Stress amplification effect of lung by Zhou, Hongyuan, Ma, Guowei

“…Under a blast or impact load, rapid movement of the thoracic wall generates stress in lung, a foam-like structure of high compressibility, which is different from general solids. …”
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Fixed-end slab parametric study and sandwich and steel panels quasi static and impact tests by Del Linz, Paolo, Fung, Tat Ching, Lee, Chi King, Yu, Qingjun

“…In this project phase, the behavior of elements resisting combined blast and fragment loading was studied further both in regard to reinforced concrete and sandwich structures. …”
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Experimental and analytical study of exterior beam-column joint for progressive collapse by Yap, Sim Lim.

“…The performance of building structures, especially so-called “iconic buildings” in blast conditions have been a major concern in metropolitan cities, especially with the recent surge in terrorist activities targeting public structures. …”
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Photocatalytic cement for air purification by Lee, Shih Yin.

“…To achieve a more environmental-friendly approach, the replacement of white Portland cement with Ground Granulated Blast-Furnace Slag (GGBS) was included as a part of study. …”
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Performance of Pile Groups Subjected to Surface Explosion by Jayasinghe, Laddu Bhagya, Goh, Anthony Teck Chee, Thambiratnam, David

“…With the increased incidence of terrorist attacks over the world in the past few decades, the importance of response of structures, including their foundation to credible blast loads has become a vital factor in structural designs. …”
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Development of discontinuous deformation analysis for dynamic analysis of rock mass by Gu, Jiong

“…Simulations of the rock mass with underground blast loading and rock mass in scaled blast load test are carried out respectively. …”
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Fast updating feedback from piriform cortex to the olfactory bulb relays multimodal identity and reward contingency signals during rule-reversal by Hernandez, DE, Ciuparu, A, Garcia da Silva, P, Velasquez, CM, Rebouillat, B, Gross, MD, Davis, MB, Chae, H, Muresan, RC, Albeanu, DF

Fast and accurate detection of Identical-By-Descent segment sharing in large genomic datasets by Saada, J

Design of whole-genome tiling microarrays for pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1. by Chong, Anna Siew Chyn.

“…Results show that a total of 62,561 60-mer PAO1 probes were created via Agilent eArray and optimized by CLC bio Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLAST). These optimal probes were used to design the WGTAs for chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) and comparative genome hybridization (CGH) applications using Agilent eArray. …”
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Implementation of a radar prototype on an unmanned arial vehicle by Liu, Jiaqing

“…Last but not the least; the conclusion part illustrates the executive summary and recommendation for the future development.…”
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Identification and characterization of Botrytis cinerea causing gray mold on tomatoes in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia by Siti Fairuz Yusoff, Siti Izera Ismail, Farah Farhanah Haron, Zahir Shah Safari, Rohasmizah Hashim, Paiman

“…The resulting sequences deposited in GenBank were accessions MT012053 to MT012062, respectively. A BLAST analysis of the resulting 550-bp nucleotide sequences showed 99-100% identity closest matched to B. cinerea. …”
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WARM BODIES : A NOVEL / by Marion, Isaac, 1981-, author 656199

“…First as his captive, then his reluctant house guest, Julie is a blast of living color in R's gray landscape, and something inside him begins to bloom. …”

Multi-linear regression models for traffic prediction in large-scale networks by Zhao, XinYue

“…Because of the urbanization trend and the development of technology and economy, transportation is becoming an important part for people’s daily life. Congestion is a common scene in most modern cities. …”
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Prussian Blue analogue materials for magnetic and energy storage applications by Schart, M

Phenol degradation and molecular validation of phenol hydroxylase gene of Alcaligenes faecalis by Abdul Habib, Nur Muhamad Syahir

“…The BLAST result showed that the phenol hydroxylase gene was successfully amplified from the bacteria. …”
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Durability of Very-High-Strength Concrete with Supplementary Cementitious Materials for Marine Environments by Lim, Tze Yang Darren, Teng, Susanto, Bahador, Sabet Divsholi, Gjørv, Odd E.

“…In addition, an increase in the fineness of ground-granulated blast-furnace slag would benefit early-age strength development of the concrete. …”
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Green logistics practices in Malaysian food-based manufacturing industry by Hussin, Hilda

“…The three benefits are economy, environment, and social benefits perspectives. Last but not least, the relations of all the motivational (three factors) and perceived benefits (three factors) obtained were examined with the manufacturers’ green logistics practices level. …”
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Writers' libraries and vestigial notes as cultural heritage: minding the gaps in the material record by Van Hulle, D

“…Paying special attention to the risks of implicit material bias, the essay develops an analogy with André Malraux's musée imaginaire. Its two-part structure focuses first on (a teleological and a dysteleological approach to) vestigial notes, followed by the second part on methods of reconstructing writers' libraries (both extant and virtual).…”

Web development for energy management system of a microgrid by Ngai, Alvin GuoMing

“…Energy Information System in today’s world proves to be very important as resources are getting scarce and actions are needed to keep the environment green. The challenging part of the EIS is the foundation of the whole data collection process. …”
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Optimal steady-state voltage control using Gaussian process learning by Pareek, Parikshit, Yu, Weng, Nguyen, Hung Dinh

“…Both centralized and distributed optimal control schemes are introduced in this framework. The least-squares estimation is employed to provide analytical forms of the optimal control which offer great computational benefits. …”
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