Design of reinforced concrete walls with openings for strength and ductility by Wu, Hui

“…[THIS THESIS CONSISTS OF THREE (3) PARTS - To date limited research on the seismic behavior of walls with irregular openings has been conducted, and a general design recommendation based on the strut-and-tie models and the capacity design procedures has been provided by the ACI 318 [AI] and NZS 3101 [N6] codes. …”
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Design of 1.55 um InGaAsNBi/GaAs quantum well laser by Kwan, Zi Jian

“…It is found that by operating at 1.55um minimal optical loss can be achieved. Bismide has been added so as to achieve the ideal 1.55um wavelength for the QW laser. …”
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Seed trekking using radio-frequency identification (RFID) by Lim, Amos Ern Tze

“…To determine the exact location of the seeds that have been dispersed after the fruit has been consumed, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology has been implemented. …”
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Development of runoff simulation model using excel by Loo, Wai Leong.

“…In this study, based on kinematic wave theory, a runoff simulation model has been developed for the flow on an overland plane and in channels of nine different shapes. …”
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Fullwave modeling of coplanar-waveguide discontinuities for applications in filter design and metamaterial characterization by Gao, Jing

“…Coplanar waveguide (CPW) has been finding wide applications in microwave integrated circuit (MIC) and monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) due to several advantages it offers over microstrip lines. …”
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Pattern classification of odour for electronic nose by Tong, Wee Chin.

“…Different classification network has been considered and eventually comes to Probabilistic Neural Network (PNN). …”
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Real-time human detection for surveillance applications by Hoe, Qi Xiang

“…Human detection has been an active field of research for years due to its importance in surveillance applications such as video surveillance system for security. …”
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Enhancement of the effectiveness of an e-learning system by Govindasamy Sekar Alagendran

“…Therefore, the viable solutions to improve the system effectiveness have been explored. An e-learning system based on this technology has been proposed to increase the effectiveness of learning. …”
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High-speed and high-photocurrent InP-based uni-traveling-carrier photodiode by Meng, Qianqian

“…A semi-analytical approach has been developed to model the dipole-doped UTC-PD. …”
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The formation and evolution of Earth’s inner core by Wilson, AJ, Davies, CJ, Walker, A, Pozzo, M, Alfé, D, Deuss, A

“…The classical picture of inner core growth ignores the fact that the liquid core must have been supercooled below its melting temperature to spontaneously freeze the inner core. …”

Critical analysis of the role of biodegradable polymeric scaffolds in differentiation of human embryonic stem cell into cardiomyocytes by Amritamayee Sahoo

“…Owing to the shortage of donors there has been a constant quest to find alternatives to organ transplant. …”
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Rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Indonesia after reformasi and its impact on national and regional order by Rafael H. Nowotamtomo

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Development of a multi-rotor UAV : structural material & key component analysis by Goh, Hung Soon

“…Unmanned Aerial Vehicle has been widely adopted in the world in for both military and commercial applications. …”
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Rapid design exploration framework for realizing custom computing systems on FPGAs by Aung, Yan Lin

“…In addition, a novel control-flow mapping strategy has been introduced to realize the rapid estimation of compiler-optimized software. …”
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Effect of various polymer fibers on spalling mitigation of ultra-high performance concrete at high temperature by Zhang, Dong, Tan, Kang Hai

“…Polymer fibers have been commonly used to prevent spalling of ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) at high temperature. …”
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News article named entity recognition and analytics by Goh, Nicholas

“…Feature vectors can be extracted from NER models to compare similarity between different texts. However, there has been little work where these 3 tools have been used together.…”
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Optical properties of ultrathin metal oxide and metal films : effect of free electrons, quantum confinement and localized surface plasmon resonance by Li, Xiao Dong

“…The thickness dependence of optical properties of a-IGZO films has also been observed. The evolution of the dielectric function is shown due to the change of free electrons concentration in the films. …”
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Enviro-toons : what do parents think about it? by Goh, Jeannette

“…In recent years there has been an increased societal focus on the detrimental effects that modernization has brought upon the environment, leading to more attention being put into solving these environmental issues. …”
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Analysis of high power gallium nitride based high electron mobility transistors for next generation electronics applications by Vompolu, Ganesh Sampath

“…The DC device characteristics and lattice temperature profiles of the AlGaN/GaN/Si HEMT have been simulated and analysed to understand the role of self-heating effects on their electrical characteristics. …”
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Data for the ‘Orchid Observers’ project by Shuttleworth, S, O’Donnell, J, Lintott, C, Tweddle, J

“…Once the authors’ research papers have been published, a full, cleaned set of the analysed data will be deposited. …”