Kababayan : faces of Filipinas in Singapore. by Kong, Yen Lin., Ling, Nuria Xinyi.

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Essays on the market for corporate bonds by Levonmaa, A

“…Chapter 1 studies the impact of credit rating changes on corporate bond returns. This study uses a large dataset of corporate bond transactions from the TRACE database for the US corporate bond market, combined with credit rating changes from Fitch, Moody's and Standard and Poor's (S&P), to analyse over 22,000 bonds, coupled with approximately 28,400 rating events over nearly six years. …”

Investigating rhodium-catalysed hydroacylation and carbon-carbon bond activation by Coxon, T

“…The chapter begins with a theoretical comparison to carbon-hydrogen activation and a discussion of the unique challenges that are faced. An overview of the major strategies employed to enact these processes is subsequently presented for both strained and unstrained substrates.…”

The impacts of US Fed interest rate liftoff on Southwest Asia stock markets, sovereign bond and currencies by Ooi, Teik Khim

“…While, the second model traces the announcement effect of Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) figure. …”
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The third imperative: framework for the relational values of nature by Tan, Rebecca Si En

“…Current work on the values of nature tends to focus on intrinsic and instrumental values of nature. In the face of escalating climate issues, however, it is becoming increasingly important to accurately identify and target people’s motivations in supporting sustainable policy. …”
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Green gatekeepers by Enriques, L, Romano, A, Tuch, A

“…After distinguishing green gatekeepers from highly reputation-sensitive traditional gatekeepers in financial markets, we argue that green gatekeepers face weaker reputational constraints than traditional ones. …”

Study of a dry fixed-vane revolving compressor by Toh, Shaun Jia Hui

“…The changes are made in areas where there is high metal-to-metal contact such as the vane-side, rotor end faces and journal bearings. Major changes to equations were made in the rotor end-face expressions, where the rubbing at the upper end-face is not considered as non-contact occurs as a result of gravity. …”
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Protein interactions design. by Tay, Connie Gui Ching.

“…The definition of these residues was another challenge faced in protein interface design. In our design protocol, we used a general cutoff distance of 4.75Å obtained by taking into consideration hydrogen bond residues and solvent accessibility. …”
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Failure of plastic structures due to drop impact by Yuen, Shuqin.

“…One test specimen type is made of two acrylic face skins bonded to a Nomex honeycomb core in the middle. …”
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Frail Line by Er, Kia Hui, Ong, Grace Xi Wei, Ho, Baofei, Tan, Jit Quan, Boithar, Faizal

“…It also explores the disenchantment with interpersonal relationships that youths face and what they do the stem the pain when relief seems elusive……”
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Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…By studying existing theories and reflecting on real-world cases, I present a normative account of solidarity suited to confront the globalized, overlapping injustices we face in our world today. I argue in Chapter 1 that we should conceptualize solidarity as a political bond, realized through action, that unites members of social groups on the basis of a shared understanding of reality and a shared commitment to justice; and as a socially, interpersonally, and personally transformative practice. …”

Water‐binding‐mediated gelation/crystallization and thermosensitive superchirality by Xing, Pengyao, Li, Yongxin, Wang, Yang, Li, Pei-Zhou, Chen, Hongzhong, Phua, Fiona Soo Zeng, Zhao, Yanli

“…Water binding was a key factor in leading trace water‐induced crystallization against gelation in apolar solvent. …”
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New Purification Strategies and Monomer Platforms for Ruthenium-Initiated Living Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization by Kilgallon, Landon J.

“…Ruthenium-initiated living ROMP remains an extraordinary tool for polymer synthesis, but removal of trace ruthenium from the polymeric product remains a difficult task due to the wide scope of polymer compositions, the lack of a complete understanding of initiator decomposition, and the unknown identities of trace ruthenium products generated during ROMP. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…To satisfy both the precision and efficiency requirements from semiconductor manufacturers, the indexing clampers of wire bonders face an even bigger challenge. It is somehow critical for the mechanical design to fulfill the latest requirements. …”
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Piscidin-1-analogs with double L- and D-lysine residues exhibited different conformations in lipopolysaccharide but comparable anti-endotoxin activities by Kumar, Amit, Mahajan, Mukesh, Awasthi, Bhanupriya, Tandon, Anshika, Harioudh, Munesh Kumar, Shree, Sonal, Singh, Pratiksha, Shukla, Praveen Kumar, Ramachandran, Ravishankar, Mitra, Kalyan, Bhattacharjya, Surajit, Ghosh, Jimut Kanti

“…We conjectured that introduction of cationic residue(s) at the interface of polar and non-polar faces of piscidins may control their insertion into hydrophobic mammalian cell membrane and thereby reducing cytotoxicity. …”
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Structural and functional studies of C-nucleoside formation enzymes by Li, W

“…</p> <br> <p>The thesis overviews the history of natural product discovery, tracing its evolution from ancient folk traditions to the contemporary application of advanced genetics and chemical modifications for biosynthesis. …”

Development of in-line fiber-optic interferometric sensors by using biopolymer : chitosan. by Chen, Li Han.

“…In addition, these sensors are able to trace the presence of an analyte in a tested medium in real time and estimate the concentration of analyte by kinetics analysis.…”
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全球传播之窗 ：中国中央电视台中文国际频道和华人华侨关系研究 = Window to the world : the Chinese International Channel of China Central Television and it relations with Chinese diaspora... by 汤妮 Tang Ni

“…In view of its responsibilities and missions in foreign communications as a Chinese television media and considering the current competition it faces in the era of new media, CCTV-4 has to position itself better with high identification, high acceptance, and high recognition in the hope of being the “World’s No.1 Chinese Television Channel”. …”
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Why do Chinese firms go public abroad and how do they perform? by Yuan, Mengying

“…The magnitude of the impact is more pronounced for firms that face higher hurdles in bypassing capital control.…”
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Self-healing cementitious composites by encapsulation techniques by Feng, Jianhang

“…To address this issue, cementitious composites with novel components for self-healing have been developed, but current self-healing agents for cementitious composites face challenges due to high cost, low compatibility with cementitious composites and limited autonomous healing capacity. …”
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