On the total synthesis of complex alkaloids by Shennan, BDA

“…<p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> introduces the synthesis of natural products and the <em>Daphniphyllum</em> family of alkaloids. …”

The Athenian dramatic chorus in the fourth century BC by Jackson, LCM

“…The first section addresses the important testimony of Aristotle concerning the choruses of his day, particularly in the <em>Poetics</em> (chapter one). The second section analyses the choral text in the (probably fourth-century) <em>Rhesus</em> (chapter two), the interpolated choral passages in the <em>Iphigenia at Aulis</em> and <em>Seven Against Thebes</em> (chapter three), and the choruses of Aristophanes’ <em>Assemblywomen</em> and <em>Wealth</em>, as well as extant fragments of fourth-century comedy (chapter four). …”

Adventures in low-valent germanium chemistry by Mangan, R

“…<p>This thesis explores the use of boryl, terphenyl and amido ligands in a variety of interesting areas of low-valent germanium chemistry. </p> <p>In Chapter 1, a general introduction to the state of the art in this field is provided. …”

Stereoselective cyclisation cascades mediated by carbon electrophiles to access novel polycyclic scaffolds by Aynetdinova, DA

“…The results and all the experimental data are discussed in detail in the corresponding chapters.</p> <p><strong>Chapter 1</strong> provides a literature overview of the current stereoselective polyene cyclisation and heterocyclisation methodologies. …”

Synthesis and properties of porphyrin nanotubes by Haver, R

“…Enhanced conjugation is found compared to analogous bis-acetylene linked tubes. </p> <p>Chapter 6 explores DFT calculations on large p-conjugated porphyrin nanostructures. …”

Pharmaceutical applications of layered double hydroxides by Fisher, H

“…A selection of drug intercalated LDHs from Chapters 2 and 3 are encapsulated in several enteric polymers typically used for drug delivery. …”

Programmable morphing, electroactive porous shape memory polymer composites with battery-voltage Joule heating stimulated recovery by Lai-Iskandar, S., Li, Wenhao, Tsang, S. H., Lee, Y. H., Teo, Edwin Hang Tong

“…Our method can be compatible with kirigami techniques for the design of hierarchical and combinatorial shape-change structures. 3DC not only serves as an intrinsic heater but, during synthesis, its cell walls also act as a confinement framework for architecting porosity within 3DC-eSMPCs, which can be actuated with low-voltage (7.5 V, <2 W). …”
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Small molecule motion within and through organic nanomaterials: an anthology by Kaser, Sam

“…This thesis chronicles three distinct projects united by the common theme of small molecule motion in organic materials. Chapter 1 provides a holistic introduction to key background for the main body chapters, Chapters 2-4. …”
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Deformation and its surface expression in stressed planetary materials by Seltzer, Cassandra

“…This work therefore explores the relationship between microstructure and stress conditions in order to connect geophysical observations to the underlying forces on subsurface materials, using both experimental and computational methods. The first two chapters investigate two-phase deformation, where a partial melt phase is present between grains of solid materials such as olivine (Chapter 2) or ice (Chapter 3). …”
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Surface engineering of layered double hydroxides for advanced applications by Laney, K

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Chapter One</strong> provides an introduction to current metallised food barrier packaging and associated challenges to enter into a plastic circular economy. …”

USER RESEARCH WITH KIDS : HOW TO EFFECTIVELY CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH PARTICIPANTS AGED 3-16 / by Snitker, Thomas Visby, author 642961

Emotion language in context: investigating emotion words in children’s written language and word learning by Dong, Y

“…</p> <p>To complement the corpus approach, this thesis also includes two word-learning experiments, one with adults (Chapter 4) and one with children (Chapter 5). Participants read novel adjectives in short narratives that had either neutral, negative, or positive valence. …”

Real options approach to multi-stage business investment decision making by Thinn Thinn Aye.

“…This dissertation will demonstrate how the important characteristics of investment decisions interact each other, by looking into traditional approaches (Chapter 2), applying uncertainty to traditional analysis (Chapter 3), and finally linking real options approach as a bridge between finance and strategy (Chapter 4) to make more meaningful economic decisions in the real world.…”
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The coalescence and etching of metal nanostructures via solution approach by Tan, Rachel Lee Siew

“…For the second part, we studied how we can make use of chemically induced ripening of silver nanowire junctions to reduce the sheet resistance of silver nanowire network (Chapter 4). In addition, we also studied how breaking of symmetry during etching of silver nanowires can yield unique nanowire structures (Chapter 5).…”
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An exposition of the Zhuangzi’s zhiyan (至言) by Koo, Hao Wei

“…The meaning of zhiyan (至言) in the Zhuangzi varies. In chapter 12, zhiyan is antithetical to suyan (俗言) or “customary sayings”. …”
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Development of sustainable clay-based binder and its' potential for 3D-printing by Liu, Yizhong

“…This report consists of five chapters. The first chapter serves as an introduction, explaining the demand for alternative cementitious materials and types due to the environmental issues associated with traditional concrete production today. …”
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Deep learning with application to hashing by Zhang, Boshen

“…I present a cross view feature hashing technique using deep learning and show some results. These three chapters are main chapters. Chapter 1 and Chapter 5 are introduction and conclusion.…”
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Populism and foreign policy: characteristics, sources, and implications by Chryssogelos, Angelos

“…International Relations (IR) and Foreign Policy Analysis (FPA) literature is increasingly preoccupied with the effect of populism on international politics. This chapter offers an overview of key debates in this literature, with an emphasis on how the ideational approach to populism is being used by IR and FPA scholars, the insights it generates but also the challenges it poses. …”
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The marble statuettes from the Athenian Agora, first century BC to fourth century AD by Martens, B

“…Chapter 7 concludes the study with focus on the mobile nature of statuettes in household settings. …”

Development of novel chemical ligation methods for the synthesis of posttranslationally modified proteins by Yang, Renliang

“…In chapter 3, we introduce a novel chemical ligation method named dual native chemical ligation at lysine. …”
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