Pneumococcal genomics and evolution by van Tonder, A

“…These analyses revealed several hybrid and putative novel serotypes. The final part of the thesis used a genome-wide association study to identify 89 candidate loci significantly associated with invasive disease. …”

Reducing the air travel hassle factor through self-service check-in process improvements by Miller, Jared Keith, 1977-

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Reservoir system modelling using nondominated sorting genetic algorithm in the framework of climate change by Tukimat, Nurul Nadrah Aqilah

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Perspectives on modifying attentional biases amongst individuals with tobacco use disorder using technology : a review by Tan, Yi Zhuang, Zhang, Melvyn Weibin B., Choo, Carol C.

“…The second part of this article will outline how the advent of technological advances could be harnessed in attentional bias modification for smokers. …”
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Solution-processed lead halide perovskite single crystal scintillators by Xie, Aozhen

“…Furthermore, we explored the similarities and differences in 2D perovskite crystals made of varied cations and anions as my last work (Chapter 6). We synthesized eleven 2D perovskites with different cations and anions to compare the influence they brought. …”
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From node embedding to community embedding on graphs by Cavallari, Sandro

“…In the last few years, graphs have become an instinctive representative tool to better study complex structures. …”
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Crowd monitoring and detection by Li, Xin

“…The project consists of two main parts: face mask detection and social distance tracking. …”
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Transdermal Drug Delivery by Ong, Yuhui

“…The second part of the experiment used Poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate (PEGDA) as the liquid for injection. …”
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Structured sparse representations for supervised and unsupervised learning by Zeng, Yijie

“…On the other hand, representing the data in an effective and efficient way is challenging, partly due to the intrinsic complexity of the high dimensional data distributions. …”
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Looking for a better future: modeling migrant mobility by Loaiza Saa, Isabella, Novak, Matej, Morales, Alfredo J., Pentland, Alex

“…Massive migrations have become increasingly prevalent over the last decades. A recent example is the Venezuelan migration crisis across South America, which particularly affects neighboring countries like Colombia. …”
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Autopia's End: The Decline and Fall of Detroit's Automotive Manufacturing Landscape by Ryan, Brent D., Campo, Daniel

“…Even today the city calls for the demolition of one of its last remaining historic auto factories. This paper surveys the disappearance of Detroit’s auto factories, and documents the histories of three of the largest complexes: the Chrysler-Chalmers Plant, cleared for a redeveloped factory; the Cadillac Plant, cleared for a failed economic development project; and the Packard Plant, slowly abandoned over 60 years. …”
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A study on pedestrian crowd simulations through distributed personal mobility device (PMD) docking hubs by Ramakrishna Santhira Segaran

“…The rise in popularity of Personal Mobility Devices (PMDs) in the last decade has taken Singapore by storm. The numerous advantages that come with PMDs secured its place in the food delivery industry. …”
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Terahertz radiation by Wong, Yun Ming

“…The length of the PTI slab did not have a remarkable effect on the transmission, which was further confirmed by the plots of propagation loss. Last but not least, the robustness of PTI waveguide against bending loss was verified by both simulation and experiment. …”
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Production planning for cloud-based additive manufacturing—A computer vision-based approach by Wang, Yuanbin, Zheng, Pai, Xu, Xun, Yang, Huayong, Zou, Jun

“…A comparative study has been conducted to verify the packing result and efficiency. At last, a case study has been displayed to illustrate the usefulness of the proposed method.…”
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All-weather thermal regulation coatings by Hippalgaonkar, Kedar

“…Groundbreaking work on radiative cooling has emerged in the last decade. In a recent issue of Science, Junqiao Wu and coworkers as well as Long Yi and coworkers take this one step forward by using Tungsten-doped Vanadium Dioxide to build a thermal regulatory structure. …”
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Deploying AI applications on smartphones with neural network Accelerators: 'AI benchmark application for Android devices' by Subhiksha Muthukrishnan

“…Deep Learning has exploded as a technology over the last few years, and we’ve barely scratched the surface. …”
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An analytical model to predict spalling and breaching of concrete plates under contact detonation by Tu, Huan, Fung, Tat Ching, Tan, Kang Hai, Riedel, Werner

“…So far prediction tools are available as empirically-based design diagrams, PC tools through replication scaling, or as physics based Finite Element Models (FEM). The last tool requires significant computational efforts and expertise from the modeler. …”
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Performance and flight dynamics characteristics of a variable sweep wing aircraft by Chong, Zi Wei.

“…With all these performances and stability characteristics identified, the applications of this variable sweep morphing technology on the UAV in different missions are investigated as well. Last but not least, the future work that can be carried out for better understanding and applications for this type of morphing technology is discussed.…”
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Modeling e-learning effectiveness and usability by Leong, Lock Wah.

“…For the last two decades, many organizations, junior schools, Universities and educational institutions have been investing in the information technologies to improve education and training at an increasing rate. …”
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Missing targets: reforming disaster policy in Southeast Asia by Cook, Alistair David Blair, Lassa, Jonatan, Caballero-Anthony, Mely

“…Over the last 20 years, Southeast Asia has seen laudable advancement in disaster management. …”
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