Tribological in metal forming process and the use of bio lubricant as metal forming lubricant: a review by Yahaya, Aiman, Samion, Syahrullail, Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Kameil

“…Due to its low scrap, high production rates, and higher yield strength of cold-formed products following forming operation, cold metal forming methods stand out as the most beneficial method of metal forming. …”
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No One Wants To Be A Parasitologist: The Shrinking Field of America's Least Favorite Animals by Richter, Hannah

“…Parasites have a bad rap. Most people think of them as scary, gross, or both, but they are also diverse creatures that have evolved in and on every animal and ecosystem on the planet. …”
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The formation of a carbon nanotube–graphene oxide core–shell structure and its possible applications by Dong, Xiaochen, Xing, Guichuan, Chan-Park, Mary B., Shi, Wenhui, Xiao, Ni, Wang, Jing, Yan, Qingyu, Sum, Tze Chien, Huang, Wei, Chen, Peng

“…Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and electrical characterization suggest that SWCNTs are completely wrapped by GO nano-sheets. The spontaneous formation of such a core–shell structure is due to the strong pi–pi stacking interaction between the two materials. …”
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Application and effect of SCL film and SK polyurea in aqueduct roughness reduction transformation project by Li, Chaochao, Li, Mingyang, Xu, Haoli, Gu, Jingchao, Lim, Kar Sing

“…The effective flow increase of SCL impermeable film is 13.91%, while the effective flow increase of SK scrap polyurea is 33.67%. According to the effect of roughness reducing, flow increasing, and construction technology of the tow different materials, SK spray polyurea will be more suitable for application of water supply and distribution channel renovation project with less cost, easier construction, and more effective.…”
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An interactive projector camera system by Huang, Fu Quan.

“…A simple aquarium game has been build to demonstrate the usefulness of the system. This report wraps up with a conclusion and some possible suggestions for future related works or improvements for continuation of this project.…”
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RoughPy: streaming data is rarely smooth by Morley, S, Lyons, T

“…RoughPy is our new Python package that aims change the way we think about sequential streamed data, by viewing it through the lens of rough paths. In RoughPy, data is wrapped in a stream object which can be composed and queried to obtain signatures that can be used in analysis. …”

On the class S origin of spindle solutions by Bomans, P, Couzens, C

“…We analyse the backreacted geometry corresponding to a stack of M5-branes wrapped on a spindle, with a view towards precision tests of the dual $\mathcal{N}$ = 1 superconformal field theory. …”

Assessing the sustainability of organic rice farming in Central Java and Jogjakarta: an economic, ecological, and social evaluation by Rozaki, Zuhud, Yudanto, Reyhan Satya Bakti, Triyono, ., Rahmawati, Nur, Alifah, Salsabilla, Ardila, Riska Aula, Pamungkas, Himawan Wahyu, Fathurrohman, Yusuf Enril, Man, Norsida

“…In addition, the Rapid Appraisal for Sustainability (RAPS) tool yielded an average index score of 68.56, categorising the farming systems as "fairly sustainable." …”
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A conceptual paper on action research in job satisfaction and turnover intention for a chinese property company by Xue, Fu, Teo, Poh Chuin, Ho, Theresa C. F., Choo, Ling Suan, Tan, Jun Wei

“…Following, this paper also covers the research design and methods aspects, and wrapped up with a conclusion.…”

3D profilometry for turbine blade shape profiling by Koh, Hoe Jyh.

“…The fringe patterns captured by a CCD camera are then analyzed with phase shifting method to retrieve the wrapped phase map. This is followed by temporal phase unwrapping to obtain the unwrapped phase map, which is then paired with calibration parameters to obtain the final 3D result. …”
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Flapping-flight (I): development of a DC motor-based resonant flapping mechanism for large wing strokes by Kong, Yi Wen.

“…The third mechanism stretched an elastic string wrapped around a cylinder which was rotating. The three mechanisms were tested and compared. …”
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Study of zero Poisson’s ratio honeycomb composite structure by Chia, Yingxue

“…By using zero Poisson’s ratio honeycomb structure, it may relieve problems of fitting into “out of plane” structures into the desired product shape, allowing the honeycomb sandwich panels to wrap around 2D curved surfaces without geometric trimming and comprising mechanical properties. …”
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Prepayment meters strongly associated with multiple types of deprivation and emergency respiratory hospital admissions: an observational, cross-sectional study by Ding, X, Akimova, ET, Zhao, B, Dederichs, K, Mills, MC

“…This led to forced installation for those over age 85 being banned in April 2023 and a ‘prepayment premium’ scrapped in July 2023. Yet, we lack empirical evidence of which groups PPMs are concentrated. …”

Interactive change-aware transformer network for remote sensing image change captioning by Cai, Chen, Wang, Yi, Yap, Kim-Hui

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Life cycle assessment of direct recycling hot press forging of aluminium AA7075 metal matrix composite by Mohd Khaireez, Muhamad Haikal, Yusuf, Nur Kamilah, M Ghaleb, Atef, Al-Alimi, Sami, Rahmat, Aiman, Tisadi Tukiat, Ikhwan Shah, Saif, Yazid, E Ragab, Adham, Zhou, Wenbin, Ameen, Wadea

“…This research demonstrates the efficacy of HPF as a viable approach for environmentally conscious and economically efficient recycling of AA7075 aluminium scrap, thereby improving product performance and promoting sustainability.…”
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The relevance of the ism code in improving safety of life at sea : the effectiveness of port states and flag states controls by Yeo, Fiona Wei Lin.

“…Finally, in the conclusion, the rationale of the ship operator’s decision with regards to level of compliance will be wrapped up by weighing the costs and benefits and with the help of the interviews with industry players, further support the conclusion made at the end of the report.…”
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Scalable cascade inference for semantic image segmentation by Sturgess, P, Ladický, L, Crook, N, Torr, PHS

“…In this paper we propose meeting this requirement by performing cascaded inference that wraps around the a-expansion algorithm. The cascade both divides the large label set into smaller more manageable ones by way of a hierarchy, and dynamically subdivides the image into smaller and smaller regions during inference. …”

Hydrodynamic stability of flow over Kramer-type compliant surface by Tan, Shi Nguan.

“…In previous Final Year Projects, silicone rubber was used as a compliant coating which was wrapped around the test model. Similar experiments to Kramer’s were done to test for drag reduction. …”
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Soft robotic honeycomb-velcro jamming gripper design by Chung, Yu Cheng, Chow, Wai Tuck, Nguyen, Van Pho

“…Each finger of the gripper consists of multi-layers with a honeycomb sandwich structure acting as a core wrapped by a fabric sheet and sealed by a latex membrane. …”
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Innovative Application of Interwoven Fiberglass Mesh to Strengthen Lightweight Foamed Concrete by Anak Pirah, Jeffery, Othuman Mydin, Md Azree, Mohd Nawi, Mohd Nasrun, Omar, Roshartini

“…Synthetic textile fabric-based FM possessing alkali resistance was employed. The samples were wrapped with 1 to 3-layer(s) of FM. To obtain equivalent results, the water-to-cement ratio was fixed at 0.45 whereas the cement-sand proportion was constant at 1:1.5. …”
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