Modelling and characterization of membrane fouling in osmotically-driven membrane processes (ODMPs) by Lai, Li

“…Performance of neural networks bears strong relationship with learning rate, number of hidden layers and number of nodes in hidden layer. …”
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新加坡华人对中国的贡献 ：新加坡城市规划之父刘太格个案研究 = Contributions of Singaporean Chinese to China : a case study on Singapore’s father of city planning Liu Thai Ker... by 冯时辉 Phang, Shi Hwee

“…However, in the fields of urban planning and development which bears the origins to the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries was left unexplored by the academic circles. …”
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Holocene relative sea-level histories of tropical islands by Tan, Fangyi

“…Predictions of the spatial patterns of RSL change to deeply uncertain, but potentially catastrophic ice-sheet melt rely on glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA) models that are calibrated to Holocene RSL data. …”
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Properties of sugar palm/glass fibre-reinforced thermoplastic polyurethane composites by Mohd Afdzaluddin, Atiqah

“…Hybridization of SP/G at weight ratio (30/10, 20/20, 10/30, and 0/40) were developed by melt-mixing compounding followed by hot pressing moulding. …”
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Evaluation of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pods, through three different drying techniques, and ultrasonic assisted extraction, for presence of bioactives by Hussain, Ashiq, Arif, Muhammad Rehan, Ahmed, Adnan, Laaraj, Salah, Firdous, Nida, Ali, Muhammad Qasim, Haya Fatima, ., Yaqub, Shazia, Kauser, Samina, Nisar, Rizwan, Gorsi, Faiza Iftikhar, Ud Din, Ghulam Mueen, Elfazazi, Kaoutar

“…The purpose of this study was to determine how ethanolic extracts of carob pods from Morocco, prepared with ultrasonic assistance were affected by microwave (525 °C for 2.5 min), hot air (65 °C for 16 h), and spray drying (input and output air temperatures 180 and 90 °C, respectively, feed flow rate 2.5 mL/min and 5 bars, respectively), in terms of their physicochemical composition and biological activity. …”
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High cycle fatigue characterisation and modelling of 316L stainless steel processed by laser powder bed fusion by Zhang, Meng

“…Laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) is an additive manufacturing (AM) process that uses high power lasers to selectively melt metal powders in a layerwise manner. It introduces unique process-structure-property relationships, understanding of which is essential for producing structural parts with consistent acceptable properties. …”
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Process-structure-property optimisation of basalt fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites by Hoo, Ming Shun

“…Further investigation was done on the melt flow index (MFI) of the polymer matrix to establish the process-property relationship, and to optimise composite properties and quality. …”
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Design and investigation of block copolymers for dispersion of carbon nanotubes in polymer matrices by Liu, Chengyin

“…To further improve the tensile properties of the SWNTs/epoxy nanocomposites, we fabricated another series of PI-derived block copolymers via ring-opening polymerization initiated from hydroxyl-terminated polyimide of lactide and allyl-bearing 2-methyl-2-(allyloxycarbonyl)propylene carbonate) (MAC) to produce PLA-b-PI-b-PLA (TB1) and PMAC-b-PI-b-PMAC (TB2) which are polyester and poly(ester-carbonate)-derived, respectively. …”
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Synthesis and application of peptidoglycan oligomers as metabolic labeling agents for bacteria by He, Jingxi

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High sensitivity transparent glass ceramic systems development based on MgSO4:Dy2O3–B2O3 and MgSO4:Dy2O3–B2O3:ZnO:An investigation of FT-IR and thermal properties for thermolumines... by Naeem, Hayder Salah, Iskandar Shahrim, Mustafa, N. N., Yusof, Thabit, Hammam Abdurabu, Mhareb, M. H. A., Alajerami, Y. S. M., Raypah, Muna E., Mohd Noor, ., Shareef, Ammar Nadal, Khazaalah, Thair Hussein, Ezra, Nabasu Seth, Munirah, Jamil, Efenji, G. I., Muhammad Fadhirul Izwan, Abdul Malik

“…Two series of glass ceramics, [(MgSO4)86(Dy2O3)14]x[B2O3]1-x with x = 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 and [MgSO4-Dy2O3–B2O3]0·2[ZnO]x with x = 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, were successfully prepared using the melt quenching technique. The synthesized samples were characterized using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and differential thermal analysis (DTA). …”
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The effect of biculturalism on executive functions by Xie, Wenhan

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Storage and eruption of silicic magma across the transition from dominantly effusive to caldera-forming states at an arc volcano (Santorini, Greece) by Druitt, Timothy H., Fabbro, Gareth N., Costa, Fidel

“…Based on previously published phase diagrams and melt inclusion volatile barometry for the Cape Riva dacite, we infer that in each case crystallization of plagioclase rims and orthopyroxene took place centuries to years prior to eruption owing to volatile-saturated decompression (± cooling) as the dacitic melts (plus entrained plagioclase antecrystic cores) ascended from the middle crust (10–16 km) into the upper crust (4–6 km), where they resided until eruption a few years to decades later. …”
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Hybrid free space optics/radio frequency communication for next generation wireless networks by Sharma, Shubha

“…A unifi ed performance analysis is addressed and novel expressions for average bit error rate (BER) are obtained. The theoretical results presented in the above mentioned proposed schemes have been extensively validated by Monte-carlo simulations. …”
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Novel material composites for dielectric elastomer actuators by Ankit

“…Hence, a novel low-temperature phase change material is identified for enabling reversible rigidity in the soft actuators owing to its low melting point, significant gap between melting and solidification, superior thermal stability, high mechanical strength and high dielectric constant. …”
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Compositionally graded alloys fabricated using the laser powder bed fusion technique by Wei, Siyuan

“…Incomplete mixing of the powders combined with the high aspect ratio of the melt pool and the 67° scan rotation between successive layers are the reasons behind the formation of these bands. …”
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Analysis of the revolving vane (RV-0) expander, part 1 : experimental investigations by Subiantoro, Alison, Ooi, Kim Tiow

“…The range of operational conditions studied is of suction pressures of up to 6 bar (abs) with a constant discharge pressure of 1 bar (abs) and operational speeds of up to 900 rpm. …”
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Thermal analysis on porous material by finite element method by Ma, Su Mon Soe

“…The first part of the project is to perform the thermal analysis on the air-aluminium composite bar and compare the analytical results and FEA results of the temperature distribution of aluminium composite bar. …”
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Study of metal-organic framework MIL-101(Cr) for natural gas (methane) storage and compare with other MOFs (metal-organic frameworks) by Kayal, Sibnath, Sun, Baichuan, Chakraborty, Anutosh

“…At 298 K, it is observed that the total volumetric uptake of CH4 on MIL-101(Cr) MOF is about (i) 150 cm3/cm3 at 35 bar, (ii) 215 cm3/cm3 at 65 bar, and (iii) 30 cm3/cm3 at 5 bar. …”
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Development of a 14-degree of freedom prototype biped robot by Khaw, Aik Hau.

“…It possesses 14 Degrees of Freedom and is actuated by positional servomotors. Four-bar and five-bar linkages are used for the power transmission of joints actuation of the biped robot and they are further discussed in the thesis.…”
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Control of twin-lift helicopter system by Lye, Cheng Lin.

“…The simulations for the spreader bar and the non-spreader bar configurations are discussed. …”
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