Knowledge transfer and entrepreneurship in industrial hubs in Nigeria by Ogbonna, NC

“…Despite the increasing number of clusters and Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Nigeria, significant gaps still exist in our understanding of their performance and the implications for an economic development strategy that prioritises their growth. …”

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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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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Attempting developmental regionalism through AFTA : the domestic politics - domestic capital nexus by Helen E. S. Nesadurai

“…Developmental regionalism, which draws on stategic trade theory from the International Economics discipline, describes and approach to regionalism in which an initial period of partial and temporary resistance to global competition is employed to build up domestic firms able to eventually engage in global competition. …”
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Meaningful eating: a new method for food design by Zampollo, Francesca

“…This interdisciplinary research draws on leadership studies for Visual Explorer, from hospitality for the Five Aspects Meal Model, and from design management with Verganti's perspective on meanings; components and perspective from different disciplines are used to develop a design method for Eating Design. …”
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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.…”

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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Mechanics in dehydration-induced leaf morphing behaviors by Guo, Kexin

“…By these means, we elucidate the relation between structure, behavior, and function in plant leaves that is mostly dominated by mechanics. Drawing inspiration from these plant morphing mechanisms, we demonstrate the development of biomimetic soft machines capable of morphing in response to water evaporation or rehydration. …”
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Le christianisme laïc de Pierre Bayle by Hooks, JM

“…In his Pensées Diverses (1682), Bayle draws upon original sin, and in his Commentaire Philosophique (1686), Bayle uses the doctrine of the Imago Dei. …”

Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…With intensification of water scarcity, forward osmosis has been drawing increasing attention due to its low energy requirement and power of removing pollutants in wastewater treatment and desalination processes. …”
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Real-time animation of vegetation : novel 2D approach and interactive authoring interface by Chen, Kan

“…The conventional method of manual drawing (e.g., 2D cartoons) or setting poses of plants at many key frames (e.g., 3D animation movies) requires tedious work and art skills. …”
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Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…A new field of research, soft robotics, makes of soft materials for their fabrication and draws inspiration from natural organisms and how they produce fluidic and complex motions. …”
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The effect of temperature on permittivity measurements of aqueous solutions of glucose for the development of non-invasive glucose sensors based on electromagnetic waves by Jayanthi, Renu, Virdee, Bal Singh, Lubangakene, Innocent, Ganguly, Priyanka, Mariyanayagam, Dion

“…The permittivity is a parameter that is investigated by researchers as a biomarker for non-invasive measurement of glucose without drawing blood. The development of this technology will allow personalized healthcare diagnostics to monitor and prevent diabetes. …”
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Insurgent envelopment: the emergency blanket and scenes of exposure at border zones by McCormack, D

“…Fabricated from metallised polymer films, emergency blankets are used commonly to provide thermal protection for bodies at risk of exposure in a range of situations. …”