Globalization : Perak's Rise, Relative Decline, and Regeneration / by Nazrin Shah Ibni Sultan Azlan Muhibbuddin Shah, Sultan, 543480, Oxford University Press (Online service) 655242

“…Likewise, during the global rubber boom that began in the early 20th century as cars were mass-produced for the first time, Perak was the largest rubber-producing state in the peninsula. …”
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Land transport in Singapore. by Khoo, Boo Leong., Loo, Wen Lieh., Ong, Chee Peng.

“…Central to this study is the attempt to answer the questions of whether Singapore is really facing a congestion and why is there a perceived failure in the policies implemented by the government to curb car ownership. In the process, we suggested a simple equation to show the effect of other factors on the demand of vehicles in Singapore.…”
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Celebrating creation : therapeutic use of art and design for the elderly. by Lim, Dorothy Ghim Woon.

“…In Philadelphia, this phenomenon has been likened to old cars being traded for new and becoming a scrap heap. …”
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Effects of engine oil additives on engine performance and temperature by Law, Zheng Yi

“…Nowadays, the usage of diesel engines is getting more and more common for vehicles, especially cars, heavy duty trucks and buses due to its low fuel consumption rate as compared to others. …”
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Automotive radiators: An experimental analysis of hybrid nanocoolant by Hizanorhuda, Zurghiba, Kumaran, Kadirgama, Muhamad, Mat Noor, Rosli, Abu Bakar, Semin, S.

“…A scale-down radiator with a low-volume concentration of hybrid nanofluids able to improve the heat transfer efficiency by 92.43% compared to conventional fluids in a commercial-sized car radiator.…”
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Modeling of outdoor natural ventilation and energy performance for buildings in an industrial park by Tan, Joel Heang Kuan.

“…The reason being the thermal boundary layer thickness calculated across the heater is 4.3cm and any further increase in height would not have any increase in convection.…”
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Hydrodynamic pattern of high-speed droplet train impingement by Junaidy Lukman

“…Following the droplet generator system, a superheated surface was created using copper rod as the impingement surface and four heater cartridges as heating element to study the hydrodynamic pattern of the droplet impingement. …”
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Traffic speed-flow relationships for Singapore roads by Mak, Chin Long.

“…This study attempts to develop traffic speed-flow relationships for six-lane expressways and arterial roads as well as to derive passenger car equivalents (PCE) for through movement at signalised intersections for Singapore traffic conditions.…”
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Harnessing novel strategies and cell types to overcome immune tolerance during adoptive cell therapy in cancer by Neo, Shi Yong, Xu, Shengli, Chong, Joni, Lam, Kong-Peng, Wu, Jing

“…We discuss recent advances in various types of cell therapies, including T cell receptor-T cells, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and natural killer cells. …”
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Harvesting image databases from the Web by Schroff, F, Criminisi, A, Zisserman, A

“…Examples are given for a selection of animals (e.g. camels, sharks, penguins), vehicles (cars, airplanes, bikes) and other classes (guitar, wristwatch), totalling 18 classes. …”

Pedestrian, cyclist and motorist behaviour and interactions at school zones by Wong, Zhi Hao

“…In addition, with Singapore’s increasing emphasis on going “car-lite”, it is paramount to encourage young Singaporeans to commute actively. …”
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Battery state of charge estimation for electric vehicle using Kolmogorov-Arnold networks by Mohd Herwan, Sulaiman, Zuriani, Mustaffa, Amir Izzani, Mohamed, Ahmad Salihin, Samsudin, Muhammad Ikram, Mohd Rashid

“…The dataset, derived from simulations involving a lithium polymer cell model (ePLB C020) in an electric car similar to Nissan Leaf EV, encompasses 68,741 instances, divided into training and testing sets. …”
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An experimental investigation into mechanical and thermal properties of hybrid woven rattan/glass-fiber-reinforced epoxy composites by Irawan, Agustinus Purna, Anggarina, Paula Tjatoerwidya, Utama, Didi Widya, Najid, Najid, Mohd Zulkifly, Abdullah, Siregar, Januar Parlaungan, Cionita, Tezara, Fitriyana, Deni Fajar, Jamiluddin, Jaafar, Hadi, Agung Efriyo, Rihayat, Teuku

“…As a finding of the research, the woven RS and GF hybrid is a potential material for automotive applications such as car bumpers, for example.…”
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Optimized type 2 fuzzy logic control for low-speed vehicle pedal pressing automation using hybrid spiral sine cosine algorithm by Azrul Azim, Abdullah Hashim, Nor Maniha, Abdul Ghani, Salmiah, Ahmad, Mohd Ruzaini, Hashim, Noor Zirwatul Ahlam, Naharuddin, Addie, Irawan

“…Physical modeling and simulation were done in Simscape MATLAB, which provides an opportunity for modeling and visual description of the actuator system's relationship with the dynamics of the car. The results presented in this paper prove the fact that the analyzed Type 2 FLC optimized by the SSCA method performs better than the traditional Type 1 FLC in terms of the key metrics, with improvements of 32.4242% in overshoot, 0.364 seconds in settling time, and a reduction of 0.002009 in steady-state error at 2 km/h reference speed. …”
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Effect of alkaline treatment on the thermo-physicochemical and mechanical properties of biochar powder/Washingtonia robusta fibers/PLA hybrid biocomposites by Dembri, Isma, Belaadi, Ahmed, Lekrine, Abdelaziz, Jawaid, Mohammad, Ismail, Ahmad Safwan, Ghernaout, Djamel

“…Biodegradable hybrid bio composites are designed for various structural and non-structural applications such as car interiors, filaments for 3D printers, biomedical, sports and electronic products, green building materials and food packaging. …”
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The effect of surface roughness on friction properties of silica-filled epoxidised natural rubber by Che Aziz, Ahmad Kifli, Samion, Syahrullail, Abdul Hamid, Mohd. Kameil, Zaeimoedin, Teku Zakwan

“…Friction properties of rubber compounds are important for tyre tread applications as tyre is the only contact between the road and the car. Although epoxidised natural rubber (ENR) is widely reported to have a good grip property, there is limited information on its friction properties. …”

Point cloud based place recognition and localization for autonomous robots using deep learning by Fang, Shu

“…Localization is of paramount importance for robots such as self-driving cars and drones to achieve full autonomy, especially when GPS signals are unavailable. …”
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Target detection and estimation using a stereo vision camera for autonomous navigation by Chow, Song Qian.

“…Such cameras have been used to aid in the navigation of autonomous vehicles like cars and kayaks. One of these functions which this project focuses on is to detect possible targets / objects in a controlled environment and to provide rough distance and direction estimation from the autonomous vehicle to the intended object. …”
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Next generation smart carpark by Kolady, Anamika Martin

“…Addressing these issues, this project endeavours to design an automated car park system to minimise users' waiting times, optimise land use, and maximise parking space efficiency. …”
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Smartphone apps for type 2 diabetes self-management and medication adherence : a multi-method study by Huang, Zhilian

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