Preparation of carbon/transition metal dichalcogenide hybrids for water-related applications by Chen, Bo

“…Carbon-based three-dimensional (3D) architectures have received extensive research interest in the last few decades. Recently, it was found that the properties of carbon-based materials can be greatly tuned by surface modification with other materials (such as transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs)) or tuning of its internal structures. …”
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MCDT : a reactive energy efficient data aggregation and topology control algorithm for wireless sensor networks by Naveen Rai

“…  To Increase the network stability by increasing the number of rounds before the first node dies and delaying the death of the last node. To achieve the objectives mentioned above, distance and residual energy based approach was incorporated for the formation of the cluster heads. …”
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Where ‘peripheral’ becomes central : examining the transnational life and activism of shirin fozdar in the early twentieth century asia by Chua, Yi Lin

“…Feminist and women’s movements in Asia have been the subject of growing scholarly interest in the last two decades. A number of historians have taken a transnational approach to the subject and I will build on their work. …”
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Politics in films : a historical study on film censorship and the emergence on public spaces in Singapore by Tan, Lilian

“…Using censored films of both fiction and documentary genres as case studies, the next chapter historicise the following films through the recurring theme of political dynamism and a critical analysis of these films based on three aspects: 1) film portrayal of the state, 2) rationale behind the censorship decisions, and 3) the implication of the ban in the time of broadcast. The last chapter explores how public spaces have transformed censorship, and highlights the ineffectiveness of the censorship bans, and thus should be re-examined in light of new changing trends in public spheres. …”
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Suppression of multiple-access interference for code-division multiple-access systems by Gao, Ruobin

“…The simulation results show that all these multiuser detections can achieve a better system capacity and a lower bit error rate, however, different receivers can gain its best performance under different environments. At last, several practical problems and future research topics are presented. …”
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LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 hollow structures as high-performance cathodes for lithium-ion batteries by Zhou, Liang, Zhao, Dongyuan, Lou, David Xiong Wen

“…Built to last: Uniform LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 hollow microspheres and microcubes (see picture; scale bars: 1 μm) with nanosized building blocks have been synthesized by a facile impregnation method followed by a simple solid-state reaction. …”
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Topological radicals, IX. Relations in ideals of C*-algebras by Kissin, Edward, Shulman, Victor, Turovskii, Yuri

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Entrepreneurship and development in Nepal: an overview by Adhikari, Pawan, Mitra, Jay, Dhakal Adhikari, Shovita, Shrestha, Rupesh

“…As is the case in other developing countries, entrepreneurial or small business activities have significantly expanded in Nepal during the last few decades. Although research on entrepreneurship in Nepal is on the rise, the absence of theoretical work is striking. …”
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Forecasting the UK top 1% income share in a shifting world by Castle, JL, Doornik, JA, Hendry, DF

“…We use the model to forecast the top 1% income share over the last 15 years, and compare to a range of forecast devices. …”

Origins and immunopathogenesis of autoimmune central nervous system disorders by Ramanathan, S, Brilot, F, Irani, SR, Dale, RC

“…Fourth, we outline how advances in our understanding of the anatomy of lymphatic drainage and neuroimmune interfaces are challenging long-held notions of CNS immune privilege, with direct relevance to CNS autoimmunity, and how disruption of B cell and T cell tolerance and the passage of immune cells between the peripheral and intrathecal compartments have key roles in initiating disease activity. Last, we consider novel therapeutic approaches based on our knowledge of the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune CNS disorders.…”

Slowdown: the end of the great acceleration—and why it's good for the planet, the economy, and our lives by Dorling, D

“…Danny Dorling uses compelling visualizations to illustrate how fertility rates, growth in GDP per person, and even the frequency of new social movements have all steadily declined over the last few generations. <br> Perhaps most surprising of all is the fact that even as new technologies frequently reshape our everyday lives and are widely believed to be propelling our civilization into new and uncharted waters, the rate of technological progress is also rapidly dropping. …”

Topography of social touching depends on emotional bonds between humans by Suvilehto, JT, Glerean, E, Dunbar, RIM, Hari, R, Nummenmaa, L

“…Across all tested cultures, the total bodily area where touching was allowed was linearly dependent (mean r2 = 0.54) on the emotional bond with the toucher, but independent of when that person was last encountered. Close acquaintances and family members were touched for more reasons than less familiar individuals. …”

3D object recognition using invariance by Zisserman, A, Forsyth, D, Mundy, J, Rothwell, C, Liu, J, Pillow, N

“…<p>The systems and concepts described in this paper document the evolution of the geometric invariance approach to object recognition over the last five years. Invariance overcomes one of the fundamental difficulties in recognising objects from images: that the appearance of an object depends on viewpoint. …”

Institutionalizing US-ROK-Japan trilateral cooperation: recent progress and future prospects by Govella, K

“…Although domestic political shifts may lead to increased uncertainty in the future, shared concerns will continue to push the three countries together, and the efforts of the last two years will help to mitigate future tensions among them, primarily by offering more institutional channels for consultation, coordination, and cooperation that can be utilized during difficult times.…”

Analysis of the optimization of port time for improve interislands port performance during pandemic COVID-19 by Rifai, Andri Irfan, Novia Siti Rohana, Novia Siti Rohana, Isradi, Muhammad, Prasetijo, Joewono

“…This condition is reinforced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has occurred globally in the last two years. Furthermore, to maintain performance, port-time service optimization is needed. …”
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HiTrip: Historical trajectory interpolation for trawlers via deep learning on multi-source data by Zhao, Zhongning, Chen, Jiaxuan, Shi, Yuqi, Hong, Feng, Jiang, Guiyuan, Huang, Haiguang, Zhao, Jinhua

“…The proposed deep learning model, integrating ResNet, LSTM, and MLP, seamlessly synthesizes spatial features from coarse fishing effort distributions, sea surface factor fields, and current fields, while accounting for the temporal relationships within trajectory segments. Evaluated on 1855 East China Sea trawler VMS records and Copernicus Climate Data Store hydrological factor data, HiTrip achieves a 0.20 km interpolation error, meeting a finery 0.005° × 0.005°spatial resolution demand for fishing effort distribution analysis. …”
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Renewable energy integration into smart grids : problems and solutions — Singapore experience by Koh, Leong Hai, Tan, Yen Kheng, Wang, Peng, Tseng, King Jet

“…Second, EMA will show case in 2012 how clean and renewable energy can be deployed at the system level in an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable manner for an off-grid community at Pulau Ubin, an island located at North East of Singapore. Third, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and four industry partners developed a test facility Experimental Power Grid Centre (EPGC) [4], housing a 1MW power grid at Jurong Island in South West Singapore.…”
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Spatial-temporal evolution of urban resilience and its influencing factors : evidence from the Guanzhong plain urban agglomeration by Ma, Fei, Wang, Zuohang, Sun, Qipeng, Yuen, Kum Fai, Zhang, Yanxia, Xue, Huifeng, Zhao, Shumei

“…The results showed that the urban resilience of GPUA experienced geographical differentiation in the “East-Central-Western” area and a “circle type” evolution process. …”
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Translating decoration and symbolism of Chinese architectural works in tourism texts : a case study of Nan Hai Ming Zhu Tian Fu Gong (Pearl of the South Seas——Thian Hock Keng) by Koh, Qiumei

“…For more than a thousand years, art has been one of the main features of traditional architectural works in China before it widely influenced East Asia. The underlying significance of this art is rich in cultural connotation. …”
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Modeling public transit route choice behaviour by Zhou, Yao Hui.

“…It was subsequently concluded that morning commuters on the Singapore MRT East West Line from the western region were experiencing overcrowding on their journeys, but the majority of them did not adapt their route or departure time choice as a result of the unpleasant experience in the crowd, because their comfort loss did not easily overcome the concerns over other prevailing factors, like the early arrival schedule cost. …”
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