Cigarette vile : smoking, gender and femininity by Champion, Valerie

“…Female smoking can be construed as deviant as it goes against the ideals of traditional femininity with its modern consumption, visibility and subverting a masculinised habit much like other activities females partake in modern society. …”
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IMDB movie data visualization by Su, Wai Myo.

“…Nevertheless, there is still much more research to be done in visualizing movie data like from IMDb website effectively and efficiently. …”
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Measurement of Base-of-Support gait parameter using UWB radios by Chow, Justina Xiu Ting.

“…The objectives of this project is to prove the reliability of the UWB system compared to other tracking devices like the motion sensor and conduct an experiment to find the Base-of-Support (BOS) distance for different walking speeds.…”
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Functional amyloids in Pseudomonas aeruginosa may be involved in the sequestration of the quorum sensing molecules HHQ and PQS under high shear conditions. by Sia, Wan Rong.

“…We hypothesize that P.aeruginosa express amyloid-like fimbrae, Fap, to bind to these molecules to prevent their loss into the environment. …”
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Design and development of a robot invigilator by Wu, Xiangran.

“…By applying this technology, the robot invigilator can do what a traditional invigilator need to do during an examination such like, timing for the duration, checking the attendance face-to-face. …”
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Development of indexing clamper mechanism for wire bonder by Zhang, Yue.

“…On the other hand, for horizontal LED (light emitting diode), like TO-92, the market price is as cheap as only US 1 cent due to the intensive commercial competition. …”
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Income distribution in Singapore - an overview by Chua, Kok Chuan, Hoh, Chee Chong

“…Concerns surroundirig this topic has been mounting in recent years in the light of raising awareness of human-rights - why should the majority live in extreme deprivation while the filthy rich can afford to live 'like a king'. Our report attempts to study the income distribution pattern in Singapore and find out how much the poor received as compared to the rich. …”
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Welfare politics on the streets : the case of medical social workers by Lim, Yan Ming

“…The themes of individual responsibility, independence and self-reliance are salient in welfare discourse in Singapore and the healthcare policies formulated against the backdrop of these ideas are implemented by street level bureaucrats like medical social workers. Using the structuration theory by Anthony Giddens, this paper examined how state discourse and ideology are embedded within the practice of medical social work and how conditions on the ground relate to the exercise of discretion by medical social workers. …”
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Abui stories : seven children by Chew, Grace Min Hui

“…Thriving on an oral tradition, these stories, like the traditional Abui language, bear no written form and are at risk of extinction. …”
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Low-noise sensor interface circuits for implantable brain interfaces by Zhang, Beixi

“…The technological of low -noise sensor interface circuits is a frontier science in nowadays.If the research of this kind of circuit is successful,the circuit will be widely used in medicine,for example,the implantable brain interfaces.In this report,an new kind of neural amplifier will be designed and it uses a MOS-bipolar pseudo-resistor element to form this circuit.Certainly,this amplifier can amplify low-frequency signals with low-noise.This amplifier is fully integrated with characteristics like low power consumption and small area,and it can record a large range frequency of biological signal. …”
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The role played by Singlish in the lives of migrants in Singapore by You, Jing

“…While migrants can help with economic growth of a country, their large presence may result in issues like xenophobia. To ease such tensions, integration is essential and this thesis investigates the role of Singlish, its usage and function in particular, in the lives of migrants in Singapore. …”
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Load classification and reshape for energy management of a power grid by Abbas, Mohamed Ameer

“…Therefore, the need for effective use and management of power has become a mantra especially for a small but with high energy demand country like Singapore. In order to use and manage power, we first need to know how it is utilized and what consumes this energy. …”
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Audio watermarking by Ho, Shuet Mun, Ng, Ling Mei

“…Results show successful recovery of the signature which allows conclusive authentication of the owner even after attacks like filtering, cropping, MPEG compression, resampling and the addition of noise.…”
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Soft actuators and their fabrication for bio-inspired mobile robots by Lau, Gih-Keong, Low, Sze-Shien, Chin, Yao-Wei, Heng, Kim-Rui

“…Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEA), which are capable of muscle-like actuation, have potential to drive insect-inspired flapping-wing robotfly. …”
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Development of novel microparticles for diabetic wound healing by Chua, Isaiah Jia Qing

“…The chitosan layer was able to deliver its payload faster than PLGA or PLLA and it functioned like a membrane which slowed drug delivery from the inner layers.…”
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Sky scanning on rooftop via fish-eye camera by Sim, Yu Ling Julia

“…However, most of the research is performed in seasonal and temperate climate but not much studies has been performed on tropical and equatorial climates like Singapore. Generation of detailed sky luminance models that are suitable for use in Singapore requires long-term data collection of sky information of Singapore’s weather before analysis can be performed. …”
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When east meets west: beauty standards and ideals in Singapore by Dhillon, Sasha Kaur

“…Through my interviews, I discovered that Singapore constructs along unique lines – intertwining both Eastern and Western cultures with heavy emphasis on themes like skin colour, gender and race. In fact, to a certain extent my data also showcases palpable state influence in the construction of these ideals. …”
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Development of database management system for underground cavern construction by Lim, Li Wei

“…In recent years, there is an increasing trend in the development of underground spaces, and is one development with great potential especially for a land scarce city like Singapore. There is no lack of projects done worldwide and further development can be done based on the various underground cavern constructions. …”
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Machine learning driven synthesis of two-dimensional materials by Chia, Jia Jun

“…With the aid of machine learning, certain tasks like finding algorithm or pattern and calculations were made faster to achieve as compared humans doing so. …”
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Web-based interactive graph visualization by Ng, Chin Teck

“…By the end of the project, a prototype of the website will be developed with basic analysis functions implemented and continuation of this project is to be expected therefore, the website will be built with extensibility in mind. Improvements, like additional clustering methods, ways to differentiate data through colour coding and further optimizing the algorithm can be implemented in the near future.…”
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