Libraries and librarians – what next? by Choy, Fatt Cheong.

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BIM: automated quantity retrieval of expansion joints using revit & dynamo by Lim, Brendan Jie Kang

“…The problem experienced by the main contractor was that despite recent advances in building information modelling (BIM) tools, the process to obtain information about the expansion joints was still highly manual. While the consultant firm provided the building models in Revit and Navisworks, along with PDF drawings, expansion joints were not present in the models. …”
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When the Earth Breathes: An Anthology of Volcanic Urbanism by Carucci Alvarez, Maria Gabriela

“…It positions this event not as a unique site but as a manifestation of a network of bureaucratic colonial imaginaries that still operate within a disaster relief framework that exists in volcanic landscapes throughout the world. …”
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Security protocol design against malicious attacks in neighborhood area network in smart grid by Li, Xiaochen

“…However, the new protocol still has the vital problem when it is faced with the DoS attack and replay attack. …”
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Epidemiology of injuries in street dancers by Yee, Ernest Chun Tuck

“…However, street dance has yet to draw the desired research attention. Purpose: To determine the prevalence rate, severity, types and distribution of injuries amongst street dancers in Singapore. …”
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The impact of founder personalities on startup success by McCarthy, PX, Gong, X, Braesemann, F, Stephany, F, Rizoiu, M, Kern, ML

“…Here, we show that founder personality traits are a significant feature of a firm’s ultimate success. We draw upon detailed data about the success of a large-scale global sample of startups (n = 21,187). …”

PGMoGen: pose-guided human motion generation by Yin, Jiarui

“…However, their generalizability still heavily relies n the training dataset and will perform poorly with unseen text input. …”
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"Come to us first": Centering Community Organizations in Artificial Intelligence for Social Good Partnerships by Lin, Hongjin, Karusala, Naveena, Okolo, Chinasa, D'Ignazio, Catherine, Gajos, Krzysztof

“…However, community organization members sustained their belief in the potential of the projects, still seeing diminished goals as valuable. To enhance the efficacy of future collaborations, our participants shared their aspirations for success, calling for co-leadership starting from the early stages of projects. …”
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Dissonances in care: childhood, well-being, and the politics of welfare in Japan by Chapman, CR

“…Through photography and drawing, among other mediums, children narrated poignant stories about their care experiences.…”

FrED Manufacturing - A Study in Affordable Manufacturing to Scale using Desktop Sized Fiber Extrusion Device by Rosko, Rachael S.

“…At the time of submission, there were inherent complications still not understood about the FrED that limited its potential as an end user product. …”
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Engineering pressure retarded osmosis membrane bioreactor (PRO-MBR) for simultaneous water and energy recovery from municipal wastewater by Liu, Shuyue, Song, Weilong, Meng, Manli, Xie, Ming, She, Qianhong, Zhao, Pin, Wang, Xinhua

“…However, high energy consumption (mostly by draw solution recovery) restricted the wider application of OMBR. …”
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An investigation on correlation between linguistic features and personality traits : a case of Singapore Twitter users. by Yew, Chee Soon.

“…Nevertheless, third-party observation is still recommended for studies with huge sample size. …”
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Adoption of ZakaTech in the Time of COVID-19: Cross-Country and Gender Differences by Nashwan, Saeed Awadh, Ismaiel, Abdelhamid Elsayed A., Muneeza, Aishath, Isa, Mohamad Yazid

“…To validate the research model and draw significant insights, SmartPLS structural equation modeling was used. …”
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Evidence-based roadmap for geoheritage conservation in southeast Arabia: Inventory, evaluations, and communicating geocultural connections by Sayama, K

“…</p> <p>Although a few key developments, such as the development of related infrastructure and the engagement of local communities, are still required, the findings of this thesis serve as a useful guideline to advance geoheritage conservation in this region.…”

From cosmos to cell: constructing a paradoxical selfhood through planetary and biological bodies in the poetry of Diane Ackerman and Jane Hirshfield by Tan, Jasmine Hui Jun

“…This project’s objective is to examine Diane Ackerman and Jane Hirshfield’s use of biology to elucidate the paradoxes of selfhood whilst still maintaining a sense of mystery and wonder. …”
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Aircraft noise, overheating and poor air quality in London primary schools' classrooms by Montazami, Azadeh

“…The overall findings of this thesis have been developed to draw the attention of school designers' to the current and future potential conflicts between the comfort factors in schools' classrooms. …”
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Mechanics in dehydration-induced leaf morphing behaviors by Guo, Kexin

“…While some typical shape changes in plants and their mechanical driving forces have been extensively studied, numerous unexplored behaviors and underlying mechanical principles still exist in nature. Understanding such phenomena not only offers insights into how plants overcome environmental challenges but also paves the way for innovative approaches in developing biomimetic structures and devices. …”
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Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…Similar to other membrane processes, membrane fouling is still a big obstacle with respect to filtration effectiveness and membrane longevity in forward osmosis. …”
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Real-time animation of vegetation : novel 2D approach and interactive authoring interface by Chen, Kan

“…For real-time 3D applications such as games, it is important to lower the computational cost of vegetation animation while still making the animation looks visually plausible. …”
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Biogeochemical cycling and environmental footprints of peatland-derived organic carbon in the coastal ocean in Southeast Asia by Zhou, Yongli

“…However, the extent, rates, and pathways of the biogeochemical processing of terrigenous DOC in the shelf seas are still far from clear, which hampers our understanding of how much terrigenous DOC accumulates in the ocean. …”
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