Extreme rainfall and landslides as a response to human-induced climate change: a case study at Baixada Santista, Brazil, 2020 by Couto de Souza, D, Crespo, NM, Vieira da Silva, D, Harada, LM, Parrode de Godoy, RM, Domingues, LM, Luiz, R, Bortolozo, CA, Metodiev, D, Magalhaes de Andrade, MR, Hartley, A, Cesario de Abreu, R, Li, S, Lott, F, Sparrow, S

“…Landslides were responsible for 47% of the homes damaged, 85% of the homes destroyed, all reported injuries, and 51% of the deaths associated with heavy rainfall. …”

Fluid velocity slip and temperature jump at a solid surface by Teo, Melvin Ji Bin

“…Surface diffusion of adsorbed molecules may develop in several ways other than surface hopping. We propose two surface diffusion mechanisms by which molecular slip may take place. …”
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Analysing the importance of drill artists’ offline environment in the creation of violent online identities by Alexander, James

“…Drill, a sub-genre of hip-hop that emerged out of Chicago but is now a mainstay of United Kingdom youth street culture, often includes violent lyrics designed to antagonise rivals. …”
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Presence of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus and their infection with Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in the Northern Apennines, Italy by Ragagli, C, Mannelli, A, Ambrogi, C, Bisanzio, D, Ceballos, LA, Grego, E, Martello, E, Selmi, M, Tomassone, L

“…Greatest numbers of ticks were collected at locations characterised by southern exposure and limestone substratum, at altitudes <1400 m asl; I. ricinus was most abundant in Turkey oak (Quercus cerris) wood, whereas H. punctata was mostly collected in hop hornbeam (Ostrya carpinifolia) wood and on exposed rocks. …”

Is psychological capital the same in Singapore? : an exploration of psychological capital and its relationship with engagement in an Asian context by Aw, Cherie Qiu Ying, Seah, Charlene Kai Qi, Lee, Alex Yi

“…Specifically, we analyzed how different combinations of efficacy, hope, resilience, optimism, defensive pessimism and kiasuism could predict engagement. …”
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Under the Roof by Cheah, Sue Lyn

“…By allowing users to explore their ideal space while being conscious of the distinct energy and significance of each area in their home, this project hopes that it will be able to ease household tensions to establish a sense of balance, encouraging a fulfilled and healthy lifestyle that starts from within.…”
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Performance comparison of time slot allocation schemes in TDD-CDMA multihop cellular networks by Arabshahi, Maryam, Hong, Lei, Chong, Peter Han Joo

“…We propose time slot allocation schemes for TDD-CDMA MCNs and compare them with conventional schemes used in TDD-CDMA single-hop cellular networks in terms of users’ data rate and maximum capacity in different symmetric and asymmetric traffic scenarios. …”
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Effects of kinesio taping on Hamstring-to-quadriceps ratio on non-injured female amateur competitive team sports athletes by Tan, Priscilla Hui Yee

“…They had to be free from injuries in the past 6 months and have a Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s less than 0.96 on the non-dominant leg. 4 dependent variables were measured, Hecc:Qcon ratio at 180°/s and 240°/s, the maximum distance for the single-leg triple hop jump (THJ) and the maximum height for the double-leg countermovement jump. …”
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Development of an eye gaze tracking system for low vision rehabilitation by Kee, Wen Jie

“…This project aims to develop a virtual eye-tracking system to enable efficient rehabilitation of low vision patients in their own homes. In this project, the intention is to make home monitoring and rehabilitation of low vision patients convenient and affordable. …”
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Entropic centrality for non-atomic flow networks by Oggier, Frédérique, Phetsouvanh, Silivanxay, Datta, Anwitaman

“…Given a graph, the notion of entropic centrality was introduced by Tutzauer to characterize vertices which are important in the sense that there is a high uncertainty about the destination of an atomic flow starting at them, assuming that at each hop, the flow is equally likely to continue to any unvisited vertex, or to be terminated there. …”
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Alginate encapsulation improves probiotics survival in carbonated sodas and beers by Tan, Li Ling, Ang, Kai Lin, Loo, Joachim Say Chye

“…The addition of probiotics into popularly consumed beverages-carbonated sodas and beers, presents an interesting challenge as the presence of acidic pH, hops-derived compounds, and ethanol have highly deleterious effects. …”
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An efficient secure and energy resilient trust-based system for detection and mitigation of sybil attack detection (SAN) by Hussain, Muhammad Zunnurain, Mohd Hanapi, Zurina, Abdullah, Azizol, Hussin, Masnida, Ninggal, Mohd Izuan Hafez

“…Sybil attacks build a significant security challenge for RPL networks where an attacker can distort at least two hop paths and disrupt network processes. Using such a new way of calculating node reliability, we introduce a cutting-edge approach, evaluating parameters beyond routing metrics like energy conservation and actuality. …”
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Trauma through Syrian eyes : representing the Syrian civil war through art by Yeo, Nicole Yew Min

“…Many graphic images of bodies, homes and Syrian refugees have been splashed all over the newspapers and have flooded our newsfeeds. …”
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The development of bed occupancy sensor system by Zhang, Nan

“…The system aims to provide fall prevention and bedsore prevention functions for patients in hospital and nursing homes. It detects patients’ moving patterns and issue alarms to the caretaker to attend the patients. …”
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Narrative Power : The Struggle for Human Value / by Plummer, Kenneth, author 654982, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…Asking how we can build sustainable stories for a better future, the book advocates the cultivation of a narrative hope, a narrative wisdom and a critical narrative citizenship. …”
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Water quality in the Dhaka river system, Bangladesh, January 2017 to July 2021 by Hossain, MA, Shawal, S

“…Hoque, S.F., Peters, R., Whitehead, P., Hope, R. and Hossain, M.A. (2021). River pollution and social inequalities in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”

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

“…Global warming is a worldwide environmental problem as it affects the bio-diversity and homes of millions of people. Climatic change is the result of the significant increase in atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases. …”
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Tunable quantum cascade lasers for midinfrared spectroscopic sensing by Li, Jinghao

“…A proof-of-concept ten-emitter array enables mode-hop free tuning soely with currents over 71 cm^-1 around 10 µm at 300 K. …”
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The maintenance of parents Act and the elderly. by Gue, Boon Lin., Quek, Kian Ek., Sim, Huey Min

“…Two surveys were conducted with the general public and some old folks homes, to garner their views and comments with regards to the Act. …”
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Detecting unfair ratings attacks in online rating systems by Ho, Wenxu.

“…It has become a convenient tool for people to find out information on the various products or services offered at the comfort of their homes. In order to ensure of getting the “best deals”, most people tend to turn to online rating systems for advices to make informed decisions regarding the purchase of products or services. …”
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