Experimental study for evaluating the performances of thermoelectric generator under steady-state and dynamic conditions by Chiang, Trevor Kai Teng

“…As compared with vapor/gas power cycle, the thermoelectric generator generates relatively lower power output with the efficiency ranging from 1% to 5% depending on the input heating source. However, in recent years, with the growing demand for sustainable and clean energy sources, there has been a surge in research interest towards the development of thermoelectric generators due to their ability of converting waste heat into electrical power. …”
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Elongated magma plumbing system beneath the Coso volcanic field, California, constrained by seismic reflection tomography by Wang, Dongdong, Wu, Shucheng, Li, Tianjue, Tong, Ping, Gao, Yongxin

“…Our final velocity model reveals a prominent low-velocity body sitting right beneath the CVF at 5–20 km depths, which we interpret as a rhyolite magma reservoir that supplies heat flux to the hot springs and also feeds the volcanic activities at Coso. …”
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A new method to estimate slab dip direction using receiver functions and its application in revealing slab geometry and a diffuse plate boundary beneath Sumatra by Feng, Mingye, Chen, Ling, Wei, Shengji, Wang, Xin, Wang, Xu, Wu, Zimu

“…The results also show increased dip direction of the slab Moho from 47 ± 5.3° in southern Sumatra to 70 ± 10.7° in northern Sumatra, indicating a complicated slab geometry and internal deformation along strike. …”
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Acidic corrosion behaviour of niobium-added welding overlays fabricated by self-shielded metal-cored wires by Liu, Dashuang, Wu, Yucheng, Long, Weimin, Wei, Ping, Wang, Rui, Zhou, Wei

“…In order to determine the amount of ferroniobium addition in the wire to achieve the best corrosion resistance, and find out the mechanism of ferroniobium enhancing the corrosion resistance of the welding overlays, the high-Cr iron-based welding overlays with different niobium addition were fabricated by using self-made self-shielded metal-cored wires and their acidic corrosion resistance in 3.5 wt.% NaCl solution + 0.01 mol/L HCl solution were investigated by electrochemical corrosion test. …”
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Using photogrammetry to investigate coral reef erosion by clionid sea sponges by Koh, Lucas David

“…This method was trialled on 5 Cliona caribbaea colonies in the Mexican Caribbean, south of the Puerto Morelos National Reef Park. …”
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Numerical methods for finite-size key rates with different entropic bounds in quantum key distribution by Chung, Rebecca Ru Byn

“…We then showed that the Renyi entropy indeed gives a tighter bound on the low-signal regime (N~10^5), and outperforms the bound using the von Neumann entropy in regimes of long channel distances and low signal number, thus paving the way for a better understanding of long-distance satellite-based QKD protocols in the presence of finite resources.…”
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A micropower analog-to-digital converter and an algorithm for an interface system for an infrared imaging system by Huang, Li.

“…On the basis of computer simulations, the proposed SAR-ADC can achieve ultra low power consumption in operation (188uW with 3.3V voltage supply). Layout of the proposed SAR-ADC is partially realized. …”
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Re-refining used lubricating oil by Ng, Yui Ming.

“…The optimum amount was 5% which would result in the best viscosity of oil. …”
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Biodiesel production by using metal oxide solid catalysts. by Lee, Sze Yee.

“…These features are influenced by the calcination temperature and catalyst loading amount. About 5.0 to 7.9wt% of WO3 loaded on ZrO2 which were calcined at 600 to 800 °C was reported to give the highest reaction rate and yield of FAAE. …”
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Mimo: multipath signals and location aware by Luo, Yong Bin.

“…This report also aims to investigate the accuracy and coverage of indoor localization when using MIMO technology, as compared to SISO technology in 5GHz band. Lastly, this report will evaluated the performance of throughput over various distance between IEEE 802.11a and IEEE 802.11n in NLOS environment.…”
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Flow investigation in a centrifugal pump by Lee, Wai Wai.

“…They are 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.4mm and 0.5mm and each gap running at an impeller rotation speed of 1500rpm, 2000rpm and 2500rpm. …”
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Lewis acid-catalyzed reactions of alcohol pro-electrophiles as novel strategies for C-C and C-N bond formation by Rao, Weidong

“…The method was shown to be applicable to a broad range of cyclopropyl methanols and sulfonamide substrates. In Chapter V, ytterbium(III) triflate-catalyzed ring opening of substituted1-cyclopropyl-2-propyn-1-ols with sulfonamides as an efficient synthetic route to conjugated enynes is described.…”
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Electrical properties of neodymium oxide/titanium dioxide and neodymium oxide/gadolinium silicate dielectric gate stack on silicon substrate by Lee, Vivian Sing Zhi.

“…The leakage current density at -1V for Sample A is approximately 1.6x10-1 A/cm2.and Sample B is approximately 1.6x10-2 A/cm2. …”
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Crack initiation and propagation in molded gypsum specimens with pre-cracked single flaws by Chong, Wanling.

“…Uniaxial compression was conducted using two INSTRON Uniaxial Compression Machines and the entire process was filmed by a SONY HDR-XR150 digital camcorder and a PHANTOM v310 high speed camera. Cracking initiation and propagation sequences were analysed using high speed video footage. …”
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Reinforced Hydrogenated Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (HNBR) clay nanocomposites by Wangsa, Kelvin Oscar.

“…A better mechanical properties as compared to the pure HNBR of Young’s Modulus (increased by ~200%), Tensile Strength (increased by ~800%), and Elongation at Break (increased by ~200%) were observed in 5 wt.% of peroxide curing agents content and mixed with 10 wt.% of treated nanoclays, as compared to other contents variations. …”
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Studies of DNA-interacting properties of certain topological enzymes by Lee, Jasmine Yiqin

“…It was found out that the optimum conditions for gel electrophoresis were set at 0.5 unit of human Topoisomerase II alpha at the reaction time of 15 minutes. …”
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Organic ferroelectric memory devices based on resistive switching by Damar Yoga Kusuma

“…The memory device exhibits improved retention stability, excellent cycling endurance and fast switching kinetics while operating at low switching voltage of ±1.0 V. The novel memory concept, which is readily integrated with the current silicon-based platform as well as the emerging area of printed and flexible electronics, offers great potential for the next generation memory technology.…”
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Study of feature selection for angle-closure glaucoma detection by Gercke, Norman.

“…In this project, these algorithms were used together with the AdaBoost machine learning classifier to train on a dataset provided by the National University Hospital consisting of 84 features and 156 samples split into 5 classes of anterior segment mechanisms (Iris Roll, Lens, Pupil Block, Plateau Iris and No Mechanism). …”
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Raspberry Pi : education tool for teaching photography II by Gu, Chengying

“…The histogram of image captured will appear on students’ devices. HTML5 canvas element was implemented to achieve annotating purpose. …”
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Analysis of brain signals by Tan, Yi Bing

“…The numerous brainwave states include Gamma (30-70 Hz), Beta (13-30 Hz), Alpha (8-12 Hz), Theta (4-8 Hz) and Delta (0.5-4 Hz). It is observed that each particular state of brainwave changes the state of consciousness in us and has a very close relationship and diverse effect on the overall health condition. …”
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