Comparative analysis of undergraduate life science education at NTU, Singapore and Kyutech, Japan : commonalities and differences in preparing students for employment or graduate s... by Lee, Kok Sang.

“…Students in Singapore tend to start working upon graduation while students in Japan tend to go for graduate study. …”
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A preliminary path planning algorithm for the last-mile delivery by an unmanned aerial vehicle in urban town areas by Zhang, Mingcheng, Low, Kin Huat

“…The applications by means of drones or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasing in areas from military to industry, commercial, and civil. …”
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Electronic and magnetic properties of V-doped anatase TiO2 from first principles by Du, Xiaosong, Li, Qunxiang, Su, Haibin, Yang, Jinlong

“…Theoretical results show that V atoms tend to stay close and result in strong ferromagnetism through superexchange interactions. …”
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Application of a unique miniature MBR for screening the biodegradation of brominated flame retardants by Segev, Osnat, Brenner, Asher, Kushmaro, Ariel, Shapiro, Orr H.

“…Many of these compounds are toxic, persistent, have limited biodegradability, and tend to bioaccumulate in the environment. Their widespread production and use combined with the inappropriate treatment and disposal of industrial wastewater have caused myriad global health and environmental concerns. …”
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The history of a single-cell allomorph: the first person singular of the Romance preterite by Maiden, M

“…While the facts are well described in the literature, these allomorphs show a common diachronic trend which has never been noticed. Despite their paradigmatic ‘isolation’, they tend not only to survive but to be extended to other parts of the preterite and even beyond. …”

1-octanol-water partitioning as a classifier of water soluble organic matters: Implication for solubility distribution by Kuwata, Mikinori, Lee, Wen-Chien

“…These processes are dependent on water solubility as well as distribution of this property in a particle, yet no method has been available to quantify such characteristics. …”
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Dialectic of digital enlightenment: reclaiming radical philosophy for our times by Nayak, Bhabani Shankar

“…From Kant and Hegel to Habermas and Marx, radical philosophical transformation has been marked by technological advancements at every stage of human life. …”

Developing a Positive Psychology Principles Based on Social Media Utilization Among Housewives (S/O 13751) by Abdul Hamid, Norsiah, Ishak, Mohd Sobhi, Mohd Rashid, Sabrina

“…For the second study which was to develop a framework for housewives-related NGOs, a focus group session was held with ten housewives to examine their background, views, emotions, beliefs, and leadership challenges. …”
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The Impact of Different Level of Education Towards Acceptance of Islamic House Financing by Abd Aziz, Noriza, Abu Bakar, Azizi, Abd Aziz, Ibrahim, Yusuff, Noraini, Ahmad Musadik, Siti Hajar Salwa

“…Consumers with high level of education tend to have greater knowledge of Islamic banking and the mechanism of Islamic banking products. …”
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China & the Middle East: Tilting Towards Iran? by James, Michael Dorsey

“…President Xi Jinping’s visit to the Middle East, the first by a Chinese leader in seven years, saw the signing of billiions of dollars worth of agreements with Saudi Arabia and Egypt and a ten-fold expansion of trade with Iran over the next ten years. …”
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Examining structure in scientific research articles : a study of thematic progression and thematic density by Leong, Alvin Ping, Toh, Audrey Lin Lin, Chin, Soo Fun

“…While scholars in the field of writing studies have examined scientific writing from multiple perspectives, interest in its thematic structure has been modest. Recent studies suggest that the themes in scientific writing tend to be anchored on one or a few points of departure. …”
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The profile of running and running injuries in Singapore by Phua, Joel Chia Keng

“…Background: Physical activities and trainings inevitably carry risks of injuries and depending on the intensity of the physical activities, the severity of injuries may change as well. While studies have been conducted in continents outside of Asia, specifically in the Americas and Europe, there has been much less studies done on Asian countries. …”
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Who attacks America? Islamist attacks on the American homeland by Saiya, Nilay

“…The twentieth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist strikes presents a good occasion for scholars and policymakers to take stock of what has been learned about Islamist, anti-American terrorists. …”
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Human herpesvirus 6 and 7 by Drysdale, S

“…HHV-6 has two subtypes HHV-6A and HHV-6B. Both HHV-6 and HHV-7 tend to produce mild self-limiting illness in immunocompetent children that typically develops in late infancy and early childhood. …”

Physiological and yield performance of commercial rice varieties under cyclic water stress in Malaysia by Zakaria, Nurul-Idayu, Berahim, Zulkarami, M.D. Hatta, Muhammad Asyraf, Omar, Mohamad Husni, Rosle, Rhushalshafira, Ismail, Mohd Razi, Che’Ya, Nik Norasma, Azmi, Asyraf, Mohd Azhan, Mohammad Iqbal Hakim

“…Therefore, this experiment was conducted to determine the growth, physiological performance, molecular response, and yield of ten available rice varieties, namely MR 219, MR 220-CL2, MR 297, MRQ 76, Vietnam Hybrid, UKM RC2, UKM RC8, Putra 1, MR 303, and MR 307, under ten days of cyclic water stress. …”

The inert online citizen : online political spaces in Singapore by Rachna Raghupathi

“…In hindsight, however, it seems as if the internet has stopped just short of making widespread, 'destabilising' political change possible. …”
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Using cognitive cases to establish incidence: the case of exaptative actions by Scarabusci, Raul, Hrvatin, Noemi, Sherazi, N., Tobol, E., Ormerod, Thomas C., Ross, Wendy

“…However, the case study seems to hold particular importance in the foundational concepts of higher cognitive functions. …”
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Automated categorization of person by gender/ethnicity by Raghuraman Katherayson

“…The purpose of this report is to research and understand various facial feature extractors that has been previously been constructed and test the accuracy rates on two such extractors. …”
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Study of online reviewers in a UGC community by Phyu Mon Theint

“…From the result of study, it was found that frequent reviewers tend to write more critical appraisal of the movies while intermittent reviewers tend to write more personal and affective reviews. …”
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On SURE-Type Double Shrinkage Estimation by Jing, Bing-Yi, Li, Zhouping, Pan, Guangming, Zhou, Wang

“…By placing priors for both means and variances, we propose novel SURE-type double shrinkage estimators that shrink both means and variances. …”
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