Process platform-based production configuration for mass customization by Zhang, Linda Lianfeng

“…Managing product differentiation based on product and process families sharing common platforms has been well recognized as an effective means to deal with such a variety dilemma in many industries. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…It is well known that we must stay in tune with the roadmap. Failure to catch up means surrendering the market share to the competitors. …”
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Defect detection for remanufacturing engineering using non-destructive testing by Yeo, Hwee Ling

“…These properties are mostly obtained by destructive testing means which are uneconomical. In this project, operating procedures are clearly developed and have proven to be effective in defect detection and obtaining of material properties through Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM), a non-destructive way of testing. …”
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Drivers' workload classification through electrocardiography by Jiang, Xinlai

“…Compared to the subjective measurement of workload, workload assessment via ECG is more accurate. This fact means that the classification process used here can assess the cognitive load by measuring ECG and in future can be embedded in the automobile system.…”
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Design of a smart lighting control system by Ho, Stanley Yican

“…The primary objective is to first provide automation as well as conventional controls and the secondary objective is to improve the flexibility of the control system by means of using mobile phones as a portable remote control. …”
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Large eddy simulation of ABL flow around a parabolic concave roof model by Zulfadli Bin Abdul Latiff

“…Numerical simulation by means of Large Eddy Simulation (LES) was carried out to study the effects of an Atmospheric Boundary Layer (ABL) flow around a parabolic concave roof model. …”
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Empowerment or Reinforcement of Gender Regime: Rethinking Social Enterprises’ Intentions and Impact through Gender Lens by Tymosiewicz, Natalia Elizabeth

“…Evidence presented also suggests selection of beneficiaries were often made in line with personal motivations, and entrepreneurs are moving beyond quantitative means of impact assessment. Further, gendered stereotypes and occupational norms were observed in evaluation of the social enterprise sector. …”
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Deciphering Banyan tree networks by Chan, Zachary Zi Xuan

“…In this project set in the context of Singapore City as a site of constant urban development, the Banyan tree, a natural vessel for multifaceted archaeologies, provides us with tactical ways of perceiving urban space, giving us a means to realize the invisible power structures governing our bodies, as well as to reveal how the liminal and marginalized members of our society might walk the City.…”
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The rise of China in Southeast Asia (SEA) : an analysis of hedging strategy on selected SEA states from 2008-16 by Yeo, Amanda Joy Sue Mae

“…Specifically, the paper examines whether they have adopted hedging strategy as a means to manage major power engagement. The findings reveal that SEA states neither validate nor invalidate the hedging strategy; rather, it can only be observed on a case-by-case basis. …”
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Human activity recognition based on smartphone sensors by Rajendran, Abinaya

“…Human Activity Recognition otherwise called as HAR is a challenging research field that promotes quality of life by means of ambient intelligence and assisted living. …”
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An overview of red-light surveillance cameras in Singapore by Lum, Kit Meng, Wong, Yiik Diew

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Triggered drug release and enhanced drug transport from ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles by Kwan, JJ, Coussios, CC

“…We then explore the different means by which ultrasound enables drug release, drug transport, and sonoporation of cell membranes from ultrasound-responsive nanoparticles.…”

Unprinted: publication beyond the press by Kohler, D, Wakelin, D, Domeisen, N, Jones, E, Mackay, M, Maxton, R, Moore, BM, Noble, K, Simon, FM, Haywood, D, Wojahn, D

“…This decentres print as the means for understanding publication; instead, publication is seen as an heuristic term which identifies activities these traditions share, but which also differ in ways not reducible to comparisons with printing. …”

The time and the place to network: Werner Siemens during the Era of Prussian industrialization, 1835–1846 by Johnston, J

“…During the 1840s, fostered by the dynamism of Berlin's expansion, social networks stepped into the breach caused by the Reform Era's upheaval of traditional employment structures and the emergence of a market economy. They provided a means of negotiating the uncertain socioeconomic circumstances that characterized Vormärz Prussia.…”

Combining scene and auto-calibration constraints by Liebowitz, D, Zisserman, A

“…Three significant advantages result: first, constraints from scene features, camera characteristics and auto-calibration constraints provide linear equations in the elements of the image of the absolute conic. This means that constraints may easily be combined, and their solution is straightforward. …”

The Cerne Giant in its early medieval context by Morcom, T, Gittos, H

“…This huge, naked figure was cut into a Dorset hillside not, as many have supposed, in prehistory, nor in the early modern period, but in the early Middle Ages. This means that for the first time it is possible to place the Cerne Giant within a cultural context. …”

Contract research, the university, and the academic by Crawshaw, Bruce

“…With the decline in the funding of university research activities from traditional sources, many universities are instigating contract research programs as a means of funding research. This article examines some of the implications of university-based contract research, drawing largely on the author's own experiences. …”
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Variational Multiscale Models for Charge Transport by Wei, Guo-Wei, Zheng, Qiong, Chen, Zhan, Xia, Kelin

“…Biol., 72 (2010), pp. 1562--1622], is the use of the differential geometry theory of surfaces as a natural means to geometrically separate the macroscopic domain from the microscopic domain, while dynamically coupling discrete and continuum descriptions. …”
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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

“…The developed model is expected to enable the government agencies to reach a wider audience and to deliver the content (financial knowledge) in a more effective and efficient means. It is expected that improved financial knowledge and level of awareness may contribute to a more positive financial behaviour. …”
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Effects of Surface Scattering in Waveform Inversion by Bleibinhaus, Florian, Rondenay, Stephane

“…We investigate the effect of this simplification for highly irregular topography by means of a synthetic example. Our test model and data conform to a long-offset survey of the upper crust in terms of size and frequency. …”
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