Study of impact properties of materials by instrumented impact testing by Zheng, Qi.

“…However, the previous investigations were limited in scope because the impact testing was non-instrumented and the specimens used contained weak interfaces made artificially either by soldering thin mild steel plates together or by laminating high-strength titanium alloys and maraging steels. …”
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Ancient Art, Modern Tech: Experiencing the Digital Reinvention of the Mogao Grottoes by Zhao, Celina

“…But now it must confront the greatest challenge to its continued existence: modern-day tourism. The sheer volume of visitors seeking a direct experience of this unique but delicate site has resulted in an increasingly rapid process of destruction in the 21st century. …”
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Impact resistance of reinforced concrete members by Low, Kun Sheng

“…These 5 types of concrete beam are: 1) Normal concrete; 2) Normal concrete with steel fibre reinforcement; 3) Lightweight concrete; 4) Lightweight concrete with steel fibre reinforcement; 5) Normal concrete with steel fibre reinforcement and engineered cementitious composite protective layer. …”
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Study on mechanical behaviors of cable-supported ribbed beam composite slab structure during construction phase by Qiao, W. T., Zhao, Ming Shan, An, Q., Wang, D.

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On the corrosion resistance of some selective laser melted alloys by Suryawanshi, Jyoti, Baskaran, T., Prakash, Om, Arya, S. B., Ramamurty, Upadrasta

“…The electrochemical corrosion resistances of selective laser melted (SLM) 316 L austenitic stainless steel (SS), 18(Ni) 300-grade maraging steel (MS), and Al-12 wt.% Si (AS) alloy in a 0.1 M NaCl solution at room temperature were evaluated. …”
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Perceptions of gifted adolescents in Singapore towards the "gifted" label and its effects on their social relationships by Tan, Chee Soon.

“…Some of the disadvantages include high expectations from parents and teachers and being discriminated by peers in the mainstream. Results of case studies parallel these findings.…”
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Composites for marine and offshore applications : novel bismaleimide/diallyl bisphenol A : cure characteristics, thermal stability and mechanical property by Ang, Nicholas Rong Jun

“…In the past decade, most materials used in marine-time application were super-alloys. Steel was used as the primary form of material as it is known for its strength. …”
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Re-evaluation of shear strength design code provisions of RC beams with shear reinforcements by Yu, Bo, Sang, Bujiu, Tao, Xiaolei, Li, Bing

“…Meanwhile, the influences of material strength of steel reinforcements and concrete on confidence level of three typical shear strength design code provisions were also investigated. …”
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Normal People / by Rooney, Sally, author 631806, Faber (Online service) 656045

“…Well-off Marianne blossoms at university, becoming pretty and popular, while Connell struggles for the first time in his life to fit in properly with his peers. The two weave in and out of each other's lives during their university years, developing an intense bond that exposes their traumas and insecurities.…”
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The Inspiration Design Toolkit: A Human-Centered Design Tool for a System Engineering Course by Lee, Sheng-Hung, Yang, Maria C, Carramolino, Beatriz, Rudnik, John

“…The aim of the IDT is to improve the participants’ learning experience and course engagement, increase opportunities for them to interact with their peers and teaching team, enable them to practice and reinforce the concepts through the creation of their own IDT cards, and share the cards in the discussion to increase learners’ engagement with course material and peers. …”
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Machine learning for industrial IOT by Yeow, Brandon Wei Liang

“…This paper concludes by proposing an algorithm for peer-to-peer Federated Learning where clients search for peers up to the 𝑘th degree and perform the best actions with 𝑛 peers under bandwidth constraints. …”
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Best practices and factors to enhance transfer of training in Oman by Al Ghafri, Ahmed Mohammed Issa

“…The list includes training designers, trainers, supervisor, managers, peers, top management, and customers or clients of the organizations. …”
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Experiment and analysis of a hybrid composite post-tension plate girder by Al Mustawfi, Sahib, Safiee, Nor Azizi, Abu Bakar, Nabilah, Abd Karim, Izian, Mohd Nasir, Noor Azline

“…Steel plate girders have been employed as structural bridge parts since the 19th century. …”
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Wind tunnel design and fabrication for lift force investigation by Kong, Shao Ming

“…As wind tunnels are resource intensive equipment, its potential as a learning aid is greatly hampered due to the sheer cost and logistics involved in the operation of a full sized wind tunnel. …”
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Ig.n.is. by Ong, Jian'an.

“…This spectrum does not appear suddenly, nor was it by sheer chance. There is a cascading effect on successive development of thought and spirituality that led to where we are, who we are, and why do we behave the way we do.…”
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Aggregating and analyzing Indian political tweets by Chirag Ruhela

“…Understanding this huge data-set in its raw form is not possible due to the sheer dimensionality of the data-set. Thus dimensionality reduction and clever insightful visualizations are needed to make this data consumable for general public. …”
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Facial expression quantification and analysis by Ramya Sridharan

“…This dissertation mentions some of the latest techniques available in the above field and proposes two design techniques that exceed the performance of their peers in both technical aspects and applications.…”
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A Fifty Million Dollar Piece of Dirt: Somerville as a Case Study in Development by Aizman, Asya

“…But while the city increasingly appeared to be a sure bet for investors, life became more strenuous for residents, with steep and climbing rents, failing infrastructure, and fewer reasons to stay in a changing city that they no longer recognized. …”
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Investigation and studies on the design of reinforced concrete composite structures by Chiew, Sing Ping.

“…Part B of the report details the development of a damage model of 3-D interface element which can be incorporated into an existing finite element code to model the interface bond behavior between the concrete and steel surfaces which exists in all concrete-steel composite elements.…”
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The GCSE attainment gap: assessing the influence of permanent school exclusion by Hills, Stephen, Walker, Matthew, Guinn, James, Kent, Aubrey

“…Research has shown that pupils who have been permanently excluded are at a greater risk of negative life outcomes when compared with their non-excluded peers. However, the idea that disadvantaged groups are disproportionately represented amongst those excluded has not previously been tested in prior work. …”
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