The four mini dragons by Ding, See Yue, Leo, Cher Ling, Seah, Boon Hock

“…A trend analysis of major economic indicators such as GNP, labour condition and other economic indicators is done for each country over a span of ten years. This period is in turn split into two five-year periods: 1985-1989 and 1990- 1994. …”
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Detecting unfair ratings attacks in online rating systems by Ho, Wenxu.

“…In order to ensure of getting the “best deals”, most people tend to turn to online rating systems for advices to make informed decisions regarding the purchase of products or services. …”
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Injection moulding of micro droplet generation thermoplastics devices by Goh, Qing Wen

“…Therefore, the studies done in this Final Year Project is to understand how residual stresses can be reduce which in turn reduces the deformations of the microchannels and also how the effects of the cooling time parameters during the injection moulding cycle affects the deformation of the channels after thermal bonding process.…”
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Demonstratives in Singapore Malay : expression of stance through the use of Itu and Ini by Soffia Ghazali

“…Stance is more commonly encoded in turn final positions and in the use of multiple demonstratives. …”
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Smile challenger by Ang, Shi Chao

“…Given that a smile can be measured, can we measure happiness and turn it into a fun Smile Challenger game? This paper presents an efficient approach to analyze a smile and assign a reasonable score (0 – 100%) to it. …”
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The Effect of cue attributes on the willingness to engage car-sharing service providers by Tan, Colette Jean Yi, Poh, Ting Fang

“…Aligning with previous studies, the results revealed that summary evaluations played a pivotal role in affecting perceptions about trust in the service provider and service quality standards, which in turn predicted willingness to engage the sharing service provider. …”
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The practice of soft power by Henne, Peter S., Öztürk, Ahmet Erdi

“…We argue that this can be better explained through the practice turn in international relations; Turkey follows commonly accepted religious practices that Balkans Muslims recognize, granting Turkey influence even if they do not internalize its dominant position. …”
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Incorporating elicited preferences for equality into electricity system planning modeling by Van-Hein Sackey, C, Nock, D, Cao, C, Armanios, D, Davis, A

“…These hybrid mini-grids, in turn, drive the carbon emissions intensity of the electricity system fourfold. …”

Simulation of national-scale groundwater dynamics in geologically complex aquifer systems: an example from Great Britain by Bianchi, M, Scheidegger, J, Hughes, A, Jackson, C, Lee, J, Lewis, M, Mansour, M, Newell, A, O’Dochartaigh, B, Patton, A, Dadson, S

“…Comparisons showed regional differences linked to lithological and climatic factors, which in turn can be associated with more or less groundwater resilience to extreme climatic events. …”

Single axis geometry by fitting conics by Jiang, G, Tsui, H-T, Quan, L, Zisserman, A

“…<p>In this paper, we describe a new approach for recovering 3D geometry from an uncalibrated image sequence of a single axis (turn-table) motion. Unlike previous methods, the computation of multiple views encoded by the fundamental matrix or trifocal tensor is not required. …”

Object level grouping for video shots by Sivic, J, Schaffalitzky, F, Zisserman, A

“…For example, the front and back of a car, or the front and side of a face. In turn this enables object-level matching and recognition throughout a video.…”

Entangled exclusions: borders, frontiers and urban geopolitics from northeast India by Das, P, Mittal, G, Sarma, J

“…With the rise of religio-national and neoliberal politics, new urban ‘developments’ and connectivity projects in the region have deepened exclusions based on class, caste, ethnic and religious borders. These have, in turn, led to further displacement, enclavization, and ghettoization of minority communities who are deemed ‘non-native’ along ethnocentric lines. …”

Does trade freedom affect exchange rate movement? A perspective of high-technology trade by Cong, Shufeng, Chin, Lee, Kumarusamy, Risidaxshinni

“…Changes in the degree of trade freedom influence economic development and foreign investment, which in turn, affect currency values and exchange rate movements. …”

Effects of various surface treatments on the storage life of guava (Psidium guajava L) at 10°C by Mohamed, Suhaila, Kyi, Khin Ma Ma, Yusof, Salmah

“…Paraffin treatment caused the skin to turn brown after 2 weeks storage. The ascorbic acid content was highest in control followed by clingwrapped guava. …”

The Accident / by Pavone, Chris, author 656312

“…In New York City, Isabel Reed, one of the most respected and powerful literary agents in the city, frantically turns the pages of a manuscript into the early dawn hours. …”

Design for Flexibility : A Human Systems Integration Approach / by Boy, Guy André, author 642959

“…Putting humans at the center of the design of flexible sociotechnical systems means visualizing possible futures, modeling them, simulating them and leading them down the right paths. This book is for the engineering designers, who seek to better understand the roles of humans and organizations developing complex life-critical systems. …”

Investigating protein adsorption at solid-liquid interfaces towards the development of functional biomaterial coatings by Park, Jae Hyeon

“…The project is presented as a three-part series starting from a broad macroscopic view of the protein adsorption in ensemble, which then gradually narrows down to the sub-molecular level of protein-surface interactions. …”
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Metformin degradation with combined Ozone/UV/H2O2 process by Fujinami, Shoko Carissa

“…Increasing Metformin concentration slows down the degradation rate due to an increase in number of Metformin molecules to be degraded by the same amount of hydroxyl radicals (Hofman-Caris, Harmsen & Wols, 2015). …”
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Micro electro mechanical systems (MEMS) enabled digital pen by Tan, Joel Qi Zhi

“…In addition, using a MEMS enabled digital pen, users can take down their notes anywhere, without needing a surface to write on. …”
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Essays on development economics by Wang, Wen

“…Further analyses suggest that religiosity has similar effects on other aspects of technological progress. Our study thus contributes to the ongoing discussions on the enduring influence of religion on economic development in today’s world.…”
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