Optical and optoelectronic properties of Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric matrix by Ding, Liang

“…Si nanocrystals embedded in dielectric films have been synthesized with the technique of Si ion implantation and plasma enhanced vapor deposition (PECVD). …”
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Development of a fiber optic gradient hydrophone by Mei, Suo Hai.

“…Fiber optic hydrophones have been under development since 1970s, and have been proven to have many advantages over their traditional counterparts, such as PZT hydrophones. …”
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Promoting strategic internal communication in governance to enhance employee creativity in organization by Nur Hidayah, Shamsul Azhar, Fadzida, Ismail, Noor Akma, Abu Bakar

“…The results indicate that when internal communication and leadership communication in governance are symmetrical, individuals are more likely to receive feedback from a variety of interpersonal sources, including supervisors, colleagues, and peers from different departments. This enhances creativity. …”
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Secure and secret cooperation in robotic swarms by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo, Hardjono, Thomas, Pentland, Alex 'Sandy', Dorigo, Marco

“…We propose a system where robots in a swarm, to cooperate towards mission completion, have to "prove" their integrity to their peers by exchanging cryptographic proofs. We show the implications of this approach for two different swarm robotics missions: foraging and maze formation. …”
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Secure and secret cooperation in robot swarms by Castelló Ferrer, Eduardo, Hardjono, Thomas, Pentland, Alex, Dorigo, Marco

“…We propose a system where robots in a swarm, to cooperate toward mission completion, have to “prove” their integrity to their peers by exchanging cryptographic proofs. We show the implications of this approach for two different swarm robotics missions: foraging and maze formation. …”
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The Importance of Bystanders in Threat Assessment and Management by Borum, Randy, Rowe, Mary

“…Numerous studies of targeted violence (e.g., mass shootings and school shootings), have demonstrated that peers and bystanders often have knowledge of an attacker’s intentions, concerning communication, and troubling behavior before the attack occurs. …”
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Android apps development for image/video processing - (B) by Chng, Jolene Li Jie

“…In addition, users can easily share their edited images with their peers on social media platforms at their fingertips. …”
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Molecular characterization of Bacillus, lactic acid bacteria and yeast as potential probiotic isolated from fermented food by Cissé, Hama, Kagambèga, Boureima, Sawadogo, Adama, Tankoano, Abel, Sangaré, Gaston, Traoré, Yves, Ouoba, Irene, Savadogo, Aly

“…Spontaneous fermentation or traditional method of preserving indigenous foods using several microorganisms, is frequently practiced in the marginal world. Fermented seeds and milk are mostly consumed in the form of food condiments and desserts in Africa, Asia and others parts of world. …”
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Egg development, hatching, and larval development of Marble Goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus under artificial rearing conditions by Senoo, Shigeharu, Kaneko, Masaharu, Cheah, Sin Hock, Ang, Kok Jee

“…To establish a seed production technique for marble goby Oxyeleotris marmoratus the eggs and larvae were observed under artificial rearing conditions. …”
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Entrapping of inclusions within carbon nanotubes during catalytic decomposition of C2H4 on a “thick” nickel film by Li, Feng Ji, Zhang, Sam, Sun, Geng Zhi, Kong, Jun Hua, Rawat, R. S., Ilyas, Usman, Li, Bo

“…It was found that pretreating of the nickel film resulted in lots of small nanoparticles extruding on the surface, among big ones, serving as seeds for the growth of tubes. The inner walls of a few tubes were sealed internally by multiple elongated “beads-like,” “bullet-shaped” or “needle-shaped” nickel inclusions. …”
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Automated breast masses segmentation in digitized mammograms by Zhang, Han, Foo, Say Wei, Thng, Choon Hua, Krishnan, Shankar M.

“…Pixels with local maximum gray levels are flagged as seeds, from which many candidate objects are grown using modified region-growing technique. …”
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Interval elimination method for stochastic spanning tree problem by Mohd, Ismail

“…The optimum spanning tree problem has been well considered and until now several powerful algorithms have been proposed. …”
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Detailed turbulent structures investigation around piers group induced flow by Ikani, Nima, H. Pu, Jaan, Zang, Shuyan, Hussein Al-Qadami, Ebrahim Hamid, Razi, Adib

“…To investigate the flow turbulence, critical locations have been observed from high vortex-influenced regions. …”
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Development of engineering tools and design guidelines for FRP strengthened RC walls subject to near field blast loading by Fung, Tat Ching, Tan, Kang Hai, Werner Riedel, Yu, Qingjun, Del Linz, Paolo, Li, Gen, Tu, Huan

“…In this report D5, as a supplement, some additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls by uncased charge have also been studied for ANN analysis. Moreover, additional cases of CFRP strengthened RC walls using the large cased charge, denote as “device B”, have been studied. …”
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Gain design and verification of autopilot control loops for UVAs by Huang, Qian.

“…In this master thesis, autopilot control system of a UAV has been developed. Before starting the control system design, general concepts of system response have been reviewed. …”
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Target interception by mobile robots in a wireless sensor network (I) by Lin, Zhenxing.

“…To fully utilize resources, an automated mobile robots system has been proposed. Various techniques and methods have been explored, including communication protocols, robot localization and navigation, interception and obstacle avoidance. …”
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Impact of renewable power penetration on power market operation by Zhao, Qian

“…The existing theories and methods to evaluate reliability performances and electricity prices have been studied. Renewable energy penetrations in deregulated power systems have been investigated. …”
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Development of liquid crystalline polymer blends for the electronic industry by Hu, Xiao, Tam, Kam Chiu, Yue, Chee Yoon

“…The main objectives of the research project have been achieved. A proper understanding of the factors that have a significant influence on the capacity for the LCP phase in LCP-based polymer blends to form strong in situ fibres during processing have been established. …”
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Our Tethered Skates / by Naadhira Zahari, author 655828, Naadhira Zahari, editor 655828

“…Layla has been living in the shadow of her sister who mysteriously disappeared ten years ago. …”

Investigating the impact of the stratified cognitive apprenticeship model on high school students’ math performance by Wang, Ruimei, Zulkifli, Nurul Nadwa, Mohd Ayub, Ahmad Fauzi

“…The results indicated that students instructed using the SCTM outperformed their peers in mathematical achievement, thereby validating SCTM’s effectiveness as a comprehensive educational strategy for mathematics education at the senior high school level.…”
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