Embedded Object Detection and Mapping in Soft Materials Using Optical Tactile Sensing by Solano-Castellanos, Jose A., Do, Won Kyung, Kennedy, Monroe D.

“…The exploration phase is then followed by a mapping phase which exploits the probabilistic map to reconstruct the underlying topography of the workspace by sampling in more detail regions where there are expected to be embedded objects. …”
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Deep Water Subsea Energy Storage, Lessons Learned from the Offshore Oil and Gas Industry by Juhlin, Rasmus, Slocum, Alexander H., Assadi, Mohsen

“…With further development of pumped storage hydro constrained by the lack of remaining suitable topography, a novel Subsea Pumped Hydro Storage concept has emerged as a promising solution to utilize the ocean space for large-scale energy storage. …”
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In vitro effect of a corrosive hostile ocular surface on candidate biomaterials for keratoprosthesis skirt by Tan, Anna C. S., Beuerman, Roger W., Mehta, Jodhbir S., Tan, Xiao Wei, Riau, Andri, Shi, Zhi Long, Neoh, Koon Gee, Khor, Khiam Aik, Tan, Donald

“…Material specimens were subjected to electrochemical and long-term incubation test with artificial tear fluid (ATF) of various acidities. Topography and surface roughness of material discs were analysed by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. …”
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Squealing occurrence of worn brake pads to foreign particles embedment into the friction layers by Mat Lazim, Ahmad Razimi

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Rainfall projection using CIMP6 models of extreme area in Johor by Hamid, H, Rahmat, S N, Kasmin, H, Tukimat, N N

“…The study focuses on addressing uncertainties in climate change projections by selecting suitable Global Climate Models (GCMs) based on location and topography. Four CMIP6 models (GFDL-ESM4, IPSL-CM6A-LR, MIROC6, and MRI-ESM2- 0) were chosen for analysis. …”
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The paradox of technology innovativeness and risk perceptions – a profile of Asian smartphone users by Wang, Xiaohui, Lee, Kwan Min

“…The four clusters show significant differences in demographic features. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed based on these findings.…”
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Factors associated with body weight status and internet addiction among malaysian university students in Penang: mixed method study before and during covid-19 pandemic by Isaac, Nesamalar

“…In addition, there is a significant contribution of demographic factors, internet addiction, and sleep quality to the body mass index of Malaysian university/college students in Penang.…”
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Examining the quality of life of elders in Singapore by Chee, Wai Ern

“…With Singapore's rapidly ageing population, the well-being of this demographic has become increasingly pertinent. This study aims to evaluate the quality of life of elders in Singapore based on Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which states that access to housing, medical care, food, clothing and social services is a fundamental human right. …”
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What does sounding Singaporean mean? by Tan, Charmaine Li Min

“…This paper aims to investigate which vocalic features mark Singaporean speech, and if the phonetic patterns follow demographic trends of education levels and ethnicity. …”
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Banking behaviour of expatriate lecturers in Singapore. by Goh, Amy., Phua, Nai Hsin., Poh, Siok Peng.

“…The study of the influences of certain demographic factors are also carried out for some of the above analysis. …”
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The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2024: harmonised level estimates and their changes over time by Alkire, S, Kanagaratnam, U, Suppa, N

“…The estimates are based on 233 individual survey datasets, mostly the Demographic Health Survey (DHS) and the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS). …”

Fast and accurate detection of Identical-By-Descent segment sharing in large genomic datasets by Saada, J

“…<p>Identical-By-Descent (IBD) segments are a fundamental measure of ge- netic relatedness and IBD detection is of great interest in many applica- tions, including demographic inference and haplotype-based association. …”

The social atlas of Europe by Ballas, D, Dorling, D, Hennig, B

“…It utilizes the latest available demographic, social, and economic data through state-of-the-art geographical information systems and new cartography techniques. …”

Personalized prescription of ACEI/ARBs for hypertensive COVID-19 patients by Bertsimas, D, Borenstein, A, Mingardi, L, Nohadani, O, Orfanoudaki, A, Stellato, B, Wiberg, H, Sarin, P, Varelmann, DJ, Estrada, V, Macaya, C, Gil, IJN

“…Our approach leverages clinical and demographic information to identify hospitalized individuals whose probability of mortality or morbidity can decrease by prescribing this class of drugs. …”

Review of patency rates between one-stage and two-stage brachial-basilic transposition arteriovenous fistulae creation in an asian population by Lo, Joseph Zhiwen, Yu, Hongyan, Huang, Baoxian, Yau, Joachim Wen Kien, Chandrasekar, Sadhana, Tan, Glenn Wei Leong

“…There was no significant difference in demographics and preoperative vessel caliber between the groups. …”
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Robot-assisted endoscopic submucosal dissection is effective in treating patients with early-stage gastric neoplasia by Phee, Soo Jay, Reddy, Nageshwar, Chiu, Philip W. Y., Rebala, Pradeep, Rao, Guduru V., Wang, Zheng, Sun, Zhenglong, Wong, Jennie Y. Y., Ho, Khek–Yu

“…We measured baseline demographics, tumor characteristics, and perioperative and clinical outcomes. …”
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The relation of nasopharyngeal colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae in comorbid adults with unfavorable outcomes in a low-middle income country by Olivella-Gomez, J, Lozada, J, Serrano-Mayorga, CC, Méndez-Castillo, L, Acosta-González, A, Viñán Garcés, AE, Bustos, IG, Ibáñez-Prada, ED, Fuentes, YV, Crispin, AM, Garcia-Garcia, EY, Santana, E, Josa, DF, Pulido Saenz, J, Rodíguez-Castaño, GP, Rodríguez Orjuela, JA, Jaimes, D, Tettelin, H, Orihuela, CJ, Reyes, LF

“…Methods: This prospective study of outpatient adults with chronic diseases was conducted in Colombia. Data on demographics, vaccination, and clinical history was collected in a RedCap database. …”

A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Sun, J, Aikawa, M, Ashktorab, H, Beckmann, ND, Enger, ML, Espinosa, JM, Gai, X, Horne, BD, Keim, P, Lasky-Su, J, Letts, R, Maier, CL, Mandal, M, Nichols, L, Roan, NR, Russell, MW, Rutter, J, Saade, GR, Sharma, K, Shiau, S, Thibodeau, SN, Yang, S, Miele, L, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…The resulting multi-dimensional molecular dataset should be correlated with the deep clinical phenotyping performed through RECOVER, as well as with information on demographics, comorbidities, social determinants of health, the exposome and lifestyle factors that may contribute to the clinical presentations of PASC. …”

Fine-scale genetic structure and natural selection signatures of southwestern Hans inferred from patterns of genome-wide allele, haplotype, and haplogroup lineages by Wang, Mengge, Yuan, Didi, Zou, Xing, Wang, Zheng, Yeh, Hui-Yuan, Liu, Jing, Wei, Lan-Hai, Wang, Chuan-Chao, Zhu, Bofeng, Liu, Chao, He, Guanglin

“…Generally, we provided a case and ideal strategy to reconstruct the detailed demographic evolutionary history of Guizhou Hans, which provided new insights into the fine-scale genomic formation of one ethnolinguistically specific targeted population from the comprehensive perspectives of the shared unlinked alleles, linked haplotypes, and paternal and maternal lineages.…”
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Towards a translation policy in Singapore : illuminations by community translation & interpretation by Li, Xulin

“…It takes on a macro perspective of national competitiveness via formulation of a translation policy to grow the linguistic and translation assets of the nation. In surveying the demographic composition and trend, local linguistic resources and education, the paper proposes recommendations in pushing forward CTI as part of the strategy for growth. …”
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