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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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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Water characteristic curves of recycled materials by Rahardjo, Harianto, Leong, Eng Choon, Vilayvong, K.

“…The results showed air-entry value of the recycled materials with high gravel content that occurred at low matric suction below 1.0 kPa and a steep WCC. The results from the WCC and saturated coefficient of permeability tests were incorporated into a statistical model to indirectly predict the permeability function of the recycled materials. …”
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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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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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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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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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Robotic gecko by Lim, Louis Jiong Hang

“…This project explores the conception and development of a robotic gecko, inspired by the remarkable aptitude of geckos at climbing steep walls and negotiating difficult environments. …”
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The do's and don'ts of quantum memory in cryptanalysis by Jaques, S

“…I argue that they could not, and that quantum computers must pay a steep price to access memory.</p> <p>I then analyse circuits to attack elliptic curve cryptography with Shor’s algo- rithm. …”

Mothers’ social networks and socioeconomic gradients of isolation by Andrew, AR, Attanasio, O, Augsburg, B, Behrman, J, Day, M, Jervis, P, Meghir, C, Phimister, A

“…Wealthier women and women from more-advantaged castes and tribes have smaller networks than their less-advantaged peers, primarily because they know fewer women within their own socioeconomic group. …”

How to choose a law review: an empirical study by Cofone, I, Malé, P-JG

“…The optimal publication strategy for authors depends on whether they want to maximize prestige among peers or rather their impact on the discipline, as well as on authors’ career stage and risk averseness. …”

The Structure of the Registry Hall at Ellis Island by Wilson, Ruth Hodin

“…The unique aspect of the Registry Hall vault is its construction below a steel truss framed ceiling system, a configuration that has not been previously studied. …”
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