The question of beauty in contemporary fiction by Teo, Tiffany Xi Qing

“…Beauty, while having been accused of being an over-determined, vague and even outdated concept, remains more important than ever at the center of literature’s incantations and imagination in the contemporary age. …”
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Dynamic altruistic cooperation within breast tumors by Muhammad Sufyan Bin Masroni, Lee, Kee Wah, Lee, Victor Kwan Min, Ng, Siok Bian, Law, Chao Teng, Poon, Kok Siong, Lee, Bernett Teck Kwong, Liu, Zhehao, Tan, Yuen Peng, Chng, Wee Ling, Tucker, Steven, Ngo, Lynette Su-Mien, Yip, George Wai Cheong, Nga, Min En, Hue, Susan Swee Shan, Putti, Thomas Choudary, Bay, Boon Huat, Lin, Qingsong, Zhou, Lihan, Hartman, Mikael, Loh, Tze Ping, Lakshmanan, Manikandan, Lee, Sook Yee, Tergaonkar, Vinay, Chua, Huiwen, Lee, Adeline Voon Hui, Yeo, Eric Yew Meng, Li, Mo-Huang, Chang, Chan Fong, Kee, Zizheng, Tan, Karen Mei-Ling, Tan, Soo Yong, Koay, Evelyn Siew-Chuan, Archetti, Marco, Leong, Sai Mun

“…Such behaviors are widely exemplified in nature but have been underexplored in cancer cells which are conventionally seen as selfish competitive players. …”
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Application of parabolic reflector to harness solar energy by Valliappan, Arunachalam

“…With the focus on search of renewable energy, which protects the quality of human life, solar energy has been of higher importance. Concentrating on these factors like abundance, cost in terms of money, environment and efficiency, researches are being in progress to trap the maximum possible energy from this largest natural resource. …”
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Deposition and characterization of high-K (Ca,Sr)ZrO3 thin films using sol-gel technique by Yu, Ting

“…There are growing interests in high-k dielectric materials because of their broad future applications for semiconductor industry such as alternative gate oxide, high-density storage capacitors, and high-voltage capacitors.The sol-gel derived CaxSr1-xZrO3 dielectric thin films have been systematically investigated for potential electronic device applications.…”
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Business opportunities in Canada education and human resources. by RS Prakash, Tan, Chiang Wee, Toh, Siok Kian, Wong, Seck Kim

“…However, as a result of a changing technological environment, Canada has been forced towards a knowledge-based economy. This report examines the impact of these changes in the education system and human resources, which form the backbone of industry in Canada.…”
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Intravascular ultrasound imaging using advanced signal processing techniques by Munira Ahmed.

“…In this thesis, our main objective has been to study IVUS image analysis for tissue characterization using tissue image processing techniques. …”
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Exploratory studies on aerogel composites for marine applications by Wong, Wai Kuan.

“…The marine applications of aerogel and composites have been mainly restricted to insulation in deep sea risers. …”
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Impact of GST on HDB households in Singapore. by Kuek, Hsiao Feng., Ng, Sarah Pei Fong., Ong, Siew Wei.

“…The emergence of the Value-Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax has evoked many debates and arguments all over the world. Many studies have been conducted to look into GST-related issues. The main objective of this study is to explore the impact of GST on HDB households. …”
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Recognition of human hand gestures and its application to human-robot interaction by Yin, Xiaoming.

“…Migrating the natural means that humans employ to communicate with each other, such as speech and gestures, into Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) has been a long-term attempt.…”
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Hydraulic pressure assisted deep drawing process by Johnson, John Louis Stanley

“…Complete new tool equipment has been designed and fabricated mainly from High Tensile Steel. …”
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Numerical and experimental study of pulsatile flow in bi-leaflet mechanical heart valves by Shi , Yubing.

“…In the past, much research has been carried out to study the flow in heart valves with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and particle image velocimetry (PIV) experimental methods.…”
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龙岩市超零散型水泥产业竞争力战略分析 = Competitive strategies for the extremely scattered cement industry in Longyan by 吴先昌 Wu, Xianchang

“…An analysis of Longyan cement industry indicates that the industry has been characterized by a large number of small firms, relatively backward production techniques, lack of product competitiveness, and slow in adjusting to loss-making situations.…”
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Growth and development of Shangshui Economy by Zhang, Jie

“…This essay aims at studying how the economic resources in Shang Shui could be more effectively utilized to transfer the current economic structure into a more diversified and modern economic structure and also to develop Shang Shui into a harmonized society. The study has been based on the author's intensive field works from villages, enterprises and government economic organizations.…”
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The Stabbing of Wiranto : Growing Trend of Knife Attacks by Arianti, Vidia

“…The stabbing of Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Political, Law, and Security Wiranto highlights that top Indonesian government officials, especially those in charge of security matters, have long been targeted by the groups that support Islamic State (IS). …”
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Comparative study of accounting standards between Singapore and the Peoples' Republic of China by Neo, Karn Nee, Siew, May San, Swi, Li Li

“…Singapore has been encouraging local firms to venture abroad, for example, PRC. …”
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Beijing’s leadership transition : testing times for China by Ho, Benjamin Tze Ern, Oh, Ei Sun, Liu, Liu

“…Over the past two decades, the centrality of the Party’s dominance has been maintained by the Chinese Communist Party’s skilful maneuvering around disturbing domestic issues and careful projection of an image of stability abroad. …”
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The genome sequence of the Brown House-moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) by Boyes, D, Holland, PWH

“…The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.5 kilobases in length.…”

The genome sequence of the Heart and Club moth, Agrotis clavis (Hufnagel, 1766) by Wawman, D

“…The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.43 kilobases in length.…”

The genome sequence of the Fan-foot, Herminia tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) by Boyes, D, Holland, PWH

“…The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 17.12 kilobases in length.…”

The genome sequence of the Olive Pearl, Udea olivalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) by Boyes, D, Holland, PWH

“…The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.3 kilobases in length.…”