection by Li, Zhi, Cai, Rizhao, Li, Haoliang, Lam, Kwok-Yan, Hu, Yongjian, Kot, Alex Chichung

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Performance analysis of impulse-radio ultra-wideband techniques for low-rate communications by Cui, Shan

“…Impulse-radio (IR) ultra-wideband (UWB) has drawn much attention as a promising technology for low-data-rate applications such as ranging, identification and low-rate communication in sensor networks. …”
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Actuator disk methods for tidal turbine arrays by Hunter, W

“…</p> <p>The tool is then used to design rotors, first for unblocked operation, with favourable comparison drawn to lifting line derived optimal Betz rotor solutions. …”

Offline eLearning for undergraduates in health professions : a systematic review of the impact on knowledge, skills, attitudes and satisfaction by Wark, Petra A., Rasmussen, Kristine, Belisario, José Marcano, Molina, Joseph Antonio, Loong, Stewart Lee, Cotic, Ziva, Papachristou, Nikos, Riboli–Sasco, Eva, Car, Lorainne Tudor, Musulanov, Eve Marie, Zhang, Yanfeng, Kunz, Holger, George, Pradeep Paul, Heng, Bee Hoon, Wheeler, Erica Lynette, Al Shorbaji, Najeeb, Svab, Igor, Atun, Rifat, Majeed, Azeem, Car, Josip

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Online estimation of key battery states for management of vanadium redox flow battery by Wei, Zhongbao

“…Among various rechargeable battery systems, the all-vanadium redox flow battery (VRB) has received extensive attention especially in the field of large-scale energy storage. …”
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Transport phenomena of immiscible fluids in microchannels by Yin, Shuai

“…To demonstrate the generality of the proposed method, the control strategy was applied to four typical oil fluids, all of which had gone through thoughtful tests with success considering different hydrodynamic characteristics. …”
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PandoraHearts : Caucus Race, by Shinobu Wakamiya, author 655895, Jun Mochizuki, illustrator 655896

“…Two cats chase after them. The sight calls to mind a single thought: They seem to be racing each other. …”
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Design and analysis of high torque density machines for aerospace applications by Shen, Fawen

“…To fulfill the requirements of MEA, the electric motors should possess high power density, high torque density, high reliability, and high efficiency. Of all the electric machines, permanent magnet (PM) machines stand out as the most promising solutions owing to their inherent advantages, which include exceptional torque density, power density, and efficiency. …”
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Development of multimedia educational software by Saw, Thant Lwin Tun.

“…The second part is the design software which focuses on the designing of thick wall cylinder. This software is capable of calculating radial and hoop stresses for thick wall cylinders of different combinations of materials, sizes and internal and external pressure conditions. …”
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