Drive-specific selection in multistable mechanical networks by Kedia, Hridesh, Pan, Deng, Slotine, Jean-Jacques, England, Jeremy L.

“…Additionally, we found that these drive-specific attractor states are further stabilized by precise matching between the multidimensional shape of their orbit and that of the potential energy well they inhabit. Lastly, we showed evidence of drive-specific selection in an experimental system and proposed a general method to estimate the range of drive amplitudes for drive-specific selection.…”
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Heat diffusion during thin-film composite membrane formation by Deshmukh, Akshay, Lienhard, John H., Elimelech, Menachem

“…In CIP, we show that the presence of a polymeric support adjacent to the reaction interface yields a 20% to 60% increase in interfacial temperature rise, lasting for ∼ 0.1 s. Furthermore, we demonstrate that inorganic or metallic interlayers, which have high thermal effusivities, can lead to short-lived orderof-magnitude reductions in interfacial temperature rise. …”
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Physics-informed deep learning for multi-species membrane separations by Rehman, Danyal, Lienhard, John H.

“…We study the neural framework’s performance relative to conventional PDE-based methods, and also compare the use of hard/soft inductive bias constraints on prediction accuracy. Lastly, we compare our approach to other competitive deep learning architectures and illustrate strong agreement with experimental measurements across all studied datasets.…”
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Characterizing Cortex-Hippocampus Interactions During Language Processing by Lee, Jiachen Elizabeth

“…Next, we examine the relationship between hippocampal and cortical language processing, starting with the neural correlates of word- and sentence- memorability in both the hippocampal and cortical language areas. Lastly, we leverage an encoding-model-guided procedure to search through a large set of sentences to identify those that are predicted to maximally differentiate responses in the cortical and hippocampal language areas. …”
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Hidden Influence in Dynamic Networks by Erhardt, Keeley Donovan

“…Next, I quantitatively analyze the shifting geopolitical relationships and digital diplomacy efforts between two nation-states, employing a node representation learning strategy. Lastly, I apply a geometric deep learning framework to uncover connections between cryptocurrency wallets, analyzing transaction patterns and temporal dynamics to identify underlying networks. …”
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A meta-analysis of the effect of virtual reality on reducing public speaking anxiety by Lim, Mei Hui

“…The three major findings of this meta-analysis are: (1) Overall, VR had a statistically significant effect on reducing public speaking anxiety, which suggests that VR is a useful and promising therapeutic tool for the treatment of public speaking anxiety; (2) Studies that found VR to be effective in the treatment of public speaking anxiety conducted an average of approximately six VR sessions, with each session lasting around 37 minutes; and (3) VR is statistically as effective as other treatment methods such as cognitive behavioral therapy. …”
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Using AI for music source separation by Lee, Jasline Jie Yu

“…Secondly, the quality of the dataset and the type of data augmentation have a larger impact on the performance of the model compared to the quantity of the dataset. Lastly, the computational efficiency of the model can be improved when an uncompressed dataset and BiGRU is used. …”
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Alternative solution for pre-treatment of seawater for the desalination process by Goh, Qing Kai

“…Subsequently, the NF permeate was fed into a closed-loop seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) process, with resultant RO permeate compared to the quality of permeate of an integrated UF + RO system that was collected in previous study. Lastly, various membrane cleaning methods were also evaluated to determine which of the tested methods showed highest flux recovery in the NF membrane. …”
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Cyber attacks and their impacts on the shipping industry. Identify the risks and suggest ways to mitigate. (maritime services) by Poh, Sze Ping

“…Following, an analysis based on information and current industry practices will be obtained through qualitative and quantitative research, to measure the level of risk exposed to the maritime services sectors. Lastly, with reference to the level of risk subjected by the sector, mitigation solutions will be proposed. …”
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What do the rocks tell us? : A look at Tanjong Riamu's January 2021 landslides by Ng, Shannon Yan Yun

“…Then, we analyzed the time-series images collected from these field studies. Lastly, we gathered historical rainfall data across relevant weather stations to explore its effects on the reported landslide events. …”
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Nintendo Wii as an intervention : improving the well-being of elderly in long-term care facilities. by Koay, Jing Li., Ng, Janissa Sihui., Wong, Gladys Li Chieh.

“…Game sessions took place three times a week, lasting one and a half hours each. Questionnaires were administered through face-to-face interviews before and after the intervention. …”
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Crowd monitoring and detection by Li, Xin

“…Bird’s Eye View area can be manually chosen, and the detection focuses on this area, which decreases the computation and improves the detection speed. Lastly, the combined output shows whether the object human is wearing a mask and the crowd is following social distance. …”
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Hydrological & hydrodynamic modelling of the Baliem River in Highland Papua, Indonesia by Wee, Khai Zher

“…Thereafter, we generated simulated river discharges at these pour points with meteorological data in the Génie Rural à 4 paramètres Journalier (GR4J) rainfall-runoff hydrological model. Lastly, we used these simulated discharges to conduct coupled 1-dimension-2-dimension (1D-2D) hydrodynamic modelling in the Hydrologic Engineering Centre-River Analysis System (HEC-RAS) software. …”
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A study on epidemic modelling using deterministic and stochastic SIR compartmental models by Lim, Lionel Rui Qi

“…In the model, an infectibility parameter, rℓ was also found to be closely related in estimating actual virus transmission, and larger values of rℓ were shown to potentially outweigh effects by an epidemic infectious period. Lastly, HOIs were integrated on the networks and a group transmissibility (psc) > pairwise (pT = 0.1) was shown to steer the course of an epidemic and change actual virus reproducibility for different networks, highlighting the need to reduce group interactions to curb epidemic spreading. …”
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Interacting crack problems in 3D printed materials by Tan, Bernard Zhi Yang

“…However, the flat interface has a much lower normalized SIF as compared to wavy interface. Lastly, having a similar adjacent crack to the primary crack in a flat interface at 0 degree increases the overall normalized SIF. …”
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The impact of maternal postnatal depression on infant eye contact and social learning: a cross cultural comparison by Chong, Crystal Xue Qi

“…Infants of mothers with higher levels of depression, will also tend to look more often at the novel object during the social learning process. Lastly, due to the cultural differences in eye contact and emotional expressivity, it is hypothesised that eye gaze would be more effective for social learning in UK as compared to in SG. …”
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Cruise ship industry in Singapore – after COVID and beyond impulsive buying behaviour and influential factors in the cruise package industry by Lee, Min Young

“…ANOVA tests were conducted to find out whether there were significant differences in the respondent groups according to age, highest qualification, employment status, experiences before COVID and after COVID. Lastly, multiple regression model were used to test the relationship between factors of impulsive buying tendencies and the result. …”
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Seafarers' mental health and wellbeing - pose covid and beyond by Lim, Priscilla Jia Qian

“…Furthermore, all factors such as technostress creators, technostress inhibitors and burnout have a negative correlation with social-isolation and loneliness. Lastly, turnover intention is significantly impacted by social isolation and loneliness negatively. …”
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Safety prompt advanced driver-assistance system by Shu, Haozhan

“…The dissertation culminates with system testing, analysis, comparative evaluations of experimen-tal results, and in-depth discussions. Lastly, in the conclusion and prospective outlook section, the dissertation consolidates the research achievements and un-derscores identified shortcomings, offering recommendations for future enhance-ments. …”
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From housework to home-making: unpacking the experiences of Indonesian migrant domestic workers in Singapore by Tan Chin, Sarah Shahbal

“…Discussions around soft infrastructure also involve household dynamics, where ‘home’ is better achieved when ties between the employer and employee feel familial. Lastly, the paper has found that ‘home’ is disrupted when work boundaries are prioritised, making ‘home’ almost impossible to co-exist in the professional setting. …”
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