On the total synthesis of complex alkaloids by Shennan, BDA

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> introduces the synthesis of natural products and the <em>Daphniphyllum</em> family of alkaloids. …”

Adventures in low-valent germanium chemistry by Mangan, R

“…<p>This thesis explores the use of boryl, terphenyl and amido ligands in a variety of interesting areas of low-valent germanium chemistry. </p> <p>In Chapter 1, a general introduction to the state of the art in this field is provided. …”

Synthesis and properties of porphyrin nanotubes by Haver, R

“…Enhanced conjugation is found compared to analogous bis-acetylene linked tubes. </p> <p>Chapter 6 explores DFT calculations on large p-conjugated porphyrin nanostructures. …”

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…A selection of drug intercalated LDHs from Chapters 2 and 3 are encapsulated in several enteric polymers typically used for drug delivery. …”

Transphobia as a weapon of war: reporting on Russia’s trans community amidst heightened regulation, censorship and propaganda by Sloane, Wendy

“…In the wake of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, global attention has been focused on the atrocities committed there, overshadowing the repression of minoritised groups within Russia, including the LGBTQ community. …”
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Small molecule motion within and through organic nanomaterials: an anthology by Kaser, Sam

“…This thesis chronicles three distinct projects united by the common theme of small molecule motion in organic materials. Chapter 1 provides a holistic introduction to key background for the main body chapters, Chapters 2-4. …”
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Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…This work therefore explores the relationship between microstructure and stress conditions in order to connect geophysical observations to the underlying forces on subsurface materials, using both experimental and computational methods. The first two chapters investigate two-phase deformation, where a partial melt phase is present between grains of solid materials such as olivine (Chapter 2) or ice (Chapter 3). …”
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Surface engineering of layered double hydroxides for advanced applications by Laney, K

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Chapter One</strong> provides an introduction to current metallised food barrier packaging and associated challenges to enter into a plastic circular economy. …”

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Emotion language in context: investigating emotion words in children’s written language and word learning by Dong, Y

“…</p> <p>To complement the corpus approach, this thesis also includes two word-learning experiments, one with adults (Chapter 4) and one with children (Chapter 5). Participants read novel adjectives in short narratives that had either neutral, negative, or positive valence. …”

Real options approach to multi-stage business investment decision making by Thinn Thinn Aye.

“…This dissertation will demonstrate how the important characteristics of investment decisions interact each other, by looking into traditional approaches (Chapter 2), applying uncertainty to traditional analysis (Chapter 3), and finally linking real options approach as a bridge between finance and strategy (Chapter 4) to make more meaningful economic decisions in the real world.…”
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The coalescence and etching of metal nanostructures via solution approach by Tan, Rachel Lee Siew

“…For the second part, we studied how we can make use of chemically induced ripening of silver nanowire junctions to reduce the sheet resistance of silver nanowire network (Chapter 4). In addition, we also studied how breaking of symmetry during etching of silver nanowires can yield unique nanowire structures (Chapter 5).…”
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An exposition of the Zhuangzi’s zhiyan (至言) by Koo, Hao Wei

“…The meaning of zhiyan (至言) in the Zhuangzi varies. In chapter 12, zhiyan is antithetical to suyan (俗言) or “customary sayings”. …”
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Properties and mechanism of strain and piezoelectricity of hybrid molecular ferroelectrics by Hu, Yuzhong

“…Since 2014, more than forty new OIHFs have been successfully discovered. Their structures vary from 0D to 3D and applications cover optical, ferroelectric and electrostrictive fields. …”
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Development of sustainable clay-based binder and its' potential for 3D-printing by Liu, Yizhong

“…This report consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves as an introduction, explaining the demand for alternative cementitious materials and types due to the environmental issues associated with traditional concrete production today. …”
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Deep learning with application to hashing by Zhang, Boshen

“…I present a cross view feature hashing technique using deep learning and show some results. These three chapters are main chapters. Chapter 1 and Chapter 5 are introduction and conclusion.…”
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Populism and foreign policy: characteristics, sources, and implications by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) literature is increasingly preoccupied with the effect of populism on international politics. This chapter offers an overview of key debates in this literature, with an emphasis on how the ideational approach to populism is being used by IR and FPA scholars, the insights it generates but also the challenges it poses. …”
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Conformational changes involved in signal transduction in avian cryptochromes by Gehrckens, AS

“…The findings on dimerisation are presented in chapter 5.</p> <p>Finally, by mapping conformational changes found in molecular dynamics simulations onto changes observed in a previous HDX-MS data set on the <em>Drosophila</em> cryptochrome, a few gaps left by the incomplete coverage of the current experimental data were filled by acquiring information on the phosphate-binding loop and the protrusion motif, two regions which have also been found to undergo light-induced structural changes for the avian cryptochromes investigated. …”

Material extrusion-based printing optimization of recycled HDPE filaments made from used milk jugs by Teng, Phillis Soek Po, Tee, Chor Hiong, Tan, Hwee Boon, Leong, Kah Fai

“…High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is a widely used thermoplastic material for product packaging. The sheer availability of recyclable or recycled HDPE (rHDPE) from used packaging has led to efforts to apply it in MEX printing. …”
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Quantifying the effects of sunlight on the fate of oil spilled at sea by Freeman, Danielle Haas

“…I found that if a spill like DwH had occurred in 5°C water rather than the exceptionally warm 30°C water of the GoM, 7x less oil could have dissolved via photo-dissolution and the viscosity of the remaining insoluble oil could have been 16x higher, resulting in lower entrainment of oil into the water column as small droplets (Chapter 3). …”
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