Political unrest under IMF programmes: labour mobility, fiscal conditionality, and democratic representation by Metinsoy, S

“…Where labour is mobile, on the other hand, it is easier for workers to switch between sectors and jobs when the economic crisis hits their sector. …”

Effective image synthesis for effective deep neural network training by Cui, Kaiwen

“…The proposed LDA works in spectral space that allows explicit access and manipulation of each image spectrum and accordingly enables direct attack of the easy-to-discriminate image spectra. …”
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Study of lithium-ion battery anodes based on silicon nanostructures by Fan, Yu

“…However, it is found that anodes based on bulk or micron-sized Si exhibit very poor cycling performance due to the structural pulverization caused by significant volume changes (upto 400%) of Si during Li+ insertion/extraction processes. On the other hand, nanostructured Si has been shown to alleviate this problem because it has a large portion of surface atoms that could effectively release internal strain through the surrounding space. …”
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Spatial structure of workplace and communication between colleagues: A study of E-mail exchange and spatial relatedness on the MIT campus by Sevtsuk, Andres, Chancey, Bahij, Basu, Rounaq, Mazzarello, Martina

“…Further, the existence of social ties can be negatively affected by crowdedness, i.e., the chances of communication are reduced when encounters with each other’s offices occur in more crowded corridors. On the other hand, crowdedness at eating venues has a positive effect. …”
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Performance monitoring for quantum key distribution systems by Yu, Timothy Shengrong

“…Since then, QKD over hundreds of kilometres of optical fibre and free space have been reported. Key generation rate of a few mega-hertz have also been demonstrated. …”
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8 Ways to Boost Students Engagement During Asynchronous English Language Learning by Nurkarimah, Yusof

“…For some students, asynchronous learning is the ultimate game-changer, as it offers flexibilities and new learning opportunities such as self-paced learning. On the other hand, some students may face challenges, particularly in maintaining their motivation and self-discipline to learn, for example in language courses such as English, without direct face-to-face interactions during this learning mode.…”
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Chiral spin textures in a frustrated kondo lattice model by Munir Shahzad

“…The magnetic interaction between the spins is mediated by the motion of electrons; on the other hand, the transport of these electrons is affected by the underlying spin textures. …”
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Virtual palpation by Luo, Ting.

“…During this project, the haptic devices were used to simulate the force feedback when the virtual hands touch on the virtual skin in the 3D virtual space. …”
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Exploring translation strategies for Chinese dialogue and buzzwords based on 星星上的花（The Flower on the Stars） by Wan, Wenyi

“…During the translation process, two main problems are found: on the one hand, the problem concerning the grasp of language style and register, and the corresponding problem of how to choose words in the face of diverse texts; on the other hand, the problem of how to translate Chinese buzzwords in English. …”
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Discovery zone in the library : a new service for the children by Tan, Florence Kia Mui.

“…The findings showed that children were attracted to hands-on activities and challenging games. Children preferred manipulatives only if it added value to the activity. …”
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Aeration slab study volume 2 by Rahardjo, Harianto, Indrawan, I Gde Budi, Fakhrur, Rozy Harnas

“…Installation of aeration slabs is an essential requirement for construction of open space car parks in Singapore as imposed by National Parks Board. …”
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Robust and efficient deep learning methods for vision-based action recognition by Xu, Yuecong

“…Instead, Partial Domain Adaptation (PDA) is a practical and general domain adaptation scenario, which relaxes the fully shared label space assumption such that the source label space subsumes the target one, and is more challenging than DA due to negative transfer caused by source-only classes. …”
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Innovation and firm survival: the role of timing, funding, and networks by Gao, Ming

“…Given the explanation that a lack of adequate financial resources may increase the overall risk profile faced by SMEs and thereby reduce their likelihood of survival, this study tries to explore whether a helping hand from other organizations such as governments and large incumbent firms can help to diminish the negative influence of SMEs’ innovation in the early stage on their survival. …”
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Signal processing for cooperative cognitive radio networks by Rabiee, Ramtin

“…It is worth mentioning that the protection of primary signals, belonging to licensed users, is a crucial requirement in establishing of a CRN. On the other hand, conducting a strict sensing method may severely reduce the chance of a secondary network to utilize a free spectrum channel, where there is no point to using a CRN anymore. …”
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Exploring machine learning models for age recognition by Dharmarathne, Chathuranga, Ouazzane, Karim, Shrestha, Subeksha, Fernando, Sandra

“…Many studies focus on neural networks, sometimes called as "black boxes" due to their complex decision-making processes and why it forecasts a particular age. On the other hand, the accuracy of datasets, which are supposed to show a person's real age, might not be very accurate. …”
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Task-orientated human-robot teleoperation using wearable sensors by Teoh, Yee Seng

“…The wearable IMU sensors are mounted on one of the human arm to measure the real time position and orientation data of human arm, and hand. From there, 6-DOF human hand motions can be related to the 6-DOF robot arm’s end effector motions. …”
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Fabrication and application of novel highly ordered nano-heterostructure arrays in optoelectronics by Yadian, Boluo

“…The gallium ions, on the other hand, are implanted into the nanorods, resulting in compressive strain. …”
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Salient keypoint detectors and compact feature descriptors for 3D perception by Prakhya, Sai Manoj

“…3D depth data acquisition has become extremely easy and affordable with the availability of hand-held depth sensors such as Microsoft Kinect, Intel RealSense Camera and Google Tango. …”
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Girls, let's talk about sex and Islam : a study on young Singaporean Muslim women and how they make sense of sexual agency and religion in contemporary Singapore by Nadya Nasser

“…In today’s contemporary Singapore, young Singaporean Muslim women face opposing pressures from the modern and secular ethos that permeates their lives on one hand, and the standards of ‘piety’ and ‘modesty’ placed on them by religion on the other. …”
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牛车水的塑造：政治活动中华人的自主性和殖民管治 = The shaping of Chinatown: relationship of Chinese agency and colonial governance in political activities by 蔡晓欣 Choi, Irene Hiu Yan

“…Through these activities and shaping, Chinatown as a place and space was constructed. This demonstrated the Chinese had agency and Chinatown was beyond an settlement area, it had multiple meaning and was always in flux. …”
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