Essays in comparative political economy: bureaucracy and participation in policymaking by Taras, J

“…I also develop a somewhat more original theoretical proposition on the strategic use of participatory tools in the last paper (Paper 3). The primary goal of this doctoral project is to theoretically explain and empirically validate the overlooked – yet consequential – role of bureaucracy and participation in contemporary policymaking. …”

Russia’s power market reforms at the crossroads by Beyer, S

“…In 2013, the government decided to launch a process to reform the Russian electricity market; this was planned to last until 2015. In 2014, discussions were still taking place over the ideal market design. …”

Online estimation of key battery states for management of vanadium redox flow battery by Wei, Zhongbao

“…To address this problem, a novel technique which integrates the Frisch scheme based bias compensating recursive least squares (FBCRLS) with a SOC observer is proposed to enhance the model identification and SOC estimate. …”
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Clustering-based solutions for energy efficiency, adaptability and resilience in IoT networks by Shivaraman, Nitin

“…We find that DeCoRIC improves the power efficiency of the network by at least 70% and extends its life- time by at least 42% over existing solutions while making the network adaptable and resilient to faults. …”
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Globalization : Perak's Rise, Relative Decline, and Regeneration / by Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Sultan, 543480, Oxford University Press (Online service) 655242

“…Written by Sultan Nazrin Shah—the author of the highly acclaimed works Charting the Economyand Striving for Inclusive Development—this book is a pioneering study of the many economic and social changes of the natural resource-rich Malaysian state of Perak over the last two centuries. When globalization first took hold and international trade networks broadened and deepened in the first half of the 19th century, and a new capitalist world order emerged in the second, Perak was a key player. …”
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Recent study on biodegradable hydrogels for agriculture application: A review by Wan Amirah Najwa, Wan Anuar, Ros Azlinawati, Ramli, El-Sayed, Marwa M., Warkar, Sudhir G.

“…This article reviewed the development of BHs in the last 5 years. Classifications, materials resources, preparation methods, biodegradability of BHs, seeds germination and plant growth performance are critically investigated. …”
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Advances in Modeling Dense Granular Media by Kamrin, Ken, Hill, Kimberly M., Goldman, Daniel I., Andrade, Jose E.

“…This review focuses on how the modeling of dense granular media has advanced over the last 15 years. The jumping-off point of our review is the μ( I) rheology for dry granular flow, which opened the door to generic flow field modeling but was primarily geared toward problems involving small monodisperse grains of simple shapes. …”
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Starting and Scaling a Set-Based Design Method for a Maritime System of Systems: Designing a Modern Warship by Page, J. E., Higgins, C. J., Seering, W. P.

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Decarbonizing Long-haul Trucking by Jones, Robert

“…The corresponding road freight energy consumption has been consistently increasing over the last decades and is expected to grow even further in the future. …”
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Fatigue life calculation for TC4-TC11 titanium alloy specimens fabricated by laser melting deposition by Zhan, Zhixin

“…The scanning electron microscope tests on the fracture surfaces of specimens were conducted in order to identify the crack initiation site and investigate the dispersion in the fatigue lives. At last, the numerical calculation algorithm for the fatigue life of TC4-TC11 specimen is presented and the calculated fatigue lives show consistency with the experimental results.…”
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Does cultural similarity between CFOs and auditors impact audit quality? by Xiong, Xi

“…Conceptually, it is ambiguous how the cultural similarity between the CFO and the engagement partner influences audit quality. Using last names to infer cultural values, I find that the cultural similarity between the CFO and the engagement partner is associated with high audit quality. …”
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Health peace happiness. by Goh, Shi Ting., Lee, Cecillia Wan Li., Soh, Pei Yu., Leo, June Kit.

“…Similarly post production posed several challenges with which the team grappled. Lastly, there will be an evaluation of the entire process of materializing the video documentary.…”
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Advanced photovoltaic concepts for perovskite solar cells by Fong, Melvin Shao Feng

“…In the present day, a new type of solar cell which is made of the perovskite materials has become one of most popular type of photovoltaic (PV) device among researchers and scientists, due to its rapid growth of efficiency during the last 10 years [11]. Across the globe, there are various methods currently adopted to fabricate perovskite PV cells. …”
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Does an early start help or hurt? Statehood, institutions and modern climate change policies by Ang, James B., Fredriksson, Per G.

“…This paper first hypothesizes that countries that have accumulated more statehood experience over the last two millennia tend to have more stringent climate change policies. …”
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On-load tap changing transformer studies for a small microgrid by Koh, Vesley Yun Rui

“…A fault occurred to one of the OLTC Transformers last year. Fault diagnostics and subsequent network restoration are required as soon as possible.…”
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Evidence and certainty in Lisu by Bradley, David

“…In some varieties and subvarieties, evidential systems have developed separately over the last couple of hundred years, grammaticalising some verbs and redeploying some epistemics into evidentials. …”
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That mysterious man by Lin, Enyi

“…The earlier chapters were submitted as my portfolio last term. Xu An is a rookie policeman who is working undercover in the Tang Nightclub as a waiter called Ann. …”
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Multiplexed model predictive control by Wu, Bing Fang

“…During the last two decades, Model Predictive Control (MPC) has established itself as an important form of advanced control due to its ability to deal with constraints. …”
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Macroeconomic perspective on global imbalances. by Lee, Pei Hua., Su, Zhixiang., Teoh, Shi Ying.

“…The recent global financial crisis has been described as the abrupt unwinding of the macroeconomic imbalances that have emerged over the last decade. The global imbalances, with rising current account deficits in the United States and massive surpluses in Asia and oil-exporting countries, have been viewed as a threat to global economic and financial stability. …”
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Catenary action of reinforced concrete beams subjected to missing column scenario by Lim, You Gen.

“…Catenary action is the last alternate load path the beam takes to prevent progressive collapse and has been observed in the event of large deformations. …”
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