Punching shear strength analysis of corroded reinforcement concrete slab by Fu, Yibin

“…However, there was inadequate research on other parameters such as steel corrosion rate. Sea levels are rising due to climate change, hence this parameter is of increasing importance for structures under long term corrosive environment. …”
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A ranking of critical competencies for maritime logistics executives in the era of digitalisation by Ng, Charlene Xin Ying

“…Numerous research over the last two decades have shown a variety of updated or integrated frameworks based on the BLM (Business, Logistics and Management) model, but they have yet to present one that emphasises on rising trends such as digitalisation, geopolitics, and sustainability. …”
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Design and fabrication of soft sensors with conductive thermoplastic polyurethane by Cui, Honglin

“…They are utilized everywhere in our modern daily lives, from wearable devices and environmental monitoring to industrial applications; and the demand is still rising. A significant trend is also witnessed in the conventional rigid solid-state sensing systems based on silicon PCBs are now replaced by soft, flexible, stretchable, and lightweight systems, especially in the abovementioned fields. …”
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Three essays in finance by Qian, Shuoge

“…In Chapter 1, in light of the rising global interest in state interventions, we examine the efficacy of the Chinese government's infrastructure investment in enhancing firm productivity. …”
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Marta Czok URBE by Scarso, Jacek Ludwig, Ionescu, Georgiana, Czok, Marta

“…In Marta Czok's vision, history is made up of continuous change, concealed by a collective imagination that sees a dimension of eternity in what is, however, ephemeral: like a Julius Caesar who symbolically appears and disappears from the scene, so the riches of the Roman Empire become ruins in a city in constant motion: a deliberately ambiguous comment on how every empire rises and crumbles, and with it its own ideological values.…”
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Expressions of grief on the early modern stage by Welch, K

“…The following chapters examine mourning through the specific gestures of prostration and kneeling, through motion (the rising and falling in the history plays as revenge takes the place of mourning), and the metadramatic bracketing of mourning in fake funerals. …”

Design, synthesis, structural characterization, cytotoxicity and computational studies of Usnic acid derivative as potential anti-breast cancer agent against MCF7 and T47D cell lin... by Roney, Miah, Wong, Kelvin Khai Voon, Uddin, Md. Nazim, Rullah, Kamal, Septama, Abdi Wira, Antika, Lucia Dwi, Mohd Fadhlizil Fasihi, Mohd Aluwi

“…Development of novel inhibitors is necessary to counteract the rising prevalence of breast cancer (BC) in women in recent years, as evidenced by the side-effect profiles of a few clinically approved inhibitors. …”
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100 THz optical switching with plasmonic metamaterial by Venkatram, Nalla, Stefano, Vezzol, João, Valente, Sun, Handong, Nikolay, Zheludev

“…All-optical signal processing is one of the rising fields to eliminate the disadvantages of optical –electrical – optical conversion and continuing advances in terabits per second communications for high-performance computing. …”
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The paradoxes of wind power by Keay, M

“…Furthermore, the economics of wind power are affected by two trends which tend to move in opposite directions – on the one hand, as the technology improves, costs tend to fall; on the other, since the costs are site specific, the best sites tend to be used first so leading to a rising cost curve over time. Proponents of wind power tend to emphasise the former, though it seems recently to have levelled out (and even went into reverse as the price of inputs soared earlier this decade). …”

Intelligent database design for microgrids in low voltage distribution systems-I GUI and database design by Ng, Pei Fen

“…Climatic change can lead to consequences such as increasing cases of heat-related illness, endangering wildlife like polar bears and rising of sea level that would trigger natural disasters leading to individual losing their homes. [51] Due to extensively use of electricity in this contemporary society, there arises a need to seek for alternative energy sources, if at all possible renewable resources such as wind and solar. …”
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Sanctions with Chinese characteristics : the effects of China's sanctions rhetoric on its behaviour by Poh, Angela Ming Yan

“…Given the conventional belief among scholars and practitioners of international relations that economic sanctions are a middle ground between diplomatic and military/paramilitary action, an empirical puzzle arises: Why has China – widely perceived as an assertive rising power – appeared relatively restrained in its use of economic sanctions? …”
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Influence of forest plantation establishment on the hydrological characteristics of small catchments in Selangor by Shamsuddin, Siti Aisah

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Combating Household Bankruptcy: Developing a New Integrated Financial Education Model for Malaysian (S/O 13585) by Sawandi, Norfaiezah, Abu Bakar, Abu Sufian, Shaari, Hasnah, Amran, Noor Afza, Saad, Ram Al Jaffri

“…Number of bankruptcy cases involving Malaysian that is rising from year to year has received growing concern from many parties including the government, regulatory bodies and NGOs (Utusan Malaysia Online, Feb 27, 2016 & Jun 26, 2015; Mstar, Jun 22, 2015). …”
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New multi-target based therapeutics against an opportunistic superbug by Premkumar, Jayaraman.

“…Hence, there is a dearth of treatment options for community-acquired and nosocomial Pseudomonas infections due to several rapidly emerging multidrug-resistant phenotypes along with the complexity of rising resistance rates. Taken together, it is imperative to discover more potent drugs and novel therapeutic strategies to combat the infections caused by this superbug. …”
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Developing a Household Flood Vulnerability Index for Managing the Risk of Flood Disasters (S/O 13584) by Hassan, Sallahuddin, Abu Bakar, Arpah, Othman, Zalila, Khalid, Mohamad Sukeri, Abu Talib, Mansor

“…. \ Pertaining to the effect of flood vulnerability on flood risk, the results of regression analysis, among others, indicate that flood frequency and flood duration are key determinants under the physical vulnerability that contribute to rising flood risk of households in Kelantan. Also, evacuation routes, coping mechanisms, awareness/preparedness and warning systems constitute as key resilience indicators to reduce the flood risk formation of the households in Kelantan, Terengganu and Pahang, accordingly. …”
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Exploring COVID-19 circuit breaker (CB) restrictions at a migrant worker dormitory in Singapore: a case study and nested mixed-method analysis of stress management and mental healt... by Wong, Melvyn Chung Pheng, Tan, Chuen Seng, Chan, Alyssa Yenyi, Khaled, Nazrana, Hasan, Md Tahmid, Panchapakesan, Chitra, Tripathi, Shilpi, Afsana, Afsana, Lwin, May Oo, Chen, Mark I-Cheng, Hildon, Zoe Jane-Lara

“…Results Survey and interview data showed that mental health was largely protected despite initial rising tensions over restrictions during lockdown. …”
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Solution-processed lead halide perovskite single crystal scintillators by Xie, Aozhen

“…Perovskite scintillators have been a rising research topic after the zeal on promoting perovskite solar cell efficiency. …”
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mmWave 5G and SOTM system test automation and over the air testing (OTA) by Roy, Sanjucta

“…These tests include but are not limited to both individual and integrated IC component characterization, gain, phase, noise testing, and error calculation, multiple times over several samples to accommodate precision and accuracy. The rising demands call for faster test timing to focus more on analysis. …”
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Electrospun carbon-silica composite nanofibers for selective removal of oil and water by Tai, Ming Hang

“…There is an increasing demand for cost-effective and efficient oil spill remediation and purification technologies due to the rising public concern over the corresponding environmental impact and the increasingly stringent environmental regulations. …”
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新加坡华人对中国的贡献 ：新加坡城市规划之父刘太格个案研究 = Contributions of Singaporean Chinese to China : a case study on Singapore’s father of city planning Liu Thai Ker... by 冯时辉 Phang, Shi Hwee

“…Liu Thai Ker ‘s urban planning experience and aims to fill an important academic gap - attempting to understand and explore the contributions of Singaporean Chinese in the context of rising urban disease in China. Since China’s reform and opening up, the rapid urbanization of China has brought about a huge economic effect, however at the same time it also triggered many cases of urban diseases caused by excessive population concentration. …”
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