Electrochemical DNA-nano biosensor for the detection of cervical cancer-causing HPV-16 using ultrasmall Fe₃O₄-Au core-shell nanoparticles by Rasouli, Elisa, Basirun, Wan Jefrey, Johan, Mohd Rafie, Rezayi, Majid, Mahmoudian, Mohammad Reza, Poenar, Daniel Puiu

“…For this purpose, the surface of the screen-printed carbon electrodes (SPCEs) was coated with Fe3O4-Au core-shell nanoparticles (NPs) using a green and facile eco-friendly method. …”
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Chitosan nanofibrous scaffold with graded and controlled release of ciprofloxacin and BMP-2 nanoparticles for the conception of bone regeneration by Zhang, Sihan, Zhao, Guanglei, Mahotra, Manish, Ma, Shiyuan, Li, Wenrui, Lee, Hiang Wee, Yu, Hong, Sampathkumar, Kaarunya, Xie, Denghui, Guo, Jinshan, Loo, Joachim Say Chye

“…For BMP-2 complexed nanoparticles, the release time points can be programmed at 80 h, 100 h or 180 h by regulating the number of coating chitosan layers. Secondly, a functional scaffold was prepared by combining the two nanoparticles with chitosan nanofibers. …”
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A novel gravity-driven nanofibrous membrane for point-of-use water disinfection: polydopamine-induced in situ silver incorporation by Wang, Jianqiang, Wu, Yichao, Yang, Zhe, Guo, Hao, Cao, Bin, Tang, Chuyang Y.

“…A bio-inspired material, polydopamine, was coated onto a highly porous nanofibrous polyacrylonitrile substrate. …”
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Modification of PVDF hollow fiber membrane with ZnO structure via hydrothermal for enhanced antifouling property in membrane distillation by Tai, Zhong Sheng, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Tajul Arifin, Nur Dhuhaa, Mohd. Hisam, Nur Aina Shazana, Muhamad Iqbal, Rendy, Ab. Rahman, Mazlinda, Wan Mustapa, Wan Nurul Ffazida, Kadirkhan, Farahdila, Puteh, Mohd. Hafiz, Jaafar, Juhana, A. Rahman, Mukhlis

“…The results reveal that the membrane treated with hydrothermal for 8 h exhibits stable coating integrity, imparting the membrane with the highest contact angles with various liquids. …”

Mechanical performance of cold mix asphalt containing cup lump rubber as a sustainable bio-modifier by Syed Abdul Ghafar, Syed Abdul Ghafar, Mohd. Warid, Muhammad Naqiuddin, Abdul Hassan, Norhidayah, Jattak, Zulfiqar Ali, Mohammed Radwan, Ashraf Abdalla

“…It also retained more than 96% bitumen coating. The moisture damage resistance was improved by 12% and 10% in terms of TSR and stripping, respectively. …”
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VLSI based embedded system for voice authentication by Pramod Murthy.

“…The purpose of this thesis is to explore low-cost implementations for voice authentication that would be suitable for embedded, standalone or portable application.…”
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Economic assessment of a Dynamic Autonomous Road Transit system for Singapore by Sun, Shan-Shan, Wong, Yiik Diew, Rau, Andreas

“…Travel time and travel cost remain critical for determining an individual's travelling preferences. …”
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A Control Architecture for Optimal Power Sharing among Interconnected Microgrids by Sampath, Lahanda Purage Mohasha Isuru, Krishnan, Ashok, Chaudhari, Kalpesh, Gooi, Hoay Beng, Ukil, Abhisek

“…This paper proposes a cost based power sharing scheme combined with a more realistic EMS scheme. …”
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Enhanced Laplace Pressures for Functional Surfaces: Wicking, Switchability, and Selectivity by Wilke, Kyle L, Song, Youngsup, Lu, Zhengmao, Wang, Evelyn N

“…These functionalities are achieved, which would typically require complex chemical coatings, solely using surface structures, thus largely expanding the design space for a wide range of thermofluidic applications.…”
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PortaChrome: A Portable Contact Light Source for Integrated Re-Programmable Multi-Color Textures by Zhu, Yunyi, Honnet, Cedric, Kang, Yixiao, Zhu, Junyi, Zheng, Angelina, Heinz, Kyle, Tang, Grace, Musk, Luca, Wessely, Michael, Mueller, Stefanie

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The influence of additives on the delivery of paclitaxel from bioresorbable PLGA films by Huang, Charlotte Liwen.

“…The study of the influences of additives on the drug delivery characteristics from PLGA thin films as a coating on angioplasty balloons was reported in this thesis. …”
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The use of subwavelength structures to control and enhance the photoacoustic effect by Patterson, I

“…Thus, these observations stimulated the design of a photoacoustic structure with enhanced directivity by using an acoustic high-reflectance coating. The simulated structure was capable of increasing the amplitude of the generated acoustic signal by about 15% at a target frequency, compared to previous methods. …”

Contemporary Issues in Group Decision and Negotiation : 21st International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation, GDN 2021, Toronto, ON, Canada, June 6-10, 2021, Proceedings... by Group Decision and Negotiation (Conference) (21st : 2021 : Online), organiser 642833, Morais, Danielle Costa, editor 642835, Fang, Liping, 1964-, editor 642836, Horita, M., (Masahide), editor 642838

“…The 12 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 74 submissions. …”

Seroepidemiology of COVID-19 in pregnant women and their infants in Uganda and Malawi across multiple waves 2020-2022 by Hookham, L, Cantrell, L, Cose, S, Freyne, B, Gadama, L, Imede, E, Kawaza, K, Lissauer, S, Musoke, P, Nankabirwa, V, Sekikubo, M, Sommerfelt, H, Voysey, M, PeriCOVID Consortium, Le Doare, K

“…The study leveraged data from three ongoing prospective cohort studies: Preparing for Group B Streptococcal Vaccines (GBS PREPARE), SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 in women and their infants in Kampala and Mukono (COMAC) and Pregnancy Care Integrating Translational Science Everywhere (PRECISE). …”

Machine learning, IoT and 5G technologies for breast cancer studies: A review by Saroğlu, Havva Elif, Shayea, Ibraheem, Saoud, Bilal, Azmi, Marwan Hadri, El-Saleh, Ayman A., Saad, Sawsan Ali, Mohammad Alnakhli, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…Finally, IoT and 5G will be how they can be used in order to enhance BC detection, treatment and patient care.…”
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Nanosensors for regenerative medicine by Yeo, David C., Wiraja, Christian, Mantalaris, Athanasios (Sakis), Xu, Chenjie

“…Currently, tissue histology, the most prevalent analytical technique to meet this need, is limited by end-point analysis, high cost and long preparation time. Moreover, it is disadvantaged by an inability to monitor in real-time, qualitative interpretation and ethical issues arising from animal sacrifice. …”
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Novel optical microscopy techniques to assess grain orientation information in polycrystalline materials by Wang, Xiaogang

“…Optical microscopy is often used to characterize the surface microstructure of polycrystalline materials because of its simplicity and low-cost. However, the type of information acquired is limited by the diffraction barrier of optical lenses. …”
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Fault detection and diagnosis for gas density monitoring using multivariate statistical process control by Norul Shahida, Che Din, Noor Asma Fazli, Abdul Samad, Chin, Sim Yee

“…Malfunction of plant equipment, instrumentation and degradation in process operation increase the operating cost of any chemical process industries. Thus, modern chemical industries need to operate as fault free as possible because faults that present in a process increase the operating cost due to the increase in waste generation and products with undesired specifications. …”
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What older people need in Singapore : a household budgets study by Ng, Kok Hoe, Teo, You Yenn, Neo, Yu Wei, Maulod, Ad, Ting, Yi Ting

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Experimental archaeology and the study of early medieval farming by Hamerow, H, Kropp, C, Bogaard, A

“…While it is not possible exactly to replicate past conditions, such experiments allow us to test the feasibility of certain interpretations through cultivation trials in which variables such as manuring, tillage methods, soil types, labour inputs, etc. are carefully measured and controlled to establish impact on soil fertility, yields, etc.…”