Synthesis and optical characterization of cadmium sulfide (CdS) single crystals for laser cooling effect by Zhang, Chiyuan

“…The first part of the work is to characterize the laser cooling effect of CdS commercial single crystals. CdS has been proved very promising in laser cooling effect where nanobelts of CdS can be cooled down 40 K from room temperature and 20 K from 100K if excited by certain lasers1. …”
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重新建构女性的自我认同 ： 以苏童“红粉”系列小说为例 = Re-constructing woman’s self identity : a case study of Su Tong’s “Hong Fen” series by 陈品秀 Tan, Ping Siew

“…In this thesis, three novels from “Hong Fen” series, Qi Qie Cheng Qun (Wives and Concubines), Hong Fen and Ling Yi Zhong Fu Nv Sheng Huo, have been chosen to be the focus point for text interpretation, as well as analysis how country’s social systems and power “repress” women’s identities, and how they manage to re-construct their identities, in order for survival, with achieving self-worth and self-liberation.…”
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Numerical and experimental investigation of thick composites manufacturing for wind turbines by Ammasai Sengodan, Ganapathi

“…The sizes of wind turbines and the blades have been increasing gradually in order to achieve high rated power at decreased cost. …”
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Mechanical behaviors of individual core-shell microspheres and their polymeric composites under different strain rates by Zhang, Xin

“…The introduction of ultraviolet curable resin significantly improved the strength of STF capsule. Repeated loading has been applied on the STF capsules with elastic shell fabricated through a two-step method. …”
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Two-dimensional transitional metal dichalcongenide heterostructures : interface optical properties by Zheng, ShouJun

“…The heterojunctions have been characterized by photoluminescence (PL) and Raman spectra to support our conclusion. …”
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Parallel and distributed algorithms for computational fluid flow simulations by Vu, Thanh Tung

“…Thus, distributed computing architectures have been explored to parallelize the computation scheme to speed up the simulation time for modelling. …”
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Physical layer security in emerging wireless communication systems by Wang, Wei

“…As a new design paradigm, physical layer security has been recognised as a promising solution to enhance the security of wireless links relying on the channel properties and advanced signal processing, and can act as either an alternative or a complementary solution to the conventional cryptographic methods. …”
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Adaptive resource optimization of three-tier web applications running on the cloud by Borhani, Amir Hossein

“…Cloud Computing has been envisioned as a promising approach and dominant computing model in IT infrastructures. …”
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The effect of regularly dosed paracetamol versus no paracetamol on renal function in Plasmodium knowlesi malaria (PACKNOW) : study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Cooper, Daniel J., Plewes, Katherine, Grigg, Matthew J., Rajahram, Giri S., Piera, Kim A., William, Timothy, Chatfield, Mark D., Yeo, Tsin Wen, Dondorp, Arjen M., Anstey, Nicholas M., Barber, Bridget E.

“…The inexpensive and widely available drug paracetamol inhibits CFHb-induced lipid peroxidation via reduction of ferryl haem to the less toxic Fe3+ state, and has been shown to reduce oxidative damage and improve renal function in patients with sepsis complicated by haemolysis as well as in falciparum malaria. …”
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Voice conversion with parallel/non-parallel data and synthetic speech detection by Tian, Xiaohai

“…As low-dimensional features are typically used in synthetic techniques, detailed information has been abandoned in synthetic speech. This work mainly focused on the detailed information of high-dimensional features, especially their high-frequency parts, for synthetic speech detection. …”
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Populism in foreign policy by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…Highlighted are the breadth of critical and discursive approaches on populism that scholars of populism and foreign policy can use, particularly because they have been applied successfully to cases outside of Europe, where populists have long held political power and have influenced foreign policy in practice. …”
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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in London primary schools' classrooms by Montazami, Azadeh

“…The overall findings of this thesis have been developed to draw the attention of school designers' to the current and future potential conflicts between the comfort factors in schools' classrooms. …”
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Adipose tissue fatty acid composition, serum lipids, and serum alpha-tocopherol in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients living on the island of Crete by Nikolakakis, N, Kounali, D, Tornaritis, M, Anastassou, A, Papadakis, E, Kassotakis, G, Kafatos, A

“…Both CAPD patients and controls had been residents of Crete for at least the last 10 years.…”

Preclinical development of antisense conjugates for the treatment of myotonic dystrophy 1 by Stoodley, J

“…However, no therapy has yet been specifically developed that aims to additionally penetrate the CNS and treat the neurological symptoms experienced by patients. …”

Acute inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination by Francis, AG, Elhadd, K, Camera, V, Ferreira Dos Santos, M, Rocchi, C, Adib-Samii, P, Athwal, B, Attfield, K, Barritt, A, Craner, M, Fisniku, L, Iversen, AKN, Leach, O, Matthews, L, Redmond, I, O'Riordan, J, Scalfari, A, Tanasescu, R, Wren, D, Huda, S, Leite, MI, Fugger, L, Palace, J

“…Both MOGAD and acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) have been reported after vaccination. Consequently, the mass SARS-CoV-2 vaccination program could result in increased rates of these conditions. …”

Developing optogenetics for use in vascular research by Rorsman, N

“…Additionally, the limitations of the current optogenetic mouse model have been identified, and iChloC was shown to resolve these limitations. …”

Going on from Picasso? Late modernism and the dynamics of history by Nelson, S

“…Even in the 1970s and later, once the high modernist consensus had been overturned, they still looked reactionary. Modernist painting was transformed over these decades. …”

Instrumentation optimisation for unicompartmental knee replacement by Arthur, LW

“…</p> <p>Bearing fractures, because of excessive polyethylene wear, have been reported with the Phase III OUKR. There is a concern that cementless fixation might be associated with increased wear due to third body debris. …”

Partial purification and characterization of molybdenum reducing enzyme from Escherichia coli strain K12 by Sulaiman, Mohd Haris

“…Escherichia coli (E. coli) have been reported to have the capability to reduce the heavy metal molybdenum (molybdate) to molybdenum blue. …”
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Implementation of occupational safety and health management system in reducing ergonomic risk among certified and uncertified automotive industry workers by Ikpegbu, Mavis Amarachi

“…In Malaysia, there is paucity of reports on risk factors among automotive factory workers because comprehensive studies in determining the risk factors have not been done in manufacturing industries. Therefore the aim of this research was to compare the implementation of occupational safety and health management system in reducing ergonomics risk among workers at a certified and uncertified automotive manufacturing industry. …”
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