Design of reinforced concrete walls with openings for strength and ductility by Wu, Hui

“…[THIS THESIS CONSISTS OF THREE (3) PARTS - To date limited research on the seismic behavior of walls with irregular openings has been conducted, and a general design recommendation based on the strut-and-tie models and the capacity design procedures has been provided by the ACI 318 [AI] and NZS 3101 [N6] codes. …”
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Rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia after reformasi and its impact on national and regional order by Rafael H. Nowotamtomo

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Critical analysis of the role of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds in differentiation of human embryonic stem cell into cardiomyocytes by Amritamayee Sahoo

“…Owing to the shortage of donors there has been a constant quest to find alternatives to organ transplant. …”
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Design of 1.55 um InGaAsNBi/GaAs quantum well laser by Kwan, Zi Jian

“…A graph depicting the relationship between various QW widths (WW) versus the bandgap energy has been plotted.…”
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Seed trekking using radio-frequency identification (RFID) by Lim, Amos Ern Tze

“…To determine the exact location of the seeds that have been dispersed after the fruit has been consumed, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been implemented. …”
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Rapid design exploration framework for realizing custom computing systems on FPGAs by Aung, Yan Lin

“…In addition, a novel control-flow mapping strategy has been introduced to realize the rapid estimation of compiler-optimized software. …”
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A general best-fitting equation for the multimodal soil–water characteristic curve by Zhao, Yan, Rahardjo, Harianto, Satyanaga, Alfrendo, Zhai, Qian, He,Jie

“…Many theories and equations have been developed to describe and best fit SWCC with unimodal or bimodal characteristics. …”
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Fabrication of PVDF hollow fiber membranes : effects of low-concentration pluronic and spinning conditions by Loh, Chun Heng, Wang, Rong

“…Due to the unique properties of amphiphilic Pluronic block copolymers, they have been blended with other polymers such as PVDF to prepare membranes. …”
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A preliminary study on the potential use of the analytical hierarchical process (AHP) to predict advanced manufacturing technology (AMT) implementation by Yusuff, Rosnah Mohd, Yee, Kok Poh, Hashmi, M.S.J.

“…Four main modules have been identified-the institutionalization, acceptance, routinization and infusion modules. …”
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Optical properties of ultrathin metal oxide and metal films : effect of free electrons, quantum confinement and localized surface plasmon resonance by Li, Xiao Dong

“…The thickness dependence of optical properties of a-IGZO films has also been observed. The evolution of the dielectric function is shown due to the change of free electrons concentration in the films. …”
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Enviro-toons : what do parents think about it? by Goh, Jeannette

“…In recent years there has been an increased societal focus on the detrimental effects that modernization has brought upon the environment, leading to more attention being put into solving these environmental issues. …”
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Analysis of high power gallium nitride based high electron mobility transistors for next generation electronics applications by Vompolu, Ganesh Sampath

“…The detailed modelling and optimization approach has been discussed. The models were evaluated by validating their ability to interpolate the outputs beyond training dataset. …”
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Data for the ‘Orchid Observers’ project by Shuttleworth, S, O’Donnell, J, Lintott, C, Tweddle, J

“…Once the authors’ research papers have been published, a full, cleaned set of the analysed data will be deposited. …”

Shortening and turbo decoding of product codes by Lim, Kai Ching

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Internalisation of externalities: who bears the cost of pollution control? by Rahim, Khalid Abdul

“…The estimated incremental effects of effluent standards and changes have been specifically rather small, with the exception of those upon the growers, but the cumulative effects have been considerable.…”
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Feasibility of developing the reclaimed lands in Singapore as storage and recharge aquifers: hydraulic considerations by Yu, Zuo Wen.

“…Groundwater utilization has been an active subject of study in the quest for more water. …”
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China's miracle growth : the evolution of the industrial structure and the impacts of growth. by Hong, Yue Ting., Leong, Vicki Pei Ting., Lim, Sandra Mui Kuen.

“…It also highlights other aspects of the economy that has been impacted by growth.…”
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News article named entity recognition and analytics by Goh, Nicholas

“…Feature vectors can be extracted from NER models to compare similarity between different texts. However, there has been little work where these 3 tools have been used together.…”
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Study of decellularization methods and characterization of porcine esophagus by Chen, Yun

“…Many decellularization methods have been developed but the effects of the methods on the resulting decellularized ECMs have not been fully elucidated. …”
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Improving document access and retrieval in a repair workshop by Lim, Tang Boo.

“…Electronic document management system and text retrieval have been used in many companies to gain competitive advantages. …”
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