Port service quality in the supply chain management context by Poh, Patricia Xiang Qi.

“…Hence, the standard of performance by the ports has a bearing effect on the rest of the supply chain.…”
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A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Relationships between Supine Proprioception Assessments and Upright Functional Mobility by Bellisle, Rachel F., Peters, Brian T., Oddsson, Lars, Wood, Scott J., Macaulay, Timothy R.

“…We developed a tilt board mounted vertically with a horizontal air-bearing sled as a potential supine assessment tool for a future bedrest study. …”
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Mathematical programming approach to elasto-plastic structural analysis by Li, Xuyang.

“…This research focuses on mathematical programming (MP) applications in elastoplastic structural analyses, mainly for structures of frames and submarine pipelines where beam element is used for discretizing the structure. …”
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Computational modeling of selective laser melting process by Le, Kim Quy

“…Multiple reflections of the laser beam have been developed by employing the ray-tracing model to simulate the keyhole-mode melting phenomenon. …”
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Stress analysis and stress intensity factor computation of DNV X65 pipes subjected to four point bending by Lee, Shaun Raphael Kwok Yuen

“…Proposed solution by Baik-Yamada for the shifting in neutral axis as a result of changing area of remaining load bearing ligament is also compared with finite element results. …”
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Computational and experimental study of a platinum thin-film based oil condition and contamination sensor by Sridhar, V, Chana, KS, Singh, D

“…Oil contamination occurs when metallic or non-metallic particles are produced due to wear of the machine components such as bearings, gears etc. and these particles may not be always captured by the filtering system that are already in the lubrication system. …”

Fabrication and characterisation of kenaf fibre reinforced polyamide biocomposites for railway sleeper applications by ahmad, mukaddas, Abdul Aziz, Farah Nora Aznieta, Abdan, Khalina, Shafi, Ayu Rafiqah

“…The result further demonstrated that the load-bearing capacity peaked at TKF 40 wt.%, surpassing conventional wooden and concrete sleepers. …”
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Intelligent control of nitrogen laser by Tan, Siong Chai.

“…The aim is to apply computational intelligence in stabilizing some output parameters of a nitrogen laser beam. The scope includes explore and implement fuzzy logic algorithms to trol of the output characteristics, explore the use of neutral network control and comparing with using fuzzy logic control.…”
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Design, modeling and performance optimization of active air terminal system by Ke, Ji

“…Among various ACMV schemes, the active air terminals (active chilled beam and active thermosiphon beam) have outstanding performance on energy saving, indoor environment quality improvement and space saving. …”
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Photo-modulable molecular transport junctions based on organometallic molecular wires by Meng, Fanben, Hervault, Yves-Marie, Norel, Lucie, Costuas, Karine, Dyck, Colin Van, Geskin, Victor, Cornil, Jérôme, Hng, Huey Hoon, Rigaut, Stéphane, Chen, Xiaodong

“…Photo-modulable molecular transport junctions are developed via on-wire lithography-fabricated nanogaps functionalized with a dithienylethene unit bearing two ruthenium fragments. A reversible and repeatable bi-state conductive switching upon alternate irradiation of UV and visible light can be distinctly observed. …”
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5G in Singapore : is the tide turning against Huawei? by Anuar, Amalina

“…Along with other countries also opting for non-Chinese 5G equipment, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared this as evidence of Washington’s anti-Huawei campaign bearing fruit.…”
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Electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) plasma etching study of GaAs and GaInP by Ng, Tien Khee.

“…This thesis presents the Electron Cyclotron Resonance (ECR) plasma etching of GaAs and Ga(0.52)In(0.48)P grown using Solid Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy (SSMBE) with a view of applying the process for future heterojunction bipolar transistors (HBTs) fabrication.…”
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Laser scanning imaging system for underwater robotics vehicle by Xu, Lin

“…Various illumination volume settings of a laser beam are tested and their output images are evaluated by the MTF (modulation transfer function) assessment. …”
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Development of phosphorus containing compound semiconductor hetero-structures for high-speed applications by Zheng, Haiqun.

“…The work presented in this thesis was initiated by the desire to develop the phosphorus-containing heterostructures grown by solid source molecular beam epitaxy (SSMBE) for high speed and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) applications. …”
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Tumor-targeted nano-assemblies for energy-blocking cocktail therapy in cancer by Chen, Manling, Liu, Yidu, Li, Yang, Liu, Xue

“…In human lung tumor cells, the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 2-DG@MA-dots was significantly lower than that of either metformin or 2-DG alone, showing a nearly 100-fold and 30-fold reduction in IC50 values to 11.78 µg mL-1, from 1159 µg mL-1 and 351.20 µg mL-1, respectively. …”
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Starvation, ferroptosis, and prodrug therapy synergistically enabled by a cytochrome c oxidase like nanozyme by Cao, Changyu, Yang, Nan, Su, Yan, Zhang, Zheye, Wang, Chenxi, Song, Xuejiao, Chen, Peng, Wang, Wenjun, Dong, Xiaochen

“…Loaded with bioreductive predrug (AQ4N), this Cu-Ag nanozyme unprecedentedly enables simultaneous starvation, ferroptosis, and chemical therapy with high specificity, and is able to totally eliminate tumor and greatly prolong the survival rate for 4T1-tumor-bearing mice. The underlying working mechanism is revealed both experimentally and theoretically.…”
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Experimental investigation into load settlement characteristics of piled rafts in sand by Leong, Hazel Xueling.

“…Studies by many notable researchers in the years to come suggest that the most effective combinations of piles and raft happens when all the initial loading can be borne with the raft’s bearing capacity alone. The role of the piles was solely to reduce the excessive settlement experienced by the plain raft.…”
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Dense/porous bioceramic composites by Hu, Yifei

“…The pores were designed for bone ingrowth, whereas the graded pores and the dense cores were introduced for load bearing capability. For bone ingrowth, the porous structures must have a high porosity, a high interconnectivity, and a suitable pore size.…”
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The two-photon exchange experiment at DESY by Alarcon, R., Beck, R., Bernauer, J. C., Broering, M., Christopher, A., Cline, E. W., Dhital, S., Dongwi, B., Fernando, I., Finger, M., Finger, M., Friščić, I., Gautam, T., Grauvogel, G. N., Hasell, D. K., Hen, O., Horn, T., Ihloff, E., Johnston, R., Kelsey, J., Kohl, M., Kutz, T., Lavrukhin, I., Lee, S., Lorenzon, W., Lunkenheimer, S., Maas, F., Milner, R. G., Moran, P., Nazeer, J., Patel, T., Rathnayake, M., Raymond, R., Redwine, R. P., Schmidt, A., Schneekloth, U., Sokhan, D., Suresh, M., Vidal, C., Yang, Z.

“…The proposed two-photon exchange experiment (TPEX) entails a commissioning run at a beam energy of 2 GeV, followed by measurements at 3 GeV, thereby providing new data up to $$Q^2=4.6$$ Q 2 = 4.6  (GeV/c) $$^2$$ 2 (twice the range of current measurements). …”
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Smart antennas for CDMA systems by Wang, Feng

“…The focus is on channel modeling for smart antennas, evaluation of performance improvement of DS-CDMA systems with smart antennas operating in a hostile multiple environment, and comparative study of various smart antenna beam-forming schemes in DS-CDMA systems.…”
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