Modelling and optimization of photonic crystal fibres by Wang, Yifei

“…Generally speaking, FEM is accurate, flexible and quite efficient, how- ever, it is still very time-consuming when used for optimal design where hundreds or thousands of individual solutions are needed. …”
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Attitude determination and control of LEO microsatellites by Wee, Melisa Toon Cheng.

“…The simulation results show good convergence in attitude to about 5° pointing accuracy when using magnetometer measurements and 0.2° for Sun and Earth Horizon measurements. …”
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Acculturation index for stress and subjective well-being : study of mainland chinese in Singapore. by Low, Wan Xin.

“…Results revealed that the sample population was faring the same as, if not better than, when in country of origin, in terms of accStress and accSWB. …”
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Why do the outward FDI patterns of China's state-owned enterprises differ from those of private companies? by Zhi, Li.

“…The key reason accounting for the differences of outward FDI patterns is that the state-owned companies, controlled or backed by the central government directly or indirectly, are influenced by political interests and policies enforced by Beijing government to achieve the long-term national goal, while the private-owned companies are primarily profit-oriented when they invest abroad.…”
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Crushing of braced tubes by Ho, Teng Chye.

“…These 2 tubes also had the highest structural effectiveness when calculated using experimental data. It was observed that the introduction of reinforcement did not aid the energy absorption capability of the circular and square tubes. …”
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Sorption studies of polyamide in mixed solvents by Loh, Yi Ting.

“…In addition, the concentration profile of the mixtures did not changed throughout the sorption process, suggesting that poor separation of the individual components of the mixture was achieved when using Polyamide. The values of χ correlate well with the mass change (%) of both Polyamides in mixtures A, B and K which suggests that the mass change (%) of the Polyamides is directly affected by the nature of the solvent mixture. …”
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K-means clustering for feature extraction from wavelet-based flute signals by Ang, Yew Yee

“…But, these tests cannot be easily carried out when the HSM center is running. Therefore, an alternative solution is to use sensory-based signals collected from the cutting process and correlate them to the quality of the resulting surface. …”
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SSTR expression in invasive lobular carcinomas of the breast. by Lim, Yin Teng.

“…SST has an inhibitory effect on the secretion of growth hormone and its factors when bound to somatostatin receptors (SSTR). Due to the limitations in the diagnosis and prognosis of ILC, SST and its receptors could be the bridging factor to improve the accuracy of diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of breast cancer. …”
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Optical design of LED mouse module by Zhang, Zhe.

“…Secondly, the contrast is the highest when the main reflecting rays of light from smooth surfaces are utilized by the system. …”
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Suction effects on bridge pier scour by Qi, Min

“…The results show that suction has a profound effect on pier-scour development, and the extent of the influence is dependent on the location of the suction source. When the suction source is located upstream of the bridge pier, the equilibrium scour depth is reduced by up to 50% at -2.4<x/D<0 and x/D ≈ -6.4 with Qs/Q0 = 2%, where x = horizontal distance along the streamwise direction between the suction source and pier center, Qs and Q0 = suction flow rate and undisturbed total flow rate, respectively. …”
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Feasibility of harnessing nuclear energy in Singapore. by Yeo, Ronald Wei Shen., Ng, San Chin., Lim, Teng Siang.

“…The rising prices of fossil fuels have hastened our search for alternative sources of energy and the increasing demand for electricity has motivated us to explore nuclear energy, which offers a low production cost for electricity when compared to other sources. The purpose of the study is to investigate the feasibility of harnessing nuclear energy in Singapore to meet future energy demand and to determine whether Singapore should build one on its own or cost-share with neighboring countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia. …”
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Decorating dsDNA with a functional belt : bisAGT zif-finger protein for site-specific tagging of DNA. by Pham Song Khanh Hang.

“…In more than two years, the group of Professor Johnsson, EPFL, Switzerland, has been trying to develop a fusion protein between Zif 268, a Zinc finger protein, and two Snap-tags, which are useful self-labeling tool. Such protein, when catenating with a Zif-target containing plasmid, is believed to have many good biological applications. …”
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Cellular reporter for inflammation. by Yuhanis Abdullah Sunny.

“…We had found that our reporter could clearly show GFP expression well when the transduced bone marrow cells were induced to undergo inflammation. …”
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Cyber-physical battery management for smart homes by Muhammad Khalid Aziz.

“…With the development of battery models, research studies were performed to develop suitable battery model that is able to perform as desired prediction when compared to a physical model. In this report, comparison on SOC predictions has been made based on battery-current profile and physical behaviour. …”
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The role of bidirectional nucleocytoplasmic transport in apoptosis by Chan, Kheng Sze

“…Apoptosis or programmed cell death is a tightly controlled process regulated by many signaling pathways; however, the mechanisms and cellular events that decide whether a cell lives or dies remain poorly understood. Here I showed that when a cell is under apoptotic stress, the pro-survival protein Survivin redistributes from the cytoplasm to the nucleus, thus acting as a physiological switch to commit the cell to apoptosis. …”
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Understanding and improving the microbial fuel cell anodic electron transfer process by Peng, Luo

“…The cell surface c-type cytochromes (c-Cyts) of Shewanella oneidensis demonstrated irreversible electrochemistry and sluggish electron transfer (ET) rate. c-Cyts could accumulate at the Shewanella-electrode interface when a more positive potential was applied to the electrode. …”
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Mechanical properties of hydrogen functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube by Tay, Chin Hong.

“…For the case of tension, there is a significant drop in the tensile strength and fracture strain when the first hydrogen atom is introduced to both armchair and zigzag structure. …”
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The effects of global versus local processing styles on ingroup favouritism by Ma, Chen

“…Social categorisation in turn facilitates comparisons between in- and outgroups. When individuals make comparison between social groups, they tend to differentiate ingroup members from those of outgroup. …”
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Generating unfair ratings to attack online rating systems by Dang, Nguyen Anh Khoa

“…Many online rating systems have been developed to provide its users a point of reference when deciding which counter party they should choose to transact with. …”
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The art of an emotional past; memory and lament in the Singaporean novel. by Ng, Apple Keng Ee.

“…More importantly, we are tired of celebrating the “happy”, clean and “desirable” elements of our society. The celebratory tone when approaching our memory has taken an aggressive forefront of the tourism board brochures and official social mantra. …”
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