The dynamics of crude oil price movements : from price expectation perspectives by Lucy Kusnadi, Mirza Muhammad Hanif, Soon, Shang Jyi

“…By employing VECM, a cointegrating equation is constructed which exhibits the long-run positive correlation between spot and futures prices over the years in review. The results of Granger Causality Test show that the futures price and aggregate demand remains the two significant factors that predict the spot price movement. …”
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State anger changes upon cathartic status updating on Facebook : moderation by perceived Facebook social support by Lee, Lina

“…Catharsis has long been believed to be effective in reducing state anger. …”
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Mechanically stimulated motion and fatigue response of Mimosa pudica by Ong, Samuel Yong Zheng

“…Furthermore, its leaves fold inward during the night and unfold during the day, this is controlled by a biological clock in the plant known as the circadian clock and the motion is termed as the circadian motion or nyctinastic motion. Over the years, research has been done on the chemical and physical properties which cause such movements in Mimosa pudica and many other plant species with similar physio-motor characteristics. …”
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Multi-linear regression models for traffic prediction in large-scale networks by Zhao, XinYue

“…Meanwhile, the technology development also makes it possible to collect large amount of data from the low cost sensors and monitors implemented on the roads. Various methods have been practice in the traffic forecasting study and some algorithms that used in other fields like In this paper we apply 3 multi-linear regression models on the speed data collected from 266 road segments in Singapore, which are Partial Least Square, High-Order Partial Least Square and N-way Partial Least Square model. …”
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Investigate the use of electrostatics in fabricating 3d objects using additive manufacturing technology by Ling, Pui Foong

“…Special attention has been placed on the molten state adhesion experiment as it is among the first of its kind. …”
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Development of an engine control module and dashboard display based on electric vehicle system by Low, Alex Boon Hwee

“…Along the design process, numerous changes have been made to incorporate new features such as conversion to a 4 seater sedan, inclusion of battery packs, wireless charging features and such. …”
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Simulating resource allocation for protecting public events by Wong, See Lai

“…Many resource allocation algorithms has been proposed to resolve the problem. The objective of this project is to design and create a simulation model integrated with Geographic Information System (GIS) to simulate how systems behave in real-life using resource allocation algorithms and then use the data collected to evaluate the performance of these algorithms. …”
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Implementation of depth estimation algorithm for smartphone camera by Ton, Luong Hoa

“…The modified technique has been proved to work well under some conditions, although the robustness was still a concern.…”
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Cloud-assisted rendering support for mobile online gaming by Quek, Tommy Teck Soon

“…Computer games have been rather popular for the past decades ever since personal computers came about. …”
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Application of Judith Butler’s “gender performativity” in Asian cultures by Ding, Gary Yongping

“…While Butler’s theory of Gender Perfomativity may have been founded on continental philosophy, its validity still holds when applied to Asian Cultures.…”
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Emotional facial expression transfer using motion capture data by Chandra, Ellensi Rey

“…After passing the data sequences to IOTRBM and training the model, natural-looking happy expression sequences have been predicted based on the neutral expression sequences.…”
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Design and development of biometric-based techniques for e-security by Tham, Eliza Li Xin

“…Over the years, technologies have become so advanced and developed that most users prefer to shop online rather than visiting the brick and mortar store due to the convenience of making purchases on the e-Commerce application, anytime and anywhere. …”
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Battery plug - in electric car : Vehicle chassis components design and modification by Tow, Edward

“…Electric powered vehicles have been in existence for nearly 100 years. The rise in popularity today for many are perhaps of the same reasons when they were first popular. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from solid waste by Lim, Vincent You Quan

“…Greenhouse gas emissions have been huge areas of concern in recent years. This is because greenhouse gas emissions are directly associated with the issue of global warming. …”
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3D printing and additive manufacturing for customized design : unmanned vehicles-suspension parts I by Ong, Wu Ping

“…3D printing has been advancing rapidly in the manufacturing sector, gathering a wide variety of users from specialised industries to general public. …”
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Defect detection for remanufacturing engineering through non-destructive testing by Lim, Jerome Jian En

“…Due to advancement in technology, remanufacturing has been widely considered as a viable alternative in many applications due to its cost savings and environmental friendliness, saving energy and raw material at the same time. …”
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Cytocompatibility of protein nanocage on mammalian cell line by May, Moe Thu

“…Archaeoglobus fulgidus ferritin mutant, AfFtn-AA has been shown to be a potential MRI contrast agent and therapeutic carriers. …”
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From dietary excess to neurodegeneration: finding the missing links in vesicular autophagic transport degradation, and stress by Lim, Yu Jia

“…In recent years, increasing information has been uncovered regarding BEACH-domain containing proteins (BDCPs). …”
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Resilience against early-life stress in female rodents is captured in dendritic morphology of basolateral amygdala by Lee, Yan Jun

“…The increasing prevalence of early-life stress (ELS) in recent years and the fact that it has been shown to increase the susceptibility to develop psychopathologies in adulthood have spurred numerous studies to investigate the relations between ELS and emotional regulation. …”
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Automatic writing assessment for ESL students by Gong, Mingyi

“…Various experiments have been conducted and performance of the system is evaluated. …”
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