The Chinese expansion and language coexistence in Modern China by LaPolla, Randy J.

“…This chapter outlines the history of the development and spread of what became what we now know as the Sinitic (Chinese) languages and the effects that migrations, cultural contact, and national policies had on the development. …”
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Hiding the harm? An argument against misogyny hate crime by Vera-Gray, Fiona, Fileborn, Bianca

“…This chapter critiques the move towards the inclusion of misogyny in hate crime legislation and practice. …”
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Allee effects: empirical analyses of wild British butterfly populations and theoretical implications for population synchrony by Dooley, C

“…I find both qualitative and quantitative spatial variation in these processes and factors driving population dynamics. In chapter 3, I develop and test a Bayesian methodology, that I then use in chapter 4 to analyse local population level dynamics for 38 British butterfly species. …”

Catalytic divergent synthesis of quinazolinone alkaloids by Wei, T

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter 3</b> mainly illustrates the second-generation total synthetic approach towards tryptoquivaline F.…”

Nanoporous gold nanostructures : morphological design and their energy conversion applications by Yang, Zhe

“…The detailed controllability of NPG coated shape memory polymer movement is systematically studied in chapter 4. In chapter 5, I directly synthesize NPG-molybdenum sulfide hybrid structure by exploiting the photothermal effect to significantly increase localized temperature to initiate reduction of molybdenum sulfide precursors. …”
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Asymmetric syntheses of polyhydroxylated 1-hydroxymethylpyrrolizidines by Brambilla, M

“…</p> <p><b>Chapter 5</b> contains full experimental procedures and characterisation data for all compounds synthesised in Chapters 2, 3, and 4.…”

Impact of interspecific competition on African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus) in an ecosystem with artificial perennial water provision by Sandoval Serés, ME

“…Thirdly, I evaluated if African wild dogs avoid large competing predators (leopards, lions and hyaenas) reactively or proactively in space and time at different spatial and temporal scales, using camera trap data to perform generalized linear mixed models, activity pattern overlap and time-to-event analyses (Chapter 4). Finally, I discussed water management strategies to help decrease the level of interspecific competition on African wild dogs and assist in their conservation (Chapter 5). …”

Further studies of extreme learning machine and compressed signal detection by Cao, Jiuwen

“…In this thesis, we present further studies of extreme learning machine and signal detection in compressed sensing. In Chapter 1, we give literature reviews of extreme learning machine (ELM) and compressed sensing (CS). …”
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Mechanisms in Heterogeneous Catalysis / by Santen, R. A. van (Rutger A.), author 419818, World Scientific (Online service) 655444

“…Present-day challenges to catalysis are sketched in a final chapter"--…”
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Structural study of enteroviruses by Qin, L

“…</p> <p>The work described in this thesis extends our structural understanding of enteroviruses detailing the receptor binding manner of Echovirus 11 and closely related enteroviruses (chapter 3) and the polyclonal antibody response to poliovirus (chapter 4). …”

Instability Scaffolding: Enacting Strategic Instabilities to Produce Authentic Premium Wine by Zhang, Alan

“…Chapter Three offers insight into the modern-day operations of a world-renowned fine wine producer. …”
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Biovalorisation of food waste in Singapore : synergistic effect of a mixed culture in solid-state fermentation by Ong, Adwin Reng Jun

“…Okara and brewer’s spent grain (BSG) are manufacturing side streams produced in massive amounts from the soy and beer industries, respectively, and contributes significantly to food waste. …”
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Encapsulation of probiotics for food and beverage applications by Ang, Kai Lin

“…Up to date, no studies have been done to examine the viability of probiotics in popular, well-liked, commercialized carbonated sodas/beers, but it is known that certain components in these matrices (e.g. phosphoric acid in soda, hops and ethanol in beers) can reduce the viability of probiotics. …”
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A scandal in the British Empire: child guardianship, theosophy, sexuality and fatherhood in Besant v. Narayaniah by Tan, Fidellithy

“…The initial chapter delves into Annie Besant, examining how her self-representation as a maternal figure shaped her positioning as the boys' guardian in court. …”
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Contentious consensus: challenges of diversity to identity-based language policies by Jain, Ritu

“…The chapter concludes with a discussion of the implications of linguistic representation of collective identities to the management of pluralist populations. …”
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Lewis acid-catalyzed reactions of alcohol pro-electrophiles as novel strategies for C-C and C-N bond formation by Rao, Weidong

“…In Chapter III, a novel strategy to highly conjugated indenes involving unexpected iron(II) chloride-catalyzed dimerization of 1,1,3-trisubstituted-prop-2-yn-1-ols was described. …”
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Offshore renminbi market. by Peh, Derrick Chin Kiat., Heng, Zoey Peishan., Sei, Sin Yee.

“…Chapter 3 examines the offshore renminbi market from the borrowers’ point of view. …”
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The mechanisms of sleep restriction therapy for insomnia disorder by Maurer, LF

“…This work concludes by introducing a new testable model of the SRT mechanisms-of-action followed by practice points and a research agenda (chapter two).</p> <p>Chapter three describes the first randomised-controlled trial to systematically test the mechanisms of SRT. …”

Nuptial journeys: A cultural history of wedding travel in selected Habsburg unions ca 1450–1550 by Pastrnak, P

“…Chapter Four looks into the marital transition and dissects the acts of separation and incorporation. …”

New methods in 18F-fluorination and fluoroalkylation by Ford, J

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> (<em>Introduction</em>) summarises the key concepts surrounding Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging, including the underlying physical principles and its applications and the use of fluorine-18 as a PET radioisotope. …”