Organocatalytic asymmetric mannich, formal [4+1] and [4+2] annulation reactions by Shi, Zugui

“…In this doctoral thesis, the research work that was carried out during the last four years will be divided into 5 chapters. Firstly, an introduction to the field of organocatalysis will be described in chapter 1. …”
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The intellectual scope of the 'mester de clerecía' by Curtis, F

“…Over an introduction and four chapters, I combine close reading of the <em>"Libro de Alexandre"</em> (Chapter 1), Berceo’s <em>Vidas</em> of Millán, Domingo and Oria (Chapter 2), the <em>"Libro de Apolonio"</em> and <em>"Poema de Fernán González"</em> (Chapter 3), and the <em>"Libro de buen amor"</em> (Chapter 4), with research into intellectual, pedagogical, and religious contexts. …”

Perceptions of meteorological phenomena in ancient Egypt by Jensen, CL

“…My aim is not to reconstruct the palaeoclimate, but to define the meteoric possibilities. The third chapter examines the archaeological and representation evidence for engagement with the weather, whilst the fourth chapter explores the lexicon of weather, refining our understanding of these terms by adding nuance. …”

Linking root microbiome composition to relative fitness differences that impact plant-plant competition by Norton, CH

“…A pilot experiment showed that relative fitness differences among Arabidopsis genotypes changed depending upon the soil community, but that this was not related to known differences in root chemistry (Chapter 1). Over five generations with niche-minimized plant-plant competition, soil communities resulted in communities of Arabidopsis genotypes with differences in genotypic composition (Chapter 2). …”

Design and Synthesis of Stimuli-Responsive Polymers with Programmable Cleavability by Zafar, Hadiqa

“…The fifth and final chapter reports the first “mixed” cleavable comonomer approach to degradable polymers towards a polyacrylic acid system optimized for biodegradability. …”
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Mathematical foundation of data science by Fang, Xiaowei

“…This report gives a solution manual to nearly all the exercises in the book, based on the 24 May 2019 version of the electronic copy (Chapter 1 - Chapter 6) and the hard copy (Chapter 7 -Chapter 11). …”
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Individual differences and relationship contexts in the perception and response to criticism: an emotion and family systems perspective by Neoh, Michelle Jin Yee

“…A cross-cultural comparison of the effect of parental bonding on the perception and response to criticism conducted in Singapore, Italy and USA is discussed in Chapter 3, followed by a study investigating perceptions of parental criticism across generations and the relationship with perceptions of spousal criticism and marital relationship outcomes in Chapter 4. …”
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Metal sulfides for electrochemical energy storage and conversion by Wang, Jin

“…The relevant studies in the thesis are divided into five parts, including Ni3S2@MoS2 core/shell nanorod arrays on Ni foam as the supercapacitor electrode (Chapter 4), honeycomb-like MoS2 nanoarchitectures anchored into graphene foam (GF) for enhanced lithium storage (Chapter 5), MoS2 architectures supported on graphene foam/carbon nanotube (GF/CNT) hybrid films: highly integrated frameworks with ideal contact for superior lithium storage (Chapter 6), MoS2 nanosheets decorated Ni3S2@MoS2 coaxial nanofibers for enhanced Na-ion storage (Chapter 7) and active sites–enriched hierarchical MoS2 nanotubes: highly active and stable architecture for boosting hydrogen evolution and lithium storage (Chapter 8). …”
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Characterising the T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 including variants of concern induced by natural infection and vaccines by Adele, S

“…Chapter 2 provides an overview of the methods used in this thesis. …”

Mechanistic insights on protein aggregation and phase separation by Casablancas Antràs, V

“…In chapter 2, I present the R3 model system of tau as a biologically relevant model for tau which is amenable to our method. …”

SMART MOBILITY : EXPLORING FOUNDATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES AND WIDER IMPACTS / by Khamis, Alaa, author 643152

Information retrieval and multimodal sentiment analysis for climate change by Duong, Cuc Thi Kim

“…Public reactions to the Australian wildfires, explored in Chapter 5, reinforced social media's capacity to reflect real-world events, aligning with previous research findings. …”
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“Reading by recipe : postcolonial theory and the practice of reading” by Bradford, Richard, Murphy, Neil, Murphy, Cornelius Anthony

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Authenticity in culture, self, and society by Lewin, Philip, Williams, James Patrick

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The ends of occidentalist desire in Conrad's 'Malay' novels : 'every name in history is I by Wagner, Tamara Silvia

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Renewable energy and the environment: technology and economic perspectives by Chang, Youngho

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Multicultural identities by Hong, Ying-yi, Wan, Ching, No, Sun, Chiu, Chi-yue

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The NGOs and social development: the case of Bangladesh and Chile by Islam, Md Saidul

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Poverty, poverty alleviation and social disadvantage in Singapore by Chew, Soon Beng, Chew, Rosalind Seow Lung

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Sociolinguistics today : Asia and the West by Bolton, Kingsley

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