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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Fibre-assisted expansive mortar for high-efficiency rock fracturing by Lee, Elton Zi Zong

“…Through the results, it can be determined if the radial expansion of the SCDA was improved through the addition of steel fibres. If so, fibre-assisted expansive mortar could be a key to high-efficiency rock fracturing.…”
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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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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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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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Numerical investigation of multiple foils shield configuration against micro particles impact in space by Gour, Govind

“…So to restrain the steel projectile fragments a witness plate was implemented after the second foil. …”
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Fire resistance of ECC materials by Sim, Tian Qi

“…Both Polyethylene (PE) and Steel (ST) fibres were chosen to be added into the mix. …”
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Thermal stability of laser modified die insert surface in hot press forming of 22MnB5 by Norhafzan, Bariman, Syarifah Nur Aqida, Syed Ahmad, Izwan, Ismail, Khairil, Che Mat

“…Laser surface modification enhanced steel hardness properties from refined grain structure. …”
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Life cycle assessment and economic analysis of Reusable formwork materials considering the circular economy by Balasbaneh, Ali Tighnavard, Sher, Willy, Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman

“…In the environmental category, steel formwork produces the lowest emissions and impact in all categories except global warming potential (GWP). …”
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Dynamic buckling analysis of structures subjected to vertical ground excitations by Hao, Hong., Cui, Shijie., Cheong, Hee Kiat.

“…Both experimental and numerical studies were done on model steel columns. In the experimental tests, 51 steel columns were tested in a shake-table facility. …”
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Signalling through deviance by Teo, Xin Yi, Chia, Gary Yong Wen, Ang, Yan Ting

“…Stimuli were presented in a 2X2 mixed-model design, by manipulating the subjects, whether they are more successful or less successful than their peers, and if the question presented encompasses an identity threat or not. …”
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A moment of change: facilitating refugee children's mental health in UK schools by Fazel, M

“…This paper describes the role of schools in supporting the overall development of refugee children and the importance of peer interactions. It argues that the UK school into which a refugee child arrives can be considered an extreme setting. …”

Ballistic performance of sandwich tubes by Lim, Bernard Jian Cai.

“…Stainless steel tubes were packed with aluminum foams of two different densities, 0.15g/cm3 and 0.41g/cm3. …”
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