Natural robustness of machine learning in the open world by Wei, Hongxin

“…The reported results indicate that our methods are superior to many state-of-the-art approaches for alleviating the corresponding issues. We hope our efforts provide insights to inspire specially designed methods for these robust issues, and expedite the exploration of out-of-distribution examples for designing effective and robust systems.…”
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Defect chemistry in 2D atomic layers for energy photocatalysis by Di, Jun, Hao, Gazi, Jiang, Wei, Liu, Zheng

“…Finally, diversified energy-related photocatalytic applications over defective 2D atomic layers are discussed, such as water splitting, N2 reduction, and CO2 reduction. We hope that this Account can facilitate the development of defect chemistry in 2D atomic layers and realize high-efficiency photocatalysis.…”
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Investigating the neural substrates of Chinese character processing by Wu, Chiao-Yi

“…This thesis proposed a research framework by using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the neural mechanisms underlying Chinese character processing. We hoped to further explore whether Chinese character processing involved differential neuroanatomical representations as compared with the universal language network that has been based on alphabetic languages. …”
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先秦思想中音乐与情感的关系 ：以《孟子》《庄子》“乐”（lè）与 “乐” （yuè）的运用为核心 = The relations between music and emotion in Pre-Qin thought : an analysis of the usage of ‘Lè’ and ‘Yuè’ in the Mencius and the Zh... by 何昱慧 Ho, Adeline Yu Hui

“…Through the analysis of the similarities and differences in the usage of “乐”between both school of thoughts, it is hope that a common value would be found. Le （乐）are expressed through different ways in the Pre-Qin text and it often signify the changes in emotions and have the abilities in affecting music. …”
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渺小的伟大 ：以电视剧《大英雄》探讨新加坡小市民的邻里关系 = Building Singapore's neighbourhood relations : a case study of drama series Hero by 林殷如 Lim, Esther Yin Ru

“…The government make an attempt to encourage and foster a sense of spontaneity in Singaporeans to actively seek out the betterment of relationships between one and one’s neighbours, in hope that this would make up for the lack in its role. …”
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牛车水的塑造：政治活动中华人的自主性和殖民管治 = The shaping of Chinatown: relationship of Chinese agency and colonial governance in political activities by 蔡晓欣 Choi, Irene Hiu Yan

“…Through this approach, it is of the hope to enrich the historiography and shine the spotlight on this group of people who lived earnestly in Singapore as well as demonstrate the complexity between people and place.…”
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GPU-accelerated real-time motion planning for safe human-robot collaboration by Fujii, Shohei

“…Therefore, in addition to explaining the proposed algorithms, we develop and benchmark our GPU-accelerated implementations. We hope that this thesis will pave the way for further development and application of human-robot collaboration both in industry and beyond.…”
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Wear behaviour of NiTi shape memory alloys by Yan, Lina

“…This study aims at understanding the wear behaviour of NiTi SMA, with the hope to provide a guideline for its better use as wear resistant materials. …”
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The contribution of traumatic brain injury to Alzheimer’s disease progression by Zainal Azman, JAB

“…These findings may pave the way for the development of novel therapies and the identification of peripheral biomarkers for AD, ultimately offering hope for improved clinical outcomes and better management of this devastating neurodegenerative condition, especially among the elderly population at higher risk of TBI.…”

Perovskite superstructures and heterostructures for enhanced optical performance by Chan, Wen Kiat

“…While there is a lot more to be explored and learned, we hope that this work will contribute to the further development of perovskite devices with enhanced optical performance.…”
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《新客》：新加坡第一部华语电影的书报讨论 = Discussions of the first Singapore Chinese-language film, Xinke (new immigrant) by 张陶陶 Chong, Pheona TaoTao

“…LIU Bei-jin, he was very hopeful and full of expectation s to the movie. But according to Jan Uhde and Yvonne Ng, Uhde in “Latent Images: Film in Singapore”, they found that “Nanyang Annual (by 1951)” reported that the film was scrapped because its technique was so poor it was felt the movie would be unable to command any audience. …”
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‘Des nouvelles de mon infortunée sœur’: Marie-Antoinette dans les lettres de l’archiduchesse Marie-Christine à l’empereur François by Seth, C

“…Not only were the Austrian Netherlands (of which the duke and duchess of Saxony-Teschen were governers) at boiling point, war had also been declared between Marie-Antoinette’s homeland and the country where she hoped her son the dauphin would one day reign. Although never particularly close to her youngest sister, Maria-Christina was caught off-guard by the rush of events. …”

Showcase the smiles or the tears? How elicited perspectives determine optimal charity appeal content by Hildebrand, D, Hadi, R, Sen, S

“…Some charitable communications employ <i>deprived beneficiary</i> (DB) appeals (showcasing the distressing circumstances of suffering victims), while others feature <i>satiated beneficiary</i> (SB) appeals (depicting the improved state of victims after receiving help). …”

Synthesis of densely functionalized pyrroles from unprotected carbohydrates by Xia, Mengxin

“…The possible reaction pathways to obtain the pyrroles have been studied deeply using NMR and LC-MC to provide evidence for the mechanistic speculations presented in the literature. It is our hope that this can be realized one day to contribute to saving our planet.…”
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Immune correlates of early clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among tuberculosis household contacts in Indonesia by Setiabudiawan, TP, Apriani, L, Verrall, AJ, Utami, F, Schneider, M, Indrati, AR, Halim, PP, Kaplonek, P, Malca, H, Lee, JS, Moorlag, SJCFM, de Bree, LCJ, Mourits, VP, Joosten, LAB, Netea, MG, Alisjahbana, B, McNamara, RP, Alter, G, van Laarhoven, A, Ussher, JE, Sharples, K, Koeken, VACM, Hill, PC, van Crevel, R

“…Some individuals, even when heavily exposed to an infectious tuberculosis patient, do not develop a specific T-cell response as measured by interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA). …”

抒情作家莫河的地方经验 ： 故土、历史与文化的记忆 = Lyrical writer Mo He's local experiences : the memories of homeland, history and culture by 蒋承耘 Jiang, Chengyun

“…He also had a strong sense of belonging to Singapore and he hoped Singapore could strike a balance between its growing nation-state identity and traditional cultural roots. …”
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The sensitivity of tsunami models and tsunami energy to geologically constrained fault sources and shallow bathymetry by Felix, Raquel Picar

“…Overall, this thesis addressed the sensitivity of tsunami models and tsunami energy to geologically constrained fault sources and shallow bathymetry. I hope that my contributions will help in the advancement of tsunami research and can be applied in future work.…”
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Human-Computer Interaction : Interaction Techniques and Novel Applications : Thematic Area, HCI 2021, Held as Part of the 23rd HCI International Conference, HCII 2021, Virtual Even... by International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (23rd : 2021 : Online) 642922, Kurosu, Masaaki, 1948-, editor 573627

Are Europeans ready for a more democratic European Union? New evidence on preference heterogeneity, polarisation and crosscuttingness by Hale, T, Koenig-Archibugi, M

“…Some scholars and policy makers argue in favour of increasing democratic contestation for leadership and policy at the European level, for instance by having European-wide parties campaign for competing candidates for President of the European Commission ahead of European Parliament elections. …”

Robust and efficient deep learning methods for vision-based action recognition by Xu, Yuecong

“…Vision-based action recognition, which performs action recognition based solely on RGB frames, has received strong research interest thanks to its wide applications in various fields, e.g. surveillance, smart homes, and autonomous driving. Significant progress has been made in vision-based action recognition thanks to the development of recognition technologies, particularly deep learning methods which have proven their effectiveness in visual recognition tasks, such as image classification. …”
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