Expedient synthesis of heterocycles and methyl sulfonyl compounds via C-X BONDS (X = O, N, S) construction by Jiang, Yaojia

“…In chapter 3, we have described two methodologies to synthesize multi-substituted pyridines from rhodium-catalyzed nitrene reaction and DBU-mediated ring opening of 2-allyl-2H-azirines. …”
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Essays on commodities and international macroeconomic interactions by Kim, M

“…<p>This thesis introduces commodities into otherwise standard closed economy or open economy macro models. Chapter 1 sheds light on the fact that as trading in commodity derivatives tied to commodity prices has increased massively since the 2000s, they have begun to act as an asset class in recent years. …”

Solidarity as a transformative practice by Cipollitti, PE

“…In Chapter 4, I turn to the process of personal transformation undergone by solidary agents. …”

Aspects of structure and idiom in the music of eighteenth century England, with special reference to the Scarlatti arrangements of Charles Avison by Eckersley, C

“…The positions occupied by Scarlatti and Geminiani in the sphere of, critical musical opinion in England are introduced in the first chapter, and subsequently discussed in their various aspects. …”

Brownian dynamics simulation of soft matter with hydrodynamics: methods for constrained systems and shear processing of 2D materials by Funkenbusch, William Tian

“…The remainder of this thesis studies the effects of self-attraction on self-avoiding, semi-flexible, athermal 2D materials (sheets) in shear flow. In Chapter 3, we give a background on rheology and 2D materials which are necessary for understanding the remaining chapters. …”
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#Hooked? Extending the social cognitive model in examining the antecedents of problematic social network sites use among Singaporean adolescents and adults by Lee, Edmund Wei Jian

“…The chapter also presents the social cognitive model as the overarching framework that will guide rest of the studies. …”
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Application of hydroformylation for the stereoselective synthesis of piperidine alkaloids by Sivarajan Kasinathan

“…The fourth chapter explores the advantages of application of hydroformylation in flow chemistry. …”
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Harnessing hydroxylating enzymes for the synthesis of natural products and their analogues with relevance to dementia by Ong, YN

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong><br> The major synthetic studies towards (–)-clausenamide and its analogues are reviewed. …”

Artificial intelligence and power in public service management by Vogl, TM

“…This chapter is based on interview data, open ended survey responses, and publicly available documents and recordings. …”

Introduction: exponential inequalities: what can equality law do? by Atrey, S, Fredman, S

“…The purpose of the introductory chapter is twofold: first, to explain the meaning of the term 'exponential inequalities' which is the subject of this book; and, secondly, to set out the context and significance of the research in the individual contributions and the book as a whole. …”

Singapore by Kwok, Anthony Kian Woon, Pluss, Caroline

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Sustainability and distributive justice by Islam, Md Saidul

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Photocatalysis in a New Light: A Biohybrid Approach for Improved Reactivity with Tunable, Low-Energy Light Excitation by Cesana, Paul T.

“…Finally, Chapter 5 provides an outlook to the future possibilities of the topics presented herein.…”
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On the non-microbial sources and sinks of dissolved metabolites in seawater by Germolus, Noah Paul

“…In Chapter 2 I investigate the photolysis of metabolites and examine metabolomic techniques’ suitability for such experiments. …”
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Calcium fluoride for nucleophilic fluorination by Patel, C

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> (Introduction) summarises the origin and role of fluorochemicals used in our everyday lives, including the production and use of hydrogen fluoride (HF). …”

18F-labelling of new chemotypes for drug discovery by Khotavivattana, T

“…Finally, Chapter 5 gives full experimental procedures and characterisation data for all compounds.…”

Advancements in Management Science: Applications to Online Retail, Healthcare, and Non-Profit Fundraising by Zhai, Chen Wen (Sabrina)

“…Chapter 2 studies a personalized dynamic pricing problem commonly faced by online retailers. …”
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Structural Reliability Analysis and Prediction / by Melchers, R. E. (Robert E.), 1945-, author 484157, Beck, André T., author 656170

“…New examples and end of chapter problems are also now included.…”
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Predicting Risk and Optimizing Resilience of Digital and Physical Supply Chains by Hu, Kevin

“…Chapter 2 develops the first predictive model for cyber risk that relies on innovative supply chain features. …”
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Squeezing the Quantum Noise of LIGO below the Standard Quantum Limit by Jia, Wenxuan

“…Experimental details on generating and utilizing frequency-dependent squeezing for LIGO are also discussed (Chapter 5), culminating in the observation of LIGO’s quantum noise below the SQL (Chapter 6). …”
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